MatterEaterLad

What a tragedy 

6.5

5.0

3.0

Would love some opinions on this one. Thanks for your time.

On 3/24/2024 at 7:52 PM, Tony S said:

He offered to do the same thing on my Avengers 1. He was going to add material back to the edge, then color touch it to match and trim to the correct size.  I choose not to do this for two reasons. The cost - and I thought it possible that doing so might take the book to moderate rather than slight restored 

I was under the impression at the time that it was going to be done by leaf casting, but perhaps he was going to do the dry grafting instead. 

Same with my FF1. He was going to use dry grafting to remove the trimmed designation. I was passing through Oregon and had planned to drop off the book, but thankfully I forgot it at home. 

(FYI - this was a book that CGC said was trimmed on the top. I had it regraded and now it's trimmed on the bottom instead. )

On 3/22/2024 at 10:29 AM, gmasstermcd said:

Is there a list available of all the collections CGC has awarded Provenance Status to, like the Fantast collection?

I wish there was. The ones off the top of my head:

Harlan Ellison Collection

Nicholas Cage Collection

Graham Nash Collection

(Whatever the name is of Stan Lee's tailor) Collection

On 3/18/2024 at 2:33 PM, BA773 said:

The highest copy on the census is now on auction, 17 days left, current bid 57k. The last sale ended for 215k in 2018.

Maybe we should do something like a football pool of where this thing ends up at. 

On 3/15/2024 at 2:57 PM, Engr62 said:

I went to look at the grader's notes.  I was expecting the cover to be detached at a staple, but nothing in the notes like that.  The grading does seem a little harsh.

light bends to cover
light creasing to cover
light spine stress lines to cover

I have some books coming back from CGC that are like the one above. Just got absolutely hammered.

Raw books that I bought years ago from a well-respected dealer. He graded them VF/NM to NM-, which I thought was spot on.

All came back 7.5 or less. With identical graders notes. 

DK2 was the beginning of the end for me.

I love most of what came before, even Ronin. 

I think he tried to be more expressive and kind of break the rules like Bill Sienkiewicz. The problem is that Miller's work was already highly stylized.

Adding a new twist was like replacing pineapple on a pizza with watermelon. It was already something that wasn't for everyone and now it's something for no one. 

It was changed to HIDE ROY to save people time.

On 3/5/2024 at 12:23 PM, Engr62 said:

@15% off if available

On 3/5/2024 at 12:01 PM, rdp collectibles said:

take per pm...thanks...

On 3/5/2024 at 12:00 PM, rdp collectibles said:

take per pm...thanks...

On 3/4/2024 at 5:46 PM, davidking623 said:

@15% off

On 3/4/2024 at 6:08 PM, rdp collectibles said:

take for 63.75 shipped

LAST CALL -- take 15% off the posted price!! 

On 3/3/2024 at 12:47 PM, mattn792 said:

This might be more relevant if Mike was actually in Portland.  I doubt Portland PD will be fielding calls for Lebanon, OR.

I doubt the Lebanon PD will do a thing either, as evidenced by the people who have called and nothing has happened.

On 2/23/2024 at 12:19 PM, Designer Toast said:

ASM #100 - 5.5 -  FMV $120. BOARD PRICE: $90 shipped

@10% off

Price drop - Take 10% OFF 

On 2/22/2024 at 10:32 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

I saw it, thought mycomicshop @mycomicshop was the one that tweeted it, but I was thinking if it was at their place on consignment, then was just scammers showing off  

I mean surely mycomicshop would discover or get the word out, but it was weird to have been tweeted or sent to them so idk

 

I saw it in a CGC forum on FB. And yeah, they did a terrible job on that fake cover. 

Has this been posted? I doubt it's the same scammer, which begs the question, "How many people are out there doing this?"

This was on social media. Evidently last July a guy used this book as collateral for a $500 loan at a pawn shop and never returned. When the slab was opened...

On 2/21/2024 at 10:32 AM, comicginger1789 said:

I can see possible comparisons between this and stamps but I just feel superheroes are much more relevant. Stamps are a tough sell on today's generation.

I am a high school teacher. I have comic related stuff in my classroom. Kids enjoy it because they know the characters from the movies and shows and such and I get a chance to pass along some knowledge about comics whenever asked. I feel I have intrigued a handful of kids in this hobby and while many of them seem to gravitate towards the Copper Age (most accessible "old" time period) I do feel that like myself, they will eventually work their way backwards into older comics. Or at least that is my wish.

It's definitely a clunky comparison since there aren't movies, action figures, video games, and cosplayers related to stamps (that I know of ). 

I love that kids in high school can appreciate comic stuff, especially since when I was in high school it was fairly uncool. I remember buying a Conan #1 in the 9th grade from a classmate and the transaction took place in the school bathroom (like a drug deal!) since the seller didn't want to be seen as comic nerd. 

I visit a lot of high schools as part of my job, and the vibe I always get is that geek culture is a everywhere and accepted, with kids relating to the movies far more than the source material.