You see this little guy right here?
Well. Just last month (or last year, if you wanna be a edgy troll), I'd been strolling around in a local used bookstore that I love to bits, a place where I usually find some nice manga. And I noticed a volume of the almighty Blame!, a series from one of my favorite artists, something I've been wanting to get my hands on for a long time. Yet, I couldn't. I mean, have you seen the prices the series goes for online, just looking for used copies? Makes you want to learn moon runes and import the darn thing.
It was priced at 15$. But, of course, I was stupid and didn't go online to check the pricing. I just assumed 15$ was more than it usually went for, and passed it by. Even though, admittedly, that wasn't a bad price at all. I later found out that was a bargain. Then returned days later to find that lovely tome of knowledge missing from the many shelves. I was dead inside.
Fast forward to today. Or yesterday. Back out at the same used bookstore. Looking around at the games for once. See a nice little Age of Empires collection, but decide not to get it (tight on cash, ya'know?). Gotta keep my priorities straight. Cruise on over to the manga section they have. I'm looking around, noticing some nice little things, even the Vizbig editon of Vagabond--
Ohai there Blame, long time no see--
...Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? This price tag. It says 5$. And the title written on it is "Legal Drug 3". Did they...did they seriously put the wrong label on this thing?
I swear. When I brought it up to the cash register and saw the same price of 5$ appear on the receipt, it felt more satisfying than [redacted, think of the children!]. And that was the best day of my life. Such a steal.
(To be honest, this is one of the cheaper volumes to find, as of 1/10/2016, but I don't care. Still feels amazing)
Though, this long and probably boring story leads me to ask, what about you? Anyone else have some super amazing finds? Or maybe just a recent haul you're really happy about?
