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On 5/5/2023 at 8:36 PM, lou_fine said:

 

Well, I wouldn't be so sure about this since I just checked the Overstreet guide which states that "Early issues were full-size, 32 pages, and were printed with and without an extra cover of slick stock, just for the advertiser.  The binding was stapled if the slick cover was added; otherwise, the pages were glued together at the spine.  

Later, it goes on say that "All pre #79 issues came with or without a slick protective wrap-around cover over the regular cover .............".  

So, bottom-line...............you just MIGHT hopefully have something real good here and best for you to check it out.    

Recently spotted this example down at the Bay. I think it demonstrates well, as @OtherEric suggested, how the second cover that got stapled on would have been strictly for store promo, not a second comic book cover like the OP has.

Would be interested to see a slab with a promo cover attached & how CGC would handle it.

Perhaps not entirely canon, and with only 2 slabs up on the big board this #nn freebie may be among the least appreciated of the Bronze FFs, but I dig it.

Pretty skippy Spidey painted skateboard. Oversized but still manages to fit on tracks. 

This past FCBD a local was giving out a Preview of his first book at the shop he used to work at, today I stumbled across this Johnson signed book down at the bay. Hope things work out.

So yellowy

First book I ever bought that wasn’t fresh off the rack or out of a $1 box. Took it off the counter display stand, paid the princely sum of $25, and flew home. Peeled that extra long strip of tape back, but not off though… not off though. Been over 30 years and it still stings. A brutal lesson for a noob but well learned, tape gets tossed EVERY SINGLE TIME!

VHS love plus a Faces of Death Hollywood remake in the works has inspired me to bust this first production of the original classic out of storage. Still plays really well.

On 6/3/2023 at 1:17 AM, Krismusic said:

I dunno eBay sold listings say otherwise. I mean there are quite a few all can’t be fake completed sales.

Sorted by most recent, then number of bidders. Not seeing $$$. The only money I see are the single bid silliness & I don't believe any of those for a nanosecond.

I spent the 90's+ buying out all the inventory of every vhs rental store that closed on the U.S. east coast. I've inspected, boxed, unboxed, cleaned, cataloged, alphabetized, shelved, pulled, & reboxed countless vhs tapes. Diamond edition Disney classics are no less common than their non-diamond clamshell counterparts. That doesn't mean you won't occasionally find one of those "born everyday" types willing to pay for one.

On 5/29/2023 at 2:00 PM, Krismusic said:

Very interesting to see the vhs graded stuff I know there’s a market for Diamond Disney classics some vhs tapes sell for 1k and above 

Unfortunately this is a very old and very untrue myth, Diamond clamshells are very common and can be bought in excellent condition for the same price as all the other Disneys.

Also, before anyone brings it up, The Little Mermaid with the &$#&@ on the cover isn’t worth anything either. ☺️

An original print would not have been bound with staples as yours has. Sorry, must be a reprint.

On 4/22/2023 at 11:38 PM, cchunn3 said:

There's a corner crunch at the bottom of the spine. Did it split?

Good spot thanks, there is a small tear/hole on the spine. Added some additional pics.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Please and thank you. Not much to point out that the pics don’t explain better than I could. No surprises inside.

What's the prevailing wisdom regarding rusty staples? Keep them a million miles away from the rest of the collection, or bag them and box them up with the rest unless you live on a boat?

Thanks

A healthy part of your complete collection!

Not much can be said for Marvel's Frontier division, but I do dig this embossed, glow-in-the-dark skull.

Smoke 'em if ya got 'em! 

On 9/15/2022 at 7:50 AM, CGC Mike said:

Sure.  To be clear though, the we stand behind comment was not directed towards something like this.

OP contacted the appropriate people in the appropriate manner and was told; "we stand by our grade, go scratch" 
It's nice that you're going to look into this, but customers shouldn't have to come begging at the public forums for this kind of thing.

On 9/14/2022 at 11:45 PM, jokersonyou said:

? What’s the context here?

As customer service explained to you, they stand by their grade. Now that you've been forced to publicly call them out hopefully you'll receive service instead of being told you're wrong and to kick rocks. My quote was from a thread regarding another recent grading issue.