Old Fashion PB and J

I might even have a PS3 by then! If its like the X-Box 360, I may get one!

That's quite a price tag on that. Nuts!!

Great books! I hope to be actively collecting again in the next 2 years. Thanks for letting me enjoy these gems with you all.

Love the thread, keep it up! A series I would love to collect one day.

Detective 27. Gator let me hold it, and I had to let it go

You should, they are great! (thumbs u If only the essentials were in color!

I always say I am gonna pick up the Demon run, but I don't.. Cool books!

...every man needs a hobby... wanna start buddy

How can he say pressing is controversial, I thought most people don't know about it and those that do don't care Yes, people do not consider pressing restoration. And if they are unaware of the process, once explained, they do not care. But these crazy irrational types who do not like it, they are just in the head. I PREFER a book that has not been pressed over a pressed book. But we can manufacture hg books for profit and should do so. Why leave cash on the table right? It worked well for the BA market, look how healthy those 9.4's are with all the "new" 9.8's. 100% agree, all is good in the comic book world. The biggest question in my mind is what "new" process are people doing to books to help push the grade even higher while maintaining the blue status. So far we know. 1. Pressing 2. Dry cleaning 3. Micro trimming (when done properly) 4. Disassembly and reassembly. 5. Staple replacement (when done properly with vintage staples) 6. Reattachment with tape And those are all legitimate acceptable methods...... Yes, people do not consider pressing restoration. And if they are unaware of the process, once explained, they do not care. But these crazy irrational types who think this way are just in the head....and would go onto do anything possible to get a book a better grade in a blue label holder. Forget the fact that each person has his/her own ability to reason and conclude on their own that pressing is a non-issue while trimming, tape, disassembly and others are, or even further each procedure have a varying degree of concern for that individual. I don't mind pressed books at all and don't even inquire as to whether or not the book has been pressed. So, I guess I'm just a dumbazz that is over paying. But I'm the same dumbazz that won't buy a GA book with tape...but that doesn't make sense, because I don't care about pressing, so surely tape shouldn't bother me at all...as long as it's in a blue label. It's the same old stretch of an argument from the last six years. "OMG, if CGC accepts pressing the next thing you know, trimming will be ok by CGC and all the other sheep will fall in line. (as long as they are all making more money). It's a good thing they invented the interwebs, this time of year it probably gets cold outside standing on the corner preaching to the sinners that the end is near. I laughed. And personally, I don't care what CGC accepts and does not. I DO however enjoy stirring the pot. Is what it is. If I want to know about work, I ask. If you lie, your a POS. Thats pretty easy right?

Awesome!!!!

How can he say pressing is controversial, I thought most people don't know about it and those that do don't care Yes, people do not consider pressing restoration. And if they are unaware of the process, once explained, they do not care. But these crazy irrational types who do not like it, they are just in the head. I PREFER a book that has not been pressed over a pressed book. But we can manufacture hg books for profit and should do so. Why leave cash on the table right? It worked well for the BA market, look how healthy those 9.4's are with all the "new" 9.8's. 100% agree, all is good in the comic book world. The biggest question in my mind is what "new" process are people doing to books to help push the grade even higher while maintaining the blue status. So far we know. 1. Pressing 2. Dry cleaning 3. Micro trimming (when done properly) 4. Disassembly and reassembly. 5. Staple replacement (when done properly with vintage staples) 6. Reattachment with tape And those are all legitimate acceptable methods...... I wasn't aware micro-trimming was a legitimate acceptable method? As long as it gets a blue label it is okay.

How can he say pressing is controversial, I thought most people don't know about it and those that do don't care Yes, people do not consider pressing restoration. And if they are unaware of the process, once explained, they do not care. But these crazy irrational types who do not like it, they are just in the head. I PREFER a book that has not been pressed over a pressed book. But we can manufacture hg books for profit and should do so. Why leave cash on the table right? It worked well for the BA market, look how healthy those 9.4's are with all the "new" 9.8's. 100% agree, all is good in the comic book world. The biggest question in my mind is what "new" process are people doing to books to help push the grade even higher while maintaining the blue status. So far we know. 1. Pressing 2. Dry cleaning 3. Micro trimming (when done properly) 4. Disassembly and reassembly. 5. Staple replacement (when done properly with vintage staples) 6. Reattachment with tape And those are all legitimate acceptable methods......

How can he say pressing is controversial, I thought most people don't know about it and those that do don't care Yes, people do not consider pressing restoration. And if they are unaware of the process, once explained, they do not care. But these crazy irrational types who do not like it, they are just in the head. I PREFER a book that has not been pressed over a pressed book. But we can manufacture hg books for profit and should do so. Why leave cash on the table right? It worked well for the BA market, look how healthy those 9.4's are with all the "new" 9.8's.

What no?

No.

Only because they were stupid. Yes, multiple instances of solid 'shilling' evidence by a major hobby player is stupid. Yes, stupid. Your moral compass is wound too loosely. compass' get wound? u don't know bedrock very well, do you? I get the joke. But Richard is such a good guy.

Only because they were stupid. Gotta get rid of the stupid Ewert, Schmell and Dupcak threads next. logic... Ruuuuuun!

I'll never read it but it is beautiful to look at. Interesting at least. I'm going with contemporary e-art. I flushed some art earlier today.

I would think 10 pages would have covered everything.

Stick a fork in bronze. Really It's going to be virtually everything post 1966, and basically every Marvel post FF 1....but all of that was happening already I guess. This will just speed up the inevitable wind down of values. I agree. But people have been saying for a long time that paying inflated prices for >9.2 grades was a gamble on anything later than early SA. We have already seen corrections on some of these books. My thought on this is simple. Alot of collectors from the "early days" are in their 60'-70's. Why not cash in? There are certainly a TON of HG collectors out there who have been hoarding since the 70's.

Nor are you, Pat (thumbs u I get books pressed, use cgc services. Have inquired to Kenny at classics inc. about some resto work. So not being anti pressing, and not close to any of the pressing companies, how is this true? Because " I get books pressed, use cgc services. Have inquired to Kenny at classics inc. about some resto work." Maybe I'm not clear on my lack of faith in the current cgc.

Nor are you, Pat (thumbs u I get books pressed, use cgc services. Have inquired to Kenny at classics inc. about some resto work. So not being anti pressing, and not close to any of the pressing companies, how is this true?

John, you are not remotely close to impartial on this matter.

This. SHILL

CGC will not own the company. They will be sister companies. It is CCG that is buying Matt's company. Classics only works on comics, unless they spread out to coins and cards, the issue is only relevant with CGC items...so the relationship is there, between the two parts of the umbrella company. You can try and spin it as if it's not...but they didn't "acquire" classics because they would help the coin/card business. Once again, NGC (owned by the Certified Collectibles Group who owns CGC) already owns NCS (a conservation company for coins). Coin collectors everywhere are probably wondering what all the 'fuss' is about as this company has been 'in house' (under the same company umbrella as NGC) for years. Edited to add: If you look at how one submits to NCS and then NGC,. this may help answer the questions as to how this process will work between CGC and now Classics Incorporated. Does NGS REMOVE restoration, so the item can be sold as completely unrestored? It is more done as 'conservation' (however, not every collector agrees with the use and definition of that word). That being said, have you checked out their website? www.ncscoin.com So comic collectors want their slabbing company to more ethical than coin slabbing companies. Is that so wrong? Yes. Ethics are way overrated (thumbs u