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Post by Venom65437 on May 1, 2006 7:56:42 GMT
I've had this dicussion with some of you before, on more than one occasion, but I think it's worth repeating.
What exactly is the price point where you say, "no more."
I ask because now all Marvel comics cost $2.99 plus tax. In my mind, this is the point for me. Anything higher and I will probably walk away. Not that I want to stop reading, but honestly, the way comics are written today, I really can't continue to justify paying any more than this amount. All this six part story lines that are here this moment, and forgotten by the next arc, where nothing gets moving until part four. I know trades are popular with a lot of people, but their ruining the hobby for me. I recentely got some old X-Men comics in the mail the other day, and just the way they're written is great. There really isn't any part x of y, the story just flows. Ah, good old 80s Spidey and X-Men. But I digress, so what is your breaking point guys and girls?
Oh, I should note, I don't mind paying more than the $2.99 when they do something special such as an anniversary issue, or some minis, but I just don't make it my norm.
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Post by SilvaShado on May 3, 2006 1:25:51 GMT
My budget being so limited, i haven't added any new comics in a very long time. But here's how I look at whether a comic is worth it.
If it's a mainstream company, I decide whether they're likely to produce a trade, whether the trade will be more affordable than the individual comics and how much I really want to read the comic. The more I want to read the comic, the more likely I am to get individual issues.
For indies, if I really really want the title, I'll get the indivudual issues no matter what because a trade isn't likely. Other times, I'll wait and see if I can get a good deal on all the issues.
Honestly, I've been leaning more and more to manga because you get so much for your money and I like the storytelling, characters & art, sometimes more than American comics.
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Post by fourleafclover on Jul 2, 2006 2:48:58 GMT
$2.99 a comic? I'd get more comics if they were only 3 bucks a piece. They range from $5.00 to $8.00 up here in Canada. Depending on title, size of issue... etc.
I understand there are reasons.... probably good ones.... for the high price of comics. But I'd get more comics if they weren't so darn expensive. I only get a couple a month because there is not alot of wiggle room in my budget.
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Post by Gay Titan on Jul 2, 2006 11:32:04 GMT
I think I would justify a higher price if each issue had an extra few pages. But that isn't happening. So I think if comics increase to over $3.00, I will drop all Marvel titles or switch to trades.
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Post by Venom65437 on Jul 2, 2006 19:48:50 GMT
Ah yes, more pages then I would probably be willing to spend more, but as it is now $3 is the line in the sand, especially how they are written today.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jul 2, 2006 21:28:45 GMT
I must admit, if something is really great I don't notice the price much. If it's not, I start noticing, and my pull list drops...
If comics were cheaper I'd be far less concerned with quality, because I could afford a few 'nice idea, hope it gets better' titles...
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Post by fourleafclover on Jul 4, 2006 2:36:05 GMT
Me too.... I want to give alot more titles out there a try.... alot more than I am capable of affording. (Thank goodness for cheap back-issue bins or I wouldn't have any sort of collection - so what if it's 10-20 years out of date... But with prices the way they are I can only afford "the best" and can't give alot of other worthy titles a shot at my hard earned dollar.
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Post by Venom65437 on Jul 4, 2006 7:28:48 GMT
Yes with prices I don't necessarily but "the best" but I buy the ones with the characters I'm most interested in.
If they were cheaper, there are a lot of books I'd like to sample...
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Post by peterh on Jul 4, 2006 14:22:59 GMT
You know, I envy you Americans when it comes to prices. The actual conversion rate for US $ to DKK (Danish Kroner) is 5.8 DKK for one $. At my store they have to figure in moms (25% tax on every good) and shipping and so on. It's not a big store so they charge a conversion rate of 10 DKK for one $, effectively making every comic 2.99$ comic cost me an actual amount of 5.15 US $ and so on. It's especially bad at a time when there's so much good stuff I want to try. But I have to cut back, unfortunatly. So yeah, I'd like comics to be cheaper
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Post by Venom65437 on Jul 4, 2006 23:17:46 GMT
That nuts Peter!
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Post by Gay Titan on Jul 5, 2006 10:13:32 GMT
You know, I envy you Americans when it comes to prices. The actual conversion rate for US $ to DKK (Danish Kroner) is 5.8 DKK for one $. At my store they have to figure in moms (25% tax on every good) and shipping and so on. It's not a big store so they charge a conversion rate of 10 DKK for one $, effectively making every comic 2.99$ comic cost me an actual amount of 5.15 US $ and so on. It's especially bad at a time when there's so much good stuff I want to try. But I have to cut back, unfortunatly. So yeah, I'd like comics to be cheaper WOW!!! You are truly addicted if you are paying that price
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Post by fourleafclover on Jul 8, 2006 4:18:56 GMT
Yeah... $2.99 doesn't look so bad to the rest of us... Lol...
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