I did early voting on a day it wasn’t too busy and took only 40 minutes. Some days it was quite a line. Lots of polling stations today I happen to drive past did not appear too crazy busy, perhaps due to all the early voting. Get out and vote if you didn’t already and are a citizen (sorry, Canadian group members, you don’t vote today).
I voted 3 weeks ago, thinking a random late afternoon Tuesday would mean no wait. I was surprised by a 20 minute wait and a continual line, with a steady stream of cars dropping off mail ballots as well. I’m not in a swing state so it’s good to know many people were motivated anyway.
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State and Local elections are always worth a voter’s time!
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Well, that election sure did happen. On to the next topic, I suppose.
This is a good time to remind everyone what they agree to when posting to these forums.
No politics/religion whatsoever, even topics that are borderline that lead to political hot topics. Sorry, they never end well on an online forum so just leave it at the door.
Sorry @monopolyjackson, but as such I’ll need to remove your post as a precaution in the interest of the above.
I’m leaving posts that encouraged others to vote, as the message is a positive one which does not favor either side and everyone was respectful and kept it at that.
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I wonder if this…
will affect this…?
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Anybody participate in the Las Vegas online auction today? 1000+ lots. Crazy deals. I know a Batman Adventures 12 CGC 9.8 went for $700.
I ended up with 9 lots. Lots of Department of Truth slabs.
My favorite might be this one, signed by JT4 and Martin Simmonds for $35 (pre-ship):
And two of these:
And three of these:
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No. What is this honey hole of an auction? You didn’t tell us about it.
https://lasvegasauction.hibid.com/catalog/589319
I saw it advertised on Facebook or something. Either a shop or more likely, a major collector purged his whole collection. And, it was MASSIVE. People that were willing to spend big made out like bandits. I’m usually too chicken to do that.
We’ll see if they all arrive in a wet envelope beat to hell.
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Yeah I saw it on Facebook also and saw they had some great comics for auction.
When I was reading the details it said pickup must be made in person by Monday…so that put me off.
I did see that they offered shipping and to call some number for a shipping quote/estimate but I was too lazy to follow through.
Curious if you are local to LV and are picking up in person or if you are getting them shipped? If shipping, did you get a shipping estimate before or after you won? And what was the cost for shipping?
Not local. I called the dude at the number, and it’s very off the books sounding. I have to call back next week to get everything squared away with them. The Monday deadline is for pickup only. Not shipping. I don’t think I’ll feel great about this until I have the books in hand and they aren’t trashed. If it works out, it’s a fantastic score. Had I lived in Vegas, I would have bought an absolute ton.
So a brand new comic book shop is opening in my neighborhood, like walking distance. I go there for lunch often so excited a new local shop is just around the corner from me.
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That’s sweet. I have a comic shop not far from me but never go.
I got a chance to meet the owner, he seems to be a good dude. He’s young like in his late 20s to early 30s. His dad shops at my LCS. I was passing by this morning on my way to a small local con and noticed the sign opening soon. Got to the con and the owner of the new shop was there. Got a chance to talk to him and he’s got a lot of enthusiasm. I wished him well and said that I will be opening up a pull box there to support him. He gave me his card and told me the shop will be opening in a few weeks in Dec.
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I thought I’d share this, as other stores can learn from this creative marketing. This is just a smart way to drive awareness of your store. Love it.
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I’ve heard of these midnight releases before but never had one here locally. Do people really show up at midnight to get a copy?
If I was a GI JOE fan I’d go for sure. But, I hadn’t planned on grabbing any copies.
I would do this, just for the fun of it
I am grabbing one of the regular Baroness covers.