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Worst case is Billy Bob could file a claim for no proof of delivery to get back his "4K" from you, sell it at new GPA high and with the one you reimbursed him he'll pocket an easy 9G's. The serial number is meaningless since the second sale is to a third party, perhaps juiced by earlier sale but technically clean...Billy Bob just got 9K for moving a book from the OP to a willing buyer.

pov The cardboard magazine boxes hold 30-35 books & that work for me, there are double size ones.

Ian was the DC who put the wheels in motion, Steve is the recently passed Spidey collector. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ultimate-spider-man-collection-auction-millions/

I've probably got some nostalgia bias but the dozen Shooter or Mckenzie written issues just prior to the Miller art were good, some great Colan art with Janson and some other gritty inkers. I want to say Bullseye started being more than a one dimensional gimmick villain in Shooter's issue 146 but I haven't read that one in years, I'm sure that appearance improved on the portrayal in 141.

No, you do have to declare a reasonable value. It's not being sold so there's no transaction to disprove your value but slapping a hundred bucks on as the value isn't recommended and I'd suggest using an Overstreet from within the last few years as a reasonable (ie- defensible) methodology. In today's market that might get you under $100 On the way back, full value should be declared to according to Cdn Goods Abroad Regs but you should only need to pay taxes on value added, GST and PST for MB (re: PST, a comic is a periodical w/advertising and is subject to retail tax, doesn't qualify for book rebate & postal customs gets this wrong half the time)

An old post on docs @ link above. At that value and if it's reasonably close, I'd probably try to get the export docs stamped in person by Canada Customs. Depending on carrier, if not postal, I'd ask them for clearance/brokerage costs to import into USA (there's no duty to US but it may require a formal entry) which means some costs w/UPS/FedEx - asking the questions and anticipating the need will get their counter service people to help you or steer you to the right parties. I'd suggest choosing an air service through either carrier, then you know your shipment will arrive through Louisville/UPS or Memphis/Fed.. I don't think I'd personally trust the post office on a shipment of this value but I'd recommend declaring reasonable value either way & I can't really offer any advice on US bound postal clearance..

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This post is just to bounce lizards2 out of the top 4 pls disregard, thx

Not really, the right side is back now....but when i read/posted in this thread i had full widescreen view. Musta been s glitch!

Is the longer thread title pushing the right side stuff off the page for this thread? Seen alot of complaints about that right side but I like it. "Open thread, view top posters, exit thread"

Thanks for the recap.

I got my mylars/backing boards from Big B in Hamilton, Ontario...I got the mylars for slabs at their main store in Barrie.

I'm not really in agreement with most here based on reading the PM's, I only skimmed both threads. If you're sending a private message offering to purchase saying "if you're willing to sell" & then follow it up with a public "take it" in the thread then your "take it" is functionally agreeing to the list price & preventing others from buying but I think you are still awaiting an answer to the question you asked. I read the question you posed via PM as proof of your awareness of his expressed intentions to pull the book from the sales thread, whether he pulls it or not is irrelevant and whether your opinion changed based on reviewing his wording afterwards is kind of meaningless also IMHO. I have no problem with your public 'take it' since it serves a purpose and locks you in as first in line for that book at that price & conforms to the sparse thread rules. However a deal between you and him is bound by the thread rules and the dialogue exchanged between you is relevant to your transaction. By asking him whether he's willing to sell you've introduced a new dynamic beyond his thread rules and granted him an option that he can decline. You summed it up correctly, you (without PM's) or anyone else, could have claimed the book.

Here's a link to your country's Customs website not sure what others have experienced. Welcome to the bjöards!

Can you share any more of that? I'm really curious as to why it's being used to teach as a special case. The portions you've shared are determinants of value as a collectible by hobbyists but I'm unclear as to why they're relevant as a means of determining valuation at time of export of an item sold for export. Not sure if the case is "comic book" specific or if the details relate to something involving a resident buyer purchasing on behalf of foreign interest. Which I believe was the case with this AC 1.

They're expensive and don't really improve protection but the cgc sized mylar bags present nicer than any polybag.

The quality of the "before" picture is better than the "after" picture. If the submitter was wise enough to take a good pic of the problem area before submitting then why try to prove damage with a cruddy "after" pic?

CGC could be merely trying to pass on late charges received from service providers. CGC boxes aren't generally heavy or as dense as most goods shipped, the volumetric weight or dimensional weight of their shipments likely exceeds the actual weight. Some courier companies clean up and reconcile missed charges after the fact and it's possible the provider is late in doing so due to volume. Further speculation is that a renegotiated contract took effect that changed their billing dynamic in an unanticipated way or a freight audit revealed their published rates didn't cover their costs.

It's a waste of time to track a sales trend on all-things-comics since they probably got returns and resold some of the books mentioned. I also think the supply/demand argument doesn't happen in a vaccuum...even if few people are interested in buying a "cooled off" key book...only desperate sellers are selling off into steep declines in demand/price.

I can't explain the naming other than guessing that "Wolverine" slots might be available due to mature content running in some of the other Wolverine titles possibly opening up those newsstand slots.. Also, the point-one issues were promoted as jumping on points, introducing stories or new creative teams while getting them into the hands of as many casual readers as possible. That's why I think things like the ASM Big Time (#1 collection of three issues) were more common as newsstands than regular ASM issues.

I have no idea but I'd GUESS that post 2000 newsstands/bookstores ordered using some dumbed down order form that listed top tier titles/characters like spidey 1, spidey 2 spidey 3, xmen 1, xmen 2, Hulk, Avengers 1, Avengers 2 etc... so that when the publisher chooses to cancel Marvel Team Up it gets replaced by Web of Spider-Man, then WoSM would just slide into the Spidey 3/MTU slot for newsstands and subscriptions. With ASM taking over Spidey slots 1, 2 & 3 they just carried it forward and the 2&3 Spidey book cancelled were Friendly and Sensational. During my late 90's early 2000's collecting hiatus I had one convenience store that got Daredevil and ASM and another store that got only Hulk so there was continuity from month to month for each newsstand outlet so when Marvel cancels a title, anything creating a link from old to new maintains that newsstand order.