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(thumbs u I am not sure I follow you here, Jim. I would rather make another, different, consideration. Instead of a shift from collecting runs (or relevant issues that are not commercially "keys") to collecting movie hype books, I would say the movie hype influences you in the most varied manner. When I came here in 2012 I wasn’t even remotely thinking to restart collecting Marvels. I arrived while doing a research on wartime comics (started on italian ones) and then went on to discover the essentials of the Golden Age (more or less) but then there were various factors which prompted me to pick up where I left about ten years before with "collecting the Marvel age". But then the movie hype peaked (so to speak) and I realized I could have been forced to give up buying certain issues or stories I really cared about just because of the overnight price peaks. In the end, I am not sure it has been worth the effort to purchase more, look for deals and then went back to the fact what I cared about remained somewhat out of reach, or in risk of getting hyped, as there are too many important things that compose the Marvel age across the various titles and stories. In my opinion, these increases in speculation and bad selling habits are also due to the facts people worry about how "marketable" or "resellable" a book is, and then, only AFTERWARDS think about its actual value, or why it’s important for them. So, while I do not regret having "lost" time in buying some issues I cared more in a few copies, resell them thanks to some hype and earn a bit of money to fill holes in my collection, I still think this will be bad – and not only for collecting, but for contracted habits as well, and not necessarily in the long term, but also in the short term. I think just the steadily greater sums being spent in the hobby as a whole, whether its in pursuit of hot keys, or just high grade books of any kind, has made the hobby a greater and greater risk. The more money goes in, the more that is at stake, and the greater the risk. In some sense we all have to think like businessmen in order to ensure that the money sunk into this increasingly costly hobby is not one day a complete liability or loss to our families. That’s an interesting additional point to be considered. "In some sense we all have to think like businessmen" sums a good part of the problem. And because of that, since I am not willing to spend more than a certain amount of money on a single book (or on any object of any kind, even if it is unique), this is a situation that gives me some unease.

(thumbs u I am not sure I follow you here, Jim. I would rather make another, different, consideration. Instead of a shift from collecting runs (or relevant issues that are not commercially "keys") to collecting movie hype books, I would say the movie hype influences you in the most varied manner. When I came here in 2012 I wasn’t even remotely thinking to restart collecting Marvels. I arrived while doing a research on wartime comics (started on italian ones) and then went on to discover the essentials of the Golden Age (more or less) but then there were various factors which prompted me to pick up where I left about ten years before with "collecting the Marvel age". But then the movie hype peaked (so to speak) and I realized I could have been forced to give up buying certain issues or stories I really cared about just because of the overnight price peaks. In the end, I am not sure it has been worth the effort to purchase more, look for deals and then went back to the fact what I cared about remained somewhat out of reach, or in risk of getting hyped, as there are too many important things that compose the Marvel age across the various titles and stories. In my opinion, these increases in speculation and bad selling habits are also due to the facts people worry about how "marketable" or "resellable" a book is, and then, only AFTERWARDS think about its actual value, or why it’s important for them. So, while I do not regret having "lost" time in buying some issues I cared more in a few copies, resell them thanks to some hype and earn a bit of money to fill holes in my collection, I still think this will be bad – and not only for collecting, but for contracted habits as well, and not necessarily in the long term, but also in the short term.

Hey, remember – we have already discussed and loved that panel over and over once or twice… I guess it struck quite a few kids (and adults) the first time they saw it. I still can remember the moment… At my grandparents, in the country, an early August afternoon, when everyone was above for the afternoon nap, I was reading my very first collected edition of these oversized italian reprints, and it included FF#1-8… You can imagine how I felt reading these for the first time (I had already read just #1 previously).

Yep. The end is close near. fixed that for ya! What’s the difference between "close" and "near"? I believed they had more or less the same meaning. when talking about distance, they are the same thing. outside of that, they go all over the place. someone just likes making post counts go up. Actually no, with apologies to Valliant who is truly asking for clarity, as he's Italian and it's a good question regarding the use of one word over the other. It actually relates to cartoons of days past, where the typical portrayal of the doomsayer was the old guy with the long beard walking around with a sign on a post predicting the apocalypse, with the sign saying, "The End is Nigh! (or Near!)" I'm really surprised that deathtohemingway couldn't grasp it. . . . Thanks, but otherwise they would have the same meaning? I ask because in italian they both translate as "vicino", but I realize that "close" might mean "closer" than "near"? It’s interesting when I find more english words addressing similar meanings, as italian is a very precise language with words, while english is a lot elastic (for example, "glass" which means a lot of things, and in italian we have single words for each one of them). In general, one uses "near" when referring to time, and "close" when referring to position. I should have guessed that. Like "house" and "home", while we have the same word for both. That is very interesting, as in these, meaning-wise italian is less precise than english.

I want that Eye magazine, Greggy send it to me!

I think the owner gets to choose to get a qualified grade, OR accept the non-witnessed sig as a defect, getting a lower blue label grade. Someone can correct me if I'm mistaken. +1 Look at the book, condition-wise (ignoring the signature for a second) it looks sharper than a 7.0, no? They probably offered him a green 8.5 or a blue 7.0, and considering the bias against non-blue, non-yellow labels it makes sense to go blue and take the hit on condition. I would have taken Green no doubt! (thumbs u Well, actually I would not have slabbed it, but kept it in my collection, that Stan signature is surprisingly clean and neat, getting used as we have been to his late marker signatures.

To be fair, its also not practical to deal comics when you don't have any money, don't have a huge collection to begin with, don't have a ton of comic knowledge, and very little business experience and education, very few comic connections, don't live in America, and live with your parents. So I would say moving around a bit frequently is much less of an issue. If one has to take into account all these, he would never start to do anything. You do not amass comics knowledge in a day, you can’t have business experience unless you haven’t managed a business of any kind before, and same goes for every kind of education. I also can’t see what the fact of living with someone else (in this case, his parents) has to do with this. Of course, living on your own and having an office or studio might help, but as far as space goes I believe most people (and even some dealers) live within familiy situations. I trust Gabriel won’t turn off any job while he is dealing with comics. I am not sure about love for the books, as most dealers started as collectors so I see attachment and love for the books as a possibly important starting element, but I appreciate his perseverance which will always pay in the end. (thumbs u

Chris S. on Infinite Earths is too funny…

Maybe it has already been asked, but is there a reason for which you and your family are moving so often? It’s not so practical when you are trying to earn while dealing with comics… :shrug:

Yep. The end is close near. fixed that for ya! What’s the difference between "close" and "near"? I believed they had more or less the same meaning. when talking about distance, they are the same thing. outside of that, they go all over the place. someone just likes making post counts go up. Actually no, with apologies to Valliant who is truly asking for clarity, as he's Italian and it's a good question regarding the use of one word over the other. It actually relates to cartoons of days past, where the typical portrayal of the doomsayer was the old guy with the long beard walking around with a sign on a post predicting the apocalypse, with the sign saying, "The End is Nigh! (or Near!)" I'm really surprised that deathtohemingway couldn't grasp it. . . . Thanks, but otherwise they would have the same meaning? I ask because in italian they both translate as "vicino", but I realize that "close" might mean "closer" than "near"? It’s interesting when I find more english words addressing similar meanings, as italian is a very precise language with words, while english is a lot elastic (for example, "glass" which means a lot of things, and in italian we have single words for each one of them).

"Pimp your wares" sounds funny to non-english ears…

A former member, banned, which likes to register indefinitely to be praised by some for unknown reasons.

Just keep the Elvis avatar so I will still know who you are. His signature line is a pretty good indicator as well I haven't looked at a sig line in over half a decade. Me either. -slym I am hoping for slym2none to become slym2everyone.

Yep. The end is close near. fixed that for ya! What’s the difference between "close" and "near"? I believed they had more or less the same meaning.

So basically now you are Robin?

I can’t judge the condition of the top staple from the picture, but if it is well attached and no eccessive wear around it, I agree on a 6.0 (FN). (thumbs u

With BIN's listed everywhere for lower, shil a shil shil shil shil. So right! (thumbs u

Nooooo! Harvey, please do not become Hello Kitty!

At least allow us some fantastic relocation and have the guts to be "Peter in Gotham". :shrug:

Problem is, as much deranged Connors becomes when he turns into Lizard, he is basically an animal and not another person or monster, separated from him. Also, we know from all Lizard's life experiences that – as you said – a glimmer of his conscience dazes in his inconscious when he is Lizard, and even if he could harm or even kill Billy or another loved one, that would have to be accidentally. I initially believed the responsibility for this of the "Lizard persona" was of Dan Slott (reading the late storyline with Morbius), but I realized by reading "Shred" that Slott was presented with a mess already made. Not that Slott is so good: his characterization of Morbius is bad, but at least he’s not responsible for this "abomination".

What does it mean "punked"? Any hypothesis was valid, as long as a new member does not get to be known around here one cannot tell.

Well said....though I still collect and sometimes enjoy current Spidey issues One More Day was a pile of garbage and QuesAda should be ashamed. Amazing Spider-Man: Spiral by Gerry Conway recently was a good read. Nothing beats those silver age classics though. The story arc "Shred" featuring the Lizard (at the end of the Gauntlet story arc) is terrible. I had these issues and never read them until recently, but what is being done here ranks among the worst (and does not even make sense, as Connors and Lizard are treated like they are different people, not to mention that . Real "sick", and I do not mean "good" by that…

– And he was supposed to be British…

Ah, I did not recall it started in the first issues… The only one I have is The Face #2, of which I also love the cover.

Sure - with all the great books popping up here, I didn't think folks would be much interested in this. I like the Big Shot title - with Vincent Sullivan as editor, the books have interesting characters and a decidedly early DC feel. I got interested in that title after seeing reprints in "Supermen". The interiors are way better than the covers would suggest. The interiors are usually excellent. I love "The Face" (not present in the early issues, of course)…