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Legion of Superheroes collecting thread
Paul_Maul replied to Johnny U's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
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Legion of Superheroes collecting thread
Paul_Maul replied to Johnny U's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
After enjoying the Superboy thread, I dug up this one. Jaw dropped on the above! ? -
Amazing Spider-Man Collecting Thread!
Paul_Maul replied to Point Five's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
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Amazing Spider-Man Collecting Thread!
Paul_Maul replied to Point Five's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
It may have actually been pre-CGC, I just can't remember.... -
Amazing Spider-Man Collecting Thread!
Paul_Maul replied to Point Five's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
No big story...picked it up for $100 at a small NJ show about a dozen years ago from a guy who had several similar copies. I could only afford one. Don't really remember any more details, except that other dealers there assured me that he and the books were legit. -
Amazing Spider-Man Collecting Thread!
Paul_Maul replied to Point Five's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
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I don't know if others agree, but I think SCS damage during shipping was much more common early on. I had many bad experiences from 2000-2004, and I haven't had a problem with SCS for years now. So for that reason I'm a little squeamish about buying old label slabs now.
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Lol, you were probably funding all of those X-Men 137s.....
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Vintage Investment Associates..Ewert et al... I really only cry over All Winners 13...it was so perfect... ?
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I got back into collecting in 1992 after about 8 years of inactivity. I am a child of the Bronze Age, but for reasons I can't really recall now I quickly became consumed with Timelys. I've always been a perfectionist condition nut, so for about 6 years I bought the nicest ones I could find, mostly Caps, but I also had several D copies including All Winners 13 and Marvel Mystery 74. I was in grad school at the time, living in a closet paying $125 a month in rent and scraping together $400 for my next Timely fix. Around 1998, again for reasons I can't really recall, I decided to get out of GA and focus on the bronze DCs that were really my first love. I sold everything, probably eking out a small profit. To this day it sticks in my craw, not only that I sold out, but that I did it a year before CGC. All Winners 13 D copy, at least 9.4,/9.6 sold for $400. Ugh. And worst of all, I sold to VIA!
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What is your Fav/BEST SA Cover of all time? Here's Mine!
Paul_Maul replied to Dreamtoreal1's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
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Going through my closet today and found this. Oakland copy, purchased from Metropolis in 1999 for $50. Oh for those pre-CGC bargains!
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I've had good success using postimage.
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Books housed as described above are stored in small stacks, by the way. Upright wouldn't work for obvious reasons.
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For my nicest raw books, I put a magazine sized full back in a magazine sized Mylar. I then put the book upside down in a silver age sized Mylar and slide that into the mag mylar, so nothing is open at the top. Presents nicely.
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CLOSED: GA/SA High Grade and Pedigrees
Paul_Maul replied to adamstrange's topic in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
Even though I only collect Bronze Age, I'm really enjoying looking at these beautiful books! -
...in a CGC case, or in a Mylar with white backing board? I have to constantly fight the urge to crack out graded comics because I love the way they look with a white backing board behind them. It just seems to make the colors look nicer and brighter.
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This Week in Your Bronze Age Collection!!
Paul_Maul replied to TupennyConan's topic in Bronze Age Comic Books
Thanks to Wormboy for hooking me up with this fantastic copy of Supes 233! I've been looking for a nice copy of this book for five years. This is a very strong 9.4 and Tim gave me a great deal on it! -
I enjoyed Gerber's work a lot when I was in high school. Interestingly, I find that what drives my collecting interest now is more what I was into as a 7-12 year old than what I enjoyed later.
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This Week in Your Bronze Age Collection!!
Paul_Maul replied to TupennyConan's topic in Bronze Age Comic Books
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Thanks prof! When I bought it I viewed it as a likely 9.2 due to the three small visible spine tics...however I have seen 9.4s with much more noticeable spine wear in the last five years, so who knows? I will probably only submit it if I plan to sell.
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- wolverine
- 1st appearances
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Great journal and congratulations on the acquisition! I've always been very happy with the eye appeal, wrap and color saturation on my raw copy. Picked it up for under $1000 in 2000.
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- wolverine
- 1st appearances
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