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Archon_Turtle

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  1. Yep...100% right on this. I just recently got one of my Silver copies SS graded and it came back with a 6.5 SS. One of the grading notes was, "Left Center Spine Split." Not sure about my other copy though (7.0 Qualified). I bought it pre-graded so I don't have the notes for it. If you bought that 7.0 from me (I dont recall at this point) then yes, it had a spine split. The Silver #12 I have does not have a spine split historically, due to extreme rarity and Supply vs Demand, the grade of the silvers and golds have had pretty much zero bearing on value.
  2. My ticket is up for sale http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-1-First-Printing-CGC-SS-7-5-Eastman-and-Laird-/182100802589?ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123
  3. Do we have any Pre-Mirage Eastman and Laird collectors? I'm about to purge what I believe is the largest private collection of pre-turtles books, and I would like to put them in the hand of a collector if possible.
  4. Yep...100% right on this. I just recently got one of my Silver copies SS graded and it came back with a 6.5 SS. One of the grading notes was, "Left Center Spine Split." Not sure about my other copy though (7.0 Qualified). I bought it pre-graded so I don't have the notes for it. If you bought that 7.0 from me (I dont recall at this point) then yes, it had a spine split.
  5. Pasadena huh? I could drive there....... Oh! Just thinking out loud. Locals are certainly welcome! And I'd obviously rather hand them to someone than ship them to someone.
  6. As fun as it has been being in the club all these years... we are having a baby! As such I am liquidating a lot! If anyone is looking for entry into the club, this is certainly a big way to do it! My baby thanks you! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-1-First-7-5-Second-9-6-and-Third-9-4-Print-TMNT-/181557657170?
  7. Just in case you guys find this interesting http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=8094622#Post8094622
  8. While there are no "sure fire" ways to tell if these types of books are legit, there are things you can look for that will give you a pretty good idea. Photocopying was prone to fades back then, and individual machines would develop particular patterns. The machine Kevin and Peter used tended to have a fade stripe toward the right hand side of the book. The result of photocopying a photocopy would make that fade vanish. People who have handled a large number of these books (Myself, Danny, Rich, etc) can usually tell fairly easily when they are in hand.
  9. "CGC can be a hassle." Says the seller hiding something... Best guess it would top out at a 5; maybe could press higher. I would really worry about color touch... It's not just that, I don't think that book is a first print is it? Logo blood is correct Cover color is correct GG ad in the back address is correct no evident bleaching on the inside front cover Nothing to lead me to believe it's not a first print.
  10. FWIW The copier fade I would expect to see on an authentic book appears to be there . When an original is photocopied again, that copier fade goes away.
  11. Curious...would you ever risk cracking it for a yellow label?
  12. in case anyone is looking for a ticket into the club. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7762815#Post7762815
  13. BF #1 was basically the firs self published work for Peter. He sold it at his college campus. It's side stapled art board basically. Here is all of it: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JNCOPosterboy/library/The%20Collection/Comics/Pre-Mirage%20Ashcans/Barbaric%20Fantasy?sort=4&page=1
  14. Anyone know fair market for a #2 9.0 SS Stan Sakai copy? I have one I'm looking to rehome. Surprisingly there looks to only be 7 SS copies of this book at all.
  15. Yes, but I'm confused. I thought the new TMNT movie was going to use the same CGI technology they used for avatar? What I see there are physical toy like things. Maybe someone who knows the process of such things can clarify. With all that said, I really like the design of the turtles and Shredder so far! Those are reference models. Particularly for lighting reference.
  16. Letting go of my Gobbledygook #2 Cover Art. In case anyone is interested: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7301176#Post7301176
  17. So who wants to take my place in the club? http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7243080#Post7243080
  18. Thanks man, Domino Chance 8 btw is Mike Dooney's first published work. First app of Gizmo. First one that's been graded at all.
  19. Books back from SanD All either Kevin or Mike Dooney. Was thinking I was gonna get a couple more 9.8s than I did, but what can ya do. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JNCOPosterboy/library/The%20Collection/CGC%20Comics/SDCC2013
  20. Speaking of Turtlemania... Moving my silver. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7076571#Post7076571
  21. Fixed that for you. Seriously though. It isn't that the fakes of this book look real, it's that the CGC has never bothered to learn a damn thing about them. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a fake and a genuine copy either if I didn't know what either one looked like.
  22. You can tell it's a third print by the greytones. The 1st page is pretty easy to see the difference. (thumbs u But a buyer wouldn't be able to check the interior tones when they are covered by a xerox copy. If I was a buyer and was not aware of the last dozen posts in this thread I would buy the book as a first print NG, trusting CGC's label. +1 I was thinking raw or just plain coverless, but I see now you inferred "graded" in your OP. It appears CGC graders aren't aware of the information in this thread. I just noticed the book in question is the same book we identified in this thread, so it was subbed recently (within this past year). Yeah. Im traveling for dragon con right now, but ill look to see when it was subbed after the weekend. Also, I wanted to mention again that I didnt sub this book with the intention to deceive. I subbed it as a counterfeit, and talked about it being a coverswap third print in my dealings with the cgc. I just wanted it to be clear that getting it through as a first print wasnt my intention.