Vpcomix72

If you have "dozens in hand" then why don't you post a picture. I am sure we would all like to see what ya got..I for one have never seen any other defects other than what my 6 copies have. They are almost all identical in the defects..

Yes, That will keep it from 9.8 Thanks man That is I figured..........

Here is a question for all involved.. Say that this book only has these four bindery marks. I say marks because they do not actually go all the way through the paper. They are not tears. Is this enough to prevent 9.8 status with cgc??? I would have to assume yes, but would like to hear from others... By vpcomix72 at 2011-11-07

Not likely, they all break the color...they may flatten out, but will still be visible.. At least on my copies...

Everyone i have seen has always had these stupid little creases at the bottom. Some worse than others, but all there..... By vpcomix72 at 2011-11-07

Excellent guy to deal. Thanks again James. Victor

George is an excellent person to deal with. Excellent communication and quick payment. Thanks Again.

Kudos to Don Very nice book received today. I am very pleased to have done business with you. Maybe I can buy some more in the future.. Thanks Again Victor

That would be cool if it was. Such a low print run would make them very desirable to some one.

I was just wondering what the numbers in front of each title stands for?

Overdue Kudos to Comics-Are-Fun. Avengers #4 received and much appreciated.................................. First purchase on the boards went very well........... Thanks

I picked that one out because all the Suydam SS books I've seen so far are either Wolverine or Zombie related. I wanted to have something a little different.

Not an expensive book like many others in here, but it is one of a kind.... By vpcomix72 at 2010-05-24

Just back yesterday. My first in person S.S. book..... By vpcomix72 at 2010-05-24

I got my first CGC submission back today. I sent in 28 books and for the most part they came out around what I figured. I got a couple wtf's, but overall not to bad. 11 = 9.8 , 10 = 9.6 , 4 = 9.4 and 3 = 9.2's.. By vpcomix72 at 2010-05-24 By vpcomix72 at 2010-05-24 By vpcomix72 at 2010-05-24 By vpcomix72 at 2010-05-24

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This post is excellent, This is the kind of info I'm talking about..................

How do we know this? Because we've either seen it ourselves, because conservators tell us this, or both. You'd think we'd "all know" high temperature is bad for paper products as well for exactly those same reasons, yet still this thread continues purely out of egotistical argumentativeness...I'm slowly coming around to joining FFB in his disgust. Hey FF There's no reason for anybody to be disgusted about this topic or this tread. Lots of good info is being reported by all involved. Not everybody that reads this is gonna know every last nook and cranny about collecting comics, so this is great stuff being said. Its conversations like these that will progress the hobby forward. Others will come along and read the pertinent info being posted and learn from them. Hopefully our comments will cause others to do some research and learn more about this great hobby. As far as I'm concerned this topic and discussion is good for all involved. As long as we can avoid name calling and put downs then by all means continue this discussion..............

This video is nice and all, however it only speaks about DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND MOISTURE. Both of which we all know is bad for paper products. It says nothing about various degrees of temperature and what is considered harmful. Is 100 degrees bad or is 60 degrees bad? The video says nothing in relationship to temperature as indicated in its title.

Don't advise people that high temperature is irrelevant nor that the garage is a good place to keep them as it runs counter to every bit of professional conservation opinion to be found in any library or paper-related hobby. I'm assuming here that your garage isn't temperature controlled since most aren't and you didn't explicitly say yours was. You are absolutely right in assuming that my garage is not temp controlled, it is not. I was just relying on 35 years of storing my books in my garage and the fact that they are as crisp and bright as the day I bought them. Education is always welcome by me and anything new that I can learn from the many knowledgeable people here is too. What is not welcome is ignorant and blatant name calling and putting people down just because they think their way is better. People are always welcome to explain different methods that they use in a civil manner. I have never straight out called anybody stupid just because my way differed from theirs.

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! Absolute ing class! And I'm with Sal and FFB on this one...too often it appears that we've morphed into 'The Land Of The Stupid' around here. It was the comment about "Land of the stupid" that offended me. FFB's post was informative and for the most part what the op was looking for. If what I'm doing is considered wrong in the general consensus then by all means I would love to hear about better ways to protect my books. Making comments like these dont really help anybody. I'll "chill" when people stop making stupid unneeded comments..........................

Its real easy to come into a public forum and smack talk someone you've never met and books you've never seen. I put a lot of time,care and consideration into the preservation of my books. I will be gosh darned if I'm gonna sit here and except all your smack talking about my books or the way I keep my books. I have over 10,000 books that range from 1973 to 1993, I stopped buying in 1993 due to the amount of garbage being published. I would gladly put my collection up against anyone of you smack talking punks collections any day any time with regards to condition and quality. I guarantee that if I started slabbing my collection that many of them would be top census or tied with top census books. I take my collecting very serious and will defend how I collect any day of the week. Sorry to the op for this sidetrack of your post.......................................

But garages are cooler although car exaust can certainly be an issue. I'm not worried about this room getting above 100, although I'm sure there will be humid days from time to time. Just trying to figure out the safest way to go about this. I was just giving my experience with 35 years of my collecting. Just trying to help out. I don't park my cars in the garage ever, so fumes are never really any issue. It is cool and dark in there and since I live just outside of Palm Springs humidity is not an issue either. The main thing I have noticed that effects PQ is how often you change your bags. I have noticed that if I change the bags every 3 to 5 years than the pages stay nice and white. Thanks to rest of you for being you, it was just a matter of time before some of you crapped on me like you do so many others. I've been reading these forums for years now and really would not expect anything different from many of you. You guys sit back and the first person that does something different than what you think is correct, you jump down their throats. Many of you have been very nice and its too bad that this hobby has so many people that just like to on so many others. I've read over the years so many of you just run people into the ground for not thinking like you, that's too bad. These forums are a good place to learn about a great hobby. I'm sure many people will never come back here just because of your treatment of them. To the OP, I hope you find what your looking for and enjoy the hobby...........

High temps are not really much problem. Humidity is the only worry you should have. Where I live it gets up around 110 to 120 during the summer, I've always kept my books in the garage and they have always been ok.

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