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  1. bass4punk
    Walking Dead #1 CGC 9.9, the crown of my collection.
    I've nearly completed my collection in 9.8, with only a few back issues remaining to be current. As I've acquired many fine books, I now find myself looking for 9.9 and 10 upgrades. I've even started to branch into the Argentina set and the Serbian set, with a sizable order coming from Serbia. The books looked very promising, and the salesman seemed to understand my need for high quality books. Only time will tell if my recent purchases will make the grade.
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    Everything is nearly complete. Just a few more to go
    Well, I currently have the top ranked sets in nearly every Walking Dead category Thanks to help from Jeff, Steve, Shawn, George, and a few other board members, I've about reached the apex of my goal. There's still a couple holes to fill, but I'm confident I'll find the items I need before long.
    Unfortunately, I've had to settle for a couple books below 9.8 to fill some holes. The #2 second print I had graded could have went either way, but landed a 9.6. The #35 error variant seems to be a near impossible find, and I lucked into a 9.2 to fill the hole. The search continues for upgrades to these books.
    The only set I've distanced myself from, is the 1-48. I have no way of competing with Steve or Jeff in that category, but that's okay with me. The variant set is where my goal truly lies, and hopefully I can retain it for as long as possible. I've also acquired the best Serbian set I've ever seen, and I can't begin to express how happy I am to have had the chance to acquire it from Jeff
    The Argentina set has been a fun build, and I'm only short one 9.8 from having a complete 9.8 set. I have acquired 3 sets of 11-15 and all look to be 9.8's, I may even get some of these signed for my first SS submission.
    The Weekly set has been interesting to say the least. I know most hate the existence of the set, and I only decided to collect it simply because it existed. Needless to say, all these Walking Dead slabs are eating up a lot of room, .
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    After two submissions, I've finally nailed one
    I lucked out a while back on a couple error variants of Walking Dead #35 on eBay. The seller did not mention error in his title and had a pretty low buy it now, considering the going rates of graded copies. Fortunately, one of the copies was an easy 9.8 although it was listed at VF+. I suspect, to be a tight grader. The second copy came back as a 9.6, easily covering my grading and buying fees.
    While my focus has been to acquire more 9.9 and 10.0's, as of late, this was the one hole in my set, that has always bothered me. The 9.2 filler I picked up, before the price explosion, wasn't enough to keep me satisfied in my goal of a complete 9.8 set. With the exception of a couple books, I have been able to build a set I am very proud of
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