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34 minutes ago, Ovrclck said:

Great pickup! These books are starting to get up there finally $$$ 

Thanks. Wish i would've bought this last year when i was looking. It was about $100 cheaper then. 

3 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

3... I have 3

 

 

4 would be excessive and take away from the GA and art purchases 

You can donate one to the charity of me 

2 minutes ago, Dave2739 said:

I thought that Hollywood guy in the other thread was the one in jail for 20 years. Or am I getting these fellas mixed up?

I think its hollywood

1 minute ago, mattn792 said:

@PrenatalCarnageSwami 

5 minutes ago, mattn792 said:

And its not just Carnage folks, he also dabbles in waxing strips...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Waxing-Strips/264200319734?hash=item3d8390f2f6:g:cZEAAOSwiu5bOFtn:rk:1:pf:0

Think I'll get the asm 362 and some prenatal vitamins. Such a great combo. 

How is this still going? 

Astonishing spiderman & and wolverine 2

I do love the evolution of threads here 

Could be cool.  Wondering why they put out this release without actually showing the product, though. 

2 hours ago, GACollectibles said:

Two years ago I used this company to move three 46x46x47 crates worth of product.  Crates get dropped off at your home(in this case staged into the garage), you fill/secure them and then arrange pickup. A few days later they arrive at new destination.  I highly recommend this service.  If you have any questions, PM me.

YouCrate.com

The crate is held securely together by clips that pop off with screwdriver or claw hammer, you can take one side off if desired but I took all of them off so I could shrinkwrap the product to secure it.  The company was pleasant to deal with, very accommodating with schedule and the product was exactly in the same condition as when it left.  I shipped everything from longboxes to slabs and misc boxes as well.

This is something I'll look into.  I might ask a friend if its possible to leave it here and come get it after completing the move also.  I've heard the horror stories of military moves from many people.  So far I've only had some minor issues in my moves but really don't want to risk it this time.  The good stuff will definitely be coming with me, but fitting 4K plus of comics in my car isn't an option so I really appreciate all the feedback. 

17 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:

A locking, mobile chest won't keep the entire box from disappearing altogether, but it will protect it's contents from disappearing. Something like this is relatively inexpensive and perfect for CGC slabs or raw books of higher value. My guess is that the typical collection, no matter the range or size, carries 90% of it's monetary value within a very small amount of books, relatively speaking to the overall scope of that collection. Safeguarding that upper 10% of value in a chest or 2 or 3 chests like this would probably safeguard 90% of your collections value by their inclusion there in.

I'll definitely look into these for raw books im not carrying with me. All my graded stuff will fit in my car. But I would feel more at ease knowing my pricier raw books are locked up. 

8 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

@meshuggah

Over the summer of 2018 I was asked to help facilitate a move from Florida to New York.  I said no problem and hopped a one way flight in July to help out. We drove the car back but a moving company was hired to bring all the non essentials up to be stored temporarily in a storage facility.  Before I begin I want to make it perfectly clear that I was not a part of the vetting or hiring of the moving service.  The person that did this hired a company that they felt gave the best price. 

What happened? 

1. Truck broke down the day of the move...they had to reschedule for the next day...
2. Company gave them the run-around to the person that hired them as the person that hired them is a good person.
3. I am not a good person when people give the run-around. I took the phone and got involved and had some choice words. 
4. My inner BS alarm went off after having a conversation with them. 
5. Turns out after doing a thorough background search, search on the owners and anyone else connected that it was a sham service where the owner of the company was convicted of multiple felonies in trafficking stolen items, were convicted of fraud and other crimes associated with running a sham moving company.  Basically they quoted a price and would then hold your items saying the move was more expensive then previously thought and that you owed more money and had to play a storage fee while you disputed it.  According to many complaints people gave up and just paid to get their stuff back. 
6. We called the parent company that had supposedly subcontracted this company and they stated that they had stopped doing business with this subcontracted moving company. 
7. The owner of the company was basically told that his services would not be required and we quickly moved everything into storage themselves and hired a few 'locals'. 
8. We drove back to New York and the Real Estate agent that sold the house in Florida was nice enough to oversee a proper moving company ship everything to New York. 
9. When I am bored, I like to keep tabs on Mr Moving Company Scam and continue to see him miserable.  He was recently in trouble again... awwww shucks. 

Moral of the story... CAREFULLY vet your moving company.  Sometimes the best price is not the best choice.  Let's also be real for a second that many people who are involved in the day to day of a moving company might have made some mistakes in their past.  However, trafficking stolen items and defrauding customers in moving scams are not acceptable 'mistakes in the past'.

 

 

 

Definitely food for thought, thanks. And to @kav for that article. 

Any recommendations for prepping the boxes? Should i tape the tops on? Any recommended subsatnce to fill empty space in a box (packing paper, id assume)?

7 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:

Three letters:  D I y!!

One way rental.  A trailer. A truck or van.

If your collection has great meaning and/or value, do not let other people handle these boxes and/or books for you.  D. I. y.

You're not wrong, However, that probably won't happen as I'm a single guy yet have a lot of stuff and 2 cars to move. 

That's one thing I won't have to worry about as the company is contracted through the military and are paid via that contract. 

26 of the top 100

Bottom line is I'm looking for advice on moving my collection.  I have a PCS move from Newport News, VA to San Antonio, TX in about 4 months.  Last time I moved it was a short distance and my collection was able to be crammed in my car.  Definitely not an option this time aside from my graded books that I'll bring with me when I drive out. 

Side note is that I recently switched my tracking software which has me going back through everything to ensure I properly log it all and I wanted to sort and label my boxes properly before this move.  It's been a lot of fun revisiting my collection as it really all just sits there after being read.  Stumbling across books I forgot I had like Ms. Marvel 17 and X-men 125 has been cool.  Plus it brings back memories of all the old stories I've read and forgot about.  Though some, (Red Hulk) should probably stay forgotten.  Needless to say the room's an absolute mess now (see the terrible pic) that most everything's pulled out and I'm trying to resort it all as I log it. 

22 hours ago, ivdyer said:

Just in.   Took six long months to get this one back and now its off to CGC.  I thought long and hard on who I wanted for this piece and she did not disappoint.  Natali Sanders on my Margot Robbie signed blank.........

I love Natali's work.  So glad I have a piece from her too.  She is pricey though. 

On ‎1‎/‎8‎/‎2019 at 9:57 AM, ivdyer said:

Can finally post these as they are on their way to CGC....Felipe Massafera

Both of these are amazing but the Phoenix is ridiculous

Missed out on his little tantrum but I still see him listing things for sale in different FB groups routinely.  I just think back to this thread and the old one from the Sig room where he ripped off everyone.  Its sad that he can continue on after all that he's done. 

That magneto vs wolverine is mind blowing

I voted back when you posted. I think its a valid complaint. One of the major things with encapsulating a book is presentation. I collect custom sketches on blanks and my newest one has lots of rings. Luckily you can't really see them unless you angle the book right. I display my sketches on my desk at work and my mantle at home. If I saw rings all over it, I'd probably not display it and would feel like I wasted money paying an artist to make something that I just keep in a box.

I'm all for cgc communicating something to us. Whether it's we're looking into it, we don't know what causes it or we don't care deal with it.

I'd prefer that they figure out a solution and keep us informed somehow of what we can anticipate the correction will be. The silence right now is a disappointment. 

1 minute ago, Get Marwood & I said:

That's more like it. Definitely a fly or two in that soup. Keeps the poll alive while we await divine intervention.... 

I've been following this thread since the beginning and my LCS owner just happened to show me this as I was dropping off some books to be sent in for grading. I saw the rings immediately and had to snap a photo. 

@Get Marwood & I Heres a 2nd gen case i saw at my LCS today. Pics aren't the best. It's a bit worse in person. I have a few 2nd gen cases with rings but its minimal and most are on the back cover.