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Can't speak to whether they are <EM><STRONG>really</STRONG></EM> sold out or not. But I do know we Groopies have at least 32 of them. With what I'm picking up plus George, Steve, and Bruce. <BR>
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As for boxes, They come in a box. I'll open the box so Sergio can personalize it, unless you tell me not to.<BR>
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Then I'll reseal the box. Then I'll put the box in a box with LOTS & LOTS of peanuts. I've already got the peanuts and boxes on order for delivery to where I'm staying. <BR>
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So there, Nyahh! <BR> <BR>
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From: ericchun@hotmail.com<BR>To: groop@groo.com<BR>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 20:46:03 -0700<BR>Subject: Re: [Groop] IDW Comicon Variant *Sold Out*<BR><BR>
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<DIV>IDW previously had a special John Romita Sr. Artist's Edition</DIV>
<DIV>(with 2 signatures and a remarque) that was released at</DIV>
<DIV>Wondercon. They set aside a limited number (100?) for</DIV>
<DIV>pre-order, which included mail order if you couldn't make</DIV>
<DIV>it to the show. The rest of the copies (150?) were sold at</DIV>
<DIV>Wondercon.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Unless I misunderestimate IDW's trend, the special Groo
<DIV>Artist's Edition is not sold out yet. The rest of the copies</DIV>
<DIV>will be sold at Comic Con.</DIV>
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<DIV>Because of the size and weight of the artist editions, there is</DIV>
<DIV>a small chance that a corner(s) may be dented in the mail.</DIV>
<DIV>(It's a catastrophe if your $150 book is dented!) When the 1st</DIV>
<DIV>artist edition (Dave Stevens) was released, there were</DIV>
<DIV>complaints of dents. The packaging has improved since then.</DIV>
<DIV>(They were always double boxed, but the outer box is larger</DIV>
<DIV>now.) Still, the outer box is not completely filled with packing</DIV>
<DIV>peanuts, and the inner box (and book) can move around.</DIV>
<DIV>There might not even be -any- packing peanuts included, if</DIV>
<DIV>purchased at the show. I'd suggest completely filling the outer</DIV>
<DIV>box with packing peanuts before shipping, but carrying around</DIV>
<DIV>2 giant bags of packing peanuts, 275 lbs of books/boxes in a</DIV>
<DIV>suitcase, and a bagel dog across the crowded exhibit floor might</DIV>
<DIV>look a little silly. But, those bagel dogs really taste good ...</DIV>
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To: cankuhn@hotmail.com; garyg5678@live.com<BR>From: bodhikt@aol.com<BR>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:04:41 -0400<BR>CC: groop@groo.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Groop] IDW Comicon Variant *Sold Out*<BR><BR><FONT color=black size=2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, I won't be getting one of those. Hoping for some of Sergio's other, new stuff, though!<BR><BR>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Steve Kuhn <cankuhn@hotmail.com><BR>To: Gary Grossmann <garyg5678@live.com><BR>Cc: groop <groop@groo.com><BR>Sent: Mon, Jul 9, 2012 6:47 pm<BR>Subject: Re: [Groop] IDW Comicon Variant *Sold Out*<BR><BR>
<DIV id=ecxAOLMsgPart_2_eba8683c-a1fd-492b-aa10-7e3b0b31ef8b>Kuhnster's picking up one. Up to 31. Eric? Kaytee?
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<DIV>On Jul 9, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Gary Grossmann wrote:</DIV><BR class=ecxApple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV dir=ltr> <BR><FONT size=3><STRONG>And WE got at least 30* of them!! Muuhahahahahahaha!!!!!!</STRONG></FONT><BR> <BR> <BR>*I'm picking up 29 and I KNOW George bought at least one! <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR><BR> <BR>
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From:<SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A href="mailto:Yodazone@aol.com">Yodazone@aol.com</A><BR>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:40:53 -0400<BR>To:<SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A href="mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</A><BR>Subject: [Groop] IDW Comicon Variant *Sold Out*<BR><BR><FONT id=ecxrole_document color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>
<DIV>Looks like the Comicon Variant is sold out at the IDW shop:</DIV>
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<DIV>Only took 2 weeks. 250 was a tiny print run.....</DIV>
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