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Robot Man

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    metropolis comics...question for people who have used them?!

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    .5 books are not always incomplete. Sometimes just trashed or brittle. Keep in mind, poor is poor period. Don't expect much. If in doubt, don't buy it. Metro has a vast inventory and makes mistakes like everyone else. They do stand behind their stuff though. They are usually too pricey for me. I usually expect a half a grade lower and if it's spot on or a little better, I'm happy. Good luck!

    Have a Cigar! Golden Age only....!

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    9 hours ago, Dreamtoreal1 said:

    Hey @Robot Man The show was fun!. I saw about 15/18 comic dealers. Mostly Modern/Bronze/Silver as usual .not much vintage golden age sadly :( . I saw Angelo's comics, Brad (Fine Very Fine comics) Phil, Jay and few other vendors. I got 3 golden age from a dealer who just recently got a planet comics #22, crime reporter #3 and hedy and got a good deal on them. You might have a better shot for golden age/vintage comics at Long Beach comic next Friday. I will be there also.

    Cool, sounds like you made out! They didn't post a dealer list and long drive so I skipped it.

    LB next week sounds like a bust. Labor Day and same time as the SF con. Real bad timing. Also very few dealers with vintage stuff. Terry and Harley are going up north. Probably same couple of dealers you just saw plus Ed Robertson who has very little GA. That and $45. At the door. Probably going to pass unless I can get someone to get me in for an hour or so. Too bad, because I always look forward to this show.

    Have a Cigar! Golden Age only....!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    1 hour ago, IngelsFan said:

    Way back in 1985 my dad and I went to my first comic book convention in Atlanta. That year I feel in love with Flash Comics, especially the ones with Hawkman covers. I've always wanted a decent copy of #2, the first Hawkman cover and this week the opportunity finally presented itself. 1985 Me is very happy right now:

     

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    Very cool and scarce I think. Don't remember ever seeing a copy.

    Just saw something pretty awesome

    in Comics General

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    So did you beat him down on price? :jokealert:

    Just kidding. That is very cool. There are kids out there who appreciate the "old stuff" thank goodness. A friend of mine's (not a collector)  13 year old son like pre-code horror and ECs. He's gotton a few but just doesn't have the money to buy money. I gave him a stack of EC reprints and a couple of beater originals. You'd think he'd just gotton a year off school. I often give him old books of all kinds and he is VERY happy. It's nice giving back and seeing that love of old books he has. Reminds me of my self at that age.

    Are the Boomers cashing out?

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    Depends on what books you are talking about. I'm a GA guy. If anything, I am seeing prices still going up and steady. Look at the recent Berk auction as an example. Nearly every book had steady bidding at very stiff prices. Even restored and conserved copies.

    GA as a whole in nearly all genres are VERY strong. Hard to find any sleepers any more. I haven't seen such a strong market for this stuff ever. Many books are very hard to find and as they are discovered, there is spirited bidding and many record prices in all grades.

    SA,BA and Moderns maybe not so much. A lot more of it and much easier to obtain.

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    20 minutes ago, misterrmystery said:

    The first comic I ever read was in 1954 or 1955. I discovered many years later it was Tales From The Crypt 45, the hungry rat cover and story. My Father worked as caretaker on a ranch and my Mother cleaned the owner's house which was a Summer residence for them. Their teenage son had his room with a chest in it where he stashed his valuables.. Being curious and a young boy I opened it to find the comic stashed there. I sat and read the comic. The teenage boy whom I never met probably would have killed me had he known. The hungry rat story scared the heck out of me and I never forgot it, though I was now hooked on comics which I purchased every week with my 25 cent allowance. As I grew older and got into collecting EC horror titles, I discovered the Tales From The Crypt 45. Still a disturbing story and among the best I've read with the dog eats dog ending, literally. For those who haven't read it, read it if you get the chance.

    Yeah, good one. Similar story for me but it is Shock Suspensestories #9. Got a small pile of ECs from my uncle as a kid. My mom caught me reading one and it got torn up. I hid the rest up in the tree house with other "objectionables" such as MAD magazine and Playboy. The story? "Carrion Death" scared the out of me and still is the one of the most horrific stories I've ever read in a comic. 

    What else do you collect??

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    2 hours ago, PopKulture said:

    Totally killer stuff, RM! I like them all, but this is a stand-out! Is this the rarest of the bunch? I would totally collect these, IF I ever found any! Where do you draw the line? 1970's?

    Probably the rarest of the ones I've shown. Always, gets the most attention. The Space Patrol ones are also pretty rare.  I generally draw the line at around 1966. I really like the ones from the fifties the most and collect them mostly for the premium offers since I am a premium collector. They are pretty hard to find. I have more that I haven't taken photos of. I haven't added a new one for a few years. 

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    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

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    55 minutes ago, Wally's Comics said:

    I like this story idea, but I'll pass the freebie...

    I bought my first book in spring of '75 and I was hooked. I didn't have many comics so I read this one many times, many of the other books I were reader hand me downs from my brothers. I never had any money growing up so I picked up pop bottles on the highway to recycle so I could afford to buy candy, sodas, slurpees and comics. Throughout the years I collected many books, but was a completist for Amazing. It took many years (over 35 off and on) to complete my run AF15–ASM 700.

    But once I had them all my journey wasn't complete until I had Stan sign my first copy on the Indica. The old convenient store is still here in Durham that I bought my cherished copy from still exists today. This will be the only book I don't think I can sell...

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    Great story Wally! I remember collecting pop bottles from trash cans and alleys myself. 3 cents for a small one and 5 cents for the big ones. Dragging around a red wagon. I also cut lawns with a push mower and did yard work until I was old enough to get a paper route. I also whined and begged my parents for some as well which wasn't easy as my folks didn't have a lot of extra money and four kids to support.

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    Alright, If I am lucky enough to win, I will pass this book on to a young collector friend who loves old horror comics but can't afford many. Here is my story.

    I don't remember the first comic I ever bought with my own money. I did get a lot from family friends and other kids. I did buy some with my meager allowance. Mostly DC War and Batman. There were no Marvel superheros at that time. I went to my grandparents house during the summer one year for a couple weeks. My grandpa went to the cigar store on day and told me I could buy some comics. I don't remember what I bought exactly except for two. I got a Spiderman #4 and MAD Magazine #72. Never saw a Marvel and Spiderman blew me away. The fact that he was a regular kid with "great responsibility" really got my attention. I had also never seen a MAD Magazine. Also just knocked me out. So different than a comic book and just so funny. This could be considered a cross roads for me. From that time on, I became a Marvel Zombie and bought every Spiderman off the stands from that time on as well as most of the other Marvel Titles (except Thor). But the MAD made me a collector. I decided then and there that I wanted to have a complete collection of them. I searched them out everywhere I could and actually paid the huge sum of $2.00 for #9 a year or so later. A couple years later I got my grail. MAD #1 from Howard Rogofsky for $15.00. This was the origin of this crazy obsession I have kept with pretty much my whole life.