BLACK FRIDAY 2015: First-Ever Online Flat File Sale

IWish · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:19 pm

sidaldo wrote:
kcn0 wrote:This may not be a bots game.... with 400 posters dropping at the same time, it is hard for a bot to scrub 33+ pages. Plus, it seems like a lot of bots just scrub the homepage.... and you can't fit 400 posters on Mondo's homepage.
Seriously, can bots be programmed to beat us in something like this as well?

I think bots will only work to score a print if they are monitoring the correct page/url that a particular print will pop-up. Typically, there is only one page to monitor for new posters added. In this case, with so many prints with multiple pages - they won't know what page to watch to score a particular print. It'll be interesting.

RelaxingDragon · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:20 pm

I'm curious what sort of stock won't be present. Will it just be prints that were available for sale online, or will there be stuff that event-exclusive (Rolling Roadshows, Mystery Movies, SDCC, etc.)?

matowest · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:23 pm

RelaxingDragon wrote: or will there be stuff that event-exclusive (Rolling Roadshows, Mystery Movies, SDCC, etc.)?

The PCC Godzilla shown in the photo was SDCC 2013, I believe. So...maybe

bulkhead72 · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:25 pm

If you are ISO something from this sale, don't post about it, lest someone snags it from under yo ass.

jmagee87 · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:27 pm

bulkhead72 wrote:If you are ISO something from this sale, don't post about it, lest someone snags it from under yo ass.

I thought that was common sense. But I fear we lack a lot of that around these parts

sidaldo · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:28 pm

IWish wrote:
sidaldo wrote:
kcn0 wrote:This may not be a bots game.... with 400 posters dropping at the same time, it is hard for a bot to scrub 33+ pages. Plus, it seems like a lot of bots just scrub the homepage.... and you can't fit 400 posters on Mondo's homepage.
Seriously, can bots be programmed to beat us in something like this as well?
I think bots will only work to score a print if they are monitoring the correct page/url that a particular print will pop-up. Typically, there is only one page to monitor for new posters added. In this case, with so many prints with multiple pages - they won't know what page to watch to score a particular print. It'll be interesting.

I have no idea of bots so wondering how tough its gonna be. I guess I will randomly go to a page number and buy the first thing I want to. Hopefully.

cutterbutter · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:30 pm

matowest wrote:
RelaxingDragon wrote: or will there be stuff that event-exclusive (Rolling Roadshows, Mystery Movies, SDCC, etc.)?
The PCC Godzilla shown in the photo was SDCC 2013, I believe. So...maybe

Which photo?

Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:33 pm

jmagee87 wrote:
bulkhead72 wrote:If you are ISO something from this sale, don't post about it, lest someone snags it from under yo ass.
I thought that was common sense. But I fear we lack a lot of that around these parts

Common sense is the first thing to get sold or traded for fancy paper, sadly.

Superfro33 · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:35 pm

jkw3000 wrote:
jmagee87 wrote:
bulkhead72 wrote:If you are ISO something from this sale, don't post about it, lest someone snags it from under yo ass.
I thought that was common sense. But I fear we lack a lot of that around these parts
Common sense is the first thing to get sold or traded for fancy paper, sadly.

It's actually third after dignity and shame.

matowest · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:36 pm

cutterbutter wrote:
matowest wrote:
RelaxingDragon wrote: or will there be stuff that event-exclusive (Rolling Roadshows, Mystery Movies, SDCC, etc.)?
The PCC Godzilla shown in the photo was SDCC 2013, I believe. So...maybe
Which photo?

page 2 of this thread, near the end

UrsusMorris · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:36 pm

zombiejp wrote:The trick will be not going for the super rare stuff to avoid that super hard sore butt

NEWPORTS69 · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:40 pm

ideas

they could do a lottery, everyone enters, you get a number back and that is your place to pick anyone poster available
winners have 5 minutes to check inventory and checkout, if longer, you are skipped to next number and so on
everything live tweeted by mondo

2nd system
same lottery concept but with a 3 strike rule where the next person can steal your poster, your order will be canceled and you will have 5 minutes to reorder or you will be skipped , you can pick new poster or another one that was purchased before you if it has not received 3 strikes, 3 strikes, it is retired

whiskaz · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:41 pm

Oh man, it's starting already and the drop hasn't even happened. Isn't the bot/lottery talk supposed to happen POST-drop?

One's best bet is to pretend like this isn't even happening and enjoy your Friday instead.

ldiddy · Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:42 pm

NEWPORTS69 wrote:ideas

they could do a lottery, everyone enters, you get a number back and that is your place to pick anyone poster available
winners have 5 minutes to check inventory and checkout, if longer, you are skipped to next number and so on
everything live tweeted by mondo

2nd system
same lottery concept but with a 3 strike rule where the next person can steal your poster, your order will be canceled and you will have 5 minutes to reorder or you will be skipped , you can pick new poster or another one that was purchased before you if it has not received 3 strikes, 3 strikes, it is retired

Nerds.