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ragnorakian Junior Member

Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 184 Location: LOSERLAND
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject: half priced books |
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does anyone have a half price books in there area
i have found alot of good trades for real cheap
i bought earth x for 8$
who killed retro gir 8$
lone wolf and cub vol 13 14 15 5$ a peice
they also have 6 issues of fantastic four :authorative action but is it worth buying
oh yeah has any one heard of eddie cambell |
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Ryan_ZOOM_Turner Addict

Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 6430 Location: des moines, iowa
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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ragnorakian wrote: | does anyone have a half price books in there area
i have found alot of good trades for real cheap
i bought earth x for 8$
who killed retro gir 8$
lone wolf and cub vol 13 14 15 5$ a peice
they also have 6 issues of fantastic four :authorative action but is it worth buying
oh yeah has any one heard of eddie cambell | we have one here. they really dont take care of there comics or trades. not that i would want to buy a sonic the hedgehog trade though. _________________ The Other Ryan of the Elitest Club and the Official Bendis Board Cable Man XboxLive GamerTag: superhero4hire
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Thudpucker Addict

Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 7245 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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Yes, Austin has 5 of them, and a 6th is opening in March.
Great store, I love used book stores and that chain is one of the best. _________________
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mattdangerously Senior Member

Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 1937 Location: Texas
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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ragnorakian wrote: | does anyone have a half price books in there area
i have found alot of good trades for real cheap
i bought earth x for 8$
who killed retro gir 8$
lone wolf and cub vol 13 14 15 5$ a peice
they also have 6 issues of fantastic four :authorative action but is it worth buying
oh yeah has any one heard of eddie cambell |
Yeah, I've found tons of cool shit there:
Both Death HCs
Complete Frank Miller Batman ($15)
2 of the Frank Miller Daredevil Visionaries
the "phone book" reprint of the original TMNT
Crisis on Infinite Earths TPB
All the Stormwatch TPBs
Maus I & Maus II HCs
the Epic printing of Moebius' "Airtight Garage" _________________ "I keep an extremely clean penis."
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MACK! Senior Member
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 1422
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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There is a great one around me.
Great book selection.
I've never got comics there, but that is where I sell a bunch of comics when I get too much. Or when I'm done with them.
Or if I have some Kabuki books that are damaged in shipping, just a crease or something, but not salable at a con or store, less than near-mint, I take a stack of them and sell them at half price so someone else can enjoy them for cheap. |
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Ryan_ZOOM_Turner Addict

Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 6430 Location: des moines, iowa
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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the one here has a great book selection but bad selection of comics, they need to get someone who knows what they are doing it that area. _________________ The Other Ryan of the Elitest Club and the Official Bendis Board Cable Man XboxLive GamerTag: superhero4hire
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ChrisCollins Junior Member
Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 181 Location: Houston
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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Back in the day they used to have a great selection of comics and trades. Most of them in houston have crap now. Stuff thats been sitting in the bins for almost a decade now. Then again I think its because there are a couple of shops in Houston that specialize in 50-cent bins only, so most of the people that would have sold their comics to Half Price Books sell them at those shops instead. |
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ragnorakian Junior Member

Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 184 Location: LOSERLAND
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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i am not a collector so as long as i can read the story and enjoy the art i will buy damaged books
i also saw the 6 part authorative action from ff wondering if it is worth my time
oh yeah i think they have every copy of brigade there |
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Taki Soma Addict

Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 6700 Location: Minnesota
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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HPB rock! there are a couple around my area that I go to. I've bought a lot of art books,comics, trades, movies etc.
one store has better prices for comics than the other. it's odd. _________________
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Mad Monkey Stranger

Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 5 Location: From Parts Unknown.....
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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I've bought so much shit form those guys here in Des Moines....One of the coolest was the Wolverine Origin DF signed & numbered for $40....I love my wife...she bought it for X-mas for me.... |
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Thudpucker Addict

Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 7245 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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Taki Soma wrote: | HPB rock! there are a couple around my area that I go to. I've bought a lot of art books,comics, trades, movies etc.
one store has better prices for comics than the other. it's odd. |
Yea, they let the individual managers set prices for stuff like that, so one store has comics all at half price, another might set the prices higher as 'collectables'. The closest to me sells all comics for 1.00.
The unfortunate thing is the ones in Austin don't think comics are an important part of the inventory, they pay almost nothing for them. Or they even turn people away. Kind of frustrating knowing they could have a great selection, but choose not to take the comics in. _________________
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xwesleyx New Kid on the Block

Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Posts: 76 Location: LAND 'O GOSHEN, OHIA
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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I go to the one in Kenwood, Ohio. Their prices are between .75 and 1 buck. I've picked up the Dark Knight Returns tpb and a ton of Daredevil, Green Lantern, and other stuff. _________________ God told me to skin you alive. |
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AgentDesmond Machine

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 16521 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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We have a couple and my last visit, I found a bunch of Doom Patrol by Morrison (Including the first appearance of Flex), early Sandman from Robinson's run, and some other random stuff. The one by my house doesn't have as many as Capitol Hill, but they have tons of Vertigo books _________________ http://gravityspike.blogspot.com
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stuckinazkaban Enthusiast

Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 750
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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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ragnorakian wrote: | does anyone have a half price books in there area
i have found alot of good trades for real cheap
i bought earth x for 8$
who killed retro gir 8$
lone wolf and cub vol 13 14 15 5$ a peice
they also have 6 issues of fantastic four :authorative action but is it worth buying
oh yeah has any one heard of eddie cambell |
I dont know if you're serious, but Eddie Campbell is a classic illustrator who's done several personal projects called "Bacchus" and was also, among other things, the artist on the amazing "From Hell". _________________
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nny Enthusiast

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Posted: Jan 30, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: half priced books |
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ChrisCollins wrote: | Back in the day they used to have a great selection of comics and trades. Most of them in houston have crap now. Stuff thats been sitting in the bins for almost a decade now. Then again I think its because there are a couple of shops in Houston that specialize in 50-cent bins only, so most of the people that would have sold their comics to Half Price Books sell them at those shops instead. |
What shops specialize in 50 cent bins? I know Third Planet has a big back-room of cheap comics, but I don't know of any others. I started checking out HPB for comics, but I pretty much stopped after I learned about Bedrock's big sale they have twice a year. With all their back issues half off, I know I'll find better stuff there than I would at HPB. I did make one really good find at HPB, though. I think it was actually the first time I was at a HPB with a huge selection of comics and I found almost a complete run of Box Office Poison. |
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