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JohnFranklin

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  1. JohnFranklin
    Vol 1 - #64 ?
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    You are right, the mag is about fashion and the great articles!
  3. JohnFranklin
    So I ran across this in an eBay store....cover of a sixties "Girlie" mag....thought it was worth passing along.
  4. JohnFranklin
    Face or not...I really wish Mr. Buzzetta would bring back the Frank Sinatra avatar.
  5. JohnFranklin
    This does make sense...
  6. JohnFranklin
    I hope they stick with it...the numbering, I guess though if they figure some how they can squeeze out more money by rebooting they'll reboot again...
  7. JohnFranklin
    I did heard a number of their books are going back to regular numbering....stopping the rebooting I guess?
  8. JohnFranklin
    I've heard more than one person mention the cost of parking, particularly for those local...why not light rail?
  9. JohnFranklin
    Holy Hats...what a surprise....anybody know what market that played in?
  10. JohnFranklin
    Picking #62 if still available....
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  12. JohnFranklin
    Fixed...... Venus - 5.5 Human Torch - 7.0
  13. JohnFranklin
    +1
  14. JohnFranklin
    I am ready for anything this round....Round #6, really hurt my feelings!
  15. JohnFranklin
    Objectivity <>Subjectivity....yikes!
  16. JohnFranklin
    It's like a date....and I get stood up every time....
  17. JohnFranklin
    This contest is becoming painful.....
  18. JohnFranklin
    For what its worth, the first grade (8.0)....purchased the book at a con and used CGC on-site grading.....consequently, there is a better than 50% chance the book did not sustain damage on it's way to CGC for grading.....the second grade, yeah, maybe......i.e., sustained damage in shipping, however I am pretty anal about packaging.
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    I've been meaning to pose this question for some time, the question follows after the description of what happened....A number of years ago I bought a raw comic from a well known dealer and I want to point out I have bought from this dealer since, so there is no beef here. At the time, I had very little experience with grading so I asked the dealer about the comic's grade, they indicated a 9.4 and potentially a 9.6 on a good day. I got the book graded and it came back an 8.0. In general I wondered at that time if the dealer should have been closer on the grade, so my question is, should a dealer generally have reasonable grading skills? Now perhaps this answers my own question, maybe the dealer's weak assessment was simply an anomaly. Frankly to this day I am not sure what the real basis for the grade was and the grader's notes weren't conclusive. The kicker is, I cracked the book out and re-submitted it and it came back a 7.5.........
  20. JohnFranklin
    1.8 seems generous, given the smudged text on the cover....
  21. JohnFranklin
    And what appears to be rust or corrosion on the bottom staple...waaaaaa!
  22. JohnFranklin
    I wonder how rare of an occurrence it is for Mr. Greenham and\or Mr. Sckao to consider a book for the contest but end up excluding it as the book may have sustained damage while in the slab, e.g., SCS, and the book no longer meets the presented grade's criterion..........
  23. JohnFranklin
    Jcjames 1Cool Enough with the human behavior!
  24. JohnFranklin
    = Ninanina isn't so convinced.....correct, if so, my friend was right, I have an amazing grasp of the obvious.
  25. JohnFranklin
    After submitting the grades.....the confirmation email's emojis.....tell me they are totally random and nothing more than a representation of Mr. Greenham and Mr. Sckao's vivid imaginations.