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Prize #6 Donated by comicginger1789
A Golden Age and Bronze Age comic because we all need a little mystery in our lives.Thanks so much!!
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Does it seem like it's taking longer for books to be entered? My package was delivered to them Monday, and they still are not on my submissions page.
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Thanks Guys!! I'm in.
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Prize 8: Marvel Premiere #15 CGC 9.0 - donated by comicdonna
- Bkd Reader, comicdonna, Bird and 1 other
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I sent in a form and am here, am I set?
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1 minute ago, adampasz said:
Nice. That was my backup.
We can switch if you want
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Prize 8: Marvel Premiere #15 CGC 9.0 - donated by comicdonna
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Just now, adampasz said:
Sorry everyone, it's too good to pass up.
That was what I was hoping for.
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I will offer a Mystery box, based on the Winners likes. Sorry for the late response, Opening a new store and it has been taking up a lot of my time.
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I'm in, sorry for the late reply.
- HollyJollyOne, WolverineX, Senormac and 1 other
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Did anyone who submitted at NYCC have books show up on your invoice list yet?
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1 hour ago, DanCooper said:
My Grand Book experience - I was going to a lot of brick and mortar comic shops in the NY area in the mid-1980s seeking out vintage DC Silver Age. I visited Grand one day and when I walked in, I was disappointed because all I saw was paperbacks, hard covers, magazines, but NO COMICS! I asked the guy behind the counter if he had comics and he handed two printed lists - one for Marvel and one for DC. He said the comics were in a back room or basement area that was not open to the public. You would select the books you wanted and he would go and locate them.
Not ready for this protocol and perusing the list, I selected about five DCs from the 1960-1965 era. Among them, I asked for a Green Lantern 40 because it was becoming a "hot" book because of the recent Crisis series. The list had no conditions listed, The five books I selected were all $10 or under each. The GL 40 was listed for $5. Off the guy went and about 10 minutes later emerged with the books requested. Again, most were semi-keys or early run books like Flash 111, a few non-Adventure Legion appearances in Superboy and the GL 40. I think the whole lot came out to around $30-$40.
I looked at the books and most were in VG shape. However, the GL 40 and another book from around 1964 looked to be unread and crisp. At least VF, if not better. I paid for all the books and left.
I decided to return a couple of weeks later and try something. This time, I asked if I could buy five copies of GL 40. I also asked for two copies of My Greatest Adventure 80 (first Doom Patrol). The guy went off to the back room and emerged with the seven books. Now, I wasn't obligated to buy all copies he brought out if I wasn't keen on condition. But, I also didn't want to upset the apple cart if this guy was OK with me buying these in multiple quantity. The condition on two of the five GL40s were like the first time - crisp and unread. One of the two MGA 80s were like this also. All other books were in VG/VG+.
About a month later, I decided to push the game a little farther. I recognized the familiar face behind the counter and he recognized me. I asked if I could buy every copy he had of GL40 and MGA80. He asked surprisingly "every copy?" I said yes and off he went to the back room. He emerged with about 9 copies of GL40 and 4 copies of MGA80. Four of the nine GL40 copies were the unread crisp and two of MGA80s were the same. Everything else was VG or barely fine.
Those were my last visits to Grand in 1986. Why I didn't go back and explore and buy more, I don't know. I was more into buying 10 cent DCs. They were harder to locate in condition. 12 cent DC books seemed readily available in condition in 1986 and a lot were still in speculative stages like the GL40.
A couple of years later, I saw a huge Joe Koch ad in the Buyer's Guide advertising a new collection. One book that caught my eye was House of Mystery 143, that was a "hot" book of the time. I went to Joe's warehouse by the Brooklyn Navy Yard and he showed me five of the highest graded HOM143s. I think he was asking $100 each. I bought the best one and asked Joe if he could tell me any background on this new collection. Joe said he bought out Grand Book's inventory!
I asked Joe if he had any Green Lantern 40s from the collection. He said "Strangely...no"
I went there from when I was a kid, back around the late 70's early 80's. I pretty much bought every issue of Daredevil for $2 each. I used to like his grab bags too, he had a stack of silver age books and you would pay $1.00 and pick one pack out of the stack. Got a few Silver Surfers out of there. I never knew Koch bought him out.
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On 8/1/2018 at 11:34 AM, jimjum12 said:
Is it possible you're thinking of Grand Book Center out of Brooklyn..... they were in the game early on. GOD BLESS....
-jimbo(a friend of jesus)
That was a great place, I used to stop there every day on my way home from school and get a new back issue. You would look at his price list and pick a book and he would get it. I had a friend named Chris that worked for him sorting stuff in the basement where he kept all the back issues. I lost touch with them, but by the time he stopped working there, he seemed to have every silver age issue of Marvel. I always wonder what ever happened to his collection.
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I'll choose:
20 - Prize #29: $25 on paypal - donated by Treemot
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Grades in, I almost forgot.
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5 hours ago, thirdgreenham said:
The following folks signed up last year but haven't this year. This is a friendly poke
in case you'd like to join again.
@Action Comics @agro23 @ashsaytr @battlerob @bighairjer @Callaway29 @Cascaders27 @ChrisInBaltimore @collector_bill @Comicsam @comicwiz
@comxdlr @danielortiz @ElrodAllWrong @Every Day A Story @F For Fake @fastballspecial @GeeksAreMyPeeps @grebal @guldanaaron1 @Havok Jinx
@HeyMoe @HighStakesComics @Iceman399 @IncredibleHauck @jaybuck43 @jhutton2 @JohnFranklin @Ken Aldred @manicnerd @mccollect @Michelangelo
@Mike's Rack @miraclemet @musicmeta @Mutie Fan @namisgr @NinjaSealed @Noodlez @Paddy_McShillihan @Patriot6 @pkpickard @Plantman @prez
@rdawood @Richard The Man @Ricksneatstuff @Ryan. @Senormac @silverseeker @Squad008 @ss5rmp @SteppinRazor @Terrapin @tomo @toro
@Treemot @trmoore54 @WEBHEAD @X_Phile
Also, in case you're interested @Bronze_Age_Fan @greggy @Betty-Bates @Comicdey
Thanks for the reminder. I'd like to join if it isn't too late.
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@thehumantorch Not sure if we are still on the clock, but since my spot is coming up, I will take either
#40 Fantastic Four 53
or if that is taken I will take
#17 MYSTERY BOX!! A nice multi-genre assortment of goodies shipped anywhere within the solar system Donated by 427Impaler
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#1 Wolverine 1 CGC 8.5 Donated by Wipple Shipped anywhere fedex delivers.
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My prize has been added to my placeholder.
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1 hour ago, canickus said:
whew!!!!!!!!!!
So close....Nice Job!!! Good Luck!!!
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14 hours ago, trmoore54 said:
The prize thread by my count is 31 prizes inclusive of placeholders...woefully lacking as we enter the halfway point of the contest. GET THOSE PRIZES POSTED!
I'll be posting a prize. I just havent figured out what it is yet.
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Sad excuse for grades submitted.
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2022 CGC Grading Contest Season 1 Winter Edition (#1) Sign-up Thread CLOSED!!!
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I'm in.