Foolkiller

Looks like you can't grade. Seriously, that last Avengers looks terrific. What made you think it was a 7.5? CGC doesn't seem to care when books at this grade level have dust shadows. That was the one I sold you correct Mike? As an 8.0?

Show had plenty of Marvels, light on the DCs.

Wow Nik, unbelievable book. I posted these pickups in the philly thread, but I thought I'd post my new additions here too... Hulk 120 Marvel Feature 1 ASM 103 JIM 121 JIM 122 TTA 45 Avengers 110 New Mutants 98 Luke Cage 2 Avengers 101 Iron Man 56 Jungle Action 20 Fear 23 Sub Mariner 23 Sub Mariner 24 X-Men 25 X-Men 27 X-Men 29 Daredevil 98 (stunner) Avengers 38 (Mile High 2, unbelievable book) Avengers 24 (Mile High 2, 9.6, possible 9.8)

Way to go Jeff! (thumbs u Absolutely the prettiest Planet cover. holy in . that's awesome. proving once again, i have not seen it all.

Just catching up on this whole thread now... At any rate, I do think GPA is a useful tool, but it is certainly no bible, just like the Overstreet is no longer the only authority for high grade collectors. I think GPA provides useful data, but too many collectors use it as a pricing guide and as their foundation for pricing. I think it gives at least a starting point to know and track all the enormous amount of data that exists out there on slabbed sales. Others have made this point, but it makes it so that instead of having to track and kind of fumble your way through the market, you can have a resource where actual sales are reported. Now for a dealer like Bob, he already has a database etc. so GPA isnt as useful I would imagine for many dealers. Incidentally, I was with a major dealer recently and I asked him whether he had GPA... he said yes, but then when he went to price the four keys I was buying, he went to Comiclink to gauge his prices. I've also dealt with three private collectors, all of whom go to Comiclink to gauge their pricing data. When I shop with two other major national dealers, they completely disregard any reference to GPA. I've also noticed that sellers (not here on the boards) tend to disregard GPA while more buyers like to quote it. Still, for me, I find GPA to be a very useful tool... but I rarely if ever go to a dealer and ask them to do anything more than just factor GPA into the equation. Just FYI to all you people in negotiating with Bob: I've done many deals with Bob and at times have quoted GPA... it's certainly been a factor he's considered when I offered or counter offered at a book. It's all about having a reasonable discussion with the dealer and not going in and saying, well GPA says (x) and I'm not paying $50 over that and clutching it like a price can't be above or below it. There are actually collectors who do this, and I think it gets on some people's nerves.

I think it's got a technical grade of 7.5 -- but it presents very nicely with wonderful color strike.

Recent pickups...

I like your AF 15 you purchased Do you have an undercopy slabbed of the 233?

I like that supes 233.

I only like to do time payments with people I know pretty well... and if they had something come up, I would simply give them their money back. I wouldn't do time payments with them again, but I would let them out of it the first time with no penalty.

Which is exactly why when the Double Action 2 came up, I advised my friend sell it to the highest bidder instead of selling it for a "bargain" to Ian... ahhhh... the infamous wheels are in motion thread.

Oh don't worry -- I'll let him know. I told him at the time he sold way too cheap. He's got a good sense of humor. If you ever do want to part with, please know I'd pay top dollar... but I hope it remains part of your collection permanently.

By the way, as someone who wants this, I'd never part with this copy. You should keep it -- it will probably be the nicest you ever see.

This is the one you got from GA Collectibles right? Send him a link with the scan

I have a relatively small stack (20 or so) books to list (the continuation of the ASMs I listed awhile back that were OO) and some other odds and ends. If anyone is interested, I will list before the boards shut down tomorrow (so tonight)... otherwise, I may wait til post SDCC. If you'd like me to list them... let me know. I'll post it up around 10 PM tonight EST if there's interest.

Yep... Ohio copy.

10 cent pickups this weekend...

What's that statement Storms always makes, you'd buy books from the devil if he sold them cheaply enough.

hmmmm.... got an idea now.

I wonder which forumite it was...

Vinny, Tremendous interview with Jay. I mean just riveting stuff. The Brad Savage story was redunkulous... how did you end up not assaulting him? Just fascinating. I mean really and truly fascinating.

He could have questioned it publicly and I would have had no problem with it. In fact, what's strange is that he chooses to single me out and I have refrained, even privately now that I think about it, from commenting on any of his books... yet I and others could do so especially since there are certainly questions that could be raised. Since the GL 76 in question sold in 5 minutes and others expressed a desire to buy it had it not sold, I'm not sure what the issue is. Either way, I'm not sure why divad has decided to raise the issue with me.

On the issue of over or mis grading, I can only speak on a personal front... if I've made a mistake or overlooked something, I would prefer to have it pointed out to me and see no issue with someone telling me in the thread. I miss things, or people will point things out, and sometimes it is actually a good thing. If it becomes nitpicking, that's a different story, but if someone sees a real mistake in one of my threads, I invite you to point it out. I think that can only me overall. I feel I'm a pretty accurate grader, but nobody is perfect.

I don't think there's anything wrong with this but it's not something I do and it's caused an annoyed forum member or two. Once I have my list of priced books and all the scans ready, then everything will go in the sales thread, no presales. I mainly do this to prevent all the good stuff getting taken beforehand, leaving nothing but mid-grade krap for the thread. Of course, this is only a problem for those of us who sell krap. Not sure Brian has this issue. Actually, from a strategic point of view, I totally understand what you are saying and I think it's a good point. For me, I normally will not sell $5 or $10 books -- though I have from time to time -- if I sell something that's "good" that I was planning to put in the auction, I try and pull something else that I might be willing to part with. I'll be honest: my line of thought is often times borne out of lazyness. If I only have to ship to 4 or 5 people as opposed to 10, the better for me. Frankly, with my work schedule, shipping often gets delayed, and sometimes as a surprise to me. I hate doing that to people. So if I can presell some stuff to a good customer I'm okay with that. But that's why I stopped "announcing" what I was going to sell in another thread or posting my sales thread before all scans were loaded. If I pre sell a book, it hasn't been announced yet generally. Also, there's probably a total of 10 guys here who have bought lots and lots of books from me, and I like to show some form of appreciation for their loyalty. If I have a high grade 100 pager, I like to sell to Greggy... etc. I've come across and continue to come across many books that I love to offer here -- as well as under copies or books I've owned for a time and now will move them on to others.