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I have the tiniest questions and no where to go but I literally LOL'ed when I saw the fee to access support. Bummertown. Once things are up and running, sure, or after a client or two, sure. Today I need to sort and filter my 500 art print store front and good lord I hate that success with these this kind of e-commerce requires such detail perfection, or maybe my bar is too high but, booo
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I have the tiniest questions and no where to go but I literally LOL'ed when I saw the fee to access support. Bummertown. Once things are up and running, sure, or after a client or two, sure. Today I need to sort and filter my 500 art print store front and good lord I hate that success with these this kind of e-commerce requires such detail perfection, or maybe my bar is too high but, booo
2024.05.02 17:34 profound_whatever [fast food] Taco Bell, Taco John’s, and LeBron James in the battle for the trademarked phrase “Taco Tuesday”
I. Taco Beef
The Taco John’s lore offers conflicting origin stories.
A widely-accepted version involves David Olsen, owner of a Taco John’s in Minnesota, who allegedly coined the phrase in the early 1980s. It was a slow day and Olson wanted to drive sales. He advertised a twofer deal and called it ‘Taco Twos-day’: two tacos for 99 cents. The gimmick worked and Taco John’s executives took note, introducing the concept in a national advertising campaign. The Wyoming-based taco chain has been claiming ownership of the phrase ever since.
But it doesn’t end there.
In 2011, on their website, Taco John’s claimed ‘Taco Tuesday’ began in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1982.
A 2010 press release said the company started 'Taco Tuesday' in 1983.
From their website’s HISTORY section: “Ever hear of 'Taco Tuesday'? We started it! That’s how seriously we take tacos.” The copy has been changed, with four key words removed. A 2023 Food & Wine article on the company’s legal battles cites the earlier phrasing: “Ever hear of 'Taco Tuesday'? We started it! We even trademarked it. That’s how seriously we take tacos.”
The old copy is correct: Taco John’s held the trademark for the phrase “'Taco Tuesday'” in 49 states (everywhere except New Jersey) since 1989, and they know its worth. The company had a hair-trigger for lawsuits and was quick to send cease-and-desist orders to other restaurants (and a Wyoming brewery, in one case) for the crime of putting “Taco” and “Tuesday” together in advertising materials. The phrase, Taco John’s warned, belonged to them.
In a phone interview with Priceonomics, Taco John’s then-chief marketing officer Billie Jo Waara, unprompted, proved he could recite all seven digits of the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark registration number from memory (1,572,589). But he downplayed the legal sniping: “Over the years we’ve certainly asserted our trademark against national companies, restaurants big and small, and even pharmaceutical companies. We also recognize that the unauthorized use [of 'Taco Tuesday'] is prolific, and we do our best to communicate ownership. It’s a challenge for sure.”
The legal intimidation often succeeded, but faced defiance and fostered resistance. When a cease-and-desist letter came for the Old Fashioned Restaurant in Madison, WI, the owners held a competition to find a new name for their 'Taco Tuesday' special. At least 600 submissions were gathered, including “The Tuesday Special That Shall Not Be Named” and “Trademark Tyrant Taco Day!”
As Waara tells it to Priceonomics: “We know that in these conversations around 'Taco Tuesday's that Taco John’s is portrayed as large out-of-state company attacking a small, local business. But we’re not an international conglomerate. We were built in small towns.”
II. It’s On Everybody’s Tongue
Ownership of foodie terms isn’t the busiest legal battleground, but there are other cases. In 2019, an unknown filer tried to trademark the term “gun-for-fire,” but failed and disappeared. In 2022, a London Mexican restaurant named "Taqueria" sent another Mexican restaurant a cease-and-desist letter for using the word "Taqueria" in their name.
But is “'Taco Tuesday'” old enough and ubiquitous enough to evade the restrictions? Taco John’s opponents insist the phrase is like “Kleenex” or “bubble wrap” or “Jell-O” or “linoleum” — corporate trademarks transformed into common nouns through popular usage. Attorneys refer to this as genericide. Surely something as generic as “'Taco Tuesday'” fits the bill.
Writing for Thrillist, journalist (and author of “Taco U.S.A.”) Gustavo Arellano describes an early tacos-on-Tuesday special in the October 16, 1933 edition of the El Paso Herald-Post, in an ad for the White Star Cafeteria, offering "Mexican Tacos" on Tuesday — three for 15 cents. Arellano cites the August 20, 1973 edition of South Dakota’s Rapid City Journal as the actual phrase’s first recorded appearance, in an advertisement for the Snow White Drive In, under a drawing of a Spanish flamenco dancer: Stop in on Taco Tuesday.
Baker's Drive-Thru in California's Inland Empire advertised a taco special on Tuesday as early as 1967, using those two fateful words in a 1976 ad in Pomona’s Progress Bulletin: “Why are Tuesdays special? They're Taco Tuesdays at Baker’s.” Snow White and Baker’s precede a Taco John’s location’s first use of the phrase in the Longsport Pharos-Tribune in Indiana, 1979, as recorded in Taco John’s trademark application on file with the USPTO.
TacoTime Canada trademarked ‘Taco Tuesday’ for use in restaurant services nationwide in 1997, and sent a cease-and-desist letter to Blanco Cantina in Calgary in 2018 over their use of the words. In Australia, Salsa’s Fresh Mex nabbed the trademark to the term in 2011 and has sent cease-and-desist letters to competing restaurants. “’Taco Tuesday' is something we all had in our childhood,” one targeted owner told reporters. “It’s like fish and chip Friday — it belongs to everyone.”
‘Taco Tuesday’ has traveled further than one might expect, though the schedule does change. In Norway, the terms dredagstaco and tacofredag refer to a modern tradition of eating tacos on Friday night. In Sweden, tacos are a staple of fredagsmys (“cozy Friday”).
III. King James’ Version
Stateside, the USPTO has recognized four ‘Taco Tuesday’ related trademarks:
Primarily, Taco John’s, which covers 49 states;
Second, Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, NJ;
Then there's “Techno 'Taco Tuesday'” in Las Vegas, NV;
Finally, the slogan, “Tuesdays Were Made for Tacos at Rosa’s,” at Texas-based Rosa’s Cafe.
There was almost a fifth: LeBron James uses the phrase on Instagram to refer to his family's weekly taco dinners (“You know what it is! Taco Tuesdayyyyyy!”). So much, in fact, that in 2019 he tried to trademark it, seeking protection for the phrase’s use in potential projects — audio/visual, podcasts, social media, and online marketing. “The filing was to protect the company from potential lawsuits should we decide to pursue any ideas, nothing of which is in development,” a spokesman for James told The New York Times. “It has nothing to do with stopping others from using the term.”
The USPTO rejected James’ application, declaring “'Taco Tuesday'” a “commonplace term” that “conveys an ordinary, familiar, well-recognized concept.”
But is that not the point? James took the win. “Finding 'Taco Tuesday' as commonplace achieves precisely what the intended outcome was, which was getting the U.S. government to recognize that someone cannot be sued for its use,” a spokesman told ESPN, insisting that the ruling would protect James and anyone else using "'Taco Tuesday'" for business reasons.
Taco John’s insists in a tweet, still posted, “Taco John’s holds the copyright to Taco Tuesday giving us the exclusive right to use and protect it,” but ownership of the phrase isn’t as cut-and-dried as they’d no doubt prefer.
Taco Bell smelled blood in the water.
IV. Saved By The Bell
In May 2023, Taco Bell announced its intentions: "Liberate All Taco Tuesday Trademarks” and allow anyone to use the phrase without fear of legal attacks. Taco Bell petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel Taco John’s trademark on the phrase ‘Taco Tuesday,’ arguing that the words "should belong to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos."
Taco Bell continued, in a statement: “Taco Bell believes 'Taco Tuesday' should belong to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos. In fact, the very essence of 'Taco Tuesday'' is to celebrate the commonality amongst people of all walks of life who come together every week to celebrate something as simple, yet culturally phenomenal, as the taco. How can anyone Live Más if they’re not allowed to freely say 'Taco Tuesday'? It’s pure chaos.”
The company had the resources to play a shrewd PR game. They put up billboards and advertisements mocking the trademarked words. ______________. They even enlisted LeBron James (whose efforts to trademark the phrase had failed four years earlier) for a series of ads encouraging unfettered use of the phrase.
The Bell wanted everyone — restaurants, breweries, cantinas, NBA superstars — to be free to use the words. They sought no damages or trademark rights, only “common sense for usage of a common term.” They promised their online Newsroom would be updated regularly, documenting the journey to freedom. They launched a Change.org petition in support of their efforts; at the time of this writing, the petition has gathered 25,043 signatures.
V. David and Goliath
By July 2023, the cost of protecting ‘Taco Tuesday’ was proving untenable for Taco John’s — up to $1 million to keep fighting in court. The writing was on the wall.
In a statement, Taco John’s announced that it was releasing its trademark. “We’ve always prided ourselves on being the home of Taco Tuesday, but paying millions of dollars to lawyers to defend our mark just doesn’t feel like the right thing to do,” CEO Jim Creel told the press. “As we’ve said before, we’re lovers, not fighters, at Taco John’s.”
Taco John’s pledged a $40,000 donation — $100 for each of its 400 locations — to the nonprofit organization Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), which provides financial relief to food industry workers facing health crises and other hard times. Creel challenged Taco Bell to match the pledge; the Taco Bell Foundation did so.
Taco Bell hailed a new era: “Now taco shops big and small can ring in Taco Tuesday with their patrons however they see fit without fear of legal repercussion.”
Taco Bell celebrated its victory with a tweet (“best taco tuesday ever... for now”) and a deal: one free Beef Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, on four Tuesdays in August-September, culminating with a ‘Taco Tuesday’ celebration on September 12 and a $5 million “taco tab” — free money for tacos via DoorDash. The fine print reads “Available at participating U.S. Taco Bell® locations only,” and that means New Jersey would be sitting it out — the only place where the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark still stood.
The reason? Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar of Somers Point trademarked ‘Taco Tuesday’ first and held the exclusive statewide rights to the term. On its website, Gregory’s says it has been serving tacos on a Tuesday since 1979 and was granted a service trademark in 1982, seven years before Taco John’s.
“I started, I was the first to have it,” co-owner Gregory Gregory told The Wall Street Journal’s “The Journal” podcast. “I was saying, ‘We have to have tacos on the menu. They're so popular. I want to have them one night a week.’ And I said, ‘Let's do it on Tuesday,’ because Wednesday was drink and drown at a nightclub down the street. So we said, ‘Let's cut their legs off and go on Tuesday. So we'll call it Taco Tuesday.’ And we said, ‘Yeah, that's what we'll do. We'll call it Taco Tuesday.’ … I have the ability to tell the bar down the street, ‘You can't say Taco Tuesday in your ads.’ Which has happened hundreds of times.”
Taco Bell wasn’t so easy to intimidate. In October 2023, faced with an unaffordable legal battle and an unlikely victory, Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar forfeited its trademark for ‘Taco Tuesday’ after more than four decades of owning it, ending the term's trademarked status for the entire United States.
“For Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar, Taco Tuesday brought a lot of pride over the past 40 years,” said Gregory. “Relinquishing the trademark registration doesn’t change that, but it does allow others in New Jersey the same opportunity to build their own traditions and help spread Taco Tuesdays throughout New Jersey.” Gregory pledged to keep up the fight, even alone: “This is David and Goliath, and my slingshot got a little looser.”
The WSJ’s Rachel Humphreys asks him: “Do you ever feel bad about it? Do you ever think it's unfair that you can do that and stop them from having a Taco Tuesday?”
Gregory responds: “Well, when I think about that, then I say, "Why can't I serve a Whopper? Or where's my Egg McMuffin? Oh, everything's trademarked. You look and see. Everybody has one. And I'm just a little guy trying to make a living here.”
THE END
SOURCES:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13KlHaYKpS6yHPye7Qnez45Ms-V6pjVTI
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/style/lebron-james-taco-tuesday-trademark.html
https://priceonomics.com/the-trademarking-of-taco-tuesday/
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/history-of-taco-tuesday-when-did-it-start
https://www.foodandwine.com/taco-tuesday-is-trademarked-taco-bell-wants-to-change-that-7499465
https://www.foodandwine.com/taco-johns-drops-taco-tuesday-trademark-7562989
https://www.foodandwine.com/taco-bell-free-taco-tuesday-doritos-locos-2023-7574515
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/business/taco-bell-giveaway-new-jersey/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/business/taco-tuesday-taco-bell-settlement/index.html
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/marketing/taco-tuesday-trademark-battle-officially-over
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/calgary-eatery-s-taco-tuesday-draws-legal-threat-from-restaurant-industry-giant-1.3803461 https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/who-owns-taco-tuesday/99da0392-3393-41d6-a235-4b6a313db915
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The Taco John’s lore offers conflicting origin stories.
A widely-accepted version involves David Olsen, owner of a Taco John’s in Minnesota, who allegedly coined the phrase in the early 1980s. It was a slow day and Olson wanted to drive sales. He advertised a twofer deal and called it ‘Taco Twos-day’: two tacos for 99 cents. The gimmick worked and Taco John’s executives took note, introducing the concept in a national advertising campaign. The Wyoming-based taco chain has been claiming ownership of the phrase ever since.
But it doesn’t end there.
In 2011, on their website, Taco John’s claimed ‘Taco Tuesday’ began in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1982.
A 2010 press release said the company started 'Taco Tuesday' in 1983.
From their website’s HISTORY section: “Ever hear of 'Taco Tuesday'? We started it! That’s how seriously we take tacos.” The copy has been changed, with four key words removed. A 2023 Food & Wine article on the company’s legal battles cites the earlier phrasing: “Ever hear of 'Taco Tuesday'? We started it! We even trademarked it. That’s how seriously we take tacos.”
The old copy is correct: Taco John’s held the trademark for the phrase “'Taco Tuesday'” in 49 states (everywhere except New Jersey) since 1989, and they know its worth. The company had a hair-trigger for lawsuits and was quick to send cease-and-desist orders to other restaurants (and a Wyoming brewery, in one case) for the crime of putting “Taco” and “Tuesday” together in advertising materials. The phrase, Taco John’s warned, belonged to them.
In a phone interview with Priceonomics, Taco John’s then-chief marketing officer Billie Jo Waara, unprompted, proved he could recite all seven digits of the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark registration number from memory (1,572,589). But he downplayed the legal sniping: “Over the years we’ve certainly asserted our trademark against national companies, restaurants big and small, and even pharmaceutical companies. We also recognize that the unauthorized use [of 'Taco Tuesday'] is prolific, and we do our best to communicate ownership. It’s a challenge for sure.”
The legal intimidation often succeeded, but faced defiance and fostered resistance. When a cease-and-desist letter came for the Old Fashioned Restaurant in Madison, WI, the owners held a competition to find a new name for their 'Taco Tuesday' special. At least 600 submissions were gathered, including “The Tuesday Special That Shall Not Be Named” and “Trademark Tyrant Taco Day!”
As Waara tells it to Priceonomics: “We know that in these conversations around 'Taco Tuesday's that Taco John’s is portrayed as large out-of-state company attacking a small, local business. But we’re not an international conglomerate. We were built in small towns.”
II. It’s On Everybody’s Tongue
Ownership of foodie terms isn’t the busiest legal battleground, but there are other cases. In 2019, an unknown filer tried to trademark the term “gun-for-fire,” but failed and disappeared. In 2022, a London Mexican restaurant named "Taqueria" sent another Mexican restaurant a cease-and-desist letter for using the word "Taqueria" in their name.
But is “'Taco Tuesday'” old enough and ubiquitous enough to evade the restrictions? Taco John’s opponents insist the phrase is like “Kleenex” or “bubble wrap” or “Jell-O” or “linoleum” — corporate trademarks transformed into common nouns through popular usage. Attorneys refer to this as genericide. Surely something as generic as “'Taco Tuesday'” fits the bill.
Writing for Thrillist, journalist (and author of “Taco U.S.A.”) Gustavo Arellano describes an early tacos-on-Tuesday special in the October 16, 1933 edition of the El Paso Herald-Post, in an ad for the White Star Cafeteria, offering "Mexican Tacos" on Tuesday — three for 15 cents. Arellano cites the August 20, 1973 edition of South Dakota’s Rapid City Journal as the actual phrase’s first recorded appearance, in an advertisement for the Snow White Drive In, under a drawing of a Spanish flamenco dancer: Stop in on Taco Tuesday.
Baker's Drive-Thru in California's Inland Empire advertised a taco special on Tuesday as early as 1967, using those two fateful words in a 1976 ad in Pomona’s Progress Bulletin: “Why are Tuesdays special? They're Taco Tuesdays at Baker’s.” Snow White and Baker’s precede a Taco John’s location’s first use of the phrase in the Longsport Pharos-Tribune in Indiana, 1979, as recorded in Taco John’s trademark application on file with the USPTO.
TacoTime Canada trademarked ‘Taco Tuesday’ for use in restaurant services nationwide in 1997, and sent a cease-and-desist letter to Blanco Cantina in Calgary in 2018 over their use of the words. In Australia, Salsa’s Fresh Mex nabbed the trademark to the term in 2011 and has sent cease-and-desist letters to competing restaurants. “’Taco Tuesday' is something we all had in our childhood,” one targeted owner told reporters. “It’s like fish and chip Friday — it belongs to everyone.”
‘Taco Tuesday’ has traveled further than one might expect, though the schedule does change. In Norway, the terms dredagstaco and tacofredag refer to a modern tradition of eating tacos on Friday night. In Sweden, tacos are a staple of fredagsmys (“cozy Friday”).
III. King James’ Version
Stateside, the USPTO has recognized four ‘Taco Tuesday’ related trademarks:
Primarily, Taco John’s, which covers 49 states;
Second, Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, NJ;
Then there's “Techno 'Taco Tuesday'” in Las Vegas, NV;
Finally, the slogan, “Tuesdays Were Made for Tacos at Rosa’s,” at Texas-based Rosa’s Cafe.
There was almost a fifth: LeBron James uses the phrase on Instagram to refer to his family's weekly taco dinners (“You know what it is! Taco Tuesdayyyyyy!”). So much, in fact, that in 2019 he tried to trademark it, seeking protection for the phrase’s use in potential projects — audio/visual, podcasts, social media, and online marketing. “The filing was to protect the company from potential lawsuits should we decide to pursue any ideas, nothing of which is in development,” a spokesman for James told The New York Times. “It has nothing to do with stopping others from using the term.”
The USPTO rejected James’ application, declaring “'Taco Tuesday'” a “commonplace term” that “conveys an ordinary, familiar, well-recognized concept.”
But is that not the point? James took the win. “Finding 'Taco Tuesday' as commonplace achieves precisely what the intended outcome was, which was getting the U.S. government to recognize that someone cannot be sued for its use,” a spokesman told ESPN, insisting that the ruling would protect James and anyone else using "'Taco Tuesday'" for business reasons.
Taco John’s insists in a tweet, still posted, “Taco John’s holds the copyright to Taco Tuesday giving us the exclusive right to use and protect it,” but ownership of the phrase isn’t as cut-and-dried as they’d no doubt prefer.
Taco Bell smelled blood in the water.
IV. Saved By The Bell
In May 2023, Taco Bell announced its intentions: "Liberate All Taco Tuesday Trademarks” and allow anyone to use the phrase without fear of legal attacks. Taco Bell petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel Taco John’s trademark on the phrase ‘Taco Tuesday,’ arguing that the words "should belong to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos."
Taco Bell continued, in a statement: “Taco Bell believes 'Taco Tuesday' should belong to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos. In fact, the very essence of 'Taco Tuesday'' is to celebrate the commonality amongst people of all walks of life who come together every week to celebrate something as simple, yet culturally phenomenal, as the taco. How can anyone Live Más if they’re not allowed to freely say 'Taco Tuesday'? It’s pure chaos.”
The company had the resources to play a shrewd PR game. They put up billboards and advertisements mocking the trademarked words. ______________. They even enlisted LeBron James (whose efforts to trademark the phrase had failed four years earlier) for a series of ads encouraging unfettered use of the phrase.
The Bell wanted everyone — restaurants, breweries, cantinas, NBA superstars — to be free to use the words. They sought no damages or trademark rights, only “common sense for usage of a common term.” They promised their online Newsroom would be updated regularly, documenting the journey to freedom. They launched a Change.org petition in support of their efforts; at the time of this writing, the petition has gathered 25,043 signatures.
V. David and Goliath
By July 2023, the cost of protecting ‘Taco Tuesday’ was proving untenable for Taco John’s — up to $1 million to keep fighting in court. The writing was on the wall.
In a statement, Taco John’s announced that it was releasing its trademark. “We’ve always prided ourselves on being the home of Taco Tuesday, but paying millions of dollars to lawyers to defend our mark just doesn’t feel like the right thing to do,” CEO Jim Creel told the press. “As we’ve said before, we’re lovers, not fighters, at Taco John’s.”
Taco John’s pledged a $40,000 donation — $100 for each of its 400 locations — to the nonprofit organization Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), which provides financial relief to food industry workers facing health crises and other hard times. Creel challenged Taco Bell to match the pledge; the Taco Bell Foundation did so.
Taco Bell hailed a new era: “Now taco shops big and small can ring in Taco Tuesday with their patrons however they see fit without fear of legal repercussion.”
Taco Bell celebrated its victory with a tweet (“best taco tuesday ever... for now”) and a deal: one free Beef Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, on four Tuesdays in August-September, culminating with a ‘Taco Tuesday’ celebration on September 12 and a $5 million “taco tab” — free money for tacos via DoorDash. The fine print reads “Available at participating U.S. Taco Bell® locations only,” and that means New Jersey would be sitting it out — the only place where the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark still stood.
The reason? Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar of Somers Point trademarked ‘Taco Tuesday’ first and held the exclusive statewide rights to the term. On its website, Gregory’s says it has been serving tacos on a Tuesday since 1979 and was granted a service trademark in 1982, seven years before Taco John’s.
“I started, I was the first to have it,” co-owner Gregory Gregory told The Wall Street Journal’s “The Journal” podcast. “I was saying, ‘We have to have tacos on the menu. They're so popular. I want to have them one night a week.’ And I said, ‘Let's do it on Tuesday,’ because Wednesday was drink and drown at a nightclub down the street. So we said, ‘Let's cut their legs off and go on Tuesday. So we'll call it Taco Tuesday.’ And we said, ‘Yeah, that's what we'll do. We'll call it Taco Tuesday.’ … I have the ability to tell the bar down the street, ‘You can't say Taco Tuesday in your ads.’ Which has happened hundreds of times.”
Taco Bell wasn’t so easy to intimidate. In October 2023, faced with an unaffordable legal battle and an unlikely victory, Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar forfeited its trademark for ‘Taco Tuesday’ after more than four decades of owning it, ending the term's trademarked status for the entire United States.
“For Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar, Taco Tuesday brought a lot of pride over the past 40 years,” said Gregory. “Relinquishing the trademark registration doesn’t change that, but it does allow others in New Jersey the same opportunity to build their own traditions and help spread Taco Tuesdays throughout New Jersey.” Gregory pledged to keep up the fight, even alone: “This is David and Goliath, and my slingshot got a little looser.”
The WSJ’s Rachel Humphreys asks him: “Do you ever feel bad about it? Do you ever think it's unfair that you can do that and stop them from having a Taco Tuesday?”
Gregory responds: “Well, when I think about that, then I say, "Why can't I serve a Whopper? Or where's my Egg McMuffin? Oh, everything's trademarked. You look and see. Everybody has one. And I'm just a little guy trying to make a living here.”
THE END
SOURCES:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13KlHaYKpS6yHPye7Qnez45Ms-V6pjVTI
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/style/lebron-james-taco-tuesday-trademark.html
https://priceonomics.com/the-trademarking-of-taco-tuesday/
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/history-of-taco-tuesday-when-did-it-start
https://www.foodandwine.com/taco-tuesday-is-trademarked-taco-bell-wants-to-change-that-7499465
https://www.foodandwine.com/taco-johns-drops-taco-tuesday-trademark-7562989
https://www.foodandwine.com/taco-bell-free-taco-tuesday-doritos-locos-2023-7574515
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/business/taco-bell-giveaway-new-jersey/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/business/taco-tuesday-taco-bell-settlement/index.html
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/marketing/taco-tuesday-trademark-battle-officially-over
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/calgary-eatery-s-taco-tuesday-draws-legal-threat-from-restaurant-industry-giant-1.3803461 https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/who-owns-taco-tuesday/99da0392-3393-41d6-a235-4b6a313db915
2024.05.02 17:15 PapaShlongo 80's 90's Canadian (CPV) Low Print Archies for sale. About a long box of 'em total.
(Prices in Canadian Dollars)
I'll be making a few more of these posts when time permits. Here's an inventory of my old Archie comics. I will add as many photos as possible. Feel free to bug me for more photos.
Asking $1500 for the lot. ($200~ taken off price guide) plus shipping. Otherwise, I am selling these as lots (unless otherwise specified). Prices taken from official price guides, and I took 15-20% off afterwards (average). Lots will have the price listed below. If they are not part of a lot, or are available solo, there will be a price next to the item.
These are not your average Archie comics. These are 95%~ Type 1A Canadian Price Newsstand Variants here. Lower print run and rarity will put them above most US copies, and the prices go up every year. I just don't have the room anymore. Condition ranges from 4.0-8.0 I'd guess, with some having some writing on the covers. Check out the photos, or request more for the exact item you will receive. I'd guess one would do wonders if they could press a few out.
https://imgur.com/gallery/ajtbS4z - Archie Comics https://imgur.com/gallery/a361bon - Archie and Me https://imgur.com/a/IQdzKPo - Archie At Riverdale High / Riverdale https://imgur.com/a/um6Vjqe - Punisher Meets Archie / Explorer's of the Unknown https://imgur.com/a/6XStrLN - Archie Giant Series https://imgur.com/a/BW6L21z - Archies Girls Betty and Veronica https://imgur.com/a/Htkc4sq - Archie's Joke Book https://imgur.com/a/96Ou57z - Archie's Pals N Gals https://imgur.com/a/uRRfIic - Archie's RC Racers https://imgur.com/a/BkUE7wW - Archie's TV Laugh-Out https://imgur.com/a/6GTTJAC - Betty's Diary https://imgur.com/a/w2vE3Er - Betty and Me https://imgur.com/a/V8hkbZq - Betty and Veronica https://imgur.com/a/jSIrLV1 - Dilton, Faculty Funnies, Hot Dog, Katy Keene. https://imgur.com/a/JSew3ay - Everything's Archie https://imgur.com/a/trY5c18 - Jughead / Jughead's Jokes https://imgur.com/a/H90az9P - Laugh Comics https://imgur.com/a/S6rFbfP - Life With Archie https://imgur.com/a/77fDzjZ - Mad House, That Wilkin Boy, Veronica, and Sonic #236. https://imgur.com/a/ED2h7O5 - The New Archies
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Archie:
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica:
Archie's Joke Book:
Archie's Pal's N Gals:
Archie's Riverdale High:
103 - 65c Newsstand - $3.25 105 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $20.00
Betty's Diary: 1 - 75c 1A Newsstand 3 - 95c 1A Newsstand 4 - 95c 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c 1A Newsstand 7 - 95c 1A Newsstand 9 - 95c 1A Newsstand 10 - 95c 1A Newsstand 13 - 95c 1A Newsstand 22 - 95c 1A Newsstand 23 - 95c 1A Newsstand 24 - 95c 1A Newsstand 25 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 26 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 27 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 28 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 29 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 33 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 37 - 1.25 1A Newsstand 38 - 1.25 1A Newsstand 40 - 1.25 1A Newsstand $75.00 (for the lot)
37 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $2.75 37 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $2.75 38 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $5.25
Betty and Me: 145 - 75c 1A Newsstand 146 - 75c 1A Newsstand 147 - 75c 1A Newsstand 148 - 75c 1A Newsstand 151 - 75c 1A Newsstand 152 - 95c 1A Newsstand 153 - 95c 1A Newsstand 154 - 95c 1A Newsstand 155 - 95c 1A Newsstand 157 - 95c 1A Newsstand 159 - 95c 1A Newsstand 162 - 95c 1A Newsstand 163 - 95c 1A Newsstand 165 - 95c 1A Newsstand 166 - 95c 1A Newsstand 168 - 95c 1A Newsstand 169 - 95c 1A Newsstand 170 - 95c 1A Newsstand 173 - 95c 1A Newsstand 181 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 182 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 183 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 190 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 191 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 192 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $100.00 (for the lot)
165 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25 181 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25 191 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Betty and Veronica: 3 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 6 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 9 - 95c 1A Newsstand 10 - 95c 1A Newsstand 12 - 95c 1A Newsstand 15 - 95c 1A Newsstand 18 - 95c 1A Newsstand 19 - 95c 1A Newsstand 20 - 95c 1A Newsstand 25 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 26 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 29 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 30 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 34 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 35 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 38 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 39 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 42 - $1.20 1A Newsstand $83.00 (for the lot)
3 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand - $7.75 25 - $1.15 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Dilton's Strange Science: 4 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $5.25
Everything's Archie: 89 - 50c Newsstand 111 - 75c 1A Newsstand 112 - 75c 1A Newsstand 117 - 75c 1A Newsstand 118 - 75c 1A Newsstand 119 - 75c 1A Newsstand 120 - 75c 1A Newsstand 121 - 75c 1A Newsstand 122 - 75c 1A Newsstand 123 - 75c 1A Newsstand 124 - 95c 1A Newsstand 129 - 95c 1A Newsstand 131 - 95c 1A Newsstand 132 - 95c 1A Newsstand 134 - 95c 1A Newsstand 135 - 95c 1A Newsstand 140 - 95c 1A Newsstand 141 - 95c 1A Newsstand 142 - 95c 1A Newsstand 145 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 146 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 147 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 148 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 149 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 150 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 151 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 152 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 154 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 155 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $125.00 (for the lot)
89 - 50c Newsstand - $4.25 89 - 50c Newsstand - $4.25 117 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $5.25 145 - 1.15 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Faculty Funnies: 1 - 1.15 1A Newsstand - $9.50 4 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25 $11.00 (for the lot)
Hot Dog: 1 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $9.50 3 - 1.20/75c 1A Newsstand - $7.75 $14.00 (for the lot)
Jughead:
Katy Keene: 9 - 75c - $9.50 10 - 75c - $9.50 $15.00 (for the lot)
Laugh: 1 - 95c 1A Newsstand 2 - 95c 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c 1A Newsstand 6 - 95c 1A Newsstand 7 - 95c 1A Newsstand 8 - 95c 1A Newsstand 10 - 95c 1A Newsstand 11 - 95c 1A Newsstand 12 - 95c 1A Newsstand 13 - 95c 1A Newsstand 14 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 15 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 16 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 18 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 19 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 20 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 22 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 23 - $1.20 1A Newsstand $82.00 (for the lot)
22 - $1.20 1A Newsstand - $3.00 23 - $1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25
381 - 75c 1A Newsstand 382 - 75c 1A Newsstand 383 - 75c 1A Newsstand 389 - 75c 1A Newsstand 393 - 75c 1A Newsstand 394 - 75c 1A Newsstand 395 - 95c 1A Newsstand 396 - 95c 1A Newsstand 400 - 95c 1A Newsstand $44.00 (for the lot)
357 - 50c Newsstand - $3.25 357 - 50c Newsstand - $3.25 394 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $4.25 396 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Life With Archie: 247 - 75c 1A Newsstand 249 - 75c 1A Newsstand 250 - 75c 1A Newsstand 251 - 75c 1A Newsstand 254 - 75c 1A Newsstand 256 - 95c 1A Newsstand 257 - 95c 1A Newsstand 259 - 95c 1A Newsstand 260 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 261 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 262 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 263 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 265 - 95c 1A Newsstand 266 - 95c 1A Newsstand 267 - 95c 1A Newsstand 275 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 278 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 282 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 286 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $90.00 (for the lot)
254 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Mad House: 63 - 12c - $12.00 65 - 12c - $12.00 $18.00 (for the lot)
Riverdale High: 5 - 1.20 - $4.25
That Wilkin Boy: 47 - 50c - $4.00 50 - 50c - $4.00 $5.00 (for the lot)
The New Archies: 2 - 95c 1A Newsstand 3 - 95c 1A Newsstand 4 - 95c 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c 1A Newsstand 6 - 95c 1A Newsstand 7 - 95c 1A Newsstand 8 - 95c 1A Newsstand 9 - 95c 1A Newsstand 11 - 95c 1A Newsstand 13 - 95c 1A Newsstand 15 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 16 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 17 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 19 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 21 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $44.00 (for the lot)
3 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25 4 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25
The Punisher Meets Archie: 1 - $3.95 - $15.00
Veronica: 1 - 95c - $24.00 4 - 1.15 - $8.00 10 - 1.20 - $5.50 $30.00 (for the lot)
OTHER ARCHIE:
Sonic The Hedgehog:
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I'll be making a few more of these posts when time permits. Here's an inventory of my old Archie comics. I will add as many photos as possible. Feel free to bug me for more photos.
Asking $1500 for the lot. ($200~ taken off price guide) plus shipping. Otherwise, I am selling these as lots (unless otherwise specified). Prices taken from official price guides, and I took 15-20% off afterwards (average). Lots will have the price listed below. If they are not part of a lot, or are available solo, there will be a price next to the item.
These are not your average Archie comics. These are 95%~ Type 1A Canadian Price Newsstand Variants here. Lower print run and rarity will put them above most US copies, and the prices go up every year. I just don't have the room anymore. Condition ranges from 4.0-8.0 I'd guess, with some having some writing on the covers. Check out the photos, or request more for the exact item you will receive. I'd guess one would do wonders if they could press a few out.
https://imgur.com/gallery/ajtbS4z - Archie Comics https://imgur.com/gallery/a361bon - Archie and Me https://imgur.com/a/IQdzKPo - Archie At Riverdale High / Riverdale https://imgur.com/a/um6Vjqe - Punisher Meets Archie / Explorer's of the Unknown https://imgur.com/a/6XStrLN - Archie Giant Series https://imgur.com/a/BW6L21z - Archies Girls Betty and Veronica https://imgur.com/a/Htkc4sq - Archie's Joke Book https://imgur.com/a/96Ou57z - Archie's Pals N Gals https://imgur.com/a/uRRfIic - Archie's RC Racers https://imgur.com/a/BkUE7wW - Archie's TV Laugh-Out https://imgur.com/a/6GTTJAC - Betty's Diary https://imgur.com/a/w2vE3Er - Betty and Me https://imgur.com/a/V8hkbZq - Betty and Veronica https://imgur.com/a/jSIrLV1 - Dilton, Faculty Funnies, Hot Dog, Katy Keene. https://imgur.com/a/JSew3ay - Everything's Archie https://imgur.com/a/trY5c18 - Jughead / Jughead's Jokes https://imgur.com/a/H90az9P - Laugh Comics https://imgur.com/a/S6rFbfP - Life With Archie https://imgur.com/a/77fDzjZ - Mad House, That Wilkin Boy, Veronica, and Sonic #236. https://imgur.com/a/ED2h7O5 - The New Archies
-ARCHIES-
Archie:
296 - 50c 1A Newsstand Variant
329 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
330 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
331 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
334 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
335 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
336 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
339 - 65c Newsstand Variant
341 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
343 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
346 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
347 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant
348 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant
349 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant
351 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant - Taped Cover
352 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant
353 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant
354 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
355 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
356 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
357 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
358 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
359 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
361 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
362 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
365 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
367 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
369 - $1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
371 - $1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
372 - $1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
375 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant
376 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant
377 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant
382 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant
383 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant
387 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant
388 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant
$175.00 (for the lot)341 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant - $5.50
375 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant - $4.50
Archie And Me:124 - 50c Newsstand Variant
144 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
151 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
152 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
153 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
154 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
156 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
158 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
159 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
160 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
161 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
$52.00 (for the lot)151 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant - $5.50
Archie at Riverdale High:74 - 50c Newsstand -
77 - 50c Newsstand -
102 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
103 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
104 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
105 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
107 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
109 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
111 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
112 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
$85.00 (for the lot)109 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant - $10.00
Archie's Explorers of the Unknown!:1 - $1.20 1A Newsstand Variant - $27.00
Archie's Giant Series: 495 - 50c Newsstand 531 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant 548 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant 552 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant 554 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant 555 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant 559 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant 569 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant 573 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand Variant 588 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant 603 - $1.15 1A Newsstand Variant 608 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant 617 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant 622 - $1.20/75p 1A Newsstand Variant $75.00 (for the lot)Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica:
331 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
335 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
338 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
339 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
340 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
343 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
345 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
346 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
$82.00 (for the lot)Archie's Joke Book:
151 - 15c Newsstand Variant
280 - 50c Newsstand Variant
284 - 60c Newsstand Variant
$10.00 (for the lot)Archie's Pal's N Gals:
168 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
169 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
174 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
175 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
177 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
178 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
179 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
180 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant
183 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
190 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
191 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
193 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
195 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
196 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
199 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
201 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
202 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
203 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
204 - 95c 1A Newsstand Variant
206 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
207 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
208 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
209 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
210 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
211 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
214 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
215 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
216 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
217 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
$125.00 (for the lot)179 - 75c 1A Newsstand Variant - $4.25
210 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant - $4.25
Archie's RC Racers:1 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
2 - 1.15 1A Newsstand Variant
4 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
5 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
6 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
8 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant
$28.00 (for the lot)Archie's Riverdale High:
7 - 1.20 1A Newsstand Variant - $5.00
Archie's T.V. Laugh-Out:93 - 75c 1A Newsstand
97 - 75c 1A Newsstand
101 - 75c 1A Newsstand
102 - 75c 1A Newsstand
103 - 75c 1A Newsstand
104 - 75c 1A Newsstand
105 - 75c 1A Newsstand
$80.00 (for the lot)103 - 65c Newsstand - $3.25 105 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $20.00
Betty's Diary: 1 - 75c 1A Newsstand 3 - 95c 1A Newsstand 4 - 95c 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c 1A Newsstand 7 - 95c 1A Newsstand 9 - 95c 1A Newsstand 10 - 95c 1A Newsstand 13 - 95c 1A Newsstand 22 - 95c 1A Newsstand 23 - 95c 1A Newsstand 24 - 95c 1A Newsstand 25 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 26 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 27 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 28 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 29 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 33 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 37 - 1.25 1A Newsstand 38 - 1.25 1A Newsstand 40 - 1.25 1A Newsstand $75.00 (for the lot)
37 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $2.75 37 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $2.75 38 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $5.25
Betty and Me: 145 - 75c 1A Newsstand 146 - 75c 1A Newsstand 147 - 75c 1A Newsstand 148 - 75c 1A Newsstand 151 - 75c 1A Newsstand 152 - 95c 1A Newsstand 153 - 95c 1A Newsstand 154 - 95c 1A Newsstand 155 - 95c 1A Newsstand 157 - 95c 1A Newsstand 159 - 95c 1A Newsstand 162 - 95c 1A Newsstand 163 - 95c 1A Newsstand 165 - 95c 1A Newsstand 166 - 95c 1A Newsstand 168 - 95c 1A Newsstand 169 - 95c 1A Newsstand 170 - 95c 1A Newsstand 173 - 95c 1A Newsstand 181 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 182 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 183 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 190 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 191 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 192 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $100.00 (for the lot)
165 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25 181 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25 191 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Betty and Veronica: 3 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 6 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 9 - 95c 1A Newsstand 10 - 95c 1A Newsstand 12 - 95c 1A Newsstand 15 - 95c 1A Newsstand 18 - 95c 1A Newsstand 19 - 95c 1A Newsstand 20 - 95c 1A Newsstand 25 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 26 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 29 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 30 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 34 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 35 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 38 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 39 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 42 - $1.20 1A Newsstand $83.00 (for the lot)
3 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand - $7.75 25 - $1.15 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Dilton's Strange Science: 4 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $5.25
Everything's Archie: 89 - 50c Newsstand 111 - 75c 1A Newsstand 112 - 75c 1A Newsstand 117 - 75c 1A Newsstand 118 - 75c 1A Newsstand 119 - 75c 1A Newsstand 120 - 75c 1A Newsstand 121 - 75c 1A Newsstand 122 - 75c 1A Newsstand 123 - 75c 1A Newsstand 124 - 95c 1A Newsstand 129 - 95c 1A Newsstand 131 - 95c 1A Newsstand 132 - 95c 1A Newsstand 134 - 95c 1A Newsstand 135 - 95c 1A Newsstand 140 - 95c 1A Newsstand 141 - 95c 1A Newsstand 142 - 95c 1A Newsstand 145 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 146 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 147 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 148 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 149 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 150 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 151 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 152 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 154 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 155 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $125.00 (for the lot)
89 - 50c Newsstand - $4.25 89 - 50c Newsstand - $4.25 117 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $5.25 145 - 1.15 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Faculty Funnies: 1 - 1.15 1A Newsstand - $9.50 4 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25 $11.00 (for the lot)
Hot Dog: 1 - 1.20 1A Newsstand - $9.50 3 - 1.20/75c 1A Newsstand - $7.75 $14.00 (for the lot)
Jughead:
1 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand
3 - 95c 1A Newsstand
4 - 95c 1A Newsstand
5 - 95c 1A Newsstand
6 - 95c 1A Newsstand
7 - 95c 1A Newsstand
$27.50 (for the lot)340 - 75c 1A Newsstand
342 - 75c 1A Newsstand
345 - 75c 1A Newsstand
347 - 95c 1A Newsstand
349 - 95c 1A Newsstand
$20.00 (for the lot)347 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Jughead's Jokes 26 (Giant Series) - 50c - $4.25 70 - 50c - $4.25 70 - 50c - $4.25Katy Keene: 9 - 75c - $9.50 10 - 75c - $9.50 $15.00 (for the lot)
Laugh: 1 - 95c 1A Newsstand 2 - 95c 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c 1A Newsstand 6 - 95c 1A Newsstand 7 - 95c 1A Newsstand 8 - 95c 1A Newsstand 10 - 95c 1A Newsstand 11 - 95c 1A Newsstand 12 - 95c 1A Newsstand 13 - 95c 1A Newsstand 14 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 15 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 16 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 18 - $1.15 1A Newsstand 19 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 20 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 22 - $1.20 1A Newsstand 23 - $1.20 1A Newsstand $82.00 (for the lot)
22 - $1.20 1A Newsstand - $3.00 23 - $1.20 1A Newsstand - $4.25
381 - 75c 1A Newsstand 382 - 75c 1A Newsstand 383 - 75c 1A Newsstand 389 - 75c 1A Newsstand 393 - 75c 1A Newsstand 394 - 75c 1A Newsstand 395 - 95c 1A Newsstand 396 - 95c 1A Newsstand 400 - 95c 1A Newsstand $44.00 (for the lot)
357 - 50c Newsstand - $3.25 357 - 50c Newsstand - $3.25 394 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $4.25 396 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Life With Archie: 247 - 75c 1A Newsstand 249 - 75c 1A Newsstand 250 - 75c 1A Newsstand 251 - 75c 1A Newsstand 254 - 75c 1A Newsstand 256 - 95c 1A Newsstand 257 - 95c 1A Newsstand 259 - 95c 1A Newsstand 260 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 261 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 262 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 263 - 95c/40p 1A Newsstand 265 - 95c 1A Newsstand 266 - 95c 1A Newsstand 267 - 95c 1A Newsstand 275 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 278 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 282 - 1.20 1A Newsstand 286 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $90.00 (for the lot)
254 - 75c 1A Newsstand - $4.25
Mad House: 63 - 12c - $12.00 65 - 12c - $12.00 $18.00 (for the lot)
Riverdale High: 5 - 1.20 - $4.25
That Wilkin Boy: 47 - 50c - $4.00 50 - 50c - $4.00 $5.00 (for the lot)
The New Archies: 2 - 95c 1A Newsstand 3 - 95c 1A Newsstand 4 - 95c 1A Newsstand 5 - 95c 1A Newsstand 6 - 95c 1A Newsstand 7 - 95c 1A Newsstand 8 - 95c 1A Newsstand 9 - 95c 1A Newsstand 11 - 95c 1A Newsstand 13 - 95c 1A Newsstand 15 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 16 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 17 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 19 - 1.15 1A Newsstand 21 - 1.20 1A Newsstand $44.00 (for the lot)
3 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25 4 - 95c 1A Newsstand - $4.25
The Punisher Meets Archie: 1 - $3.95 - $15.00
Veronica: 1 - 95c - $24.00 4 - 1.15 - $8.00 10 - 1.20 - $5.50 $30.00 (for the lot)
OTHER ARCHIE:
Sonic The Hedgehog:
236 - $2.99 - $14.00
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2024.05.02 16:48 BBIncorporated Hotel of the Woods
This is chapter one of a book I’m writing. I really need feedback please.
Hotel of the Woods
CHAPTER 1 The Letters
A slow death comes to those who breathe. And quickly to thou who do not.
December 25th: Christmas Day On this particular snowy evening, the clouds blocked the sun creating only the gloomiest day. Snow slowly fell from the dark clouds onto the quiet houses. The once bustling neighborhood full of joyful kids and noisy cars, was now empty, except for the thick fog and eerie silence. But that Silence was quickly broken by a white delivery van racing by. It made a screeching stop by a mundane yellow house. The van door swung open, and a small thin old man came out with a big smile, his eyes shining with the intensity of the glittery sun. In his hands, he carried exactly 9 envelopes, sealed with a dark green wax seal with a small wheat plant under three black bolded letters that spelled HOW. The smiling man walked up to the door and gave 3 quick knocks. Then he slipped one of the letters under the door then continued to waltz back to his white van to deliver another letter. The contents of the envelope read as follows.
Dear, An old Friend, I hope this letter finds you well and though you might wish me dead, I have a proposal, I want you to come to HOW. Come into the Visitor Center and ask for Cabin 87, they will know what you mean. Warning, there is no Cell Service so no calls back. It's a two-day walk back, that is if you survive the journey. I promise this will be worth your while with a large cash prize. A reward for my departure from our friendship. January 25, 11 am sharp, DONT BE LATE. see you soon, Regards, from the farthest part of the woods, where fog lays and coyotes howl， Hatumi Shishoriko
The name printed on the letter was impossible to read for any normal human being and even if someone could perhaps read it, it was a pen name and did not at all reveal who it truly was, when the recipients opened the letters, many of them were clueless. some were furious, and others were the ones who wrote it. But for any of this to go well, every last person needed to be there, not a person could be missing, and it just so happens that not one recipient had anywhere else to be.
Janurary 25th: 9:53 AM THE CEO A shiny red Mustang pulled up into the parking space of the HOW visitor center, the lady sat in her vehicle for a while, staring at the building, it was a majestic building, full of life and wonder and…of course…People. On any day of the week, it was packed with people, people who were constantly coming in and out, people who created hour-long lines, people who held their giant bags of camping gear leaving room for nobody else, and, people who… made her sweet money. The lady smiled to herself thinking about how much money she had. but that quickly turned a frown and she rubbed her forehead like she had a headache. She didn’t want to be here. She wanted to be in her office, looking down over the Hotel at the crowds of people, not in it. But she had no choice, the guy that had written the letter had promised her it would be worth her while. Not to mention there were lovely log cabins, she always wanted to stay in a log cabin, but she was so disgusted by getting dirty or worse…wet…and nature itself was just…Blah. She started at the visitor center as if trying to calm her mind, watching the snow start falling from the cloudy sky. She watched the glowing sign above the doors flicker on and off. She watched the people- wait. She rubbed her eyes and yet, nothing Changed. There were no people. She flung the car door open and exited the car with a furious frown. She hurriedly and angrily put on her large hat. The hat was one to stand out, you would notice it no matter where you were or how many people surrounded you and you’d know exactly who was wearing it. It had a base of black mesh drooping down covering her forehead which was covered by a foot-tall stack of red feathers pointing in all directions like a chaotic mess. But the lady took great pride in this hat and loved it dearly. She’d never leave the house without it. She also wore a slim sparkly red dress that ended just above her knees and black heels that clicked with every step she made. She leaned forward and squinted in the sunlight with her hazel eyes that glittered in the sunlight, looking for any sign of human life but there was none to be seen. Her face began to turn hot red her hat shifting to the side reveling part of her rich brown hair tucked neatly behind her. She stormed into the visitor center slamming the glass door behind her. She didn't even notice the people in the corner talking, or the other corner where there was an ice pack on a lady’s head, or the glowing CLOSED sign shining through the glass door, or the fact that a large black limo was parked just beyond the fence. She just stormed up to the counter, her heels clacking on the wood, her face as red as a tomato. “HELLO, Rick” she called clenching her fists. But Rick just smiled back. Rick was short for Richard and Richard was a big man, if not for this job he’d probably be a bodyguard and even had been asked to be a bodyguard many times before. But he had always rejected the promotion. “Tell me WHY there are NO People here RICK.” She barked, slamming her fists on the counter in frustration. Rick took a few steps back in surprise and quickly replied.
“Because we are closed Ma’am, and for the same reason, I'll have to politely ask you to leave, the door is right back there.” He gave a smile to the crazed woman who just walked through the doors. He didn't want to smile, in fact, he’d much rather yell back at her and her stupid large red feathered hat. But looking at her he could tell he had made a mistake, the woman's face was blood red, each huff of breath making such a loud noise it filled the room with sound, she looked like she was about to kill him. It would have been a clean kill if not for the group of people in the corner who were now staring at Rick in surprise as if he were in the wrong! “What. Did. You. Just. Say. You know what, I don't care what you said because I have impeccable hearing and an amazing large red feathered hat, I know exactly what you just said and I KNOW that you didn't just say that to your BOSS.” My boss? This selfish joke of a woman was not My boss. “My boss..? No way you're not my-” “Oh I'm SORRY, It looks like we haven't met yet, let’s change that, shall we!” She leaned over the counter and into Rick’s face “I’M AUBREY Allison, the CEO of this establishment” she spat with each syllable. The Silence was loud, Rick could not believe it. But Aubrey quickly pulled out her ID and shoved it in his face like she read his mind. There it was, right there in fine print. “Now” Aubrey continued “I'll be writing you up AND Unless you want to be fired from your ADORING and GORGEOUS CEO then tell me why you ARE CLOSED and why I had NO idea, and make it snappy, I have a place to be at 11 sharp and you have already wasted enough of my time. NOW SPEAK UP BOY!”
Janurary 24th: 2:43PM THE EX-WIFE “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” The Chair flew across the room and hit the wall, snapping in half, leaving a gaping hole where it had hit. The Woman screaming was Ella. Ella Banks. Ella was tall for being an old woman and was abnormally strong, well, at least compared to her boyfriend. Her boyfriend at the time was a small thin old man who, despite his age, looked handsome and stylish. “Honey, Please. Just sit down, I know this is hard for you but let's talk this through.” “THAT BITCH!” She threw another chair to the wall but missed and it shattered onto the floor. “LANGUAGE! You know we don't use that kind of word in our house, we have our kids upstairs. Please. Just sit down. We are running out of chairs!” Ella was never like this, she is a sweet person, an amazing girlfriend, and a loving mother. But things always changed when talking about her ex-husband. At last, she finally sat on the couch. “He thinks he can get me to come to his stupid little Campsite after what HE did. I'LL KILL HIM, THAT’S WHAT I'LL DO. I’LL TEAR HIS STUPID LITTLE FACE TO PEIECES!” She screeched. “It’s ok, it’s ok. Just calm down. Take a deep brea-” She shot up from her seat. “NO, IT’S NOT OKAY RON, IT’S NOT, I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR SO INSTANT IN ME GOING” In reality Ron just wanted a break from her, she might be the most amazing and loveing person he’d ever met (this is a bad example) but she was overprotective of there kids, he wanted to do so much with them but was always stopped by his girlfriend who was just worried that they might get a bruise. He had made plans to take the kids skiing and he wasn't going to let her ruin that. He had to convince his girlfriend to go. For him. For the kids. And he would do anything to do that. “I just think it would be good for you, you need a vacation after dealing with… all of this.” He looked around the messy room and broken chairs. “and maybe, just maybe” He leaned down and whispered in her ear while she refused to make eye contact with him. “You can get your revenge after all this time of wanting it so badly” Ron couldn’t help but smirk while saying it. Maybe this is why villains like being villians. Ella jolted her head up at him and smiled the biggest smile a woman could smile, her smile was even bigger than Ron’s when he was delivering mail in his tattered white delivery van. “I'll leave first thing in the morning!” She stood up, then jumped up in excitement camping her hands together “I got to start Packing!!” She started to run upstairs when Ron Called out to her. “HEY, Just promise not to kill him, if you come home and he’s dead with no arrest, I'm walking right out those doors.” Ron gave one last final smile.
January 25th: 7:00 AM The Best Friend and the Unpaid Intern The Helicopter blades worrled around, cutting the air above. The copter rounded through the sky above the sea of green trees. The Inside of the chopper was lined with lavender carpet and cushioned seats. Two people were sitting down silently on the seats that could have been made for a king. One of these was a man wore a deep blue suit that reminded him of the deep ocean, on top of that was a white coat with brown leather on the inside. He also wore his bright red shoes And don’t forget his trusty lime green tie. It’s the only tie he has ever owned and probably will ever own. In truth his job keeps him away from the city, it keeps him in the wilderness, the wonderful nature, he didn’t have time to travel to the city and buy new clothes and ties or rubbish like that. oh, how I love nature He thought pressing his face against the window of the helicopter and looking down at the majestic forest. He did miss the city though, it felt like just a minute ago they were at the edge of the city passing above the visitor center, but it’s been 30 minutes and nothing but thick forest.
On the other side of the Man was a young Japanese woman who wore a stunning gold skirts with a large red t-shirt and sparkly black heels, She was staring out the window at the magnificent sky, tapping her fingers on the seat like something troubled her. She wanted to ask the man a qestion. Something to break the everlasting silence. “So…Victor…” She smiled and she pulled back her hair from her eyes. “How long have you and my boss been friends?” She Smiled “Ah me and big boss man go way back, 15 great years starting tomorrow, and not only is it an anniversary of Friendship, but an anniversary of life!” Victor smiled, not breaking eye contact with the forest below.
In truth, Victor felt as if his friend held him back, originally he and his friend rose the Ranks quickly, his friend always had just one promotion above him, but it’s already been 6 years, and there's not a promotion in sight. “An anniversary of….life…. Like is that an American holiday I haven't heard about?” Victor laughed and broke his gaze at the trees, instead looking at the woman with a smile “Hahaha, no Ms.Rose, but that would be a great holiday, people need to realize that nature and life are gifts and that we should be happy and enjoy life for a day, no work, no stress, just happiness and the sounds of nature” He took a deep breath “I'm sorry, I was rambling again” he laughed “but what I meant was that tomorrow happens to be my birthday! Not that it matters in any way, my work buddy is going to be too focused on dealing with trying to fix his past relationships or something” Victor pulled out a letter from his coat pocket with the forest green seal. He waved it in the air. “lots of people are coming, but you already know that.” “Anyway, How long have you been working for him?” Victor put the letter back in his coat pocket and patiently waited for an answer “Oh…ummmm” Ms.Rose hadn’t thought about this type of question “It’s only been….five…maybe six months?” Victor's joyful smile faded into a frown. “ONLY six months? That’s a lot of time to be spent with a man who treats you so poorly, as his friend I love and support him but I can not defend how he treats you, and you not even getting paid for it! You’re just an intern!” “Well yea…I guess…but I get free housing… free food…I mean, I get to ride in this helicopter. I can’t complain” “But YOU can complain. Helicopter or not, you shouldn’t let ANYONE treat a beautifuly young woman like yourself the way he treats you!” Victor looked back out the window leaving Ms. Rose alone with her thoughts. She pulled out her envelope with the green seal and stared at it. There was something wrong. Her boss has a husband, her boss has a lot employees that work under him and yet none of them were invited, and they were closer by location than Victor was on his trip, he made him cut it short. And to what? help him? He had employees for that. There had to be a reason they were invited, why he gave them both letters. “Ayy, Victor man” the pilot called. “What’s the problem?” Victor responded looking towards the cockpit in confusion as there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary. “We’re here, ya”
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Hotel of the Woods
CHAPTER 1 The Letters
A slow death comes to those who breathe. And quickly to thou who do not.
December 25th: Christmas Day On this particular snowy evening, the clouds blocked the sun creating only the gloomiest day. Snow slowly fell from the dark clouds onto the quiet houses. The once bustling neighborhood full of joyful kids and noisy cars, was now empty, except for the thick fog and eerie silence. But that Silence was quickly broken by a white delivery van racing by. It made a screeching stop by a mundane yellow house. The van door swung open, and a small thin old man came out with a big smile, his eyes shining with the intensity of the glittery sun. In his hands, he carried exactly 9 envelopes, sealed with a dark green wax seal with a small wheat plant under three black bolded letters that spelled HOW. The smiling man walked up to the door and gave 3 quick knocks. Then he slipped one of the letters under the door then continued to waltz back to his white van to deliver another letter. The contents of the envelope read as follows.
Dear, An old Friend, I hope this letter finds you well and though you might wish me dead, I have a proposal, I want you to come to HOW. Come into the Visitor Center and ask for Cabin 87, they will know what you mean. Warning, there is no Cell Service so no calls back. It's a two-day walk back, that is if you survive the journey. I promise this will be worth your while with a large cash prize. A reward for my departure from our friendship. January 25, 11 am sharp, DONT BE LATE. see you soon, Regards, from the farthest part of the woods, where fog lays and coyotes howl， Hatumi Shishoriko
The name printed on the letter was impossible to read for any normal human being and even if someone could perhaps read it, it was a pen name and did not at all reveal who it truly was, when the recipients opened the letters, many of them were clueless. some were furious, and others were the ones who wrote it. But for any of this to go well, every last person needed to be there, not a person could be missing, and it just so happens that not one recipient had anywhere else to be.
Janurary 25th: 9:53 AM THE CEO A shiny red Mustang pulled up into the parking space of the HOW visitor center, the lady sat in her vehicle for a while, staring at the building, it was a majestic building, full of life and wonder and…of course…People. On any day of the week, it was packed with people, people who were constantly coming in and out, people who created hour-long lines, people who held their giant bags of camping gear leaving room for nobody else, and, people who… made her sweet money. The lady smiled to herself thinking about how much money she had. but that quickly turned a frown and she rubbed her forehead like she had a headache. She didn’t want to be here. She wanted to be in her office, looking down over the Hotel at the crowds of people, not in it. But she had no choice, the guy that had written the letter had promised her it would be worth her while. Not to mention there were lovely log cabins, she always wanted to stay in a log cabin, but she was so disgusted by getting dirty or worse…wet…and nature itself was just…Blah. She started at the visitor center as if trying to calm her mind, watching the snow start falling from the cloudy sky. She watched the glowing sign above the doors flicker on and off. She watched the people- wait. She rubbed her eyes and yet, nothing Changed. There were no people. She flung the car door open and exited the car with a furious frown. She hurriedly and angrily put on her large hat. The hat was one to stand out, you would notice it no matter where you were or how many people surrounded you and you’d know exactly who was wearing it. It had a base of black mesh drooping down covering her forehead which was covered by a foot-tall stack of red feathers pointing in all directions like a chaotic mess. But the lady took great pride in this hat and loved it dearly. She’d never leave the house without it. She also wore a slim sparkly red dress that ended just above her knees and black heels that clicked with every step she made. She leaned forward and squinted in the sunlight with her hazel eyes that glittered in the sunlight, looking for any sign of human life but there was none to be seen. Her face began to turn hot red her hat shifting to the side reveling part of her rich brown hair tucked neatly behind her. She stormed into the visitor center slamming the glass door behind her. She didn't even notice the people in the corner talking, or the other corner where there was an ice pack on a lady’s head, or the glowing CLOSED sign shining through the glass door, or the fact that a large black limo was parked just beyond the fence. She just stormed up to the counter, her heels clacking on the wood, her face as red as a tomato. “HELLO, Rick” she called clenching her fists. But Rick just smiled back. Rick was short for Richard and Richard was a big man, if not for this job he’d probably be a bodyguard and even had been asked to be a bodyguard many times before. But he had always rejected the promotion. “Tell me WHY there are NO People here RICK.” She barked, slamming her fists on the counter in frustration. Rick took a few steps back in surprise and quickly replied.
“Because we are closed Ma’am, and for the same reason, I'll have to politely ask you to leave, the door is right back there.” He gave a smile to the crazed woman who just walked through the doors. He didn't want to smile, in fact, he’d much rather yell back at her and her stupid large red feathered hat. But looking at her he could tell he had made a mistake, the woman's face was blood red, each huff of breath making such a loud noise it filled the room with sound, she looked like she was about to kill him. It would have been a clean kill if not for the group of people in the corner who were now staring at Rick in surprise as if he were in the wrong! “What. Did. You. Just. Say. You know what, I don't care what you said because I have impeccable hearing and an amazing large red feathered hat, I know exactly what you just said and I KNOW that you didn't just say that to your BOSS.” My boss? This selfish joke of a woman was not My boss. “My boss..? No way you're not my-” “Oh I'm SORRY, It looks like we haven't met yet, let’s change that, shall we!” She leaned over the counter and into Rick’s face “I’M AUBREY Allison, the CEO of this establishment” she spat with each syllable. The Silence was loud, Rick could not believe it. But Aubrey quickly pulled out her ID and shoved it in his face like she read his mind. There it was, right there in fine print. “Now” Aubrey continued “I'll be writing you up AND Unless you want to be fired from your ADORING and GORGEOUS CEO then tell me why you ARE CLOSED and why I had NO idea, and make it snappy, I have a place to be at 11 sharp and you have already wasted enough of my time. NOW SPEAK UP BOY!”
Janurary 24th: 2:43PM THE EX-WIFE “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” The Chair flew across the room and hit the wall, snapping in half, leaving a gaping hole where it had hit. The Woman screaming was Ella. Ella Banks. Ella was tall for being an old woman and was abnormally strong, well, at least compared to her boyfriend. Her boyfriend at the time was a small thin old man who, despite his age, looked handsome and stylish. “Honey, Please. Just sit down, I know this is hard for you but let's talk this through.” “THAT BITCH!” She threw another chair to the wall but missed and it shattered onto the floor. “LANGUAGE! You know we don't use that kind of word in our house, we have our kids upstairs. Please. Just sit down. We are running out of chairs!” Ella was never like this, she is a sweet person, an amazing girlfriend, and a loving mother. But things always changed when talking about her ex-husband. At last, she finally sat on the couch. “He thinks he can get me to come to his stupid little Campsite after what HE did. I'LL KILL HIM, THAT’S WHAT I'LL DO. I’LL TEAR HIS STUPID LITTLE FACE TO PEIECES!” She screeched. “It’s ok, it’s ok. Just calm down. Take a deep brea-” She shot up from her seat. “NO, IT’S NOT OKAY RON, IT’S NOT, I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR SO INSTANT IN ME GOING” In reality Ron just wanted a break from her, she might be the most amazing and loveing person he’d ever met (this is a bad example) but she was overprotective of there kids, he wanted to do so much with them but was always stopped by his girlfriend who was just worried that they might get a bruise. He had made plans to take the kids skiing and he wasn't going to let her ruin that. He had to convince his girlfriend to go. For him. For the kids. And he would do anything to do that. “I just think it would be good for you, you need a vacation after dealing with… all of this.” He looked around the messy room and broken chairs. “and maybe, just maybe” He leaned down and whispered in her ear while she refused to make eye contact with him. “You can get your revenge after all this time of wanting it so badly” Ron couldn’t help but smirk while saying it. Maybe this is why villains like being villians. Ella jolted her head up at him and smiled the biggest smile a woman could smile, her smile was even bigger than Ron’s when he was delivering mail in his tattered white delivery van. “I'll leave first thing in the morning!” She stood up, then jumped up in excitement camping her hands together “I got to start Packing!!” She started to run upstairs when Ron Called out to her. “HEY, Just promise not to kill him, if you come home and he’s dead with no arrest, I'm walking right out those doors.” Ron gave one last final smile.
January 25th: 7:00 AM The Best Friend and the Unpaid Intern The Helicopter blades worrled around, cutting the air above. The copter rounded through the sky above the sea of green trees. The Inside of the chopper was lined with lavender carpet and cushioned seats. Two people were sitting down silently on the seats that could have been made for a king. One of these was a man wore a deep blue suit that reminded him of the deep ocean, on top of that was a white coat with brown leather on the inside. He also wore his bright red shoes And don’t forget his trusty lime green tie. It’s the only tie he has ever owned and probably will ever own. In truth his job keeps him away from the city, it keeps him in the wilderness, the wonderful nature, he didn’t have time to travel to the city and buy new clothes and ties or rubbish like that. oh, how I love nature He thought pressing his face against the window of the helicopter and looking down at the majestic forest. He did miss the city though, it felt like just a minute ago they were at the edge of the city passing above the visitor center, but it’s been 30 minutes and nothing but thick forest.
On the other side of the Man was a young Japanese woman who wore a stunning gold skirts with a large red t-shirt and sparkly black heels, She was staring out the window at the magnificent sky, tapping her fingers on the seat like something troubled her. She wanted to ask the man a qestion. Something to break the everlasting silence. “So…Victor…” She smiled and she pulled back her hair from her eyes. “How long have you and my boss been friends?” She Smiled “Ah me and big boss man go way back, 15 great years starting tomorrow, and not only is it an anniversary of Friendship, but an anniversary of life!” Victor smiled, not breaking eye contact with the forest below.
In truth, Victor felt as if his friend held him back, originally he and his friend rose the Ranks quickly, his friend always had just one promotion above him, but it’s already been 6 years, and there's not a promotion in sight. “An anniversary of….life…. Like is that an American holiday I haven't heard about?” Victor laughed and broke his gaze at the trees, instead looking at the woman with a smile “Hahaha, no Ms.Rose, but that would be a great holiday, people need to realize that nature and life are gifts and that we should be happy and enjoy life for a day, no work, no stress, just happiness and the sounds of nature” He took a deep breath “I'm sorry, I was rambling again” he laughed “but what I meant was that tomorrow happens to be my birthday! Not that it matters in any way, my work buddy is going to be too focused on dealing with trying to fix his past relationships or something” Victor pulled out a letter from his coat pocket with the forest green seal. He waved it in the air. “lots of people are coming, but you already know that.” “Anyway, How long have you been working for him?” Victor put the letter back in his coat pocket and patiently waited for an answer “Oh…ummmm” Ms.Rose hadn’t thought about this type of question “It’s only been….five…maybe six months?” Victor's joyful smile faded into a frown. “ONLY six months? That’s a lot of time to be spent with a man who treats you so poorly, as his friend I love and support him but I can not defend how he treats you, and you not even getting paid for it! You’re just an intern!” “Well yea…I guess…but I get free housing… free food…I mean, I get to ride in this helicopter. I can’t complain” “But YOU can complain. Helicopter or not, you shouldn’t let ANYONE treat a beautifuly young woman like yourself the way he treats you!” Victor looked back out the window leaving Ms. Rose alone with her thoughts. She pulled out her envelope with the green seal and stared at it. There was something wrong. Her boss has a husband, her boss has a lot employees that work under him and yet none of them were invited, and they were closer by location than Victor was on his trip, he made him cut it short. And to what? help him? He had employees for that. There had to be a reason they were invited, why he gave them both letters. “Ayy, Victor man” the pilot called. “What’s the problem?” Victor responded looking towards the cockpit in confusion as there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary. “We’re here, ya”
2024.05.02 16:44 Professional-Cat2123 Umm eww
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2024.05.02 16:36 AlexVaq Dremel 3D45 repair
 | Hi guys, I hope you can help me a bit with this one. I got a Dremel 3D45 that works 99% fine. The 1% remaining is quite annoying, because it makes the printer useless: the level arm doesn't move, although the sensor works fine. If it's deployed, the printer can't print. If it's not deployed, the nozzle painfully hits and scratches the bed. submitted by AlexVaq to 3Dprinting [link] [comments] Now, before you quickly jump to say "just replace the motor of the arm", I did that, thank you very much. I tested the new motor with an ESP32 and it worked properly. So I decided to take some measurements and inspect the board. I used a logic analyzer to read the PWM signal sent to the level arm motor, and I read a constant 2.5V. This is expected when there is no signal at all (see below). Then I opened "Tools > Settings > Leveling tools > Leveling Switch" and hit the test button like crazy, hoping to see a signal in the analyzer. Nope. Things were getting serious, so I disconnected the printer and ran a continuity check between the board PWM output for the level arm and the pin 40 of the MCU (which I understand it's responsible of sending the PWM signal). I'm checking the pins, not the pads under the pins (bad soldering could be an issue, not in this case). Success. And now I don't know what to do. It looks to me that pin 40 is fried, and that no PWM signal can get out of the MCU for the level arm. The circuit is very simple, you can check the image. All the components look fine, I don't know the value of the inductance, but it passes continuity. There is a pull-up resistor and a pull-down resistor, and the voltage without signal is 2.5V. Do you think my MCU is bad, or is there any other possible problem? Thank you, guys. PD: u/metalman3797 I know you know. I would appreciate some help, but I would understand if you didn't want to spend your free time on this. https://preview.redd.it/qpoms6udy0yc1.png?width=464&format=png&auto=webp&s=bdb342bbedbf9abbab937a71fad72a18feb23716 |
2024.05.02 16:34 amIdaddingthisright Right up boomers' alley
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2024.05.02 16:26 Dapper_Translator_12 Technical Assistance Needed for Out of Memory Error in Fine-Tuning Llama3 Model
I'm encountering a persistent issue while fine-tuning a Llama3 model using a Hugging Face dataset in a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Ubuntu 22.04 environment on Windows 11. Despite having ample GPU memory available (detailed specs provided below), I repeatedly face the error: "torch.cuda.OutOfMemoryError: CUDA out of memory. Tried to allocate 224.00 MiB. GPU". This occurs despite having two GPUs with sufficient memory.
System Specifications:
Full Code:
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System Specifications:
- Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16-Cores @ 4.00 GHz
- Installed RAM: 128 GB (128 GB usable)
- Operating System: Windows 11 Pro Version 23H2, OS build 22631.3296
- CUDA Version: 11.8
- Available GPU devices: 2
- GPU 0: NVIDIA RTX A4000
- GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A4000
- CUDA Version: 11.8
- PyTorch version: 2.3.0+cu118
- Transformers version: 4.40.1
- scikit-learn version: 1.4.2
- Pandas version: 2.2.2
- CUDA Version in WSL: CUDA compilation tools, release 11.8
- Cleared GPU cache.
- Checked CUDA version, GPU memory, and availability.
- Ensured GPU 1 is utilized.
- Loaded and preprocessed dataset.
- Loaded model and tokenizer with authentication token.
- Handled special tokens.
- Setup mixed precision.
- Defined training setup.
- Initialized trainer.
- Defined training function with autocast and scaler.
- Initiated training.
Full Code:
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer, Trainer, TrainingArguments from datasets import load_dataset, Dataset import pandas as pd from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split import os import torch import transformers from torch.cuda.amp import autocast, GradScaler import GPUtil from numba import cuda import torch print(f'PyTorch version: {torch.__version__}') print('*'*10) print(f'_CUDA version: ') print('*'*10) print(f'CUDNN version: {torch.backends.cudnn.version()}') print(f'Available GPU devices: {torch.cuda.device_count()}') print(f'Device Name: {torch.cuda.get_device_name()}') # Free GPU cache def free_gpu_cache(): print("Initial GPU Usage:") GPUtil.showUtilization() torch.cuda.empty_cache() # Clear PyTorch's cache cuda.select_device(1) cuda.close() # Clear Numba cache cuda.select_device(1) print("GPU Usage after clearing cache:") GPUtil.showUtilization() # Clear memory and show initial status free_gpu_cache() # Check CUDA version and GPU memory print("CUDA Version:", torch.version.cuda) print(f"PyTorch version: {torch.__version__}") print(f"Transformers version: {transformers.__version__}") print(f"CUDA Available: {torch.cuda.is_available()}") # Ensure GPU 1 is used os.environ["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"] = "1" os.environ['TF_FORCE_GPU_ALLOW_GROWTH'] = 'true' # Check current GPU memory print(torch.cuda.memory_summary()) # Load dataset print("Loading dataset...") dataset = load_dataset("naklecha/minecraft-question-answer-700k", token="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") print("Dataset loaded successfully.") # Convert to pandas DataFrame data_df = pd.DataFrame(dataset['train']) # Split the dataset into training and test sets train_df, test_df = train_test_split(data_df, test_size=0.1) # Convert back to Hugging Face datasets train_dataset = Dataset.from_pandas(train_df) test_dataset = Dataset.from_pandas(test_df) print(f"Train set length: {len(train_dataset)}") print(f"Test set length: {len(test_dataset)}") # Load model and tokenizer with an authentication token model_id = "meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct" auth_token = "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" print("Loading the tokenizer and model...") tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_id, token=auth_token) model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(model_id, token=auth_token) print("Tokenizer and model loaded successfully.") # Handle special tokens potentially added to the tokenizer special_tokens_dict = {'additional_special_tokens': ['[USR]', '[SYS]']} num_added_toks = tokenizer.add_special_tokens(special_tokens_dict) model.resize_token_embeddings(len(tokenizer)) print(f"Added {num_added_toks} special tokens.") # Mixed Precision setup scaler = GradScaler() # Training setup training_args = TrainingArguments( output_dir='./results', num_train_epochs=3, per_device_train_batch_size=1, # Decrease batch size per_device_eval_batch_size=1, # Reduce eval batch size gradient_accumulation_steps=8, # Increase accumulation steps warmup_steps=500, weight_decay=0.01, logging_dir='./logs', logging_steps=10, report_to="none", load_best_model_at_end=True, metric_for_best_model='loss', greater_is_better=False, evaluation_strategy="steps", save_strategy="steps" ) # Initialize trainer trainer = Trainer( model=model, args=training_args, train_dataset=train_dataset, eval_dataset=test_dataset ) # Define training function with autocast and scaler def training_step(trainer, model, criterion, optimizer, data_loader): for i, data in enumerate(data_loader, 1): with autocast(): optimizer.zero_grad() output = model(data) loss = criterion(output, target) scaler.scale(loss).backward() # Accumulate gradients or step optimizer if i % training_args.gradient_accumulation_steps == 0: scaler.step(optimizer) scaler.update() # Start training print("Starting training...") training_step(trainer, model, criterion, optimizer, train_loader) print("Training completed.") # Save model and tokenizer model.save_pretrained('./fine_tuned_model') tokenizer.save_pretrained('./fine_tuned_model') print("Model and tokenizer saved successfully.") 2024.05.02 16:07 Dapper_Translator_12 CUDA Out of Memory Error When Fine-Tuning LLaMA3 on HuggingFace Dataset
I need technical assistance with a CUDA out-of-memory error while fine-tuning a LLaMA-3 model using a Hugging Face dataset on WSL Ubuntu 22.04 (Windows 11).
Specs:
"torch.cuda.OutOfMemoryError: CUDA out of memory. Tried to allocate 224.00 MiB. GPU" despite available memory:
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Specs:
- NVIDIA GPUs: 2 x RTX A4000 (CUDA 11.8)
- RAM: 128 GB
- CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX, 16 Cores @ 4.00 GHz
- System: Windows 11 Pro (64-bit, v23H2)
- Software: PyTorch v2.3.0+cu118, Transformers v4.40.1, CUDNN v8700, Scikit-learn v1.4.2, Pandas v2.2.2
"torch.cuda.OutOfMemoryError: CUDA out of memory. Tried to allocate 224.00 MiB. GPU" despite available memory:
- GPU 0: 16 MiB used / 16376 MiB total
- GPU 1: 633 MiB used / 16376 MiB total
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer, Trainer, TrainingArguments from datasets import load_dataset, Dataset import pandas as pd from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split import os import torch import transformers from torch.cuda.amp import autocast, GradScaler import GPUtil from numba import cuda import torch print(f'PyTorch version: {torch.__version__}') print('*'*10) print(f'_CUDA version: ') print('*'*10) print(f'CUDNN version: {torch.backends.cudnn.version()}') print(f'Available GPU devices: {torch.cuda.device_count()}') print(f'Device Name: {torch.cuda.get_device_name()}') # Free GPU cache def free_gpu_cache(): print("Initial GPU Usage:") GPUtil.showUtilization() torch.cuda.empty_cache() # Clear PyTorch's cache cuda.select_device(1) cuda.close() # Clear Numba cache cuda.select_device(1) print("GPU Usage after clearing cache:") GPUtil.showUtilization() # Clear memory and show initial status free_gpu_cache() # Check CUDA version and GPU memory print("CUDA Version:", torch.version.cuda) print(f"PyTorch version: {torch.__version__}") print(f"Transformers version: {transformers.__version__}") print(f"CUDA Available: {torch.cuda.is_available()}") # Ensure GPU 1 is used os.environ["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"] = "1" os.environ['TF_FORCE_GPU_ALLOW_GROWTH'] = 'true' # Check current GPU memory print(torch.cuda.memory_summary()) # Load dataset print("Loading dataset...") dataset = load_dataset("naklecha/minecraft-question-answer-700k", token="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") print("Dataset loaded successfully.") # Convert to pandas DataFrame data_df = pd.DataFrame(dataset['train']) # Split the dataset into training and test sets train_df, test_df = train_test_split(data_df, test_size=0.1) # Convert back to Hugging Face datasets train_dataset = Dataset.from_pandas(train_df) test_dataset = Dataset.from_pandas(test_df) print(f"Train set length: {len(train_dataset)}") print(f"Test set length: {len(test_dataset)}") # Load model and tokenizer with an authentication token model_id = "meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct" auth_token = "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" print("Loading the tokenizer and model...") tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_id, token=auth_token) model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(model_id, token=auth_token) print("Tokenizer and model loaded successfully.") # Handle special tokens potentially added to the tokenizer special_tokens_dict = {'additional_special_tokens': ['[USR]', '[SYS]']} num_added_toks = tokenizer.add_special_tokens(special_tokens_dict) model.resize_token_embeddings(len(tokenizer)) print(f"Added {num_added_toks} special tokens.") # Mixed Precision setup scaler = GradScaler() # Training setup training_args = TrainingArguments( output_dir='./results', num_train_epochs=3, per_device_train_batch_size=1, # Decrease batch size per_device_eval_batch_size=1, # Reduce eval batch size gradient_accumulation_steps=8, # Increase accumulation steps warmup_steps=500, weight_decay=0.01, logging_dir='./logs', logging_steps=10, report_to="none", load_best_model_at_end=True, metric_for_best_model='loss', greater_is_better=False, evaluation_strategy="steps", save_strategy="steps" ) # Initialize trainer trainer = Trainer( model=model, args=training_args, train_dataset=train_dataset, eval_dataset=test_dataset ) # Define training function with autocast and scaler def training_step(trainer, model, criterion, optimizer, data_loader): for i, data in enumerate(data_loader, 1): with autocast(): optimizer.zero_grad() output = model(data) loss = criterion(output, target) scaler.scale(loss).backward() # Accumulate gradients or step optimizer if i % training_args.gradient_accumulation_steps == 0: scaler.step(optimizer) scaler.update() # Start training print("Starting training...") training_step(trainer, model, criterion, optimizer, train_loader) print("Training completed.") # Save model and tokenizer model.save_pretrained('./fine_tuned_model') tokenizer.save_pretrained('./fine_tuned_model') print("Model and tokenizer saved successfully.") 2024.05.02 16:04 SystemSpark [USA] [H] Pixel Pals, FF7 Rebirth DE; Car Battler Joe, Haunting Grounds, Chrono Trigger Maps, Cubivore, Turbo, Project Justice, Xenogears, Power Stone 2, Faria, Izuna 2, amiibo, Switch/Wii/WiiU/PSP/PS1/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/DS/3DS/GBA/GB/NES/SNES/NGC/Genesis/Saturn Games, Controllers, Swag [W] Lists,Wants
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| Storage Solutions | Condition |
|---|---|
| Thin Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray | New. Clear front, black back |
| Standard Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray | New. Clear front and back |
| Genesis/Famicom Retro Protection | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| Super Famicom Cartridge Retro Protection | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| SNES Cartridge Retro Protection | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| NES Cartridge Retro Protection | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| amiibo | Condition |
|---|---|
| Tears of the Kingdom Link | Loose |
| Ocarina of Time Link | Loose |
| Majora's Mask Link | Loose |
| Smash Bros. Link | Loose |
| Skyward Sword Link | Loose |
| Zelda & Loftwing | Loose |
| Wind Waker Link | Loose |
| Wind Waker Zelda | Loose |
| Twilight Princess Link | Loose |
| Wolf Link and Midna | Loose |
| Callie | Loose |
| Marie | Loose |
| Inkling Boy [Neon Green] | Loose |
| Inkling Girl [Neon Pink] | Loose |
| Inkling Squid [Neon Purple] | Loose |
| Splatoon 2 Pearl | Loose |
| Splatoon 2 Marina | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Inkling [Yellow] | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Octoling [Blue] | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Small Fry | Loose |
| Zelda Loftwing | New In Box |
| Sanrio amiibo cards | Sealed Pack |
| Mario Cereal Box | Cereal Removed/Flattened |
| Isabelle Summer Outfit | Open Box |
| Cyrus/K.K./Reese | New In Box/Damaged box |
| Tom Nook | New In Box |
| Mabel | New In Box |
| Digital Codes | Condition |
|---|---|
| SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD-STANDARD EDITION-US | Switch Digital Code |
| Figures | Condition |
|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger Chrono (Crono)/Robo/Eira (Ayla) Formation Arts Figure | Loose figure, most limbs are detachable by design, no missing parts |
| Pit Figma Figure | First Edition, Open Box, Contains everything but AR cards |
| Lillie (Pokemon) Nendoroid | Sealed. US edition from the Pokemon Center |
| Pixel Pal Mega Man | Sealed, damaged box |
| Pixel Pal SMB3 Mario | Sealed |
| Pixel Pal SMB3 Luigi | Sealed |
| Tracer Nendoroid (730) | Sealed |
| Tracer (Blizzard Entertainment Cute But Deadly Series 2 Vinyl) | Loose figure |
| Switch | Condition |
|---|---|
| Adventure Acedamia | Sealed |
| Atelier Ryza 3 | Complete in Box |
| Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack | Sealed |
| Bendy and the Ink Machine | Complete in Box |
| Cruel King and the Great Hero Storybook Edition | Complete in Box |
| Ender Lilies | Sealed, Japan Import |
| Grim Fandango Remastered | Complete in Box, no slip cover |
| Labyrinth of Refrain | Loose |
| Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom | Sealed |
| Metroid Dread Collector's Edition | Sealed, a few dings associated with shipping |
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 Collector's Edition | Sealed |
| The Mummy Demastered | Complete in Box |
| River City Girls | Complete in Box, US Copy, Best Buy Variant |
| Shadowverse Champion's Battle | Loose |
| Shantae | Sealed |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge | Sealed |
| Shantae Collector's Edition | Sealed |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge Collector's Edition | Sealed |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection | Sealed |
| Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap | Complete in Box |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution | Loose |
| Wii | Condition |
|---|---|
| Batallion Wars 2 | Game and Case |
| Castle of Shikigami III | Complete in Box |
| Okami | Game and Case |
| WiiU Games | Condition |
|---|---|
| Batman Arkham City Armored Edition | Sealed |
| Disney Infinity 2.0 | Sealed |
| Nintendoland | Complete in Box |
| Star Fox Guard | Complete in Box |
| Turbo Super Stunt Squad | Complete in Box, Art/Manual damage |
| DS | Condition |
|---|---|
| Animal Crossing Wild World | Game, Case, and inserts. No Manual |
| Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Izuna 2 The Unemployed Ninja Returns | Loose |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Complete in Box |
| Super Scribblenauts | Loose |
| Witch's Wish | Complete in Box |
| A Witch's Tale | Complete in Box |
| 3DS | Condition |
|---|---|
| Kid Icarus Uprising (Japanese) | Game, Manual, and Case (No Big Box) |
| Kid Icarus Uprising | Complete in Box, Includes Big Box, Stand and AR cards |
| Senran Kagura Deep Crimson Double D Edition | Sealed |
| GBA | Condition |
|---|---|
| Car Battler Joe | Loose. Label imperfections |
| Lady Sia | Loose, EU import |
| Lady Sia | Loose. Label imperfections |
| Super Mario Advance | No label |
| GB | Condition |
|---|---|
| Alleyway | Loose |
| Kid Dracula | Loose |
| NES | Condition |
|---|---|
| Adventure Island II | Loose |
| Faria | Game and Box. Box has some wear |
| Kid Icarus | Game, Box, and Manual; Box shows wear; Protective case for box and manual included |
| Rainbow Islands | Loose |
| Super Mario Bros & Duck Hunt | Loose |
| SNES | Condition |
|---|---|
| Secret of Mana | Loose |
| Super Punch-Out | Loose |
| Super Scope 6 | Loose |
| Wild Guns | Loose, Bad Label Damage |
| Gamecube | Condition |
|---|---|
| Cubivore | Loose disc |
| Pikmin | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Star Fox Assault | Loose disc |
| Resident Evil 0 | Player's Choice, Case and Discs, no manual |
| Resident Evil | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil | Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil 4 | Complete In Box, Disc 2 has label wrinkles |
| Super Mario Sunshine | Game and case, no manual |
| Sega Genesis | Condition |
|---|---|
| Jurrassic Park | Loose cartridge, Sharpie on Label |
| Phantasy Star IV | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Quackshot | Complete In Box |
| Rocket Knight Adventures | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Spider-Man | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Sega Saturn | Condition |
|---|---|
| NiGHTS Into Dreams | Complete in Box, Not for Resale Edition |
| Night Warriors Darkstalkers' Revenge | Loose |
| Sega Dreamcast | Condition |
|---|---|
| Project Justice | Complete in Box, page 2 detached from manual. |
| Power Stone 2 | Loose |
| PSP | Condition |
|---|---|
| Daxter | Loose, Greatest Hits, Not For Resale |
| Power Stone Collection | Loose |
| Silent Hill Origins | Game and Case |
| PS1 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Castlevania Chronicles | Complete in Box |
| Chocobo Racing | Loose |
| Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | Complete in Box, Manual is badly water damaged |
| Dark Stalkers | Loose slim case version |
| Dark Stalkers 3 | Disc and Manual, no back art |
| Rival Schools | Complete in Box |
| Silent Hill | Loose disc, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile | Discs and Case, no manual |
| World of Dragon Warrior Torneko The Last Hope | Loose |
| Xenogears | Complete in Box |
| PS2 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Avatar The Last Airbender | Disc and Case |
| Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Bully | Greatest Hits, game & artwork |
| Burnout 3 Takedown | Complete, Water Damage on back cover art |
| Burnout Dominator | Case and Disc, Disc has superficial scratches but still boots |
| Castlevania Curse of Darkness | Loose, Disc has light scratching |
| Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai | Complete in Box |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Final Fantasy X | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Final Fantasy X-2 | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Haunting Ground | Complete in Box, Water Damage on art and manual |
| Killzone | Complete in Box |
| Grand Theft Auto Vice City | Disc, Case, Poster, No Manual |
| .Hack Infection | Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD |
| .Hack Mutation | Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD |
| .Hack Outbreak | Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD |
| .Hack Quaratine | Discs and Case, no manual |
| Marvel vs Capcom 2 | Cracked Disc, won't boot for me. Comes with case, no manual |
| Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 | Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground 2 | Complete in Box |
| Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Resident Evil Dead Aim | Game and Case, No manual |
| Scarface | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Simpsons Road Rage | Loose, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile 2 | Complete In Box, some wear on the artwork and manual |
| Tekken Tag Tournament | Disc and Case, Greatest Hits, Full side Movie Gallery sticker on DVD face |
| PS3 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Sports Champions | Complete in Box |
| PS4 | Condition |
|---|---|
| APEX Construct | Sealed |
| Gravity Rush Remastered | Loose |
| J-Stars Victory VS+ | Loose |
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | Sealed |
| PS5 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Battlefield 2042 | Complete in Box |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Eiditon | Sealed |
| XBOX One | Condition |
|---|---|
| Watchdogs | Sealed |
| Consoles | Condition |
|---|---|
| Monster Hunter Rise Edition Switch | New in Box (No game code) |
| Oculus Quest 1 | Complete in Box |
| Playstation 2 w/FreeMcBoot | Original PS2 "Fat" system. Won't read PS1 or blue PS2 discs. Laser could be ready to go bad, or just need re-alignment. Comes with a Yellow PS2 Memory Card that has FreeMcBoot on it. Free McBoot will allow you to to play games off of a hard drive if desired. No cords/controllers included. |
| Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Edition OLED Switch | New In Box |
| SNES Jr. | Includes Deck, RF Coax Cable, Third Party AC Adapter, and Third Party Controller. Small crack on the corner. |
| Splatoon 3 Edition OLED Switch | New In Box |
| Controllers | Condition |
|---|---|
| FortniteWildcat Joy-Con Set | Comes from the Fortnite Edition Console, never used |
| Joy-Con Grip | Bagged/Unused - Came with console |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Left Controller | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Right Controller | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Platinum Gamecube Controller | Third Party, no nintendo logo, wired, good condition |
| Joy-Con (Left/Gray) | Good, no drift |
| Joy-Con (Right/Neon Red) | Good, no drift, Factory refurbished |
| SNES Controller | Third Party, no nintendo logo |
| SPIN Z WiiU Pro Controller | Black, Near Mint |
| Misc. | Condition |
|---|---|
| Chocobo White Mage Plush | Good |
| Chocobo Mystery Dungeon Everybuddy Pin | Thief costume |
| Chocobo's Dungeon Card Game Monsters Expansion Pack | Sealed |
| Black MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| Yellow Nyko MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| The Art of Splatoon 2 | Sealed |
| Mario Kart 8 Target Pre-Order Keychain | Sealed. Cut in the film. |
| Nintendo Switch AC Adapter | Gently used |
| Nintendo 64 Memory Jumper Pack | OEM/Authentic Regular Pack, not to be confused with the expansion |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pre-Order Coin | Sealed |
| Breath of the Wild Sheikah Coin | From BotW Special Edition, Good condition |
| Pokken Art Cel Pre-Order Bonus | Sealed |
| Blastoise New 3DS Plates | Plates are mint and unused |
| Nintendo 3DS Stand | OEM, Came with Kid Icarus Uprising |
| Kid Icarus Uprising Players Guide (Imported from Japan, no AR cards) | Shows a little wear |
| Kid Icarus AR Card Set (205/404) | Contains 249/402 different North American (AKDE) cards, no duplicates. An itemized list can be provided upon request. |
| Kid Icarus AR - Pit Rally Cry Sealed Pack | Sealed pack of cards that contains AKDE-403,014,086 |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge 2 LP Soundtrack Vinyl | Sealed |
| Super Mario Wonder Framed Art Print | Comes from Best Buy, Sealed |
| Tears of the Kingdom Pin Set (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Art Book (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Poster (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Portal 2 Wheatley LED Flashlight | Sealed |
| Cases/Boxes/Inserts | Condition |
|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger Manual | SNES, Slight Wear |
| Chrono Trigger Orange Border Map | Slight Water Damage, 2 Pin holes in the folds, frame optional |
| Chrono Trigger Green Border Map | Slight Water Damage |
| Disgaea 1 Rosen Queen Edition | Everything but the game |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | Greatest Hits Artwork |
| Shantae Slip Cover | Limited Run Nintendo Switch 5 Game Slip cover with protector |
| Burnout Revenge | PS2 case and manual |
| Doom Eternal Steelbook | PS4 Sealed, no game |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Infection | PS2 case and manual |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Mutation | Empty Case only |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Outbreak | PS2 case and manual |
| Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | PS2 Greatest Hits Case Only, damaged clips but artwork is in good shape |
| The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition | Includes everything but the game |
| Metroid Dread Special Edition | Box only, damaged from shipping |
| God of War Chains of Olympus | Case and Manual Only |
| Gran Turismo 3 A-spec | PS2 case only, 'Not For Sale' version |
| Super Smash Bros Ultimate Nintendo Switch ConsoleBox Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| Pokemon Dialga & Palkia Switch Lite Box Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| Rival Schools Front Artwork | Just the front artwork |
| Fortnite Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| The Witcher III Wild Hunt | Empty Case, good condition |
| Tears of the Kingdom Steelbook (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Empty Case, Mint |
| Witch's Wish Box | Empty Box, good condition |
| Freebies | Condition |
|---|---|
| Playstation 2 IDE Connector | Upgraded my HD Adapter to SATA, these are the old/leftover connectors. |
| Nintendo Switch Cart Caddy | 3D Printed. Holds 16 carts. Can connect to an OEM dock. |
| Yoshi Mario Kart Keychain | Good |
| Small Jotaro Kujo Figure | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| Large Jotaro Kujo Figure | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case | 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case | 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| Wonderswan Display Stand | 3D Printed. Does not fit Wonderswan Crystal |
| Lavos Figure | 3D printed in PLA Wood Filament. Not my model, found on thingiverse. |
| Wants | Console |
|---|---|
| Kid Icarus Uprising AR Cards: AKDE-025 AKDE-039 (Will consider others) | None |
| Asheron's Call Memorabilia | PC |
| Game & Watch Devices (Excluding 35th Mario & Zelda editions) | G&W |
| Trip World | GB |
| Classic NES Series: Excitebike | GBA |
| Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario | GBA |
| Classic NES Series: Pac-Man | GBA |
| Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble | GBA |
| Pokemon Puzzle Challenge | GBC |
| R.O.B. Accessories | NES |
| Yo Noid | NES |
| Pirates Of Dark Water | SNES |
| Chrono Trigger Box/Inserts | SNES |
| Marvel Super Heroes War of the Gems | SNES |
| Ribbit King | NGC |
| Mario Wonder Cards/Pins Pre-Order Bonuses | None |
| Metal Gear Acid | PSP |
| Racing Lagoon | PS1 |
| Parasite Eve 2 | PS1 |
| Red Ninja (Art/Manual) | PS2 |
| Night Warriors Darkstalkers Revenge (Case & Manual Only) | Saturn |
| Wonderswan Games | Wonderswan |
| DS Download Station 1-8,10-20 | DS |
| Oni | PS2 |
| Sega Master System Games | Master System |
| ROG Ally Extreme | PC |
2024.05.02 16:04 SystemSpark [USA] [H] Pixel Pals, FF7 Rebirth DE; Car Battler Joe, Haunting Grounds, Chrono Trigger Maps, Cubivore, Turbo, Project Justice, Xenogears, Power Stone 2, Faria, Izuna 2, amiibo, Switch/Wii/WiiU/PSP/PS1/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/DS/3DS/GBA/GB/NES/SNES/NGC/Genesis/Saturn Games, Controllers, Swag [W] Paypal F&F
Prices are subjective, negotiable, and do not include shipping. If you would like to trade, check out my thread on /gameswap. Also accepting Cashapp and Venmo. One Freebie per order. Photos upon request.
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| Storage Solutions | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Thin Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray | 1/per | New. Clear front, black back |
| Standard Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray | 1/per | New. Clear front and back |
| Genesis/Famicom Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| Super Famicom Cartridge Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| SNES Cartridge Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| NES Cartridge Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| amiibo | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Tears of the Kingdom Link | 25 | Loose |
| Ocarina of Time Link | 25 | Loose |
| Majora's Mask Link | 30 | Loose |
| Smash Bros. Link | 20 | Loose |
| Skyward Sword Link | 20 | Loose |
| Zelda & Loftwing | 15 | Loose |
| Wind Waker Link | 20 | Loose |
| Wind Waker Zelda | 20 | Loose |
| Twilight Princess Link | 50 | Loose |
| Wolf Link and Midna | 25 | Loose |
| Callie | 20 | Loose |
| Marie | 20 | Loose |
| Inkling Boy [Neon Green] | 15 | Loose |
| Inkling Girl [Neon Pink] | 25 | Loose |
| Inkling Squid [Neon Purple] | 17 | Loose |
| Splatoon 2 Pearl | 20 | Loose |
| Splatoon 2 Marina | 20 | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Inkling [Yellow] | 22 | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Octoling [Blue] | 20 | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Small Fry | 20 | Loose |
| Zelda Loftwing | 30 | New In Box |
| Sanrio amiibo cards | 12 | Sealed Pack |
| Mario Cereal Box | 15 | Cereal Removed/Flattened |
| Isabelle Summer Outfit | 40 | Open Box |
| Cyrus/K.K./Reese | 18 | New In Box/Damaged box |
| Tom Nook | 12 | New In Box |
| Mabel | 9 | New In Box |
| Digital Codes | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD-STANDARD EDITION-US | 10 | Switch Digital Code |
| Figures | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger Chrono (Crono)/Robo/Eira (Ayla) Formation Arts Figure | 100 | Loose figure, most limbs are detachable by design, no missing parts |
| Pit Figma Figure | 90 | First Edition, Open Box, Contains everything but AR cards |
| Lillie (Pokemon) Nendoroid | 300 | Sealed. US edition from the Pokemon Center |
| Pixel Pal Mega Man | 30 | Sealed, damaged box |
| Pixel Pal SMB3 Mario | 30 | Sealed |
| Pixel Pal SMB3 Luigi | 30 | Sealed |
| Tracer Nendoroid (730) | 30 | Sealed |
| Tracer (Blizzard Entertainment Cute But Deadly Series 2 Vinyl) | 8 | Loose figure |
| Switch | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure Acedamia | 30 | Sealed |
| Atelier Ryza 3 | 90 | Complete in Box |
| Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack | 40 | Sealed |
| Bendy and the Ink Machine | 30 | Complete in Box |
| Cruel King and the Great Hero Storybook Edition | 60 | Complete in Box |
| Ender Lilies | 55 | Sealed, Japan Import |
| Grim Fandango Remastered | 45 | Complete in Box, no slip cover |
| Labyrinth of Refrain | 65 | Loose |
| Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom | 60 | Sealed |
| Metroid Dread Collector's Edition | 110 | Sealed, a few dings associated with shipping |
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 Collector's Edition | 160 | Sealed |
| The Mummy Demastered | 55 | Complete in Box |
| River City Girls | 120 | Complete in Box, US Copy, Best Buy Variant |
| Shadowverse Champion's Battle | 15 | Loose |
| Shantae | 50 | Sealed |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge | 50 | Sealed |
| Shantae Collector's Edition | 150 | Sealed |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge Collector's Edition | 150 | Sealed |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection | 30 | Sealed |
| Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap | 40 | Complete in Box |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution | 18 | Loose |
| Wii | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Batallion Wars 2 | 11 | Game and Case |
| Castle of Shikigami III | 75 | Complete in Box |
| Okami | 10 | Game and Case |
| WiiU Games | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Batman Arkham City Armored Edition | 40 | Sealed |
| Disney Infinity 2.0 | 15 | Sealed |
| Nintendoland | 10 | Complete in Box |
| Star Fox Guard | 10 | Complete in Box |
| Turbo Super Stunt Squad | 200 | Complete in Box, Art/Manual damage |
| DS | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Crossing Wild World | 35 | Game, Case, and inserts. No Manual |
| Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ | 25 | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Izuna 2 The Unemployed Ninja Returns | 70 | Loose |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | 25 | Complete in Box |
| Super Scribblenauts | 5 | Loose |
| Witch's Wish | 120 | Complete in Box |
| A Witch's Tale | 90 | Complete in Box |
| 3DS | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Kid Icarus Uprising (Japanese) | 40 | Game, Manual, and Case (No Big Box) |
| Kid Icarus Uprising | 120 | Complete in Box, Includes Big Box, Stand and AR cards |
| Senran Kagura Deep Crimson Double D Edition | 75 | Sealed |
| GBA | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Car Battler Joe | 180 | Loose. Label imperfections |
| Lady Sia | 30 | Loose, EU import |
| Lady Sia | 50 | Loose. Label imperfections |
| Super Mario Advance | 13 | No label |
| GB | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Alleyway | 5 | Loose |
| Kid Dracula | 240 | Loose |
| NES | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure Island II | 25 | Loose |
| Faria | 200 | Game and Box. Box has some wear |
| Kid Icarus | 180 | Game, Box, and Manual; Box shows wear; Protective case for box and manual included |
| Rainbow Islands | 35 | Loose |
| Super Mario Bros & Duck Hunt | 10 | Loose |
| SNES | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Secret of Mana | 55 | Loose |
| Super Punch-Out | 25 | Loose |
| Super Scope 6 | 22 | Loose |
| Wild Guns | 270 | Loose, Bad Label Damage |
| Gamecube | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Cubivore | 350 | Loose disc |
| Pikmin | 50 | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Star Fox Assault | 30 | Loose disc |
| Resident Evil 0 | 15 | Player's Choice, Case and Discs, no manual |
| Resident Evil | 25 | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil | 27 | Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil 4 | 30 | Complete In Box, Disc 2 has label wrinkles |
| Super Mario Sunshine | 40 | Game and case, no manual |
| Sega Genesis | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Jurrassic Park | 10 | Loose cartridge, Sharpie on Label |
| Phantasy Star IV | 70 | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Quackshot | 40 | Complete In Box |
| Rocket Knight Adventures | 37 | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Spider-Man | 12 | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Sega Saturn | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| NiGHTS Into Dreams | 40 | Complete in Box, Not for Resale Edition |
| Night Warriors Darkstalkers' Revenge | 50 | Loose |
| Sega Dreamcast | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Project Justice | 225 | Complete in Box, page 2 detached from manual. |
| Power Stone 2 | 90 | Loose |
| PSP | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Daxter | 10 | Loose, Greatest Hits, Not For Resale |
| Power Stone Collection | 30 | Loose |
| Silent Hill Origins | 50 | Game and Case |
| PS1 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Castlevania Chronicles | 165 | Complete in Box |
| Chocobo Racing | 55 | Loose |
| Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | 20 | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | 70 | Complete in Box, Manual is badly water damaged |
| Dark Stalkers | 70 | Loose slim case version |
| Dark Stalkers 3 | 50 | Disc and Manual, no back art |
| Rival Schools | 130 | Complete in Box |
| Silent Hill | 105 | Loose disc, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile | 325 | Discs and Case, no manual |
| World of Dragon Warrior Torneko The Last Hope | 90 | Loose |
| Xenogears | 150 | Complete in Box |
| PS2 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Avatar The Last Airbender | 10 | Disc and Case |
| Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance | 17 | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Bully | 15 | Greatest Hits, game & artwork |
| Burnout 3 Takedown | 11 | Complete, Water Damage on back cover art |
| Burnout Dominator | 9 | Case and Disc, Disc has superficial scratches but still boots |
| Castlevania Curse of Darkness | 60 | Loose, Disc has light scratching |
| Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai | 11 | Complete in Box |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | 15 | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Final Fantasy X | 6 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Final Fantasy X-2 | 6 | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Haunting Ground | 300 | Complete in Box, Water Damage on art and manual |
| Killzone | 15 | Complete in Box |
| Grand Theft Auto Vice City | 10 | Disc, Case, Poster, No Manual |
| .Hack Infection | 20 | Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD |
| .Hack Mutation | 45 | Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD |
| .Hack Outbreak | 65 | Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD |
| .Hack Quaratine | 300 | Discs and Case, no manual |
| Marvel vs Capcom 2 | 60 | Cracked Disc, won't boot for me. Comes with case, no manual |
| Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 | 10 | Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground 2 | 24 | Complete in Box |
| Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Resident Evil Dead Aim | 50 | Game and Case, No manual |
| Scarface | 40 | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Simpsons Road Rage | 15 | Loose, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile 2 | 40 | Complete In Box, some wear on the artwork and manual |
| Tekken Tag Tournament | 10 | Disc and Case, Greatest Hits, Full side Movie Gallery sticker on DVD face |
| PS3 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Champions | 10 | Complete in Box |
| PS4 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| APEX Construct | 15 | Sealed |
| Gravity Rush Remastered | 60 | Loose |
| J-Stars Victory VS+ | 30 | Loose |
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | 20 | Sealed |
| PS5 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 2042 | 20 | Complete in Box |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Eiditon | 150 | Sealed |
| XBOX One | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Watchdogs | 15 | Sealed |
| Consoles | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Hunter Rise Edition Switch | 420 | New in Box (No game code) |
| Oculus Quest 1 | 180 | Complete in Box |
| Playstation 2 w/FreeMcBoot | 80 | Original PS2 "Fat" system. Won't read PS1 or blue PS2 discs. Laser could be ready to go bad, or just need re-alignment. Comes with a Yellow PS2 Memory Card that has FreeMcBoot on it. Free McBoot will allow you to to play games off of a hard drive if desired. No cords/controllers included. |
| Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Edition OLED Switch | 400 | New In Box |
| SNES Jr. | 120 | Includes Deck, RF Coax Cable, Third Party AC Adapter, and Third Party Controller. Small crack on the corner. |
| Splatoon 3 Edition OLED Switch | 400 | New In Box |
| Controllers | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| FortniteWildcat Joy-Con Set | 120 | Comes from the Fortnite Edition Console, never used |
| Joy-Con Grip | 8 | Bagged/Unused - Came with console |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Left Controller | 115 | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Right Controller | 115 | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Platinum Gamecube Controller | 20 | Third Party, no nintendo logo, wired, good condition |
| Joy-Con (Left/Gray) | 35 | Good, no drift |
| Joy-Con (Right/Neon Red) | 35 | Good, no drift, Factory refurbished |
| SNES Controller | 10 | Third Party, no nintendo logo |
| SPIN Z WiiU Pro Controller | 25 | Black, Near Mint |
| Misc. | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Chocobo White Mage Plush | 20 | Good |
| Chocobo Mystery Dungeon Everybuddy Pin | 5 | Thief costume |
| Chocobo's Dungeon Card Game Monsters Expansion Pack | 25 | Sealed |
| Black MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | 20 | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| Yellow Nyko MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | 20 | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| The Art of Splatoon 2 | 300 | Sealed |
| Mario Kart 8 Target Pre-Order Keychain | 10 | Sealed. Cut in the film. |
| Nintendo Switch AC Adapter | 20 | Gently used |
| Nintendo 64 Memory Jumper Pack | 20 | OEM/Authentic Regular Pack, not to be confused with the expansion |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pre-Order Coin | 15 | Sealed |
| Breath of the Wild Sheikah Coin | 25 | From BotW Special Edition, Good condition |
| Pokken Art Cel Pre-Order Bonus | 7 | Sealed |
| Blastoise New 3DS Plates | 200 | Plates are mint and unused |
| Nintendo 3DS Stand | 30 | OEM, Came with Kid Icarus Uprising |
| Kid Icarus Uprising Players Guide (Imported from Japan, no AR cards) | 30 | Shows a little wear |
| Kid Icarus AR Card Set (205/404) | 600 | Contains 249/402 different North American (AKDE) cards, no duplicates. An itemized list can be provided upon request. |
| Kid Icarus AR - Pit Rally Cry Sealed Pack | 20 | Sealed pack of cards that contains AKDE-403,014,086 |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge 2 LP Soundtrack Vinyl | 55 | Sealed |
| Super Mario Wonder Framed Art Print | 25 | Comes from Best Buy, Sealed |
| Tears of the Kingdom Pin Set (The Legend of Zelda) | 20 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Art Book (The Legend of Zelda) | 65 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Poster (The Legend of Zelda) | 20 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Portal 2 Wheatley LED Flashlight | 120 | Sealed |
| Cases/Boxes/Inserts | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger Manual | 100 | SNES, Slight Wear |
| Chrono Trigger Orange Border Map | 80 | Slight Water Damage, 2 Pin holes in the folds, frame optional |
| Chrono Trigger Green Border Map | 80 | Slight Water Damage |
| Disgaea 1 Rosen Queen Edition | 150 | Everything but the game |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | 5 | Greatest Hits Artwork |
| Shantae Slip Cover | 100 | Limited Run Nintendo Switch 5 Game Slip cover with protector |
| Burnout Revenge | 5 | PS2 case and manual |
| Doom Eternal Steelbook | 15 | PS4 Sealed, no game |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Infection | 20 | PS2 case and manual |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Mutation | 20 | Empty Case only |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Outbreak | 30 | PS2 case and manual |
| Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | 10 | PS2 Greatest Hits Case Only, damaged clips but artwork is in good shape |
| The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition | 100 | Includes everything but the game |
| Metroid Dread Special Edition | 5 | Box only, damaged from shipping |
| God of War Chains of Olympus | 15 | Case and Manual Only |
| Gran Turismo 3 A-spec | 5 | PS2 case only, 'Not For Sale' version |
| Super Smash Bros Ultimate Nintendo Switch ConsoleBox Only | 90 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | 20 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Pokemon Dialga & Palkia Switch Lite Box Only | 30 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Rival Schools Front Artwork | 25 | Just the front artwork |
| Fortnite Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | 20 | Empty Box, good condition |
| The Witcher III Wild Hunt | 20 | Empty Case, good condition |
| Tears of the Kingdom Steelbook (The Legend of Zelda) | 30 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Empty Case, Mint |
| Witch's Wish Box | 50 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Freebies | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Playstation 2 IDE Connector | Free with purchase | Upgraded my HD Adapter to SATA, these are the old/leftover connectors. |
| Nintendo Switch Cart Caddy | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. Holds 16 carts. Can connect to an OEM dock. |
| Yoshi Mario Kart Keychain | Free with purchase | Good |
| Small Jotaro Kujo Figure | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| Large Jotaro Kujo Figure | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case | Free with purchase | 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case | Free with purchase | 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| Wonderswan Display Stand | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. Does not fit Wonderswan Crystal |
| Lavos Figure | Free with purchase | 3D printed in PLA Wood Filament. Not my model, found on thingiverse. |
2024.05.02 16:00 beach_glass My cats are addicted to video games
 | We downloaded the app Mouse for Cat video game for cats. My cats LOVE it. Anytime they see my phone or iPad they are right there with their paws ready to catch some video mice! The app was free. One of the cats (a brother and sister pair we raised from 2 weeks old. Their feral mother abandoned them in our flower bed) needs to be constantly entertained until it’s nap time. The morning routine now is as I am trying to drink my coffee, I hold onto my phone or my sister puts her iPad mini out for the cats to play. submitted by beach_glass to cats [link] [comments] |
2024.05.02 15:59 thepunisherxix FS in EU: Rolex Submariner Hulk- Two DayDate (WG and RG) Vintage Sub and Patek Philippe (Price Drop)
 | FS in EU: Rolex Submariner 116610LV- Two DayDate (White Gold and Rose Gold) Vintage Sub 5514 and Patek Philippe Aquanaut submitted by thepunisherxix to RepWatch [link] [comments] (The Daytona 116500 in the pic is already sold) For sale five watches of my collection that not have too much wrist time lately. I sell to funds a gen purchase, so please NO TRADE. 1) Rolex Submariner Comex 5514 Franken Specs: - Minh Qui High Quality Case Set, slighty aged and modded specially in the crown guard area (1100$) - Custom Minh Qui Printed Vietnam 5514 Comex Dial relumed in vanilla white (500$) - High Quality Superdome T19 (35$) - High Quality Eta Hands modded whit thin tip on second hands relumed in vanilla white (45$) - Swiss Eta 2824-2 Low Beat converted (220$) - Fat Font Kissing 40 bezel insert (bought as gen locally for 600 euro, never seen aftermarket one of this, so really step up the watch and was a bargain as they usually sold for over 1500$) - Genuine Rolex 24-7000 tube (75$) - Genuine Rolex 24-700 crown (245$) - Older MBW 93150 bracelet (100$) - WSO 580 endlink (30$) - 20mm fat springbars (20$) - Build, assembly, service movement and waterproof (300€) Paid over 3000€ for this, i’m asking 1900 euro shipped in EU or 1910 euro shipped worldwide PRICE DROPPED TO 1800 EUR shipped. —————— 2) Rolex Submariner 116610LV from VSF Factory (Pre Raid S19 serial) The pre-raid S19 serial VSF 116610 are considered the best batch ever produced, used very rarely in perfect condition. Perfectly time keepings and all date are fully centered. Complete with all bracelet link. I had the watch completely waterproof and tested by professional watchmaker so you can swim with it without problem. (Free of buyer charge) Paid 548$ plus shipping i’m asking 480 euro shipped in EU or 490 euro shipped worldwide. PRICE DROP TO 450 EUR shipped. —————— 3) Patek Philippe 5167/1A 3KF Factory Used 3KF Aquanaut 5167/1A The watch is good condition, used two or three months, perfectly centered date, perfectly time keeping. Comes on a custom made grey leather nato strap. Paid 490$ plus shipping i’m asking 400 euro shipped in EU or 410€ shipped worldwide PRICE DROP TO 370 EUR shipped. —————— 4) Rolex DayDate White Gold (SS) 40mm 228239 Green Dial 904L SS from GMF Factory (no tungsten version) A2836 Watch are in very good condition, day and date wheel perfectly centered, movement works perfectly and keep time perfectly. Used couple of months, but in very good condition, comes with all bracelet link. Paid 378$ plus shipping i’m asking 330 euro shipped in EU or 340 euro shipped worldwide. PRICE DROP TO 300 EUR shipped. —————— 5) Rolex DayDate Rose Gold 40mm 228235 Striped Dial 904L from GMF Factory (no tungsten version) A2836 Replated in RG and with a Noob Day Wheel installed. I purchased the watch and when it comes in my hands the rose gold plating was to my eyes a bit too much chopper color compared to gen everose gold used by Rolex, plus i want to have tick covered to prevent fading. So i had a local jeweler completely replating the watch in real rose gold, matching the gen everose color. Now it has 15 micron plating in perfect color and it is AMAZING. I also had a Noob Day Wheel installed on the watch as when i first got was told that noob printing was better. Day and date are perfectly centered (sorry for the angle in the pic’s maybe look a bit tilted but will send more date pic’s to show at best that all day and date are 100% centered correctly) I had 388$ in the watch plus shipping, plus 40$ the Noob Day Wheel, plus install day wheel, plus 260 euro replating. I’m asking 500 euro for the watch shipped in EU or 510€ shipped worldwide. PRICE DROP TO 490 EUR shipped. —————— If you see any signs on the pic’s, it’s just dust, all the watches are located in EU, perfectly time keeping, and in perfectly working order. For detailed pic’s or question just message me! No trades. Thanks |
2024.05.02 15:57 EbisuCacetao Vergil & Pity – Lore in description.
 | "And pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven’s cherubin, hors’d Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye" William Blake called prints like this one "frescoes" and considered them part of a greater narrative sequence. submitted by EbisuCacetao to DevilMayCry [link] [comments] With that in mind, in his free time Vergil visited his exhibition, focusing his thoughts on the peaceful mood among paintings and writings. Vergil's arriving definitely was the main star of the whole place, tho. Wearing a dark tuxedo, its silver details were perfectly matching his spiky locks. In addition, when standing near the painting "Pity", his elegant manner and colour palette complimented the work, as if Vergil was part of the art. It was funny how his figure greatly melted between William Blake's work. Neeext, I think Dante would be a great match for "The Scream" by Edvard Munch! |
2024.05.02 15:15 noname0blank Adorable track in footprint. Mt. Washington
 | I know it’s a dog paw print with their human, but figured you lot would enjoy seeing this like I did! submitted by noname0blank to AnimalTracking [link] [comments] |
2024.05.02 15:15 Gidi_Gov Would to buy this t?
 | i belive the tour merch was pretty disappointing (didnt feature the album cover or photos from the shoot or any other graphic aspects on them) so i was thinking about making this one for my self but the patches i want to order to this can only be ordered in large quantities (im talking like 20 minimum) so i thought about making one for my self and making a few extras and selling them, do you think this would work well also thinking of adding some shit in the back so i would like your advice on that too. Feel free to criticize or to advice me on how to change the current design or what to print on the back submitted by Gidi_Gov to KendrickLamar [link] [comments] |
2024.05.02 14:59 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
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2024.05.02 14:44 Fat13Cat Art n adoption project second round
A month ago or so I started a collab with a local animal shelter. I draw some of the animals, post the art, their actual photo and a blurb about them, and if they get adopted, The family gets a free print as a keep sake. ✨
Well, all three in the first round have already been adopted!!! I seriously cried when I heard. 🥹🥰🥺
My next round of photos goes up soon, and once again, if you’d like to send some extra good vibes my way to help these sweet fur babies find their homes, that would be amazing. I need all the help I can get with this next group, they’ve been through a lot (I won’t post the sad stories, it’s legit tough). Just wanted to update yall, and ask for any good furever home blessings you can spare. Thanks beautiful souls! 💜💜💜
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Well, all three in the first round have already been adopted!!! I seriously cried when I heard. 🥹🥰🥺
My next round of photos goes up soon, and once again, if you’d like to send some extra good vibes my way to help these sweet fur babies find their homes, that would be amazing. I need all the help I can get with this next group, they’ve been through a lot (I won’t post the sad stories, it’s legit tough). Just wanted to update yall, and ask for any good furever home blessings you can spare. Thanks beautiful souls! 💜💜💜
2024.05.02 14:30 pillowcase-of-eels [Book/Music] Emilie Autumn's Asylum, pt. 3 – Retconned friendships, abstract deadlines, eternal returns: author's endless tinkerings cause delays and aggravate fans
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Welcome back to this write-up about a complicated artist's complicated book.
Don't be absurd, of course you have time!
Part 1 Part 2
Now that we've established what the book is about, let's take a look at The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls' rich publication and re-publication history. I promise, it's more scandalous than it sounds.
Most of this installment condenses and combines these two excellent write-ups, which contain most of the receipts: TAFWVG: A History / The Bloody Crumpets: An Inconsistent History. 🔍 Anything that isn't sourced with links is in there.
It turns out there are good reasons why most fiction authors don't do real-life inserts so overtly – but in EA's case, it did make sense, and was warmly embraced by fans upon release. When the book first came out, some of these people had been familiar to the fanbase for years, frequently appearing in candid pictures on EA's blog and leaving comments on the forum; some were also involved in her music and show. Recognizing that one character's name was a pun on So-and-So's username was a nice Easter egg for veteran fans, and newcomers got to learn about fandom lore; it brought the story to life and the community closer.
One side character, for instance, was named after EA's best friend from Chicago, whom many fans had had direct interactions with: she co-ran EA's online stores during the Enchant years, and acted as admin, main moderator and EA-liaison of the forum throughout its near-decade of existence.
One crazy girl who thinks she's a pirate is 100% OC... but her description and illustrations 🪞 were explicitly modeled after pictures of Bloody Crumpet Vecona (one of EA's back-up performers), who became the first stand-in pirate character 📺 in the live show. Captain Vecona was also celebrated as the “Asylum Seamstress” 🪞🔍: most of the iconic early Opheliac costumes were her design. She had a following of her own, even prior to touring with EA, for her professional costuming work and her collaborations with German photographer Angst-im-Wald. (Shitty archive link, sorry - most of those badass photoshoots seem to have been lost to time. But if you were a European goth in the mid-2000s, search your old hard drives: I promise you, you've downloaded some of those pictures.)
Inmate “Veronica”, a cabaret girl diagnosed as a nymphomaniac, was a doppelgänger of her namesake, burlesque dancer Veronica Varlow 🪞 – the ride-or-die Crumpet, whom EA often lovingly called her “husband”, saying they had been lovers in a previous lifetime. Veronica was part of every single tour post-Opheliac release and developed a solid fanbase of her own, which she maintains to this day.
Even the brave and well-mannered talking rats (oh yeah, there's talking rats in the Asylum story) were named after EA's real-life pet rodents, who had featured in glamorous photoshoots. (Slight NSFW for sideboob.)
You get the general gimmick by now: EA turns her personal life into art, which she turns into a fictional world, which she then prompts the audience to inhabit with her. The whole Asylum concept was essentially an open invitation to self-insert parasocial fanfic: “Here's this very personal world that I've created, in which I, the artist, exist as a fictional persona, alongside all these quirky inmate characters that you've seen in my stage show, and who are avatars my real-life friends. Come on in, make it your home, and populate it with your own zany Victorian alter egos.”
And it worked, to an extent: like I've said, most fans were on board before they'd even read the book, and the Asylum became “real” in that sense.
But it can get a bit disorienting to find your place in a fantasy world, when said world keeps changing based on the author's shifting feelings about her story, her target audience, and her friends... plus, you'd love to read the book, but the darn thing still hasn't shipped.
TAFWVG was first teased in spoken-word bonus tracks 🎤 on a 2007 EP. In spring 2008, EA started reading excerpts from her upcoming book at live shows. Early excerpts from the Asylum narrative featured a character named “Jo Hee” 📺; in the story, she is a cellist from “the Orient” (love that Victorian geography) and Emily's childhood confidante.
In real life, Lady Jo Hee, Center of Happiness, was the OG Bloody Crumpet. 📺 She had been there since from the very first Opheliac show in Chicago in 2006, accompanying EA on the electric cello – the only instrumentalist ever featured in the line-up besides EA herself.
In August 2008, Alternative Magazine ran a feature about the upcoming book.🔍, teasing some of its pages. Fans were quick to spot a very sisterly picture of EA and Jo Hee 🪞, borrowed from a fan-favorite photoshoot of the two. (An aside: this specific picture also became famous in the fandom for another reason. At some point, someone made an edit replacing Jo Hee with Amy Lee from Evanescence; for a while, it kept making the rounds in alt/goth internet circuits, casual onlookers kept getting excited about it, and Plague Rats kept having to step in and disappoint them.)
Anyway. For reasons undisclosed by either party, Jo Hee quietly left the Crumpets after that tour, never to be mentioned again.
By the time the book came out in late 2009, the character of “Jo Hee” had been renamed “Sachiko”. (I guess it didn't matter whether the one non-white character in the story was meant to be Korean or Japanese.) Jo Hee's face had been edited out of the (still clearly recognizable) photograph, and eerily replaced with Nondescript_Asian_Woman_023.jpg from Shutterstock.🪞
You'd think that the switcheroo would have raised more eyebrows, or at least some awkward chuckles, among fans of an artist whose better-known lyrics include “If I Photoshop you out of every picture, I could / Go quietly, quiet - but would that do any good?”. Yet to my knowledge, it did not. Possibly because, by the time people got around to reading the book, some fans had been waiting for their copy longer than Jo Hee had been a Crumpet.
A ROCKY RELEASE
Although the book seemed just about ready for publication at the time of those 2008 readings, the initial release was delayed by technical difficulties (some data had been lost during the editing process). And then delayed some more when, a year later, EA cancelled the US leg of a tour and slammed the door on Trisol, accusing the label owner of exploitation and embezzlement (he was allegedly selling fake tickets to her shows on a phony website). In August 2009, she signed over to The End Records, and we were back in business, baby!
Not only was The Book on its way to the presses, but the long-awaited release would coincide with a “Deluxe” re-issue of Opheliac, with new cover art and bonus tracks. For $100, you could pre-order the “Ultimate Book/Album Collection”, which included the revamped album, the book, a t-shirt, a tote bag, a recipe booklet and some bonus digital downloads, to be shipped in October. Or, for a more up-close-and-personal experience, you could purchase a VIP bundle for her upcoming shows in the fall: $50 plus ticket price would get you the book, a swag bag, and a meet-and-greet. (VIP tickets were capped at 20 slots per show; from what I gather, informal interactions with fans at the merch table were becoming overwhelming on previous tours. Again: fast-growing audience.)
Alas, due to printing issues this time, the making and shipping were soon pushed back to December. VIP ticket-holders were assured, at the start of the tour, that their copies would be shipped first as soon as the books were printed, with handwritten dedications from EA. Purchasers of the “Book/Album” bundle would receive theirs shortly thereafter. This seemed like a reasonable trade-off for a minor delay, and no one was too upset. (Well, some might have been, but at that juncture in Asylum history – for reasons that will become apparent in a later installment, when we get to EA's altercations with her fans – I guess they knew better than to get mouthy about it.)
The bundles came first... and in many cases, “bundle” was a generous term, because they arrived incomplete. When the t-shirt or tote bag weren't missing, they were printed the wrong colors. Many digital download codes had to be requested via email. The book itself was beautiful, but poorly bound, typo-ridden, and missing entire pages. (This was largely fixed in the second hardcover release.)
As far as I know, everyone who complained to the distributor got their money back – and I imagine it was a nice surprise when some items showed up, inexplicably, months after they had already been refunded. But it was still a bit of a “sad trombone” moment for many loyal fans, who had to request a refund on the Ultimate Super-Cool Preorder Exclusive Bundle to purchase the book and album separately.
As for the VIP package books, those didn't start shipping until late 2010 – a whole year after the official book release, months after less invested fans had already received their non-preordered copies. Worse: none of the books were signed, much less lovingly adorned with a personalized handwritten note as EA had promised. (And had tweeted about doing during the year-long shipping delay!) After enough fans meekly expressed their intense disappointment, EA's BFF-forum-admin mailed out signed bookplates that people could stick in their book in lieu of a personalized autograph. No real explanation was given. As far as I know, this particular let-down didn't cause a mass exodus of disappointed fans – but, in the midst of other goings-on, it certainly contributed to eroding many fans' trust in EA's word.
EA TAKES ON HOLLYWOOD
The 2011 release of the largely-identical second edition was better planned and overall uneventful, which gives me time to catch you up on contemporaneous events – like the reason EA ditched the Opheliac red and went platinum blonde. 🪞
Around that time, EA got herself a supporting role and a solo number 🎵📺 in The Devil's Carnival, Darren Lynn Bousman's psychocircus-themed movie musical. (If you're scrambling to place the name: depending on what kind of deviant you are, DLB is either the guy who directed half of the Saw movies or the guy who directed Repo! The Genetic Opera.)
If you've clicked the last link: see the bad boy greaser she's dancing with at the end of the song? That's the titular “Scorpion”, played by Marc Senter, and they were totally hitting on each other while shooting this. 📝🪞 They've been an item for twelve years now, in what appears to be a loving and mutually supportive relationship, and they seem besotted with each other. That's only marginally relevant to the story, but it's nice to know that at least one nice thing worked out in all this mess.
Back to 2011. Through her friendship with DLB and the Devil's Carnival cast (a motley crew of top-shelf B-listers 🔍 that included Bill Moseley, Paul Sorvino, the chick from Spy Kids, and the clown from Slipknot), EA also made a bunch of new industry connexions. That's how she came to decide that TAFWVG was meant to be more than a book, more than a live show: it had to become... a musical. Full company, full orchestra, big names, the works. Her 2012 album, Fight Like a Girl, was written and recorded with this project in mind, with most songs narrating events from the book and EA singing as various characters – which turns love duets into finger food for Dr. Freud. 🎵
Shortly before the album release, EA announced on Twitter that the Asylum Musical was scheduled to debut in the London West End, under the direction of Bousman, in 2014. "Casting calls to be announced soon!" (They were not.)
But wait – this time, it was going to be an audiobook! EA had been teasing one since before the original release, so people were quite excited. (It also sounded like a more achievable goal for the calendar year than a West End debut.) In early 2014, recording was well on its way, and the 6-CD boxset was due to ship in May.
PLEASE STAND BY, YOUR ASYLUM WILL BE PROCESSED SHORTLY
First, EA discovered “a new microphone ... that, upon testing, produced a recording of far greater beauty and expressive quality”, which naturally meant the whole thing had to be re-recorded. Two month's delay. No biggie. Our girl is a perfectionist.
But our girl also had to write, coordinate and rehearse her upcoming “Asylum Experience” – an afternoon-long interactive theater event, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, which would be performed at five dates of the Vans Warped Tour in August. (It's not exactly the West End, but it's a start! 🔍) And then she had to prepare for the filming of the Devil's Carnival sequel in the fall. So, obviously, the July deadline was not met. When she finally gave an update in late 2014, the ETA was basically “we are ever so close, but the audiobook gets there when it gets there; feel free to ask for a refund if you're not along for the ride”.
And then she signed with a literary agent. TAFWVG was going to be made into a “real” book, that readers could purchase in stores for a normal price and request from their local library – big event! (More for EA, I think, than for her fans. By that point, the second edition could be purchased as a PDF, and I believe most people who pre-ordered the audiobook had already read the story.) But this involved tailoring the narrative to a more general audience, which meant portions of the book had to be re-written... which meant further delays.
As EA assured her fans, their patience would be rewarded with a brand new, professionally polished version of the story – and in due time, I guess, a role in the movie. (“Let's hope she doesn't find another new microphone!” 🐀)
From that point on, there seems to have been an ever-widening gap between EA's enthusiasm and fan expectations. When audiobook snippets 🎤.mp3) were released, many fans were unimpressed by the oddly flat, overproduced recording (turns out a microphone can be so good it's a problem! 🐀), which highlighted EA's stilted, uncanny diction and not-quite-transatlantic accent. That caught everyone off guard, because she didn't use to read like... that. Even die-hard apologists had to concede through gritted teeth that, tragically, it was giving William Shatner. (If you're curious, you can find more previews here 🎤📝, along with EA's captions.)
Fans weren't just getting irritated with the various delays and excuses: they were baffled, angry, and embarrassed. When EA clapped back “U know U can just get a refund, right? That is totally within your power to do” on social media, and it came out that requests for refunds had been getting ignored for weeks or months 🐀, seasoned fans were like “Yeah, that tracks.” The whole never-ending ordeal was just starting to feel silly.
All told, the audiobook took two years to complete, with little to no new music in the interim. Two years is a long time for a young-leaning audience! Fans who had preordered at the end of their sophomore year were graduating high school by the time it came out. Others who had been in the middle of undergrad were now looking for full-time jobs. People had gotten pregnant, given birth and potty trained, or had houses built from the ground up. Genuine ultra-fans of the book had had time to... presumably, read other books. (“I wonder how many people passed away waiting for this shitty audiobook to be finished?”)
When the audiobook came out, many long-time Plague Rats had defected, either lamenting the misguided decisions of their favorite artist, or just calling EA a money-grabbing fraud and a lying liar. And a number of patient and unbothered fans had, quite simply, grown out of their EA phase.
Your humble servant, for one, ordered the audiobook the week it went on sale, and stuck with that preorder through five address changes and two graduation ceremonies. Now, bear in mind: through all the ups and downs, even as the charm dispelled, my taste in music evolved, and my perception of EA herself changed, I never formally stopped considering myself a fan. (Mama didn't raise no quitter.) To this day, and to my profound embarrassment, I give enough of a shit that I'm taking the time to write this story at all, and that I was able to draft most of itfrom memory.(Mama didn't teach me how to prioritize.) Well, get this: I have never once listened to the audiobook. I remember unwrapping the signed boxset (minimal artwork, flimsy cardboard, no liner notes), thinking “this could have been an email”, telling myself I'd get around to it for old time's sake... and then I never did, because it was ten hours long, and I just couldn't force myself to care about that story anymore. I was not an isolated case.
In light of this, I apologize in advance for any potential errors in the following paragraphs; others listened so posers like me wouldn't have to 🔍, and I'm going off of their word. The new and improved edition was, indeed, a different book – in that a bunch of things that felt meaningful to fans had been either reworked or excised.
THE AUDIOBOOK EDITS
The hospital narrative had been shortened in favor of the asylum story, and the controversial “Drug / Suicide / Cutting” diaries had been scrapped. Part of the fanbase applauded this decision, but others were disappointed 🐀, as they had found the diaries to be the most (some said only) personal, authentic, and insightful chapters in the book.
Curse words, some abuse, and all mentions of abortion had also been purged. It made the book tamer, but not by much... because Emilie's age had been changed from 27 to 17. Apparently, the literary agent had suggested this to make the book more marketable to a Young Adult audience. No other biographical detail had been altered, so the main narrator was now a 17 year old girl with no parents but an established music career, who checks in by herself into a high-security adult ward, no questions asked. (I'm still perplexed by this one. Did they not expect YA readers to know how hospitals work...?)
The pirate captain, formally known by her “mass of tangled black hair”, was now... a blonde. According to EA, this was a purely aesthetic change: it made the three main Asylum girls a redhead, a blonde and a brunette, which would look better in the stage adaptation. Between the lines, it also distanced the character from its original dark-haired muse: Vecona, who had left the Crumpets in 2008 after a rumored falling-out with EA over unpaid costume work.
The minor characters based on EA's old Chicago friends had been discarded entirely. Which likely made sense for EA – she hadn't lived there in years, the friend group had drifted apart as friend groups do, and by that point, there no longer was an EA forum to administrate or comment on – but not so much for her readers. Some fans had grown fond of these fictional inmates (wasn't that the point?), and weren't too happy to see EA symbolically treat them as disposable. Others were saddened that EA would just scrap these remnants of her old life, and of what felt like simpler, happier times in the fandom. Either way, children, this is why you shouldn't get a neck tattoo of your first boyfriend's name, OR openly base the “good guys” in your career-defining book on friends you made in your early twenties.
To compensate for the loss of... most named inmate characters, Veronica was given a much more prominent role in the plot. Namely, instead of being best friends, Veronica and Emily were now... in love! Lovers! Lesbian lovers! Which naturally meant that Veronica had to die. 🔍 Besides, fans famously love it when you pull a gay ship out of thin air between your two main characters, and then kill one of them off so that the other suffers more.
One last one, because I find it especially goofy: a scrappy teddy bear named Suffer, given to Emily by the talking rats, was replaced with...a Very Large Spoon, which gets its very own number in the musical. 🎵 The rationale was that Emily could use the spoon as a weapon in the climactic uprising against the Asylum doctors. Which, fair enough... except that, prior to being a cute and anachronistic 🔍 MacGuffin in the fictional Asylum story, Suffer the Bear had been a beloved mascot🪞 from the early Opheliac live shows. Some still remembered when EA had raised HELL, even starting a #FREESUFFER campaign on Twitter, because she thought someone had stolen Suffer from the stage (it later turned out that he had been misplaced in a flight case). All that noise back in the day... and now Suffer didn't matter anymore? The nerve. “She made shirts and everything!” 🐀
All this to say, reception was lukewarm. EA hadn't performed live since 2014 and the Devil's Carnival sequel had failed to make a splash (despite decent reviews, the franchise and main collaboration fell apart before the end of the promotional tour 🔍). People were checking out. There was only one way to correct this. A true paradigm shift. A fresh start – a new theme?
Hell no. It's another edition of The Asylum for Revisionist Tortureporn Friendfictions!
EA had reverted a number of the audiobook cuts (including swear words, mentions of abortion, and the narrator's age), but kept most of the changes to the Asylum narrative – namely, the omission of Former Friends Characters, and the romance between Emily and Veronica. In the newsletter announcement, she mentions being in the process of “re-recording the few little bits of the audiobook to reflect the current text version”. Not sure where we're at on that front; it's never been brought up again, and I don't think anyone's checked. (I assume most fans had war flashbacks when they read the word “re-record”, and instantly repressed that part of the communiqué.)
The “Drug / Suicide / Cutting” diaries were still omitted in the first release of the e-book, but re-included as a coda soon after, by popular demand, under the title “Evidence of Insanity” – with fantastical “doctor's annotations” like“W14A seems to have disassociated her own identity, episodic, each lasting for a longer period of time. We suspect she will continue further in this – stronger medication is needed, schedule electroconvulsive therapy.”
A physical paperback edition was released a few months later; in anticipation of this, the e-book was a stripped-down, text-centric version of the story. (Honestly not a bad call, because the digital version from 2012 was a scanned, non-searchable, 1.3GB PDF behemoth – not super Kindle-friendly!) No elaborate backgrounds and color photographs in this edition, but the pages were still illustrated with inserts of rats, keys, teacups, and... hold on... ciphers??🪞
As always in the Asylum, history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. In a throwback to the prelapsarian days of the Enchant Puzzle (remember? the one that no one ever managed to solve?), the e-book illustrations contained puzzles, which formed the master-key to... a scavenger hunt! And in keeping with tradition, the grand prize was an extravagant adornment hand-crafted by EA: the “Spoon of Royals”.🪞📝 Oh my!
Some of the puzzles are simple anagrams that can be solved for keywords. A clickable word within the adjacent text takes you to a password-protected link, which takes you through to an audio file – a song or an atmospheric instrumental that goes with that moment of the story. There are also more complex ciphers that decode into riddles. Each key depicted in the book has a number or letter engraved on it. The total number of rats in the book is apparently significant. One link takes you through to a blank page whose source code contains a list of coordinates from various bridges around the world.
Oh, it was a whole thing. When the book came out, you could send a picture of you doing EA's signature “rat claw” hand sign🪞 to request admission to a private Facebook group (the “Striped Stocking Society”) where people could help each other solve the clues and EA would occasionally pop in for a chat. There was also a series of mysterious newsletters in early 2018, culminating in a Los Angeles event where EA showed up in person to pass on extra puzzle-solving material to a handful of lucky fans (although said material raised more questions that it answered 📝).
Overall, it was a great idea! Although the fanbase was generally smaller and less active after four years without a new tour or album (and a fair amount of other drama, which we have yet to get into), the e-book puzzle did pique people's interest in purchasing yet another version of the same story.
Unfortunately, once again, EA overestimated either how intuitive her fans were, or how invested they would remain. After months of collaborative efforts across multiple platforms, a number of puzzles had been cracked 🔍, but it was still unclear how the individual anagrams and numbers and riddle-solutions all fit together as scavenger hunt clues.
EA kept up the hype for a while, but the few hints that she gave on social media only revealed yet more encryption factors without really helping fans connect the dots. One cipher remained unsolved on Instagram for days and days before EA caved in and hinted at which key to use. She did helpfully specify that if you didn't know how to read music, you'd better start learning. (...Was this a fun puzzle, or a prep school admission test?) The in-person LA event had also sown some confusion as to the rules and constraints of the game: would winning involve traveling to a physical location? That didn't seem very fair. EA had mentioned physically burying some items – but could you solve the puzzle from a distance? Is the Spoon of Royals literally just buried under the Shakespeare Bridge in Los Angeles, California?? 🐀
I'm just saying: if this had come up in 2008? People in corsets and platform boots would have been out there digging.
But this was 2018. As we've mentioned, the core of EA's active fanbase (a lot of whom had been teens and young adults when she was touring Opheliac) was fast aging out of the years when most folks have the spare time, dedication, or desire to essentially do super-involved homework out of love for their favorite singer. Uncovering new songs was a fun perk the first year – but after the new album came out in 2018, none of the passwords led to exclusive material anymore. It felt a bit lacklustre for something so labor-intensive.
(The new music itself wasn't a rallying point either. Behind the Musical was, quite literally, an intended vocal guide for the Asylum musical – so, basically a collection of demos. The sound was VERY Broadway Revival, somewhat Phantomish 🎵, in a way that's either good or bad depending on who's saying it. The violins, to fans' chagrin, sounded all-MIDI; no sign of actual instrumental recordings. EA sang all the parts herself, as she had on her previous album. I'm not saying there's no merit in a one-woman Andrew Lloyd Weber tribute. Many old fans enjoyed the new material well enough, some even really liked it – but most agreed that it just didn't hit like her earlier stuff used to, and that it felt rather unfinished.)
Unlike with the Enchant Puzzle, the prize itself was not much of an intrinsic motivation. While the Faerie Queen's Wings were a straightforward concept that evoked EA's own signature stage costumes, the Spoon of Royals was... a large spoon attached to a necklace, community-college-art-teacher style. It looked impractical both as a spoon and as a necklace, and more importantly, I'm not sure how many readers felt a deep emotional connection to the spoon in the story. The spoon that had usurped Suffer the Bear, no less!
In short: people gave up on the game because it was too hard, it came too late, and they had other things to do.
Thus, the Spoon of Royals remains unclaimed to this day, and I doubt I'll see anyone crack the puzzle in this lifetime. The Striped Stocking Society FB group was terminated in 2020, around the same time a bunch of fansites folded and EA closed her Instagram comments for the first time. By that point, both EA and her fans had bigger rats to skewer – but we have a ways to go before we reach that part of the story.
I would encourage you to give the puzzle a shot for the hell of it (in case you're a cryptography nerd and currently under house arrest or in a full-body cast) but... I just tried a bunch of the links, and the passwords don't work anymore. So I guess that's that. To quote old Bill by way of conclusion: “Much ado about nothing”.
By the late 2010s, what kept many fans semi-invested – if nothing else, because it clearly meant so much to EA herself – was the prospect of an upcoming stage musical adaptation. The way EA talked about it 📺, it was very much a “when”, not an “if”. Sure, ten years on, we were still collectively stuck in the Asylum, but it would at least be a new format – and a return to EA's main field of expertise, ie songwriting and performing. Not only did the core fanbase long for new music and new shows, but Fight Like a Girl and Behind the Musical had brought in small influxes of new fans who were very eager for any chance to see her live. So whether it was out of genuine enthusiasm for the project, or out of “let EA have her musical so we can maybe finally move on”, the fanbase was overall supportive.
Even though people still joked about the 2012 announcement of a “2014 West End debut” (seriously, what was she thinking?), EA had really buckled down in the intervening years, and it looked like the project was plausibly well underway. As in, we had more than just EA's word to go on: the involvement of other people, who did not reside in the Asylum, seemed to confirm that the musical was a thing.
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Welcome back to this write-up about a complicated artist's complicated book.
Don't be absurd, of course you have time!
Part 1 Part 2
Now that we've established what the book is about, let's take a look at The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls' rich publication and re-publication history. I promise, it's more scandalous than it sounds.
“HER SPEECH IS NOTHING, YET THE UNSHAPÈD USE OF IT DOTH MOVE THE HEARERS TO COLLECTION” (HORATIO, ACT IV SCENE 5)
As I've mentioned in the last installment, TAFWVG has been released multiple times, in multiple editions – four of them, to be precise. And I wish I was exaggerating when I say that three of those four releases have been veritable masterclasses in testing your audience's loyalty. In case you're wondering: the secret is to alter your source material in strange and unpredictable ways, while also constantly messing up on the customer service front.Most of this installment condenses and combines these two excellent write-ups, which contain most of the receipts: TAFWVG: A History / The Bloody Crumpets: An Inconsistent History. 🔍 Anything that isn't sourced with links is in there.
It turns out there are good reasons why most fiction authors don't do real-life inserts so overtly – but in EA's case, it did make sense, and was warmly embraced by fans upon release. When the book first came out, some of these people had been familiar to the fanbase for years, frequently appearing in candid pictures on EA's blog and leaving comments on the forum; some were also involved in her music and show. Recognizing that one character's name was a pun on So-and-So's username was a nice Easter egg for veteran fans, and newcomers got to learn about fandom lore; it brought the story to life and the community closer.
One side character, for instance, was named after EA's best friend from Chicago, whom many fans had had direct interactions with: she co-ran EA's online stores during the Enchant years, and acted as admin, main moderator and EA-liaison of the forum throughout its near-decade of existence.
One crazy girl who thinks she's a pirate is 100% OC... but her description and illustrations 🪞 were explicitly modeled after pictures of Bloody Crumpet Vecona (one of EA's back-up performers), who became the first stand-in pirate character 📺 in the live show. Captain Vecona was also celebrated as the “Asylum Seamstress” 🪞🔍: most of the iconic early Opheliac costumes were her design. She had a following of her own, even prior to touring with EA, for her professional costuming work and her collaborations with German photographer Angst-im-Wald. (Shitty archive link, sorry - most of those badass photoshoots seem to have been lost to time. But if you were a European goth in the mid-2000s, search your old hard drives: I promise you, you've downloaded some of those pictures.)
Inmate “Veronica”, a cabaret girl diagnosed as a nymphomaniac, was a doppelgänger of her namesake, burlesque dancer Veronica Varlow 🪞 – the ride-or-die Crumpet, whom EA often lovingly called her “husband”, saying they had been lovers in a previous lifetime. Veronica was part of every single tour post-Opheliac release and developed a solid fanbase of her own, which she maintains to this day.
Even the brave and well-mannered talking rats (oh yeah, there's talking rats in the Asylum story) were named after EA's real-life pet rodents, who had featured in glamorous photoshoots. (Slight NSFW for sideboob.)
You get the general gimmick by now: EA turns her personal life into art, which she turns into a fictional world, which she then prompts the audience to inhabit with her. The whole Asylum concept was essentially an open invitation to self-insert parasocial fanfic: “Here's this very personal world that I've created, in which I, the artist, exist as a fictional persona, alongside all these quirky inmate characters that you've seen in my stage show, and who are avatars my real-life friends. Come on in, make it your home, and populate it with your own zany Victorian alter egos.”
And it worked, to an extent: like I've said, most fans were on board before they'd even read the book, and the Asylum became “real” in that sense.
But it can get a bit disorienting to find your place in a fantasy world, when said world keeps changing based on the author's shifting feelings about her story, her target audience, and her friends... plus, you'd love to read the book, but the darn thing still hasn't shipped.
ROUNDS 1 & 2: THE HARDCOVERS
~A MINOR ADJUSTMENT~TAFWVG was first teased in spoken-word bonus tracks 🎤 on a 2007 EP. In spring 2008, EA started reading excerpts from her upcoming book at live shows. Early excerpts from the Asylum narrative featured a character named “Jo Hee” 📺; in the story, she is a cellist from “the Orient” (love that Victorian geography) and Emily's childhood confidante.
In real life, Lady Jo Hee, Center of Happiness, was the OG Bloody Crumpet. 📺 She had been there since from the very first Opheliac show in Chicago in 2006, accompanying EA on the electric cello – the only instrumentalist ever featured in the line-up besides EA herself.
In August 2008, Alternative Magazine ran a feature about the upcoming book.🔍, teasing some of its pages. Fans were quick to spot a very sisterly picture of EA and Jo Hee 🪞, borrowed from a fan-favorite photoshoot of the two. (An aside: this specific picture also became famous in the fandom for another reason. At some point, someone made an edit replacing Jo Hee with Amy Lee from Evanescence; for a while, it kept making the rounds in alt/goth internet circuits, casual onlookers kept getting excited about it, and Plague Rats kept having to step in and disappoint them.)
Anyway. For reasons undisclosed by either party, Jo Hee quietly left the Crumpets after that tour, never to be mentioned again.
By the time the book came out in late 2009, the character of “Jo Hee” had been renamed “Sachiko”. (I guess it didn't matter whether the one non-white character in the story was meant to be Korean or Japanese.) Jo Hee's face had been edited out of the (still clearly recognizable) photograph, and eerily replaced with Nondescript_Asian_Woman_023.jpg from Shutterstock.🪞
You'd think that the switcheroo would have raised more eyebrows, or at least some awkward chuckles, among fans of an artist whose better-known lyrics include “If I Photoshop you out of every picture, I could / Go quietly, quiet - but would that do any good?”. Yet to my knowledge, it did not. Possibly because, by the time people got around to reading the book, some fans had been waiting for their copy longer than Jo Hee had been a Crumpet.
A ROCKY RELEASE
Although the book seemed just about ready for publication at the time of those 2008 readings, the initial release was delayed by technical difficulties (some data had been lost during the editing process). And then delayed some more when, a year later, EA cancelled the US leg of a tour and slammed the door on Trisol, accusing the label owner of exploitation and embezzlement (he was allegedly selling fake tickets to her shows on a phony website). In August 2009, she signed over to The End Records, and we were back in business, baby!
Not only was The Book on its way to the presses, but the long-awaited release would coincide with a “Deluxe” re-issue of Opheliac, with new cover art and bonus tracks. For $100, you could pre-order the “Ultimate Book/Album Collection”, which included the revamped album, the book, a t-shirt, a tote bag, a recipe booklet and some bonus digital downloads, to be shipped in October. Or, for a more up-close-and-personal experience, you could purchase a VIP bundle for her upcoming shows in the fall: $50 plus ticket price would get you the book, a swag bag, and a meet-and-greet. (VIP tickets were capped at 20 slots per show; from what I gather, informal interactions with fans at the merch table were becoming overwhelming on previous tours. Again: fast-growing audience.)
Alas, due to printing issues this time, the making and shipping were soon pushed back to December. VIP ticket-holders were assured, at the start of the tour, that their copies would be shipped first as soon as the books were printed, with handwritten dedications from EA. Purchasers of the “Book/Album” bundle would receive theirs shortly thereafter. This seemed like a reasonable trade-off for a minor delay, and no one was too upset. (Well, some might have been, but at that juncture in Asylum history – for reasons that will become apparent in a later installment, when we get to EA's altercations with her fans – I guess they knew better than to get mouthy about it.)
The bundles came first... and in many cases, “bundle” was a generous term, because they arrived incomplete. When the t-shirt or tote bag weren't missing, they were printed the wrong colors. Many digital download codes had to be requested via email. The book itself was beautiful, but poorly bound, typo-ridden, and missing entire pages. (This was largely fixed in the second hardcover release.)
As far as I know, everyone who complained to the distributor got their money back – and I imagine it was a nice surprise when some items showed up, inexplicably, months after they had already been refunded. But it was still a bit of a “sad trombone” moment for many loyal fans, who had to request a refund on the Ultimate Super-Cool Preorder Exclusive Bundle to purchase the book and album separately.
As for the VIP package books, those didn't start shipping until late 2010 – a whole year after the official book release, months after less invested fans had already received their non-preordered copies. Worse: none of the books were signed, much less lovingly adorned with a personalized handwritten note as EA had promised. (And had tweeted about doing during the year-long shipping delay!) After enough fans meekly expressed their intense disappointment, EA's BFF-forum-admin mailed out signed bookplates that people could stick in their book in lieu of a personalized autograph. No real explanation was given. As far as I know, this particular let-down didn't cause a mass exodus of disappointed fans – but, in the midst of other goings-on, it certainly contributed to eroding many fans' trust in EA's word.
EA TAKES ON HOLLYWOOD
The 2011 release of the largely-identical second edition was better planned and overall uneventful, which gives me time to catch you up on contemporaneous events – like the reason EA ditched the Opheliac red and went platinum blonde. 🪞
Around that time, EA got herself a supporting role and a solo number 🎵📺 in The Devil's Carnival, Darren Lynn Bousman's psychocircus-themed movie musical. (If you're scrambling to place the name: depending on what kind of deviant you are, DLB is either the guy who directed half of the Saw movies or the guy who directed Repo! The Genetic Opera.)
If you've clicked the last link: see the bad boy greaser she's dancing with at the end of the song? That's the titular “Scorpion”, played by Marc Senter, and they were totally hitting on each other while shooting this. 📝🪞 They've been an item for twelve years now, in what appears to be a loving and mutually supportive relationship, and they seem besotted with each other. That's only marginally relevant to the story, but it's nice to know that at least one nice thing worked out in all this mess.
Back to 2011. Through her friendship with DLB and the Devil's Carnival cast (a motley crew of top-shelf B-listers 🔍 that included Bill Moseley, Paul Sorvino, the chick from Spy Kids, and the clown from Slipknot), EA also made a bunch of new industry connexions. That's how she came to decide that TAFWVG was meant to be more than a book, more than a live show: it had to become... a musical. Full company, full orchestra, big names, the works. Her 2012 album, Fight Like a Girl, was written and recorded with this project in mind, with most songs narrating events from the book and EA singing as various characters – which turns love duets into finger food for Dr. Freud. 🎵
Shortly before the album release, EA announced on Twitter that the Asylum Musical was scheduled to debut in the London West End, under the direction of Bousman, in 2014. "Casting calls to be announced soon!" (They were not.)
ROUND 3: THE AUDIOBOOK
2014 came, and brought... another TAFWG re-release announcement.But wait – this time, it was going to be an audiobook! EA had been teasing one since before the original release, so people were quite excited. (It also sounded like a more achievable goal for the calendar year than a West End debut.) In early 2014, recording was well on its way, and the 6-CD boxset was due to ship in May.
PLEASE STAND BY, YOUR ASYLUM WILL BE PROCESSED SHORTLY
First, EA discovered “a new microphone ... that, upon testing, produced a recording of far greater beauty and expressive quality”, which naturally meant the whole thing had to be re-recorded. Two month's delay. No biggie. Our girl is a perfectionist.
But our girl also had to write, coordinate and rehearse her upcoming “Asylum Experience” – an afternoon-long interactive theater event, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, which would be performed at five dates of the Vans Warped Tour in August. (It's not exactly the West End, but it's a start! 🔍) And then she had to prepare for the filming of the Devil's Carnival sequel in the fall. So, obviously, the July deadline was not met. When she finally gave an update in late 2014, the ETA was basically “we are ever so close, but the audiobook gets there when it gets there; feel free to ask for a refund if you're not along for the ride”.
And then she signed with a literary agent. TAFWVG was going to be made into a “real” book, that readers could purchase in stores for a normal price and request from their local library – big event! (More for EA, I think, than for her fans. By that point, the second edition could be purchased as a PDF, and I believe most people who pre-ordered the audiobook had already read the story.) But this involved tailoring the narrative to a more general audience, which meant portions of the book had to be re-written... which meant further delays.
...Besides, and let’s have a teacup of “honesty time” here, if the new Asylum becomes an internationally best-selling novel, not only can we enact more change for good, but the Asylum Musical takes over Broadway faster, the Asylum Movie takes over theatres faster, and YOU are all dressed up as rats/inmates in said movie, you guessed it, faster (“Asylum Audiobook Announcement from EA”📝)Well, you know what they say in show business: if you can't make it in London, there's always New York.
As EA assured her fans, their patience would be rewarded with a brand new, professionally polished version of the story – and in due time, I guess, a role in the movie. (“Let's hope she doesn't find another new microphone!” 🐀)
From that point on, there seems to have been an ever-widening gap between EA's enthusiasm and fan expectations. When audiobook snippets 🎤.mp3) were released, many fans were unimpressed by the oddly flat, overproduced recording (turns out a microphone can be so good it's a problem! 🐀), which highlighted EA's stilted, uncanny diction and not-quite-transatlantic accent. That caught everyone off guard, because she didn't use to read like... that. Even die-hard apologists had to concede through gritted teeth that, tragically, it was giving William Shatner. (If you're curious, you can find more previews here 🎤📝, along with EA's captions.)
Fans weren't just getting irritated with the various delays and excuses: they were baffled, angry, and embarrassed. When EA clapped back “U know U can just get a refund, right? That is totally within your power to do” on social media, and it came out that requests for refunds had been getting ignored for weeks or months 🐀, seasoned fans were like “Yeah, that tracks.” The whole never-ending ordeal was just starting to feel silly.
All told, the audiobook took two years to complete, with little to no new music in the interim. Two years is a long time for a young-leaning audience! Fans who had preordered at the end of their sophomore year were graduating high school by the time it came out. Others who had been in the middle of undergrad were now looking for full-time jobs. People had gotten pregnant, given birth and potty trained, or had houses built from the ground up. Genuine ultra-fans of the book had had time to... presumably, read other books. (“I wonder how many people passed away waiting for this shitty audiobook to be finished?”)
When the audiobook came out, many long-time Plague Rats had defected, either lamenting the misguided decisions of their favorite artist, or just calling EA a money-grabbing fraud and a lying liar. And a number of patient and unbothered fans had, quite simply, grown out of their EA phase.
Your humble servant, for one, ordered the audiobook the week it went on sale, and stuck with that preorder through five address changes and two graduation ceremonies. Now, bear in mind: through all the ups and downs, even as the charm dispelled, my taste in music evolved, and my perception of EA herself changed, I never formally stopped considering myself a fan. (Mama didn't raise no quitter.) To this day, and to my profound embarrassment, I give enough of a shit that I'm taking the time to write this story at all, and that I was able to draft most of itfrom memory.(Mama didn't teach me how to prioritize.) Well, get this: I have never once listened to the audiobook. I remember unwrapping the signed boxset (minimal artwork, flimsy cardboard, no liner notes), thinking “this could have been an email”, telling myself I'd get around to it for old time's sake... and then I never did, because it was ten hours long, and I just couldn't force myself to care about that story anymore. I was not an isolated case.
In light of this, I apologize in advance for any potential errors in the following paragraphs; others listened so posers like me wouldn't have to 🔍, and I'm going off of their word. The new and improved edition was, indeed, a different book – in that a bunch of things that felt meaningful to fans had been either reworked or excised.
THE AUDIOBOOK EDITS
The hospital narrative had been shortened in favor of the asylum story, and the controversial “Drug / Suicide / Cutting” diaries had been scrapped. Part of the fanbase applauded this decision, but others were disappointed 🐀, as they had found the diaries to be the most (some said only) personal, authentic, and insightful chapters in the book.
Curse words, some abuse, and all mentions of abortion had also been purged. It made the book tamer, but not by much... because Emilie's age had been changed from 27 to 17. Apparently, the literary agent had suggested this to make the book more marketable to a Young Adult audience. No other biographical detail had been altered, so the main narrator was now a 17 year old girl with no parents but an established music career, who checks in by herself into a high-security adult ward, no questions asked. (I'm still perplexed by this one. Did they not expect YA readers to know how hospitals work...?)
The pirate captain, formally known by her “mass of tangled black hair”, was now... a blonde. According to EA, this was a purely aesthetic change: it made the three main Asylum girls a redhead, a blonde and a brunette, which would look better in the stage adaptation. Between the lines, it also distanced the character from its original dark-haired muse: Vecona, who had left the Crumpets in 2008 after a rumored falling-out with EA over unpaid costume work.
The minor characters based on EA's old Chicago friends had been discarded entirely. Which likely made sense for EA – she hadn't lived there in years, the friend group had drifted apart as friend groups do, and by that point, there no longer was an EA forum to administrate or comment on – but not so much for her readers. Some fans had grown fond of these fictional inmates (wasn't that the point?), and weren't too happy to see EA symbolically treat them as disposable. Others were saddened that EA would just scrap these remnants of her old life, and of what felt like simpler, happier times in the fandom. Either way, children, this is why you shouldn't get a neck tattoo of your first boyfriend's name, OR openly base the “good guys” in your career-defining book on friends you made in your early twenties.
To compensate for the loss of... most named inmate characters, Veronica was given a much more prominent role in the plot. Namely, instead of being best friends, Veronica and Emily were now... in love! Lovers! Lesbian lovers! Which naturally meant that Veronica had to die. 🔍 Besides, fans famously love it when you pull a gay ship out of thin air between your two main characters, and then kill one of them off so that the other suffers more.
One last one, because I find it especially goofy: a scrappy teddy bear named Suffer, given to Emily by the talking rats, was replaced with...a Very Large Spoon, which gets its very own number in the musical. 🎵 The rationale was that Emily could use the spoon as a weapon in the climactic uprising against the Asylum doctors. Which, fair enough... except that, prior to being a cute and anachronistic 🔍 MacGuffin in the fictional Asylum story, Suffer the Bear had been a beloved mascot🪞 from the early Opheliac live shows. Some still remembered when EA had raised HELL, even starting a #FREESUFFER campaign on Twitter, because she thought someone had stolen Suffer from the stage (it later turned out that he had been misplaced in a flight case). All that noise back in the day... and now Suffer didn't matter anymore? The nerve. “She made shirts and everything!” 🐀
All this to say, reception was lukewarm. EA hadn't performed live since 2014 and the Devil's Carnival sequel had failed to make a splash (despite decent reviews, the franchise and main collaboration fell apart before the end of the promotional tour 🔍). People were checking out. There was only one way to correct this. A true paradigm shift. A fresh start – a new theme?
Hell no. It's another edition of The Asylum for Revisionist Tortureporn Friendfictions!
ROUND 4: THE E-BOOK & THE QUEST FOR THE SPOON OF ROYALS
In 2017, about a year after the audiobook release, EA self-published a digital version of TAFWVG through Amazon. The literary agent hadn't worked out in the end: publishers were put off by how dark the book was, even after the audiobook edits. EA explained that she hadn't been comfortable with some of the alterations in the first place; she respected the agent's input and had tried to give it an honest shot, but in the end, she wanted to do it the way she wanted to do it, solo... and this was it.EA had reverted a number of the audiobook cuts (including swear words, mentions of abortion, and the narrator's age), but kept most of the changes to the Asylum narrative – namely, the omission of Former Friends Characters, and the romance between Emily and Veronica. In the newsletter announcement, she mentions being in the process of “re-recording the few little bits of the audiobook to reflect the current text version”. Not sure where we're at on that front; it's never been brought up again, and I don't think anyone's checked. (I assume most fans had war flashbacks when they read the word “re-record”, and instantly repressed that part of the communiqué.)
The “Drug / Suicide / Cutting” diaries were still omitted in the first release of the e-book, but re-included as a coda soon after, by popular demand, under the title “Evidence of Insanity” – with fantastical “doctor's annotations” like“W14A seems to have disassociated her own identity, episodic, each lasting for a longer period of time. We suspect she will continue further in this – stronger medication is needed, schedule electroconvulsive therapy.”
A physical paperback edition was released a few months later; in anticipation of this, the e-book was a stripped-down, text-centric version of the story. (Honestly not a bad call, because the digital version from 2012 was a scanned, non-searchable, 1.3GB PDF behemoth – not super Kindle-friendly!) No elaborate backgrounds and color photographs in this edition, but the pages were still illustrated with inserts of rats, keys, teacups, and... hold on... ciphers??🪞
As always in the Asylum, history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. In a throwback to the prelapsarian days of the Enchant Puzzle (remember? the one that no one ever managed to solve?), the e-book illustrations contained puzzles, which formed the master-key to... a scavenger hunt! And in keeping with tradition, the grand prize was an extravagant adornment hand-crafted by EA: the “Spoon of Royals”.🪞📝 Oh my!
Some of the puzzles are simple anagrams that can be solved for keywords. A clickable word within the adjacent text takes you to a password-protected link, which takes you through to an audio file – a song or an atmospheric instrumental that goes with that moment of the story. There are also more complex ciphers that decode into riddles. Each key depicted in the book has a number or letter engraved on it. The total number of rats in the book is apparently significant. One link takes you through to a blank page whose source code contains a list of coordinates from various bridges around the world.
Oh, it was a whole thing. When the book came out, you could send a picture of you doing EA's signature “rat claw” hand sign🪞 to request admission to a private Facebook group (the “Striped Stocking Society”) where people could help each other solve the clues and EA would occasionally pop in for a chat. There was also a series of mysterious newsletters in early 2018, culminating in a Los Angeles event where EA showed up in person to pass on extra puzzle-solving material to a handful of lucky fans (although said material raised more questions that it answered 📝).
Overall, it was a great idea! Although the fanbase was generally smaller and less active after four years without a new tour or album (and a fair amount of other drama, which we have yet to get into), the e-book puzzle did pique people's interest in purchasing yet another version of the same story.
Unfortunately, once again, EA overestimated either how intuitive her fans were, or how invested they would remain. After months of collaborative efforts across multiple platforms, a number of puzzles had been cracked 🔍, but it was still unclear how the individual anagrams and numbers and riddle-solutions all fit together as scavenger hunt clues.
EA kept up the hype for a while, but the few hints that she gave on social media only revealed yet more encryption factors without really helping fans connect the dots. One cipher remained unsolved on Instagram for days and days before EA caved in and hinted at which key to use. She did helpfully specify that if you didn't know how to read music, you'd better start learning. (...Was this a fun puzzle, or a prep school admission test?) The in-person LA event had also sown some confusion as to the rules and constraints of the game: would winning involve traveling to a physical location? That didn't seem very fair. EA had mentioned physically burying some items – but could you solve the puzzle from a distance? Is the Spoon of Royals literally just buried under the Shakespeare Bridge in Los Angeles, California?? 🐀
I'm just saying: if this had come up in 2008? People in corsets and platform boots would have been out there digging.
But this was 2018. As we've mentioned, the core of EA's active fanbase (a lot of whom had been teens and young adults when she was touring Opheliac) was fast aging out of the years when most folks have the spare time, dedication, or desire to essentially do super-involved homework out of love for their favorite singer. Uncovering new songs was a fun perk the first year – but after the new album came out in 2018, none of the passwords led to exclusive material anymore. It felt a bit lacklustre for something so labor-intensive.
(The new music itself wasn't a rallying point either. Behind the Musical was, quite literally, an intended vocal guide for the Asylum musical – so, basically a collection of demos. The sound was VERY Broadway Revival, somewhat Phantomish 🎵, in a way that's either good or bad depending on who's saying it. The violins, to fans' chagrin, sounded all-MIDI; no sign of actual instrumental recordings. EA sang all the parts herself, as she had on her previous album. I'm not saying there's no merit in a one-woman Andrew Lloyd Weber tribute. Many old fans enjoyed the new material well enough, some even really liked it – but most agreed that it just didn't hit like her earlier stuff used to, and that it felt rather unfinished.)
Unlike with the Enchant Puzzle, the prize itself was not much of an intrinsic motivation. While the Faerie Queen's Wings were a straightforward concept that evoked EA's own signature stage costumes, the Spoon of Royals was... a large spoon attached to a necklace, community-college-art-teacher style. It looked impractical both as a spoon and as a necklace, and more importantly, I'm not sure how many readers felt a deep emotional connection to the spoon in the story. The spoon that had usurped Suffer the Bear, no less!
In short: people gave up on the game because it was too hard, it came too late, and they had other things to do.
Thus, the Spoon of Royals remains unclaimed to this day, and I doubt I'll see anyone crack the puzzle in this lifetime. The Striped Stocking Society FB group was terminated in 2020, around the same time a bunch of fansites folded and EA closed her Instagram comments for the first time. By that point, both EA and her fans had bigger rats to skewer – but we have a ways to go before we reach that part of the story.
I would encourage you to give the puzzle a shot for the hell of it (in case you're a cryptography nerd and currently under house arrest or in a full-body cast) but... I just tried a bunch of the links, and the passwords don't work anymore. So I guess that's that. To quote old Bill by way of conclusion: “Much ado about nothing”.
ROUND TOO-MANY: I'LL SEE YOU ON BROADWAY OR I'LL SEE YOU IN HELL
So, what now? Well, not much.By the late 2010s, what kept many fans semi-invested – if nothing else, because it clearly meant so much to EA herself – was the prospect of an upcoming stage musical adaptation. The way EA talked about it 📺, it was very much a “when”, not an “if”. Sure, ten years on, we were still collectively stuck in the Asylum, but it would at least be a new format – and a return to EA's main field of expertise, ie songwriting and performing. Not only did the core fanbase long for new music and new shows, but Fight Like a Girl and Behind the Musical had brought in small influxes of new fans who were very eager for any chance to see her live. So whether it was out of genuine enthusiasm for the project, or out of “let EA have her musical so we can maybe finally move on”, the fanbase was overall supportive.
Even though people still joked about the 2012 announcement of a “2014 West End debut” (seriously, what was she thinking?), EA had really buckled down in the intervening years, and it looked like the project was plausibly well underway. As in, we had more than just EA's word to go on: the involvement of other people, who did not reside in the Asylum, seemed to confirm that the musical was a thing.
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