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16 hours ago, Steelrain41 said:

Just added my Grail. I can die happy lol. It looks great next to my #4. I think I'll start working on getting 1-10 and see how that goes. #8 is up next before it gets too out of range.

Can never go wrong with that pair, congrats!

17 hours ago, comicquant said:

He didn’t hold it too well...  He ended up paying the entire tab.  😂😂😂

It would be a damn shame should photographic evidence ever pop up of that evening's aftermath.

1. Continue to knock out my search for 9.6 copies of single digit Avengers issues.

2. Hulk 1.

4 hours ago, mysterio said:

Gorgeous! I just filled that gap in my run from Comiclink last night (somewhat less sexy but I'm very happy):

It's such a great issue, congrats!

3 minutes ago, comicquant said:

@Shaolingoat

I can't comment on selling a raw collection to MCS, but I will say that I've been impressed with their operation regarding listing slabs for consignment.  Last month I delivered about 90 slabbed books  to MCS in an effort to streamline my collection in preps for a grail hunt.  I listed 20% of the books on the exchange and the remainder spread between their weekly/prime auctions.  My experience has been very positive, and their user interface regarding GPA info/prior sales history if listing on the exchange is helpful.  The turnaround time concerning payment is much quicker than the 30-45 days I've seen from some of the other online auction sites, as they cut checks on a weekly rolling basis.  All in all, I'd have no reservation using them in the future.  I know that my experience doesn't speak exactly to the stated issue, but it does give a viewpoint to their operation.  Good luck!

I mentioned this in the Comic Events forum, but I was impressed with the overall selection of both GA and mid-high grade SA books at the con this year.  @Batmanderson, @comicquant, and I went to Wizard Chicago in 2017, and we all agreed that we were underwhelmed with the selection that year.  This year was somewhat of a test to see if we kept it on the schedule for travel moving forward or not, but we all were pleased with what we found.  I picked up a nice GA Cap and my son loaded up on a bunch of SA Actions for his collection.  

We'll be back next year, and hopefully by then we will convince @comicquant to grab that copy of Cowpuncher #1 that he really, really wants.

1 hour ago, comicquant said:

Not sure why so many people are down on the show.  I thought it was excellent.  Last time I went was in 2017 and 2019 was significantly better.  The selection of books was awesome and many of the heavy hitting dealers were there.  Four of us went for 3 days and it was a blast and we couldn't have been happier with the setup.  I never once had anyone try to sell me anything.  I talked with a few of the dealers and they said this con was excellent from a sales perspective.  I look forward to 2020.    

I would agree with John's comments, as I felt that the selection of mid-high grade GA/SA books was much stronger this year as compared to 2017.  I did notice fewer $1-5 books/modern variant dealers present, but as that's not really my focus, I wasn't too bothered by that trend.  

My main grabs for myself and my son were:

All in all, a fun show/weekend, even if Richard Grieco tried to steal our Uber!

1 hour ago, Drummy said:

Great stuff, everyone!  

Picked up one book last night:

 

Always a tough book to find in grade.  Congrats!

6 hours ago, entalmighty1 said:

Lovely!  What's the stamp on the cover?  

I haven't been able to tease that out yet, but I was pleased to find them on Thursday.