Guardian Comics

8 hours ago, kav said:

Why do you say it's a 9.8 is is graded or you just think it's a 9.8?  

Ummm Kav...you saw that in the post you quoted it specifically says CGC 9.8 White, right?

6 minutes ago, Kevin Boyd said:

Well, it would be hard to top SuperFan Comic Con for being the worst (three days of crickets chirping, promised tens of thousands of attendees), but I've heard many complaints from dealers, artists and attendees alike.

Had to google what that even was...sounds like I'm glad I missed that one too.

2 hours ago, Kevin Boyd said:

I hear the attendance numbers were great, and that the people who did Orillia regret the decision.

Judging by what I have heard this morning...Orillia may have been the biggest debacle in Canadian Comic book convention history, from an attendee, vendor and guest viewpoint.  

When you've shutdown your FB page due to all the complaints since last night, it can't be good.

Another great success...went with 13 boxes or so, came home with five.  Three were slab boxes so I expected most of those to come home.  This show never ceases to amaze.

Jim

51 minutes ago, Straw-Man said:

keep 'em comin'---never get enuff of spidey 14.

If Billy is taking valuable time out of his day to leave the GA forum and come slum it in SA, give the man what he wants.

Jim

In the middle of processing an Original Owner Bronze and Copper Age DC collection that just came in.  Will hopefully have 500-1000 new dollar books exclusively for this show.  DC 100 Pagers, Canadian Price Variants all for $1.00 each.  I expect most to sell by the end of the day, so come as early as you can and come to "Guardian/ER Comics Corner" first.

Can't wait.

Jim

45 minutes ago, greggy said:

I'm not slumming there.  Pheasants stay there. 

I’m gonna go with you have had too many Long Island Ice Teas and meant to write peasants.

JJ

2 hours ago, greggy said:

You pay for me and my crew or we're out.

Yeah but do you have reservations at Chez Pringle???  I know you have limo service?  

JJ

Iceman and I did both Motor City and Nickel City last year but will only be attending Motor City this year...due to us having a surprise 30th BDay party for Eric’s wife on Saturday (hope she doesn’t read the boards)  At Motor City both the Blazing One and Greg Reece will be setup, so you know there will be amazing books to be had.

i even hear there will be a Greggy and JoeyPost sighting at Motor City this year, so you know it will be a quality show.

Jim

6 hours ago, blazingbob said:

Blazingbob's face was one of utter shock as they fell like domino's.  Jim's was as if he got caught in the cookie jar when he was little.

I was too scared to even look at your face.

Of course it had to be the row of ASM’s.

JoeyPost was the funniest afterwards when he asked to look at a book from the “Fall Collection”, you know the books that fell LMAO.

1 minute ago, Iceman399 said:

Name:  JJ

Six things I can't live without: Comics, Corona, Sleeping in, Kiss, Eric & The Tarheels!

On typical Friday Night I'm: thinking how I can be more awesome

The most private thing I'm willing to admit: Pitch Perfect is my favourite movie

@wasonff @Guardian Comics

OMG I can’t believe that you posted that...Pitch Perfect isn’t my favourite movie but I sure do enjoy a good Pitch Perfect movie...and the first three were classics.

My turn...

NAME : The Iceman

SIX THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT : Comics, Scotch, Sleeping In, Green Arrow, JJ, the Broncos

ON A TYPICAL FRIDAY NIGHT : Once Tracy has fallen asleep, I’m on Kijiji, MCS, CL, CC, HGC, Instagram and FB trying to see what has slipped through the cracks that I can make money on.

THE MOST PRIVATE THING I AM WILLING TO ADMIT : That Jim is actually as awesome as he thinks he is, and I’m glad he’s my BFF.

@wasonff @iceman399

5 minutes ago, 1Cool said:

So you are Bob's Canadian connection?  I bought a handful of Eternal #1s and half came in a separate package since they were coming from Canada.

Andrew, yes two of those came from me.

Jim

16 hours ago, blazingbob said:

 

I find it much easier to do shows in Canada by partnering with dealers that I have done a few deals with.  

If there are any books that customers wanted to see at a Canadian show I would probably send it up to them.

The website has also been updated with a location code in the Advanced search where Canadian customers can order books that are in Canada and save on US/Canada shipping costs.

 

So if you wanna see something, you gotta go through me, and you thought Bob was tough :sumo:

LMAO

Jim

On 5/11/2018 at 1:02 AM, blazingbob said:

 

4).  You have never conducted business at my booth though some other Canadian(s) seemed to have forgotten to read the dealer manual on that one.

5).  You have never taken out a couple of rows of my wall books while helping me at a show like Jim has.  Still love him but letting him take down books has been deleted from his job resume.

OMG...these just made my day!!!

Jim

On 5/13/2018 at 10:33 PM, Iceman399 said:

Has purchased several key books from us over the past few months and always paid quickly and made a smooth transaction..

You beat me to the punch...Chris has picked up a couple pretty big books lately, and he's been a model customer.

9 hours ago, wasonff said:

A date with Iceman399??  Or Guardian Comics??

@Iceman399

@Guardian Comics

I like it 

JJ

15 hours ago, bane said:

I thought the movie was awesome.

Would definitely go and see it again.

Washes away the stench left by Age of Ultron! 

 

And see I watched Ultron last night, so I could watch something with some plot and story instead of nothing but punching.  If we were all the same, this would be boring.

I just had this exact same discussion with a good customer of mine...

Yes, it would be a silly idea and for all these random reasons...

- cost

- there are guys who only collect pre design change slabs

- old labels in most cases command more, with an old label white pager being the gold standard of graded comic books

- why would you put your comics through the rigours of reholdering?  Stress during, shipping, cracking of the slab and encapsulation.  

- what if your parcel got lost, sure it’s insured but do you wanna collect them all over again?  

-  what are the benefits, you hang them on your wall as art, or in a short box away from the elements?

14 minutes ago, ExNihilo said:

Agreed that Winter Soldier and Civil War are the pinnacle of Marvel filmmaking.  Saying Infinity War is bad compared to those two is like saying Toy Story 3 is the worst Toy Story.  They're all knockout films from an individual perspective, but when compared against each other, there will always be a loser.

Didn't say it was bad...just indifferent after my first viewing, will be going again on Monday to soak more of it in.

I think what IceMans point was, wasn't that line from the Deadpool trailer???

I didn't hear it in my showing of Infinity War

22 minutes ago, Chip Cataldo said:

Absolutely loved it. Let the theater exhausted, like I'd just been through an emotional wringer. 

If you don't like this film I'm not sure what you'd even like, comic book wise. 

I've said it before ad nauseum, AOU, Winter Soldier and Civil War is THE holy trilogy to me.  Surpassing SW, ESB and Jedi of my youth.  I want to love Infinity War more than anything, and unfortunately I don't.  Of course I'm the guy who would enjoy a superhero movie without an entire punch being thrown, so what do I know.  A two and a half hour UFC card is not for me.  I'd go on further but after all these years I still have no idea how to use spoiler tags, and don't wish to ruin it for anybody.

4 hours ago, Bill C said:

meh.

That’s exactly the one word I texted to a friend after getting out of the movie.

Figured Gold has an ask Gator thread, so Silver should have its own thread.

Bob...which type of dance do your prefer?  Ballroom or Tap?

5 hours ago, shadroch said:

   It actually says Pay after Delivery, and the money is still in the account linked to the debit card. It's scheduled to come out April 25th. 

I'm going to have a little chat with the seller. I thought I had found a solid guy.

Guy doesnt have any money in the account, and paypal hasnt sent him a confirmation email that its time to ship...how the hell does he know he’s not being a “solid guy”?

8 hours ago, shadroch said:

 

On a separate note, do people routinely keep thousands in their PayPal accounts?

Many people I know do, its play money, you sell, you buy and you feel like you are getting all this stuff for free.