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Thank you for another well done Holiday Raffle and all the hard work you put in!

Agreed. Doesn't feel like it when you send the list...

Pretty cool! One of my Top 10 made it to #50

Not sure if that means I'm up. If #9 is till left, it was in my Top 10!

For this year, my focus is more on completing runs (I have that curse) and lesser books. I was fortunate over the last 2 1/2 years to acquire some long sought key "grails" for me. Started with a GS X-Men #1 CGC 8.0, followed by MTU #1, Avengers #4 CGC 7.0 and HOS 92 CGC 6.5. The latest market prices are driving these up crazy. If I was a flipper, I'd be doing well. But, I'm not and these were books I wanted since I started 40+ years ago. This year, I'd like to focus on: 10 more issues of MTU (mid teens and 20's) to complete the set 2 more issues of 1970's Adventure with Aparo "Spectre" 12 more issues of Avengers to have from 100 - 255 8 more issues of World's Finest in the low 200's to have from 200 to the end in the 300's From a "grail" perspective, probably World's Finest #71. X-Men #1 is now well out of my hobby price range but still need #2 - #6 plus a smattering in the Silver Age. What I'd like to find the discipline to do: Stop the endless upgrading. Just wrapped upgrading Conan set with an upgrade to #6. Maybe if I sold the books or sent books to CGC it would make sense... Skinny the collection down. I have over 5500 books but there is a bunch of fodder from the 90's and 2000's. My top 35 books account for 30% of the value. (At least via OSPG... I know, I know.) Then I remind myself that The DC Comics Presents with the first He-Man used to be Dollar fodder... Thanks fully I kept that from when I originally bought it back in the day.

Blessed to have gotten the chance to meet him twice, especially his last C2E2 convention. What a gentleman! Appreciated his art style and stories of my youth. Thank you George and god speed on your journey.

Struggled for days to get in. Tried Google Chrome on PC and IPad and got in.

If that's a tear on the back, I'd say 4.0, maybe 4.5. Still looks nice!

5.0 is how I would grade it. Range maybe down to 4.5 but that may be harsh in my book. Optimistic at a 5.5

I'm in. Best time of year at the site (even if I royally messed up on not signing up for Secret Santa this year...) Let's go with a Superman & Barbarians+ theme.

Totally messed up and missed this... If it's too late, I totally understand. Or if you need a back-up Santa, let me know

Very 1970's cool!

This one is new to me. I bought an upgrade to my Aquaman #61 at Motor City this weekend. (This issue was at the same month I started collecting back in the day. Nostalgia rules the day for me...) I noticed there is a pull out survey. Something tells me if I fill it out in 2021, there will no longer be a chance at a "special DC gift".

Thanks. I had it as a 7.0 and it was worth the $7 I paid for it.

Bought this on impulse pretty cheap as I like the 100 Pagers and Giant Size books. Hard to see in the scans but has non-color breaking ripples in the spine. Not sure how that effects the grade? Not sure if the glue bindery is considered a defect? Thanks for the input

My bad. I didn't read the entire thread! It was fun while it lasted and I know the hard work everyone used to put in.

Bumping back up

Always fun! I’m in

Sent my Raffle Prize today.

Thanks to all who put this together! Great time to spread our joy of the hobby. Here's to a great 2021!

#4 pick on my end! Happy to catch it at #17

Wow, I'm honored to have mine picked so high! Message sent

Wonderful gifts from my Secret Santa, Ron C! Happy Holidays!

Glad you liked them! Love the Creepy cover

#17. Nice! Form in