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Does it have to be a superhero? Cheryl blossom is pretty hot!

For hottest I'd choose the Human Torch. Most attractive is definitely Magneto!

I changed my mind, I'd rather own this one. And as an added bonus, it's actually up for sale at Heritage right now!

I had this poster in my bedroom as a teenager, would love to have the original art to hang there now!

The board definitely needs to be redesigned, for a strictly Silver Age Monopoly I don't see how Mediterranean Avenue can be replaced by anything other than:

I know what you mean. I rarely run into this issue with Ebay sellers but some of the stuff I buy off the CGC boards has so much tape and boxes within boxes, bubble wrap, etc. It's like trying to defuse a Russian nesting doll! The gorillas from the old Samsonite commercials would never be able to damage these comics but, like Oakman said, problems like this I need more of!

Western Kid #3

Western Gunfighters #8

Western Gunfighters #12

per PM!

Being Galactus would be pretty sweet. Not sure what the downside would be...hiring/firing heralds? Waking up screaming from nightmares where you can't find your ultimate nullifier? Not sure what else...does Galactus poop?

38 minutes ago, Martin Sinescu said:

I have maybe a 15-20% success rate of them agreeing with my grade when I send items in to sell. Most of my stuff isn't consignment, just clearing out dupes or under-copies that are only worth $5-10 anyway, but it's pretty frustrating. I usually just take it on the chin as the process to sell to them is pretty simple otherwise and I'm usually just trying to build credit so I can buy something off their site. Just don't know whether to attribute it to my lack of grading acumen or a system stacked against the little guys.

I have a terrible habit of being too trusting and giving others the benefit of the doubt, but I believe the reason for their tight grading is to make sure their customers aren't disappointed by receiving raw comics in a lower grade than expected. I rarely buy off MCS, but I would rather deal with a seller who undergrades than overgrades. And we all know there are far too many of them out there.

Richie Rich...mainly for the overall cool factor.

3 hours ago, Martin Sinescu said:

I just want to point out these two examples from the other MCS thread currently running. It's a win for the buyers, right? Sure. 

The thing is, there was likely a seller or consignor on the other end of this who sent those books in to MCS to sell. Now, it's possible these two examples got pressed before grading and we're not getting that part of the story. Otherwise, these books were, it seems, either graded with undue harshness, negligence or MCS is using a different set of standards than CGC.  How in the world does a book get listed as a 5.5 and come back from CGC a 7.5? That's a huge disparity. And how much do you think the price difference is between the cut the seller/consignor received from MCS and these books' values now after grading?

I haven't submitted a ton of raws to MCS, but have had a similar experience (I thought the book was a VF - they called it FN). I'm no expert grader by any means, but I still think I was closer to the grade than they were and priced my consignment accordingly. My guess is the buyers (who can see the scan) agreed with my grade as every comic sold. And if a consignor doesn't agree with MCS grades they always have the prerogative to have the comics returned.

2 hours ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

They consistently under grade consignment items. I have no idea about their own stock, but I consign a lot, and nearly everything is off of CGC standards by at least a point. I've subbed 100-200 books a month for many years, and I know CGC standards pretty well. On moderns, a MCS VF is probably a CGC 9.4, and I'm not kidding. Silver age? If the book gets a grade of "fine" from MCS expect a 7.0-9.0 from CGC without a press. The people that know this buy consignment books in the 6.0-7.0 range and get books that are way better than described all. the. time.  I can't speak on their own stock because I don't buy books from them, but I've been consigning for a long time. I've gotten used to it, and I guess a lot of the repeat buyers are aware of it too because books keep selling.  MCS consignment 7.0 > Random Ebay guy's NM all day long. 

My experience submitting (Bronze/Silver) raw comics to MCS has been identical. Getting a VF/NM grade from their graders is like getting a 9.8 from CGC! 

Great looking FFs! But is that the right scan for the #49?

29 minutes ago, the blob said:

Interesting. So you can basically run a comic business via mcs without ever looking at or touching a comic.  If you buy a comic from mcs and have them consign it do you keep mcs's grade?

Yes, you would have to keep the same grade (and yes, MCS frequently undergrades). But if you have lots of spare cash and time, you could easily run a small side business by flipping books on both MCS and Comiclink (I suspect some here already do). If you're patient, get a good deal and are able to sell at a price that gives you a decent markup (including the vendors' 10% cut) you will make money. The worst case scenario is you end up just deciding to  keep the book, so make sure to buy what you like!

15 minutes ago, the blob said:

So do you think people win tbe auction and have mcs never ship tbe book and just list it on consignment?

Yes. Comiclink offers the same option (to have them keep it and relist).

As someone who has consigned comics to MCS in the past, I think their consignment service works great from a consignor viewpoint (they do scans, pump your book on Ebay, pack it for shipping, deal with customer complaints, etc).

When you first go to set the selling price on your comic (mine were all CGC graded) they provide detailed pricing information of all recent GPA and MCS sales for the issue. If you elect to then set your price waaaaay higher that is your right as a consignor, but my guess is you will be waiting a long time for a sucker to come along. In the event you do eventually feel you've priced it too high, MCS encourages you to drop the price by offering to relist it as New in stock if you lower the price by 5% or more (MCS makes their money off commission - they want to sell the comic just as much as you do). You also have the option at any time of placing your consigned comic in their weekly or Prime auctions.

I have had comics that have sat for months on MCS at the lowest price for the grade (I check regularly on Ebay and MCS to make sure no one is undercutting me) with no takers. Non-keys can be hard to move. I then put it up for auction, the comic sells (usually for about 20% lower than I asked - similar to how sellers discount their books here to move them). And then, in some instances, the comic has ended up immediately relisted back on MCS for double my original asking price! Those comics are still there...

My point is consignors can list their comics at any price they want (just like on Ebay) but consignors who want to sell their stuff have to - and are strongly encouraged by MCS to - set a fair price.

Second to last issue needed to complete my modest Ingels HOF run (in Fine or better). Now I just need a nice HOF 22 if any of you are looking to move an undercopy! 

15 minutes ago, Ghost Town said:

You might be one of 8 people who bought this book off the rack. I doubt Western Gunfighters sales were particularly robust.

I loved Kid Colt Outlaw, Two Gun Kid etc. (even Charlton Billy the Kid) but I do remember they were rare finds on the spinner rack before disappearing completely by the end of the seventies...

8 hours ago, Ghost Town said:

Thanks, Sean!

I still remember buying this comic off the spinner rack as a kid! Seems crazy that more than 40 years later I can buy this one (in better condition, I'm sure) for only $9. How long does it take on average to earn $9 - half an hour? In 1975 it took me a whole week to earn a quarter!

1 hour ago, Ghost Town said:

Western Gunfighters #33 9.2 c-ow Savannah $9

1 minute ago, lizards2 said:

Just make sure to keep those torches away from the comics!

43 minutes ago, Ghost Town said:

Western Kid #2 9.0 $16

1 hour ago, Ghost Town said:

Creatures on the Loose #21 CGC 9.6 w $95

59 minutes ago, Batman said:

Supergirl. However Wonder Woman would probably outmatch her through experience.

Post-Crisis Supergirl was touted as being stronger than Superman when she first crash landed on Earth. Although that was probably due to Superman having more control and being able to pull his punches.

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Power Girl is just giving her the ol' rope-a-dope. And can someone please give Supergirl a cookie? She is way too skinny!

2 hours ago, Ken Aldred said:

I was going to suggest Jane Foster Thor, but, fair enough, it's a poor second to this.

You definitely didn't want to mess with Pippi! And, just in case it's part of the criteria, she is a comic character