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Wait, the board game Clue actually had a comic made after it?

Yeah, I'm already happy to see that this store has a ton of comics that I need. Old-fashioned or not, it works and that's all that matters. I'll try to contact him and see whether he could give a discount on a few issues that he has but are priced higher than my budget. Update: Done; ordered a couple of issues and sent him a message. Let's see what he says. Also inquired as to whether he may have some issues not yet put up onto his store. Thanks so much @fifties ! Let me know if you know any other stores that have issues available as well! Update 2: Managed to secure a 10% discount. Wonderful advice

Oh wow, thanks! And man, oh man, does this site look like it's from the 90's, LOL

Not sure if I got it for a steal or not, but I needed a filler for a Tom & Jerry order at a Canadian comic store, and stumbled upon this rare Whitman that they had: BATTLE OF THE PLANETS #08 VG (everythingcomics.ca) After shipping and taxes is about $13.39 USD. Couldn't really find any available issues on eBay except for a really expensive one, at a slightly higher grade. They also had Daisy and Donald #47, but it would have cost a higher price of $17.57 USD, which I chose not to go for.

I'm leaning towards shipping damage. Or maybe the seller dropped it at one point during their possession and simply shrugged it off. It happens, we've all dropped something and cracked it before.

Unless you're making margins of hundreds to thousands of dollars per slabbed comic, it's never going to replace your day job. It's pretty much exclusive to businesses and big collectors. As consumers who look to collect and not resell, the sole value in slabbing would be its visual appeal. But it is simply far too expensive and foolish to slab a comic just for that reason alone. If you want to put a comic on display, get a nice picture frame or display rack and use that instead. As for buying slabbed comics not for resale, you're paying a premium to make sure you're getting a comic at that specific grade. It avoids the issue of a seller claiming that a comic is a certain grade when it might not necessarily be so. But you could easily emulate this practice and save money by having a keen eye and experience in differentiating the general condition of each grade. It is far more significant with an expensive $100+ comic or supposedly NM-graded comic rather than some cheap reader copy. It's not too hard to research and figure out the overall difference between Poor / Fair / Good / Very Good / Fine / Near Mint, by both dictionary definition and visual inspection. Buying a bunch of comics alone should already be enough to allow you to have a rough idea with some comparisons.

Does anyone know of any online stores that have a large number of Tom & Jerry comics? I've already sifted through MyComicShop, NewKadia, Mile High, dozens of eBay stores, and a couple of smaller online comic shops. I'm going to look though Comic Collector and HipComic again later today. Looking to see whether I've missed any others that may hold a huge collection that doesn't break the bank.

I'm not sure myself, since they blocked me. So I can't get any sort of shipping estimate. But I recall seeing that it was busted for the short time I was going through their eBay store. Regardless, eBay has a notoriously awful system in place for calculating shipping charges, which I'm sure you are aware of.

I'm fully aware about their eBay store as well. The prices there are assorted. But they charge outrageous shipping there, and they also banned me there for simply asking them about possibly combining the shipping. Seems they don't want to waste any bit of their breath. Hilarious, really. HipComic was the one store where the comics were actually priced consistently low, as if they were persistently on sale. And they set up a flat $6.95 shipping cost regardless of quantity, which isn't offered on their storefront or eBay. That is quite significant. I could have ordered on their storefront during Black Friday, and I considered it several times, but I was ultimately reluctant to providing explicit credit card information. I too hope that I do not get shafted by these Fair or Good-graded comics. Fingers are crossed here. As long as they are at least salvageable with some restoration, I'll consider it a win.

I actually did. I'll update as to what the condition of the comics are like once I receive them. I'm curious to see how accurate their grading is. The prices were cheap enough to be hard to ignore in order to fill a good number of gaps in my collection. At worst, I can try some restoration (unlike others, I'm open to this), or resell to upgrade.

I just noticed that Mile High puts up a lot of their comics onto HipComic for below-sale prices, and with cheap shipping too. Prices that are actually not a total rip-off. Tempted again to make an order seeing the prices of some of these issues, and because of how HipComic accepts PayPal. I see a lot of issues graded up to Good or Very Good being under $7-10, and it seems like their feedback is solid. Worth giving a small order to try, as I can fill a lot of gaps in my run. Not that I'm advocating or recommending them, but as long as it isn't literal trash, I'll be content.

Just came across this, which you might be interested in: sugar and spike | eBay

Thanks for the Marvel side of things. Question is, are they any rarer than their non-Whitman variants?

It all boils down to how patient you are. Even if some comics may have intrinsic value, urgency can weigh on profitability. A comic issue could be worth $100, but as the adage goes, it's only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. So either you wait a month, a year, or a decade for someone to bite, or you settle for less. It's easier if you're running a business with plenty of storage space as well as a long-time horizon, but it is much more difficult if you're an average joe without much cash to use. I personally go for runs, but only because the series that I'm interested in (cartoon characters) are relatively accessible and wouldn't break the bank to collect.

Does anyone have a comprehensive list of rare Whitman issues for Marvel/DC? I have the list for the cartoon stuff.

Wait, you have three copies of the exact same issue of Batman all because of a couple of dots?

Those three boxes and gap that are unlike the rest... xP Also...

Based on this, the photo of the corner above would be more like a VF or VF/NM. If lenient, maybe NM- to NM.

Hah, it must be irritating to have a single issue that does not match the rest. Just like books with spines that the publisher decides to change the design of somewhere down the line, and they no longer match up. If all else fails, buy some cheap comic with the exact same Mark Jewelers' insert, pull it out, shove it into your one comic, and simply claim that the centerfold was detached More food for thought: What if Mark Jewelers "variants" are actually reprints of the original comics?

Certainly sounds similar. Although, in our case, we do not get the money back immediately as a temporary credit. They go through with the investigation first. The only way for an immediate reimbursement is to file for a lost/stolen card and claim that the transaction(s) was/were fraudulent.

Our chargebacks do not work the same way as they do in the US. You can't just say "Oh, I never made this purchase, reverse it.", and it'll happen instantly without any questions asked. The credit agency in question will either do one of two things: 1) Mark the card lost/stolen or 2) Dispute the transaction. In the former case, that's more serious, as it involves filing for fraud, and you go through an entire process having the entire card replaced and resent through the mail, etc. The agency will reverse the transactions, but you get internally flagged as they monitor for any additional misuse. They start up an investigation if the amount refuted is large. Should really only be used as a last resort. In the latter case, you don't actually get your money back. They open up a case just like PayPal would open up a dispute, and you have to wait for things to settle. It may or may not be ruled in your favour, or may involve additional steps like getting into contact with the retailer and a bunch of other jazz that leads to a bunch of back-and-forth, the same kind of situation you'd be in from directly requesting a refund from the retailer.

The good part about cutting down the fat is that the money you make in doing so can be put towards filling more gaps of your main series

The only flea market near me mostly deals in jewellery and clothes. Not much of a flea market, really.

Let's just hope that that buyer doesn't simply buy out your comic at its asking price now But just to be safe, you should block them on eBay.

Most likely one of two reasons: 1) Mistakenly believing that the comic is worth money, or 2) It looks nicer in a collection.