Column by Steve Bennett
October 27, 2005
This week, Bennett follows up with more on customers bringing collections to the store.
'Just What I'm Looking For'
October 26, 2005
Reggie Griffin of PowerAnime in Los Angeles saw the first effort by ICv2's new columnist John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics and likes it.
'We Dropped Them'
October 25, 2005
Dan Urazandi of Bizarro World in Davis, California saw our article on Alderac's downsizing, and feels he has an explanation for the drop in the number of retailers purchasing games from the company.
Column by John Riley
October 24, 2005
In his first column, Riley talks about his strategy for targeting the game customers that are most valuable to his store's profitability, using a strategy first implemented on a large scale by mass merchant Best Buy.
Column by Steve Bennett
October 20, 2005
This week, Bennett talks about handling problem non-customers.
'Very Nice'
October 19, 2005
Bob Cosner of Bob's Baseball Cards, Comics & Games in Des Moines, Iowa saw the comments by Pat Fuge of Gnome Games and the ICv2 interview with Cory Jones of Upper Deck and agrees with Fuge that the sale of tournament packs at Wal-Mart is not what Jones said Upper Deck would do.
'Disregards the Hobby Market'
October 17, 2005
Pat Fuge of Gnome Games in Green Bay, Wisconsin saw the ICv2 interview with Upper Deck's Cory Jones and feels that recent actions by the company contradict statements made in the interview.
Too Many Out of Stock
October 18, 2005
A.G. Holliman of The Comic Strip in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is concerned about lost sales due to Marvel trade paperbacks that are out of stock.
Ads Can Affect Value
October 17, 2005
John Miller of Lost Realms in Boca Raton, Florida saw the discussion of comic formats and notes that more ads can be part of the comic value equation.
Column by Steve Bennett
October 13, 2005
This week, Bennett wraps up his series on comic formats and contents.
The Nuts and Bolts
October 12, 2005
John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York, saw the comment from Reggie Griffin of PowerAnime on Steve Bennett's columns on comics content and decided to give some nuts and bolts advice.
New Readers, not Kids
October 10, 2005
Jim Brocius of Cosmic Comics in Las Vegas, Nevada saw the comments on the attempt to attract new readers to comics, and shares his opinion that kids aren't the best candidates to become comic readers.
