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10 hours ago, TheFifthHorseman said:

How about a couple of us fly out to L.A. and roll on these fools. Crack some heads

Sorry for your loss @SOLAR BOY but glad you are safe

On 8/20/2017 at 1:30 PM, whomerjay said:

Mystic 7 Fair Looks like someone attached cover with newer staples $18

 

Old thread, but I'll post a "Take it, as per PM" for the record.

9 hours ago, tth2 said:

Who is considered a GOB these days?

OG Gob.

4 hours ago, Glassman10 said:

So this is what appears on the "restored" screen in CGC census for AF 15 as the top line.  I am hoping it will cut and paste. It represents about 750 restored copies which leaves about 1242 graded unrestored below 5.0 and 439 above 5.0  and 269 in signature series, in which it's worthy to note none exist above a single 8.0. Maybe someone didn't want to deface a valuable book. 

What I don't understand and can't find the reference for is what all the letters mean crossing this post. I just want to know what it means. 

A-1

A-2

A-3

Apparent

Apparent EA

Apparent EP

Apparent MA

Apparent MP

Apparent SA

Apparent SP

Apparent SS

Apparent SS EA

Apparent SS EP

Apparent SS MA

Apparent SS MP

Apparent SS SA

Apparent SS SP

B-1

B-2

B-3

B-4

B-5

C-1

C-2

C-3

C-4

C-5

Conserved

Qualified SS

SS A-1

SS A-3

SS A-4

SS B-1

SS B-2

SS B-3

SS B-4

SS B-5

SS C-1

SS C-2

SS C-3

SS C-4

SS C-5

Total

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's

EA - Extensive Amateur restoration

EP - Extensive Professional restoration

MA - Moderate Amateur restoration

MP - Moderate Professional restoration

SA - Slight Amateur restoration

SP - Slight Professional restoration

The rest are Signature Series

11 hours ago, aardvark88 said:

I rewatched The Accountant on dvd. Still a solid movie by Ben Affleck. I imagine that stack of GA keys was alphabetically filed as The Accountant needed everything in his life to be in sequence, thus the Pennsylvania copy of Tec #27 and Mile High Pep #22 were deeper in the pile.

More Fun 52 was under the AC1.

On 5/4/2017 at 7:46 PM, Robot Man said:

Ever wonder about all those books with the "Bonnetts" stamps on them and wonder why David T Alexander has so many? 

I have always wondered about this. Thanks for the tip on the book! Off to Amazon!

“Seek immediate medical help if you experience an [board edits the word] lasting more than 4 hours.”

Thread posted 20 hours ago.

6 hours ago, faust1103 said:

I will be in Boston for a few days in May 2017.

I wonder if you could recommend any Comic Shops around there?

Million Year Picnic in Cambridge.

If you don't mind traveling 20-30mins outside of Boston proper, the original New England Comics in Quincy is pretty good. There is a NEC in Cambridge, but I've never been there myself.

11 hours ago, kav said:

We need more reports guys!  some poor dude has bid!! 

Don't sweat it, it's me. I'm curious if the seller will try and do an off-ebay deal.

2 hours ago, Malcontent said:

Great question. I feel that there are scanners that can do this but probably the larger ones. A few years ago, I almost had one of these printed out at a Kinkos who DID have such a machine

You can digitize them on a flatbed scanner, but they don't look very good. The image is distorted by the glass that comes between the microfiche and the scanner eye. I have had very good results scanning microfiche by using a slide scanner, but to make it work you need to cut these card-type microfiche into strips.

1 hour ago, ComicConnoisseur said:

When they find them, then pay them big money to stay.

Superheroes are billion dollar business now,so no need to nickle and dime top artists and writers.

So that is what they need new modern unknown talented creators who are hungry, and not the same old tired ones who seem to be just recycling ideas for a paycheck,

How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm
After they've seen Paree'?

1 hour ago, 01TheDude said:

While your point is certainly valid regarding costs and efforts versus profit, I believe you have counted the shipping cost ebay fee twice in this analysis.

Also-- ebay would round up that 3.77 (10% being .377) to 38 cents.

 

You're correct on both counts. 

I was trying to show that charging exact shipping is a terrible idea. It's a nice gesture, but because ebay claws out a portion of it, a seller ends up paying that portion out of their profits. You're essentially forced to pad your shipping so you don't lose money.

So with the corrected math, OP would net 21 or 22 cents on a dollar book.

Don't sell dollar books on ebay. You can't make any money at all. Assume you sell a book for a dollar, and charge $2.77 for shipping, for a total of $3.77.

listing fee: 30 cents (although the first 50 books you list per month are free, and if the book sells, you get the 30 cents back)

final value fee: 10% of entire transaction, including shipping = 37 cents

since ebay charges you fees on your exact shipping cost, you're losing money when you ship = 27 cents

paypal: 30 cents + 2.9% = 41 cents

total cost to sell and ship that dollar book: $1.05

Congratulations, you spent time and effort to list and pack the book and you at the end, you paid a nickel to do so. This assumes your book sells, if not, you paid 30 cents for the privilege of listing on ebay. Granted, the money works out a little better if you sell multiple books to a single buyer, but in the end, you're doing all this work for the equivalent of a McDonald's meal.

Segment the books into 10 or 12 book lots, sell the lots for $15 with free shipping. Ship Media Mail using reclaimed packing materials and you can probably upgrade to a Large size McD's meal.

On 3/29/2017 at 0:19 PM, Doohickamabob said:

What's the story with this Action Comics #1 reprint?

This looks like the 1998 USPS reprint with the outer cover torn off. Nope, Loot Crate.

On 3/29/2017 at 5:30 PM, cmcfan said:

Amazing Comics 1.  Cover det. top Spine split.  Grade at 1.5.  $350.

as per PM

2 hours ago, Bunky Brian said:

COMEDY COMICS 34 5.5 $200.00

@ 10% off

23 hours ago, Bunky Brian said:

TESSIE THE TYPIST COMICS 7 5.0 $150.00

% 10% off

On 3/27/2017 at 10:18 PM, CatMan Brett said:

Margie on the cheap

Bought this from JimJim last month to read. Neat travel back in time. Nice collectable condition, but she does have tan lines and a chip on her shoulder. I dunno, maybe 4.5 on a good CGC day. 25.00 plus 4.50 shipping via PayPal

 

Return the ole' hag if your not happy with her

6 hours ago, Bunky Brian said:

DOLLY DILL 1 5.5 $100.00

@ 10% off

There was a More Fun 52 as well.

Krazy Komics 14

Second story is The Creeper and Homer Rabbit.

ComicBookTrends: You are doing God's work here. Thank you.

Look on eBay or Amazon for the 40 Years of X-Men GIT DVD. It contains PDF versions of every issue from 1963 up to 2005 (somewhere in the 460s), including the annuals. Each PDF contains the entire issue, cover-to-cover.

You can get a legit copy for around $100-1125. Beware of all the snakes selling copies much cheaper, they're selling bootlegs.

Sold my first book on the boards to Bob. He's as kind as everyone here has said. The transaction was was smooth as can be.