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Getting that Signature really didn't add any value.

Which Pedigree(s) do you feel cheapen "it"?

I received a last-minute notification I was off the wait list and had a table if I wanted one (actually, two tables as it turns out). I'm not a "regular" dealer by any stretch, and mainly sell on eBay, so none of my stock was priced but, as Hector said, this is the "big" local con in this area and I didn't want to pass it up. Thankfully, 95%+ of buyers understood they had to ask for prices, but I (tried) to make up for my unpreparedness by discounting prices a good amount. I almost always go to this con as a buyer, arriving early and leaving around noon and there was always a line waiting to pay and get in. This year 10am (full opening) rolled around and the hall was empty. Hector was saying other local cons had a low turnout but I thought this one would be different -- it was not. I can't speak to any market or buyer changes as I setup so infrequently, but even with the lower-than-expected attendance, I sold a lot in volume and price-wise. My stock for this show was not Marvel/DC/Bronze/Copper/Modern -- it was almost exclusively weird indie stuff and Star Wars.

How has this show been in the past as a vendor? I have only setup there 3 or so times over the years and it was always a good show for selling for the area. However, I haven't done it in a while and, overall, I'm hearing sales are slowing down at the other local shows. Specifically at this show, one of the main dealers would make it his mission to hit most of the other dealers before the doors opened and make large piles of books to buy. I don't think he has done that in a while, or even shown up at this show (that spending spree alone would probably make it a good day for the majority of sellers). @jsilverjanet has been setting up at this show consistently for years; he will have more comprehensive info.

I was too late to sign up as a vendor, so will be there as a buyer/browser/complainer.

Nice grab!

I don't know, you think it's rough? It's got nice color, spine may look closer to a 6.0 than 7.0. Nice corners. I'd say perfect wrap, and it's very clean. Back cover is as white as a white sail on a dusky sea.......and that's really white. White pages also. It's the R H stamp on the yellow rocket I find really distracting. Hard to tell if that affected the price as there aren't many recent sales in this grade range to compare it to. There are 7 -7.0's and 5 7.5's out there. I'm waiting for a 5.0 to 6.0 to come around before I go broke buying other stuff. Let's compare these two (albeit these are low-res images and just the front cover); both are mainly black covers from the same era.

Is it just me or is that a rough 7.0?

Similar to Spawn: 1:100 like all of the eBay listings say.

Thank you, CGC Boards (and @littledoom ) for telling me about this. Read this thread five days ago and found a copy in a large stack last night.

I make a lot of offers on ebay. A couple of times now they have requested payment information before I can make an offer. If it is accepted, I am billed immediately. This doesn't bother me, but is this happening to anyone else? I've been on ebay for over two decades so it isn't because I'm new or ever backed out of a deal. Yes; when I put in an offer I now have to put in a payment method. However, it's not happening to everyone, as I have had people accept offers I send them and then take 12+ hours until I'm notified they have paid. Unsure how eBay is rolling it out -- by area, feedback score, etc.

eBay either needs to require all users to have a form of payment ready to go -- and authorized to go -- or they need to look into why so many of their users get hit with "family emergencies" right when it's time to pay for an auction.

Apologies in advaance if this is common knowledge, but on this book (or any like this), is the 15% already factored in? Or is it $4830+ 15% as it still says "will be added"?

I was hoping for President's Choice.

What say ye? Account for the glare!

Now I have to check my copy's PQ and determine it's richness on the tomato/coral/pink/fire engine/stop sign scale.

Taylor Swift in an x-rated film.... j/k

Bobbly Blue collection cleaned and pressed (of course), but also lightened? Potential drama or par for the course?

It will be up for auction again…and again… Yeah. Usually these are taken down before the "auction" ends. Same with the CL 25 listing, the lot of GA comics listing, Contact #12, etc.

99.99% not a real sale. Strike that; just checked the listing. 100% not real.

99.99% not a real sale.

A two-fer! A shame about the chips but I don’t think I’m going to be buying (or finding) an upgrade anytime soon.

Now I have to go find my copy... As to PL #17 and Jo-Jo #25, considering these are questioned Baker covers (and some would argue definitively not), they still continue to bring in big money. Is that due to limited buyer knowledge, iconic imagery regardless of artist, other?

I guess I'm a bit out of touch on the Jo-Jo #25; I thought that price was crazy until I looked up recent sales -- seems in-line. Is it definitely a Baker cover?

Understood. I have two copies -- haven't looked at the older one in a bit -- but I'd say mid-grade as well.