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Topic: Is Gemstone going out of business?
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Roger North
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 91 -
2009-03-14 at 15:49:22
I asked them for a refund three days ago and they said they would send it to me. The last time I checked the list of orders the last two orders on the list went from $83.40 to $0.00.
Cacou
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 92 -
2009-03-14 at 16:58:33
Morequack
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 93 -
2009-03-14 at 19:15:08
All the thumbnail images they used to have appear to have been eliminated: http://www.gemstonepub.com/disney/
Ole Damgaard
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 94 -
2009-03-15 at 20:34:31
The site is down again today.
Morequack
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 95 -
2009-03-15 at 21:58:38
I've given them up for lost! I suspect that #383 was the last beloved American Uncle Scrooge issue to come off the presses! And I mean for the *duration*.
Roger North
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 96 -
2009-03-16 at 14:18:41
I'm afraid you might be right. I ordered the last issues of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, and Uncle Scrooge just before the site went down again.
LadyQuackly
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 97 -
2009-03-16 at 15:37:34
I wonder if Uncle Scrooge #387 will still be available? I'm anxious to get that, since there's a Ludwig Von Drake story in it: "Weinerschnitzel Woes" by Lars Jensen.
Morequack
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 98 -
2009-03-16 at 16:02:06
Quote from user: LadyQuacklyI wonder if Uncle Scrooge #387 will still be available? I'm anxious to get that, since there's a Ludwig Von Drake story in it: "Weinerschnitzel Woes" by Lars Jensen.
I was looking forward to #389, "Treasure of Marco Polo," in today's "high definition" color and paper quality. But I don't believe we'll ever get there.
I was looking forward to #389, "Treasure of Marco Polo," in today's "high definition" color and paper quality. But I don't believe we'll ever get there.
Roger North
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 99 -
2009-03-16 at 17:34:21
We'll just have to wait and see what it happens.
DuckburgUSA
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 100 -
2009-03-16 at 17:37:15
It's been working for me... try:
http://www.gemstonecomics.com/
http://www.gemstonecomics.com/
Ghormax
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 101 -
2009-04-03 at 08:21:44
The latest from the Gemstone website could suggest that not all is lost! At least, I am not giving up all hope.
Announcement
"In the past few days, there have been a number of rumors circulating about Gemstone Publishing. As has been the case with many businesses across a wide array of industries, there has been a reduction in staff at Gemstone, and this included the departure of many valued employees. This, however, is not the end of Gemstone Publishing," said Steve Geppi, President of Gemstone.
"Our flagship title, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, remains a vital tool for comic book collectors throughout North America and around the world and it continues to be a highly profitable item for the retailers who carry it. I look forward to making announcements regarding new developments for the Guide's 40th anniversary next year," Geppi said.
"At this time, no final decision has been made regarding The EC Archives or our comic books featuring Disney's standard characters, but it seems certain that both lines will continue in some form," he said. "We all anticipate resolving the issues facing us and moving forward, and I will be happy to announce the specifics once things have been finalized."
Announcement
"In the past few days, there have been a number of rumors circulating about Gemstone Publishing. As has been the case with many businesses across a wide array of industries, there has been a reduction in staff at Gemstone, and this included the departure of many valued employees. This, however, is not the end of Gemstone Publishing," said Steve Geppi, President of Gemstone.
"Our flagship title, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, remains a vital tool for comic book collectors throughout North America and around the world and it continues to be a highly profitable item for the retailers who carry it. I look forward to making announcements regarding new developments for the Guide's 40th anniversary next year," Geppi said.
"At this time, no final decision has been made regarding The EC Archives or our comic books featuring Disney's standard characters, but it seems certain that both lines will continue in some form," he said. "We all anticipate resolving the issues facing us and moving forward, and I will be happy to announce the specifics once things have been finalized."
Roger North
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 102 -
2009-04-03 at 12:37:53
That's the spirit ghormax. I'm not giving up hope either at least not unless they confirm that they are going out of business but as long as they don't I'm not worried.
Morequack
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 103 -
2009-04-03 at 13:45:40
Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
In the late 1930s der Führer refuted the world's escalating rumors and allayed fears of the invasion to follow.
Life is rife with lessons.
In the late 1930s der Führer refuted the world's escalating rumors and allayed fears of the invasion to follow.
Life is rife with lessons.
Lars Jensen
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 104 -
2009-04-15 at 17:30:33
Quote from user: MorequackQuote from user: Robb_KGemstone had almost no production. There will be almost exactly the same number of new Disney comic book stories produced. It's just that only a few of them will be published in English language (India). You will just have to read them in another language.
To most U.S. readers, including myself, obtaining Indian publications in English is neither a feasible proposition nor a desirable one. The fact that Gemstone didn't "produce" new stories but rather recycled foreign stories really made no difference. The bottom line has been that the only access to "new" Duck stories for U.S. readers has been from Gemstone, and the quality and history of the UNCLE SCROOGE line for which there is no substitute will be sorely missed.
News on the Indian Disney comics:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/disney-launches-comic-books-in-india/355148/ .
To most U.S. readers, including myself, obtaining Indian publications in English is neither a feasible proposition nor a desirable one. The fact that Gemstone didn't "produce" new stories but rather recycled foreign stories really made no difference. The bottom line has been that the only access to "new" Duck stories for U.S. readers has been from Gemstone, and the quality and history of the UNCLE SCROOGE line for which there is no substitute will be sorely missed.
News on the Indian Disney comics:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/disney-launches-comic-books-in-india/355148/ .
Roger North
Is Gemstone going out of business?
Message 105 -
2009-04-15 at 18:08:05
You might want to do a seperate thread for those Lars.