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Kray Z Comics and Stories 580: eBay 101

Cory!@! is on assignment this week, so Joe “Kray Z” Rider takes center stage and teaches us all about Bay as both a buyer and a seller. Set under the knowledge tree and learn from the master how to make your fortune selling off your worldly possessions!

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Solo Joe 5

WrestleMania week has come and gone, and Joe’s friend Eric “Turbo” Jackman was in the crowd.  So, Joe, Turbo and Cory!! run down the card, talk wrestling and generally geek out about the the Showcase of the Immortals!  It’s a NEW Solo Joe!!

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Solo Joe 4

Part two of Joe’s interview with his old comic shop partner Pat Gruber!

When we last left our heroes, they were just on the cusp of taking over Hot Comics! Hear their tales of that first week:

*When Superman died! (He got better!)
*NO CAKE FOR PAT (and is he bitter about that!)
*Trials and Tribulations (like an extended Tales from the Shop!)
*The St. Louis Capital City Retailer Summit!

But it’s not all fun and games (actually, no games!) Find out why Pat left Hot Comics after only two years and how Joe became its sole owner!

After Pat’s and Joe’s rememberies, listen in as they talk about why they are or have paired down their comic collections!

Be sure to listen after the end for not one, but TWO bonus clips!

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Solo Joe #3 The Secret Origins of Hot Comics St Paul, or How to open a shop with your friend and not go Krayz!

Another Solo Joe! But not just ANY Solo Joe:

You’ve heard over and over about Hot Comics St. Paul. Now here the SECRET ORIGINS of just how Joe and Pat realized their lifelong dream of owning a comic book store! Part one of this two-part tale includes:

  • *Pat and Joe’s Secret Comic Book Origin (Their first comic book!)
  • *How the Dynamic Duo met in High School!
  • *The first comic book they bought for investment!
  • *Tales of their first comic cons, including the ill-fated Wisconsin Dells trip!
  • *The infamous “X” collection!

Plus the steps taken up to that first fateful day they took over the comic shop! A virtual primer on how to own your own! All this, and much more, FREE for your downloading pleasure!

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Solo Joe #2

Great Googly-Moogly, Joe has done it again, and with a minimum of sound bites!

This time around, Joe interviews his daughters, Dana and Holly, and asks them what it was like growing up with a Dad who ran a comic shop! They cover topics such as:

* The girls earliest recollection of Hot Comic St Paul and Krayz Comics.

* Their first comics and what they are reading now.

* Why Dana is mad at Cory!
* Holly’s… her…when she… you’ll have to listen.
* Italian shops.

* Where they like to shop for comics currently.

* How they felt when Dad sold or closed the comic shops!
* And a lot more!

It’s an extended Tales from the Shops, and it is ready for you to enjoy!

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Solo Joe 1

Namesake and co-host of Kray Z Comics and Stories, Joe “Kray Z” Rider has struck out on his own and presents his FIRST solo podcast!

The one he’s been talking about doi8ng for two years!

Is it worth the wait?  Of course not, nothing could be, but it IS filled with Joe introducing himself and other fun stuff, so go ahead and listen! If you like it, maybe he’ll do another one!

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