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20 minutes ago, FineCollector said:

I've avoided George for years, does he give discounts now?  Once upon a time, he was tight as a drum.  I handed him back a stack of books once or twice before realizing he was a waste of time.  Now, I walk in the opposite direction of "can I help anybody here?"

I think after his 50% discount, the price is still double the value in virtually any grade. He has so much merchandise. If he priced it correctly, I'm sure it would move better.

3 minutes ago, Lazyboy said:

Does it really? In my experience, Comicage's "discounted" prices are still too high (Mile High model), while Gerry's are pretty reasonable. Yes, they both offer a perpetual "discount" on their "asking" prices, but the sticker prices are not at all comparable.

I have never bought anything from Comicage because I've never seen anything for which I was willing to pay anywhere near the price. Maybe if I looked through all of those tons of boxes, but I've never seen it.

I've bought a handful of stuff out of Gerry's boxes over the years he's set up at C4. His grades, when appearing on the stickers, are laughable, but the prices were more than reasonable for what I got.

Yes what you say is true. They are similar because they both offer big discounts. Even after the discount you are left staring at the Comicage dealer thinking 'Does he really expect me to pay for this anyway?'

4 minutes ago, kimik said:

Was that Gerry or George/Comicage?

It honestly applies to both of them but I think you knew that 

1 minute ago, BigDaddy1 said:

I wonder if that's what he's been doing for all his recent cons to have his business survive.

Which con was he at, out of curiosity?

I'm planning on going to the Niagara Falls Comic Con this year, and I feel like he may be there, though I will not buy anything from him this time. 

It was either the Ottawa or Toronto con. I think it was the Toronto event but I am having trouble remembering. I think he regularly attends both. He strikes me as the dealer that grabs up hoards of boxes of everything and then just marks down prices to the point to get people at the booth. He's not the only dealer with this approach. 

At one of the last cons I went to, his booth was doing good business. I think they were slashing everything at 50% off. When you hit the price point low enough for your customer, and I gather his customers generally give in on the quality of their books, then he can still survive.

I stayed away given the company's reputation. 

Pretty cool. I'd get it just to read it.

Black Hammer #1 NM+ $30

Congratulations on the weight loss @the blob

Starting in 2019 I found a new job. It pays awesome and they treat me well. I couldn't be more happy there.

My home life has always been very good.

1) I aim to enjoy the comic hobby as I would like. I'd like to target some big keys (well... big for me): ASM 122, Batman 232, X-Men 94, IH 181.
    Complete my DD, Batman, FF, ASM comic runs.
    Slab some comics I've been meaning to send in and begin selling some of my collection to make space.
    Make some good friends and enjoy the usual banter on the CGC boards.

2) Visit family more often.

3) Continue my weight and BJJ Training. I haven't found the proper fitness regiment yet for what I'm trying to achieve. I'm still 3 1/2 yrs from Blue Belt, so plenty of whoopings in my future.

On 12/27/2018 at 8:09 PM, etowah1123 said:

My first DD 1.  Want to get all the yellow outfits 

This grade looks a little low, possible regrade attempt?

I could be hammered for this, but I'm guessing 4.5. The soiled inside, back page rip, and tape are the real drops in grade for me, otherwise it looks much higher.

5.0

6.5

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As much as I like Aunt May, she would have been my choice.

Sword of Azrael #1 NM
Batman 409
Batman #367 NM
Batman 514
Batman 517
Batman 520
Batman 521
Batman 523
Batman 525
Batman 526
Batman 527
Batman 528
Batman 537
Batman 538
Batman 539
Batman 541
Batman 549
Batman 552
Batman 554
Batman 556
Batman 558
Batman 559
Batman 575
Batman 576
Batman 707

(pm)

I don't think you need to overpay. Legitimate dealers will price accordingly and offer a discount.

I guessed correct. I figured it was from an era that had reams of issues that many could afford to slab.

Happy New Year everyone 

- six million dollar man

- evil knievel 

- galactica arcade game

- puppy slinky 

I love comics much more. Fonder childhood memories. I re-read those stories forever. My toys had a shelf-life.

Other than board members, I have no friends or family to exchange comic gifts with. I wish I did. That would be the only thing that would make my Christmas brighter. Nice presents from everyone.

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

It’s one of the best I’ve had in a while. I hope everyone is enjoying their’s.

I actually miss New 52. I think a lot of titles were decent or at least started decent.

I liked Action and their early covers.

Justice League with Jim Lee was superb.

Aquaman with Ivan Reis followed by Paul Pelletier was a great run.

Batgirl with Gail Simone.

Uh oh. Totally missed the deadline.

Batman #401 NM+ $10
Detective #512 NM+ $12
X-Men #147 NM $10
X-Men #148 (A) NM $10
X-Men #149 (A) NM $10
X-Men #150 (A) NM $10
Amazing Spider-Man #203 NM $15

These too. 

On 10/30/2018 at 9:40 AM, paperheart said:

Action #835 NM $8 (2 copies available)

 Both copies pls