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MisterX

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  1. Dropping by to recommend a new biography called The Art Thief, by Michael Finkel. 

    It's a book about Stephane Breitwieser, an obsessive thief who over the course of his career pulled off more than 200 heists and stole an estimated 2 billion, with a B, in artwork, sculptures, antique instruments, weaponry and so on.

    The most interesting part is that he kept it all -- he was building up what he hoped would be the greatest collection of art in private hands in modern times. 

    So, you know -- collecting, obsessions, perhaps a borderline hoarding disorder...nothing that I or possibly anyone else here can identify with, I'm sure! 

  2. On 7/12/2023 at 11:14 AM, bellrules said:

    It has a blown bottom staple. Noticed it last night when I went looking at completed listings. I think it’s tougher to find than DCCP 22

    Maybe these last two sales will shake a few more copies loose?

  3. On 6/13/2023 at 2:58 PM, L'Angelo Misterioso said:

    Guessing this means, transitively, that there isn't much golden age to go around at NYCC? I was interested in going, it would be my first con, and I'm interested in GA books.

    There are definitely golden age books there, however, you won't find a stack of them bundled up at a blowout price for a quick sale (like you would with bronze, copper or modern books).

  4. I will try to answer some of your questions. First, you need to go to their website : NYCC Returns October 12-15, 2023 (newyorkcomiccon.com)

    In order to get tickets you should become "verified" by NYCC. Once you are verified, you will receive an email on the day tickets go on sale to purchase them online.  It's all explained on the webpage. I'd advise buying your tickets the way NYCC wants you to, by going through their verification process. (You also have to remember to activate your badge.)

    I'm pretty sure special guests charge whatever fee they want for autographs and photo ops. It's not uniform across all guests. 

    There are dealers there who sell blowout sets of Broze, Copper and Modern titles. Silver not so much. That said, it's an expensive show for them, and if you have a fat stack of comics I'm sure most dealers would work with you on price. Books that are marked-up are the keys-du-jour, and some key books will still be offered at pandemic prices. Don't expect big deals on major keys, even if they're readily available, like IH 181.