AndyFish

Had a great time there last year-- dropped a few $$$ on some great books-- got some early Batman's (2 and 4?) from Terry's booth. They had a nice representation of Golden Age books. Not planning on this year with being buried in deadlines, but I wouldn't be shocked if something changed my mind last minute.

Continuity when you have a company with 8 titles and only 2-4 years of storylines is do-able-- it's not when you've got 80+ years of story. Having said that, I'm a huge fan of Tarzan and Sherlock Holmes, read all the books, but when they make a film or TV adaption not only does it usually not fit my idea of the character, I feel no obligation to watch it, so I could care less what they do. For Batman, I'll always have what I consider the "Correct" version and am A-OK with other versions existing.

BATMAN vs SUPERMAN was easily one of the worst movies I've ever sat through- and was about the last superhero movie I've bothered with. Sandy Collora made what might be the best Batman movie of all time with DEAD END-- totally without "help" from DC or Warners-- and totally bootleg-- that kind of creativity is what we need. Public Domain allows that.

I think DC has done a great job of messing up these characters on their own. Bring on the freedom of PD.

Nice big logo Detective-- love this "Kane" Robinson cover-- similar to the cover later done on BATMAN #43.

I've had deals go south with PP G&S-- in fact I have a business account so I can't send payments F&F and I've still had two occasions where PP stuck me. As a buyer usually buy things from either people I know or in person, so it's a cash transaction. Checks can be bad too-- that's for sure-- but don't fall for a super rush deal-- in fact as soon as someone starts telling me there is something time sensitive about the deal my Spidey Sense goes off. I don't deposit something like that with my phone or an ATM, I make an appointment with my bank branch manager and they have avenues where they can call and confirm the check is or isn't legit and I STILL wait until it's cleared when I'm selling and if I'm buying I'm patient.

PayPal is the worst. For something big ticket, I mail a check. I don't mind waiting until everything clears, but it's far safer than this.

Always loved that first Superbly!

Hands down my favorite shows of the year and one of the few I'll be a guest at-- I picked up some great books including a BATMAN #2, a World's Finest #35 and more-- you can see them over in the Have a Cigar Golden Age thread. Great show, great people, great town!

I'm warming up to restored books, especially when that book is the SECOND ISSUE of BATMAN-- I actually have two other copies but it was hard to pass this one up. It presents beautifully and I'm happy to have it. Nice score from @bedrockcomics who gave me a good deal! Next show for me is Little Giant next weekend. I love being a guest at these shows and I'm happy to spend money with the vendors!

I've got quite a run of World's Finest going-- most all under #50-- I tend to pass on the goofier covers, but this one was fun! Got it from Borderlands which is the shop that runs the show. Did I mention it's a great show? GREAT show. Lately the only ones I care about are FanExpo Chicago, Jason's LITTLE GIANT in New Hampshire and I liked TERRIFICON when I went last year but that's likely owing to a beautiful day a great ride and owning a convertible.

CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #119-- These later Caps are personal favorites of mine, although I've been coming across them in rough shape. The downside to kids actually loving a comic book. I imagine in 60 years collectors will be struggling to find current modern books in even "read" condition-- everything will be plentiful in MINT.

Grabbed some great books at SC Comic Con this past weekend, easily my favorite show of the year. First up-- great Nyoka issue because right there on the cover is my all time favorite Gorilla Suit Actor-- Ray Corrigan. He often appeared in Three Stooges shorts and a host of great B-Movies.

Bronze is really starting to heat up-- although we're seeing an adjustment from Pandemic inflation-- but I would get a price guide and do some research. I agree in mid grade (4.0-6.0) there are plentiful supplies out there but I wouldn't wait too long.

I'm sure there's a grading guide online, and if there isn't pickup the latest Overstreet Price Guide and use that one-- they go through the 10 point grading system very thoroughly-- then grade like most dealers do-- very strictly on books you're buying and very generously on books you're selling-- ha I kid! But seriously, it doesn't take long to figure out how to grade. Take a stack of 10 books, grade them yourself using the guide, THEN put good scans of them here on the CGC Boards under the thread PLEASE GRADE MY... and see how close your grade is to folks with experience-- it will make you get better (obviously when you post the books don't tell us your grade). In no time you're be a grading master. And I agree with KCO-- with modern books-- and that's like 80s up - condition is everything.

KIRBY hands down.

Totally understand your point but you're also comparing apples to, well, a LOT of apples. Heritage is a big company, CLINK is not. I hate that they don't have the ability to WATCH an item-- I think that's outright silly, but it's worth it for me to shop with them anyway.

Couldn't agree less-- CLINK is by far my favorite auction site. I set my own reminders-- got a phone with a calendar in it. If something is important enough to bid on it then it's important enough to make the effort. I also use Dr Balls method on my laptop. I win about 90% of the time, and comparing fees, shipping time and shipping fees there is no comparison. I get my CLINK win in under 5 days. I love those guys.

You might get better responses in the Comic Event section-- I heard he moved the show to late Summer or Fall.

Take it if still available.

It was a pretty well known dealer and one I've bought from in the past. It was a strange interaction. It'll definitely give me pause in buying from him again. I have no problem with someone pricing things whatever they want-- I have a piece in my own portfolio that is overpriced by about 5x but it's one of the very few pieces of my own that I really like. But priced it is-- and if you don't price things -- the entire portfolio I looked through of his had no prices -- and you refuse to give a starting price don't be shocked if I'm off the mark.

I can give you the artist perspective-- Orlando is an easy direct flight for us of only about 2.5 hours -- I was struck by the humidity when I got off the plane-- it reminded me very much of the reaction I had arriving in Tokyo-- just a wall of humidity (I know I'm whining here), but humidity was better than the 12 degree weather I came in from. The VIP night was very nice and low key-- you never know what to expect at these things-- often times other con events I've done brings out some of the worst collectors-- people who will bring sketchbooks or books to sign while you're trying to eat dinner-- this was nothing like that. Super respectful and nice folks. We were setup next to Bill Morrison, Greg Land and John K Snyder-- all good people or friends or both-- we love the 4C Guys and they helped us with some setup while I stumbled around looking for coffee and breakfast. We had a couple of regulars who came in to jump on our commission list and we were only taking a very limited amount of large commissions to keep the quality up. We weren't able to attend the auction but Veronica and I had a friendly wager as to whose piece would sell higher (I shockingly won because her's was gorgeous). I wasn't going to tell her but Bill let the cat out of the bag. The best part for me was the Free Sketch portion-- I had so much fun whipping up free sketches for the attendees-- and we did a boatload of sketch cards which can also be a lot of fun. I was able to knock out a Sketch Cover for Nick Barruci's fundraiser for a fan who suffered a terrible slip on the ice too. Five stars on this show. The CAF Community is top-notch-- we do better at the virtual shows than any other in person conventions we've ever done-- and that includes when we were VIP guests at SDCC -- this show was extremely successful for us and we saw nothing but happy faces from our fellow artists. I had one dealer who kept refusing to give me a price on a piece I was interested in-- I don't love that method of selling-- but to each his own and I ended up saving whatever monies he was thinking. Great show-- I would strongly advocate for it if you are a fan of comic art. Bill and his team knocked it out of the park.

I'm not so sure about this-- I know a lot of artists, and I don't know anyone who is getting this kind of lead time unless they are working for small press. It's common to get a script from a writer and when you look at the due date for your part of it - it's three DAYS away-- many many editors are not doing their job and allow lazy BIG name writers to send in excuses rather than scripts. I see it over and over again.

My I started reading comics in the early to mid 70s, I started collecting them in the late 70s early 80s beginning with BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS- first I was buying SILVER age copies in really excellent condition and at the flea market I would get them at they'd be about $1-$3 a piece. I remember vividly the older comic book collectors who would be hanging around telling my I was throwing my money away by buying junk and I should focus solely on Golden Age Comics. I never even saw a Golden Age Comic until about 1980 when my local shop had a BATMAN #14 in VG shape for $50-- he had it displayed behind the register and I thought it was a coloring book at first because it was so much bigger than comics I was familiar with. He took it down and leafed through it and I recognized one of the stories from that great red Batman Treasury from 1974. I had him put it aside and I scrambled to come up with the $50. A few months later he had a DETECTIVE COMICS #34 in VG/F for $90 but when I tried to buy it (on a Sunday and the owner was off) the guy working the counter said "a kid like you shouldn't be spending $90 on a funny book". But buy it I did and it became a total obsession buying Golden Age Comics. All along the way collectors would chastise me when I'd buy a 60s comic in really nice condition. Fast forward to the mid 80s and professors at SVA in New York were telling me not to get into comics professionally because the industry would collapse and be gone in the next ten years. Well today I've been working full time in comics for 30 years now, my collection is worth well over 1.5 Million (mostly gold) and I continue to buy golden age comics but not for the prices I was, that's for sure. My long way of saying naysayers and doom predictors have been a big chunk of the comics market for as long as I can remember, and if anything it means a collapse of prices would mean a Tec #27 might sell for $500k instead of $4M but I agree with all the sentiments here, comics are unique from stamps and coins because of the emotional connection we collectors have to them.

He strikes without warning-- and he takes the books I'm interested in- -but like the good son he is he offers them to me if I want them. Deal goes both way.