Leon/Swirl Comics

ACK....my extreme apologies...this will have to wait for the weekend. Still looking forward to it. I will post again to firm up the day and time. Life... cheers! leon@virtualeon.com

Well, it looks to me like he has money coming in. but for those that got screwed Still funny--I too hope no one involved has lost life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness. That said, if it turns out to be fraud (i.e. intent to deceive versus error), I'll pursue it through the appropriate channels. Cheers! Leon

I am going to start a Thanksgiving/happy new president elect half price thread tonight about 6pm central time. I will mostly work off the top of the stacks--silver/copper/bronze, but depending on how much I paid for certain items there may be some slabbed 1940s/1950s, and definitely some raw Disney/Gold Key/Dell duck stuff and some giants--may even go to some early Archie Giant series and an Archie and Me #1. There will definitely be some mainstream titles like Amazing Spider-Man first series going back quite a ways--possibly to #11--put on the thread. Nothing high grade, though. According to UPS, I'll also be receiving a couple hundred books tomorrow to work on--they will not be in my standard 2 mil mylar. A lot of these will probably make this thread...lots of Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Doctor Strange as I recall. If you want to see something specific, drop me a note here or e-mail. Looking forward to getting a new thread hopping Cheers! Leon@virtualeon.com

My check cleared October 9th for Conan #1. I have posted another PM and am leaving the opportunity open for Gilberto to respond with the tracking number he promised twice. It is still remotely possible that if he did not use the shipping he promised, the package could be creeping along out there somewhere without a tracking number. I felt it was important to follow up on genrlzod's post in case there is a pattern. Hopefully nothing bad has happened to Gilberto keeping him from responding. However, I see posts in other threads Oct 28th and earlier for gilbertotorres. Right now, the situation looks pretty grim--but there's still hope the book will arrive. If it does, I will certainly post absolutely as soon as possible. If the book doesn't arrive--well, let's wait and see a bit longer. Cheers, Leon

Another buyer I'm thankful to for showing me the ropes Glad for the opportunity to ship to Europe. Thanks R!

Kudos to TheAvenger80; good communication, good packing, good deal on a couple of books I really enjoy reading. Thanks L! Leon@virtualeon.com

Gone Phishin' got a real nice GL 76 to me real fast. It was worth sweetening the pot to seal the deal Cheers! Leon@virtualeon.com

Kudos to JazzMan. Enjoy the book and thanks for sharing the knowledge. Leon@virtualeon.com

I'm going to post Cap/Iron Man this afternoon/evening starting with low grade ToS #48 (Steve Ditko, 1st red and gold armor) and ending with early Cap (~100 to 120) and Iron Man (nice #4, other). Repeat customers take another 10% off posted prices. You know who you are Bill, Claudio, Dino, Jim, Rudi. Hope I didn't miss anyone :-) Thanks for helping me off to a good start! All my threads will be closed Friday 10PM to Sunday 2PM as I will be at a show in Chesterfield, MO (just SW of St. Louis). I would be thrilled to meet anyone from the forums in person, and if you happen to show up and tell me you saw this on the CGC forums, you'll get 20% off anything I have out (yes, that includes the 9.4 Gaines file copy Two-Fisted Tales #40 with certificate). Cheers! Leon@virtualeon.com Link to show schedules from my web page: virtualeon

Good choice--it's almost never a mistake to be patient and gracious. Leon@virtualeon.com

And kudos right back for making it easy to pierce the mysteries of shipping to Canada. Leon@virtualeon.com

Hope I get in on the Vampi. Leon@virtualeon.com

I will be adding raw high grade Gold Key sets below guide, almost nothing below VF (a few VF-) and many VF/NM with several NM-. There may be a few NM; I highly doubt any NM+ by my grade--I just don't go past 9.2 when in doubt. Beautiful covers throughout--a guy literally bagged them and put them in a box in a closet since the 1970s. Too bad he didn't collect IH 181 and use backing boards They're all in 2 mil Mylar with halfbacks now. I'm not splitting up the sets, so please don't ask. Thanks! Dagar the Invincible (1-19?, whole run I think), number 1 has a bad staple spot probably due to bindery that shows on cover, rest are high grade throughout Dudley Do-Right 1-4 and 6. Grimm's Ghost Stories 1-17 (2 x number 8) The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor number 1-16 (not the whole run) WITH Dr. Spektor Presents Spine Tingling Tales (1-4, whole run, reprints of earlier books) Some Uncle Scrooge, not a lot, not a set, but all nice. I like taking a break from the superhero stuff. Hope there will be some takers. Cheers! Leon@virtualeon.com

More books going up tonight--feeling 1960s DC SuperHero for some reason--raw low, mid and a few nice grades. GL #6, pre #20 JLA, Showcase 1st Creeper, Brave & the Bold 1st Metamorpho, Teen Titans #1--stuff like that. Probably posting ~9pm central time. As always, most will be highly negotiable. Cheers! Leon@virtualeon.com http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2629693

I will continue to scan/post more books under my single topic. FS: Leon's One and Only Endless Topic of Comic Selling Goodness I'm getting ready to move into ASM, Daredevil, Fantastic Four and X-Men. Mostly typical low grade on Marvel silver with some FN/VF here and there. Amazing Spider-Man includes raw 23 (3rd Green Goblin), 51 (2nd Kingpin, 1st Joe Robertson cameo), 53, 57x2, 65, 70, 90, 92, 93, 95-103 (with extras), 105-120, 122-128, 200, 250, 289, 315, 316, 317, 252 CGC 9.2, 275 CGC 9.2, 289 CGC 9.6. Many of the raw 95 to 128 books are high grade. I have plenty of the 130-199 books, but don't know when I'll get to them. I have a #17 CGC 3.5 and #167 CGC 9.6 on the way, but am not sure when they will get here. Daredevil includes raw 2, 7 (1st red costume) and 168/169 (1st/2nd Elektra). Fantastic Four includes raw 39, 45 (1st Inhumans), 52 (first Black Panther), 59, 67, 103, 109(x2), 112(Thing vs. Hulk), 164 and KS #6 (1st Annihilus/birth Franklin Richards). X-Men includes raw 2, 44, 55, 56, 71, 100, 105, 106, 109, 110, 113-128, and 130-144; plus #96 CGC 8.5. I have 145 and up, but don't know when I will tackle them (including first Gambit, first Rogue in Avengers annual #10, etc... PM me if you'd like to see specific issues sooner rather than later). Cheers! Leon@virtualeon.com

Kudos to GreatEscape for helping break me in by purchasing Zoo Funies #2 from me. Kudos to PitBoss as well for the welcome and encouragement. My only regret is the number of years I haven't tried to sell anything online--kudos to this forum for an accessible, reasonably sane place to start. Thank you to all who've helped another newb learn the ropes so far. Cheers! Leon@virtualeon.com