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WCDT strips 4311-4315 (20-25 July 2020)
Gus_Smedstad:
--- Quote from: shanejayell on 21 Jul 2020, 18:53 ---I'd say Jeph's underestimating the resale value. I belong to a anime collectors group, and some sealed, out of print anime go for up to $500.
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A realistic value would ruin the joke. I really enjoyed all that build up, like it was the Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and then he deflates it with the real value being maybe $90.
$500 isn't mega-millions, but it's enough that the joke wouldn't work. $90 is just enough so worrying about the value is halfway plausible without being too much.
I do agree with you, though. There are copies of E.T. for the Atari 2600 on eBay for $1000. I imagine there's more enjoyment to be had from Colo Rectal Mecha Dorm Room than that game.
Scarlet Manuka:
--- Quote from: Gus_Smedstad on 21 Jul 2020, 20:10 ---There are copies of E.T. for the Atari 2600 on eBay for $1000.
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While I take your point, that's not evidence of anything much unless they're actually selling at that price.
Tova:
--- Quote from: Gnabberwocky on 21 Jul 2020, 19:55 ---Rather than selling it straight up, they should hold an auction for it. Die-hard collectors can be willing to pay through the nose, so if they could get a few people desperate to get their hands on it to bid, that could ratchet the price into the hundreds or thousands.
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I hope that is, in fact, their plan.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Gnabberwocky on 21 Jul 2020, 19:55 ---Rather than selling it straight up, they should hold an auction for it. Die-hard collectors can be willing to pay through the nose, so if they could get a few people desperate to get their hands on it to bid, that could ratchet the price into the hundreds or thousands.
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As an attendee of several cons, just don't get w/o about 10 to 20ft (~3.33m to ~6.67m) of them.
Granted, I'm told con-goers have gotten better about personal hygiene (for the most part) over the past couple of years. It's nice to know the whole 'soap-and-deoderant-exist-please-use-them' thing is being pushed in more places to help battle con-funk.
Cheetaur:
Not quite sure I understand today's strip. Sometimes Im thick headed....but what does her having a sealed copy of an Anime (even pron one) have to deal with May getting a new body or fundraising. I could see if it was worth thousands of dollars...and she was going to use it for retirement....and then wanted to share the decision with Dale...but still not sure what it all means. :?
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