Guardian Comics

On May 11, 2017 at 2:31 AM, porcupine48 said:

I was at KISS's farewell tour 2000  

In this case with Ace and Peter leaving it was Farewell to the real band.

ER Comics and I are headed to Nickel City on Friday and Novi on Saturday...looking forward to a helluva road trip.

Jim

11 hours ago, thirdgreenham said:

He has the books, but does he have the execution? 

With some guidance he might just nail it this year.

On March 31, 2017 at 11:19 PM, TheWatcher said:

Sorry, Andy, I forgot about '09

It's okay Ang...we all do.  the 2009 dinner was awful.  

Jim

Word on the street is that Eric (ER Comics) is going to have one do the greatest wall displays, in the history of Canadian Comic Con going.

Jim

On April 26, 2017 at 11:52 PM, nWo_22 said:

Jimbo all we need are the spikes right?

The Fountain of Fun Baby!!! :thumbsup:

6 minutes ago, SC22 said:

Does not make sens how? Spidey is the king of a super important age in comic book history....it makes total sens!!

That is not new, and has been the case for fifty years.  What doesn't make "sens"  is the doubling of the book in a couple of months.  

Jim

2 hours ago, Jaydogrules said:

I know what my own eyes tell me about the overall AF market, which encompasses a lot more than last weekend in Chicago.  

We are, after all, only talking about a comic book here.  It's not as though you need some sort of advanced degree in finance to make an informed opinion.  Dealer input is of course always valuable and appreciated, but the "I know better than you, so listen to and believe me and not your own eyes"-schtick is a little played out at this point.  

-J.

Are you guys really arguing about this?  For somebody to say that not a single copy of a book sold over the weekend when Leroy posted that he had sold one just the other day is nonsense.  Nobody knows everything, and to assume that you would be made aware of each and every sale as it happened is crazy to me.  (That point is obviously not directed at you JayDog).

Jim

On 2017-04-24 at 6:48 PM, Mercury Man said:

Kind of with you.  I like the character enough, but the price doesn't seem to justify.   Is there another First Appearance Bronze Age villain that is commanding that kind of money?  

The DC equivalent...Darkseid?

Jim

On 2017-04-24 at 9:29 AM, Jerkfro said:

I wouldn't say the 7.0 has "far superior colors". Just not seeing that. Yes, the colors do look better than the Curator but as stated above, it could be the scanner.

I sure wouldn't let that stop me if I wanted to comic. 

I'm not seeing it either.  The Curator is smoking hot, and I bet mind blowing in hand.

Jim

I will be there with my best display of wall books and keys ever.

Jim

2 hours ago, lhcomics said:

Andy sorry it didn't work out as it's rare that I'm ready to sell anything on setup day. I like to focus on getting my booth ready and whenever the first person ask when I'll be ready to sell I give them a time usually the next morning and I stick to it 100% no matter who it is. This actually works out for a lot of pickers as they can prey on other dealers knowing I'm not selling to anyone.

I had Tom Nelson waiting at my booth at 8:45 patiently waiting until my 9 am pre show sales on Fri morning. Another dealer started going through my comic boxes and I told him I'd be open at 9 and he said it's only a $10 comic . I explained I had already told several others that I was going to open at 9 and I need to stick to it. He shoved the comic back in disgust and left. Me and Tom got a nice laugh from it.

It was nice to meet junkdrawer and 1Cool for the first time and I thank them for the purchases.

Friday was my best day for sales, Saturday crowds were insane and we were swamped 90% of the day. Sunday was kinda chill out time until load out which is very difficult. I had my helper get in line at 3:30 and at 6:45 he finally got on show floor.

Tax man said I need to sell a comic out of my collection so Saturday JLA 1 CGC 8.5 was sacrificed.    Not that GPA will report it but I was asking $18K and sold it for $17.5K.

I subbed 42 comics and was satisfied with most of the grades. 

Some of the CGC were

AF 15 CGC .5 incomplete (missing part of ad page), Bat 232 CGC 9.4, X-men 94 CGC 9.0, SS 4 CGC 9.4, Iron Man 55 CGC 9.4, Hulk 181 CGC 9.0, B&B 54 CGC 8.0, ASM 2 CGC 5.0, ASM 300 CGC 9.8, Marv Prem 15 CGC 9.0, Rifleman 10 CGC 8.5, DD 1 CGC 3.5, Flash 123 CGC 5.0, ASM 129 CGC 9.0

 

 

One of my favourite lines ever was when Leroy and I couldn't get a deal done as Leroy looked at me and said "I'm just having too good a show, you need to hit me when sales are a little slower".  It's a classic and one I will never forget.

Jim

33 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

 

Both

You are the bestest...they are yours.

Jim

Two ASM #300's 9.0/9.2 $225 per

First 24 hours back on the boards since they switched over so bare with me.

Two copies of ASM #300 available.  Both are $225 per, plus $6.05 for priority shipping.  Payment via paypal is the preferred method of payment. 

In order should be Copy A front, and copy A back and then copy B front and then copy B back.  I don't know what's going to happen once I upload. 

Thanks for looking,

Jim

On 2017-03-21 at 4:52 PM, NoMan said:

Somehow this hobby (comics) has morphed into and/or created an interest in bank safe deposit boxes: their history, bank safe box thefts, how they survive various natural catastrophes, etc.

Weird, I know. 

I gotta agree, such a strange fascination with safety deposit boxes and even moreso telling us about it.  Just get your books properly insured and then leave them anywhere you want in your house.

Of course if theft is a genuine concern/worry of yours, you might be better off using the proceeds off of the sale of said books and moving to a better neighbourhood.  

10 hours ago, VintageComics said:

We have more snow. You would lose.

It's weird, we live an hour and a half away and I have yet to see any snow all winter.

Jim

I started the thread and was the first person to choose yes

The thread is gone, so I was wondering if we were spreading misinformation?

Jim

 

I have a habit of rushing out posts without making my thoughts clear.

 

Where is that taken out of context thread again?

Jim

Was really surprised it did not go for more. The eye appeal is much better than what the grade implies.

 

Yes, definite eye appeal there if you are talking about the strong and deep colors on the book.

 

But is nobody else seeing the multiple small color breaking spine ticks which is running throughout a large part of the spine?

 

Lou...see three posts up...I totally agree with you. :thumbsup:

Jim

Please add shipping information, forms of payment accepted, and return policy to comply with board rules. And good luck with the sale!

Did you really just call out Gary? That is awesome.

I think Gary's name alone complies with board rules.

Jim

RIP...my condolences to all his loved ones.

Jim

Was really surprised it did not go for more. The eye appeal is much better than what the grade implies.

With all those spine ticks, and whatever is going on above the G, I didn't see it that way at all, but that's why we as a species learned to converse in the first place.

Jim

Hello, I'm new to this site. I have been collecting comics for about 35 years purely as a hobbyist (reading and enjoying the artwork) and just recently started to buy and sell for investment and to pay for my kids college funds. I have learned about comic book pressing though the many sites I have begun to visit. (I never knew this existed until about 2 years ago)

 

I have begun trying to learn the pressing process solely for my personal collection. I have about 64 long boxes full of comics that will need some pressing here and there to achieve higher grades and maximize my selling profits. (of course the more valuable books I will send to professionals)

 

I have an amateur pressing set-up; a t-shirt press, a humidity chamber, foam board, gum erasers, etc... and have been pleased with my results overall, but the thing I still cannot solve are spine ticks/spine creases. Can someone please give me some help in getting these out of my books? I have tried using a bone creasing tool to slightly rub the crease out after taking the book out of the humidity chamber and before pressing the book, but no luck. I have tried increasing the pressure, but do not want to press to much and have a "Too Flat Book" Please any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

What purpose does the foam board provide?

Jim

To tell the truth, given the media attention surrounding the inclusion of certain characters using CGI as well as the recycling of stock footage with the original voice actors returning... I think the spoilers are pretty much out of the bag.

 

Finally saw rouge one today.

 

 

Is that the makeup movie where they steal the plans for a new version of blush?

 

 

 

 

Gem and the holograms two: rouge one

Or Jem...love when people tease someone about a typo with a typo

Jim