manetteska

What if the Pedigree comic is not Universal?

I'm not a diamond account holder. But there are other people on here who are, other than this guy (or at least they claim to be). The individual who provided me the info saw the original ASM 667 thread, saw some of the things that were being said and decided to investigate for himself. My own investigations were limited to public record. He reached out to some contacts at diamond and got the info. Since this info is not supposed to be public (as we are constantly being told by certain boardies through their multiple sock puppet accounts), I was asked not to publicize it, lest it be traced back to either him, or his source. I gave my word, and I will keep it until/unless he says I can post it myself or he posts it himself. -J. Is this bombshell "info" in any physical form or something he/she was told over the phone?

With the touch-ups, I wouldn't be so quick to call the top trimming a production miscut. Looks to me like when someone tries to cut a stack of paper on a large cutting board and the paper shifts halfway through the cut. Despite it's flaws, that is one great presenting copy. I’m not calling the cut one way or the other. I’m srating away from this one, though it does look very nice.

It's a mock-up done for the banner, not an actual CGC 9.2 graded and slabbed Incredible Hulk #1. Yep. Soon after I typed that out I figured it was something made up for the display, and probably 2 merged items (Hulk #1 and Hulk #1 CGC 9.2 case) rather than a legit item.

With an unrestored 2.0 going for $4k, I think it's got a long way to go... Depends on what "minor touch ups" means. And if someone is willing to take a chance it's a typical St. John's miscut and not a trim.

Cinderalla Love #25 up on ebay, featuring "some minor touch ups near the spine, the upper part of the front cover might ha[ve] been trim[m]ed at some time and the book has a slight musty smell." Already at $676.

I stopped at that shop a few years ago when I was in town for a wedding. There are a lot of boxes out on the floor, but I felt the good stuff was in the boxes behind the counter. Unfortunately, probably b/c I was a new guy, anything behind the counter had to be asked for specifically -- no pulling it down and looking myself. I managed to rattle off some titles and scored a cheap Deadworld #10. Looks like a great store for locals.

So the above is a legitimate picture of the CGC banner? Even though it looks like there is white paper/board behind the Hulk and not an interior loose microchamber?

Just the two wall displays plus 3 short boxes (hard to see on the table). We only brought slabs. Did you drive it there or fly? Looks like the decision to only bring slabs paid off. Great job.

Did you bring more books than the 2 wall displays?

blissard dropped quite a few raw Bakers on eBay last night: https://www.ebay.com/sch/Golden-Age-1938-55/66/m.html?_ssn=blissard&_sop=1

Which one?

How many video game booths?

Some of us can see the value in partial information. Some of us, it seems, cannot. Comparing one issue's ordering ratio to another is way to compare if one was easier/harder to obtain when placing orders. That's it: how many you had to order to have one sent to you. Anything further than that to determine number available is not a best guess; it is just a guess. This partial information is partial and also not relevant to anything else.

I think it was hectortoldme.net True. But also that other site. Hector was the real hero that day.

Updated price: $550 shipped in the US. Closing thread tonight. Thanks for looking!

I was more comparing the legality issue with the various forms of gambling. People have no problem throwing in $20 for superbowl squares but then it appears some people draw the line when it comes to raffles. Both are illegal gambling but they are more in the grey zone in my opinion (everyone is free to have their own grey zone limits). Well, that and what the "house" keeps. Usually when entering a March Madness bracket where there is a payout, the organizer doesn't keep 1/3 of the fees. Additionally, March Madness, the Super Bowl, etc. are large events happening a handful of times per year (combined). These raffles occur simultaneously and repeatedly, amounting to huge fee-free gains. Berkbridge had $100k+ in sales in a month and a similarly illegal/unethical method for getting around a 10-13% fee collection; this is nearly triple that amount of fee savings. And at the end of the day, there may not even be a real "winner".

$565 $550 shipped. OW-W pages Apologies for the glare; PM me if you would like additional pictures.

1. US shipping only at this time. 2. Payment made via PayPal. 3. Payment made within 72 hours of deal agreement. 4. First take it (or similar) by time stamp in thread or PM wins. 5. Returns accepted; I must be contacted within 7 days of receipt. Buyer pays return shipping costs.

A big glare purchase picture.

Agreed on the first part. On the second part, private lotteries are illegal, at least in the US. And to the other poster, yes, if a company sells $200k of “raffle” tickets for a $100k car, pocketing the extra, that is also illegal.

$100,000 car?

I know how comic raffles work and their appeal to suckers. Why doesn’t he sell on eBay? Because he gets less money compared to doing something probably illegal but not policed well. How does this sound: I’ll hold a raffle for $17,000 cash, $50 buy-ins, but first I need to collect $20,000.

Most of the Facebook raffles I was in limited it to 20% over GPA but when you factor in saved fees then 33% sounds right. But I've not done one in over a year so maybe they have changed their rules since then. It was just too big of a time drain and pretty addictive so I leave it alone. And we're not going to get into the legality of running a for-profit "raffle" for an individual, right? Which, by necessitating a buy-in, makes them lotteries, not raffles. Ah, but who cares? Everyone's doing it and I'm making money.

You have JSJ tote bags?!