Shadow Images

2 hours ago, Buzzetta said:

I also remember Toys R Us in 1987... We will never see anything like this ever again as retailers cannot devote the space to it. 

1987 would have been the best year. Everything was on the shelfs then Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, M.A.S.K., MOTU.

53 minutes ago, Wolverinex said:

Just got home from work and was catching up on the thread.  I'm appalled that 999ghosts did not get any raffle prize and I would be more than happy to ship my prize across the ocean to England or wherever he/she resides! 

999ghosts please PM me and Happy Holidays! 

Thank you again to HolidayHam, HollyJollyOne and Skypinkblu for running such a great raffle! 

Wait, why didn't he get anything. If its the shipping cost of what he picked I'll pay for it.

1 hour ago, comicwiz said:

The strike here has been disruptive on a number of fronts. One of those is collecting. Even with back to work legislation, I have put off trying to ship anything outside Canada, and conversely, haven't purchased anything from outside of Canada either. A few of these pieces were purchased just before the strike, and have only now showed-up. Tracking was a joke, but you know how it is with PayPal. Paying through the nose for a traceable service to be eligable for protection, and things like signature confirmation are pointless as these were just dropped at my front door and still shows they haven't been delivered. It's caused me to seriously rethink how I am going to sell anything moving forward, especially if you run into a troublemaker who uses the hang-ups with USPS/CanadaPost to their advantage.

In any case, there's quite a bit of variety here. I'll begin with the Y&K GB-36 Chogokin Voltron Golion (which I've been told could be a rarer variation known as the diamond belt. It's missing the red lion head, and I'll have to pick up a sword at the very least to complete it, but at the price I paid, it was not something I wanted to pass up. I had been looking for a loose displaying Voltron Golion for my kids to display as they recently got into the Netlfix series and are enjoying it.

The other piece is a sentimental one. One night I was lurking in a Facebook vintage toy group and someone posted this toy robot that just captivated me. It immediately took me back to a time and place when I was very young, and recall playing with it. The experience was bizarre because up until now, I had a reasonably good handle on the toys I owned as a kid, but for some reason this one had been completely blocked out. It's particularly wierd because one of my side focuses is diecast toys, but to this moment I don't even remember how I got it (i.e. if it was a gift, or maybe a yard sale buy). I just knew after the flood of memories that I had to have one again. A few weeks later a FB friend had bumped an old sale thread of his, and there it was - the 1979 Mattell diecast Mazinga. It isn't complete (missing the two swords) but it's more complete than I remember mine being

The following two were really neat pick-ups. Last Saturday, the Chewbacca pops-up and it instantly gets my attention. I love Canadian SW, but I really love pieces with original price stickers from stores where I bought mine. This one was really unusual - it had two different store stickers - The Bay and Simpsons. A bit of history here as the Bay did acquire Simpsons, but the timeline of the acquisition didn't phase out the Simpsons stores until the late 80's, and this looks a lot like the Bay moving unsold stock into Simpsons locations. It's even stranger because it's a phantom discount, as that tag underneat the Bay sticker is covering the same price as the Simpson price of $1.19. Oddball piece I couldn't pass up. The bilingual Millenium Falcon is a pretty scarce piece, and it's sealed. What was even stranger is that a certain admin was giving this person (and myself) a hard time about selling, so I managed to pick up a few pieces that might have otherwise been scooped-up given the drama that admin caused. Luckily, she lived close enough that if I needed to I could have made the drive, but after doing some checks on her, she checked out as someone legit. 

This last piece is more of a discovery piece. This was one of the MOC's that came from that all Canadian collection I purchased awhile back. This is what is referred to as a Canadan Red SUB (Stand Up Bubble). I'd seen someone post a recent find, and another person saying these were really rare, but there's an added "square card" variation factor here (the other MOC version is die cut along the curve of Vaders helme. Needless to say, the whole thing got me interested enough to start going through the collection I bought and keep an eye out for any others:

Hope you guys all had a great Christmas, and wish you all a Happy New Year!

Nice pics ups! Love the chewie. Unlike a lot of people I love price stickers.

2 minutes ago, thirdgreenham said:

Looks like HolidayHam caught his error towards the end.

66. lonetree - chose prize #43

67. loboagain - chose prize #23

So lonetree picked my prize #43, correct.

Whoever claimed my lot please PM. I'm a little confused by the list. 

Thanks to everyone for doing this as always. Best year ever  really made a not so great year turn out Awesome.

God speed into the next adventure. Good ones always gone too soon.

1 hour ago, Ron C. said:

Since @Shadow Images is a Star Wars fan, here is one addition to Prize #12.  It won't offset passing on Greggy's Mystery Box, but it will go to a good home.

3 minutes ago, greggy said:

Wanted someone who collects more comics than I do to get it. I only collect a few and all CGC. It would have been cool though.

Just now, Wolverinex said:

Hmm... already excited to see what happens tomorrow.   Have you already decided or will it change?

It changed for a split second just because I think it would be cool to get a greggy mystery box but I may just stick with my top choice.

1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

We'll tell me whatcha want whatcha really really want! 

 

I think it might surprise some people what I do pick. 

  Does that really say I'm #1. 

1 hour ago, Chillax23 said:

Any safes you can recommend - just starting to research, so would appreciate a shortcut/reco

Champion is what I prefer and Liberty also makes good safes.

6 hours ago, Chillax23 said:

Thinking about picking up a safe and I read through this thread:

and was wondering what safes people on this board were using for storage of CGC slabs at home?  I am thinking about picking up a small/medium size safe to store about 10-12 slabs and was looking at some options from Sentry like this one:

https://www.sentrysafe.com/product/SFW123GSC

But cannot find too much info about the fire-proofing materials they use.

Wondering if I should forego a fireproof safe OR if using silica packets (and changing every few months) would take care of the problem - the thread linked above is a bit inconsistent.  So looking to see what people on the boards are using and how long they have been using them (without incident)?

Not as concerned about Fire as I am about theft.

Your better off hiding your books than buying a cheap safe. Sentry safe are absolute junk. Quality safe are expensive. I would not even bother with the safes the Costco carries. In the end it all depends on what the value is of what you put in there.

Make sure to read the rules before they nuke your post. Your missing a lot of required info.  Price Payment return policy

Seems to be the way the world is now. A local comic shop here did a go fund me to move the shop across the street when they lost the lease. This was awhile back. Everyone like to have someone else pay there way.

9 minutes ago, Bird said:

I done jinxed myself! I was all talky talk about how well my last sales thread in mixed went and this one was a bit of a dud. I still sold a few things and am grateful for those buyers but no where near what I had done last month. I see nochips having an awesome time of it though (maybe because his books are all minty minty) so I stole his move and put some of my stuff at 30% off. 

And I killed that GA slaes thread...500 views and no sales. Lots of likes on the posts though.  Prices were a bit high I guess. So off to the bay we go.

Thanks again for the well wishes yesterday!

Its been a day. Stuff does not move that quick unless its hot, key and priced right or your name is Dale  Especially a week before Christmas.

On 12/15/2018 at 6:34 AM, srezvan said:

I just picked up a few more cases and this Baron Zemo. I buy these directly from AFA on Black Fridays and buy a few at a time to save on shipping. Buying from eBay is a good option if you get a coupon. Sorry about the glare.

I buy them in bulk

Last day here. Posting local tomorrow. Thanks.

My Goals for 2019. Hopefully add a couple CGC #1's to my 80's child focus. Maybe start a Batman first cover appearance CGC run with Tec 233 and Batman 121. Finally and more to my Vintage Star Wars Vader and multipack focuses.  Not sure if I will accomplish any of it but good to have goals.

1 hour ago, telerites said:

I think the only way minimum number of posts would work is if you can only make a limited number of posts per day.  You could rack a load of posts in a day with the PGM thread and so many others.  I would say you have to be a member for so long but having posts and time on the boards together shows some dedication to being a more stable member.

 

A lot of site have a one month moratorium on posting the sell sections. It can be done and it helps curb the hit and run sellers/scammers.

On 12/9/2018 at 10:22 AM, Shadow Images said:

Hulk vs Batman original art by DC artist Dave Beaty includes prelim sketch Matting only included with shipping $350 Shipped Conus

 

On 12/9/2018 at 1:07 PM, Shadow Images said:

Wolverine original art by Metcalf Matting only included with shipping  $150

  Midday Special Both $400 shipped conus 

My prize for the year. 

Batman lot( clock works but not right)

8 hours ago, Shadow Images said:

Hulk vs Batman original art by DC artist Dave Beaty includes prelim sketch Matting only included with shipping $350 Shipped Conus

 

  $300