masterlogan2000

the other lot.

Everytime I see an update to this thread, I find new books to hunt down. However, for this last update I figured I would see the new Tiago da Silva cover of X-Men #22, which IMO is just absolutely stunning!!!

This seller is notorious for creating fake covers and reselling them as if they were originals. They make a good profit off of these listings and do so by using vague terms like "custom variant" or "Artist Edition reproduction cover" or "This cover was not widely distributed by Marvel". In reality, the title and description should read "Fake cover that was NEVER distributed by Marvel."

I can say with 100% certainty that this is a fake.

They have also graded Komikai books, which look like the following (the quarter is there for scale): You can see which ones have been graded on the census here: https://www.cgccomics.com/census/search-results.aspx?title=komikai&issue=&matchtype=anywhere

Look no further than these boards. Lots of good info in this thread, though many of the scans are no longer valid.

This is terrible news. Regional Rate Box A is the most economical way to ship small lots of comics safely. I probably ship out a box a week, and I'm not even doing much selling these days.

Agreed that the photo cover is the one to go with... but that's just an opinion that is shared amongst many of us boardies. With that said, I feel that the general consensus in the marketplace is that any book is fair game for a Jackman signature. I bet the majority of books submitted for his sig will be the LS #1 or Vol 2 #1. Jackman's signature was fairly rare up to this point. There weren't that many opportunities for signings, and, combined with his popularity, the value always commanded a premium. However, simple economics... the higher the supply, the lower the price. I don't think the price will come down too much, but the number of Jackman sigs is only going to rise as time goes on. Still, if you're only looking for a bump in value, get EVERYTHING signed.

One thing to consider is that those books graded at 9.8 maybe should be at 9.4. While you can roll the dice again and again, I'm not sure your copy is a true 9.8.

The 899 figure is not what is currently for resale. It is the amount of sales that GoCollect has recorded in 9.6 since they started tracking such sales. Additionally, many of those sales were likely the same book changing hands over the years. However, I think it's safe to say that there are likely much more than 899 total sales in 9.6... GoCollect only records from their own list of verified sources. To throw out another stat... between eBay and MyComicShop, there are only about 25 BA12s in CGC 9.6 for sale currently.

I acknowledge that the majority of ads from 20+ years ago are for products or services that may no longer exist. But, stating that the advertisements are worthless attempts to sidestep the fact that these are still advertisements, thus disqualifying comics from the Media Mail rate. The danger here is that people can read these threads and use these types of arguments as justification to send out comics via Media Mail. I'm simply pointing out the fallacy in such logic.

This line of thinking has been hawked by others on these boards in the past, but the logic is flawed. I understand that 99% number is hyperbole, but I still strongly disagree with that number. (How many of you remember the "Got Milk" ads that littered every comic book for a whole decade in the 90s? Is milk not a thing anymore?) Still, it's really only a "problem" if you tend to not agree with the policy and are looking for loopholes around it. None of us know the intent behind the actual USPS policy of no advertisements. By stating that the rules are outdated and (as I read into this) that advertisements have "expired" for books older than 15 years, the assumption is made that the policy's intent is to ban the actual advertisements from the Media Mail rate. What if the intent is to ban the media itself that contains the advertisements, and that having advertisements is just a metric in which they have utilized to identify such media? Without knowing the intent of the policy, we are only left to follow the policy as stated... regardless of if we agree with it or not. Now... the USPS website has been updated in recent years to specifically single out comic books as media that does not qualify. I've provided both the link and screenshot below. Based on that, I think the intent is a little more clear. https://about.usps.com/notices/not121/not121_tech.htm The other issue with this line of thinking is how to actually enforce a policy in which some advertisements are deemed unacceptable, but others (if they are old enough) are allowed to pass. Think of the logistical nightmare from both the USPS' and shipper's perspectives. For packages that are inspected, are you prepared for an increase in postage rates, as USPS workers need to spend more time carefully inspecting every single item in each parcel to verify the date of production on each? As a shipper, how do you feel about every single comic you packed being opened up and "handled" to check if there are "expired" advertisements inside? How do you think your buyer would feel about that? At the end of the day, as all others have stated, just avoid shipping comics via Media Mail, and there is no actual issue.

Wolverine (Vol 2) #145 Chromium sold via PM!

Final bump. Thread closes tonight.

15% discount. This will be the only discount before I move these books to other venues. Offers are always welcome. Thanks for all the purchases and PMs thus far.

Wolverine #154 sold via PM!

$300 - Wolverine Mini Series #1 (Newsstand) NM+

$40 - Wolverine Mini Series #2 (Newsstand) NM

$30 - Wolverine Mini Series #3 VF

$45 - Wolverine Mini Series #4 (Newsstand) NM

Not necessarily a key, but sneaking this rarity in. You don't find this book for sale often. $100 - Morbius #6 (Wolverine Through the Ages Variant) VF/NM

$10 - Hulk #340 Custom Comic Fine

Great looking book, but there's a major corner crunch in LRC. Doesn't break color. Likely fixed by a press if you're into that sort of thing. $10 - Wolverine (Vol 2) #154 - SOLD! VF

$175 - Wolverine (Vol 2) #145 Chromium - SOLD! NM/NM+ Comes with COA #1171/3000

$20 - Wolverine (Vol 2) #145 Standard NM-