The day my local shop's new owner tried to 'fix' the back issue bins

So the old guy who ran The Panel Page in Oakridge for twenty years sold the place, and the new owner decided to 'streamline' the store by putting all the back issues in alphabetical order by character, not title. I walked in on a Tuesday to find a guy trying to find Amazing Spider-Man #300 in the 'P' section under 'Peter Parker'. He gave up and left. Has anyone else's shop tried something like this and had it blow up in their face?

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michael8953mo ago

Imagine trying to find a Batman comic and having to remember if it was under 'Bruce Wayne' or just 'Batman'. That system falls apart with team books, too. Where does someone put Justice League, under 'J' or maybe 'A' for 'Aquaman' if that's their focus? You'd spend more time figuring out the filing than actually reading. It shows the new owner doesn't get how collectors actually hunt for stuff. They're looking for the title on the spine, not doing a character search in their head.

laura2113mo ago

Totally agree. Sounds like a system made by someone who doesn't actually read comics. Just makes everything harder to find.

nathan_webb2mo agoTop Commenter

The genius who came up with this probably alphabetizes their spices by the chef who might use them. Good luck finding the oregano when you need it. It's the same energy of solving a problem that never existed for the people who actually use the thing. My local shop tried something like this for a week and the owner looked like he was having a nervous breakdown trying to find anything.