The_Investor

I do have a TMNT #1 CPV but looking for some of the other numbers if you have within one of those series . And it goes without saying that I’m also looking for other key C.P.V.’s  in higher grade from other publishers. Let me know if you come across any interesting books please.

Thanks for thinking of me

12 hours ago, DST said:

This is amazing, Mike!  I remember you telling me about your 9.0-9.8 set last year when you were looking for a 9.6.  Seeing this now in a picture is just awesome! Congrats on owning all of these beautiful NM range Newsstands 

Nice seeing so many in one collection. What an iconic cover and first appearance...congrats!

3 minutes ago, Parabellum said:

@The_Investor, I’ll also keep an eye out.

Thanks Parabellum, I appreciate it...and promise to be very generous if you or anyone can help out

7 hours ago, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Thanks man! I'll keep a look out. First print 9.8s don't come up often. Of course one just came up on ebay a few days after I got mine. It sold in less than a day. If i see a Canadian edition I'll let you know.

Thanks, I really appreciate it

On 5/25/2018 at 11:55 AM, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Just in!

Congrats on the grade !   I'm hoping on finding a 9.6-9.8 Canadian Edition if anyone can help ! Would pay a finders fee if a deal goes through ! 

I'll take it ( R.O.T.J #1-4) . Thanks

Interesting to see what will happen to the golden age first appearance of Blackhawk: MILITARY COMICS #1

It will be on many want lists after this news.

Wow...interesting price. 

There are two copies in the Comiclink auction (that are 9.2 or higher) that end on Wednesday, I wonder what price they will sell at ?

The host for the Oscars was discussing the impact this movie has all around the world and the new record sales it's making once again this weekend. So nice to see super hero movies getting the respect they deserve  

7 hours ago, Iceman399 said:

Depends if I have to show property or not  We'll be there...dinner again?

I might go as well to the con and visit some dealer friends of mine. Would also be great knowing ahead of time that I'd find some of the books I mentioned to you some time ago ( high graded Canadian Price Variants : Archie's Girls #320 in 9.8 ... G.I. Joe #21... Swamp Thing #21, 37, Annual #2 ... Batman #386, 423...Detective Comics #566... Wolverine 2, 3,  A.S.M. 238 (9.8),  etc... ).  

16 minutes ago, NoMan said:

I have number 4 ( I think , is New Mutants). 

With slight exceptions here and there I’m generally about reading stuff. That’s what I was asking about re: MGN #1. I like the cover of first edition so I wanted my reading copy subsequent reprint to have that cover. Heard from many sources Death of Captain Marvel is a well crafted tale. 

I would agree that the story is a good one indeed. I don't know if I still have my beat up copy but if I do find it this weekend you could have it at no cost  

Marvel Graphic Novel #4 ($5.95 cover) is also a first print.  It's also the scarcer Canadian Newsstand Price Variant. In my opinion, this would be the edition I'd go after. 

Hello everyone, I've got a few dozen books that I'm open to trade with (raw and graded). My books are keys and semi-keys in high grades. 

Send me a PM if you have keys in ultra high grade that you'd like to trade with.  

On 3/7/2017 at 2:13 PM, Hepcat said:

Here are scans of my earliest Metal Men books:

Trying to reach out to Hepcat...anyone here knows him personally please have him PM me. Thanks

Ben, I think you're doing a wonderful job in responding to certain posters after they were very disrespectful to you, honestly they don't deserve a respectful response after trashing your real name (and others) on this public board! There is just so much that is wrong with how they decided to behave !!!  I've been contacted by several board member expressing the same disbelief with these posters on how they intentionally and consciously stooped so low on more than one occasion !!! (this is called cyber bullying and CGC should suspend their accounts because these posters feel empowered hurting other posters all-the-while hiding behind a computer screen in the comfort of their homes) 

In my last post on this thread, I was very polite and respectful,  yet two posters felt the need, out of the blue to start harassing me. One poster had been warned by CGC for violating the rules of conduct Friday afternoon and only minutes later mocks this very warning and takes another stab at me.  This is not mature adult-like behavior from this one poster and an apology should be in order as some members expressed to me privately! Why would I even want to engage in conversation with online bullies?  We should discuss comic books on these boards and not the the posters themselves!!! Many here have taken notice of the fact that these two posters may never have been interested in a friendly conversation because if they were why insult and drag names of members through the mud?  A number of members here (including myself) could do the same thing to them and reveal their full names but decided not to because it wouldn't make us any better than they by our actions. Stooping that low is not how we would like to define ourselves  today, tomorrow or ever! 

Once again, we should discuss the comic books and not the posters who come to enjoy a friendly dialogue !

4 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

More? Sure. Considerably more? Maybe, but remember that the unsold Newsstand copies were (theoretically) destroyed and it's likely that those unsold copies were the most damaged.

No, they are Canadian Newsstand editions. That's why they were produced and it's the most accurate description for them.

There is no article on that site that is accurate. Sure, there is some good information in most of the articles, but there is misinformation (usually a significant amount) in EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

I respectfully need to differ with you in regards to the Canadian Edition labels. "Canadian Edition" should refer only to the 1940's + comics because those books had some different content (cover page at times....and different ads) . Also, the printing slabs were shipped from the USA to Canada thus having a different origin altogether. On a different point, being a Canuck yourself ( I am as well) I'm certain you're aware that at the start of WW2 a law was passed in Canada that limited imports from the USA (this included comic books) therefore Canadians felt the need to create their own content  (i.e, thus the creation of Nelvanna , etc...)  

However, the 1980's is a whole different story. These comics were printed at the same time, same ink, same location with the same content as direct copies (except for the bar code and the price listed on the cover which was slightly higher to compensate for the falling loonie). These Canadian Price Variants were also sold in the USA in certain locations either testing the market with a higher cover price or to fill in under-supplied areas just south of the border (Some large Chain stores such as 'Toy's "R" Us ' sold these books in multi packs but having been shipped from Canada back to the USA the books were not in the best of conditions. Funny thing that we are discussing the "Canadian Edition" labels, rarecomics.wordpress.com  just released an article yesterday about this very topic and it's a very good read and accurate indeed.   

https://rarecomics.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/canadian-edition-vs-canadian-cover-price-variant/  

"Lazyboy" why don't you reach out to Doug Sulipa who lives in your neck of the woods. He will also tell you the exact same thing I mentioned above. He's a really nice man and is the most knowledgeable individual I know when it comes to understanding the 1980's cover price variants. Also reach out to Jon McClure who is a Comic Book historian and discovered the 30/35 cent cover price variants that we all collect today thanks to him. Jon is also saying the same thing . Both of these men are Senior Overstreet advisors as well.

It was great exchanging thoughts on this issue with you- thanks:)  Gotta run now, have a class to teach. Sorry for any spelling mistakes above...english is my third language.     

4 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

The CGC census is absolutely useless for Canadian Newsstands. There are far too many that weren't properly classified when they were graded.

I know all about Canadian Newsstands, but they aren't really what we're discussing.

I'm not sure what you're trying to prove by trying (there is no "www." in the address) to link to one of the hype/misinformation sources I referenced. That site is terrible.

I agree with the fact that CGC has not labelled a number of Canadian Price Variants so the pool of books out there are slightly higher but none the less scarcer than their counter-parts and thus , in my opinion more desirable investment-wise in the top grades  (9.2-9.8) .  CGC accepted a return with one of the  books I purchased online and will relabel it at no cost to me and that was nice to hear. Now if only we can get CGC to label them correctly!!! These are not Canadian editions but " 75 cent cover price variants"... ."95 cent cover price variants" , etc...

In regards to the discussion on the thread I only noticed afterwards that it was not pertaining to Canadian Newsstands (I did not have time to read all the previous messages)- so my bad. 

In regards to proving anything, we are all here to have a respectful and cordial discussion about a topic that engages us all and brings the passion out in all of us:)  

Maybe I'm not following you, so I apologize if I misunderstood but the website I quoted above is a very good source of information that I have personally verified (I am only referring to the Canadian Price Variant articles that he wrote which I can state with certainty the information is very interesting and accurate indeed ) . 

Anyhow, back to the discussion at hand about the Newsstands     

4 minutes ago, Lazyboy said:

There is some evidence that suggests that some of the last Marvel newsstands may have had distribution in the 5% range. If all the unsold copies were actually destroyed, they might really be that rare now.

But many people are talking about 80s and 90s newsstands like they are actually rare.

There are a handful of people manipulating this market with hype and misinformation. And many suckers are apparently buying it.

With all due respect , Canadian Newsstands from the 1980's are scarce to rare in (8.0 +) and not mid to lower grades. These books were printed at the same time on the same printers as the american ones. Try finding a higher graded key Canadian Newsstand in higher grades...very tough. Just look at the CGC census and it speaks volumes (i.e. ASM 238, 252, etc...) The ratio between the direct and newsstands is huge (about 2 percent are Canadian) . 

there's a great site that has done lots of research and the top senior advisors from Overstreet that pointed out the 30/35 cent books have been pounding the table about the Canadian Price Variants. These books are not foreign books...lots of proof of individuals buying them across the border into the USA as well. 

www.rarecomics.wordpress.com  

You shall also find an excellent explanation of why they are rare . The first price guide geared to value these books is also presented for free.   

I might be having a few of my books up for sale or trade if anyone is interested. Mine are all high graded books. Shoot me a PM if interested. 

3 hours ago, Silver Surfer said:

I might unload a bunch a high grades dupe copies. 

3 hours ago, Silver Surfer said:

I might unload a bunch a high grades dupe copies. 

Hey Silver, PM me if you're planning on moving some books  

On 9/27/2017 at 12:45 PM, Silver Surfer said:

I predict that 5 years from now high grade Canadian editions will almost have the same level of interest as 30/35 cent variants. You heard it here first. 

Silver..why 5 years in particular?  

5 hours ago, Wall-Crawler said:

A customer asked me to bring whatever Jonah Hex books I may have to an upcoming show so I also used the opportunity to check my Jonah Hex CPV stock. 

This is the best of what I found...The #80, for an all black cover is dynamite.  Unfortunately, the Jonah Hex #91 with that sweet Neal Adams cover has a colour breaking crease on the back cover  The rest are pretty dang good.  For some reason I really dig the "Hex" #15 cover.

With a press, a few of these would clean up ultra nice.

 

Jonah Hex #91 is a beautiful cover swipe to a Superman cover

8 hours ago, FlyingDonut said:

Never heard back from you    

Sorry to read about what happened to you guys. Things like this should never occur. I really don't understand what crosses someone's mind to hurt another individual financially without giving it a second thought. The world is filled with great people but a few are truly rotten to the core. 

These individuals always get caught one way or another! Please look at the people very close to you, especially so called " friends and clients " and above all, "employees" who know where you live and where you place your comics!!!

Maybe those who stole the books will come to their senses and do the right thing and return them !!!!  

6 hours ago, Wall-Crawler said:

I've always loved this cover. McFarlane always puts extra detail when drawing

Very Nice MGN 5 ! Anyone have a 9.8 to sell send me a PM

Nice to see such a vibrant community, the passion is contagious