Black_Adam

5 minutes ago, blazingbob said:

Ok,  I'm lost already.  What does the + and check box do?  I hit the plus and now it is checked.  Can't uncheck it.  

You have added the listing to your Watch Page (My Comics under My Dashboard). You have to remove it from that page if desired.

2 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

"C" = amateur. Restoration removal will likely damage the book.

More than likely. Restoration removal will damage the book as the only way to remove CT is either to cut away the color-touched area or to scrape it until all color has been removed (leaving white scars across the cover). While this may not be as noticeable on a mid-grade book it will be painful to view on one currently considered VF/NM.

Unless you are planning to immediately flip the book, I would leave it as is. Otherwise, based on my own experience, I can almost guarantee you won't view the (expensive) restoration removal as any kind of improvement.

2 minutes ago, Silver Age Stud said:

If I buy a book that has this affect will CGC reholder it?

A small amount of newton rings is considered "normal and acceptable" by CGC, but if your slab is showing an excessive amount of newton rings they will usually reholder it for you (though the newton ring effect is often removed by scuffing the inner well - which can also be unsightly). Definitely contact Brittany at CGC with scans or pics of your slab showing the severity of the newton rings and wait for her agreement before sending anything back to CGC.

What is the highest grade a Golden Age comic (EC early 1950s) could receive, assuming it is NM in every other way, with a 1/4" diagonal color-breaking crease on the bottom right corner of the front cover: VF- (7.5)?

Isn't he still selling on ebay as kellysuperheroes?  

1 hour ago, Michelangelo said:

Black_Adam, I have used Chit Chats before and they're great. Have you ever sent a shipment with a retail value worth more than $800 to ComicLink for consignment? And is this fine so long as the declared value (insurance value) is below $800?

Since this isn't a sale and the books aren't technically sold, this makes sense... kind of like when books are sent to/from CGC... you don't declare the full, top dollar retail value.

I never like to mess around with this kind of stuff.... I just play by the rules and hope my parcels arrive where they're supposed to go.

Greggy, this would be to a company

It is a consignment so I declare the value I am insuring (they offer insurance up to $800 on all shipments) the comics for. And I have sent far higher value shipments and just declared them at $800. If you don't want the insurance declare them at $100 and you won't need to worry about providing an invoice. If they get lost or damaged you are screwed (just like with any other carrier) but I have never had that happen.

I send my stuff for consignment via Chit Chats (they have a branch in Toronto), a company that takes packages over the border for a small fee and ships them USPS Priority. Costs me about $20 to send four slabs from Vancouver to Comiclink, MCS, etc. The only real restrictions are they will not take shipments with a declared value over $800 and shipments over $300 require an invoice (I just write one up in Word noting that the comics are being shipped for consignment and the value (whatever I have insured the comics for) is for customs purposes only).

https://chitchats.com/

On 11/19/2019 at 12:43 PM, Professor66 said:

Vault Of Horror 35 CGC 7.5 Northford $1700

 

 

 

per PM!

I believe the minimum starting bid is $600

4 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

I’ve still got the copy my parents bought me 

And in amazing condition! 

On 11/10/2019 at 12:57 PM, Ricksneatstuff said:

Haunt of Fear 23- 5.5- $195

 

 

@ 25% off

7 minutes ago, Hepcat said:

 

That was Batman Annual 7 from Spring 1964:

 

 

No, it's this book I'm talking about. Wish I still had it! (Wish I had that Batman Annual too!)

8 minutes ago, Krismusic said:

my question is where are the leggings he only has the top half  

Unfortunately for Gotham, the red costume was the only one that came with pants...

Just now, Hepcat said:

 

I know Batman comics from 1955 or so to early 1964 (particularly those illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff) take a lot of flack in comic fandom these days, but that was my Batman! That was the one to which I was first exposed and the one that competed for my attention and dimes (plus pennies) on the spinner rack. Therefore I still have fond memories of that Batman, as well as Batwoman, Bat-Girl, Bat-Hound and Bat-Mite!

 

Quite simply I always smile when I see Batwoman, Bat-Hound, etc. And if comics don't make you smile, what good are they?

 

I had that reprint book from the 70s with all the old Batman comics in it and many of the stories from the 50s (Bat-Mite!) were a ton of fun, but Rainbow Batman? Too far from the original rendition for me. I also considered that cover (I think from the 60s) where Batman gets turned into a monster? And wasn't there also a zebra Batman? 

Criticizing comic art from the 90s is like shooting fish in a barrel. This time I'll set my target on a far earlier rendition..

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9 hours ago, mycomicshop said:

...the discounts in our weekly codeword sales are 10% off on newer books and 5% off on older, more expensive books.

There is a weekly codeword that gives buyers a 5% discount? You don't want to know how long I have been buying comics off MCS and never knew that... 

On 11/10/2019 at 12:55 PM, Ricksneatstuff said:

Haunt of Fear 20- 5.0- $200

 

 

@ 25% off

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37 minutes ago, fmaz said:

There's a lot of bad Spider-Man art out there? But nothing, tops fat, roid Spider-Man as the champion of "getting the character wrong".

 

As for best? Shoot I could pick any Romita or Ditko cover... but  I'm cheating and putting up BOTH of these covers, since I think each of them are a collection of awesome depictions of not just Spidey but every character on the page.

 

That is some fugly art. I was out of collecting during the nineties and basically missed the whole decade when it comes to comics. I had to look up the artist - Jae Lee? Was his other stuff just as bad?

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5 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Graders spend less than 30 seconds grading a book. 

Is that true? Don't they have to count/inspect all the interior pages? Even a cursory glance should take more than 30 seconds...

1 minute ago, 1Cool said:

I find their packing for small batches (2 or 3 books) to be terrible.  I've had slabs arrive cracked - I've had slabs with weird bubble scuff marks all over the front.  I've had almost no issues with larger (20-25 slabs) orders where they are able to use the large boxes padded with cardboard.  Maybe they could look into how they ship the smaller packages.

I agree with @Jordysnordy that Comiclink's packaging on small batch orders is far superior to CGC's.