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Is this a legal opinion? Because I'm not sure I entirely agree. "As is" is a disclaimer of implied warranties, but not explicit warranties. So if someone says, for example, a comic is signed by Stan Lee and it turns out it is not, then "as is" is of no help to the seller. But, "as is" is helpful to the seller when we are discussing defects which are not the subject of express warranties. So if a seller says here's a comic, here are some pics I took, I'm selling it "as is," then the doctrine of "buyer beware" would likely apply.

Back cover is just as or more nice. Grader notes reflect "light spine stress lines" and "moderate creasing" to front cover. Go figure.

Time to bump up the thread. Got this one slabbed to use as a decoration around the house:

Nicest 7.0 white I've seen (sorry about my lousy picture taking technique)!

Another unicorn! A 9.4 white subscription variant! .

Eugene and Springfield are directly adjacent and the Eugene borders are expanding. They might have been in an unincorporated area that Eugene annexed.

No. Never got around to it. But, I did submit another batch of WDC&S subscription variants from the same original owner collection, including a WDC&S 129 which came back 9.4 white with no grader note about the "stamp" on the back. The others in this batch were a WDC&S 98 (first Uncle Scrooge in title) which came back 8.0 white and WDC&S 69 (Walt Kelly "gun" cover) that came back a 7.0 white but presents much better. I'll post them later.

A shill (bids on his own auctions to drive up prices) or a sock puppet (a poster hiding under another name)?

Eight posts in and you already are looking to smear? Look, have you ever been scammed by a Eugene seller? I have not. And I've been buying from Eugene stores and collectors since the mid-1970s. One prominent Eugene ebay seller, nostalgiacollectibles, has a 100% rating on eBay with 5036 transactions. But, I don't doubt that there are scammers in Eugene and everywhere else. Unfortunately, comic collecting is plagued by a history of scandal and scammers, including some that have implicated some of the most prominent dealers and collectors of comic books and original art. It is very very sad. But it is not reason to smear all of the collectors or dealers in an area because their is a scammer in that area.

If you target your comments to the bad actors, instead of an entire community of sellers, I'd have no objection at all. But, as explained in detail above, that's not what you are doing.

Except for Barks ducks. They have good demand, not based on covers, but based on interior content.

You P.S. CGC does not give you discounts or credits for formulating alleged conspiracies perpetrated by their "competitors" and spreading those on the CGC message boards (I really don't think PGX qualifies as a real competitor of CGC). Instead, if they read such posts, they are probably relieved that under the CDA they have a complete defense from liability for your message board speech.

You You titled this thread: "Why do sellers from Eugene, Oregon have such a difficult time keeping thier CGC graded books in slabs?" If you wanted to contain the conversation to only certain "bad sellers" in the Eugene area, you could have used their eBay ID's in your title, not slandered all sellers in Eugene, Oregon. You then double downed in your disparagement of Eugene sellers by stating: "The fact that multiple sellers from Eugene, Oregon, where PGX's corporate garage is headquartered, sell alleged "CGC" material with CGC labels only and not the slab and/or well, while all of their PGX graded listings have their slabs perfectly intact seems to me to be more than coincidental, and worthy of mentioning. Don't you agree?" If you wanted to confine this statement to just some Eugene sellers you should have confined it to specific sellers. Instead, you keep talking about Eugene sellers and not specific eBay ID's, stating in a subsequent post: "We've seen this same scenario, the same type of M.O from other Eugene, Oregon Ebay IDs. CGC labels only or books encapsulated with CGC labels, no slabs, or damaged slabs, yet they have 5 to 10 times as many PGX slabs offered and nary a one looks to be at all compromised in any way." And to eliminate any doubt you are defaming all Eugene sellers, you then state: "Mind you, I wouldn't appear to be so quick to rush to judgement if this were a seller from another area. But of all cities for this seller to be based in? Eugene? An obvious misrepresentation using a floated CGC label to pull it off? Circumstantial?" I'm not the only one reading your comments this way, as fullerjason put it, you are engaging in a "roast of Eugene, Oregon..." In short, your posts are really foolish and irresponsible in defaming an entire community's collectors and sellers, a community which includes eBay sellers with impecable reputations and widely respected comic creators, because you paint with too broad a brush. Really, you should be apologising and stating your positions more precisely. After all, someone could accurately say X scam happened in this locality and disparage all the sellers in that locality, as you have done of Eugene sellers, but that would be stupid too. Without a lot of effort, given that this hobby has more than its fair share of seller misconduct, (sadly) I could easily disparage almost every community in the country based on some individuals actions, but that too would be wrong. You really need to apply more wisdom to your posts.

This thread paints with too broad a brush based on a clear ignorance of Eugene, Oregon. I grew up in Eugene. Although I moved to SF in 1989, I continue to buy comics from Eugene sellers and having been doing so regularly since the mid-70s. Misconduct by sellers is a real issue in this hobby, but the most egregious examples I can think of involve other localities and I think we would all recognize it is foolish to disparage an entire collecting community in a locality. Making defamatory statements of all the collectors/sellers in Eugene, which include people with thousands of eBay transactions and 100 percent ratings is foolish.

The reason Whiz is not considered a reprint is because Thrill and Flash were never distributed. They are artifacts of the production process, more specifically a legal ploy to secure rights. For that reason they are not the first appearance of CM because that name never appears. The question no one asks but should is: where is the Whiz Ashcan? The answer I think they already owned that title.

I don't know about the size of the print runs, but I do know More Fun was not as vigorously promoted as other titles at times. From the Golden Age Comic Rack thread: I believe the first D.C. comics rack came out in 1939 and featured seven slots for Action, Detective, Adventure, Superman, Flash, All-American, and More Fun: Another example: This was followed in short order by a seven slot rack for Action, Detective, Adventure, Superman, Flash, All-American, and All-Flash/World's Finest (sorry More Fun):

Binge watched this and love it. The real hero is Nyssa, who will end up the real love interest I think.

Based on a considerations of historical significance, pop culture significance, and current demand, this top 10 is spot on.

Do you have a list of the peds/file copies in your collection? I occasionally see a file copy and wonder if you have an example yet.

And now on to comic book tie-ins, a must for Avon collectors:

Keeping with the comic strip theme:

I recently started selling comics using Heritage. Before that I used eBay and tried the boards here. Here's the pros and cons: Board Pros A lot of serious collectors frequent the boards. In my case, I did not even have to list a comic in the selling section. I used the board to get me in touch with dealers who handle consignments who were willing to help for a percentage, but ultimately got PM'd by a collector on the boards who made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Literally, he offered me the highest price ever paid for the book in question (it was top of census) and offered to fly me and my wife to a very nice vacation destination and put us up in a hotel to deliver the book (I was too busy and I ended safely shipping the book). So if you are looking for buyers, you got some big time ones here. Board Cons The folks on this board tend to be fanatical about certain books, but not very interested in other types of books. You appear to have mid-grade DC from the late 50s to late 60s. I think those are fun books, but not everyone agrees. I'm not sure how those books would do here. If you were selling PCH, GGA, etc., I think you'd find top prices here. Heritage Pros Heritage gets top level prices. The books I've consigned to Heritage sold for well above the prices that I listed when trying to sell the book on this board. In fact, even after Heritage took its cut, I still realized higher prices than I could get on this board. That may have been due to the fact that Heritage has a wide geographical net, and the books I was consigning (Ducks) are sought after by European collectors. You might not have the same experience with the DC era books you have. Heritage gave me a discount from its normal fees, and you could probably negotiate the same. My books were four figure books that ended up in the Signature Auction, though, and experiences might be different in the Sunday Auctions. Heritage Cons Takes a while to get the money. eBay Pros You can have complete control of the process. eBay Cons Controlling the process takes a lot of time. You have to pack, you have to ship, you have to deal with disputes, etc. TAKEAWAYS: For four figure books and above, I would definitely use an auction site. I think you can get higher prices, and the books will sell quickly. You do, however, have to pay a higher fee than ebay. BUT, you only need to ship a bunch of books to the auction house once, and then they deal with the hassle of shipping, etc. For lesser value books, try here to avoid eBay fees and fraudulent buyers, then try eBay.

I'll bite. Suspense 3. It's not in my top 10 Schomburg covers (I prefer his Timely work), I find it to be not particularly original (very similar to Suspense 1 and 4, and Schomburg used those KKK robed guys over and over), and I actually prefer Suspense 8, 9, and 10. I know many will disagree with me, but it is a question of individual taste when Suspense 3 has zero historical significance beyond the cover.

Marty, i do not doubt that no one the boards is the OO of a collection older than yours. And there are few active comic fans left of your age. Harlan Ellison had his OO collection that was about the same age as yours which was quite nice, but he died last year. Time is passing, so it is nice to hear the stories.