greggy

Yo, it's in the works!

Greggy. I'll. Send. Ham. To. Eat. Your. Face. If. You. Don't. Make. It. Right. Ok, do what you must! I just can't please everyone!

Yo, I ignored it yesterday because I had to stop the retarded madness that we were engaged in last night! Also, it was bed time!

Dammit, Greggy! DID YOU KILL MOUSE'S FIVE-STAR RATING?!?!?!?! Yo, relax man. I gave the man a 5 star rating. There are other haters in the world. To be honest, I am surprised that he last over an hour at 5 stars. Most people get rated down right away!

Well Dungeon finally outed herself but it's hard to tell if she is really a girl. BTW, like the new avatar much better!

Well, you would have to do something bad to go into the "box"! Sorry, but no free passes!

You could go and read all the threads. However, the massacre posts and threads were pulled and are in the penalty box. Everyone should be in the box at least once!

Huh? WTF are you talking about?

ROFL I can't believe you can identify yourself by a two-word quote. That's hilarious... and very, very, very scary. Mmmm, my memory is better than you think. However, that is the kind of junk that I would write back in the day!

My favorite quote from a board member: "Damn student!" Sniff! That was me in my glory days! I will never view X-mas the same again!

OK, I looked through my Overstreets and found the potential sale that you may be referring to regarding the Action #1. In Overstreet #15 (1985), the market report by Bob Overstreet identified the following major sales: 1) Mile High Marvel Comics 1 sold for $35,000 as well as numerous other sales in the $20,000 - $24,000 range. 2) The Mile High Action #1 was sold to a dealer (I believe John Snyder) for $20,500 and issues 2 - 13 were sold to him for $29,500. These books were then sold to a collector (Probably Dave Anderson). Overstreet reports that the cash/trade value on the #1 was set at $25,000!

OK, I finally was able to look through my Overstreets from #6 (1976) to #15 (1985). Here are my findings with respect to the preservation products being advertised: #6 (1976) Comic boxes were first being advertised. #9 (1979) Ernie Gerber places his first ad for sealed mylar products as well as other preservation products such as acid free carton boxes. #10 (1980) Ernie Gerber advertises the first acid free cardboard (backing boards). Also, Bill Sarill makes the first mention of the proper type of cardboard to use in the preservation section. #15 (1985) This is the first guide in which I saw the cheaper quality backing boards being advertised for sale. So...it looks like Donut was using the good quality boards in its infancy!

Well, Action 1 guided for $4,200 in the 1976 Overstreet in "Mint" condition. Given the aversion of collectors paying over guide for any books at that time, that sounds a bit high. I read the market reports from issue 6 (1976) to 10 (1980). It does report a sale of a NM sale of an Action 1 in issue 10 for $9,400. However, in issue #9, it did report that a "Mint" Marvel Comics #1 sold for $13,500 and that the Washington Post did a story and other papers picked it up. This may the be book you may have remembered!

All I know is that the Mile High run of Action 1-20 was sold in a lot in the early 1980s for $20,000 total. That makes a sale in the early 70s of $25,000 impossible. I will review an early issue of Inside Comics where they reported that a copy sold for approximately $1,800.

Well, the price was definitely not $25,000 that early. I believe that it was in the $2,500 range!

Mike, I have been a previous post by Donut and he mentioned that he was bagging and boarding his comics in the late 1970s. Do you have any recollection of there being commercially available boards at that time? Odin88 stated that he believes that boards became commercially available in the mid-1980s, which is probably closer to what I believe may be correct, as far as my local are is concerned. I took a break from buying comics from 1982 to sometime in 1989. When I stopped in 1982, I don't recall seeing any books with backing boards. But when I came back, they were everywhere! Oh well, perhaps a review of all the other Overstreets may be in order!

Yes, unlike others, I stick to my resolutions!

As I do have the Overstreet Price Guides #1 to #5, here are the relevant ads/articles in those issues: Issue #1 No articles but a exterior back cover ad by Robert Bell selling his Marvel Comic Bags. Issue #2 As in #1plus there is an interior ad by Jack Hunt for comic bags and identification labels. Issue #3 There is an article in the beginning section stating the causes of yellowing and aging of comic book paper. In addition, there is a section regarding the prevention of aging and yellowing. Here it is verbatim: 1) Store books in a dar, cool place with an ideal relative humidity of 50% and a temperature of 40 - 50 degree or less. Air conditioning is recommended. Do not use cardboard boxes as most contain harmful acids. Seal books in mylar or other suitable wrappings, containers, bags, or cabinets which will protect them from heat, excessive dampness, ultraviolet light (use tungsten filament lights), and polluted air. 2) The destructive acids in comic book paper can be neutralized by treating with a buffer. Calcium carbonate, ammonia, magnesium carbonate, and sodium pyrophosphate are recommended. A method of application would have to be devised. Spraying the buffer directly on the paper from a spray applicator is recommended. The process takes only 5 to 10 minutes to treat 100 sheets of 6x9 inches. Exposing the paper to ammonia gas is promising also which would not involve wetting the paper. Either treatment, plus proper storage should greatly person_having_a_hard_time_understanding_my_point if not eliminate the aging problem in comic book paper. More ads are poping up in this issue. Here are the following advertisers who are selling bags: 1) Robert Bell 2) Tannar Miles 3) Park Book Store 4) Comic Supplies Co. Issue #4 The article in the beginning section in this issue only mentions the proper way to store the books as mentioned in issue #3. The part regarding the neutralization of acids is not included in this issue. Ads selling bags include the following: 1) Robert Bell 2) Investors Corporation of America Issue #5 Articles in the beginning include the same storage article as in #3 and #4. However, there is a more extensive article regarding the prevention of aging and yellowing. It is reproduced verbatim here: Acids left in comic book paper during manufacture are the primary cause of aging and yellowing. Because of this, many collectors are concerned that their comics will become brittle after so many years, and that nothing can be done to stop it. Their concerns is well-founded of course, but something can be done to neutralize the acids in comic book paper which would greatly person_having_a_hard_time_understanding_my_point, if not eliminate, the problem of aging. The following method of deacidification is highly recommended by David Cushman of Trenton, N.J., who has successfully treated from 50 to 100 books at a time. David has a Ph. D. in Biochemistry and has done extensive research in treating comic book paper. His method is simply exposing the books to gaseous ammonia which is inexpensive and requires no special equipment. Ammonia carbonate is commonly employed as smelling salts because of its rapid dissociation at room temperature to form ammonia gas and ammonium bicarbonate. A handful or more of ammonium carbonate, freshly pulverized, at the bottom of a suitable container such as a polystyrene ice chest will produce enough ammonia gas to neutralize around 30 to 40 comics placed loosely in the container. The completeness of neutralization of the dry comic book pages can be tested if desired by inserting in the comics dry strips of any pH indicating paper that will change color in the dry state upon neutralization by ammonia; but if sufficient ammonium carbonate is employed, and if the comic books are not too tightly packed, neutralization will be completed within four days (for best results invert the stack after two days). NOTE: The ammonia gas will penetrate the pages of the book pages even though several are stacked on top of each other. The permanency of the neutralization is not known. It would be a good idea to repeat the treatment after several years. Ads selling comic bags include the following: 1) Robert Bell 2) Investors Corporation of America -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks all folks!

Boy, you are a bigger dink when you are drunk!

Damn, the schooling in Canada is not that good!

Hey, I am the creator of new verbs! Now scram, as I am working on my year in review thread. Just say that you will be featured very prominently in the thread. Both in a positive and negative light!

I always thought of you as a sh*t for brains anyway. Arch has been notified about your profanity masking!

You should never post when you are drunk! Wait, you always post like this!