Markets Really Do Work Better at Information Aggregation
You readers have been good to me. I've asked you for feedback or
advice several times and you've never let me down. Example:
When I was
fretting
over whether I should get the Moth special or wait for
the trade, you told me to
get
the special (which also meant that I would get the individual
issues for the subsequent mini-series). Now it turns out that
my online shop
is offering the first issue of the
Moth mini-series at
75% off cover price, so I'm glad that I'm getting the singles after
all. (If it later turns out that there is a trade and my shop
offers that at 95% off, my outlook might change.)
Since things have turned out well in the past when I've put things to a
vote, I'm going to ask you to help me with another ordering
decision: Should I get
Marvel Age Fantastic Four #1
and the
Marvel Age Spider-Man vol. 1 digest? My
shop is offering them at a pretty good discount (75% and 40% off,
respectively) so I'm tempted to try them out. I figure I've been
so cynical about the books before they've even seen print that maybe I
should give them a fair chance. Then again, it's Marvel we're
talking about, so maybe "cynical" is the appropriate response in the
first place.
So, because I'm feeling ambivalent about this, and because I need to
place my order soon, I'm going to let you decide once again. Let
me know: Should I get
Marvel Age Fantastic Four #1
and the
Marvel Age Spider-Man vol. 1 digest? Vote
either on the comment thread below or
via
email by Thursday, Feb. 12. Feel free to respond however you
want -- "No"; "Yes, both"; "Yes, but only one"; "Buy the originals
instead." I'll tally up the responses and let your collective
wisdom guide me. (In the event of a tie, Ed Cunard will once
again cast the deciding vote.)
