seanfingh

greg is wack.

I was waiting in line to pick up a sketch at a show, and the artist that did the hologram (I think it was either Bagley or Ron Frenz) was talking about their royalty check from sales of #365 and how disproportionately huge it was. I'm pretty sure it was Bagley and he bought a Mustang with it or something.

There is nothing wrong with this attitude. I had it when I was early into collecting. I had no use for any books that were printed before about 1961. There are other considerations for collecting books like Cerebus and Albedo than how you feel about those characters. Both have significant historical impact. And even though the market for those books is microscopic compared to IH 181, the supply is also microscopic so ultra high grade copies bring the tall coin, even though the vast majority of collectors just scratch their collective heads.

I can't speak to the CGC grade, per se, but I can tell you that they would not grade a book that was manufactured without staples. I would be very leery of sending it in to be graded because (a) they might not grade it and (b) it would be very prone to shifting in the slab and may get damaged.

Chuck Norris doesn't press books, creases flatten themselves in his presence

Maybe. But guys like you and I are prejudiced - we grew up loving and collecting the comics in which all these characters began. My nieces don't care about any superhero stuff, but they love Post Malone. If superheroes end up being a cyclical movie fad, which is possible if people get burned out, you are overstating the impact.

How are you gauging "popularity?" Led Zeppelin IV sold 24 million copies. It is the 3rd or 4th best selling album of all time. That is just one of their albums. I'm pretty sure I and II are both diamond level in sales. If popularity means part of the Zeitgeist of the country, then I think LZ holds up pretty well. Who in America doesn't know the lyrics to at least one LZ song? Maybe more people than could pick Wolverine out of a lineup. I chose LZ because I think the Beatles and Elvis are even more problematic. I have no idea what Elvis' estate makes on an annual basis, but I know it is a frickin lot. There is more Elvis branded stuff than Flash branded stuff - I would bet a months wages on it. Pop culture impact is nowhere near as cut and dried as you make it.

You have basically just created a beautiful illustration of why the SS is superior - someone saw Stan sign. As his signature got worse and worse over the years (which you can see in many of the examples above, it got less and less capable to be accurately identified by 3rd party sources. I have acted as an SS witness for Stan three times, and have seen countless authentic versions. I wouldn't opine on at least 5 of those.

If wishing could make it so, it definitely would exist.

It doesn't exist.

Can't wait to see that Amazing Fantasy 14!!!

That was the "Pay It Forward" thread. Been there done that.

Does not bother me in the least. Does everyone grade their books by placing them on a flat surface and moving your body around them, like they are the Dead Sea Scrolls and they are going to disintegrate if you breathe on them? LOL.

My understanding is that the original publisher has all of it.

Herb Trimpe was simply awesome. He was one of the first Bronze artists that I ever interacted with as a witness for SS - (this is before they were referred to as CAWs) One of the last times I saw him, I had 12 or 15 things for him to sign, which he did with a sense of exuberance and joy for collecting rarely seen before or since. The last item was a beat up Hulk 181 that had a huge "2 C" written in marker at the top. The person who owned the book asked if I could get Herb to turn the "2 C" into a Wolverine sketch. I was pretty reticent to ask him because it seemed so dorky, but when I did, his eyes lit up, he thought it was hilarious, and he furiously began trying to figure out what he was going to do. So I sat with him for 10 or 12 minutes while he used a pencil on a backing board to figure out what he could do, just talking and yukking it up. He finally finished it, and it looked about as good as it could considering he was converting a "2 C" in to a comic image. It was such a fun interaction and it exemplified the friendliness and genuine affinity that Herb had for comic fans. I think the book might have belonged to @Chuck Gower Chuck, if you can, and if my memory is correct, please post a picture of that book. It will make my day.

I'm pretty sure he has a kid with that chromosomal disorder. Not that having a special needs kid excuses bad behavior, but I am pretty sure that is why he has that as his name and avatar.

It ended up being fine. But I think it is a reminder that this issue encompasses a number of issues. RMA always does a fine job pointing out the problems with the tiered pricing. But however the creators get it in their head that people are profiteering off of them, sometimes when they do, they do stuff like Dringenberg did, which is not OK. I don't know whether Discover Comics is a shill created to give RMA guff or not, but whatever the case, #thickerskin kind of hit a nerve . . .

It is under "Silver Foil": https://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Vampirella+1969+Commemorative+Edition&publisher=Harris&issue=1&year=2001&issuedate=10%2F01

#ForEbay!

Might I suggest, tree-fiddy?

This is not technically true. It may have been true for public signings (i.e. people standing in the line), but not for private signings

I'm not sure what you want from me, so i am going to assume it is a meme. via Imgflip Meme Generator

I don't have nearly enough information to make an educated analysis. I don't believe you do either - as evidenced by your clear reliance on your own sales threads. Hence my comment about broad brush. Please don't try to jam the contrapositive of your flawed analysis up my fundament. K thx.

I agree that this place has its own quirky sales metrics. It's just a very broad and unfunny brush that you are painting with.