Post by azbatx on Mar 4, 2009 0:13:14 GMT -5
First off I want everyone to know I have worked for this chain of stores. There are 3 locations. One on W. Broad St., one on Forest Hill Ave., and the other is way out from the others in Colonial Heights.
Their main store is the Forest Hill location. It is by far one of the biggest shops I have ever walked into. Imagine for those of you who have been to Comic Kings. Take his store and multiply it in size by 4. Each section of the store is broken down. You have one section that is nothing but DC Comics and TPBs. The next is all Marvel and Dark Horse. The 3rd is Indy and new issues. The 4th isn't even comics. It's a regular book store. Each section is about the size of a regular store front. Trust me, it's big.
The Broad Street store is 2nd biggest and then followed by the Colonial Heights store.
Pricing - The pricing isn't too bad here...if you know what you are looking for. Unless a comic is marked up then all books are cover price. If there is no sticker price or cover price then it's a $1. Good luck finding anything like that though! Still most comics can be had pretty cheap. One thing to remember is once they mark it up they don't mark it down at all. Yes you might find Gen13 #1 for $10 still.
Grading- Most books you will find will be in F/VF condition. They don't keep a lot of their stuff bagged and boarded. It gets flipped through and finger f--ked.
But they have SO much stuff to look at. I love the Indy section of the main store. I have found stuff there I didn't know existed.
Overall I would say to check out the main store to get the best feeling. Do not go to the Broad Street store on Saturdays. The boss' wife works on Saturdays generally. She doesn't know much about comics to help you out.
Here is a link to their website: www.storiescomics.com/
They also sell on Ebay using the name Storiescomics1
Their main store is the Forest Hill location. It is by far one of the biggest shops I have ever walked into. Imagine for those of you who have been to Comic Kings. Take his store and multiply it in size by 4. Each section of the store is broken down. You have one section that is nothing but DC Comics and TPBs. The next is all Marvel and Dark Horse. The 3rd is Indy and new issues. The 4th isn't even comics. It's a regular book store. Each section is about the size of a regular store front. Trust me, it's big.
The Broad Street store is 2nd biggest and then followed by the Colonial Heights store.
Pricing - The pricing isn't too bad here...if you know what you are looking for. Unless a comic is marked up then all books are cover price. If there is no sticker price or cover price then it's a $1. Good luck finding anything like that though! Still most comics can be had pretty cheap. One thing to remember is once they mark it up they don't mark it down at all. Yes you might find Gen13 #1 for $10 still.
Grading- Most books you will find will be in F/VF condition. They don't keep a lot of their stuff bagged and boarded. It gets flipped through and finger f--ked.
But they have SO much stuff to look at. I love the Indy section of the main store. I have found stuff there I didn't know existed.
Overall I would say to check out the main store to get the best feeling. Do not go to the Broad Street store on Saturdays. The boss' wife works on Saturdays generally. She doesn't know much about comics to help you out.
Here is a link to their website: www.storiescomics.com/
They also sell on Ebay using the name Storiescomics1
