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Friday, May 9, 2008
Speed Racer Film Opened Today!
Mood:  not sure
Topic: Comic Book Movies

 

Emile Hirsch 

As Speed Racer

Opened Today In Theaters!

 

 

 

There are so many pop culture topics to blog about right now, especially with the latest Films coming out this month!

We have been blogging so much about the Iron Man Film that was released May 2nd 2008, that until recently we had been neglecting Speed Racer's Movie that debuted today, May 9th 2008!

At the top right is just one of several Film Posters that have come out recently on this film starring Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer!

The film also stars Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, John Goodman and more!

There was a good feature of Emile in the Parade Magazine Of May 4th if you missed it!

Unfortunately the review in the USA Today only gives the film 1 1/2 stars out of 4, but we'll let you decide for yourself as to what it should get 'star wise'!

We have not seen it yet, want to see it with my youngest son.

Thanks for checking out this blog post! We have an ongoing comic and pop culture convention here at Make It So Marketing, what with our daily blog posts and listings of items for sale!

Michael (and Tina)

 

Click here to see our currently listed Comics and Magazines for sale!
Above is just one of the many Speed Racer Film Posters that have been released!

To view our currently listed comics, magazines and other pop culture items, just click on the Film Poster above!

Welcome To Our World! Our Shipments AREN'T delivered by the Batmobile, Just the USPS!

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
We attend several  pop culture and comic books conventions during the year to replenish our inventory for resale!   If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you!
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Speed Racer Film Features Christina Ricci!
Mood:  d'oh
Topic: Comic Book Movies

 

Speed Racer Film Features Christina Ricci As

 Trixie

Which Opens Today!

 

 

There are so many pop culture topics to blog about right now!

We have been blogging so much about the  Iron Man Film that was released May 2nd 2008, that we almost forgot about reminding you that Speed Racer's Film is out today... May 9th 2008!

So at the top right is just one of several Film Posters that have come out recently on this cool film starring Christina Ricci as Trixie!

The film also stars Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, John Goodman and more!

We have an ongoing comic and pop culture convention here at Make It So Marketing, what with our daily blog posts and listings of items for sale!

Michael (and Tina)

 

Click here to see our currently listed Comics and Magazines for sale!
To view our currently listed comics, magazines and other pop culture items, just click on the Film Poster above!

Welcome To Our World! Our Shipments AREN'T delivered by the Batmobile, Just the USPS!

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!     We attend several  pop culture and comic books conventions during the year to replenish our inventory for resale!   If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you!
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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 4:20 PM PDT
Updated: Friday, May 9, 2008 4:23 PM PDT
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New "Hero" is Hiro's Nemesis!
Mood:  d'oh
Topic: TV Shows

 

New "Hero" is Hiro's Nemesis
 On The
'Heroes' TV Show!

 


Looks like NBC's 'Heroes'  writers are creating villians right and left! 

First, Bruce Boxleitner is set to appear next season playing a politician.  (That has to be an evil character, right?) 

Now, the show announces the addition of "Daphne" a super-speedy new character (played by Friday Night Lights' Brea Grant) who plagues time-traveling Hiro.

"Her character is supposed to be Hiro's Joker," said Masi Oka, who plays Hiro. "Batman has The Joker. Hiro has Daphne. This is the season where Hiro finally finds his arch nemesis, and it happens to be this Speedster. I kind of equate it more to Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, except Daphne says more than 'meep-meep."'

Interesting, and if it involves our favorite 'Heroes' character, Hiro, it better be!

We'll have to wait until September to find out. 

The third season starts right where last season left off - and we learn who shot Nathan!  We'll have more 'Heroes'  updates after Comic Con in July.

So What's your thoughts on this new 'Heroes' cast add-on along with our blog post on Boxleitner yesterday?

Or do you even care at this point with the WGA Strike affecting this Season's airing of 'Heroes' episodes??!!

For those new to this blog, we have an ongoing comics and pop culture convention here at Make It So Marketing, what with our daily blog posts and listings of items for sale!

Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and check out our blog again real soon!

Tina (and Michael)

 

Click here to see our currently listed Comics and Magazines and promo items for sale!
Brea Grant of 'Friday Night Lights' TV Show fame is shown above!

To view our currently listed promo items, comics and magazines, just click on the photo  above!  To see 'Heroes' TV Show items listings just click here: 'Heroes'!

 

Welcome To Our World! Our Shipments AREN'T delivered by the Batmobile, Just the USPS!

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!
We attend several  pop culture and comic books conventions during the year to replenish our inventory for resale! If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you and email you with the listing number(s)!
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!
 

Thank YOU for being one of our

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Click here to see our TV and Movie Comics and Magazines  LISTINGS! 

One of our personal favorites on the show is Masi Oka, as seen above at the 2007 SDCC special 'Heroes'  TV Show Program! 

Digg! 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 1:09 PM PDT
Updated: Friday, May 9, 2008 1:19 PM PDT
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UPDATED Shipping Charges Rates From Make It So Marketing 05-09-08
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: eBay Info

 

 

MISM's Shipping Charges Updated

Effective As of 05-09-08

Click here to see all of our currently listed items For Sale! We have thousands more not listed...do You have a Want List?! Welcome To Our World at eBay!  
 
Thank YOU for taking the time to read this new blog post about our shipping charges and policy update in accordance with the latest news from our shipper USPS.  The bad news is that they are increasing their rates on May 12th, 2008 to their customers, which includes us!
So this is our UPDATED Shipping Policy AND Explanation of Shipping Charges as of 05-09-08 for purchases that won't be shipped until May 12th, 2008 or later.  These are in effect until we are forced to change them again, which appears to be at least yearly from now on as USPS is planning another increase in postage costs in May 2009! 
Until further notice via our blog updates or on the individual listings... feel free to use this blog post as reference for shipping rates that are NOT listed on the individual listings!
We will be referring to this blog post in our future communications with our customers or potential customers asking what our rates are to their country!
First of all, there are many different shipping solutions on eBay at this time. However we don't subscribe to the thought of running auctions/fixed price/store format listings for a low price and then charging additional shipping on each and every item that is purchased. (i.e. $3.00 for first item and adding $1.00 for each additional item which would be $7.00 to ship 5 comics to USA customers.) We are going to stay with our Flat Rate Shipping Charge for Comic books (only) to USA addresses, and not currently increasing it at this time.
The above means that for our USA customers that we will ship unlimited 'raw' / 'unslabbed' comic books only for the Flat Rate Fee of $4.99! When the comics and the insert/folder/envelope/etc. are less than 13 ounces, the bubble wrap envelope will ship 1st Class with a delivery confirmation already included for the $4.99 charge. When the 4th comic is added to a package, that usually puts the total weight over 13 ounces, which means we have to put the entire contents in a Flat Rate Priority envelope which is going to cost us $4.80 on Monday May 12th. Add the delivery confirmation receipt charge that we include, and you'll see that we make NO money on shipping and actually Lose money on shipping 4 or more comics!  Our local USPS office AND the Washington DC office have informed us that comics are NOT to be sent 'media mail', so we can't ship comics that way, sorry! So our Flat Rate Shipping Fee of $4.99 is a 'loss-leader' for us....
We will COMBINE shipping for mixed items (magazines / comics / books / promo items) where possible to save our customers on combined shipping charges, but they are NOT part of our 'unlimited shipping flat rate fee' when comics are mixed with other type of items, due to the weight and odd sizes of the items basically!
Currently we are still running the "unlimited shipping" feature for certain items and to certain locations. Please read carefully the below paragraphs that explain our shipping to charges for the items you buy and to where you want them shipped!
Also please Note:  eBay's 'Check Out Program' cannot handle combining our comics, magazines, dvds, toys etc together when it "invoices" you. There is a 'discount line' at the bottom of the items, shipping, insurance etc that you can use to revise the total. If you can't use the 'discount line' to reflect the correct shipping amount, please let us know, and we'll be glad to send you a combined shipping invoice!
SHIPPING COST TO USA Addresses:
SHIPPING COST FOR NON-CGC COMIC BOOKS:
The FLAT RATE Shipping is for NON-CGC graded comic books only!  (NO magazines and NO CGC encapsulated graded comics!) We will continue to ship unlimited non-CGC graded comics to USA addresses only at the special $4.99 shipping cost for a while longer!  Whether you buy one or three or ten or even more comics! 
SHIPPING COST FOR MAGAZINES:
We also sell Magazines, but they are odd-sized and varied in number of pages so they cannot be sent via the 'unlimited shipping' rate, sorry! We will combine shipping where we can, but please email us FIRST for combined shipping cost BEFORE you click to buy multiple magazines! I cannot emphasize this more... e-mail us FIRST!
SHIPPING COST FOR CGC GRADED COMICS:
CGC graded comics come in plastic holders and are shipped only via a Priority BOX so as to protect the holders.  We can place 1 to 2 CGC graded comics in the Flat Rate Priority Box for $9.99 to USA addresses only for a while longer, as you can see that the new USPS charge to us of $9.80 for the postage plus additional for the delivery confirmation receipt is actually a 'loss-leader' for us now! 
SHIPPING COST TO CANADA:
FLAT RATE Priority International Shipping is for NON-CGC graded comic books only!  We will ship 2 to 9 non-CGC graded comics to CANADIAN addresses only at the $10.99 shipping charge!  Sorry, no magazines and no CGC graded comics at this rate! 
However, If you want to buy JUST ONE NON-CGC comic, (no magazines either), then the shipping cost would be $4.99 for FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL, but  ONLY FOR ONE SINGLE STANDARD SIZED COMIC BOOK. No Annuals or Giant-Sized Comics at this special rate as the postal cost to us is based on weight!
PLEASE NOTE: We will ship up to 25 single standard sized non-slabbed comics in a Flat Rate Priority Box to Canadian addresses. Please email us FIRST for current quote. Those rates have gone up May 12th also.
For those in Canada that are interested in magazines, we can ship one in a Flate Rate Envelope. Possibly two magazines in a Flat Rate Envelope depending upon the magazine size and page counts.  Please email us first with which magazine(s) you are interested in.  Small magazines the size and approximate page count of comics can be shipped one at a time for a $6.67 shipping charge.  Shipping for one non-comic book sized magazine will be $10.99 for a flat rate envelope. If we cannot fit the number of magazines you want in the envelope, then the mags will have to placed in a Flat Rate Priority Box for an amount TO BE DETERMINED as magazines are different sizes and page counts and cannot be be figured out how to ship AFTER being purchased.  Please contact us first, as our magazines are NOT listed for shipping outside of the USA at this time. The listings would have to each be revised to allow you to purchase them individually. We will be glad to do so after we communicate with you on the costs and how many would fit in the box! 
For CGC Comics - We have been hesitant to ship these internationally, but are now considering shipping them to Canadian addresses. On an individual buyer basis only. Please email us if you have interest in our CGC listings. The CGC encapsulated comics would have to be shipped via Global Priority Flat Rate Box for the $(To Be Determined) USD Shipping Charge PLUS Insurance. We can place from one to two CGC encapsulated comic(s) in each Flat Rate Box. E-mail us via eBay's email program to discuss further....
SHIPPING COST TO UNITED KINGDOM & AUSTRALIA:
FLAT RATE Priority International Shipping is for NON-CGC graded comic books only!  We will ship 1 to 9 non-CGC graded comics, (no magazines) to the UK or AU/NZ for $12.99 as that is what the Priority International Envelope will hold with cardboard insert for protection.
NEW NOTE:  We can now ship up to 25 single standard sized raw (non encapsulated comics) in a flat rate box to the UK and Australia.  Our charge for this would be $(To Be Determined) USD at this time for the shipping. Please email us for that rate after May 12th, 2008! 
SHIPPING COST TO OTHER COUNTRIES:

For countries that are NOT listed above, or listed in our eBay listings, we still may be able to ship to YOUR country! There are multiple reasons why we don't universally show that we ship to your country, but we encourage you to e-mail us with your question as to shipping charges for YOUR country!
Items like comic books are relatively easy to ship via USPS Global Priority Flat Rate Envelopes, but unfortunately they don't ship everywhere in the World via that rate yet!  And eBay doesn't separate out several countries in 'Europe', only United Kingdom and Germany from the other countries.
(i.e We will ship to France, etc...) 
There are some countries that we just can't ship to because of their postal systems mishandling our packages in the past... Please e-mail with your question as to if we can ship and what the charge would be to your country!
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For the listings of all the comics on auction or in our eBay Featured Store, just click here!

Thanks for reading this blog post... Usually we blog about pop culture - comics - comic books - or related items. This was a update on our shipping rates and policies so we can add it as a link to our e-mail correspondence starting 05-09-08 and to our store header! Please note we reserve the right to make changes in the future...

Michael and Tina

Welcome To Our World! Our Shipments AREN'T delivered by the Batmobile, Just the USPS!

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!
We attend several  pop culture and comic books conventions during the year to replenish our inventory for resale! If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you and email you with the listing number(s)!
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!

 

Thank YOU for being one of our
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NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!  Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 10:28 AM PDT
Updated: Friday, May 9, 2008 11:34 AM PDT
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It's A First Day Cover !
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History

 

It's A First Day Cover Featuring

 Iron Man!

Last Friday night Tina and I attended the May 2nd 2008 Iron Man Film Screening which we have blogged about with a review or two before, LOL!

Yesterday I was going through our many boxes of items still to list, finding a GI JOE DOG TAG that we listed last night, and a couple of first day covers that were issued at a Special USPS Program at the SDCC 2007!

What's a First Day Cover you ask?

Well it's the first day of issue for a USPS postage stamp, and when that stamp is applied to an envelope and specially cancelled at wherever the official program is, that ends up with a 1st Day Cover!

In this case we have one for Iron Man that the USPS and Marvel Entertainment collaborated on!  Take a look at the top right for the photo or the actual listing at: FIRST DAY COVER !

Years ago while I was a young kid, my dad had a great coin collection. Not wanting to compete with his, I started a world-wide stamp collection basically from cancelled stamps.

I then realized that I could never collect all the world's stamps and decided to collect USA stamps and bought new stamps as they came out. Back in 1969 San Diego celebrated its' 200th Anniversary and that's when I discovered what First (1st) Day Covers were as my dad and I attended that special USPS program!

I still have that stamp collection, and one day we may start selling that here... in the meantime here's the special Iron Man listing again: FIRST DAY COVER !

 

 

For those of you that are new to our blog, we have an ongoing comics and pop culture convention here at Make It So Marketing, what with our daily blog posts and listings of items for sale!

 

Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and come back again!

Michael

 

Click here to see our current listed IRON MAN Comics and Magazines for sale! 

Iron Man  started way back in 1963 when he appeared in his first story in Tales of Suspense #39 ! The Iron Man Film opened on May 2nd 2008!

Click here to see our IRON MAN Comics for sale! 

Above is the Special 100th Issue Anniversary for the Iron Man comic book series!

To view our currently listed Iron Man and other Marvel Superheroes Comics, magazines and other pop culture items, just click on the photos above!

Welcome To Our World! Our Shipments AREN'T delivered by the Batmobile, Just the USPS!

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!
We attend several  pop culture and comic books conventions during the year to replenish our inventory for resale! If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you and email you with the listing number(s)!
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!
 

Thank YOU for being one of our

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NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!  Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 


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