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In an arms length negotiation regarding the price of a collectable, which really have no intrinsic value which can justify the prices paid, the seller is motivated by "greed" to get the highest price possible and the buyer is motivated by a "selfish" desire to pay as little as possible. Neither party is acting altruistically. The term "greed, which literally is defined to mean 'intense and selfish desire for something," has obviously application to comic collectors and dealers. As does the literal definition of "selfish" being "concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure." Not a moral judgement, but I can see how you might be confused by that.
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Marvel Comics #1 Voldy slabbed copy on Metro Question
sfcityduck replied to telerites's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
But for the LJ association, I'd rather have the cover proof and a coverless comic as two separate items. -
All business transactions are, by definition, greedy and selfish. Sellers generally want the highest price they can get, and buyers generally want the lowest price they can get. Both act out of self-interest. Assuming that the buyer and seller are both bargaining in good faith, then there is no "moral right" involved at all, unless you think that a seller has a moral right to dispose of property, assuming legality, as they see fit (which you appear to be more than a bit schizophrenic about) and that a buyer has a moral right to purchase property, assuming legality, on terms they see fit - provided that they can negotiate those terms with a counter-party.
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Marvel Comics #1 Voldy slabbed copy on Metro Question
sfcityduck replied to telerites's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Never heard of ink "flaking off." Not sure why it would have flaked off so extensively on the spine so much, but not near the punctures and lower right corner. Strange, to say the least. I'd like to see what the back cover looks like. But, if you're right, that just further proves this thing was not part of the original print run of the October copies. -
Marvel Comics #1 Voldy slabbed copy on Metro Question
sfcityduck replied to telerites's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
This thing makes my head hurt. First, the "Pay Copy" is what I think of as "the Lloyd Jacquet copy" of this comic. Second, I'm not convinced this actually should be treated as a copy of Marvel Comics 1 (Timely 10/39). Based on the descriptions and the appearance, it seems like this was a proof cover which was cut in half and then hand stitched to an interior of MC 1. Which means the "cover" of this thing presumably predates the print runs for the October and November editions of Marvel Comics 1. It's just not an example of the newsstand comic book. It's not a Marvel Comics 1, despite what the holder implies, it's something else. Third, what it is mystifies me. It might be an ashcan. But, I wonder why you'd be assembling an ashcan after they already had printed the comic (ashcans are made before you go to press, usually using interiors from other comics (DC) or quick prints of part of a comic (Fawcett)). I don't know of any ashcans created after they had already printed the whole comic interior. This thing was clearly assembled after the interiors had already been printed. So this is one weird item. Finally, I don't quite understand the holder. Am I missing where the holder notes that it is restored? Isn't the white on the spine some sort of leafcasting or underlay? It's not part of the original cover proof. Having said all that, it's a cool thing, whatever it is. Certainly worth some bragging rights. P.S. What's the "Marvel Japan Collection"? Metro's hype name for a comic collection out of Japan? If so, what do they do when they sell the next collection out of Japan? They got to be more creative in picking their hype names. -
Looking the at the side by sides, I just gotta say that Batman 1 is a far better graphic. A really unusual for its time, bright, bold image. Simpler is better in this case.
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Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Now that's dedication! -
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Have you accomplished a major collecting goal?
sfcityduck replied to BladeTX's topic in Comics General
I once spent 15 years looking for one book. Does that count? I know of only one other guy in the U.S. who has one. Here's the story: That beat out the two years I spent trying to find this book, which I quickly passed on to the collector who wanted and needed it most: By comparison, my latest quest only took a couple of weeks. Which was shocking. I thought it would take a LOT longer. But still got me something I don't think anyone else has: -
SHOW US YOUR GOLDEN AGE CANADIAN COMICS
sfcityduck replied to eccomic's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
It's a sad story I won't repeated here. Suffice it to say that the kickstarter Nelvana, Brok Windsor, and Jonny Canuck projects were great! The Doc Stearne Mr. Monster project was funded in 2015 but due to tragic circumstances is still awaiting completion. -
SHOW US YOUR GOLDEN AGE CANADIAN COMICS
sfcityduck replied to eccomic's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Not as rare as the crowdfunded Mr. Monster book. -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
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Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
This is incredibly beautiful and super cool! I'll post pics of mine, but it's no where near as nice as your top of census gem! Thanks for posting the mailer, I was wondering what they looked like. And now I'm wondering: Does CGC do mailers? -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
No, thank YOU for sharing your collection and letting me know this existed! -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
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There are very nice reproduction spinners with "Hey Kids, Comics!" style graphics out now for under $400. It's a great option for the man cave. You can also find the Superman/Spiderman/Archie/Richie spinners for under $500.
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Comic book spinner racks - who's got one?
sfcityduck replied to Quicksilver Signs's topic in Comics General
For those who like racks of all ages, the Golden Age Comic rack thread has branched out into a general rack discussion: -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Neither Hakes nor Heritage have auctioned the version with BBs included, however. Anyone own one? I'm proud to say I now do. (Pics to follow when I get home). -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Digressing back to the issue of the variants of the Daisy Handbook No. 2, it's been known that two different back cover versions exist: (1) The "Boys Bill of Rights" version which Hakes says is the most common version: And (2) the "Gun-n-scope target outfit" version which is apparently rarer: -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
As I'm prone to do, I was researching the Daisy Handbook, looking at auction results and ads for it, when I realised something important which made the idea of seeking out a Daisy Handbook even more cool. There are multiple versions of the Daisy Handbook! Some rarer then others, which I'll discuss below. And one of those versions has a really cool feature: Yep. Some Daisy Handbook 2's came with a package of Daisy BBs included! And that's when I thought, now this is a quest worth undertaking! I sought out to find a Daisy Handbook 2 with BBs. -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
And as Marty's post demonstrates, the Daisy Handbook 2 was extensively advertised to kids through comics: -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
The Daisy Handbook No. 2 is not an expensive book. And they aren't rare, you can find them pretty easily on eBay. Or at least I didn't think they are rare, until I learned something really important about the Daisy Handbook No. 2. But, before I go into that, let me emphasise, that although these things are 4.5 inches x about 5.5 inches or so, and contain some non-comic content, including a Daisy catalogue, they definitely should be considered a comic: -
Thank You Marty, For Inspiring Another Cool Quest!
sfcityduck replied to sfcityduck's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Marty also posted his copy of the book, which looked even better in color: So I thought, I've got to find a really nice copy of this thing! -
A few weeks ago, Marty Mann posted this on his "Top Two" thread: When I saw this, I was blown away. I love Robotman, and this may be the only time I've seen him on the cover of a comic. And that there was a publication that mixed together stories by DC (Robotman, Boy Commandos, etc.) with Fawcett (Captain Marvel, Ibis, etc.) and other publishers? Why hadn't I ever heard of this!?!