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The real me
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Hi and welcome to KYRI COMICS AND COLLECTABLES. My name is GABRIEL KORYSZKO and i'm the manager and only employee of this ebay store. I have been selling and buying comics on ebay for around 6 years. I run my store from my tiny 2 bedroom apartment here in MONTREAL, Quebec CANADA.
Let me tell you a little about myself, i started reading comics at around 8 years old....that's way back in the last century ...lol. I used to work at the corner 7/11 (or depanneur as we call it here in Montreal) and in between deliveries and stocking the shelves i would read the comics from the rack and eventualy became hooked. Now the comics that the store was selling we're pretty beat up (they used to tie them to the magazine bundles using plastic straps - and the comics would always be the ones on top....oouchh....they we're really damaged copies but i didn't mind, i loved the stories and characters and of course the artwork).
It wasn't 'till i reached high school that a friend of mine introduced me to my first comic book store: CAPITAINE QUEBEC. I really never knew that these types of stores existed, i though if you missed and issue ah well to bad for you, but discovering a comic book store was like a dream come true. When i first set foot in that store i was in heaven, the smell of comics was very powerfull (you know what i mean if you ever set foot in a room full of comics - ah the sweet smell of paper) and comics we're everyhere and the racks, the wall, bins and bins of books it was really cool and all we're in pretty decent shape not all creased up. So i spend pretty much all of my money on comics and all of my time searching for other comic book stores and eventualy ended up working in one for about 5 years 'till i got to university. After that my life got more serious and had to find a "real job" bummer, but always and i mean always made time to visit with Peter, Logan, Bruce and Clark among many others.
Me and my buddy had a dream of owning a comic book store but life threw us a curve and well that dream never materialized but i'm hoping that my dream will come true in the form of KYRI COMICS AND COLLECTABLES.
WHAT SETS KYRI COMICS AND COLLECTABLES APART FROM THE OTHER STORES HERE ON EBAY?
Well, i'm glad you asked: first off my awesome personality and my devilish good looks (check out the pic...nice eh :) but seriously i'm an honest dealer; no....let me re-phrase that i'm actualy a collector first and a dealer second, having collected comics for so long i know what a comic collector looks for in buying comics and try my hardest to give that level of service. I have worked in comic book stores for quite awhile and have also attended many comic book conventions as a dealer and collector right here in montreal. I don't consider myself an expert in the field but i think i'm pretty close. My grading is pretty much spot on (even though grading is pretty subjective) but i know the difference between a VF copy and a NM copy.
I'm hoping to give the comic book buyer an HONEST and SAFE place to buy they're new and older comic books. I have bought many a many comics here on ebay and i'm constantly frustrated with what i see. Don't get me wrong they're are a lot of fabulous comic book dealers here on ebay, but me being from CANADA and all i found it hard to find comics at a decent price with decent shipping charges. What i aim to deliver in my store is quality books at a competitive price with an awesome shipping price.
Let me give you an example ('cause i don't think i'm making my point to well and maybe an illustration will help) have you ever seen on ebay a cool variant at an unbelievble opening price and scrolled to the bottom at the shipping charges and realized that they charge like $10.00US to ship a comic...$10 to ship a comic that's friggin' crazy!!!!! I remember one-time i saw a HULK variant CGC graded 9.8 book for a starting bid of .99 w/no bidders yet and finishing in 20 minutes, of course my palms started getting sweaty at the thought of having this awesome CGC graded book for maybe .99, so i scroll to the bottom of the page to see what the shipping charges was and i could not believe my eyes....wait for it......and i'm not making this up....$85.00 US to ship...i could not believe it, i would name the dealer (a very big mane in the comic book industry on top of that) but i'm a classy guy and i won't (but if you wanna know e-mail me..i'll spill the beans). It's just that i kind of got fed up of buying from dealers who try to make they're profit by charging way to much on shipping, so i decided to open my own store with reasonable prices on books and very reasonable shipping prices.
WANNA KNOW ABOUT MY PRICING AND SHIPPING CHARGES?
Well my pricing is very simple, new comics get an automatic 15% off cover, and all new comics of the week are listed by wednesday or thursday's sometimes even before; comics discounts can go up to 25, 40 even 50% off, which is not to shabby for now and well see how things go in the future and hopefully i'll be able to increase my discount. My shipping charges are maybe one of the best here on ebay from a canadien dealer. I believe my shipping charges to be very reasonable and i'm always trying to find new and better packing solutions so that i can send more books for the buck without compromising and shipping quality...because in the end receiving your books in mint condition is my priority....what's the point of paying a low shipping price if your books are gonna get to you all banged up right?
I'm really tying hard to find a great balance between comic book price and shipping price so that it benefits you the buyer, i want you to feel that you got a really great book at an awesome price and that the service was second to none......'cause in the end buying a comic should make you feel great...right :)
I pack my books between sturdy cardboard with a quarter/half an inch border to absorb any shock to the corners and i tape it securely with "fat" tape to the cardboard to avoid shifting during the shipping process so that when you get your book it's in tip top shape. For 15 books or more i use a box; first i tape the books in a bundle (again to avoid shifting) than i put padding all around the box incl. bottom and top (see here the secret is puttting some padding on the bottom of the box, many many dealers that i have bought books from do not put any padding on the bottom of the box and that my friends is we're the most damage to your books can occur) so that the "bundle" does not move during shipping (again that's how damage to your books can occur) and that you get your books in tip top shape...the way they left me.
Did i mention that i worked for canada post for 4 years and UPS for 2 years? well i did and i got a first hand look at what happens to your mail once it's in the hands of the courrier and let me tell you it ain't pretty. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of caring workers who work for these courrier companies but some of them get frustrated fast due to the volume of packages they process and sometimes your package is at the receiving end of that frustration so with that knowledge i have designed a sure way to ensure that your books arrive stress free :)
WANNA KNOW ABOUT MY SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE?
Well for now i offer a subscription service for residents of the geater Montreal area (incl. Laval and South Shore), i offer 25% off cover to start, i offer pick up (save an extra 5%) or your books can be delivered to you by me to your front door.
Now you can get your books without leaving your home i do all the leg work and charge just a small fee for my time but if i have a lot of customers in the same area buying a nice amount of books i'll deliver them for free...now how's that for service :) All books come individualy bagged and boarded at no extra cost and are guaranteed to be in VERY FINE/NEAR MINT CONDITION OR BETTER.
I wanna expand my subscription service to all of CANADA with the same discount as above + a small shipping fee depending on the amount of books you buy.......it's all in the works and an update on this service will be posted here shortly once i figure out all the details. If you would be interested in my subscription service feel free to Contact Me with "subscription" as the header and i will be glad to work with you to get the most bang for the buck.
Of course my subscription service does not require a minimum amount of books and you are free to cancel at anytime....no strings attached you have the freedom to order as many or as little books as you want and you can also get a deal on variants if you like or if you wanna become a dealer and sell comics on ebay or online i could hook you up with my connection just Contact Me with your intentions.
Well i guess that's it for now if i think of anything else or get a lot of questions on a certain subject i will post it here, like i said i'm an honest dealer and i'm trying to get you more for your money especialy during these tough times.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to Contact Me i will answer all email's as honest as i can...here's an example of an email i got today as a matter of fact. Someone asked me if i had a physical store and i said no but that if he was looking for a great comic book shop then he should check out KOMICO (and if you live in montreal you should check out that store best comic shop in town tell LEE JORDAN (owner) that Gaby sent you he will have no idea who you are talking about and the confused look on his face will be a hoot i'm sure - just a little history here i used to shop there in the 90's he knew me by face 'cause i would be there 2-3 times/week but haven't went there in quite a while, maybe i should trek up there) so you see no question is taboo and i'll be glad to share my knowledge with anybody so if you have questions on hot books or grading or if you need a specific issue that i don't have in my store (i could pretty much find you anything - i'm connected you know made a lot of connections here on ebay) or if you wanna go on a date (for ladies only please - lol) you know what to do.
I thank you for reading my about me page and i hope i enlightened you a bit about KYRI COMICS AND COLLECTABLES and hope you will come by and visit my store or any of my other auctions.
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