seanfingh

As a follow up to this post, I have gotten some pre-1975 9.8s - most of them were warehouse books or known hoard books OMAC 1, Thor 199 for example. But I have also had multiple 20 cent 9.8s including several issues of PLOP!, some DC war books and a couple of Superboys. No keys, and nothing that would really blow anyone's skirt up. I also don't think I have ever gotten a pre-1975 Marvel bronze 9.8

It's the spine split that causes the grade. Leave as is - still very cool!

You have to find out why it is a 4.5. Is it beaten to hell? If so, it may end up in a 4.5 Green label. Experience tells me that the signatures would not put that book at 4.5. Look before you leap. I would probably end up cracking it out before I regraded it. Maybe post a picture of front and back so we can look at it. All things being equal, I would Green label that book, but not in the scenario you have described without seeing it.

Yikes. Well, it was a great idea and I'm sure it is a great book! Ferrigno is special . . .

I'm surprised Ferrigno didn't upcharge you because he did in fact play both characters.

What a great thread and what a great set!! I think a 9.8 Scooby-Doo 1 would challenge the prices of a 35 cent 9.8 SW1 or 9.8 IH 181. Discuss.

Old Love?

And you will never get higher than a 9.2 or so (without a press) because of the bag seam.

Breathe later!

Some of those 60 cent Whitmans might be super low distribution copies. And the Archie's may have early Cherry Blossom. Both of those scenarios could be checked out with an Overstreet Guide. But other than that, if those books aren't 9.8 they don't have much demand or value.

Some people will ask. Assuming you would tell them the truth, there will be some (many of whom were instrumental in discussing the nature of pressing as a potentially restorative process on these very boards) who will not buy. They are not the majority any more, but they are still out there.

No. (1) There are many books where the press will not improve the technical grade, so why spend the money. (2) If #1 is true then you will also turn off all the buyers who will not buy pressed books. You are best off if you learn how to grade to CGC's standards and then you will be able to make informed decisions as to whether a press is the right move or not.

Did you two just become best friends?

Maybe the newer members shouldn't call the older members individual_without_enough_empathys first. Reading is fundamental.

I should have gone with the sarcasm because you sound like a crybaby pu**y.

(Fighting hard against sarcasm ) If you are going to get in the SS game, you need to give up the notion that "Tossing someone $10 a book" is either doing them a favor, or the road to getting what you want done, done. Back in 2007 you could do it that way. But the guys who have made it through are hobby-loving businessmen, and while they love to help collectors, they still need buy them Huggies. And Revat laid out the costs above, plus they have overhead (witness expenses, website etc.) and profit to consider. If you are serious, you need to put together a financially satisfactory package. Otherwise, you need to find an already-being-attended O'Barr appearance and then $10-20 bucks a books will very likely get it done. Also, your language is contradictory, so you are going to have a hard time getting people to mobilize. Posting "Witness Needed!!" and then later saying "I'm not asking anyone to go out of their way" is completely contradictory and you don't want to get a reputation as a wolf-crier or a flake.

That made me

You are trying to engage his services. He felt like you were too high maintenance, probably causing his spider-sense to tingle as a result of wanting to talk about a commission on the phone. painters, plumbers, lawyers and professionals from all walks of life respond similarly every day. There are lots of people who want to be left alone to do their work and there are lots of people who want to be involved from start to finish when they are paying for something. When those two get together, aborting before it gets off the ground is beautiful for both parties. I support this type of communication - it avoids unrealized expectations. It may have been brusque, but it was likely a blessing for you both.

The poly bag line is more in the center. This looks like a book where either the Silver Age and modern age boards were mixed together, or there were boarded and unboarded books in the same box and the seam from the board got longbox-pressed in.

For me it is a no-brainer. I would choose Hulk v. Thing. That was one of my introductions to Kirby in one of the Fireside books, and when I think of the King's artwork in the abstract it always drifts back to Hulk v. Thing.

I'm assuming there is Sharpie on the backing board with some type of identifying information on it either from the OP or from the comic shop

Suck it highpockets.

I may get this tattooed on my arm.

The slavish addiction to whatever CGC puts on the case is driven by Specu-bucksTM