Mike's Rack

I'm in

It will vary based on the municipality. Signatures are a service and some places tax services. Also, I have noticed ramped up enforcement at many cons. It's becoming more difficult to fly under the radar.

A couple years ago, I was in the men's room on set up day at a con when I witnessed Neal Adams flush the urinal and walk out the door without washing his hands. Does that count?

I’ll take it.

That looks really nice for a 6.0.

Oh man, I even did a search.

I haven't seen this discussed here yet: http://www.azfamily.com/story/38833679/hulk-fan-sees-green-over-vintage-comic-book?autostart=true

Yeah, I'll get on on this fun too.

No video but we will do it again and I will try and record it.

We had a lot of fun. My friend Tommy does stand-up and improv so he is a riot. We started with the pre-code horror and Bill Gaines. We talked about how the code led to horror material moving to the magazines. We then went through the mags of the 60's and 70's with an emphasis on Warrens' big 3 and Eerie publications (since those are my favorite) ending with the fall of Warren in 1982. I inserted random "Wertham sightings" into the presentation where I would slip in a classic innuendo panel or cover (like the Batman leather thong or Joker's boners). Tommy would read those and the whole room would crack up.

I don’t think “experts” is the right term but it was a blast! And we nearly packed the room.

Diamond Dave keeping it real!

Mom jokes never get old.

Me too. I've spent and consigned thousands through them. I've been pleasantly surprised far more times than I've been dissatisfied. There are a handful of smaller online dealers that are on my list for undergrading but most other online dealers are steaming piles of when it comes to grading. I can live with their quick pass grading on small value books.

For me, I came here less and less after the format change. It's psychological for me but I just can't get used to the new format. I'm trying to force myself to engage with the hope that it will become more comfortable, but I've had a tough time connecting on the new format.

I picked it up last year at Wonder Con. I can't remember the name of the booth, but it was a father and son team that looked like they were extras in Braveheart. I couldn't wind a gold edition listed anywhere so I figured I'd roll the dice.

So, I didn't see this thread before I submitted this. What do I have here?

That's the answer to your question.

This has been similar to my experience as well, though I haven't gone through 3,000

I agree, the census is what it is, never 100%. But if the SS books are cracked 9.8's that would seem to affirm that it is tough in 9.8.

I used to ask this about a lot of books too, but I've seen a lot of what I consider to be sell for significant premiums. I'm always surprised what some people are willing to pay to have the most competitive registry sets.

I was going to point this out. One indicator that a books it tough in 9.8 is the SS ratio. Since there is no prescreen, you can get a better picture of the ratio of 9.8's in the general population. Most people I know go over their SS books pretty closely so only 6 9.8's is telling. With Liefeld charging $20 and up for sigs, it wouldn't make sense to submit books that didn't have a good shot at 9.8. I've prepared books for a couple Liefeld signings, I know I didn't have many, if any first prints that I felt were solid 9.8 candidates, but I did have a few second prints.

It's a big cannon