thecopperagekids

Was the Darth Vader #3 only $11, or has that gone out the window already? I haven't been hanging on every post lately, so maybe that has changed... Nope that's the one I bought for 75 dollars but I sold my star wars 1 for the exact price. The most you can pay for a slabbed 9.8 book with a GPA average of around $65...is about half of that i.e. cover price + slabbing fees. Even then, putting that $30+ into slabbing a book that is worth $100 or more is much more worthwhile. I would have paid $35 for that book, already in a CGC 9.8 slab.No more. Your logic of your friend advising you on the the 1st X-23 and 1st Alpha is just not comparable.The Vader book was a hot book about 6+ months ago. SW books are cold and will stay cold intil the next SW movie comes out. When will Alpha ever be tied into a SW movie? This Christmas or the following SW movie in 2018? If the character is used in a movie, at all. If the character is used in a movie, you'll have to wait intil this Christmas or for the 2018 SW movie, to sell the book for a dollar to make any profit whatsoever on it. Let me reinterate that X-23 will be in Wolverine 3 and Alpha...maybe never. DV 3 is a decent book to buy, but only if you can get a solid 9.8 raw at cover price. And in order to take a ridiculous gamble on paying $75 (+ shipping) for a common as Hell modern, you sold a SW 1, which will just about certainly see an increase in price as the SW movie in 2 months comes out. How sharp was the SW that you sold for $75? Odds are that putting $35 (grading/fast tracked fees) into the SW 1 that you sold for $75 would have grossed you $200.....so, theoretically, you lost about $100 from dumping your SW 1 raw at $75...and then you compounded that loss by putting about $100 (shipped) into a pretty cold/common modern that routinely sells for about $65. So you are at -$100 from the SW 1 transaction aaaaaand, tack on another -$100 for the CV 3 CGC 9.8 transaction. Last 2 comic transactions = $200 in the hole. If you insist on "trying" to be a comic dealer, this is what I'd suggest. Do not buy anymore comics for a good while. Sell some books ASAP. Take those proceeds and buy some dry cleaning supplies and a Jumbo Seal 210. Learn how to dry clean & press books, that is the best advice I can give to anyone who wants to make money selling books, who does not have a large bankroll to use as capital. Dry cleaning & pressing does require a metric ton of patience, but learning a trade like this will do you a lot of good. If you had known how to press books, you could have had pressed the SW 1 yourself (while saving $40+ on fast tracked pressing fees and cut out the 1 month pressing service lag time...slabbed the SW 1 and then you may have had a $300+ book in your hands, instead of a $75 raw copy. Instead..............you sold a raw bronze age key in order to buy, what is arguably a waste of money, a $75 ($100 shipped) CGC 9.8 run of the mill modern. I'm going to point out a few things as you did to me. That star wars comic I sold was a 5.0/5.5 raw and with it's spine I don't see it getting much of a grade bump, second I wouldn't want to put any more time and money into that book. The next thing you said was that a[hra won't be in any movies at all or ever. Her upcoming solo movie will be in december and the announcement should be sometime next week and my friend hasn't steered me wrong yet and he was the one that bought those 3 copies for 67 dollars. I have another star wars 1 comic but I'll say this I don't think like you do because if I make a deal I count what I spent and I don't see the future value of a 5.0/5.5 star wars reaching 200 graded imo. Also, I don't count money I haven't spent because I wouldn't have pressed and graded it anyway. Pressing and dry cleaning honestly I'm afriad of screwing up that's why I send the comics to people I trust and I final note I'm going to watch that star wars comics to see who's right. Do you have a link to the SW pics? If it couldn;t be bumped up to a 9.0 or better, than $75 is a good sale i.e. if it was a run of the mill 5.0/5.5 than $75 for a VG/FN is a solid sale. For the rest, see my response below. I am absolutely sure that Gabe does not have a grasp on the comic market, the value of a dollar and (insert multiple other things here). If he actually invested his time into learning a valuable skill, which would benefit him directly, he'd be much better off....than getting second hand intelligence from a friend of his and getting sound advice in this thread ( which several boardies have repeated on several occasions)....he has either been unable to comprehend and/or has just flat out ignored 99% of the advice given in this thread. Dry cleaning & pressing books would have him handling books on a daily basis, he does not seem to be capable of getting/holding a job doing much of anything else.As this would have him around comics, that might be enough to hold his attention and getting those syanpses firing in his ADHD addled brain.I'm not talking down at Gabe, I have ADHD myself but I am productive. Now, do I think he has the patience and mental acuity to learn how to dry clean & press books, to have a good understanding of paper mechanics within about a years' time? No, I do not. I do think it would be possible though, if something like dabbling with comics was able to forcibly re-wire his disordered thinking patterns. Having Gabe grow as a person, which is what happens when one develops a pliable trade skill/graduates college/moves out of their parent's house (among other examples that can be used), is what the kid is in dire need of. Not the endless mental masturbation that this thread eggs him onward with every additional reply. It really is pretty sad, in all honesty.

Was the Darth Vader #3 only $11, or has that gone out the window already? I haven't been hanging on every post lately, so maybe that has changed... Nope that's the one I bought for 75 dollars but I sold my star wars 1 for the exact price. The most you can pay for a slabbed 9.8 book with a GPA average of around $65...is about half of that i.e. cover price + slabbing fees. Even then, putting that $30+ into slabbing a book that is worth $100 or more is much more worthwhile. I would have paid $35 for that book, already in a CGC 9.8 slab.No more. Your logic of your friend advising you on the the 1st X-23 and 1st Alpha is just not comparable.The Vader book was a hot book about 6+ months ago. SW books are cold and will stay cold intil the next SW movie comes out. When will Alpha ever be tied into a SW movie? This Christmas or the following SW movie in 2018? If the character is used in a movie, at all. If the character is used in a movie, you'll have to wait intil this Christmas or for the 2018 SW movie, to sell the book for a dollar to make any profit whatsoever on it. Let me reinterate that X-23 will be in Wolverine 3 and Alpha...maybe never. DV 3 is a decent book to buy, but only if you can get a solid 9.8 raw at cover price. And in order to take a ridiculous gamble on paying $75 (+ shipping) for a common as Hell modern, you sold a SW 1, which will just about certainly see an increase in price as the SW movie in 2 months comes out. How sharp was the SW that you sold for $75? Odds are that putting $35 (grading/fast tracked fees) into the SW 1 that you sold for $75 would have grossed you $200.....so, theoretically, you lost about $100 from dumping your SW 1 raw at $75...and then you compounded that loss by putting about $100 (shipped) into a pretty cold/common modern that routinely sells for about $65. So you are at -$100 from the SW 1 transaction aaaaaand, tack on another -$100 for the CV 3 CGC 9.8 transaction. Last 2 comic transactions = $200 in the hole. If you insist on "trying" to be a comic dealer, this is what I'd suggest. Do not buy anymore comics for a good while. Sell some books ASAP. Take those proceeds and buy some dry cleaning supplies and a Jumbo Seal 210. Learn how to dry clean & press books, that is the best advice I can give to anyone who wants to make money selling books, who does not have a large bankroll to use as capital. Dry cleaning & pressing does require a metric ton of patience, but learning a trade like this will do you a lot of good. If you had known how to press books, you could have had pressed the SW 1 yourself (while saving $40+ on fast tracked pressing fees and cut out the 1 month pressing service lag time...slabbed the SW 1 and then you may have had a $300+ book in your hands, instead of a $75 raw copy. Instead..............you sold a raw bronze age key in order to buy, what is arguably a waste of money, a $75 ($100 shipped) CGC 9.8 run of the mill modern.

Add in a love tap to the noggin for the incorrect spelling of "brah".

Scorpion's Bagley variant does not explicitly state what the print run is.Next to the purchase icon, I see "limited to 100 pre-orders". That is some pretty vague wording. Wonderworld's Horn variants have no mention of the print runs whatsoever. It seems like Wonderworld and Scorpion got wise to the demand for the Dell Otto Venom variants and quickly wrangled up whatever artist they could to cash in.Figured they'd print to order.Which means they can print another batch without buyers knowing if they are buying first or second prints. I could be wrong, just a hunch.

How and why did you ever accept a return on a slab after 2 years? What was the book?

According to Facebook, it seems that nearly all of my African American friends and from high school (I am from NYC) love the show. For whatever that's worth. I don't have Netflix right now, so I have not formed an opinion. As they rightly should, here's more on that topic.A very thoughtfully written review: https://www.google.com/amp/www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2016/09/30/review-luke-cage-is-the-gold-standard-for-superhero-television/amp/?client=ms-android-sprint-us

The Notorious Biggie portrait was a backdrop, used to illustrate that Cottonmouth held Biggie as some sort of idol i.e. a common theme for criminals to idolize rappers/pop stars who glamorize the criminal lifestyle. How many "gangsta' rappers gave nods to Pacino in Scarface in their songs? Hell, there are some rappers who use the name "Scarface".....Geto Boys lead rapper and a couple more recent rappers have adopted the Scarface nickname.IIRC, Biggie referenced Scarface in a song or two. The show is not about "New York rap", the bulk of the music featured in the show, such as the bands who play in Cottonmouth's club, are distinctly 70's style soul. 70's soul / r&b is by its' very nature pro-black.Pro-black does not mean anti-white, either. As far as embracing racial stereotypes.....you have no idea what you are talking about. Look at Cage himself.Well spoken, depicted as a reader of Ralph Ellison (2nd episode showed Cage reading the The Invisible Man and another civil rights era book in another part of the episode)....everything about Cage is the polar opposite of a stereotype. The beginning of the 2nd episode showed Cage with a gun to his head, about to be mugged by a black teenager who referred to Cage as a (N word). The ending of the episode showed Cage's response in which he strongly rejected being called that word.In the same breath, Cage referred to a black civil rights leader, whose name was used for a focal building in the show. Far as the acting, I'd also strongly disagree.Hell, the episode that I just referenced was very well acted.Not surprising considering it was directed by John McGuigan, who directed Gangster No.1 and Lucky Number Slevin. If you knew a thing about modern film noir, you'd recognize that name. Stick to peddling hot books

Nope...I generally like everything Marvel puts out there...silver screen and Netflix. Totally agree with AGGIEZ. And CAK, did you ever consider the people who are saying it's awful are saying that because it truly is, and those people can recognize bad acting and poor writing when they see it? No.

Cage is pretty damn good, only watched the first episode fo far and I am digging it. I think the people who are saying it's awful are probably the same sort that got their panties bunched up over DOJ and Suicide Squad.Cage is no West World, not all that cetebral but if you like film noir-ish stuff, you'll appreciate Cage for what it is. FWIW, I thought Jessica Jones was also very good. The only other comic shows I like/watch are Preacher, Lucifer and IZombie i.e. not typical super hero trite.

High grade on 90's books to me is a 9.6....but really, a 9.8. I have had 3 of these books slabbed, haven't gotten back any 9.8's. Avengers 4 got a CBCS 9.4 X-Men 268 got a CBCS 9.6 Another copy of Avengers 4 got a CGC 9.6. All of those books were pressed. The JC Penny books also suffered from subpar manufacturing defects.Most of which wouldn't keep a sweet copy out of 9.8 but things like cover overhang would. This article mentions the defects, I'd add the paper stock used for the covers also feels kind of cheap.The silver showcase on the FC of Avengers 4 is another serious is due when it comes downgrading bc of marring/ink loss.

The book has a GPA high of $200 in 9.8, it first "hit" that point in 2015. Last sale of a 9.8 was $200.There have been 0 previous sales of a 9.8 in 2016 at $200. "Meeting GPA highs" is more accurate. The 9.6 sales data doesn't look all that impressive i.e. last sale of a 9.6 was $55.

I'll be running several sales threads over the next 7 days .....raws and slabs. First up will be a very high grade raw Power Man sales thread with 15+ issues from #27-#45...most books are around 9.4, some 9.6's and 9.2's. Average price on the Cage's will be $10 per book...if you want to dry clean/press them, you'd likely get a handful of 9.8's.... Got a couple stragglers in the 50's...#53 in 9.6 and a few others. All of the above books are unpressed. Raws will be shipped in M2's & Full Backs......with a couple extra BCW silver boards per M2 & Full Back, my raws are like bricks....practically could be used as weapons. Double boxed priority shipping will be a flat $10 in the US.International shipping via USPS 1st Class Air at cost (online rate). Returns accepted within 14 days. I stand by my grading and I will cover return shipping.Got 100% positive feedback as a seller on eBay, same goes for this board.

1-Inconsequential 2-" 3-No, it is brown and black. 4-So what? Maybe it is a detached piece of Venom, offshoot of Venom or whatever. Regardless, the symbiote possesed Deadpool in the DAC 50 page that you linked above certainly has the appearance of Venom. We can't be sure of what book it is intil Back In Black explains the origin of the Venom/Deadpool deal. In the meantime, whomever was smart enough to buy a bunch of DSSW 3 in the past 2 months is going to make out well. Just like those who have copies of DAC 50 and the 2 What If issues in question.

THERE IT IS! "the massive attempt at a pump and dump " See, one would have to have a bunch of copies of an 8 year old book with a 23K sales figure. Good luck with that.... I am assuming, but with good reason, that the ones who are accusing people of this are likely the ones with the What if. You assuming C&D #50 is irrelevant and inapplicable is the only gross misinformation I see here. Sorry you don't feel the C&D relevance to the whole symbiote story, but readers and fans of both Venom and Deadpool obviously do and why it is doing well naturally. Let's revisit this after the Back In Black story, after all neither suit was BLACK and DSSW may go from $5 to eclipse all these other books in this crazy market. DSSW might become a $20 book but there is no conceivable way it will sell for what the others sell for.Raw or graded, it is too readily available. DSSW is a year and change old, that translates into a whole mess of raw 9.8's floating around.It doesn't have a black cover or lousy paper stock so getting a 9.8 on it won't be difficult.It's just a common modern. I could see a handful of them sell for about $150 in CGC 9.8.The first to market on an (apparent) Venom/Deadpool book when Back In Black #1 hits. Just like Squirrel Girl.Devil Dinosaur 1 in CGC 9.8.First copy sold at about $150, subsequent CGC 9.8's were in the $50 neighborhood.

If you paid $275 for a single signed book, it should have gone Express (which takes a week to gets graded by CGC) - so turnaround time should have been much, much faster. It kinda looks like Anastasia charged you a fee for one tier, but then submitted your book under a different, slower tier. If you have the invoice number, give CGC a call and they can tell you what's up with your book. I'm sure the $275 probably includes the signature fees along with the grading fees. However a ToS 39, even in a 1.0 it is a 4 figure book and would have to go through Express or Walkthrough tier. OP did Anastasia have you fill out any paperwork when sending in the book? There may be a tracking number for CGC there. Yeah, but with Lee's sig fee of $100 + whatever Anastasia is charging on top, the numbers don't add up unless they charged him for an Express submission. Which is why it doesn't make sense they would quote a turnaround time of 6-8 weeks. something happened with me that was similar with AC. The explanation I got was that while CGC turnaround was shorter with express/fastrack, the facilitator might not actually submit the comic for 3-4 months after the signing. Which makes ZERO sense to me, especially since CGC is usually AT the SAME event where the sig occurred. I was quoted some ridiculous price as well by the representative. The explanation in large part had to do with the shipping fees incurred. I felt they were shooting high with their number to make sure they didn't lose money. Padding shipping charges with handling charges is one of the oldest tricks in the book. CGC charges $10 for the 1st slab, $2 per add'l slab , via UPS Ground.

He should take the money and run. But I know he won't. I wouldn't be so sure of that I'm happy you proved me wrong, I think this was a good move. Is the money going right into savings or are you going to buy more books with it? I only ask because you said you were going to do the $11 a week budget for the time being. I'm going to buy more comics as soon as it clears but I'm still following the budget James told me because I haven't gone overboard with any of my spending. I'm thinking I might make a sales thread to raise some cash. You need to buy more comics like I need a bullet in my head. You don't know enough about the market to buy books. Bro, you don't even have the ability to market the books that you have. A blurry picture + stating a case has scratches etc makes buyers think something is wrong with the book.As in the inner holder may or may not be cracked, requiring re-grading...or best case, reholdering. When asked about that, you respond with something like "you think so?". That is only one example.I could spend a week reading this thread, composing a 100 page essay with a point by counterpoint breakdown on 99% of your posts... You should sell all the books that you have before you spend a single dollar on books. Organize your boxes and do conventions.Post books on eBay.Use this forum for market research. Get a haircut, a job, an apartment and date girls.Or date dudes, whatever floats your boat. Get some life experience before you spend money on comics. Do the above for a year, than when you have a better handle on things....take some of the money you have earned and buy books.

Sweet book, Chris!

I'd add Rawhide Kid 39 in before any kinda/maybe super hero prototype books....King Kong cover swipe. http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Rawhide_Kid_Vol_1_39

I would suggest that you intentionally put fingerpints on books with the same sort of cover stock.... and then see if *you* can remove them, before you start cracking any books. And just bc graders' notes do not mention any other flaws, that would keep a book out of 9.8, does not mean no such flaws exist.Another thing to keep in mind is that oil based fingerprints cannot be dry cleaned. If you post up a FC and BC scan of one of those 9.4 slabs, I wouldn't mind giving you some pointers.

I have been tracking TGK 60 and RK 23 for about 2 years and have not seen a copy of eother book in grade. No raws in VF or slabs in 8.0, either. If 9.0 copies of either book are out there, the demand will always be far greater than the supply.

A press will remove the air pockets around the dents and in the process, reduce the severity of their appearance. Last 9.0 sold for $1699, which is an outlier sale but yeah, it's def worth pressing. I'd expect a 9.0/9.2 if pressed.Spend $100 to profit $200 (roughly) is how I see that book. I can see why you got slammed with an 8.5, that middle spine tick is transverse, deep and extends outward pretty far. Joey's dead on with his dents observation.I'd add that this book has similiar cover and paper stock to Rasl...the paper stock is so susceptible to dents on these sorts of moderns.Unlike Rasl, this book doesn;t have a black cover so the dents are much perceptible But it does sound like the book was graded harshly.(sort of but not really...as imperceptible NCB dents may be an issue). But of course, a press removes such dents.

9.4 sounds about right.... Have you tried removing the fingerprints? A few rounds of rubbing the area with a white cotton cloth and then absorene putty work on most fingerprints.Kneading the area first and then forcefully pressing down on the putty with your thumb while slowly moving the putty.Afterwards, wiping the area with a cotton cloth in a circular motion gets the last of it off. Some moderns have paper stock which makes removing even these sorts of fingerprints unlikely. Other moderns like embossed gold covers from the 90's are much less troublesome.If it is the sort of tissue paper stock like a New 52 Batman books with very absorbent paper, not so much. Dark Knight Returns paper stock (copper) are just as problematic.

I was really impressed with that as well. He did a nice job with that song. I thought it was a voice over. My wife thought the same as well. Not his voice. Nah, it was him.You can tell for sure at certain points, when his singing is less melodic and lower pitched i.e. when it resembles talking almost as much as singing.

My apologies, gentlemen The link I posted is indeedily-doodily 7 months old. I pulled that link from a link that was dated today, "3 hours ago".Now, I can't find that original link...maybe I read it wrong and/or no such link exists. Looking past my super overzealous, previous post...based on what I've read and seen (ripe for a Trump joke,I'll admit btw) I still believe that Wolverine 3 will be loosely based on OML.I am well aware of the Weapon X domain registration and all of the discussion on this board about that.Seems to me that the Weapon X angle will be used more as a plot device to introduce X-23 via Sinisters' lab.I get the feeling there will be a story sequence...like a memory from Wolverine , showcasing the Weapon X program and summarizing up the lot of it in such a 1-2 minute flashback sequence. I also don't think that a domain named "OldManLogan.com" has the same mass marketing pop to it as "WeaponX.com". Hell, I could be totally wrong, as well....