Rant: My local shop's 'fan appreciation day' was just a clearance sale for old action figures

Last Saturday, they advertised a big event with signings and new releases. I drove 45 minutes to get there at opening, only to find a single artist I didn't know and a table full of dusty Marvel Legends from 2018 marked down 10%. The owner just shrugged and said 'times are tough, man' when I asked about the promised writers. How do you get a whole crowd excited for that? Has your shop ever pulled a bait and switch like this?

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gavinhunt13d ago

Wasn't there a whole thing about a shop in Ohio doing this with old Pokemon cards? Just feels so lazy to promise a real event and then phone it in.

hayes.tara13d ago

Times are tough, man" is such a weak excuse for that bait and switch lol.

sullivan.nina1d ago

Totally agree with you @hayes.tara, that excuse is so thin. I once got hyped for a "vintage game sale" that was just a box of sports titles from 2008. Felt like such a scam. Using hard times to justify lying to your customers is just low. Makes you not want to trust any local event ever again.