ChasingKingKirby

Everyone still think pressed books sell for as much as unpressed counterparts? It's not the pressing that knocked the book down in value. The market is turning on us... Exactly. The MC buyer over paid at $4K+ when the book was worth about $2500. Using his initial price point, he figured a 9.2 was worth $6-7K. Unfortunately for him, the market thought differently. That breaks my heart. It really does.

My still incomplete set of the 1st 6.

Come on, really? Do the Library of Congress's accelerated aging tests performed in high temperatures mean nothing to you? This thread has some of the worst advice I've ever seen on the CGC forums and that's saying something. There are three musts in comic storage: COOL, RELATIVELY DRY, DARK. These are not hard to remember. These three things are more important than the "mylar vs. polybag" debate or the "shiny side vs. dull side of the backboard" debate. This is because HEAT, HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO UV RAYS DESTROY COMICS. Polluted air also destroys comics. You can alleviate the effects of pollution by using boxes made of Microchamber paper or by inserting Microchamber paper into the books themselves. To the original poster: Don't store your books in the attic, or in the :censored: basement. Store them in an interior closet in an air-conditioned room in the house where there is not a lot of variation in the three musts. If the books are junk that you don't care about, then why ask the question? Just set the damned books on fire and save yourself the storage problem. There, you have the best advice you're going to get on the topic. Listen to it or ignore it, but my work is done here. For the love of christ, now I understand why Sal is starting nonsense threads with allcaps and no punctuation. Not that his threads before had any great comic topics being discussed, but at least they were written in proper English. Look what you've driven him to. And me, for that matter - you've made me end a sentence with a preposition, I'm so worked up! I agree with this wholeheartedly. If the comics are worth storing, store them correctly.

Here's a few of my recent pickups.

Here's one that I just never got around to picking up until recently.

Thanks for the easy transaction! ML

Thanks bro'. Thanks for the multiple buys and super-fast pay! ML

Thanks for the great deals and easy payment plan. You da man Andre! ML

Back atcha bro'! ML

(thumbs u major kudos to Boboset, MLmeade and Snake Eyes Thank YOU. And good luck with that run, looks great! ML

Thanks to you for an easy transaction. (thumbs u

This thread needs to be bumped as JIM is a hot title these days. Here's a recent pickup.

That's a beaut. Congrats!

Good job Robert! Nice copy! Better than mine.

Nice book Mike!! Thanks Wes!

Nice Michael. Too bad someone didn't have scratch paper handy when this was sitting around Yeah, I thought the same thing. Well at least it's pencil I guess...

Thanks it ain't perfect, but I've wanted this book for a looooonnnnngggg time.

Picked this up today in trade at the Richmond, VA Comic show.

You got it bro'. Repeat customers that are johhny-on-the-spot with payment and great communication make it real easy.

As your research shows That's true. Looks like you've got a good run going.

Great Job! 94 is THE toughest to get slabbed above 7.0.

Makes sense. Awesome book!

I see that spine dings about mid-spine, some of them are pretty nice-sized dings, but that still seems to be a harsh grade.

How the hell is that just a 6.0??? Is it missing the back cover?

Thanks Gary! ML