CINCINNATI COMIC SHOP VLOG TRADING AND SELLING HUGE KEYS
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Bro.
Call.
As an employee of a shop in VA, I can't tell you how many times calling and having a 5-10 minute conversation with managers and owners can save man power, time, gas and energy shleping 15k dollars worth of books across a major metropolitan area.
Generally you can get an answer on interest with just a call.
you should really call ahead and basically make an appointment when you're planning on making a deal with that kind of volume. Even if the owner was there and ready to deal, it takes a while to go through that many books and evaluate grades. If the store has customers coming and going you may have interruptions frequently as well. You can make an appointment for before they open or after they close. Then you can take all the time you need. Kind of tough to make a deal for everything you brought without the time to go through it all. You're putting the potential purchaser on the spot which will get them to start the interaction with a negative view.
Putting them on the spot could also lead to a situation that benefits me though
@@Stickygoose sneaky sneaky lol jk wise move
Queen City Comics in Cincinnati is a very nice shop. I’ve been there a couple of times and really enjoyed looking through their rows of back issues.
Very cool!
The queen city shop was the one i visited back in september and the key wall was packed with books so he must have had them all at the convention. Plus he had all the good bronze and silver back issues in shortboxes behind the counter. He hands me the first shortbox and the first issue in there is a low grade ASM 14. I bought so much he gave me 10% off. but yeah im glad he mentioned he had other stuff behind the counter. My girlfriend loved the record shop across the street
Mint hunter comics just did a video on “what makes a good comic shop” and you are sharing real experience that he was talking about. It’s crazy now to go into shops. I love shops just not the employees lol
There are good ones out there but a lot of these managers and employees are miserable people
@@Stickygoose which is crazy because I feel like working around comics and meeting people with the same passions would be awesome
You probably didn’t pick the best of times when they would have all their stuff at the com, plus probably they wouldn’t spend money until they see how the comic con goes
Thanks for sharing the struggle it’s not always a home run sometimes it’s a strike out.
I really enjoy your videos like this one very raw and motivational keep it coming.
As ODB once said I like it raw
Lol yes he did. Your doing a great job with your comicbook convention type of videos those are the best.
Everyone looks for a super deal, no one wants to pay near FMV. I’ve given up trying to sell, they can just bury them with me in a vault 😅
Yep. I'm perfectly fine with paying FMV or lower for books I'm keeping for a very long time. I understand at the same time these shops have overhead to pay so they try to get as low as possible to make money. Honestly, I don't see too many shops making it after this decade.
Lol
If you are trying to sell to dealers, they will almost never pay FMV (or anywhere near it) because they can’t stay in business that way.
Your last con trade video inspired me to bring my own backpack full of books to my cities comic con. It was a good experience. Traded a handful of books for a Tales of Suspense 57. The vendor got more value but I was grateful for the exp. Not sure I'd do it again lol. It stressed me out.
It’s not a chill experience bringing all that stuff with you
If you are going to cold call shops to sell your issues you should call ahead of time to at least let them know you are coming and if they’re even interested. It’s very rare owners are just hanging around waiting to drop a ton of cash out of the blue on some random books. They will be saving all their money for the convention anyways
Huge waste of time
Called ahead to multiple shops all the same response “bring in what you have and we will take a look”…..
Seems a lot of people are down sizing and focusing on big keys these days. I’m in this camp as well. Good video though, better luck on your next adventure!
Keep up the content dude, love these vlog vids!
I’d recommend selling on Facebook and joining a comic book group. I’m apart of a bunch that are fantastic. And if you use PayPal goods and services it’s a small fee. It beats eBay’s 15% fee. Facebook has helped me get books I barely see at comics too!
The comics were not "boarded"? Red flag to me. No thanks. Like any business, some people get into it JUST for the money. Comics is probably not a good industry or type of store to own if you are not a true comic collector yourself. I could be wrong.
Seems more like a money laundering operation. Very few big 'Wall Books' yet tons of valueless filler back issues and the whole store looks like it's been designed to fail.
@@b4r0n5a84n Since there was a large show in town, and he mentioned that the owner was at it, the expensive stuff was probably at the show.
I’ve actually been to that particular store before when I lived in that area… I don’t know if it still has the same owner but it’s been around for over 30 years.
Sorry you missed Geoff at Queen City. Saw you gushed about his booth at the Con tho. UpUp has gold in their long boxes at their Cheviot location. Call ahead next time. Geoff would have worked with you.
probably the best booth if I remember
This was helpful as I'm looking to make some trades at the Baltimore Comic Con in few weeks.
The guy that runs it definitely does deals
@@Stickygoose Mark / Cards Comics & Collectibles is a good guy. Plan right now is to bundle on my end to step up to 1 major key (tbd)
It's tough to be a collector...every lcs has good stuff but they have a business to run...I get it ...but in order to have a market ya gotta be reasonable...thats the disconnect between average comic fans and ultimately drives alot of people away from the hobby .
Right now shop owners are in no position to buy big. Overhead and inventory is killing them… all those Comic Tommy types have tapped the young folks that jumped into the hobby during the pandemic… online Tommy kids club. Actually going to a shop and digging thru boxes is foreign to them.
You are right on the money with that
Any insight into why I can't find a Superman vs. Ali book graded by CGC???????? Please shine some light? Maybe a video?
Im not sure if they have a way to encapsulate that book
@@Stickygoose Well then you start a biz that encapsulated the books CGC can't. Dude, I just made you a gazillionaire!! LOL.
Did you ever make it to the convention?
Yes stay tuned for next week
I'm not a key person but if I ever get any, it's great. I mostly buy books to read unless there is an amazing cover that requires purchase. I'm pretty much off Thr Flash since they went to $4 twice a month.
Completely agree
tens of thousands of comics and no shoppers.
Kind of eerie isn’t it
That’s pretty typical when there is a big show in the same city.
Still… it could be a sign that things are not good.
I'll be in that area next month, at least I know now where and where not to visit
There were other shops I didn’t hit as well
Why would you not call the shops first?
That’s not what sticky goose does
Seems like a lot of these comic shops are cash poor. Hard to sell high end stuff when dealing with cash poor people and businesses. I have some high end sports cards and they're a bit hard to get rid of. Just avoid Ohio, it's mostly poor people.