manetteska

Here's the dirty little secret of pressing: every book is at risk of damage in the process. You're exposing decades old paper that was never intended to be "high quality" to heat, pressure, and in many cases, humidity/moisture. It's like racing a car...to get the best results, you have to take the risk...but sometimes, you crash. It happens. So if you have a $1K book and CCS ruins it you're basically skrewed? I do not know, and will not speculate on this, the message board of the company that owns CCS. But I DO know that other pressers have damaged books, and not stepped up to the plate to address the issue satisfactorily with their customers, if they even mentioned it at all. Are you speaking specifically to Harbinger 1 or books damaged in general?

We don't usually look for spine splits on modern books, but the cover stock on H1 was bad enough that they are common. Top, bottom, center, at each staple, you name it I've seen it. Pressing can "cause" this defect as well. Meaning it can split an otherwise intact spine because the paper is so bad. Page/coupon browning is other one. Again, bad paper, it can get toasty. Staple placement... and bad staples. There are 2 and 3 staple versions of the book. Many have the staples shifted to the front and are not closed properly, so the staple seems longer than it should. It can detract from appearance. Thanks for the info. I'll check my copies -- pretty sure they all have coupons -- and take another look at the spines. The pressing-may-break-it is a little scary, too.

What are some of these common defects on H 1 to look out for -- apart from the usual things to look for on any book to sub?

Nice summary.

Check out those 2008 prices. And in my very limited in-the-weeds experience, Solar 10 is more difficult to find in the wild in 9.8 condition. Black covers and a cover stock that shows any imperfection; also not easy to press things out.

Did the seller confirm #1 and #3 were 1st printings? Check for that when these arrive. It will be noted in the legend if it is a later printing. He said all were first printings. Here's hoping! Congrats! You have yourself the beginnings of a nice little set.

I liked this actor in Whiplash, but then recently saw him (again) in the latest Divergent series flick. I don't think he's cut out for anything where he tries to be tough -- in any sense of the word. I thought the same thing about Keanu Reeves before I saw the first trailer to Point Break. Fair enough, but he already tried to be a tough guy in INSURGENT (and the earlier DIVERGENT) and it didn't take. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Even thought these books are $400+, they probably would have gone higher as regular auctions instead of Buy-It-Now/Best-Offer. I thought the Solar #10 in particular. I'm not sure how many have been graded 9.8's, but I believe it is under 20. It's actually around 50 or so.

I liked this actor in Whiplash, but then recently saw him (again) in the latest Divergent series flick. I don't think he's cut out for anything where he tries to be tough -- in any sense of the word. While checking out his credits on IMDb, saw that Fantastic Four 2 is already a go?

Selling on ebay and having 340 feedback since 02 is still new on ebay to me. Just my terrible opinion. Only a new ebay seller ships an item without tracking. Doesnt have to be shipped through eBay, but no tracking is newbie. A complete newbie. Feedback means alot. At least to me. Cant understand why some people on the boards include their ebay feedback in their selling threads when its in the triple digits. I try to stay away from them. Again, just a terrible opinion of mine. Probably lost a lot of deals because of this. I'm still in the triple digits.

2nd & Charles.... Where are you located?

I'm not seeing $25 anywhere on eBay. Selling for $4-$6. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&ghostText=&_sacat=0&_sop=13&_nkw=archer+armstrong+8&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc

Depends on your definition of "way" more and "a couple" of years ago. 2008 and the front half of 2009 were insane.

FWIW, here are Harbinger 1 9.8 Blue sales for 2014: Dec-31-2014 $309 Cert# 1057149036 Sep-20-2014 $300 Cert# 1035689007 Sep-16-2014 $367 Cert# 1224642001 Jun-16-2014 $360 Cert# 1136725002 Apr-18-2014 $395 Cert# 1199834011 Mar-15-2014 $301 PQ: W Feb-23-2014 $345 Cert# 1176122002 Feb-04-2014 $330 Cert# 1170424010 Jan-31-2014 $325 Cert# 1174583001 Jan-24-2014 $335 Cert# 1018240017

This Just Happened. And This is Happening Now (yes, a lot of 0 bidders, but a couple presumably legit bidders have bumped it up). And This. Time to offer up one of my copies to the eBay gods.

recalledcomics.com, brah.

I don't expect post-Unity first appearance books like Bloodshot #6 to be able to sustain the high prices from the past week. There are just too many of them... and Ninjak probably isn't going to have 400,000 fans clamoring for a copy. If the first appearance of Doomsday is still under $100 for a CGC 9.8, it's hard to imagine the first appearance of Ninjak above $100 for a CGC 9.8. The print run on Bloodshot #6 is probably higher than Man of Steel #18. It is? It is http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=man+of+steel+17+cgc+9.8&rmvSB=true&LH_Complete=1&_from=R40&LH_Sold=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xman+of+steel+18+cgc+9.8.TRS0&_nkw=man+of+steel+18+cgc+9.8&ghostText=&_sacat=0 Oh, 1st full Doomsday, gotcha. While I do agree with valiantman's thesis now, if Ninjak makes it to the silver screen, all logic goes out the window. Same for the flip side: if Doomsday shows up on screen MoS 18 takes off.

Thanks! Pretty sure my copies have that in there.

$100 for a raw Harbinger #1? I like this. Anyone have a quick picture to show how the coupon(s) should look on an untouched copy?

Received my older submission back yesterday; no pics yet, sorry. One dud and one lower than expected, but overall very pleased. BATMAN 171 6.0 - 1st Riddler BATMAN 171 6.5 - 1st Riddler BATMAN 181 6.5 - 1st Poison Ivy CAPTAIN MARVEL 18 9.4 - Carol Danvers gains powers DOCTOR STRANGE 169 7.0 DOCTOR STRANGE 169 7.5 JIMMY OLSEN 134 5.5 - Darkseid cameo JIMMY OLSEN 134 6.0 - Darkseid cameo MARVEL PREMIERE 9.2 - 1st Iron First MARVEL SUPER-HEROES 12 8.5 - 1st Capt. Marvel MARVEL SUPER-HEROES 13 8.0 - 1st Carol Danvers MARVEL SUPER-HEROES 13 A7.0 - 1st Carol Danvers (right edge trimmed) STRANGE ADVENTURES 180 7.0 - 1st Animal Man STRANGE TALES 126 7.5 - 1st Clea & Dormammu THOR 165 8.0 - 1st Thor

Deathmate Black time?

Guess I picked the right time to stumble into a copper collection. Now I just need Spawn #9 to pick back up again (those 2 stacks contain at least 15 copies; and the Bloodshot 0's at least 5).

Any reason for this asking price?

If they were unnoticeable then no one would have noticed.

Some strong results in this thread; perhaps it's time for some us to buy scanners. But which one.....