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Saw a guy at a con carrying 40 pounds of back issues in a grocery bag
Watched that bag split open outside the convention center. He was trying to save $8 on a tote. Has anyone else seen collectors treat their books like trash?
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grantadams26d ago
Can't believe he'd rather risk 40 pounds of comics than just buy the tote. That's a disaster waiting to happen right there.
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the_paul26d ago
Risk 40 pounds of comics" is exactly the phrase that gets me. I see this kind of penny-wise, pound-foolish thinking all the time with collectors. It's like they'll spend a hundred bucks on a rare issue but then balk at five bucks for a bag and board, or in this case, a cheap tote bag. @grantadams is right, that's just asking for a busted spine or a water stain from dropping the whole pile. Big picture thinking seems to go right out the window when people get focused on saving a few dollars in the moment.
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