Shrevvy

Why not?

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The act of issuing a 1099 is stating you have income. It is up to you to prove that you do not. Hence, "prove your innocence" as you have be accused of having income when you in fact do not. It has been said before, many will pay taxes that are not due because of ignorance or caution (since people do like the word fear in this context). The government trust comment was a facetious response to shad's "what happened to this country" comment. I thought it was funny, but it apparently missed its mark.

It is not about paying taxes. It is about forcing people to pay taxes that they do not owe. In the eBay email, they make reference to a bike purchased for $1500 and sold for $800. No tax is due (can't even take a write-off for the loss), but a 1099 will now be issued. Prove your innocence. You miss this point over and over. The government used to trust its citizens. What happened to this country?

I have three Sailor pens. Two are new and the third is the 1972 one above. I have not been pleased with the two new Sailors. I may eventually move those along. The Sailor pocket pen was more of an afterthought when I was buying a couple other Japanese pens (Pilots). I was very surprised and prefer it over the two modern Sailors. All three are 21k nibs. I do like celluloid. I have a couple other Montegrappa celluloid pens including two flex nibs (one will be sold). I keep several inked. At my office, I am using a Montegrappa Fortuna (black ink) and a Pilot Deluxe (blue). At home, I have the Parker Premier (bronze/orange) and two Parker 88s (blue and red). I got three pens yesterday in the mail from Japan (all Pilots) and have two more coming next week (Parker 75 and a leather wrapped Platinum). No, I don't have a problem...It's such a cheap hobby.

Did not intent to collect fountain pens, but I guess I do. I just like writing with them and have accumulated several. Here are three. Top is a 1990s Montegrappa Symphony, middle is a 1980s Parker Premier and the bottom is a Sailor pocket pen from 1972. The Sailor was thrown into a deal for some other pens. It is a surprisingly good writer and I am glad I got it. Strange to think pens were important enough that companies were competing for consumer dollars at a pretty high level. The pocket pens were to meet a need for writing on the go - small, light writers. They were also part of the gold wars between the big three Japanese manufacturers. Nibs went from 14k to 18k to 21k and eventually 23k gold. This pocket pen is a 21k fine nib.

I read it the same way and thought "fluke" must be a euphemism.

All I know is that 9 out of 10 people on this board would have graded that FF a 9.2 or better if it was raw... The FF may be a weak 9.2, but I would not call it fugly. Take away the big $$$ price and most any of us would be happy to have it in our collection.

X-men 2, 3, 10 per PM.

I agree. I love the coloring on this cover. Always been one of my favorite early FF covers. And a red pants Sub-mariner. I really should upgrade my copy...

I would call only one Crisis cover classic (#7), maybe two (#8). What is the appeal of 3, 10 and 12? Are they first appearances? None of the issues look pricey in 9.8 in GPA.

ASM 2, 7, 10 per PM

I don't understand the love for Platt art and the hate for Liefeld art.

How long does it take to carve an invisible sculpture? Is it expensive to ship?

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Another pick up from the LCS. Hulk #333 signed on the first page.

The “CVR” designation seems a bit generous. NG would seem more appropriate. A smaller case would be better as well. Such a small piece looks absurd in a full sized case. I’m not familiar with blue label CVR slabs, but how is this not trimmed? Are there purple label CVR slabs?

I assume the marketplace decides. People seek out desirable covers and ultimately pay more for them. Hulk 340 is valuable because of the cover whether it is designated as such by CGC/Overstreet or not. Any designation should be made as a reaction to the marketplace not the other way around.

I look at the covers and even the McWebbing looks nearly identical. I'll have to look up that video.

Is there really original art for each cover? I always assumed they were the same art. Drop the NYC skyline on 300 and dress Spidey in red & blue and you have 301. I'd like to see someone with photoshop skills lay the 301 Spidey on top of the 300 Spidey. Even as a teen 301 seemed lazy to me. It was one of my least favorite of the McFarlane run because of that.

DD 7, ASM 2, Showcase 75 per PM.