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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy

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Owner of sterlingsilvercomics.com, blogger at progressiveruin.com, Mike Sterling-er at http://mikesterling.com 37 years in the comics biz! (I used to work for other stores, now I have my own shop!) Avatar by Daniel Butler Bigots are dumb he/him

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just a reminder, in case, say, something untoward happens with Bluesky, you can always find me on progressiveruin.com, see my various online shenanigans at www.mikesterling.com, and I guess you can find me on Threads if all else fails: www.threads.com/@mikesterjr

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 5h

So now I'm just fiddling around on my blog fixing typos. OFF TO BED, ME

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 5h

I'm so mad this isn't one of the main covers. I'm hoping it's one of the ratio variants, like 1 in 25 or whatever.

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 5h

Have yet to be able to actually *read* anything from this.

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 5h

This flash-drive distributed archive of Marvel Comics PDFs (licensed, don't worry!) that I'm supposed to review is already in the hole, as far as I'm concerned, since the DRM reader on the drive won't install, and I had to jump through other hoops that aren't in the documentation, such as it is.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 6h

*As* a cross!

Swamp Thing with his body in the shape of a cross, his head wearing a crown of thorns.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 6h

Ah, geez, yeah...sometimes, if they're new enough to have websites stamped on there, I take a look and see if they're still around. Only like 10% of the time they are.

In a collection I was processing today, some of the books had price tags from the store I used to work at with my writing on them.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 11h

oh no, just part of a bulk sale

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 11h

This is why I'm trying to make sure my girlfriend knows which items in my collection *are* actually pricey and shouldn't be dumped.

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 11h

If it were all like that, it wouldn't bother me, but these prices are mostly reasonable. Like, someone was trying their best.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 11h

Going through a box of a dumped collection of comics, processing them for the bargain bins, and each bag has a little paper tag inside with the comic's assumed price, and this is making me a bit sad.

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 12h

"do not open with sharp object" - package completely mummified with an inch thick layer of tape

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 12h

I'm also an Oingo Boingo weirdo so I had to chime in.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 12h

I always think of the Steven Wright joke about that song: "I'd like to play every Beatles song...I won't do all of Hey Jude."

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 12h

"Nasty Habits" beats "Hey Jude," every time

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 13h

I forgot there was even a series. I found one on the Internet Archive, but sheesh, just down the memory hole with this series I guess.

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POKEY THE PENGUIN @pokeythepenguin.bsky.social · 13h

THE MACHINE WITH TWO FUNCTIONS yellow5.com/pokey

POKEY IS STANDING NEXT TO HIS NEW MACHINE, A SMALL GRAY BOX WITH A BRIGHT RED BOXING GLOVE FITTED ATOP!! THE SMALL CHILD IS ALSO THERE!

POKEY SAYS: BEHOLD, SMALL CHILD, MY NEW INVENTION WHICH I HAVE FINISHED

SHE REPLIES: WHAT DOES IT DO POKEY??

HE SAYS: IT IS A SECRET

SHE THEN SAYS: LET'S HAVE A PARTY TO CELEBRATE

HE REPLIES: OK

LATER, AT THE PARTY, THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS!! THE MACHINE SITS THERE ALSO, AND THE SKEPTOPOTAMUS APPROACHES!!

SUDDENLY, THE BOXING GLOVE FLIES OUT ON AN EXTENSIBLE LEVER ARM, PUNCHING THE SKEPTOPOTAMUS IN THE FACE!! THE MACHINE ALSO INSULTS HIM WITH A MECHANICAL: HEY....STUPID....

THE SKEPTOPOTAMUS THEN APPROACHES POKEY AND STATES: POKEY YOU THROW ONE HELL OF A PARTY!!

POKEY REPLIES: THANK YOU FOR COMING, MY FRIEND

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

Okay, give me a little time to dig through some boxes.

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Filbi (they/them) @filbi.bsky.social · 15h

My GoFundMe is still open. PLEASE help me reach $5000 if you can. I'm desperate.

gofund.me/d7e2f64eb

Filbi (they/them) @filbi.bsky.social · 16h

I just got a call from my loan officer that because I had to spend my down payment on rent, I may no longer qualify for my mortgage loan

I need to come up with at least $5000 asap or my house search will be for nothing and my mom and I will be homeless in under 2 months

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

I haven't gone back into those yet...may be easier for me just to send you lists of what I have with prices!

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

I just saw the random use of "they're" a couple posts back in the thread

sigh

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

what's the opposite action to clicking the little heart thingie

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

The game items were the only carryovers, but I'm selling those on consignment and have discounted them for one last shot at moving them out.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

My other, *other* project today was nuking most everything out of my eBay store and starting to relist some new things. (This is also helping me correct some confusing behind-the-scenes stuff that I did that made it harder on me to list items.)

www.ebay.com/str/sterling...

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

A shocking number of them are dead now, too. Eep!

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

Watched a video last night of the Moody Blues from about '72 and was trying to figure out how old they were in it...they all looked over 40, so I figured they were around 28. Just looked it up today...all in their late 20s/early 30s. ...The 1970s, man.

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