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THE DEAD RABBIT GROCERY AND GROG 1 - 6 - $60 STILL IN BAGS (TOP FLAP IS TUCKED UNDER IN BAG & BOARD)

VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH 1 - 4 LIMITED SERIES - $10

THE VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH 1 - $10

WEST COAST AVENGERS 1 - COPY B - $5

WEST COAST AVENGERS 1 - COPY A - $5

AMAZING ADVENTURES FEATURING X-MEN 1 - $30 EXCELLENT HIGH GRADE

AVENGERS 56 - $60 EXCELLENT HIGH GRADE

NEW MUTANTS 3 - $10 EXCELLENT HIGH GRADE

NEW MUTANTS 1 - $30 EXCELLENT HIGH GRADE

I combed through my Wonder Woman collection and found 6 books that all appeared to be VF/NM 9.0-ish & have confirmed I'm a terrible grader when it comes to older books. Of the 6, one came back higher & fortunately for me, it is the one book I shelled out the most $ for, Wonder Woman #156. The other books included #137 (6.0), 161 (4.0) 177 (7.0), 179 (6.5) & 204 (7.5) - I'll have to review the grader notes, especially on #161, as all of these books looked so much better than the results. The question I have for the community is... When sending in books for grading and having some poor results, does 1 book make it all worth it? When I look at this one, I have to say, it does!

We are in The Woodlands area, got the worst of it from Lake Conroe when they started releasing water. The recent good news is we finally received funds for our contents in our house and it appears my comics were covered / included! I plan to reinvest in one or two key books instead of a couple of boxes of comics, easier to flee with! On another note, I do have a small Silver Coin collection & brought them with me when we evacuated, so they stayed safe. Much smaller and easier to carry.

That is AWESOME! Nice score!

I thought some of you might be curious about the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and it's effect on comic book collections and since I have one effected I figured I would share some details. My wife & I had just bought a house, closing and moving in on August 21st, a Monday. By Friday our new neighbors were preparing to evacuate the neighborhood and after a few conversations we decided it would be best to do the same. Mostly out of shock, all our survivalist skills were thrown out the window as we packed a couple of bags of clothes, a box of valuables like paperwork, jewels and documents and my priceless hand-built guitar. I had sold off most of my comic book collection before moving to Texas and came out with a single short box which had grown into 3 over the past year, but before we left, I put my most valuable comics in one box and brought it along, just in case. I had put the two remaining boxes on the top shelf in my closet thinking if the water comes in these should be fine at 6' up. Well, I was wrong. The house took on over 9' of water, everything we owned was destroyed including those 2 boxes. This included a complete set of Wonder Woman New 52 with variants, (thankfully, not my #38 Finch variant) - Wonder Woman Rebirth set, an almost complete set of Wonder Woman Vol 2. & a Green Lantern set I had been recently working. There's a handful of books I keep kicking myself over not grabbing on the way out, but thankfully the damage is limited to about $1000 bucks and my valuable box survived! Attached are a few photos to check out, the house is our neighbors up the hill from us, we took on a couple more feet. Lastly, the good news is we have flood insurance, but the process is taking much longer than you can imagine and may take as long as 2 years. I will note, the best lesson I can offer anyone is to be sure your most valuable books are in one place so you can quickly grab them if you need too.

I'll give u $100 for it!

Love the Superman / Wonder Woman Variant! Great cover!

Wonder Woman I have a new addition to my collection. I think this one speaks for itself. Enjoy! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Purchased SAGA RRP - Fast delivery, book exactly as described! Perfect transaction!

CGC cases left side I just got an order back of 9 books as well as just wrote to CGC regarding. I found that 5 of the 9 books graded have the left side not sealed properly. if you squeeze the left center you'll feel it is not connected, like a little breathing room. I'm just curious how many of you are experiencing and if anyone has any details regarding this? I've noticed it a lot. MY previous order of 2 books, both were like this. I wouldn't think much of it, it's not like the case is really opened up, but since 4 of the 9 are completely sealed, it's just really odd to me. As well, I've found it in probably a 3rd of books over all that i have purchased or graded. any thoughts? understandings of? Thanks! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Thee Sketch Variant Just arrived & I'd like to give a shout out to CGC for putting an extreme rush on this book. After a few tangled issues that landed this book in a bizarre holding pattern, CGC blasted it through the process. Sad it didn't reach the 9.8, there's a slight bend mid center back that somehow appeared between leaving my finger tips and reaching grading central, but that is the name of game. (If only i could plant a camera on my book as it moves about the earth.) Now, i just have to figure out what to do with it? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

It's getting to be that time... So, for the past year I've been working on putting together some really nice Grails for my collection & I finally received Captain America today to fulfill my CGC frame! Haven't decided which book to get for the other characters, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, but maybe that will become my mission for the next year??!?! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

GREAT SELLER, FAST SHIPPING, WILL DO BUSINESS AGAIN!!!

Question for the collector's society.... Working on a project and could use some help. I'm currently helping a friend with a short film project that includes a comic book. Trying to decide what book would best represent a Holy Grail find worth 5,000 bucks. TMNT #1 is the current choice, but thought I'd pose the question to the group here and see what others might come up with..... I won't be lending any grail books to shoot with, we'll need to create a mock one, but what other comics, title / issue might be worth around the same? Thanks all for the help! Hope everyone is having a great week! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Could not resist... With so many variants out of the new Star Wars series I knew I would end up getting at a least a couple of them, but once I saw the action figure variants, that was it! I can only see this getting way out of hand! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

...The Return of... It's been a wild ride the past several months, both in my personal & professional life. Nothing crazy or life threatening, just enjoying my early "forced" retirement and getting back from a nice long European vacation. Eventually, I'll have to get back to work or I'll never be able to afford my comic book addiction! It's been a while, so, today, I'm featuring 3 GREAT robots that forever changed my childhood. 1st up is the "Original" - Shogun Warriors #1. This comic was based on a toy, but "oh man" - This was the toy of all toys in the 70's! ...And though I never got one of the large ones, I did have myself one of the small metal cast toys. This was back when TV was just adding cable networks and I stumbled upon classics like, Space Giants, UltraMan & Spector Man. (If you are unfamiliar, daintily YouTube these) - This changed everything in my life. All I've ever wanted since is to drive a giant robot! Next up is ROM, Space Knight #1. My older cousin had a really nice comic collection that was left in our basement while he was in the Marines. I used to go down there and read through them and ROM was one that always caught my interest. (Though his run of X-Men also caught my attention... Yes, there was a #! just sitting at the top of the stack.... Where the hell did those go?!?!?) And finally, Transformers #1. Yep. This is the one that made it to the top of the pile after a few decades. ...However, I will admit, I was a Gobot guy before Transformers! What ever happened to the Gobots, anyways?!?! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.