[Groop]statue bargain

[Dieter Opfer]

Just had to share this with you guys.

I went into a comic shop in a Brisbane suburb today looking for magazine
boxes (they're hard to come by down here).

Sitting in the display case was "Cheese Dip" the groo statue. Now I had
seen this statue two days ago in another shop and they wanted $AU455.00.
So I had a quick look to see what they were asking for this one. I had
to do a double take because the sticker said $AU100.00. $AU355.00
cheaper than the other shop that is only about five minutes away. I
asked the guy if he had put the wrong price on. He said no and that he
just wanted to sell it off as it was taking up space. He then showed me
the US price in the latest comic guide ($US175.00) and said he should be
asking double that in Aus dollars. I said, "But the sticker says
$100.00". Whereupon he said Ok. It's now "taking up space" in my study.

It's number 154 and has a Groo bust shot drawn by Sergio on the
Certificate of Authenticity.

In further conversation with the owner he told me he loves anything that
Sergio does. I told him about the Groop but he doesn't do email yet.

Cheers all,

Dieter :)#