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Just got these back Tuesday, I can't wait for the rest to arrive!

Just got these back today. A HUGE thanks to Desert Wind Comics!

New acquisition from ebay.

Just got this in today courtesy of EvilAsh.

I really want to get Sal, Bernie and Len Wein on one.

Love the Hulk 197, I've got one of those waiting for sigs myself.

That just might be a possibility, I'll have some vacation time coming by then. I'll let you know as the date gets closer.

You've helped me out a couple times now and I just want to make sure you know it's greatly appreciated. One of these days, when I have time to get to a con again, I'd like to shake your hand and buy you a drink sir. Maybe at C2E2 or Motor City next year if you'll be at either of those.

I'd just like to send a big thanks out to pirate for dropping this off with CGC at Motor City!

This just in...

Just got this one in today, a board purchase from Evil Uncle.

Yeah, I thought that was pretty sweet too.

Just arrived, two recent purchases from Mr. Kevin Boyd. Thanks for the great deal Kev!

Just got a few more in the last couple weeks.

Just got these back from C2E2 thanks to Desert Wind. Thanks Chandler!

That has always been my biggest worry. I've never hung a book on my walls for fear of fading. Has anyone had any experience with this? I worry that even interior light could ruin a book... A window-less room where the lights are only on when I'm in there - I'm not worried: UV protection built into the frame isn't as important as what mschmidt is saying here--if you're going to hang comics and you don't want the colors to fade, you HAVE to control the light into the area ENTIRELY and keep it dark the entire time people aren't in the room. Sounds simple, but it really isn't. You have to use curtains that allow in absolutely zero light to the room if there are any windows at all...I almost never see people use the right types of curtains, or even if they do, I rarely see them used correctly, the rooms still get bathed with ambient sunlight. It also needs to be a room you don't go into very often, which is the opposite of what you end up wanting--you typically want to show a book off, so people tend to put them in offices, dens, or computer rooms where there's a lot of human traffic that leads to longer periods of light exposure. If you want to hang something in a higher-traffic area, make sure it's something you don't care much about, as you can expect it to fade over a 5-to-20-year timespan. I eventually gave up on this because I go in and out of most areas I'd actually want the comics to hang in, so I just hang low-grade cheapies that present well via the frame--and I'll eventually replace those with larger, poster-sized blowups because they're better than comics for wall-display purposes--they present MUCH better and are easier to see across a room. As for the interior lighting, low-wattage standard light bulbs are great. I always forget this, but standard white bulbs are flourescent, right? Whereas the long bulbs people use in office buildings are incandescent? Or do I have that reversed? If I'm right that long-bulbs are incandescent, that's not what you want to use around paper and art at all, that type of light fades art--standard bulbs have much weaker light that minimizes fading. Strike that, reverse it.

I like the Cap 14 but I don't have anything on your list.

These are the only two Spideys I have right now.

I feel your pain on the 7.5s. I pulled this out of a sealed Super-Pac and the only thing I found wrong with it is some rust on the the bottom staple that didn't even migrate to the pages at all. No ncb spine ticks, no light ncb creases, nothing. It's gotta be the prettiest 7.5 I've ever seen.

I pretty much only collect SS books with a few exceptions. Personally I don't have a specific threshold for grade on what I buy. It's a case by case basis depending on the book. There are certain issues that, yeah, I want in 9.2 or better but it all depends on the book and who it's signed by. In a lot of cases, I'm perfectly willing to sacrifice grade on a book if it'll allow me to obtain two or three others. Plus, the last time I checked, VF was still considered to be high grade. Then again maybe my thinking is outdated.

I had a Batman 232 that was a 7.0/7.0

I guess so. You'd have to ask alphatrion1, he got it done for me.