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here are the last scans

I know they are not scans but I hope these will help til i can get my scanner to reconnect to my computer. Also price is now $60 shipped in the USA

sorry guys I'm having issues with my scanner not connecting to my computer

Hi everyone! I have a Redneck set 1-18 (Issue 14 is a Virgin Variant) I will scan them in the bag and board if you want back cover scans I will provide them upon request! All books are NM. Asking $70 Shipped in the USA. 1. no HOS or PROBIES 2.frist wins over any PM negotiations 3.please feel free to make offers! 4.payment via paypal , MO or Bitcoin to be paid within 5 days of taking an item 5. I will ship outside of the USA but please contact for rates! 6.shipping is $5 for 1-2 books $6 for 3 or more in the USA ONLY. Or we can work together on how you want it shipped. 7.returns within 7 days of getting your items. any questions please ask! so here we go! Kudos

^ Oh I posted this in the wrong thread!! Sorry guys I didn’t realize it.

nothing crazy but ive been wanting this for awhile...now I have one...yeah!

Hi guys! Its been awhile since I've asked for help/opinion on a grade here. But I could use some help. Ive been wanting this book for awhile now and it came in part of a deal recently. When I first saw it i was excited because I wanted it and the price was perfect as part of the deal. Now having it in hand it still is a nice looking book but Id like a consus from my fellow boardies please. Also there are not any defects that are not seen. Pages are tan ( I use the OWL card ).

@Robot Man which ome should i read first? Keep in mind it will be a week or so.

Thats so ugly! As to reading the Mads Ill get around to it. Just really behind on my reading.

Hi guys!!! Im back with 3 books! They are all Mad! my first Mad was 15. I got it about a year ago for $10. I always buy my ECs when the price is right and always thought Mad wouldn't be one that id come across in my price range, because I focus on the horror/scifi (like most of us haha). Then in the last month I came across 2 in eBay auctions for pretty cheap. I also saw @Robot Man and @OtherEric talking about Mad and wanted to post mine. I haven't read them yet but some day I will! Now I want to find MY holy grail of Mad...#21 first Alfred E. Newman. So if any of you have one let me know

Thanks @ADAMANTIUM ive seen these but didnt know thats what people called them. I thought they looked nice but they did move.

Sorry to ask, but what us a “creep engine” slab? Could someone point out the differences please?

Hey so to answer this, is it HTF? there was 1 on ebay nowhere near the same grade ( The one listed was an 8.0) what sold was a 2.5, The book in question is about a 2.5 3.0 on a good day. It is not considered a classic cover nor does it have any classic stories Per CGC. Two finished in march ( One raw $172 one CGC $245) One finished in May CGC$630 higher grade). We did find an in between. But $175 over last sale is overpriced in my opinion. I understand with a hard to find book or a key book being sold a little bit more than the last previous sale that makes sense to me but the book in question was roughly the same grade or half a point lower depending on how you add your defects that would make this book not worth the $175 mark up to me.

Ok this makes sense. But I would guess with some books that dont have a lot of sales data, FMV would be subjective?

You are right.

Hey guys, to this point. Unfortunately the dealer had told me he got these books in a trade. I asked to see the books so I can get some sort of a grade range to see if maybe over grading was a possibility. I was going through some of the books and found things that he might have missed such as, a detached centerfold, detached cover so forth so on. So I don’t know if he really knew what grades the books were. It was almost like he had never even pulled them out to look at them. The book that he had marked that was the most expensive at $475, the price guide only goes that high for 9.0 and this book clearly was not a 9.0, once I took it out I found many defects that would have put the book right around the same grade range as the last sold copy in that grade range. Someone did ask what was the last time that book was sold on eBay the answer would have been within the last two months, anything older and the market could have swayed one way or the other.

Great observation! A few things I probably didnt use the right words- “high” “wrong” might not have came out right. So I would agree that I should have said something to the effect that you pointed out which is “well above FMV”. As to the flipping of books. My intention is to sell a few that would pay for most of the ones Id like to keep. I collect PCH with a strong focus on EC (which I didnt get any EC books). Even then im not going to be making a “killing” on this deal. And again to point out that I did show the dealer last sold ebay in or around same range, and used OSPG so we could agree on something close to a FMV, then made my offer. Also I did post the question here for advice and have received amazing feedback!! I was very respectful when I went about this and I enjoy just talking to him.

Thanks @the blob you were right with your statement about this. @RCheli I thought they were high but didnt say anything the first day. I took pic s of the books to do research before I said anything. Your also right in the fact that PCH books are blowing up! When i did my research it it based on current ebay listings in same grade, last sold listings on eBay, OSPG, and I pay a lot of attention to waht is sold here on the boards, but I did NOT use GPA because I dont have a account. With that info is how I came to believe that they were overpriced. One he had a asking price of $425 last sold of that same book in same grade was a CGC graded copy for $250 ,his was raw. Thats $175 over last sale. Same thing with others in the deal $50-$125 over last sold or available on ebay. I honestly thought that I was wrong that’s why I did the research to see if I was close or completely wrong. As I also stated the gentleman who i purchased the books from was more of a Bronze to modern dealer and said he was having a hard time selling them and pricing them, not to mention they were in a box off to the side and not part of his wall display. I had also heard that a few of his key issue books were overpriced from other people at the show as well, One of the books was an amazing Spiderman 300 looked like an 8.0 a friend of mine told me and he was asking $460 raw. That’s a bit overpriced As well.

There is so much to comment on in this thread!! And the vast and valuable insights from dealers and buyers,I cant think you all enough! Some of the things people have suggested not to do I did when I first started going to cons and buying books, I did because I wasn’t knowledgeable. Then my former boss had to pull me aside and tell me what I was doing wrong. A few things that have been said here I normally do for instance, I am very indifferent on whether I get the books or not, I’m ALWAYS respectful to the dealer because my former boss and I had set up a few shows so I knew what that was like.

How did this thread get unlocked ?yesterday it was locked.

I dont think this is a tough crowd at all! Everyone’s been super nice in this thread and I greatly appreciate it !

Yeah my former boss did this a lot.

What number?