I have a N.I.C.E. account at Mile High and pick up my stuff every week at their Glendale store.
Before all of the tomato hurling begins - I'm still supporting a local small business, AND since I switched from a different LCS I've added more titles to my pull list, am getting vastly superior customer service, and I'm actually saving money over what I was spending.

Wow, Mile High Comics has been around for a long time! I remember buying from them more than 20 years ago through the mail.

Do you guys find that prices on eBay are pretty reflective of what is published in price guides or are the prices in eBay running a little lower or higher?

I've been buying a bunch of stuff on eBay but I can't say if the prices I'm paying are even good deals.

I am a huge Mile High fan and used to use them but now I use G-Mart. The website is ugly and back issues can tend to be overpriced but they have the best subscription service I have ever used. I love they have a premium grade service which means they will hand pick your comic to be flawless. So no chance of getting a dinged corner or spine breaks on new comic. I have never gotten a comic from them that I would grade under 9.6 and love it :)

I would say what really kills you on Ebay is the shipping. The $5 book you found which guides for that is now $10 after shipping. I've seen prices fluctuate, too high, too low, etc. It all depends on the item and the demand for the item.

Now that I don't usually buy new comics anymore? At mycomicshop, eBay, and the local Vancouver Comic Con. And amszon for hardcovers and trade paperbacks.

Welcome to Comic Collector Live! Hopefully you have found a new place to buy comics!

I get my comics through a comic seller who orders from a shop in Berlin / Germany. From whom the German shop gets their comics from in the US , dunno. But I get a delivery every 2 weeks.

I frequent a couple of local shops; Dragon's Lair and Legends Comics.




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My new comics, I get from a small shop called Book Fair downtown. There's a few comic stores downtown I usually check out once a month for their "dollar" bins (to bad those comics aren't in good shape ). This summer I started to use ebay and bought some comics (just a couple today as well) on the site. I also check out flea markets and garage sales.

I used to get my comics from a local shop in downtown NYC. Then I found a great contact in Kentucy that would give me great discounts, and I would get my books on a monthly basis (a huge diamond distributor box).

When I told my local comic shop (Chameleon Comics near the WTC in NYC), they almost cried, as I was dropping serious change there every week.

This was probably 1998 or so. I still get my comics from my friend in Kentucky who owns Little Monster Comics in Somerset Kentucky. GREAT Folks.

From time to time I still stroll into Midtown Comics by Grand Central. I just can't get used to paying retail (then get $20 backs off once I spend $100).

I spend entirely too much money on comics, but I get great joy in reading them, the smell of my older silver age books, just LOVE that scent that no CBR format will ever provide. My man cave smells like a comic book store, LOL. To me it's not about getting comics for an investment, it's for the thrill of the hunt and the great read that follows. I still go back and read Tales of the Unexpected and Ghosts.

Well I know one place I will not be buying from - called Fat Jack's in Philadelphia to get a copy of both Exclusive covers for Legenderry from them - paid for the comics and shipping on the 13th - and nothing - called yesterday spoke to a manager and he said he would look into it and call back - never did - called today and was told "We don't do that kind of thing - we don't ship out" then when I said I paid already for everything I was told to call back and talk to the manager (Whom I spoke with yesterday and didn't get a response) - Looks like I may need to open up a fraud case with my bank and hopefully get my money back - God this (banned) frustrates me when trying to hunt down exclusives.

Has anyone else besides me stopped buying new comics altogether? I am always a few months behind but I buy from a lot of different stores here that seem to get a lot of recent overstock. I can usually get most anything for $1 if I give it some time.
The last comic I bought at a comic store was Fables #100, with a low print run and a 9.99 cover I figured I wasn't going to find it cheaper for a long time.
There are two comic shops in Raleigh but they ne'er seem to have any sales going on but my buddies have picked up stuff for me from the comic shop in Chapel Hill as they always have awesome sales.i have also found some used book stores where I find new stuff for cheap

I just recently stopped buying new issues. I've been buying new issues as they come out each week in one fashion or another for over 21 years and just stopped cold turkey about 2 months ago. I thought the change would be drastic but its not. I find myself either buying the trades here and there or just grabbing certain issues later down the road here on CCL. I thought I would miss it more but I don't and I save a TON of money.

I've been considering this... Dropped a few titles and plan on going the TPB route.

I did - getting more bang for my buck now and happy for it

Just out of curiosity, those of you who order comics online, is it because there is no local store where you live, or is it really cheaper?

Hi Andrew, welcome to CCL!

A lot of people are unfortunate in that they don't have a LCS to shop at so they have to go on-line. But even people that do have local access to comics go to the internet because of the greater selection.

And yes, a lot of times it is cheaper buying on-line. Sure you have shipping costs but you can still find some great bargains, plus it gets delivered right to your front door!

Hope to see you around!
Howie

LCS, Tony's Kingdom of Comics. Wish I could cast my vote.

I was getting my books from Pat and now from DCBS. I didn't have an LCS until last week when one finally opened in my city and only a 2 minute drive from my home. Unfortunately they do not offer any discounts for their pull box customers, so I'll continue to buy most of my comics online. But I'm going to try to support my new LCS by buying my comic supplies there and picking up the odd issue that I sometimes forget to pre-order from DCBS.