Monday, December 19, 2022

Of heart attacks and 40 years of retail

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  Dr. No's and Cliff Biggers, courtesy Biggers Cliff Biggers was working three jobs, 90 hours a week, and, predictably, had a heart atta...
Friday, November 18, 2022

Two stores and a hospital and the 25th hour in the day

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Jun Goeku and The Comic Bug, courtesy Comic Bug  Jun Goeku is a full-time physician's assistant who now owns and operates two comic and ...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

From music to events to marketing to retail

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JD Sutphin, Big Lick Comics, and Big Lick Comic Con, courtesy Sutphin   JD Sutphin ditched his job in radio when his boss wouldn't let h...
Sunday, September 18, 2022

The third time's a charm in running your own business

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  Black Star Collectibles and Feon Cooper, courtesy Cooper It took Feon Cooper three tries—driving an ambulance before and and the middle—to...
Saturday, July 16, 2022

Two stores and a 40+ year legacy

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  Photos courtesy Geoffrey's Comics Geoffrey Patterson owns two comic stores that have been institutions for 40+ years: Geoffrey's C...
Friday, July 15, 2022

Comic store sales 2022: Still booming!

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  Pandemic lockdowns of recent years gave people more time to read, and re-connected them with their collectibles. Result: Comic store sales...
Friday, June 17, 2022

100 million sales with vision and values

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Chedy Hampson and TGCplayer.com, courtesy TCGplayer It's more than just a few cards. TCGPlayer.com is a marketplace that ships about 100...