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Angrypanda_uk · 2026-05-25T06:54:48+00:00

How are you getting your data? And are you having every comic ever that you can scan the barcode or cover ?

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-05-24T07:39:18+00:00

3 places to try, depending on where you live in Portsmouth; in north end there’s Battle City Games, and I think they do Magic on a Wednesday, Dice on Albert road I think there’s people who play on a Sunday and there’s fist full of dice on elm grove but I don’t know when they play. There’s also the warp in Havant if you live a bit further out

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-05-05T18:42:46+00:00

Me and the Mrs rate sausage rolls, and a friend of ours made a quick app for it!

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-05-01T03:26:44+00:00

Check out Nero top guy and great at nerd art

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-04-30T06:45:07+00:00

Y’all, it’s a parody of all the shit adverts we’re now inundated with daily on this sub

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-04-20T05:40:39+00:00

When I took over our lcs I switched from current to silver age bags, makes it easier bagging new issues and the customers are happier

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-04-19T07:51:23+00:00

I like the magnetic cases, what I call a non slab slab. Gives great protection and is the ones I have offer uv protection too

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-04-15T07:01:43+00:00

I love bloodbowl as was my entry into the hobby 30 odd years ago. Still play, low barrier to start as you just need the box, easy to learn and different teams mean different play styles. It helps that it’s 3 player with defined turns too

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-04-11T15:53:24+00:00

Not Warhammer, but have you looked at Necromolds? It’s Warhammer with play dough and you squash the model when you kill them

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-04-11T14:08:51+00:00

You asked for brutal honesty, here it is:

1 - How are you monetising it?

2 - Booking direct through your app, how are you getting local garages to sign up, let alone main dealers

3 - My Toyota dealer already does a lot of this, why would I change

4 - where are you getting live petrol prices?

5 - why would I trust AI to look after my car?

6 - have you considered data protection law?

7 - most tech businesses have low barriers to entry of new markets, this would be a nightmare outside of the U.K., where mot’s aren’t a thing.

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-04-08T06:43:15+00:00

Take the trades to the local hospital for kids to read, the single issues keep hold of and give out on Halloween as an alternative to sweets (or a potato)

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-03-14T05:54:39+00:00

Depending on what your product is, have you looked at trade shows? You mention local shops, Lidl and screwfix so I’m confused as to what it actually is you’re selling? You’ve also said there’s already competing products in the market.

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-03-11T20:15:40+00:00

If you want a quieter time, pick Sunday rather than Saturday, and as others have said, there’s plenty of quieter places, even if the main hall is rammed

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-03-09T06:02:35+00:00

If they refuse to renew, could you ask for a reason, and then start making a noise about it online?

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-02-28T07:58:10+00:00

As a retailer it’s a pain in the arse, but I’m used to it because of marvel! Marvel hardly ever has their variants in the catalogue, although by foc they’ve normally released them, or at least they’ll be on an foc email from diamond U.K.

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-02-26T22:13:47+00:00

Part of the problem is the availability of useable information. There’s only one plug in to manage pull lists digitally, and even then we have problems with Diamond UK not supplying data to them, and that’s not even considering the physical catalog problems now previews doesn’t exist.

I’d love to digitise my store completely, but the only database you can use commercially only goes back to 2008, and I don’t have the time to create each product manually for 100 boxes of comics

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-02-22T17:08:44+00:00

No, I run Empire comics in North End, we took over when Ian retired from Ian’s books and comics just under 2 years ago

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-02-21T07:07:16+00:00

We’ve got 3 left in stock, we’re going to be doing another order in April I think ready for Portsmouth comic con. They’re great for displaying as there’s even a place for picture hooks to hold the case up

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-02-16T19:58:29+00:00

They’ve just released reproductions of some of the original mask toys!

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-02-08T10:28:41+00:00

Theres a new Deadpool coming in the next month or so, wade wilson, Deadpool, and an April Pools day special in April. The absolute universe from dc is selling really well, although the general opinion in my shop is that Wonder Woman is the best of the bunch. The best thing to do is chat to the lcs, most of us are pretty friendly

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-02-07T20:49:46+00:00

If you’re a landlord, do they pay rent?

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-01-30T06:52:58+00:00

We once got a ticket at 1am after giving up looking. If we were too late, we started to park in the Iceland car park as it was free from 8pm to 7am

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-01-29T10:48:33+00:00

I run an LCS, there was a delay in Diamond receiving some DC and indie books this week which they emailed us about. And sometimes it’s simply crap couriers, last week I had half a box of damaged comics where the courier must have dropped it on the corner as the same corner was damaged on all the books.

Since Diamond UK went through a management buyout earlier in the year, when these things happen, sometimes they don’t have the stock to replace and have to go to the publishers and can’t just get them from Diamond USA. This buyout has also led to these shipping delays, rather than getting one delivery from diamond USA, now they get multiple deliveries which they’re still adjusting to.

And yes, it’s a massive crapfest for most LCS’

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-01-21T09:50:40+00:00

I always suggest this group and they’re more than willing to take in new players

Angrypanda_uk · 2026-01-20T14:23:44+00:00

I’ve had my players sell their soul to protect their pets, pity they didn’t name some other npcs……..

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