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You have to remember, it's not just about the sub crease. It's also about the rest of the book. A nearly imperceptible sub crease on an otherwise Mint book is a very different story than either a heavy sub crease or a crease on a lower grade book. The Ohio pedigree had a lot of 'sub creases' on the early books because the owner used to fold the coming on the way home before he realized that it was better not to.

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Thanks, Diamond. Or is it Mr. Dave? We had a local band called The Kings (from Toronto) and they got quite a bit of radio play. Still do actually. Their guitarist was named Dave Diamond. This was their big song.

That's all for now, folks! I'm going to post some Copper and Modern keys in the CA/MA forum.

Last book for now. Underworld V1 #1 (1948) - F/VF 7.0 - tiny chip lower back cover, interior cover tanning to open edge of FC and BC. Tough book in grade. Noted as 'Excessive Violence' in the Guide. Terrific Shelly Moldoff cover. The Church copy grades out an 8.5 and sold for $650 in 2012. Guide is $230 Asking $230 SOLD!

Showcase #37 6.5 (could go 7.0 on a good day) - 1st Metal Men - 1/2 spine split top spine. This book has really been heating up. Asking $600

Thanks for breaking the ice!

Showcase #24 7.0 / 7.5 - 3rd Green Lantern, looks VF 8.0, has slight sticker residue inside FC but not very intrusive or noticeable. Book is very attractive and well preserved. Asking $550

Shock Suspenstories #6 VG+ 4.5 / 5.0 - Classic Wood bondage cover. A couple of years ago I thought to myself 'this book has one of the greatest covers of all time. It should be on fire' Lo and behold, it is. I just can't love this book enough. Asking $450 SOLD!

Marvel Premiere #1 9.2 / 9.4 - front looks NM+ 9.6 but has thin tan line top back cover (less than 1/4"), min grade 9.2, possible 9.4 Asking $350 SOLD!

Incredible Hulk #180 VF- 7.5 Looks 8.0/8.5 but there are a couple of small, light stains (exterior only, they do not bleed to the interior) that can be seen on Wendigo's sister's knees. Asking $300 SOLD!

Brave And The Bold #60 VF- 7.5 - pin hole center spine (the paper is still there, color flaked off and there is a small pin hole that is small than the color flake), tear RF cover edge. Snow white cover stock. Back cover is white as snow. Book feels brand new. Asking $450

I didn't even see that thread. As I said, it's not aimed at anyone in particular. I just prefer seeing nice pictures.

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Aquaman #29 VF 8.0 - 1st Ocean Master Asking $500

I Keith Richards'd the hell out of 'em.

Small batch of raw books from all eras and various publishers, keys, classic cover, etc. Include $10 for shipping within North America. ROW I will split with interested parties. Who wins: Time stamp seals the deal as to who wins regardless of the form of communication (including PM, in the thread, text or phone conversation). A negotiation is not a deal until both sides have agreed on terms. If there is an unconditional posted (or communicated) it will trump all negotiations unless we have already both agreed to terms before the was posted. In that case, the will have been in vain. Except that it will give you street cred and look cool to passers by. No House Of Shame or Probationary members or any others of ill repute. Returns: I am considered a very good grader among my peers ( Here is a link to my kudos thread ) but since even CGC is inconsistent I will not guarantee a CGC grade. I will guarantee to be within one grade increment in either direction - so if I am calling the book a 9.4 it could go 9.2 or 9.6. If it falls outside of those parameters (and it does happen that they go in both directions), I will offer a refund. But I don't expect anyone to complain if I undergraded it. I will accept returns if item is otherwise not as described. Consider all books pressed. Payment: Paypal, bank wire, check or MO.

A discussion about posting pictures of comics online. This discussion isn't aimed at anyone in particular. It's aimed at the proliferation of social media and the hobby through that media. I've noticed that the quality of pictures being posted of comics seems to be at a relative all time low. For a visual medium where eye appeal is everything, it's ironic that many pics that people post of their books are not very attractive. This could be because showing ownership of the book is more important than showing the actual book (which in and of itself is a phenomenon of social media - everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame) Or it could simply be that people don't know how to post nice pics of their books. So I just thought it was worth bringing up, discussing and possibly improving. A few things I've observed. Lots of body parts in pictures: fingers and thumbs, toes ( @seanfingh ) and boobs ( not @seanfingh ). Now some may not object to the boobs (i can post mine if you want to see them) but really, there is no comparison to laying a book on a nice clean surface (preferably a solid color and taking a picture straight on of the front and rear covers OR buying one of those picture holders that hold the book up on an angle and you can get a straight on shot. You want maximum light brightness so that you can get maximum exposure and color penetration. Nothing makes a picture look more grainy than low lighting. The best source of light is the sun. Taking a picture next to a bright window really makes your book pop. Glare is going to be an issue with photography of slabbed books. Scanners are WAY better for slabbed books. See the 'Legal Size Scanner Thread' for more info on good and bad scanner for comics. If you really don't have a choice and are going to use a camera you can move the book to get the least amount of glare. In cases like this (like when I am at a show and want to take a picture of something but can't eliminate glare completely, I will take a shot with glare on one side of the holder and the flip the holder 180 degrees and take a shot with glare on the other side of the holder. It's better than nothing. If you're selling expensive books, angles and small resolution pictures really don't show the book well and if it's higher grade books buyers will be deterred from a lack of their being able to see the product. If you can't get a good straight on shot then along with the small and angled shots, you can additionally take multiple pictures of the book to convey how it looks. When I was using only a camera, I used to take a 1/4 shot of each quadrant of the front cover and rear cover, so 8 quadrant shots PLUS the two whole shots of the FC and BC making it 10 shots in total. It is more work but if you really want buyers to be interested you're going to have to do the work. Anyhow, that's all I currently got. Anybody else?

Yeah back then a subscription crease from the top to bottom would grade at around a 4.5 as the highest. Things have now changed I guess. Nope. I've seen books in higher grades with a sub crease under the Borock era. In fact I've slabbed some. It all depends on the severity of the crease.

I'm guessing by the color green reference, upper left corner and 9.2 that we were talking about an X-men #1 CGC 9.2 again?

Yes. Heritage. https://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/the-incredible-hulk-1-marvel-1962-cgc-vf-80-off-white-pages/p/7163-63001.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Mixed it up with the 8.0 AF #15 in Clink.

Comiclink has a CGC 8.0 coming up for auction.

He's the owner of highgradecomics.com Very reputable international dealer that doesn't charge more than 10% to sell books.

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