Comments on: The ongoing saga of Canadian cover prices http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/10/28/the-ongoing-saga-of-canadian-cover-prices/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Justin Copp http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/10/28/the-ongoing-saga-of-canadian-cover-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-451997 Justin Copp Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:39:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9846#comment-451997 Yeah, I've only ever really paid US cover on floppies and generally discounts on trades and hardcovers bring them down to the US price, too. Even with the dollar dropping, some prices on older trades and hardcovers are absurd. Like some of the thick Marvel books I have are $24.99 USD and $45.00 CAD. Disparity in cover prices and the exchange rate only really affects me when I am actually in the States and paying US prices in US dollars and I'm getting kind of ripped off. Unless I'm digging in a half price trades bin, where it becomes a slightly better deal. I'm more concerned about how much my hotel room for WonderCon is going to run me now if things don't even back out some. D: Yeah, I’ve only ever really paid US cover on floppies and generally discounts on trades and hardcovers bring them down to the US price, too. Even with the dollar dropping, some prices on older trades and hardcovers are absurd. Like some of the thick Marvel books I have are $24.99 USD and $45.00 CAD.

Disparity in cover prices and the exchange rate only really affects me when I am actually in the States and paying US prices in US dollars and I’m getting kind of ripped off. Unless I’m digging in a half price trades bin, where it becomes a slightly better deal.

I’m more concerned about how much my hotel room for WonderCon is going to run me now if things don’t even back out some. D:

]]> By: Nat Gertler http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/10/28/the-ongoing-saga-of-canadian-cover-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-451946 Nat Gertler Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:38:22 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9846#comment-451946 What you'll be seeing more and more of is U.S. publishers going without a Canadian cover price. Most of the Canadian retailers I've talked to prefer it that way; they're paying for the books in US dollars, and can then simply charge for the books based on the current exchange rate. (Even if the publishers became quicker at adjusting their cover prices, that still doesn't fix long-warehouse-life items such as TPBs, where the publisher may be selling books that were printed years ago, with exchange rates to match.) What you’ll be seeing more and more of is U.S. publishers going without a Canadian cover price. Most of the Canadian retailers I’ve talked to prefer it that way; they’re paying for the books in US dollars, and can then simply charge for the books based on the current exchange rate. (Even if the publishers became quicker at adjusting their cover prices, that still doesn’t fix long-warehouse-life items such as TPBs, where the publisher may be selling books that were printed years ago, with exchange rates to match.)

]]> By: GC http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/10/28/the-ongoing-saga-of-canadian-cover-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-451930 GC Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:41:30 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9846#comment-451930 I don't know about the rest of the country but alot of shops in Toronto charge only the US cover price. I've always wondered how they do that but never asked, I'm sure somebody else reading this knows. I don’t know about the rest of the country but alot of shops in Toronto charge only the US cover price. I’ve always wondered how they do that but never asked, I’m sure somebody else reading this knows.

]]> By: Bentcorner http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/10/28/the-ongoing-saga-of-canadian-cover-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-451927 Bentcorner Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:50:14 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9846#comment-451927 Aren't retailers free to charge whatever they want? The last time I purchased a stack of comics at one of my local comic book shops, I was charged $3.99 a comic even though they were all $2.99 issues. I didn't realize it at the time and only noticed the price increase after I got home and dug the receipt out of the bag. I wont buy anything there ever again, but I don't think there is anything prohibiting him from charging what he wants. Aren’t retailers free to charge whatever they want? The last time I purchased a stack of comics at one of my local comic book shops, I was charged $3.99 a comic even though they were all $2.99 issues. I didn’t realize it at the time and only noticed the price increase after I got home and dug the receipt out of the bag. I wont buy anything there ever again, but I don’t think there is anything prohibiting him from charging what he wants.

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