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17: Julian Totino Tedesco

Hulk 344

#4 Hulk 2

#12 Captain America Reborn #2

I am pretty sure that 8 is Daniel Way. I know I have the sig somewhere. But I am going with Daniel Way

If people want that stuff, that is cool. It is just a complete shift in thinking, and for old timers like me, it is a bit of a jolt. It was hard enough to get my head around second and later prints being sought after, but throw away promo material like Marvel Age, wow. The whole market has kind of been infected with sportscard mentality - first appearances (rookie cards) are the most important, and regular issues (commons) are not highly sought after. These promo comics are like minor league cards or magazine insert cards.

Hopefully others who create threads for the sole purpose of insulting and belittling other boardies will get strikes as well. This place is a madhouse

How would you react to this question in one of your selling threads? Which pressers do the best spine re-alignment face jobs? Did you use them for this book?

Try to keep up.

I have to admit, that is very perceptive of you. When possible, I would like to know if the book was pressed by a professional. After experiencing 'pressing reversion' first hand on an expensive book, I have my concerns. POV got me to crack, so I yield.

If we are talking raw it is good to know the reputation of the presser. Many bad press jobs abound. In the old days when Sotheby's had their comic book auctions they often named the restorer of restored books. Work done by a restorer with a good reputation like Bill Sarill or Susan Cicconi were selling points. I guess I could see it in the same vein as people that have bad allergies don't want to buy books from heavy smokers. And I can also see how people who are heavy into SA are very fearful of reversion because the stakes are so high. In the abstract it seemed dumb to me, but I suppose if I were spending 20k on a pressed SA key in X grade, I would want to know as much as I could. I would still tell people their mama pressed my drek.

Why does this question bother you so much ? It doesn't seem to be in the same category as the other questions you reference. IMO, the question of who pressed the book is in the same category as a question about the condition of the book. Is a buyer not supposed to ask about the condition of the book ? Why does my glib response bother you so much? What are your answers to my questions? Where does the inquest end? Well, if it turned out the seller had pressed it himself with his waffle iron, you would be happy you had asked. Not really. If it is not the grade that was advertised it will get sent back. I suspect that the fear of "pressing reversion" is what is leading this latest face palm fest. Shine on you crazy diamonds. I do not know what "pressing reversion" means. At any rate, if its not that big of a deal who/how a book was pressed, what is awkward about asking in a thread? I don't think it is awkward, I think it is stupid. I'll buy this if Mr. x pressed it, but not If Mr. Y did? Just when I think things can't get any stranger they do. Certainly folks can ask the question, and clearly it matters to some people. I don't think it is wrong or bad on its face, just weird and off-putting. It is a good thing that disclosure of pressing is done as much as it is, I think the follow up stuff is bizarre.

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Why does this question bother you so much ? It doesn't seem to be in the same category as the other questions you reference. IMO, the question of who pressed the book is in the same category as a question about the condition of the book. Is a buyer not supposed to ask about the condition of the book ? Why does my glib response bother you so much? What are your answers to my questions? Where does the inquest end? Well, if it turned out the seller had pressed it himself with his waffle iron, you would be happy you had asked. Not really. If it is not the grade that was advertised it will get sent back. I suspect that the fear of "pressing reversion" is what is leading this latest face palm fest. Shine on you crazy diamonds.

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Asking whether a book was pressed is fine. The question is how far down the rabbit hole the interrogation is going to go.

Why does this question bother you so much ? It doesn't seem to be in the same category as the other questions you reference. IMO, the question of who pressed the book is in the same category as a question about the condition of the book. Is a buyer not supposed to ask about the condition of the book ? Why does my glib response bother you so much? What are your answers to my questions? Where does the inquest end?

Should people have to tell you what they paid, or where they bought it? Should they disclose storage conditions, or whether its ever been in the bathroom?

Is it fair to answer "Your mama?"

I'm just happy I could clean up some scraps. If I had a snow day I would have crushed that round. Is that sig from my copy of 30 Days of Night?

8 is BEn Templesmith on a 30 Days of Night #1

15 Arthur Suydam Marvel Zombies 1

I keep coming back to #1 as Scott Snyder, so I am going to guess it, and Batman 1

Nice!!

13 is my favorite in the run. And one of the best single issues of any series ever written. I didn't start reading until issue 4 or so. Then I scurried and got caught up on the back issues. But from 13 through Calliope, the Element Girl story, and the Dream of 1000 Cats, I knew it was unlike anything that had ever been done. Nothing has ever come close to knocking Sandman off its #1 lifetime Fingh achievement award status.