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I have issue 8 (NM) and 25 (F/VF) available. I'd would be interested in the issue 24.

On 4/14/2024 at 5:00 PM, szav said:

Decided to watch in on recommendation from a friend at work who's not really into all the comic book and hero stuff.   Going to have to have words with this friend after watching the first four episodes.

Goofy, contrived, stiff animation, cringe dialogue, and several of the characters are downright annoying.  They even mad Wolverine seem pretty uncool so far....I mean I guess that's comic books for you. My kids 5-9 are very into it, so I'll keep watching an episode or two a week as long as they bother to ask to watch it.  

I feel like they're trying to pull some mind trick by calling it X-Men 97 too, because it gives them an excuse for the low budget low quality "throwback" animation.  Not digging the style at all tbh.  I give the series a 3/10 so far.

You should watch Episode 5.

FF50 CGC 7.5

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DC Comics Presents #33 FREE w/purchase

if allowed

1 of the GL25 VF/NM variants

X-Men #11 NM Direct Edition

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My question is whether the police are involved since the CGC employee actually admitted to stealing books worth several thousand dollars?

X-Men 282

Marvel Presents 72

Batman 497

Vengeance of Bane II

On 1/11/2024 at 7:49 PM, rube11 said:

AND LAST BOOK FOR THE THREAD

#328  9.6  WHITE  $45

 

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What if there was nothing exploitable with the slab cases at all? What if someone on the inside was helping the seller get the lower grade books straight through to the reholder slabbing and matching the books to certification numbers of HG books the seller already owns?

The seller may not even crack the HG book out and swap books in slabs. He could just be telling the insider what numbers to use for each book he sends to the insider.

There would need be an investigation of CGC's internal controls and separation of duties.

On 12/22/2023 at 8:10 PM, Jesse-Lee said:

Wait, why is this not being talked about:

 

Another development.

Collector's Comics says it's rough out there for dealers. Selling off PC.

On 7/26/2023 at 7:40 AM, Dr. Balls said:

I always felt pretty strongly about X-Men, which had runs from Werner Roth, Neal Adams and Don Heck (short ones), Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, Paul Smith, JRJR (yeah, I liked his X-Men stuff), Marc Silvestri, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Andy Kubert, Joe Mad, and beyond.

Uncanny X-Men had a great run of artists. The Lee, Portacio, Kubert era stands out for me as a kid collector in the 90s.

On 7/3/2023 at 7:22 AM, Robot Man said:

Thanks. It seems to be well liked and in high demand. Not particularly one of my favorites. My favorite of the year is upcoming. The Mercury Cyclone Gasser.  If I don’t get lucky, the Toyota will be good “trade bait”. 

The supra

On 7/2/2023 at 8:53 AM, Robot Man said:

I have a small Target store nearby. They seem to get new boxes pretty often on Friday. I have found if I get there just before 5:00 pm, they are bringing the carts out for stocking. I have gotton lucky there many times.

Made my weekly trip on Friday and they had this box on the cart. I always check the printed code on the side to see what mix it is. This one was real weird. The nice lady sliced it open for me. A very weird case J mix which I had never seen. I sound found out why. It contained several 3 car Target exclusive sets that come out 4 times a year. Be on the look out for these “Red Editions”.

I grabbed a bunch of cars for my daughter as well as a few for myself including the Toyota Super Treasure Hunt! My second Super in a week!

And as a bonus, they also had a box of two sets of the premium Car Culture sets. I was shocked to find a Chase Lamborghini in the box. Marked 0 of 5. The equivalent of a Super TH in the mainline set.

Best trip ever to this store and one of the best weeks of “hunting” ever. 

The Toyota Supra STH is very nice. Congrats.

On 6/29/2023 at 5:19 AM, Cat said:

I dislike the intense greebling of Siege figures too. Earthrise stuff was mostly okay, minus the Seekers. The Datsuns were fine, for example. Then again I'm also not huge on the extreme Sunbow trend of current MPs. My favourite phase was the Hasui phase, circa again the Datsuns, MP18 or so. That look had the right balance of detail and cartoon slavishness for me, and gorgeous sculpts. I wish we could get Mr Hasui back in control of the Masterpiece line, but unfortunately that doesn't seem likely. 

I paid full price for MP Skyfire from BBTS (don't know why I ordered him from there in hindsight) and I still haven't shipped him out. I think it's about time I get around to doing so. 

Yes the Hasui era was the best. The new cartoon look seemed to increase QC issues with the newer figures. MP-47 Hound was a total disaster and the only figure I have had to ever return for a refund. I didn't pick up the new seekers because I feared QC issues and didn't feel the need to replace the MP-11 molds. I do want an MP-44 Optimus Prime though and hope they re-release him one day.

On 6/29/2023 at 8:06 AM, Robot Man said:

Yeah, those are beautiful. My daughter also buys those. They are very limited and sell out in minutes I hear. She got me a cool Batmobile for Christmas.

These are also a good alternative. The 5 car sets if “Car Culture”. They are very premium. A little larger, all metal with rubber wheels. There is also a “Chase” car in random boxes. Kind of like a Super TH. Priced at around $6.

Yeah, finding Supers is very hard. But it is all about “the hunt”. The buzz you get when you find one. I mostly buy HWs for my daughter but do keep a few for myself. Was happy to get the Godzilla and Beatles Yellow Submarine.

Without getting obsessive about it, I’ve taken to hit very local Targets and grocery stores on certain days and at the times they restock. Hunting is the most fun part. I have had pretty good luck even finding a few Supers. 

Like most things, HW cars are very available on sites like EBay and even though you have to pay more, they are fairly cheap.

Watch out though. They can get very addictive and if you aren’t carefull, you can go overboard…

Agree on them being "cheap". Way cheaper than collecting vintage comic books lol. I could probably have a nice collection of RLC and STH HWs for the price a low grade SA Marvel key. Not even a major key.

On 6/28/2023 at 6:20 AM, F For Fake said:

Packages from the Pulse sale keep rolling in, sufficient to make me think I may have a serious mental health issue. Oh well, so be it. The fact is that I was waiting on a big sale, so this was an opportunity to pick up about 6 months of "Oh, I'll get that when it goes on sale," type of items. Stuff that I was content to wait on. Couldn't beat the price, so had to put my money where my mouth is. This should take care of my Hasbro needs until the Black Friday sale in November!

Anyway, today's package contained Legacy Evolution BW Transmetal 2 Megatron (a package refresh of the Legacy TM2 Megs I'd missed out on previously), as well as the MP-57 Jetfire. MY WORD. Skyfire is ENORMOUS. Boxes shown for scale. This is a big boy, holy moly. 

It was like an hour before bedtime when I decided to open this guy up, and I did not feel like putting myself through the hell of trying to transform him. So, for now he stays in jet mode, which is still ENORMOUS. Love the teeeeny tiny little Autobots that are included, which are surprisingly well articulated themslves.

I'm working on rearranging my display, so this is what the Jetfire/Skyfire shrine looks like for now. Was just about able to wedge Siege Jetfire in there with the Masterpiece.

I'd wager this guy is worth the full asking price, but at 35% off and free shipping, it was the deal of the year. Wish I'd bought two.

I picked up MP-57 as well. I haven't gotten around to opening him yet because I also have Siege Jetfire in my Autobot display and he already is a great figure. I love how big MP Jetfire is though. Can't wait for MP Devastator one day.

I've been interested in Hot Wheels for a while now but didn't want to start another collection of stuff. However I recently gave in and bought a few cars. I want to keep my collection small and for display only so I joined Red Line Club and plan to collect only certain RLC cars. At first I was interested in collecting Super Treasure Hunts but finding them in the wild is nearly impossible. Therefore I think RLC offers a high quality, collectible product that I can display and at an OK price. I weigh the time it takes to find STH cars versus the premium cost for RLC so I think spending the extra cash is reasonable. Below is my first buy and my real life dream car.

LEGO 76027 Black Manta Deep Sea Strike

$55

LEGO 76034 Batboat Harbour Pursuit

$70

On 7/14/2022 at 6:29 PM, followtheleader said:

Any 70s/80s toys? 

Patrick

Unfortunately no. Only reissues and newer stuff. Thanks for asking.

Fellow Plastic Crackheads. I have a sales thread in the Mixed Forum. I'll be posting more items in the coming days. Go on and give in to your addiction. 

Transformers Masterpiece MP-06 Bluestreak (Toys R Us exclusive)

$95

Let's try something else...

Transformers Generation 1 Devastator Reissue (Walmart exclusive)

$175