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Happy Belated B-Day , Gator!!!
I enjoyed meeting you at Baltimore:)
Since this is the "ask gator" thread, I guess I should probably ask a question, as well.
Gator, do you think that I have kind eyes?
:awkward silence:
heheh....I kid, I kid.
Hope you had a good one
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I talked to my LCS owner earlier today, he told me that SDTU #12 had a print run of 7000.
I asked if he was sure of that and he said he was.
Except there's no where he could've gotten that information. He has no proof.
I normally order 2 copies of Scooby Do TU for my store, I ordered 12 of #12. I'm certainly not the only person who upped their order on it.
I'm also thinking it's going to be in the 10-12,000 range. At least.
I'll ask him where he got that figure of 7,000 from, , in a couple days, next time I stop by his shop.
He also said that he thought the book was worthless and he was annoyed that he had 5 people walk in, he had never seen before, asking if he had any copies.
He has 0 copies for sale, FTR.
I've known the guy for a couple years, he's a pretty straight forward guy and he does not chase after ,or push, hot books.That said, he has no motive to tell me that he was "sure" that the print run was 7000.
Maybe he knows somebody at DC or Diamond and got some inside intelligence...or maybe not.hell if I know.
In any event, even if the print run was as low as 7000, that is not inordinately rare and the book has *absolutely no* tie in to DC continuity, nor the Suicide Squad movie related scenery.
Some dooshbag sellers are listing it as " the 1st App. Gotham Girls"....which is an outright fabrication.Just saying, it is the sort of gimmicky hot book that speculators hear has a super low print run and morally bankrupt eBay flippers use any means they can dream of to get multiples of cover price for a book that came out 2 weeks ago.
Once CGC gets flooded with subs of this book,I think the price point on slabbed 9.8's will be around $25 to $50.
You just described BA 12.
-J.
Not at all.
BA 12 sells for big duckets b/c it is the 1st app of HQ....it being the 1st app. of HQ, it inherently has a lot to do with the Suicide Squad movie.
Scooby Doo Adv. 12 is just a short ordered book with a HQ appearance.
Is it worth a $100 in a CGC 9.8 slab?
yeah, I think so.
I actualy wouldn't be surprised to see it go past the $100 mark in 9.8 b/c of it being short ordered and HQ completionists want the book.
I actually just bought a copy via ebay for $12, shipped.Looks like a 9.8 , and if not, I'll press it.
I've got some a Mad Love and 2 HQ 1-shots (1st DC app in continuity) and 2 Detective 570's coming back from CGC in a week or so.
I'm going to list them all on ebay at around FMV BIN's.......and put up the Scooby Adv 12 at $49.99 w/free shipping.
Betcha the raw 9.8 Scooby 12 sells at that price off of trickle down interest.
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I talked to my LCS owner earlier today, he told me that SDTU #12 had a print run of 7000.
I asked if he was sure of that and he said he was.
Except there's no where he could've gotten that information. He has no proof.
I normally order 2 copies of Scooby Do TU for my store, I ordered 12 of #12. I'm certainly not the only person who upped their order on it.
I'm also thinking it's going to be in the 10-12,000 range. At least.
I'll ask him where he got that figure of 7,000 from, , in a couple days, next time I stop by his shop.
He also said that he thought the book was worthless and he was annoyed that he had 5 people walk in, he had never seen before, asking if he had any copies.
He has 0 copies for sale, FTR.
I've known the guy for a couple years, he's a pretty straight forward guy and he does not chase after ,or push, hot books.That said, he has no motive to tell me that he was "sure" that the print run was 7000.
Maybe he knows somebody at DC or Diamond and got some inside intelligence...or maybe not.hell if I know.
In any event, even if the print run was as low as 7000, that is not inordinately rare and the book has *absolutely no* tie in to DC continuity, nor the Suicide Squad movie related scenery.
Some dooshbag sellers are listing it as " the 1st App. Gotham Girls"....which is an outright fabrication.Just saying, it is the sort of gimmicky hot book that speculators hear has a super low print run and morally bankrupt eBay flippers use any means they can dream of to get multiples of cover price for a book that came out 2 weeks ago.
Once CGC gets flooded with subs of this book,I think the price point on slabbed 9.8's will be around $25 to $50.
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So, the 2nd print will be hyped as the First "2nd Print" for a Scooby Doo Title...
And if the 2nd print has a lower print run, it will be "First 2nd Print Scooby. Rarest Harley"
I can't wait for the numbers to see if this is all hype. I think anything over 10,000 is going to be a disappointment.
Batman '66 went from 13,653 copies sold to 17,001 copies sold earlier this year when the '66 version of Harley Quinn graced the cover (all sales numbers from comichron.com).
Scooby Doo Team-Up #11 had sales of 6,809 copies. SDTU #12 had more hype and cartoon Harley, so I would guess it outdid the 3348 copy bump that Batman '66 #25 had. At least two comic book stores in Ontario, Canada went 100 copies deep on SDTU #12. So I'm fully expecting a print run over 10,000 copies. I would estimate the print run was around 12,000 copies.
A 15,000+ print run would be a disappointment to me.
I talked to my LCS owner earlier today, he told me that SDTU #12 had a print run of 7000.
I asked if he was sure of that and he said he was.
I stil think it's a BS book.
But If I was savvy enough to get a copy graded onsite at Baltimore at 9.8, I'd put it up on ebay for at 200-300% of the last sales on GPA, I think it'd sell quickly. (Only sales so far are $100,$87 and $80).
There's a Capt Marvel 17 2nd print...a CGC 9.6...the 1st K.K. app., based on the cover alone, which is at $250+ in auction now....while there are CGC 9.8's of the non variant (which she still appears in, if I'm not mistaken, sitting at $90 BIN.
People who buy super hot book moderns are suckers.
This of course is not good for the long term health of the hobby but what can you do?
I paid something like $30 for a Ghost Rider #1 (the 90's revamp run) , back in the early 90's right when I was getting back into comics andwas suckered in by hot books....by the time I started selling shows at cons 2 years later, I had the book in my $2 boxes.
Live and learn....or sometimes, you don't.
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No idea who Anti Monitor is , apparently he's going to a be a big player?
I looked up 1st anti monitor on ebay....and a couple listings are billing # 6 as his 1st app...There are also a couple CGC slabs up, but the sellers are billing them as "1st Wildcat App".
The CGC label notes do not make any mention of either character.
Your screen name is CopperAgeKids, and you do not know who the Anti-Monitor is?
Crisis is one of the most important evens in the the last 30 plus years. Not about to disagree with that statement but I grew up in the 80's and mostly read Marvels.
Miller Daredevil's, Simonson Thor's,Spidey's (just up til the Macfarlane era) ...I was never much of a DC kid.
I chose CopperAgeKids as my trade name, and board name, because that is the era of my childhood.....and if I am to be honest, it is the era that is still growing in terms of value and has ample room for exponential growth....and it is more affordable, in relation to collecting silver age books.
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I don't understand all the dislike for this show. While I agree with many, if not most of the complaints about this show I still find it more entertaining than most of the junk on tv.
FTWD is alright, not as good as TWD but it is good enough to watch.
Not remotely as well acted and well thought out as Breaking Bad or Mad Men, for sure.Neither is TWD, for that matter.
Zombies can only take you so far, just sayin'.
The show I'm looking forward to really seeing is Preacher....with Lucifer coming in at 2nd place.
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the 90 day GPA is $1863. Last sale was $1950.
Feel free to check it out, it's a great site.
+1.
Well worth the $10.95 recurring monthly fee, in my experience.....and that is a Hell of an understatement
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Cool.
Thanks,Bree.
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I'd like to request a label update for Marvel Super Action #1 (dated 1/1976) , based on the information below....thanks!
CGC labeling incorrectly indicates that Marvel Premiere # 38 10/1977) is the 1st appearance of Weird World:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marvel-Premiere-1972-38-CGC-9-6-1342607025-/361379624419?hash=item5423e775e3
The first appearance of Weird World should be listed by CGC as Marvel Super Action #1 (1/1976) , as this contains the first Weird World appearance:
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weirdworld#Publication_history
CGC's current labeling of Marvel Super Action #1 is linked below, unless it has been updated since this particular magazine was encapsulated, which I do not think is the case:
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I don't have GPA so I was going off ebay sold books and in the last 30 days, 5 of the last 7 have sold for $245 or more and a 6th went for $225. There was an anomaly that brought under $200 in an auction.
I agree that it will likely go for more than $300. It reminds me of the Runaways #1 in that it has always had a cult following. I wish I had been in on that 9.9. Wow !
Right, eBay sales can be misleading but at second look, there have been a few sales at $250-ish.The last sale at $225 was probably just a guy who wanted to sell the book a bit too quickly.The sub $200 sale had to be an auction....they are the worst.
Alias does have a cult following, and there is the Luke Cage/Daredevil crossover angles.... and Bendis's name carries weight but it'd likely be a different crowd than the Runaways fans.
Not that I don't think the book has room to grow.I just wouldn't compare the 2 books.Vaughn has an arguably bigger following than Bendis does but Runaways seems like it's on again/off again as far as movie status goes....and Alias will be airing fairly soon.
Anyway, since this is pretty much the official Alias thread, here are all of the sales of # 1 in 9.8, recorded as sold.
The one outlier sale at $169 brought the 90 day average down, that's why it didn't look like it was a hitting $250 consistently but if you look at the list for all the 9.8's sold in 2015, it's pretty much a $250 book.
The all time high on this book was a sale in 12/2014 for $325....I'm guessing there was only 1 slabbed 9.8 on eBay at the time, dunno.
2015
(40) $260Hi $153Lo
Sep-10-2015 $225 Cert# 0616387023
Sep-06-2015 $155 Cert# 0232246006
Sep-03-2015 $254 Cert# 1308440015
Sep-01-2015 $169
Aug-23-2015 $191 Cert# 1172742018
Aug-21-2015 $245 Cert# 0254293001
Aug-19-2015 $250 Cert# 1260851018
Aug-17-2015 $218 Cert# 1257204001
Aug-10-2015 $256 Cert# 1260851017
Jul-30-2015 $215 Cert# 1161640001
Jul-30-2015 $203 Cert# 1093611001
Jul-30-2015 $256 Cert# 1260851018
Jul-19-2015 $196 Cert# 0227562004
Jul-10-2015 $240 Cert# 0258846024
Jun-27-2015 $249 Cert# 0255185001
Jun-26-2015 $245 Cert# 1305160003
Jun-25-2015 $225 Cert# 0256847010
Jun-21-2015 $225 Cert# 0247772004
May-24-2015 $220 Cert# 0257007003
May-11-2015 $185 Cert# 1257204001
May-03-2015 $200 Cert# 1307604003
May-03-2015 $250 Cert# 0243741004
Apr-21-2015 $158 Cert# 1213914001
Apr-20-2015 $190 Cert# 0246733005
Apr-18-2015 $194 Cert# 1308051002
Apr-15-2015 $200 Cert# 1203357001
Apr-15-2015 $200 Cert# 1250572001
Apr-12-2015 $160 Cert# 0226957013
Apr-04-2015 $200 Cert# 0246733005
Mar-31-2015 $200 Cert# 1203357002
Mar-17-2015 $210 Cert# 0243741004
Mar-15-2015 $215 Cert# 1096066014
Mar-10-2015 $158 Cert# 0250857010
Feb-25-2015 $260 Cert# 1263160019
Feb-02-2015 $250
Jan-19-2015 $185 Cert# 0243080001
Jan-17-2015 $153
Jan-13-2015 $166 Cert# 0247947001
Jan-09-2015 $200 Cert# 0226957013
Jan-01-2015 $225 Cert# 0244494004
Relists, non-sales, errors:
(9.8) Item recorded as sold/relisted by seller/publ 2001 $175 Apr-2014
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It is a book that brings in the mid $200's regularly and I've not been remotely tempted to sell mine for that price. I have no idea if the TV show will be worth a dang or not but I do know this was Bendis at the peak of his creativity. Excellent story.
GPA has it at $225 and trending upwards.Not quite a mid 200's book but I can see it easily hitting the 250 mark to 300's, fairly soon....after the first couple episodes air *and* it gets renewed for a second season.
Seems to be a solid $225 book in 9.8 , now.It also has a respectable 9.6 track record, in relation to its 9.8 sales figures.
Back in 2008 somebody got a Hell of a sleeper deal on a 9.9 for a lousy sixty-two bucks...........
No. 1, Volume 1, 1st print, Marvel Comics (Max) (2001)
Grade
Notes 2013 Avg 2014 Avg 12Mnth Avg 90Day Avg Last Sale
( 9.9 ) - - - - $62 Oct-2008
( 9.8 ) (1) $78 (31) $183 (52) $211 (18) $223 $225 Sep-2015
( 9.8 ) CGC case cracked - - (1) $200 (1) $200 $200 Jul-2015
( 9.8 ) Sgnt series/Signed by Michael Gaydos - - - - $32 Feb-2009
( 9.8 ) Sgnt series/Signed by Stan Lee - (1) $250 (1) $250 - $250 Dec-2014
( 9.8 ) Signed by Michael Gaydos - - - - $28 Dec-2005
( 9.6 ) (2) $27 (12) $69 (24) $101 (6) $131 $124 Sep-2015
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The Enchantress has been pegged (via a confirmed rumor from Heroic Hollywood) as the main villain in the Suicide Squad movie, I just sold a SA 191 (her 2nd app.) CGC 8.5 O/W Pages for $175+ shipping....
Probably should have held out a bit longer as there isn't exactly an abundance of high grade slabs out there....read my blurb in the listing for the breakdown (thumbs u
I still have a very solid, clean #187 (raw) to list.It's a solid VG to VG/FN with O/W pages....can't remember the exact grade offhand but it's not in the VF or better range......nor is it slabbed, like this #191 is.
....but
, I have to raise as much extra scratch as possible b/c I will be hitting Baltimore and coughing up around 2 grand for onsite grading. -
Buyer to add to the list - sjy209
He bought Batman & Detective runs off of me. Wanted to return them even before getting them. I received the books back and there were many issues swapped out with lower grade issues. I spoke to Ebay and it looks like I'm effed
Something like that happened to me, but with a NYX #3 and a Batman (52) #1. Sorry that happened to you. More and more of this swapping is going around.
Same thing happened to a friend of mine,a while back but he got his money back from Paypal.
He sold a raw Deadpool 1 for about a $100, the buyer messaged him and said the book arrived damaged.The buyer sent back a beater VG copy of Deadpool #1.
The buyer apparent;ly went on a crime spree and pulled simiiar scams with other sellers as he was suspended.Eventually, my friend got his $100 back.
Point being, Paypal has been changing up their policies on seller protection lately.
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As always if you don't care for the direction the thread is headed nominate a book that is heating up or potentially heating up and you can right the ship.
So what's heating up in Copper?
I see that Batman 436 is doing very well in graded 9.8 ss, although off its highs from a few months ago. 
Fixed that...
.The listings you show are ALL copies of Bat #436, REGARDLESS of grade.It's not as crazy hot as it was a couple months back.
NM 9.0 to 9.4's get filed into my $10 convention stock boxes.
A true 9.6 or 9.8 is the sorta book that is worth listing on ebay raw as 9.6 or 9.8....but I wouldn't list a dead on 9.8 candidate for less than $100 b/c I'd rather save it and have it signed by Perez at Baltimore and graded onsite.
In fact, I've been buying this book for the past few months at shows and shops and only just this past weekend, I may have picked up a 9.8 candidate at a show.
It was only around $5 haven't unbagged it yet but chances are it's likely got some minute wear on the BC that will keep it out of being CGC SS gradeworthy ....or pressable to 9.8, for that matter.
Actually, the monkey handed dealer who I bought the book from probably jacked the book up himself while he was counting out the sticker prices.I even counted out the prices for him, book by book....total was around $60, so he wouldn't have the chance to mishandle the books but he practically insisted on handling the books himself.If lucky, I may be able to dry clean the BC then humidify and press the book and get a 9.8.
I'll probably just throw it in a Mylite2 + Full Back and pop it into my $10 boxes....along with the other 3-4 sub 9.6 copies I have bought over the past few months.
Grumble,grumble....
Try finding a 9.8 candidate as is, or a copy that is dry clean/pressable into a 9.8, in the wild.
Damn near impossible with that black cover background.
You do that for a couple months, then you'll wholly reconsider why your "fixed list" of ebay sold prices is not exactly all that relevant to the value of that book in 9.8.
Or rather, that fruitless search in itself will show you just why 9.8's are selling like they are.
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Wait, I'm confused. Darkhawk #1 9.8 @ $2 & 32 watchers? I love Darkhawk but why this one particular seller/issue?
Would have been interesting to let that auction ride without saying anything, and seeing how it ended. But I bet when this gets down to the last minute, the auto-bids will start flying.
But, but aren't there about 250K of these out there in HG, buried in longboxes somewhere?
Haha, right.
I'm sure there are copies galore of this book out there is long boxes.
Not 9.8's though.
That's why this book will probably fetch around a 100 bucks.
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Rma, the bubble wrap mailer with cardboard samich and more wrap were inside a box
The packing sounds above and beyond.
Indeed sir, it is.
I don't actually employ the 2 sheets of cardboard sandwich method though....I hate that siht.Seriously, nothing frustrates me more than getting a book within 2 sheets of cardboard, covered in mailing tape.Super easy way to cause spine tics and even if it doesn't, it's a frustrating to have to slit all 4 sides and ho[e that you don't jack up the spine in the process.
I use one sheet, as in I lay the bagged/boarded book on top of the sheet of cardboard and slide it into the bubblewrap mailer.The one sheet of cardboard just acts as an additional backing board while filling up any free space within the bubblewrap mailer.A placeholder is all I use it for.
I then use one piece of Scotch gift tape to close the bubblewrap mailer-avoiding the pre-set adhesive strip altogether as that requires a razor blade or scissors to remove the comic.
Then I'll cut out4 small pieces of cardboard and place them around the bubblewrap's corner's like a cardboard picture frame.
Then I'll wrap the bubblewrap mailer in bubblewrap itself.
So, the final product is incased in cardboard and bubblewrap, then actually surrounded in yet more bubblewrap...and shipped in a 4 wall cardboard box ; about the size of a usps priority box.
I should actually take pics of this shipping method and include them in my listings.
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Dear copperagekids,
Your packaging was outstanding. The comic arrived in perfect condition and is exactly like you said a "SOLID CGC 9.8 CANDIDATE". In 2 mylars with buffered acid free boards did not go unnoticed...on the contrary, it was the 1st thing I noticed and that put a smile on my face. This one will be sent to my cgc affiliate for signatures and grading.
The way you shipped it spoke volumes of your character, your professionalism, your dedication and respect toward this industry.
Just yesterday, another seller wrote saying that I was demanding, ridiculous, impatient and immature. I know he was wrong but still, it hurt.
I thoroughly enjoyed our transaction and have already added you to my best sellers list. Hope that the feedback I left for you adequately conveyed my appreciation and gratitude for all that you did.
Thank you very, very much, ed
This sounds like you wrote it.
Did you write it?
Or, did you solicit it?
This is not a natural, spontaneous response.
No, I did not write this nor did I solict this message.I removed the buyer's user ID from the message BUT I am sure he wouldn't mind if I were to post his user ID up on here.
This is a ***********perfectly natural response considering******* the following:
The buyer received the Preacher # 42 in dead on 9.8, as shown in the auction pics.The buyer paid $44.99 for the book, shipped.
Current GPA shows this book at $103 in 9.8 and trending upwards.
The book was triple packaged...( as in I placed the book in a Standard Mylite2 + TWO Standard Gerber Full Backs for a snug fit...then the bagged/boarded comic was slid into a silver/gold Mylite2 + silver/gold gerber Full Back Board combo...placed on top of a sheet of cardboard...slid carefully into a bubblewrap mailer....with the following written on the mailer' sides:
"SPINE OF BOOK IS ON THIS SIDE"
(arrows pointing to outer edge)
Opposing side was marked with:
"HANDLE/REMOVE BOOK FROM THIS SIDE"
The bubblewrap mailer was shipped with four cut out pieces of cardboard around all corners....and wrapped in bubblewrap itself, and then shipped in a 4 wall cardboard box.
I take every single precaution needed to ensure my buyers get what they pay for i.e.I do not treat them like disposable jerkoffs by giving out soft grades or shipping out books sandwiched in cardboard and compressing their spines with mailing tape.
You (the ebay buyer) spend your money on high grade raw books off ebay then get a book sold to you as a "9.8" with shoddy packaging...or softly graded...and you wind up with a 8.5 or 9.2 or whatever falls shy of the 9.8 you spent your money on and expected to receive.
Then you buy a book from me and you get the book, as described...packaged just as cautiously as if I (The seller) were sending in the 9.8 candidate to CGC to be graded, myself.
As I said, you give people what they pay for, and charge them fair prices, they are grateful for the service you provide...and you get repeat customers.
Hell, I ship with more care than 99% of other sellers on ebay or on this board.Every single time I buy books thru eBay ...from "comic dealers", as well as the few times that I have bought books from boardies on here, their packaging methods were not as considerate as mine.
That's an interesting story.
However, I have sold books as described on eBay since 1998, and many books that ended up grading higher thanI said they would, and I've never gotten such an effusive comment like that....I mean, "2 mylars with buffered acid free boards" was the first thing they noticed, AND it put a smile on their face...?
And "The way you shipped it spoke volumes of your character"...?
The way someone ships may speak volumes of their competence, but their character...?
Sounds like a solicited testimonial.
Carry on.
PS. "Bubble wrap mailers" should never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever (breathhhhhhhe) EVER, ever, ever be used to ship comics, for any reason, ever, unless you're shipping the rattiest of reader copies.
They are TOO FLIMSY.
If you're going to use an envelope, rather than a box, you should use the flat rate envelopes, and use the pre-cut 9.x 12 pads. If you do it properly, the boards will stiffen (I'm watching you, C4F) the envelope so that it provides solid corners in the event of impact.
Bubble wrap mailers do not, and you're relying solely on the integrity of the sandwich inside to protect the book.
Also...this is something that isn't talked about a lot, but "snug fit", either in a mylar or a bag and board, is not always such a good thing, especially if you have to put ANY pressure beyond gravity into the book/board to get it all the way in. The bottom edge of the book (or top, depending on orientation) is pressed against the interior plastic, and if there's a color fleck or two, it almost always gets pushed up.
Something to think about.
Right on about the possibility of having too snug a fit but a 30 page modern book is very thin, and inside of a Standard (not modern size) Mylite 2 + Standard Full Back,...too risky for my liking.So I use 2 Full Backs.I crease the top of the Mylite 2 beforehand so the fit is secure.
A modern book with 2 standard Full Backs in a standard Mylite2 feels like a brick.Then sliding that brick into the next size up Mylite 2 + Full Back combo and it is rock solid.
Modern sized M2's + Full Backs are too tight, in all respects....you can't use 2 boards, well you can...but it'd be too tight of a fit, as you pointed out....and I also like to have my moderns in standard M2's/Full backs b/c the boards extend well past the edges of the books so if a clod grabs a book at a show, he's less likely to compress the spine.
Also....I ONLY ship in boxes.Bubblewwrap mailers for comics are balls.I only use them as packaging material.
My post was probably a bit too wordy so I apologize but if you read my last post over again about shipping methods, you'll see what I'm referring to.
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Dear copperagekids,
Your packaging was outstanding. The comic arrived in perfect condition and is exactly like you said a "SOLID CGC 9.8 CANDIDATE". In 2 mylars with buffered acid free boards did not go unnoticed...on the contrary, it was the 1st thing I noticed and that put a smile on my face. This one will be sent to my cgc affiliate for signatures and grading.
The way you shipped it spoke volumes of your character, your professionalism, your dedication and respect toward this industry.
Just yesterday, another seller wrote saying that I was demanding, ridiculous, impatient and immature. I know he was wrong but still, it hurt.
I thoroughly enjoyed our transaction and have already added you to my best sellers list. Hope that the feedback I left for you adequately conveyed my appreciation and gratitude for all that you did.
Thank you very, very much, ed
This sounds like you wrote it.
Did you write it?
Or, did you solicit it?
This is not a natural, spontaneous response.
No, I did not write this nor did I solict this message.I removed the buyer's user ID from the message BUT I am sure he wouldn't mind if I were to post his user ID up on here.
This is a ***********perfectly natural response considering******* the following:
The buyer received the Preacher # 42 in dead on 9.8, as shown in the auction pics.The buyer paid $44.99 for the book, shipped.
Current GPA shows this book at $103 in 9.8 and trending upwards.
The book was triple packaged...( as in I placed the book in a Standard Mylite2 + TWO Standard Gerber Full Backs for a snug fit...then the bagged/boarded comic was slid into a silver/gold Mylite2 + silver/gold gerber Full Back Board combo...placed on top of a sheet of cardboard...slid carefully into a bubblewrap mailer....with the following written on the mailer' sides:
"SPINE OF BOOK IS ON THIS SIDE"
(arrows pointing to outer edge)
Opposing side was marked with:
"HANDLE/REMOVE BOOK FROM THIS SIDE"
The bubblewrap mailer was shipped with four cut out pieces of cardboard around all corners....and wrapped in bubblewrap itself, and then shipped in a 4 wall cardboard box.
I take every single precaution needed to ensure my buyers get what they pay for i.e.I do not treat them like disposable jerkoffs by giving out soft grades or shipping out books sandwiched in cardboard and compressing their spines with mailing tape.
You (the ebay buyer) spend your money on high grade raw books off ebay then get a book sold to you as a "9.8" with shoddy packaging...or softly graded...and you wind up with a 8.5 or 9.2 or whatever falls shy of the 9.8 you spent your money on and expected to receive.
Then you buy a book from me and you get the book, as described...packaged just as cautiously as if I (The seller) were sending in the 9.8 candidate to CGC to be graded, myself.
As I said, you give people what they pay for, and charge them fair prices, they are grateful for the service you provide...and you get repeat customers.
Hell, I ship with more care than 99% of other sellers on ebay or on this board.Every single time I buy books thru eBay ...from "comic dealers", as well as the few times that I have bought books from boardies on here, their packaging methods were not as considerate as mine.
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Books of divad's I've had issues with before. Overgrading and lying to people in descriptions. I can't be believe people still support him or give his raw auctions any credence whatsoever.
Divad overgrades and intentionally misleads buyer by claiming SSM #90 is the First Black Costume
Divad claims VOB book is a 9.9 in listing but doesn't get it slabbed.
Alright....
The Sandman 4 look like a VF 7.5 to VF 8.0.
The SS 90 technically does tie as the 1st Black Costume, along with ASM 252 and MTU 141...I think everyone knows that.Anyone who can look in a Overstreet can see that for themselves.
His grading is soft on this one too....his grade of NM 9.4 looks like an 8.0 to me.
I'm not going to argue back and forth about listing a book as a 9.9.....and I didn't see any flaws which would put the Batman Man Who Laughs outside of being a 9.8.Granted, I did not scrutinize the book all that much, either...don't really care to open the book up in a different browser and save it as a jpeg, in order to see it completely as with these big pics, my desktop is a PITA to scroll all the way to see the outer edges of the book.
That said, despite his grading on those 2 books, I am not going to publically try to shame him, or whatever it is that your crusade seems to be going on over.
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Next grading contest. You both enter and one comes out alive.
I might if I was absolutely sure it was a 9.8. Frankly, I would probably call it a 9.6 or better. It's been discussed ad nauseam here, he overgrades on some of his ebay listings. That's not cajones. That is either an inability to grade 9.8s or it is deliberately taking advantage of buyers who can't grade for themselves.
Because I don't sell books that look like that to unsophisticated buyers as a raw 9.8.with that said, it is a good lesson for seller's not to be a slave to recent completed sales prices. someone needs to be the highest sale, why not you?that's not what i am saying. put aside what you think that grade actually is. i see the spine ticks too and someone can make an informed decision. if you had a raw copy of that book you felt was a strong 9.8 candidate would you put it up for a $36 opening bid when that is practically what slabs are selling for? i'll give divad credit, he has cajones and sometimes it pays off.
You're the only thing ad nauseum around here.
All you sell is manufactured plastic collectibles. You couldn't grade your way out the hole you live in. Uh, no offense.
I've already offered to select a number of divad's raw listings, have them sent to a neutral 3rd party and let CGC's grade be the judge of the results. I believe I offered to let the graded slabs be auctioned off for a charity of the winner's choice. He has declined.
In fairness, RMA thinks this is not a fair test to divad as (I believe this was the objection) divad has everything to lose and nothing to gain. But, when someone comes touting extraordinary results from selling UHG raw books on ebay, many of which appear to be overgraded, I feel no compulsion to remain silent. To divad's credit, he provides reasonably large scans. I just think people buying his overgraded books (some but not all of his offerings) can't grade, don't pay attention or don't care. That doesn't make them any less overgraded.
Divid has 100% positive feedback on eBay, and unless you have bought a comic advertised from him as a 9.8 and have been displeased, I think what you are proposing is unfair to Divad.
I have thousands of dollars worth of books that are all solid CGC 9.8 candidates, but I do not want to tie up $25.20 (modern grade fee + fast track minus my 10% membership discount) on having them graded and then selling them for an average of $100 when I get them back from CGC.Call it $30 per book in shipping/grading cost, at the least.
Multiply that $30 figure by 100 and that is how many books that I could package up and mail off to CGC for grading in a few days.And I'd still have likely another 100 books with GPA's around $100 but I'd rather spend the money on grading books to get bigger returns.I simply don't have the cash to have a 100 moderns graded, in a shot and then wait 2-3 months (from when the books were shipped to CGC) to be able to *start* to get any of my money back.
I recently gave Divad's 9.8 raw selling approach a test run and sold through all of the Preacher # 42 candidates which I graded as 9.8, save one of them(the last b/c I just didn't have time to ship it out and refunded the buyer instead).
I received positive feedback from all 4 buyers who received a raw Preacher 42 from me, which I graded as a 9.8.I will continue on listing raw boks that I have, which I don't want to spend money on having graded.......like Wolverine 66 (picked up a raw 9.6 and a raw 9.8 recently and I'll list them as such on eBay for $30-$50 each BIN))...Dark Horse Presents 1....same grades.
Preacher # 8...got a few of them, as well.And so on.
Two of the 4 buyers of the Preacher # 42 9.8 raws even sent me a message, after they gave me positive feedback on ebay, praising the raw preacher 42 9.8 they received from me and my packaging methods.
FTR, GPA shows the last Preacher 42 9.8 sale at around $100 via an auction listing on eBay.
Here is a copy of one of the messages, it clearly shows that the buyer will be subbing the book I sold to him and he is confident he'll get a 9.8 out of it.
Dear copperagekids,
Your packaging was outstanding. The comic arrived in perfect condition and is exactly like you said a "SOLID CGC 9.8 CANDIDATE". In 2 mylars with buffered acid free boards did not go unnoticed...on the contrary, it was the 1st thing I noticed and that put a smile on my face. This one will be sent to my cgc affiliate for signatures and grading.
The way you shipped it spoke volumes of your character, your professionalism, your dedication and respect toward this industry.
Just yesterday, another seller wrote saying that I was demanding, ridiculous, impatient and immature. I know he was wrong but still, it hurt.
I thoroughly enjoyed our transaction and have already added you to my best sellers list. Hope that the feedback I left for you adequately conveyed my appreciation and gratitude for all that you did.
Thank you very, very much, ed
ON A RELATED NOTE. I used to do data entry at the IRS. One time I got a bonus of $5.11 for the whole week for speed and accuracy. It was my only bonus during my tenure there.
Also, I once caught a Sammy Sosa home run ball at a mets game when I was 17. Barehand like a boss.
I made a really good steak two weeks ago. just salt and pepper, then 1 minute each on a pre-heated cast iron grill pan, then 2 mintues each side in the pre-heated oven. My wife said it was the best steak she had all year. And she's had at least 3 steaks this year.
Does anyone else have any other stuff they want to brag about?
You misread my post entirely.
My point was that you can sell raw books as 9.8 if you know how to grade correctly, package books correctly and don't treat your buyers like jerkoffs.
Granted, I only listed 4 books like this but EVERY SINGLE BUYER emphatically stated that he was very happy with the book's condition and the packaging the books were sent in.
If I were to grade softly, I would not have received 100% positive feedback on the FOUR raw 9.8's that I sold.
If my grading was the least bit off the mark ,as in any of my raw 9.8's were graded softly and I thought had a chance at getting 9.6's...which I clearly do NOT think any would receive 9.6's by CGC , I would not have had the positive feedback I had, nor would I have had 2 buyers sending me FOLLOW UP MESSAGES thanking me for the book's and the packing job...one buyer telling me he was saving me as a favorite seller and the other buyer giving me his Preacher want list numbers.
The point of my post above was not to pay myself on the back but to illustrate that if you know how to grade and treat your buyers fairly, you will have happy buyers and repeat customers.
As is illustrated with 4 outright glowingly positive feedbacks.
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Yeah. You may want to elaborate or explain that one better, CAK.I don't doubt he does so on occasion but we all are guilty of that , occasionally.The question is if it is done intentionally in an effort to decieve.....but even then, if he has no unhappy buyers...and wants to continue to make good profits from HG listings, then he isn't going to push maliciously push the envelope.
Quoted for posterity.
I typed that on my cell, hence the repetitive typo in the last sentence....and the "but even then" was part of a nonsequitor which I did not finish typing, actually...which is why the apparently underlying sentiment looked sketchy.
And what I meant to type is this, without retreading through all of my posts to clear myself of some apparent wrong doing...ugh.
If the seller of book, advertised as solid 9.8 CGC candidates, has only happy buyers (and will offer refunds to unhappy buyers, all shipping included) and is grading strictly (no soft grading) then he is operating on solid moral ground.
As the 4 buyers who bought copies of Preacher # 42 from me have pretty much emphatically stated.I'm not taking anyone to the cleaner's.I sold the books at $35,$40,$40 and $45 (shipped) while the last sale in GPA shows $103....with a BIN at $150 and another BIN listed at $300.
If my buyers don't have a problem with the books that I sold , no one on this forum should
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Next grading contest. You both enter and one comes out alive.
I might if I was absolutely sure it was a 9.8. Frankly, I would probably call it a 9.6 or better. It's been discussed ad nauseam here, he overgrades on some of his ebay listings. That's not cajones. That is either an inability to grade 9.8s or it is deliberately taking advantage of buyers who can't grade for themselves.
Because I don't sell books that look like that to unsophisticated buyers as a raw 9.8.with that said, it is a good lesson for seller's not to be a slave to recent completed sales prices. someone needs to be the highest sale, why not you?that's not what i am saying. put aside what you think that grade actually is. i see the spine ticks too and someone can make an informed decision. if you had a raw copy of that book you felt was a strong 9.8 candidate would you put it up for a $36 opening bid when that is practically what slabs are selling for? i'll give divad credit, he has cajones and sometimes it pays off.
You're the only thing ad nauseum around here.
All you sell is manufactured plastic collectibles. You couldn't grade your way out the hole you live in. Uh, no offense.
I've already offered to select a number of divad's raw listings, have them sent to a neutral 3rd party and let CGC's grade be the judge of the results. I believe I offered to let the graded slabs be auctioned off for a charity of the winner's choice. He has declined.
In fairness, RMA thinks this is not a fair test to divad as (I believe this was the objection) divad has everything to lose and nothing to gain. But, when someone comes touting extraordinary results from selling UHG raw books on ebay, many of which appear to be overgraded, I feel no compulsion to remain silent. To divad's credit, he provides reasonably large scans. I just think people buying his overgraded books (some but not all of his offerings) can't grade, don't pay attention or don't care. That doesn't make them any less overgraded.
Divid has 100% positive feedback on eBay, and unless you have bought a comic advertised from him as a 9.8 and have been displeased, I think what you are proposing is unfair to Divad.
You're missing the point. No one is arguing his business model of selling UHG raw books. They're arguing about whether what he's calling UHG is really UHG. It pretty clear from several examples that he overgrades on occasion.
I don't doubt he does so on occasion but we all are guilty of that , occasionally.The question is if it is done intentionally in an effort to decieve.....but even then, if he has no unhappy buyers...and wants to continue to make good profits from HG listings, then he isn't going to push maliciously push the envelope.
I have seen both overgrading (and undergrading) from CGC and CBCS, as well.
As in, seen via eBay auctions and through submissions I received in return.
Like, I should have gotten a 9.8 back but I got a 9.6.And I should have gotten a 9.6 back but I got a 9.8.
Not even the top 2 grading firms are 100% consisten in their assesments.Grading, as precise as it is made out to be, is still a subjective art.
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Next grading contest. You both enter and one comes out alive.
I might if I was absolutely sure it was a 9.8. Frankly, I would probably call it a 9.6 or better. It's been discussed ad nauseam here, he overgrades on some of his ebay listings. That's not cajones. That is either an inability to grade 9.8s or it is deliberately taking advantage of buyers who can't grade for themselves.
Because I don't sell books that look like that to unsophisticated buyers as a raw 9.8.with that said, it is a good lesson for seller's not to be a slave to recent completed sales prices. someone needs to be the highest sale, why not you?that's not what i am saying. put aside what you think that grade actually is. i see the spine ticks too and someone can make an informed decision. if you had a raw copy of that book you felt was a strong 9.8 candidate would you put it up for a $36 opening bid when that is practically what slabs are selling for? i'll give divad credit, he has cajones and sometimes it pays off.
You're the only thing ad nauseum around here.
All you sell is manufactured plastic collectibles. You couldn't grade your way out the hole you live in. Uh, no offense.
I've already offered to select a number of divad's raw listings, have them sent to a neutral 3rd party and let CGC's grade be the judge of the results. I believe I offered to let the graded slabs be auctioned off for a charity of the winner's choice. He has declined.
In fairness, RMA thinks this is not a fair test to divad as (I believe this was the objection) divad has everything to lose and nothing to gain. But, when someone comes touting extraordinary results from selling UHG raw books on ebay, many of which appear to be overgraded, I feel no compulsion to remain silent. To divad's credit, he provides reasonably large scans. I just think people buying his overgraded books (some but not all of his offerings) can't grade, don't pay attention or don't care. That doesn't make them any less overgraded.
Divid has 100% positive feedback on eBay, and unless you have bought a comic advertised from him as a 9.8 and have been displeased, I think what you are proposing is unfair to Divad.
I have thousands of dollars worth of books that are all solid CGC 9.8 candidates, but I do not want to tie up $25.20 (modern grade fee + fast track minus my 10% membership discount) on having them graded and then selling them for an average of $100 when I get them back from CGC.Call it $30 per book in shipping/grading cost, at the least.
Multiply that $30 figure by 100 and that is how many books that I could package up and mail off to CGC for grading in a few days.And I'd still have likely another 100 books with GPA's around $100 but I'd rather spend the money on grading books to get bigger returns.I simply don't have the cash to have a 100 moderns graded, in a shot and then wait 2-3 months (from when the books were shipped to CGC) to be able to *start* to get any of my money back.
I recently gave Divad's 9.8 raw selling approach a test run and sold through all of the Preacher # 42 candidates which I graded as 9.8, save one of them(the last b/c I just didn't have time to ship it out and refunded the buyer instead).
I received positive feedback from all 4 buyers who received a raw Preacher 42 from me, which I graded as a 9.8.I will continue on listing raw boks that I have, which I don't want to spend money on having graded.......like Wolverine 66 (picked up a raw 9.6 and a raw 9.8 recently and I'll list them as such on eBay for $30-$50 each BIN))...Dark Horse Presents 1....same grades.
Preacher # 8...got a few of them, as well.And so on.
Two of the 4 buyers of the Preacher # 42 9.8 raws even sent me a message, after they gave me positive feedback on ebay, praising the raw preacher 42 9.8 they received from me and my packaging methods.
FTR, GPA shows the last Preacher 42 9.8 sale at around $100 via an auction listing on eBay.
Here is a copy of one of the messages, it clearly shows that the buyer will be subbing the book I sold to him and he is confident he'll get a 9.8 out of it.
Dear copperagekids,
Your packaging was outstanding. The comic arrived in perfect condition and is exactly like you said a "SOLID CGC 9.8 CANDIDATE". In 2 mylars with buffered acid free boards did not go unnoticed...on the contrary, it was the 1st thing I noticed and that put a smile on my face. This one will be sent to my cgc affiliate for signatures and grading.
The way you shipped it spoke volumes of your character, your professionalism, your dedication and respect toward this industry.
Just yesterday, another seller wrote saying that I was demanding, ridiculous, impatient and immature. I know he was wrong but still, it hurt.
I thoroughly enjoyed our transaction and have already added you to my best sellers list. Hope that the feedback I left for you adequately conveyed my appreciation and gratitude for all that you did.
Thank you very, very much, ed
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During an interview with Screen Daily, Ben Davis said that Doctor Strange "has a very psychedelic grounding" and that it's "not your typical Marvel action movie."
I loved Adams in True Detective...she can definitely act.
I'm also liking the quote above.
This is starting to look like a Marvel movie which will NOT only hold appeal to the hardcore 40 year old virgin fan base as well as the mainstream/casual superhero movie fans, like all the rest of the Marvel and DC movies that have been made so far.
It looks like it may have an appeal for people who tend to gravitate towards darker dramatic thrillers, as well.....which would be very big, for a movie like this.This would be a first for *any* movie that originated from comic books.
Crisis is one of the most important evens in the the last 30 plus years. 
, I have to raise as much extra scratch as possible b/c I will be hitting Baltimore and coughing up around 2 grand for onsite grading.
All you sell is manufactured plastic collectibles. You couldn't grade your way out the hole you live in. 
Moderns that are heating up on ebay!
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The lot of you dooshpuddles should quit squabbling like a bunch of overzealous geeks and simply sit back and bask in the gleaming light of the comedic gold that I posted earlier.