Robot Man

1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Love Secrets- FREE to the next purchase!

 

 

Guess I might as well claim it!

55 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Love Journal 11- 3.0+- $80

Classic romance cover. She was thrill crazy. What awesome use of light and shadow. 

 

Such a classic! Already got a nice one of this! Shouldn't last long...

1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Junie Prom 4- 1.8- $35

complete filler copy

Man, it's a beater but I'll take it. Beggars can't be choosers on these. Got the other two.

5 hours ago, october said:

Man, the colors on that are blinding me! Is that a John McLaughlin "cat pee" Mile High copy?

10 hours ago, HouseofComics.Com said:

To be fair, the promoters are serious comic guys and board members. One of them wrote a manuscript about collecting comics and was shopping it around to publishers. This show is way more comic-centric than most big shows around the country.  The trade dressage they had outside the entrance last year was incredible with really perfectly chosen vintage and modern images. They get good comic creator guests, but they can't control what vendors sign up.  Last year was a very successful show, so I'm kind of baffled at the vendor list. It must be a holiday weekend thing, plus the conflict with Long Beach. And of course San Francisco hotel prices...

Also, the vendor list was absolutely front and center, right at the top of the main home page. (Maybe if you're using a phone it doesn't show up well?) Bunky Brothers should have some incredible stuff and I am bringing more than ever.

Sorry, I don't mean to bash the promoters. They are well respected boardies and I am sure they are trying to fill the void left by WonderCon in the Bay Area.  Just speaking from the side of a comic book collector. I go to "comic cons" to see and buy comic books. When the actual comic dealers are one of the smallest parts of a "comic con" I find it more than a bit disappointing. 

The weekend probably has a lot to do with it. I don't see Terry O'Neil at either the LB or SF show. I don't see A-1 or Ray Storch at the SF show. All great comic dealers that I would spend a lot of money with. Why? 

At least the guest list looks OK in SF if you are there to get books signed and graded for resale. At LB they have...Capt Kirk... Probably another couple hundred bucks for the "opportunity" to have him sign something and smile at your cell phone. 

Neither are shows for me. I have received several PMs from CA comic collecting boardies in both areas who are skipping these shows. I wish both promoters luck and hope that attendees have a good time. 

By the way, I am using a cell phone and was clicking the link at the top of this page to see the exhibitor list. That aside, from a graphic designers opinion, the SF website is beautiful! Give my compliments to the web designer!

Very cool! I've got a bunch more of them. I really should dig them out and take some more photos. Such a cheap way to collect sleeze!

And speaking of Junies...

Yeah, I will second that!

4 hours ago, shortboxed said:

Exhibitor list: https://sanfrancomiccon.com/exhibitors/ 

Many thanks! As I suspected very little in the way of vintage comic dealers. The fact that there wasn't an exhibitor list posted on the website, backs this up. I would be more than a little upset to make a 6 hour drive for another con like this. I guess it fits the bill for those who want autographs and cosplay but little to offer for comic book collectors and dealers. This is NO WonderCon folks. I will be happy to attend that one as well as comic centric shows like the Berkley Con and Terry O'Neil's Yorba Linda show for my comic buying...

59 minutes ago, porcupine48 said:

could you check if this is a Canadian edition for me?

 

Jeeze, Jimmers, it says basically all over it and "buy me now". I hope you got it because I was that close...

8 hours ago, Montezuma said:

 

and 7 of the Dinosaur issues

These were free throwins???

19 hours ago, n2wdw said:

New CGC Books (Junie!)

I also got this Junie from Harley at WW Philly.  I'm tempted now to collect the entire run in CGC, as earlier this year I got Junie 5 from @Ricksneatstuff.  Others, though, are hard to come by in decent grade.  There's a #1 in 7.5, but at $672.99 it's too rich for me (BTW I have never understood the 0.99).

"Double Date"? I think she meant threesome...

Yeah a tough run. I have 3 or 4 of them and am casually looking for the rest. As cool as they are, they aren't Junior or Sunny money books to me. I don't have that #7

14 minutes ago, sagii said:

@Robot Man and @comicjack Thanks and    too!

I knew after reading what i have on the Boards about the seller and the Pedigree that it would be a big gamble, but 'collect what you love' first and you won't feel remorse, and since i got the price down it made it 'worth it' to me.

No stamp on the back cover, and yes, it's kinda rough but even some mile highs aren't 9's, so that didn't automatically rule out the possibility (hope?) for me on the pedigree sell. Unfortunately all i have IS the sellers word, so ........

What did you do, talk him down to double guide?  Probably took 3 months for him to "find it" and send it to you. Better check for glue before you send it in for grading. Bitter, table for one...

Again, very cool book, one of my favorite issues of that title. Only full Back Rogers cover in that title I believe.

50 minutes ago, jbud73 said:

Hey hope everyone has a great time at the show; I know I have been hoping for a large SF show since WonderCon went to Anaheim 

But labor day long weekend cant say I understand the planning for a Con on that weekend, maybe they got a deal, or it was the only available date at Moscone. 

Not able to attend this year, hope I'm wrong and there is a great turn out for the comic vendors.

Yeah, not a good weekend. To make matters worse, the is also the Long Beach Comic Con going on the same weekend! This means that West Coast dealers are split between shows. Terry and Harley usually go to the Long Beach show and are not on the list. I suspect they are doing the SF show. I thought about coming up for the SF show but still for the life of me, can't figure out where the exhibitor list is on the website. There ARE still people that go to these show to buy old comics and don't care about the guests, panels or cosplayers. Neither show is doing much for either dealers or collectors this weekend. I am considering blowing them both off and going to The big local Antique Flea market instead...

1 hour ago, Artboy99 said:

Photobucket in their greed will be losing a ton of current users. I am currently paying for 2 subscriptions, the costs is about $10.00 a month and $120 a year for each account which I will pay. The cost increases in 2018 to over $400 per account.  Photobucket cant do a moderate increase, no it has to be 4x the cost.

I am just done with them.

So to those offering to help maintain Bangzoom's photobucket account; it will cost over $400 next year. Just FYI.

Somehow, I kind of think he wishes those photos would go away. 

If you piece out say an Action #1 or Tec #27, the hero pages are great but who would want most of the rest of the pages as single sheets? A centerfold sure, but a single sheet of one of the other stories???

And coverless comics are great. I was just over at a friends house who wanted to scan some early DC's for research and I brought a whole box full. It was nice to check them out and scan them without the fear of damage. The covers on most of them are pretty lame any way.

It looks a little rough for a SF. Does it have the "Riley" stamp on the back cover? What is the month and year?  The "seller" might have meant that the book was actually in the city of SF once. The '70's was a wild time folks...

Either way, it's a real cool book Corey. 

Oh, if you do submit it to CGC, I wouldn't use the "seller's" name to vouch for it...

Wow Rick what a great ride! I now have a lot better appreciation of this publisher. I can't imagine how hard and expensive it was to complete this tough publisher. now that it is all said and done, A tough choice, but my favorite...Funny Pages #40. 

Thanks for staying with it. Now, what's next?

1 hour ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

They may be away from keyboard and/or without power....

Looks like steppinrazor might have been in H town, either that or they're all hanging around the water cooler.

 

Sometimes things come up that are a little more important than these boards. I know any boardies in that area know we are concerned for them. Hard to understand what they are going through. Be strong Texas and LA too!

On 8/27/2017 at 5:33 PM, 143ksk said:

Now, those ARE some fun books! Every one of them. Getting much harder and expensive to find these days. 

Me too. He gave me some good advice soon after I joined the boards which I have always stood with. 

Everybody forgets about his incredible pulp collection. Aside from the money factor. I think his pulps even rival his comics. 

Great guy. I wish he would come back here but we might have burnt him out.

I don't like them. I just can't stand seeing iconic books being further destroyed just for a monetary profit. Unless they were aquired that way in the first place.

13 minutes ago, Cruzin' Thru Comics said:

I'm selling at Long Beach this weekend. Typically you get some dealers walking around trying to pick up keys for their booths or collection or whatever. But, they usually want major discounts which wouldn't be wise to give. I'm there to make a little profit. Sure, if they pay my price they can have them (which is rare). In the end, all of the inventory is ready for sale from the start of the first day. 

Bringing any GA books?

3 hours ago, justafan said:

LOL!  Dang that sounds crazy!  There must be a piranha feeding frenzy that happens during dealer setup.  It must be quite a site to see.  The hunter dealers must be watching the the loading docks and entrances like hawks for each new dealer prey that arrives and pounce on them.  As a rookie dealer you'd probably have to endure some relentless offers and assaults before you even made it to your booth.

Yeah, maybe I'll just email all the dealers my want list with condition and offer prices and make some pre-con purchases.  At worst, the dealers can start with that as the floor and fend off lowball offers from other dealers.  Guess I'll be attending Baltimore flipper con on Friday and Sunday only hoping to buy at 1st flipped prices.

A feeding frenzy indeed. I once had a major dealer going through the boxes I had in my van while I was loading the cart. Of course he found the "not for sale" box. Some personal books I brought to show some people. Of course, he didn't want to help me with load in, so I told him to scram. I've been elbowed and grunted at while looking at a dealer's boxes. I even had another major dealer pulling books out of my take pile! I'm one of those people who don't take the lids off until the show opens. I'm sure I miss sales, but the dealers all swarm in as soon as I let them.