Black_Adam

On 5/21/2020 at 9:14 PM, Black_Adam said:

I think this thread is toast.

 

I think Roy got hit with the ban hammer again...

Semi off-topic, but business has been gangbusters at MCS lately. I am normally lucky to move a few comics in a month with my nosebleed-inducing pricing but since they reopened I have sold 16 slabs (worth about $8k) in little more than a month. Must be those stimulus checks! 

1 hour ago, Ken Aldred said:

Frank Brunner has always been recognised as a great artist, same with Rogers and Gulacy.

Someone I believe really is underrated is Keith Pollard, who did superb work on Thor's Eternals and Ragnarok / Ring Cycle Saga.

Also, I'll add Alex Nino and Steve Gan.

Great call. I loved the ring cycle saga as a kid and still re-read my Thor Eternals TPBs almost every year!

26 minutes ago, Ryan. said:

There used to be a board member here who had his CGC submissions sent directly from CGC post-grading to MCS.

You can also send raw comics to MCS for them to submit to CGC for grading (and listing on their site once graded). For those of us in Canada intending to send the comics to MCS anyways it saves on the cost of shipping the comics to CGC - paying for FedEx back to Canada - and then additional shipping to MCS. You also get the MCS grading discount and, for those concerned with the tighter grading standards on raw comics at MCS, peace of mind knowing your comic is listed at an accurate grade (as determined by CGC).

1 hour ago, shadroch said:

 I suspect some people are using MCS to store their expensive slabs. Rather than insure the books and keep them, they ship them to MCS where they get free insurance and storage. I think the time limits they are offering are pretty fair. I've only had one book sitting on consignment for almost a year. A Green Lantern 1 that I overpaid for.  It's not really fair that MCS houses and insures this with little expectation of ever making a dime off it. 

I know of at least one Canadian comic collector (not me) who, when he wins high-value comics in US auctions, has them shipped through a circuitous route to MCS for the aforementioned "free insurance and storage" and to avoid Canadian customs charges and GST (taxes).

5 hours ago, aardvark88 said:

Earlier Charlton Byrne art on  Doomsday+1, Rog-2000 (E-man), Speedy and the Chopper Bunch are such 'classics.'

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch!

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Steranko History of Comics Volume 2 - 1st Printing (no logo) - $35 $30 $25

Bought from MyComicShop as a VG/FN (5.0) (scan lifted from original MCS listing). 

Will be shipped in a box, not an envelope.

52 minutes ago, crassus said:

Journey into Mystery 111 7.5 (Bright & glossy; mod spine & edge wear, mainly rough cb spine wear & ur edge fc; light to mod cb spine stress, mainly bc; light impact btm spine with faint cb crse; sm rough patch with sm dirt particles & slight loss of gloss center fc just left of the sword; slight cornr blunting; light to mod tanning interior cvrs; light to mod foxing & ink transfer bc) $75.00

 

10 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

wait what, what did he do wrong?

I believe he said the "S" word...

11 minutes ago, JollyComics said:

It's all good. He is fine.

Yep. Sounds like he won an all-expenses paid one week vacation off the boards from the CGC mods.

Not sure how or why this issue escalated to the point either of you felt this needed airing on the boards. Shake hands, put this behind you and get back to enjoying comics.

Been nearly a week since Roy last made an appearance on the boards, maybe he's on a vacation?  

I think this thread is toast.

I have seen a lot of scuffing from CGC (to the inner well) in the last year or so. I believe it is their "fix" for Newton Rings.

52 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

My comment on this is that Comicconnect is owned by Metropolis Comics. Metropolis is known to have lots of books that are not easy to find so they are a great source, however it is my opinion they also over grade on their raws.

I have been disappointed so many times by purchasing raw from them that I will no longer do so.

The only two times I bought raw Golden Age (EC) comics from ComicConnect they BOTH came back from CGC with undisclosed restoration. Needless to say, I no longer buy raw comics from them.

16 hours ago, Karl Liebl said:

So I have come full circle.  I inherited these books from my dead twin brother.  a lot of people laughed  and cast derision when i said a Pasadena shop offered 500 bucks in store credit only.  But is that the real worth?  Who Knows?  I do now because of this website and the advice i found here.  I pulled the expensive books i bought from the photos these are all original childhood books. it is very very difficult to get a 9 in these old books....im miffed a comic shop would lowball so much  there are 100 more  But here you can clearly see well over 500 buck in store credit.

 

 

 

 

Discuss!

Your brother had great taste in comics. Love that FF49 

3 minutes ago, BoosterBeetle said:

I will take it

FF 49 CGC 6.0

New (lower!) prices 

Fantastic Four #49 - $625   $600   Sold!

Fantastic Four #49 - $550   $525