I used to use MyComicShop.com, but they were not discounting pre-orders at all. However when I moved on to TFAW.com, they discounted heavily and had great customer service, but they did not supply you with a tracking number. I like having a tracking number and MCS provided that.
Another thing I like about TFAW is that they will bundle all of your pre-orders that come out every week and send them once a month (or every two weeks, weekly whichever you prefer), and you pay less shipping charges.
Both services bag & back your books (for an extra .25 each) and both services allow you to purchase pre-orders as well as in-stock items.
TFAW only charges your credit card when they actually ship the books.
I mention all of this because I have been considering trying out DCBS since they sponsor CGS, but I am reluctant to change services yet again. Can anyone that has been using DCBS tell me how they compare to TFAW and MCS? And does anyone have any experiences they would be willing to share about any of these services or others?
Thanks in advance.
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A random look:
Avangers AI
TFAW: $1.94
DCBS: $1.49
Batwing #22
TFAW: $1.94
DCBS: $1.79
Dr Strange And Dr Doom TPB Triumph And Torment
TFAW: $11.89
DCBS: $8.49
(Bags and boards are $ .12 per book @ DCBS)
I have used a few different services over the years. DCBS is by far the cheapest of what is currently out there. They have wonderful customer service and are very flexible when it comes to last minute changes to my orders.
Mailordercomics.com is another good site with great CS but their discounts are not as good as DCBS.
I know it's a hassle to change to another service(having done it a few times myself) but it'll be worth if for you.
Does DCBS also sell current issues?
Do they provide tracking number for your shipment?
Do they bundle all of your preorders that may come out different weeks into one monthly shipping?
Do they charge when you order or when they ship?
This discounts for DCBS for the big 2 companies are usually 40 to 45 % for floppies and the new release trades have been 50% off for a few months now but that might change.
Bags and boards costs depend on what type of bags and boards you want. The cheapest is 12 cents per comic. I get the mid range, 30 cents per comic.
You can add in stock items. They will be shipped with your next order, not the order you are placing now. The payment for instock items will be taken out when shipped.
Shipping is almost 7 dollars, but nearly all of my orders have been sent FED EX and arrive 3 days after being shipped.
The only problem I have ever had with DCBS or instock trades is communication. If something is delayed or back ordered, they will not tell you unless you contact them. And this just may be me, but for some reason they only answer my emails on Tuesdays.
Can you tell me if they ship all of your titles in one monthly shipping or do they ship them the week they are released? Or, can you select your preference on shipping frequency?
- Trackingnumbers? Yes
- You can choose weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly shipping. I choose monthly and every week's comics come in once nice package at the end of the month.
Thanks for all of the helpful info guys.
@Torchsong - I too have gotten some hefty orders in the past few months. This is another reason I'm switching to someone less expensive.
Anyone have any thoughts on where to purchase back issues? I'm somewhere between Atomic Avenue and eBay. Anyone know of better outlets for hard to find bronze, copper, or silver age back issues?
I've got no complaint with DCBS, which I've used on occasion, but Westfield has me pretty well locked up as a happy customer.
It looks like Westfield only offers about a 20% discount on preorders. Are there any other reasons you would you recommend them besides their top shelf customer service? Which is VERY important of course.
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Now, if something were to happen to them (God forbid!!), then I would probably move to DCBS, who I've gone to a few times for specific deals on specific books I was looking for and who I found to be pretty good. But I'm comfortable where I am, and I like Westfield.
Discount Comic Book Service
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10202-C Coldwater Rd
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(260) 489-1787
http://www.dcbservice.com
I use ComicCollectorLive to catalog my collection and buy back issues. Their site has many stores to buy from and you can set up a wishlist, using the software or just the website, to help search for books you are looking for.
I've used DCBS for over five years and have not had any real problems. I've had an issue missing from the order once or twice but they always send it with the next shipment. If I do have a problem or question, they have always responded within a day or two.
Matthew
If you're into more expensive silver, bronze, and copper they also run a monthly auction where you can find some good stuff too.
I've both bought and sold books with them and very happy on both sides of the transaction.
First, I think you should calm down. You help neither your point or credibility by overreacting. By perceiving hostility in something as simple as a "disagree", and then meeting that with a lot of hostile noise.
I clicked "disagree" and here is why- not because I think you are a liar (and could not that sort of over-response be applied to every "disagree"?)
I clicked disagree because I've had a different experience of their service and customer experience, and therefore rate them differently. I disagree with your summation of them, and what others can expect of them. That's it. It is not me invalidating your experience or saying you should feel differently about them.
Rather, I disagree with how you feel. . . because I feel differently. Simple as that. Others use this service, and they may feel differently than you did about the service. "Agree" and "disagree" is like a question at the end of a review that asks, "did you agree with this review?" And some didn't, likely also based on THEIR OWN experience.
So... relax. Seriously.
A disagreement =/= disrespect. It just means not everyone sees things the way you do.
I have a question- would you have yelled at someone that clicked "agree"? It seems you feel that your post should not be seen as an opinion of your experience, but rather as a sort of testimony. So I take it no one can agree with you, because even if they, too, felt DCBS "sucks", they would be minimizing or diminishing your "sucks" by agreeing with it based on their "sucks". Right?