Spider-Man comic subscription - 53% off!
OhioGuy
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Marvel's flagship title usually costs about $3.20 an issue retail (with tax)
I got this offer in the mail yesterday:
Buy a 36 issue subscription, and get them for $1.39 an issue, delivered to
your door!
(or the door of anyone you might think this was a good gift idea for)
That's $49.97 for
36 issues.
This is probably the best deal I've seen on any comic since about 1995,
let alone on a flagship title. By subscribing, you'll be guaranteed to get
first printings, not reprints. Each issue comes sealed in a plastic bag,
with paperboard backing. You also get any special "milestone" issues at no
extra cost. (I've gotten many of the double sized anniversary specials that
normally cost $3.99 as part of my subs this way)
If the person doesn't like it, they can transfer the remaining issues to
any of Marvel's nearly 3 dozen other subscription titles, including Thor,
Uncanny X-Men, New Avengers, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Fantastic Four,
Ghost Rider and many others.
Offer expires January 15, 2008.
I don't know about you, but I'm printing it out & submitting it 4 times
myself, to build up a cheap long term 12 year subscription to Fantastic
Four. This will save me over $260!
In case you have worries about comics coming through the mail, I know from
personal experience that there are only problems less than 1% of the time.
Even on those times, Marvel sent out a replacement issue immediately.
So if you know anyone who reads comics, or perhaps would like to encourage
literacy in someone (even someone learning English as a non-native language,
perhaps) this would be a GREAT gift. Just print out the form and mail it
in!
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>Marvel's flagship title usually costs about $3.20 an issue retail (with tax)
>
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>I got this offer in the mail yesterday:
>
>Buy a 36 issue subscription, and get them for $1.39 an issue, delivered to
>your door!
>(or the door of anyone you might think this was a good gift idea for)
>That's $49.97 for
>36 issues.
>
>
and I just turned down a $23/yr subscription to Newsweek (39 cents/
issue) and a $15/yr subscription (30 cents/ issue) to US News because
I'm waiting for a better deal.
Somehow $1.39/issue doesn't sound all that cheap. Likely worthwhile
if you want the comics, but hardly cheap.
OhioGuy
The difference is primarily that those are magazines, not comics; news,
not entertainment. There isn't a whole lot of a market for reselling used
issues of Newsweek, for example. Comics can actually go UP in price. I
sold 5 of my used issues of Spider-Man last year for $4 each, just because
the demand was there. Yes, I got $20 for 5 issues. Have you ever done that
with your Newsweek issues? Selling those 5 issues paid for nearly two years
of comics.
> Somehow $1.39/issue doesn't sound all that cheap. >Likely worthwhile
> if you want the comics, but hardly >cheap.
I'll give you that - I still remember when comics were 50c or less each,
retail. The main reason the retail prices went up was that retailers didn't
want to carry $1 comics when they could sell a $3.99 magazine and make a
larger profit off of the same shelf space.
Comics had to increase their retail prices just so large retailers would
keep selling them. Sad, but true. Of course, part of it was keeping up
with inflation and increased prices for ink, paper pulp, etc.
It may not be "cheap", but this is still an amazingly low price for any
comic book. Like I said, I've been watching for quite some time, and I
haven't seen a deal this good in about 10 years.
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>I still remember when comics were 50c or less each,
>retail.
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Hmm - you are quite young. I recall 5 cent and 10 cent comics. Too
bad I didn't keep them (in good condition).