$1,000 Mile High Comics Shopping Spree
Howdy!
I just finished a brief staff meeting, during which Pam surprised me by letting me know that she was retaining
over 50% of the "bulk" comics from my recent purchase in Las Vegas. Pam doesn't keep deep stock on comics for
our online system
unless we clearly have a use for them in a relatively short period of time, so it was quite gratifying to hear
that some many of the Las Vegas issues were deemed to be useful. That one warehouse accumulation contained over
100,000 back issues, so it is definitely heart-warming to know that I achieved so much good for the company with
my purchase.
Chuck going through the 300,000 comics
In case you are wondering, the actual goal of my purchasing that truckload of comics in Las Vegas was for us to
obtain the seller's 12,000+
Silver Age
and
Bronze Age
issues. Those older issues are also being sorted and graded right now, which explains why we are posting a steady
stream of very nice 1960-1985 comics to
our website.
Most are priced very low right now, so I recommend viewing our overall
New-In-Stock link
to see the broadest spectrums of new additions.
Premium New-In-stock
is much smaller these days, mostly because we drastically lowered our prices on over 500,000 different issues...
Speaking of lowered prices, we are experiencing such steady growth in orders being placed on
our website
since we slashed all of our prices, that we are reversing the normal seasonal trend, and actually putting out word
that we are hiring. If you know of anyone in the Denver area who has comics knowledge and is seeking employment,
please have them stop by
Jason St.,
and fill out an application. Our inexpensive
website
prices are causing a real boom in our business!
Disabled homeless people seeking food.
In other news, I am working today with our master videographer, Chris Brunn, to shoot a YouTube video for you that
provides you with documentation of our efforts to help the estimated 9,600 poor and desperate people who are currently
living on the streets of lower downtown Denver. Included in this video will be footage of my handing out bags of food
on the street, and an interview with
Urban Peak
representative, Joshua Zmroczek. Joshua and I have been friends for several years, as we have both been working to help
our urban poor. This video will be edited overnight, and should be available for you to view on Friday.
Chuck helping a man with a walker
In case you missed my earlier announcements, I am giving away thousands of dollars in comics right now to help the poor.
The initial giveaway begins when you place an order with us for a
$25 Mile High Comics gift certificate.
We will either mail you the certificate, or e-mail you the registration number on the certificate (whichever you prefer,
please just put it in the ìnotesî section...), and you can then use that $25 at full value on your next order with us.
In the meantime, I will donate 100% of the money from your certificate(s) to the
Imperial Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire,
a local 501-C3 of which I am a leader. Simply put, the ICRME exists only to raise money for other registered charities,
which in this instance are
Rainbow Alley
who works closely with
Urban Peak.
Our Empress for this year, Norrie Reynolds, is putting on a gala ball (Snow Ball) on November 19th, and she chose
Rainbow Alley
and
Urban Peak
as her beneficiaries.
Empress's Snow Ball Poster
So you know, both
Rainbow Alley
and
Urban Peak
seek to help Denver's homeless teens. There are approximately 1,000-1,200 homeless young people in Denver today, but only 40
beds reserved for teens. There are many more beds for homeless adults, but I can assure you that traditional homeless shelters
are far too dangerous for teens. That means that a discouraging number of our homeless youth are having to seek shelter each
night in alleys, hallways, and public parks. That is a barely tolerable situation right now, as our weather is still temperate,
but I am sincerely worried about what will happen to these kids when the temperatures drop below zero. Many are new to the streets,
and have no idea about the dangers of hypothermia and frostbite...
The line for food.
All of the above having been said, the
comics, magazines,
and
books
that you are receiving from us when you redeem your
$25 gift certificate(s)
are coming directly from me. I personally own all of
Mile High Comics,
so I still have the latitude to make the personal decision to give away some of my inventory for the greater good. That is
why I am also offering everyone who contributes $25 toward a gift certificate one entry into a very special drawing for a
$1,000 shopping spree at Mile High Comics for every $25 that they contribute. We had only 151 entries for the $1,000 drawing
last month, which made the odds of winning this awesome shopping spree rather good for everyone.
$25.00 Gift Certificate
I will close today's newsletter by mentioning that those who know me well can tell you many stories about just how dearly I
love all of my comics. But, if giving up a few of my comics and/or books results in a young person not freezing to death this
winter, or losing toes to frostbite, then I'm OK with giving up a few comics. If you can, please purchase a
$25 gift certificate
from us over the next few days. The weather is about to turn, and I want to have the resources to help as many kids as I can.
Happy Collecting!
Chuck Rozanski,
President - Mile High Comics, Inc.
November 2, 2016
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