OK, first of all, I haven’t read any comics in a couple of years. I have a ton of them in storage all bagged and boarded in comic boxes. I read on slickdeals this morning about some Marvel comic book omnibus which are big hard cover books collecting a series of comics. These are not collector type of books, but are usually sold retail about $100 each. You can probably get them on ebay for $40-$60 each, but they are so heavy that shipping adds up.
This slickdeal had these omnibus books for $8.24 with free shipping. So, I talked to my wife about them and she convinced me to get them. I ordered a few of them for my personal collection and wound up spending close to $150 on these books. Some of them sold out, but if you like reading comics without paying collector prices and reading a complete storyline, these might be for you.
After the order was put in, I did feel a bit giddy. These are big brand new books with hopefully high quality printing. I don’t think I have purchased anything in a while that made me feel this way. These books won’t ship for another 2-3 weeks and they are coming straight from Amazon.com.
***Update: looks like the sale is over and all the books are back to the $62 to $100 range. The forums say this was a computer glitch so I am not sure if I will get these books. We already reciived confirmation emails but I will let you know in a few weeks to see if Amazon honors the deal.

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Wow you spent quite a sum there, despite the ’savings’. Maybe that’s the cause of your giddiness
Hey SB,
They were quite cheap compared to what you can normally get them for. I basically got $1500 worth of brand new books for $150. The giddiness came after the purchase. I do hope they send them.
Cheers!
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