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you want to burn a JIM 83? ROFL okeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... yes.....burn it. That 100% guarantees it can never create the same problem again. that's upside down face. You'd be better off to burn CGC headquarters and every slabbed container everywhere in the world. Comics matter, CGC does not. So explain to me what good it does keeping a scarlet letter book in circulation? And if CGC purchases it, then why does it matter what they do to it?? Keeping the book in circulation is dangerous. - In August 2011 a TMNT #1 3rd printing was incorrectly slabbed as a 1st printing CGC 9.8 and sold for $22,752 on Pedigree Comics site. Link to Pedigree sale - CGC made the buyer whole by finding them another TMNT #1 CGC 9.8 - The book then reappeared for sale in September 2013 on Comiclink. Because boardies saw it, I was able to report it to Comiclink before it sold. - We still don't know who has the book. Link: TMNT Difference in Printings thread (page 27 where the book is back on Comiclink) BUT the JIM 83 was slabbed twice as a blue label; seems just as reasonable it wasn't actually trimmed. Big difference between that and a book that is 100% without a doubt mislabeled wrong as to the printing.

you want to burn a JIM 83? ROFL okeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... yes.....burn it. That 100% guarantees it can never create the same problem again. Seeing as how my "burn it" comment lit a "fire" under many of you (that's a pun), I'm going to follow the discussion yet bow out. GL to everyone You can't seriously be a comic collector or have any love for comics if you don't wince at the thought of a nice looking JIM 83 being burned because a company messed up on labeling it. And that's not a personal attack on you at all. I'm just scratching my head on why you would think the reaction of some here would be anything but NOOOOO..

This is what happens to items retired for such reasons. Destruction isn't necessary (nor was that what I implied) as they end up in collections with no intent to liquidate. Now if only I can find out how one gets on the list to receive these retired items...

you want to burn a JIM 83? ROFL okeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... yes.....burn it. That 100% guarantees it can never create the same problem again. that's upside down face. You'd be better off to burn CGC headquarters and every slabbed container everywhere in the world. Comics matter, CGC does not. So explain to me what good it does keeping a scarlet letter book in circulation? And if CGC purchases it, then why does it matter what they do to it?? A scarlet letter book to a VERY small number of collectors. Heck, crack it out and put a black dot with a sharpie on the bottom of every page and sell it to me. I'd even promise to keep it in my collection and have it buried with me when I die if you want.

Methinks there needs to be a PIF Hall of Shame for all the gypsies, tramps and thieves. I like the idea someone had about a trading thread. Me too. Let's face it, that's what the PIF thread is. I think that way you could make a more clearly defined set of rules without having to worry about ruining the "spirit" of the thread.

Do you really think this is true though? I have to think that only a very small percentage of collectors are members on this site and will even hear about all of this. As far as those of us who are on here, I think the damage has been done. There are probably a few on here that were on the fence before and have now been tipped over, but I have to agree with those that say that whatever the outcome happens to be that this will just be swept under the rug and forgotten about by most until the next big screw up is posted on here.

I'm curious how long some posters think CGC graders spend on a book. 12 seconds? 20? Some of the posts seem like they imagine Graders do extensive CSI type investigative exams. Do you know the answer to this? I myself have absolutely no idea and would be interested to know the answer. I would hope if I was spending a few hundred dollars for a service I'd get more than 12-20 seconds worth of work though!

Best spy/espionage game on PS1 by far, but FF7 has got to be somewhere on the best game for the system list. Agreed and agreed. Man, now I'm thinking about grabbing a ps1 emulator and busting out some retro games.... I'm playing FF7 on my PC. Just download Steam and you can get it right now for $3.99 though that price is only good for this weekend. Then its back to $11.99. http://store.steampowered.com/ I actually downloaded FF7 for the PC years ago. There was a patch for it to upgrade the visuals to "HD quality". There was something about it on the PC though that just seemed off; I'm thinking maybe the music was wonky or something like that... Oh, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is off my play list. I put about 15 minutes into it last night after the UK/Louisville game and I literally fell asleep playing it. Figure it's something my 10 yr. old nephew might like so I'll keep it around but definitely not something I'm going to play again. So I'm gonna jump into Ninja Gaiden Z now.

Best spy/espionage game on PS1 by far, but FF7 has got to be somewhere on the best game for the system list. Agreed and agreed. Man, now I'm thinking about grabbing a ps1 emulator and busting out some retro games.... How do those emulators work? Do you install them in your system? You can if you have a modded system. I run mine from my PC though. Xbox 360 controllers work well for most systems. I also have original NES and Genesis controllers hooked up through USB adapters you can find on Amazon. I've got my PC hooked up to the projector for a wall full of gaming bliss

Best spy/espionage game on PS1 by far, but FF7 has got to be somewhere on the best game for the system list. Agreed and agreed. Man, now I'm thinking about grabbing a ps1 emulator and busting out some retro games....

i think you should leave dark souls 2 to be the last one you play. this would be my order of playing them Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z Castlevania Lords of Shadow II Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Thief Batman: Arkham Origins Dark Souls II That's pretty much the order I was thinking. I had Dark Souls II a little higher but I know you guys said that's a killer game so I guess it probably would be better to save the "best for last" (thumbs u How is the difficulty on Ninja Gaiden Z compared to the other current gen Gaiden games? If it's got some tough spots I might flip it with TMNT since I'm assuming that will be a quicker play through (or maybe not?).

I'll sell you mine if you want it. I bought one in anticipation of a new Zelda and/or Metroid game; still waiting. Mario World 3D was cool but took 1 day to finish. If I were you I'd just wait until they are $100 on ebay; heck you may not even have to wait that long. Ya, the new Zelda ain't happening till at least 2015 so that's still a long way to go. That's why I'm probably going to be ebaying mine. If the new Zelda is a must have I'll just grab a used system, play through Zelda, then sell the thing off. I will mention too that I play alone. Maybe the Wii U is much better as a group? Also, if we only had 1 TV the ability to play on the tablet would be cool, but we have a separate space so that never happens. I know when the first Wii came out we played the out of it for the first couple of months with friends who aren't even into gaming. After that, it collected dust. Well, the Wii U skipped the fun part and is just collecting dust! There are just too few games on the system that aren't also on 360 or PS3. The touchscreen could be utilized for some cool things but I don't think they've taken advantage of it yet.

I've got these games ready to play on 360. What would you guys start with? Batman: Arkham Origins Dark Souls II Castlevania Lords of Shadow II Thief Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I'll sell you mine if you want it. I bought one in anticipation of a new Zelda and/or Metroid game; still waiting. Mario World 3D was cool but took 1 day to finish. If I were you I'd just wait until they are $100 on ebay; heck you may not even have to wait that long.

i enjoyed it kind of short but still enjoyable I agree, I'm about 8 hours in and looking at the mission list It looks like I'm getting close to the end. If you like the show this is definitely worth a play through. It's pretty much like playing through an extended uncensored South Park movie that features about every character from the series. They do make the game a little too easy but that also keeps the game flowing well.

Lottery laws vary by state; in a few states you don't have to have a license. Since it's internet based I'm not sure how that would work though.

I've never even thought about charging from a laptop, great idea!

Download a rom pack and NES emulator for your computer online Download Hyperspin if you want it to look fancy Grab an original NES controller off ebay Grab a NES to USB adapter Have fun!

From 1 page back ... (775s are 7 3/4" wide, hence the name) No. An 800R Archive is 8" wide - regular long & shortboxes only have an interior width of 7 1/2". You'll need to put the book in either a magazine box, a CGC box, or use one of the E Gerber acid-free boxes: http://www.egerber.com/category.asp?CategoryID=451&SubcategoryID=557 Don't you hate it when people ask questions they could easily find the answer too in the same thread?

Thanks Slym, the 775s are indeed silver size. I was just looking around at boxes and realized I'd probably have to go with a magazine box. I'll have to get the smaller size bags/boards next time since I already have a ton of boxes.

For anyone who uses the 775 Mylites2, what kind of boxes do you use? I just started moving some books over to my new bags and boards but they don't quite fit in my regular long or short boxes I get from my LCS.

Sounds like I need to grab Lego Marvel

Hey Webhead, Do you have a site you use to post your art (personal website, blog, DeviantArt, etc...). I'd like to check it out if you do; you have a great talent!

Nope, I was looking forward to checking them out too

Bought an Infinity Gauntlet set from Mike. Super quick shipping and took me about 10 minutes to get through all the layers of packing! Books were beautiful. Thanks Mike!