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(Note: I substituted a bigger scan for clarity's sake.)
I just knew you had an Action #1. Careful with the lid on your scanner.....
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And another. Bondage, skulls, and voodoo dolls; oh yeah
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Here's a nice copy I picked up in a random find.
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And how hard is it to get around a ban? Find an out of state friend and order through them. I can understand wanting to lose bad customers but there are other ways.
"all items are non returnable"
"orders must be $1000 or more"
etc.
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Why is there a square at the tips of the fins on Bucky's missile? Did someone forget their eraser?
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I don't think Moondog is promoting the poor standards at LS but is bemoaning the kneejerk reaction to bring out the Lawyers.
That attitude is a social ill IMO and probably Moondog's opinion as well as I read his post.
"What about the children?, will somebody please protect the CHILDREN?"
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As far as the "its only $100" I'm not saying he can't be pissed and air his grievence, but to take the time from his job and go to court over it or hire a lawyer is a bit much over $100 in the end. Its also a bit much that LS comics would do this over $100.
It goes both ways.
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I would probably take them to small claims court on principle, and sue for the difference, court costs, and travel fees to Texas .
I'm sorry but what difference are we talking here? You won't win travel costs and court costs so the difference would be $0. Plus they probably have a decent case via the law. And in the end, they'b probably agree to give you the $200 in trade and then just give you crappy comics worth $100 for the troubles.
Fighting for principle can be a noble venture but it looks like you are fighting our of spite, and there is a difference.
BTW, I'll say again, I think Lone Star has handled this poorly
And another off topic. Does the BBB even matter anymore? Does anyone, with any frequency, check the BBB before they conduct business. More and more this reminds me of a Simpsons episode.
Marge: Kids, why don’t you write a complaint letter? That’s how I got the Channel 6 weather girl to start wearing a bra.
Homer: That was you?!
Bart: A letter, huh? Okay Lis—get this down. Dear Randall Curtis, your movie stunk smelly butt. I am fine. Sincerely...
Lisa: I’ll write the letter.
Homer: Marge, you destroyed my interest in weather!
or this one
Marge: Well, you won't be watching these cartoons anymore, ever!
Lisa: But, Mom, if you take our cartoons away, we'll grow up without a sense of humor and be robots!
Bart: Really? What kind of robots?
Hommer: Hey, how come you can watch cartoons but the kids can't?
Marge: Because.
Homer: Because why?
Marge: Because I said so.
Homer: Because you said so why?
Marge: Homer, I'm trying to work!
Homer: Oh. What are you doing?
Marge: I'm cataloging the violence in these cartoons. I don't think adults have ever actually sat down and watched them before.
Scratchy: Aaah!
Scratchy: Aah!
Marge: This is the kind of entertainment they think is suitable for younger and more impresstionable viewers?
Homer: Yeah, but what are you gonna do?
Marge: I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to write a letter.
"Dear Purveyors of Senseless Violence: I know this way sound silly at first, but I believe that the cartoons you show to our children are influencing their behavior in a negative way."
Meyers: Take a letter, Miss White.
Dear valued viewer, thank you for taking an interest in the Itchy
and Scratchy program. Enclosed is a personally autographed photo of
America's favorite cat and mouse team to add to your collection.
In regards to your specific comments about the show, our research
shows that one person cannot make a difference, no matter how big
a screwball she is, so let me close by saying...
Marge: [reading the letter] And the horse I rode in on?
I'll show them what one screwball can do!
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I'm a big fan of the "very high grade but has one defect" type book. Like anything it has to be priced right but it brings into play PLOD with a dot of color or a book with a back cover stain or even a book with a married page.
Anyway, here's the one I like the most. A Detroit Trolley 7.5 with a one inch tear at the right edge. Everything else about it is nearly perfect and I can imagine worse issues in grade.
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I'll bring a point of contention just for bit. At what point can we not bring in lawyers to resolve every dispute. If someone defrauds by $1 is it really a case? $100 is a bigger deal but to actually get lawyers involved is a bit much IMO
And assuming all details are legit, I do think Lone Star is in the wrong; but in their defense, trade is different than cash. I just think the appropriate thing to do is simply to out them as has already been done.
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Take a deep breath, its only $100. All courses of action will probably not get looked at other than small claims and I would assume that would be in Texas.
Think of all the folks out there that get hosed by industries like cable, insurance, bankers, used car salesmen, meter maids, divorce lawyers, and greedy dealers who "rob" little old ladies from $10,000 Golden Age collections And God bless the good ones.
Best thing you can do out of principle is exactly what you did. Post about it on a popular blog and let the market figure it out. Yeah you have a legit claim and it'd sure do you a lot of good to be able to vent in a court of law.
Why not just screw with their web site and put in a bunch of false purchases or bids on ebay or something harmless like that. You could have fun that way too.
Ed
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BZ,
You just gotta bring in a couple original art pieces to the Antiques Roadshow and give some song and dance about how you're great uncle gave them to you since he was the assistant to Barnum (or some other oddball story) and you have no idea what they are worth.
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That actually seems reasonable all things considered. The incredible condition the pulps and books are in would be a bonus as condition wasn't the all important factor it is now. I'd be interested in hearing if pulps had any collectibility back then or if they were just cool items. 70's were just before my time but I recall that in the 80's pulps didn't sell all that well even at low prices.
And considering you bought the entire collection and factor in inflation and $10 a book is a lot of money. Even as a huge collector that must have felt like a really big deal to pony up $10k+ for funny books.
Ed
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Comics.org needs images on issues 17, 51 56 70 74 82 99 for King Comics covers.
Ed
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OK, now that we're going slightly cartoony with Smilin' Jack; when do we get to see the Bugs Bunny books? It is your avatar after all.
Ed
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Why is does this book have the "i" dotted in blue?
BTW I consider this book a top 10 historical book due to it being the first superhero crossover where the heroes fight each other. (And not due to being mind controlled or some trick like that) This was a 1960's marvel staple that continues to this day in all superhero lines.
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Added popculturesales.com to the list of consignment links. Mostly my own comics but anyone can list their books for sale.
Ed
Updated and revised list www.redbeardsbookden.com/comic.phtml
www.mycomicshop.com [Lone Star Comics]
www.grahamcrackers.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=3&cat=Older+Comics
http://stores.ebay.com/The-Art-of-Comics [ckb - eBay only]
http://stores.ebay.com/JH-Comics [Jef Hinds (jhcomics.com) - eBay only]
www.quasarcomics.com [QuasarComics.com - eBay only]
Here is a listing of dealers of GA slabs...
www.pgcmint.com [CGC only]
www.comiccollectors.net [CGC only]
www.vintagecollectables.net [CGC only]
www.archangels.com [CGC only]
And here are some auction websites that sell GA comics...
Also, consignment websites...
http://www.popculturesales.com
http://www.pedigreecomics.com [although mostly SA/BA]
Any other online dealers who sell GA comics? Let me know.
http://www.gdcomics.com [Gary Dolgoff]
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So if there is no difference in the book besides the price, ie 12 cent v 15 cent. Then how do you know for sure its a Canadian variant and not a simple price variant.
Ed
good question Ed. But lets not confuse some things. Dan is talking about, and was asking to buy Marvels. So he was looking for the 75 cent versions of 60 cent books and 95 cent versions or 75 cent books. There is no doubt they are Canadian Editions.
You are probably referring to the gold key, harvey & archie books that had 15 cent versions versus 12 cent versions. I have never had any of those to look at the indicia, so I cannot state anything except for others saying that they were Canadian editions.
Yes I am referring to the Gold Key etc. The Tarzan issue I showed earlier in the thread has zero difference other than cover price. It may be Canadian but I believe there is a significant comparison challenge here. In the Golden Age, there were specific differences between Canadian and US. Sometimes it was the back cover or right on the front it says "Canadian Edition" or other interior differences, often the indicia. Same with the Silver Age Pence copies. I believe there are differences besides the price with the pence copies. Plus there is a definite negative in that the price is in a different currency than. The 12c vs 15c is a more compelling variant than say 12c vs 9d. With the certainty that an issue was foreign to the US, no doubt it loses collectibility relative to the US version.
Still, unless there was some evidence that GK, Harvey and Archie were doing this as a test bed for price increases instead of simply being Canadian versions, I can't see these books seeing a pop in interest or price.
Question: With the 75c and 95c Marvels, are there differences other than the price area, or are there other indicators?
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So if there is no difference in the book besides the price, ie 12 cent v 15 cent. Then how do you know for sure its a Canadian variant and not a simple price variant.
Ed
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I'm curious as to what the first cover was with Conan drawn or painted on it. Was it a pulp or a regular book?
Ed
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Good eye and detective work Mister Comics. And where's the colorized version and list on that photo of the man reading the adventures book, that'd be a good one
As an aside, half full or half empty I'm still skeptical on the large photo. The comics do seem overly crisp but the other thing is the titles are all highly collectible in todays world. No cartoony books or unpopular titles - all are money books. It just seems too convenient. I just don't think its a slam dunk either way. And as far as the why. Look how easy its been to post up those colorized versions, it'd be just as easy to doctor a B&W photo with half a days work.
Ed
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Silver Age, Golden Age. The ultimate wasted money comic of the mid 80's was: If the Devil Would Talk.
There has to be a conspiracy behind that book which was once ranked in the top 5 Silver Age books.
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I'm convinced its Funny Pages v4 #1 classified as rare in Overstreet. Vertical arrow quiver, upper yellow title and light area around the text box all seem to be there.
A very cool book to say the least.
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Comics.org then sort by year for comic title. Pretty much limited to 1935 to 1940 and start looking at December 1939 to Feb 1940 comics.
The unidentified book has a thin horizontal word block with black or blue lettering and light colored background located at the bottom but doesn't extend to the bottom. Only two lines of words with the first line indented relative to the second. Along the spine is a vertical something (ski, bat, pole) that is slightly lighter colored than the dark background. The title bar is light colored with something interrupting the lower left side right near the spine (photo defect?). It also looks like the first word of the title (or at least the largest word in the title) starts at the spine and leans right. Definitely comic size and not a magazine or large feature comic.
Any other visual clues?
Show us your personal artwork
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This isn't my art but it is my brothers. Not comic related but still very cool oil on canvas. He's a starving artist and stay at home dad. I help him out when I can and he gives me paintings.
Here's a link to some of his paintings and photos he made for me.
Link to his page