All of those jedi on one cover is kinda sweet; I like it the most.
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I have 3 on order from TFAW, post-FOC. But like all hot books that are not ordered on TFAW pre-FOC, I expect to receive only 1 copy.
tbh though, I wasnât a fan of the art on the coverâŠ
I totally agree. The second print was on FOC for just 3 days a week before Christmas.
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I was watching a couple of different live sales when High Republic came out. I kept hearing folks asking for the 2nd print since they missed the 1st, or the shop owners/sellers saying "Oh, weâre sorry you missed the first print, we will put you down for the 2nd print when it gets announced/released etcâŠbut none of them seemed to be aware of the fact the FOC for it had already come and gone?
Westfield is selling star wars high republic adventures #1 for 99 cents. Great deal if they donât cancel your order.
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Those clowns cancel any orders Iâve placed on remotely popular books. Theyâve been added to my âTo hell with themâ list. Waste of my damn time.
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I ordered some. Thanks Trent31.
Also ordered some High Republic #2 copies when Westfield had them for .99 also.
Itâs post FOC too⊠Seems too good to be true. Iâm still wondering how they manage to make any money actually selling new releases for 99 centsâŠ
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I placed an order for 150 @.99/ on Sunday. Surprised they still are listing them for .99/
I am 50/50 with these .99/ preorders. If I get them great ,if not, oh well.
Think itâs a loss leader to clear out books they bought in order to sell ratio variants?
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Order 100 copies and sell at 99 cents each. So letâs say that means theyâre now (100).
They get 10 of the 1:10 for their order, though. Theyâre selling those for $21 each. So after ordering those, theyâre (120). Sell those for $21 each, and now theyâre +90 for every 100 copies sold at 99 cents each.
So itâs possible doing it that way, but itâs a LOT of work and ultimately a loss if you factor in labor and the time it takes to pack 110 comics.
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Maybe⊠Seems risky unless theyâre doing it with hot books and have already pre-sold them on eBay to make up the cost to pay for them all perhaps.
Exactly⊠I canât see when you account for everything involved how theyâre making money. I guess if they somehow are making pennies in quantities that add up, good for them.
Seems like with the amount of cancellations though, theyâre likely pissing off more than making happyâŠ
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It would make more sense for something that had a 1:10, 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, 1:500, etc. to do it their way to just chase the incentives to sell. Doing it for something with ONLY 1:10 incentives does seem odd. But Iâm sure they know what theyâre doing, they see numbers and factors we donât. It could be a way they use to keep their Diamond discount at a high enough tier, it could be something they do to make sure they donât have to reduce hours for anyone in the warehouse if upcoming things look light in certain weeks, it could just be a way for them to attempt to bring in new customers by making hot titles cheaper than anyone else, etc. There are plenty of reasons where even if itâs barely making money or just breaking even it could still make sense.
Star Wars High Republic #1 (3rd Printing) now available at TFAW.
With the amount of people saying the cover is meh, Iâm buying 1000s of these now, everyone will want it after they donât buy it. Iâm gonna pump and dump this so much, youâll wish you got your copy and Iâll control the market by buying them all⊠Poyo Blue Light Shoulda Coulda Sale for only $99.99 each + $15 shippingâŠ
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They dont charge until items are in-stock and ready to ship. I have had them fill some of the orders (on very hot items) and have had them cancel too. If I was being charged upfront and they were constantly cancelled I would stop placing these types of orders with them. But for me it is worth rolling the dice.
I suppose⊠I still wouldnât myself. I donât have time to play games. Either post what you know you can fulfill or show it out of stock⊠That just seems like a waste of time on their end to âcancelâ orders⊠talk about the most inefficient method of running a business.
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I have had 4 ordered cancelled by Westfield the past month, all star wars related orders.
Wow, I canât believe it⊠Pics to follow soonâŠ
