Ryan.

Fairly tough book. Cool cover. This is a reader copy but it's all there and attached. $40 shipped.

First takeit wins and immediately trumps all PM negotiations. Any variation of "takeit" counts. I accept Paypal, check, money order or cash. No Hall of Shamers or Probies. Payment expected in 72 hours unless we work it out ahead of time. US shipping is included. International shipping will need to be determined prior to sale. Three days' return shipping from receipt. Buyer is responsible for shipping cost back unless item was damaged in transit. Please do not edit takeits and please do not commit to buy unless you intend to follow through.

Comic Connect sold off the Cole estate collection a few years back, inclusive of his sketches. There are some still out there floating around.

Thanks. For anyone interested I will let go for $2400 shipped and insured via check or MO. Time payments available too.

Listed on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/House-of-Secrets-92-CGC-7-0-SS-Signed-Bernie-Wrightson-1st-Swamp-Thing/143105057930?hash=item2151b9e48a:g:RM0AAOSwlfNcRoC- Boardie discount available if paying direct. PM for details.

Take the Cindy.

Thx

I acknowledged my evidence was anecdotal.

I agree that this place has its own quirky sales metrics. It's just a very broad and unfunny brush that you are painting with. So you believe that most books here sell at their ask prices.

That probably has more to do with the pricing itself, as opposed to being a bellwether for forum sales. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I buy and sell a lot of GA where pricing baselines are either: (i) minimal and unreliable; or (ii) non-existent. Therefore, the ask price is a starting point for discussions. However, when there is plenty of sales data I tend to price on the low end. There is a unique sales culture here that is hard to predict. Books that sell near-instantly on ebay, for example, sit untouched here at below-market prices. The opposite is also true where very high priced books move rapidly here but sit on dealer sites with nary a look.

Why?

Good thing he's wearing sweatpants.

I approve. Let's add it to the rules.

First t in the thread wins.

My anecdote disproves your anecdote. So there!

If I use myself as an example, most books sell via PM for much less than the posted asking price.

I don't think there is rampant t posting anyway.

I dunno. I've never experienced a frenzy in my sales threads so it's never been an issue. My point is that each seller should determine his or her own rules rather than delegating to more board legislation.

True to life romances 12 Spook 26 Terrors of the jungle 19 Take per PM

My rules state any variation of takeit counts. If someone uses t as a takeit then so be it. The intent is clear.

Many (or most) books posted on the boards sell for much less than the posted asking price via PM. The original ask price is somewhat irrelevant.

Gotcha. It is crazy some of these prices.

For some reason my comment seems to have caused confusion. I was merely underscoring the point that entry level copies of key Cole books have skyrocketed, as per the preceding comments.