Yeah I def think that allowing one person to buy every copy of a book you have the day it comes out is BS.
Speculation is cool but so are limits.
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The good news is they stopped me from specing on Virus too heavily. Jk, I wasnāt particularly interested in that character anyway, rip
Even if Virus did stick around as Virus with that armor, heād need an upgrade. Anyone who thought a character would stick around with his garbage collection of an outfit is likely delusionalā¦ 
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My LCS has a two limit on new books. I did the same thing with trying to buy 3 copies of a certain comic and they told me there was a limit of two. It is ok now that I know. The first time it was a little embarrassing. 
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In our brick and mortar stores if something is hot (ie is sold out everywhere online like the day of release or sooner) weāll limit it to 1 per customer for the first week. But if people are subscribed to it they can buy a 2nd copy if they want one for collecting/reading.
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One shop owner explained to me that he orders New books based on what books are left On the shelfā¦so if someone cleared the shelf because of spec he may actually order more of The next issueā¦so he prefers to limit copies on new books so he can tell whoās actually reading books And order appropriately.
Heās has a really small shop, so thatās just how he manages it, and I respect that (I actually was going to buy 2 copies of Autumnal #1, and put one back). But back issues he has no limits. I walked out with 5 Black Panther Annual #1s for cover last time,
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I disagree with this. I feel like a shop can play both markets if they are smart about it. buy enough inventory for your customers and then buy enough to sell on ebay at a marked up price.
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No, just buying on release dayā¦1 has threatened to ban me and the other i use doesnāt care how many I order.
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I agree, its all about scarcity, real or manufactured, if the publisher allowed a glut of them there would be no scarcity, all none sold copies could be returned and pulped and from then on if there is a demand, people could trade them.
I found a place that has them Limit one Per online We Live #1
I have ordered from them in the past and they are a decent shop.
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Thanks, picked up a copy. Iāve heard nothing but good things so far.
Lol @ multiple people on this thread possibly getting banned for buying too many comics. I would be devastated because this shop actually has a solid back issues wall that they update weekly as well as solid back issue boxes. All with very fair prices. I would have to try to pay the owner to un-ban me if he did
They had just put an X-Men 266 VF for $80 and a Silver Surfer 14 VF for $80. Two books Iāve been eager to pick up. However, I really want to only get newsstand editions for 90s books and the Silver Surfer 14ās centering was slightly slantedā¦ A near awesome day, ah well
Okay I ordered another copy from the link you shared. Bringing me to 4 total copies, my fomo is now mostly under control, ty.
Our CA meetings are weekly. We will guide you through the 12 steps of your comic addictionā¦ we address FOMO as wellā¦
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One things that Iāve found, and that sometimes gets a bit over the top to me is that Iām routinely questioned about āwhy?ā Iām buying a book.
My shops clearly know Iām into the spec game and love to hunt down hot books and 1st appearances, however, I also just really love comic books. Not every comic I buy is because of āspecā.
I tend to getā¦āSoā¦whatās this really going for?ā, āWhy two?ā, āgoing to sell this one?ā
Sometimes, I just donāt feel like having to explain why Iām buying every book in a stack.
There are many times Iām just completing the run, like the artist or art.
Iāve actually done a good job of limiting the total titles I pick up each week. In order to rationalize the heavy spending on specific issues, for example Codex lol (donāt die Codex, okay RIP.)
Iāll also do this thing where, I often want to buy the main Batman line. But then I ask myself do I really need to read another Joker story? Then Iāll say, if I really want it, I can buy it next week.
I was also forcing myself to buy Amazing Spiderman for a while before determining I just donāt need a complete spiderman run. If the recent Spiderman runs were just a little better Iād still be buying it. Iāve just generally been underwhelmed since issue 800.
Buying less new books on Wednesday means buying more Silver Age!
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Iāve legitimately thought multiple times about driving back to the comic store since being told I canāt have multiple copies. Not because I need more We Live. But because I wanted to spend more time digging in long boxes like a crackhead. But I donāt want to flag myself further as the guy who tried to walk out with a stack lol
Nope, the 4 LCS I have here will let you buy as many copies of a book as you want however if the book is hot and it isnāt on your pull list then you will pay the FMV of the book, usually whatever it sells for on ebay. If the book is on your pull list you will pay the cover price depending how many copies you ordered, if you only ordered 1 then that copy will be cover price and the rest you buy will be the current FMV.
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I just moved from NY to NJ Union county and I miss going to the LCS. Have not been to NY in a month so my pulls at my LCS are on hold till I bring the kids to grandmas for a visit. Im looking for a shop close out here but most are far away.
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Yup, having just moved from the UES to near Summit New Jersey there are less options here. I previously had access to all of Manhattan!
I have a good shop near me and Iām not thaaaat far from Union NJ, but I really donāt need another CHU-level buyer around haha