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apollobuzz

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  1. Tripp, I assume you will honor my high bid of $180 at the time it was taken down. Let me know where to send payment. Thanks, Dennis
  2. Back cover looks near perfect. Front cover has some issues at each of the four corners, but presents very well. I think 8.5, but a 9.0 would not surprise me.
  3. I'm at 6.5 due primarily to top front center and sub-crease on back.
  4. I've been wanting to see this for a while, but just haven't had the chance until today. Agree 100% with this review. Unfortunately, the best part of the movie was Spidey taking on the ATM bank robbers in the Avengers masks that we already saw in the previews and that lasted only a couple of minutes.
  5. I thought the buyer's side of the conversation was civil. I had a similar eBay win for a NM raw Walking Dead #1 that I won "cheap" before it exploded. I think I won it for something like $80 when it was going for $250 at the time. The seller packaged it in an envelope with absolutely no protection (just the bag and backing board). Needless to say, it was nowhere near NM when I received it (probably about a FN/VF or possibly VF-) and clearly a result of the poor packaging as the creases lines up with those on the envelope. I explained to the seller that his poor packaging turned a $250 comic into $100 comic and returned it (even though it was still worth more than I paid) and packaged it properly (put his envelope inside a box with packing peanuts). I didn't even try to get a partial refund. It was more for principle. Not sure if I left a neg. I suspect I left a neutral with comment of how the comic was packaged for shipping. I wanted to warn others of the seller's habits. Yes, it is sad when sellers, who don't get what they think they should have, take shortcuts with packaging in order to cut their losses. Just bad business.
  6. Congrats to buyer and seller!
  7. Yep. Hard to tell with the low quality photos. My guess is at best an 8.0 due to crease going through the book at bottom right corner, but likely lower with other defects (ex: spine tics and soft lower left corner) considered.
  8. Nice one! This book was one of my first subs before I really got a feel for CGC grading. I thought mine was a 9.2, but it came back 8.5. Since then my grading has gotten much tighter and 95% of the time, my estimated grade is either one grade lower than or same as CGC.
  9. Agree. This corner needs a press to have a shot a 9.6 to 9.8.
  10. I expect no sales tax for in state purchases unless the seller identifies that sales tax is collected. In that case, I factor it into my bid.
  11. Great stickers! I used to have multiple sets of these. Wish I had held on to them. GLWTS!
  12. About the same as my 8.5. Hard to tell if a little better or a little worse, so I'll go 8.0 to 9.0. Don't see how a press can fix that edge though, so if current grade is in that range or higher, I'd say don't press.