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On 3/30/2023 at 7:16 PM, Malacoda said:

Is there a special subset of house ads for books that were never actually published? 

Somewhat reminiscent of the Marvel Spotlight #8 cover.

I always liked these science info pages too...

If you are not going to carry insurance, at least move the more expensive items like the high value comics to a more secure location (like a safe) after hours. Leaving stuff out in the open, barely secured is only inviting problems.

Found this video of the 1967 Aurora catalog. What memories.

https://www.google.com/search?q=1967+aurora+catalog&client=ms-android-verizon-us-rvc3&bih=652&biw=360&hl=en&tbm=vid&sxsrf=APwXEdfPtJVur--uNrirsnYDCwgpm9OD7A%3A1679799393537&ei=YbQfZLOuIJKaptQPmP6EqAQ&oq=1967+aurora+catalog&gs_lcp=ChBtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXZpZGVvEAMyBQghEKABMgUIIRCgAToECCMQJzoICAAQigUQhgM6BQgAEKIEOgUIABCABDoHCCMQ6gIQJzoICAAQigUQkQI6CAgAEIAEELEDOgsIABCKBRCxAxCDAToLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6BwgAEIoFEEM6CggAEIAEEBQQhwI6AggTOgYIABAWEB46BQghEKsCOggIIRAWEB4QHVDDCFjbsAFgyNQBaAFwAHgAgAGrAogB1BqSAQcxNS4xNS4xmAEAoAEBqgEQbW9iaWxlLWd3cy12aWRlb7ABBcABAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-video#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:77992398,vid:ZAw7aCqUMqI

On 3/24/2023 at 5:05 PM, batman_fan said:

In my 20years of at least passively collecting model kits I have never seen the original Godzilla Gocart kit for sale.  The remake is pretty nice looking.

I remember putting a few of those "monster hot rods" together back in the 60's and even back then I don't remember seeing a Godzilla Go-Cart anywhere. I think I had Dracula's Dragster, Mummy's Chariot and King Kong's Thronester. Such fun pieces!

On 3/25/2023 at 1:21 AM, Terry E. Gibbs said:

That is so hard to get in that grade. Can I ask how much, as these seldom make it to GPA (we don't normally talk money - but the AF15 thread is nothing but price comparison)

This was an ebay purchase and it's actually showing up on GPA and GoCollect now. The last recorded sale of an 8.5 was back in 2018 and this book is showing as sold on Heritage in May of 2011 (It was graded in 2008). It looks very nice and I'm considering having it re-graded as pretty much all the wear is around the edges and corners. It was probably already pressed as I don't see see any kind of bends, dents, etc. It's a toss up on whether to pull the trigger on it or not. 

On 3/14/2023 at 2:09 AM, lizards2 said:

so..., pressing raw 9.0s into GLOD 9.2s?

Yeah, GLOD, not GOLD. 

I noticed a lot of those books have a fair amount of tanning and browning around the edges. 

On 3/13/2023 at 11:25 AM, JollyComics said:

That's why many people hold back on all expensive books after paying high in 2021 and don't want to lose money if they will sell now.

I also have this superpower of cracking out at 9.4 Universal label and sending it in for press and clean only to have it come back with a 9.2 Qualified label. 

I always thought Hawkman and Hawkgirl had the coolest costumes, but always seemed to be looked upon as kind of lame as Aquaman was portrayed in the Big Bang Theory. 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1674457

Found this article that seems to validate my prior question about the Topps Baseball Cards.

I heard a story where Topps loaded a barge with unsold Baseball cards in the early 50’s and had them hauled out and dumped in the Atlantic Ocean. Is this true or another one of those “urban legends”?

On 3/1/2023 at 9:49 PM, frozentundraguy said:

Time for another batch of Flash Comics. Your photo reminded me that issue #146 was the first one I bought when I started collecting back in the late 90's.

 

Shall I repeat myself....

On 2/24/2023 at 9:36 PM, frozentundraguy said:

Gathered a few Flash books for a group shot the other day.

 

On 2/24/2023 at 6:32 AM, flashlites said:

Nice little bunch there! Congratulations!!! Your collection must be nearly complete now? What else ae you looking for?

Ha, not even close, the earliest one I have is a raw, mid-grade #121.

On 2/23/2023 at 12:50 PM, StingerMcK said:

All are raw.  Once the issues move passed 200 and up are all mostly high grade.  She's a high grade snob unlike me

Just not sure yet how to move 200+ issues without taking a bath (the time it takes to sell individually, shipping cost now, etc), since so many issues are non key.  I've talked to a couple of shops and they say they're just not a lot of Flash buyers, and the non keys will be sitting around.

I've thought maybe she should start taking them to the cons we go to, and just trade with dealers that she buys from.

There are some boardies on here looking for books all the time. I would not be surprised if you get some hits just by what you've posted here already. You could always try putting them up in the sales thread too. Even I might be interested in (some) the pre-200 books, but it sounds like you want to sell them all as a lot all at once.

On 2/23/2023 at 9:22 AM, StingerMcK said:

If I may ask here, how is Flash Silver and Bronze doing these days?  My wife collected Flash for years but now wants to cash out and move onto Dell & Goldkey and is 27 issues from a complete run of Flash. A few issues in the teens, twenty's and thirty's, and a straight run from 139-350.  I know its DC and the only keys she has is 1st EM and Reverse Flash, are issues from the 70s and 80s just common and cheap?  Thanks!

Well, like everything, depends for the condition. Super-high-grade copies of #323 can go for a few hundred dollars, and #139 is pretty strong in most cases with even mid-grade copies going for several hundred dollars. Are any of them graded or are they all raw?

On 2/13/2023 at 9:42 AM, D2 said:

Which do you prefer to use? Do you see which you get best results with?

I have pretty much just used ComicConnect and ComicLink over the last decade or so. Results are varied and all over the place, you know how it goes, some books sell for more, some less. Sometimes you get surprised. I've had a few books listed for sale that didn't sell for my asking price and then put them up for auction just to see the final price go above my original asking price, so go figure!

I quit selling on ebay for this very reason. I just consign my books through an auction house and let them handle all the crazies out there. It's really too bad, but even one bad transaction isn't worth all the headaches and time spent trying to resolve it.