Comments on: Well, he is dead… http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Wed, 22 May 2013 01:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kevin Huxford http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-275397 Kevin Huxford Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:26:47 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-275397 Did a little research on it that you might appreciate: http://www.shotgunreviews.com/2008/01/28/wizard-shamelessly-profiting-on-deathagain/ and number 9 was me...I just didn't want to publicly comment on this when I was still trying to get a response from Drew Seldin. I was looking to do an unbiased interview article about it, but no worries about being biased when the interview doesn't look likely. Did a little research on it that you might appreciate: http://www.shotgunreviews.com/2008/01/28/wizard-shamelessly-profiting-on-deathagain/

and number 9 was me…I just didn’t want to publicly comment on this when I was still trying to get a response from Drew Seldin. I was looking to do an unbiased interview article about it, but no worries about being biased when the interview doesn’t look likely.

]]> By: Name Withheld http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-273160 Name Withheld Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:29:22 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-273160 Point of fact: checking their feedback and other auctions going on, selling individual issues didn't seem to be such a heavy trend of theirs until after Ledger's death. It gives the appearance that the other individual issues posted are meant to legitimize their sale of the Ledger issue. The Ledger issue sold is perhaps the only one that was listed for only a single day, as they appeared to demonstrate that their entire point was to profit from the death Ledger. Point of fact: checking their feedback and other auctions going on, selling individual issues didn’t seem to be such a heavy trend of theirs until after Ledger’s death. It gives the appearance that the other individual issues posted are meant to legitimize their sale of the Ledger issue. The Ledger issue sold is perhaps the only one that was listed for only a single day, as they appeared to demonstrate that their entire point was to profit from the death Ledger.

]]> By: Dweeze http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-272362 Dweeze Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:01:00 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-272362 One hates to be in the position of defending Wizard, but the sentence, while technically accurate (Wizard was the seller, and it did sell for $31) doesn't convey the truth of the matter. The sentence leads one to believe that Wizard listed copies of the issue at $31 in order to capitalize on Ledger's death. In point of fact, Wizard listed this copy, as well as three other copies of the Ledger cover, for $.99 (with $4.88 shipping). (In addition, Wizard listed 32 other individual back issues of Wizard, also at $.99.) It's the buyers who drove the price up to $31, a fact that supports the underlying point of speculators trying to cash in on Ledger's death, but not supporting the main point, which is that Wizard is scum. And they are scum. They just don't seem to have done anything scummy this time. One hates to be in the position of defending Wizard, but the sentence, while technically accurate (Wizard was the seller, and it did sell for $31) doesn’t convey the truth of the matter. The sentence leads one to believe that Wizard listed copies of the issue at $31 in order to capitalize on Ledger’s death.

In point of fact, Wizard listed this copy, as well as three other copies of the Ledger cover, for $.99 (with $4.88 shipping). (In addition, Wizard listed 32 other individual back issues of Wizard, also at $.99.) It’s the buyers who drove the price up to $31, a fact that supports the underlying point of speculators trying to cash in on Ledger’s death, but not supporting the main point, which is that Wizard is scum. And they are scum. They just don’t seem to have done anything scummy this time.

]]> By: Mister Anonymous Comic Store Employee http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-272196 Mister Anonymous Comic Store Employee Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:38:16 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-272196 We have more than twenty of those issues on our news-stand now. Why on Earth go to Wizard on eBay when you can drop by your Local Comic Shop and poke around a bit. While 30 bucks is too much to pay for an issue of Wizard, for me, 5.99 is about six dollars more than I feel any given issue is worth. But that's just me. We have more than twenty of those issues on our news-stand now. Why on Earth go to Wizard on eBay when you can drop by your Local Comic Shop and poke around a bit.

While 30 bucks is too much to pay for an issue of Wizard, for me, 5.99 is about six dollars more than I feel any given issue is worth. But that’s just me.

]]> By: NickT http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-272180 NickT Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:18:00 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-272180 While they may have done something bad, they have other Wizard magazines up on Ebay for the same starting price. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwizarduniverse While they may have done something bad, they have other Wizard magazines up on Ebay for the same starting price.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwizarduniverse

]]> By: Mark Engblom http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-272073 Mark Engblom Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:32:44 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-272073 "Wizard should be ashamed of themselves" That's assuming they're even capable of shame after all they've pulled over the years. “Wizard should be ashamed of themselves”

That’s assuming they’re even capable of shame after all they’ve pulled over the years.

]]> By: Erech http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-272025 Erech Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:46:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-272025 Wow that's tacky. Wow that’s tacky.

]]> By: Jake W http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-271980 Jake W Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:54:22 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-271980 "That’s a rotten shame. Wizard should be ashamed of themselves." Why? The starting price was 99 cents. Wizard didn't post the thing up with a $31 Buy It Now. “That’s a rotten shame. Wizard should be ashamed of themselves.”

Why? The starting price was 99 cents. Wizard didn’t post the thing up with a $31 Buy It Now.

]]> By: Craig http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-271977 Craig Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:51:09 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-271977 Its only going to get worse. Its only going to get worse.

]]> By: Erool Flynn http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-271970 Erool Flynn Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:43:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/01/25/well-he-is-dead/#comment-271970 That's a rotten shame. Wizard should be ashamed of themselves. That’s a rotten shame. Wizard should be ashamed of themselves.

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