UPDATED 04/27/2012 AT 11:16 PM PACIFIC - Now including Pinterest as an additional social network for getting entries in the sweepstakes. Details below.
Empire's Comics Vault Will Celebrate Free Comic Book Day
with comic shops around the globe
On Saturday, May 5, 2012.
Skip The
Line Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL
RULES:
NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY
1. To Enter: The
Empire’s Comics Vault Skip The Line Sweepstakes begins Friday, April 27, 2012 and
ends Friday, May 4, 2012 at 5:30 P.M. Pacific (“Sweepstakes Period”). Each
eligible entrant may submit multiple Sweepstakes entries by posting a video web
link on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and/or Pinterest during the Sweepstakes Period by complying
with the following terms and conditions for each online social networking site:
Sharing on Facebook: (1) Visit the
Empire’s Comics Vault’s official Facebook Page at http://Facebook.com/EmpiresComicsVault,
(2) locate the video post titled, “Share This Video For A Chance to Skip The
Line on Free Comic Book Day at Empire’s Comics Vault,” and (3) using the
Facebook “Share” link beneath the video, share the video on your own Facebook
Page or Facebook personal profile. Each share on Facebook, up to two per day
per Entrant, counts as an entry into the Sweepstakes. You may also post on Pinterest, Twitter and Google+ in the manner stipulated in the Sweepstakes Rules for
additional chances to win. This Sweepstakes is not sponsored or endorsed by
Facebook.
Sharing on Twitter: Share the
following information in a post to your Twitter account: (1) The video link, http://youtu.be/0hcF833bZzo , and (2)
both of the following hashtags, in each post -- #EmpiresFCBD and #Sacramento.
Each qualifying Twitter post, up to two per day per Entrant, counts as an
entry. You may also post on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+ in the manner stipulated in
the Sweepstakes Rules for additional chances to win. This Sweepstakes is not
sponsored or endorsed by Twitter.
Sharing on Google+: (1) Post the
video titled “Share This Video For A Chance to Skip The Line on Free Comic Book
Day at Empire’s Comics Vault,” found at http://youtu.be/0hcF833bZzo
, to your personal Google+ profile or
to your business page, and (2) include the following text in the post --
#EmpiresFCBD and #Sacramento. Each qualifying Google+ entry, up to two per day
per Entrant, counts as an entry. You may also post on Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter in
the manner stipulated in the Sweepstakes Rules for additional chances to win.
This Sweepstakes is not sponsored or endorsed by Google+.
Sharing on Pinterest: On Pinterest, (1) go to http://pinterest.com/pin/20125529555059247/, (2) add a comment to the post, and then (3) re-pin the vido. You may earn up to two entries per day per Entrant on Pinterest when sharing in the stipulated manner. You may also post on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ in the manner stipulated in the Sweepstakes Rules for additional chances to win. This Sweepstakes is not sponsored or endorsed by Pinterest.
Only correctly completed entries are eligible. Entries that are fraudulent,
tampered with, or otherwise altered are not eligible for entry. Limit of one
prize per Entrant.
2.
Eligibility: Sweepstakes is open to anyone 18 years of age or
older as of May 4, 2012 and a current resident of the state of California. Void where prohibited or restricted by
law. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local
laws and regulations. Employees or representatives of Empire’s Comics Vault,
any promotional firm used in connection with this contest and their immediate
families and households are not eligible to win.
3. Prizes: Two Grand Prizes will be given away. The Grand Prize
will consist of select Free Comic Book Day 2012 comic book titles. Specifics of the prizes are at the sole
discretion of Empire’s Comics Vault.
Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the Grand Prize: $2.00.
4.
Odds: Actual
odds of winning depend upon the total number of entries received.
5. Prize
Restrictions: Prize is not transferable. No substitution or cash
equivalent of prize permitted.
Federal, state, and local taxes, and any expenses relating to the acceptance and use of the prize not specified are the
responsibility of the winner.
6.
Drawing: On May 4, 2012, a random drawing will be conducted
from among all eligible entries received under the direction of Empire’s Comics
Vault. The prizes winners will be notified and prizes may be claimed starting
on May 5, 2012 during store hours. See #7 (Prize Claims) for details. Need not
be present to win.
7. Prize Claims: Winners will be notified online
at http://facebook.com/EmpiresComicsVault
and http://EmpiresComicsVault.blogspot.com
on May 5, 2012, and must retrieve the prize or provide a mailling address within
14 days of prize notification, or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an
alternate winner. Empire’s Comics Vault is not responsible for any charges
incurred in the claiming of the award.
8. Additional Terms: By
participating, entrants agree to: a.) the
Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and of Empire’s Comics Vault,
which shall be final in all respects; and b.)
release, discharge, and hold harmless Empire’s Comics Vault, affiliates,
owners, representatives, consultants, prize donors and employees, from any
liability, claims, or damages arising out of their participation in the
Sweepstakes and the acceptance, use, misuse, or possession of any prize. By
accepting the prize, winner agrees to Empire’s Comics Vault’s and its
designees’ use, where legal, of the winner’s name and/or likeness for
advertising and publicity purposes without compensation and, upon request, will
provide consent to such use in writing.
9. Limitation
of Liability: Empire’s
Comics Vault is not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any
Sweepstakes-related materials; for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged,
incomplete, illegible entries. Empire’s Comics Vault reserves the right to
cancel or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud or technical failures compromise the
integrity of the Sweepstakes as determined by Empire’s Comics Vault in its sole
discretion.
10.
Winner(s)
List: For the
name of the winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Empire’s Comics
Vault, “Skip The Line Sweepstakes Winners List”, 1120 Fulton Avenue, Suite K,
Sacramento, CA 95825. Requests must
be received by May 30, 2012.
11.
Sponsored
by: Empire’s Comics Vault, 1120 Fulton Avenue, Suite K,
Sacramento, CA 95825.
Send us a picture of yourself reading a comic in public on August 28 for a chance to win a free in-store reading session in our new in-store reading program. Email us a link or post the link or picture on our Facebook Page for your chance to win. We'll select 3 winners based on our judgment of originality, most interesting and/or funniest from all entries received by Midnight on 8/28. Winners will be notified on August 29 via Facebook and/or email (if you sent us the link vie email). By entering, you agree to allow us to use your photo all over the place, online or in our shop. Watch for complete rules on our website at empirescomicsvault.blogspot.com. Later, we'll talk about your experience with Read A Comic in Public Day on a future episode of our podcast, Empire's Open Podcast. 
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