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I would buy a batman 2 or 47 I would buy a detective 73, 168

that's a lot of work but I will try to give it some thought sooner or later

Me too

Indulge away! Books this great are always worth seeing again. (thumbs u what he said!!!!!! you really do have some awesome funny books sir!!!! West's books are darned impressive, alrighty. My copy pales in comparison and Gator probably has more copies of USA #5 than the rest of us combined, but it's nice to see the club keeps growing. I would say your copy cleans up pretty well dude!! (thumbs u nice!! +1 on that! Still a little miffed at verzyl that he didnt tell me be had that copy

this is just general thoughts: I did just recently see a straw man sales thread where a book was on hold, then off hold...have no idea what went on behind the scenes...not sure if anyone ever bought it... in all the years I have been buying books on these boards,I have never considered "on hold" to mean sold, but some negotiating of some sort going on..in every instance I consider a book available until a sold by seller is posted, or an unconditional take it by buyer is posted ...I don't even consider "take it via pm" as sold (and I've posted these plenty of times), until the seller confirms, because who knows if the seller has even agreed or accepted the terms.... that's why I posted the "non conditional" take it...no negotiating needed... I thought that was "standard rules"... I have always considered an unconditional take it in the thread, to mean "sold", regardless of what was happening in a PM, unless the seller specified that a pm take it (which is private and unknown to other potential buyers) would supercede (I myself specify time stamps, etc) and that the seller acknowledges in the thread.... sometimes, a seller will see a "take it" in a thread, before a PM is even read, etc... there just seems to be too many rules that folks all interpret or use differently, so that is why I am ok with the seller rescinding the book in this case...sometimes, folks make mistakes, it happens...live and let live as long as there was no malice, which I don't believe there was... I know both rory and randy, and both are aces in my book in reading some other boardies thoughts , I will look at "on hold" as meaning something other than what I had previously considered, and will probably add something like "I will take it if the hold becomes unhold", or something like that to establish one's place in line.... you learn something new every day... but I still think to avoid situations like this, some rules of order should be specified in the thread... just my

When I see a "hold" I assume there are "conditions" being discussed, otherwise it would say "sold". So if I want a book I will "trump" conditional purchase with a no conditions take it. That's "normal" rules as I understand them, unless otherwise stated, and as a buyer or seller , thats what i would go with. Naturally I was not privy to any pms when I posted. In hindsight whatever the seller wants to do is fine with me (thumbs u

my favorite (as u know)

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never been to frankenbook

all of the above and then some.... before I would ask any more questions, I would take the advice and study.... must easier to understand the hobby if you have some knowledge....use the search function or google... no one wants to (or will ) spoon feed you the info.... folks get paid to consult...information can be obtained, but you must work for it (thumbs u

most of the successful comic dealers that I know, were big time collectors in their youth right on upto present...the love of the medium translated into them wanting to buy/sell comics for a living (or part time)... it takes time....typically, a LOT of time.... even if you have a TON of money, you still are not guaranteed any success (greg manning comes to mind)...you have to study the market and learn it....plain and simple...there is NO short cut (short of finding that stash of keys someone is selling for pennies on the $) the real avenue to success is to submerge yourself in the hobby....find your "niche" (no one does everything great, but many do one thing wonderful).... read the overstreet price guide from cover to cover, study it, learn it... read every thread on these boards (in gold, silver and bronze/copper)....you can largely ignore general, though occasionally there is some "gold" here too... buy a lot of old overstreet monthly's off ebay and study the past in the articles and the market reports... follow all the current auction houses quarterly and monthly auctions...look for trends...learn...study.... watch the for sale and WTB sections of these boards... goto conventions...talk and listen...see what is selling, what is not...what the buzz is about... don't buy "hype", buy "true and tested" sure, you can run ads, and maybe get lucky on craigslist or wherever, but if you don't even have basic knowledge, even that might not serve you well... learn to grade (hit the "can you spare a grade" section)... start small and work your way up! know that it is unlikely any established professional needs (or wants) an apprentice... remember, there is no short cut, it is up to you to make it happen

The OP said you put him up to this and then the mocking began. I've been mocked by the best of them...

another reason I generally avoid general... to snidey for me (see what I did there)

How far over the cliff do ya wanna go? as long as I have a glider or parachute, all the way, I guess

Agreed. I think the security/insurance question is the one that still remains to be addressed. I think he's made it clear he doesnt have any specific or unique contacts with dealers or other markets, nor does he have experience. And the education question may be self evident, but I'll let him answer it. you're right I don't have any contacts but I do have a notable person that I became friends with so that I can learn from him some of you may know him Rick Whitelock GAtor, 21 year old noob, who knows little about comics, is dropping your name. as long as my name is picked back up, I'm good

so I was directed to this thread from a gold link, but, truth be told, just can't fathom reading 26 pages...anyone have cliff notes

holy cow...if .5's are going for 4k, then 1.0's must me 8K and 4.0's are soon to hit 32 K

Its good for a few laughs Between here and Facebook, you've got the market cornered on online friends. I envy you.... its quantity, not quality (thumbs u

Its good for a few laughs

do I need to go check this thread out

Bridget loves the vanilla coke zero. I'm drinking caffeine free coke zero these days Do you still talk as fast without the caffeine? I've mellowed Have you been over to General recently? I feel so unworthy. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7668965&fpart=11 ...And I thought you only mentored the great unwashed over here in Gold. I rarely venture into CG...only if I am debating having kidney stones, a root canal or a prostate exam

Bridget loves the vanilla coke zero. I'm drinking caffeine free coke zero these days Do you still talk as fast without the caffeine? I've mellowed

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