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MatterEaterLad

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  1. MatterEaterLad
    Stunning book. GLWTS.
  2. MatterEaterLad
    Super happy for you! But sweet jeebus...how? With the spine dings, the staple stress, and the dings along the bottom cover? I know CGC grades a gazillion books and they're overloaded, but the inconsistency of grading really sucks (at least with the 800+ books I've sent in). It shouldn't be grading roulette.
  3. MatterEaterLad
    This happened to me with Mound City Auctions. They did not make it right. Caveat emptor
  4. MatterEaterLad
    This.
  5. MatterEaterLad
    Sorry that happened. I'm guessing 5.0 is where you'll land
  6. MatterEaterLad
    Ten 9.9s. Actually kind of surprising that there's no 10.0 after 20-freaking-thousand graded books.
  7. MatterEaterLad
    I don't collect very many moderns so I had no idea this many had been graded. Why the desire to keep slabbing these when they're so common? Just for resale? Protect the family heirlooms? Social inertia? Congrats in advance to whoever gets the 20,000th label.
  8. MatterEaterLad
    If the book means that much to you, I'd give it a shot.
  9. MatterEaterLad
    Impressive. I like the beautiful chaos of the thing.
  10. MatterEaterLad
    Price drop
  11. MatterEaterLad
    Looks great post-pressing. Nice book. Congrats!
  12. MatterEaterLad
    With all those dings, it's probably a coin flip.
  13. MatterEaterLad
    Journey Into Mystery #121 CGC 9.0 White Pages - From the Collection of Harlan Ellison. The back of the slab does have a few scratches that you can see in the scan. $225 $195 shipped in the US. Outside of the US will vary. Payment via PayPal, check, Bitcoin, gold bullion, etc. First get's it.
  14. MatterEaterLad
    I love the Larry Lieber sig. Stan is pretty common, but to get the two of 'em is
  15. MatterEaterLad
    Looks like an 8.0.
  16. MatterEaterLad
    Wow! Great looking book, too bad about the fading. I'm guessing 4.0-3.0
  17. MatterEaterLad
    Low grade copies let everyone be a completionist. I love my well-loved comics.
  18. MatterEaterLad
    I'd say 5.0 because of the staining.
  19. MatterEaterLad
    Off-center trim from the bindery, or whatever you call it when books are perfect-bound like that (glue, not staples). If it's the same size as other untrimmed books, it's just a sloppy cut. You'd be surprised at how many go to recycling like that while in production, or not.
  20. MatterEaterLad
    It's a mini-run, but I had the top Miller Daredevil run in the CGC registry. Included three 9.9s and a bunch of books signed by Stan and Janson. Took several years and I always had to outbid the guy who now has the top run. I sold him one of my 9.9s, so he's going to be on top for a while (I think he has five 9.9s now).
  21. MatterEaterLad
    My book. And the post is in the Restoration area. There's a scan if you'd like to weigh in.
  22. MatterEaterLad
    It was graded years ago, perhaps their standards have changed (again)?
  23. MatterEaterLad
    The other ugly side of this is that there was a generation of dealers responsible for a LOT of these color touch ups. Some of you know who I'm talking about. These guys did it to increase the value of books, which now are devalued because of the PLOD. And they've washed their hands clean...
  24. MatterEaterLad
    9.8?
  25. MatterEaterLad
    I had a great experience with CCS, but this was right after they joined the CGC mothership. And Matt even recommended against pressing a few books for fear of popping staples, cracking spines, etc. Maybe they're just too busy? Or so busy that quality is hit and miss? Is there someone else you'd recommend for CT removal?