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I'll be your shill. I can't shill, I was under orders to buy another book today .

I finally just read issue #2 of "Crown of Shadows" and I agree with you Pat, this issue was fantastic! It was a great way to end the decade(last December) when reading that comic, that was for sure!

I always thought using shill bidders was nothing to 'Crow' about.

My shill bid sense is tingling With great shilling comes great responsibility - or lack there of. It's Shilly Webster trying to reunite with her Crow boyfriend through eBay.

Yes, as you can see in the picture my twins were very angry tonight as I tucked them into bed. They really wanted a Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #2 CGC 10 variant play partner .

I got these today...

...and what was the comic book where the Locke children appeared in an all new 5 page story, that wasn't a Locke & Key book? IDW: 10 Year Anniversary Comic Book Sampler to the IDW: First 10 Years book set that came out last year. It tells the story of Bode finding the IDW key .

Jerel and The Case of The Phantom Locke & Key #4 Second Print. I am a completist with this title, so I have to have two of these for a reason. It's a little known fact Locke & Key #4 went into second printing and was released on Memorial Day week May 29, 2008. I read this article on artist Gabriel Rodriguez's boards, http://gr-online.blogspot.com/2008/05/locke-key-4-sold-out-too.html, and wasn't surprised to see another heaping pile of Locke & Key #4 books the following week in the new release racks all over New England. What confuses me is the fact, when I first picked it up, I noticed right away it did not have the usual "2nd Print" indicator on the front cover of a red eye in the IDW symbol. I opened up a copy and it said "1st Print" in the indicia too. I went store to store in the tri-state area, hearing that these were new second prints. I passed on them, because I really didn't want to clutter my set with second prints, and because they all had bent top staples. Than one day a reputable seller sold me a CGC 9.9 #4 SS book. I have had gotten a CGC 10.0 of #4 already and was at the time building a Signature Series set. When I was comparing the two, I noticed a difference in contrast on the covers, which happens in printing. The first print one I got on May 14, 2008 had a pinker background, but the other one had a lighter background. But then I noticed, the top bent staple. Upon comparing the two, I noticed an entire different staple allignment too. I grabbed my #4 reader copy that day and went out to places all over gathering them up. When I compare my first print reader copy on the right, to a copy similar to the SS book, I had gotten on the left, you can see a different contrast of background color. Then you can see different staple allignment between my reader copy on top, to the copies on bottom. A staple allignment that is common with the "2nd Prints" of this title. I emailed IDW Publishing twice and they have denied a second print run for this issue. CGC is unable to call it a second print because of it having first print in it's indicia and cannot call it a "Manufacturer Error" variant because it scored a perfect 10. So if you have one of these "First Print" #4 books with bent staples, staples in allignment of a "2nd Print" and a lighter front cover, chances are you have a genuine oddity in your collection.

Interesting. I'm sure it was a real bidder, and not a shill. Yup. You'll see this book again. You Crow crazies have been forewarned. Sadly, The Beard is right .

Oh and the high bidder was a Zero feedbacker...so who knows what's up at this point. That's a good sign, we will see this book again then . This book will keep coming back, over and over again, like episodes of Mama's Family.

It just wasn't worth it no matter how pretty. It had a huge gob of distributor ink on top, creased back cover page and a scratch down the front cover. I was honest about those flaws in my listing and it killed me. I try to get stuff that is perfect and pleases me. Hence, my CGC 10 collection, . Now I know why you buy CGC 10 books Oh yeah, I had a ASM #97 CGC 9.8 with it's pages flaking off in the holder . I was not a happy high roller and the pages were White!

That's pretty cheap for a rare book. Seller's fault. If he reading this thread, he should have pulled it and started a new in a couple months. Give us a couple months to talk about it and add some Redbull in the equation .

Jen just emailed me now, you in' individual_without_enough_empathy!

It just wasn't worth it no matter how pretty. It had a huge gob of distributor ink on top, creased back cover page and a scratch down the front cover. I was honest about those flaws in my listing and it killed me. I try to get stuff that is perfect and pleases me. Hence, my CGC 10 collection, .

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Dying to see if the 9.6 looks better. If the seller is watching this thread. Please make sure there is front and back cover pictures in it before listing it!

I'm sorry Ms. Kitty, he just doesn't understand.

Not when your broke as hell I'm just glad someone else is teasing my big brother than me lol If it makes you feel better, I paid $3,300 for this and lost $1,200 on it in an amateur ebay auction. Never overspent(past $2K) on a book again.

I was right about it having it a soft corner though, even on back . It looks just like Jen's, but with a 9.8 on the label .

You are DEFINITELY a Star Wars fan. Resist - use The Force, Jerel. It's so hard not turning to the Darkside, with a price like that.

Good Lord that's cheap. Imagine the bids if he put up proper pictures, answered interested party's questions, and generally took even the most modest of interest in anyone's concerns. My first 2010 temptation. Must have willpower, not to reward amateur selling . Help us Mr. 9.8, your our only hope.

I never noticed that before. I just checked mine and it hast the same ghosting. I'll have another type issue variant fun fact tomorrow .