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Beautiful cover. I'll take at 40% off, if you are still selling.

Hey! Just had a look at that JLA #9. It is listed as a 9.0, but the comic pictured is an 8.0. Who does the grading for your raw books, Joe?

January 6th Prime Auction - Already Underway! Ends Monday! Amazing Spider-Man #129, 9.4 - 1st Punisher appearance Amazing Spider-Man #135, 9.2 - 2nd Punisher appearance Amazing Spider-Man #194, 9.6 - 1st Black Cat appearance Amazing Spider-Man #298, 9.4 - 1st McFarlane issue Batman #240, 9.8 (!) with white pages Batman #357, 9.2 - 1st Jason Todd and Killer Croc Batman #404, 9.8 - Year One part 1 Batman #407, 9.6 - Year One conclusion Batman #427, 9.6 - A Death in the Family part 2 Batman #428, 9.2 Signature Series, signed by Mike Mignola (!) Batman #429, 9.8 - A Death in the Family part 4, Joker cover Batman #77, 9.9 (!) Death of Alfred

Okay! New auction ends tomorrow (Monday) and this week there are 25 nice books to bid on! The REALLY big books are next week, in the quarterly Prime Auction, but these are good too. And more affordable! Especially that Reaver. It has a GREAT cover, but came back a disappointing 8.5. That's okay, though ... all the rest are 9.8s with just three 9.6s thrown into the mix. Here they are, all listed with current (Sunday evening) bids. After these 25 are the 12 Big Books for next week's auction (but can already be viewed). Bid early! Bid often! But most of all, bid last! December 30th - January 6th Red Sonja: Birth of the She Devil #1, 9.8 - BEAUTIFUL Jee Hyung Lee cover from Frankie's. Current bid = $78.00 Brave and the Bold #200, 9.6 - First appearance of Katana, Geo-Force, and Halo in the Batman and the Outsiders preview. Current bid = $69.00 Captain Marvel #8, 9.8 - Unknown Comics exclusive by In-Hyuk Lee, first appearance of Star. Current bid = $51.00 Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1, 9.8 - Variant cover by Jock, GREAT series. Current bid = $36.00 Immortal Hulk #18, 9.6 - amazing cover by Alex Ross - one of his best! Current bid = $16.00 Immortal Hulk #20, 9.8 - Secret "bloody" variant. Current bid = $21.00 Justice League #1, 9.8 - LOVE this Clayton Crain variant cover, but man, these are hard to sell. This one will be a steal. Current bid = $31.00 Oblivion Song #1, 9.6 - New(ish) series by Robert Kirkman, and has now been optioned for a movie by Universal Pictures. Current bid = $21.00 Powers of X #1, 9.8 - Huddleston 1:10 variant cover. Current bid = $26.00 Powers of X #1, 9.8 - Powerful variant cover by Lucio Parrillo. Current bid = $41.00 Powers of X #2, 9.8 - One half of the AMAZING Yasmin Putri connecting cover. Current bid = $30.00 Powers of X #3, 9.8 - Main cover. Current bid = $16.00 Reaver #1, 8.5 - Amazing cover by a relatively unknown. Current bid = $16.00 Red Hood Outlaw #33, 9.8 - Another Parrillo cover, super cheap! Current bid = $13.00 Suicide Squad #47, 9.8 - Mattina connecting cover. Current bid = $16.00 Avengers 684, 9.8 - First Immortal Hulk. Current bid = $81.00 Immortal Hulk #2, 9.8 - Hard to find! Current bid = $110.00 Naomi #1, 9.8 - Still super-popular, and prices have started drifting up again. Current bid = $61.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95, 9.8 - First Jennika! Current bid = $80.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95, 9.8 - Second print variant with the first Jennika-as-a-Turtle cover appearance. Current bid = $21.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #96, 9.8 - Another hot-selling Turtle book. Current bid = $11.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #96, 9.8 - Eastman variant cover. Current bid = $11.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #96, 9.8 - Retailer Incentive 1:10, great cover by Sophie Campbell. Current bid = $21.00 Walking Dead #192, 9.8 - The death of Rick Grimes. Current bid = $33.00 Venom #3, 9.8 - I only have two of these left and they always sell very well. Current bid = $68.00 January 6th Prime Auction Amazing Spider-Man #129, 9.4 (1st Punisher appearance) Amazing Spider-Man #135, 9.2 (2nd Punisher appearance) Amazing Spider-Man #194, 9.6 (1st Black Cat appearance) Amazing Spider-Man #298, 9.4 (1st McFarlane issue) Batman #240, 9.8 (!) white pages Batman #357, 9.2 (1st Jason Todd and Killer Croc) Batman #404, 9.8 white pages Batman #407, 9.6 (Year One conclusion) Batman #427, 9.6 (A Death in the Family part 2) Batman #428, 9.2 Signature Series, signed by Mike Mignola (!) Batman #429, 9.8 (A Death in the Family part 4, Joker cover) Batman #77, 9.9 (!) Death of Alfred And the January 6th Prime Auction:

Hi, everyone! I decided to do one more big Bronze Age sale during the MyComicShop weekly auction, ending tonight (Monday)! Not JUST Bronze Age, but it is mostly that. Here are all the links and current bids. Some great deals to be had! Wonder Woman #209 9.6 (!) Oh, boy, this copy is cherry. I thought it'd be a 9.8, but it's damn close regardless. Never been read - I cut it out of a 3-pack myself - and bone-white pages. Current bid: $60 Superman #259 9.4. Cary Bates and Curt Swan, with a cover by Nick Cardy. Current bid: $14 Star Wars #1 9.4. NICE! Star Wars is back in the theaters AND on TV, and the end of the Skywalker story is about to be told. Well, here's the beginning. White pages. Current bid: $120 House of Secrets #96 9.0. FANTASTIC Bernie Wrightson cover (aren't they all?) and white pages, from 1972. Five different stories in this giant sized book, plus a Sergio Aragones cartoon page. Current bid: $19 Brave and the Bold #106 9.8 (!) Batman and Green Arrow. Another book rescued from a 45-year-old 3-pack. Highest graded (one of only 11) and with bone-white pages. Current bid: $33 Amazing Spider-Man #361 9.6 - First full appearance of Carnage, with white pages. Current bid: $76 Brave and the Bold #110 9.6 - Batman teams up with DC's version of Black Panther, Wildcat. BEAUTIFUL high-grade copy with Nick Cardy cover art. Current bid: $22 Brave and the Bold #102 9.0 - This is a GREAT cover by Neal Adams. Current bid: $13 House of Mystery #202 9.2 - Great condition on this oversize comic with a Kaluta cover. Current bid: $25 Walking Dead #192 9.8 - The death of Rick Grimes key issue. Current bid: $28 Walking Dead #193 9.8 - Oversized Final Issue. Current bid: $38 Wonder Woman #116 7.0 - Wow! Great condition for a WW comic from 1960! Current bid: $56 Superman #234 8.5 - Classic Neal Adams cover in a key Bronze Age storyline. Current bid: $20 Batman Who Laughs 3A 9.8 - Nice cover by Jock. Current bid: $13 Powers of X Unknown Comics variant 9.8 - Nice variant by Lucio Parrillo. Current bid: $36 Tarzan #209 9.6 - Who doesn't like Tarzan? Or art by Joe Kubert? Current bid: $12 Venom #3 9.8 - Key book getting harder and harder to find in 9.8. Current bid: $89 Wonder Woman #51 9.8 - Artgerm cover. Current bid: $41 And coming in the January 6th Prime Auction... Batman #77 9.9 Mint. The Death of Alfred has been confirmed, and this is the ONLY 9.9 currently on the census (out of 215 graded). Also, first appearance (and cover) of Gotham Girl as Robin. Amazing Spider-Man #129 9.4. The first appearance of The Punisher in one of the most sought-after comics of the Bronze Age. And one of the most homaged covers! The price on the 9.4 is depressed just now for this comic ... I'm hoping it will bounce back after the new year, but perhaps YOU can get it at a significant discount. White pages.

Just 1-2 days left! Some are getting up there, but a lot are still great deals! Here's where the comics stand in the bidding: $21.00 DC Nation #0 (9.8, signed) $136.00 Batman #428 (9.2, signed) $116.00 Flash Comics #41 (7.0) $22.00 Black Panther #1 (9.8) 1:500 Kirby remastered $75.00 Flash #120 (7.0) $63.00 Justice League of America #2 (3.5) $340.00 Daredevil #4 (8.0) $131.00 Justice League of America #75 (7.5) $466.00 Batman #251 (8.5) $96.00 Flash #217 (9.2) $91.00 Batman #253 (9.4) $13.00 Ghost Tree #1 (9.8) $16.00 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1 (9.8) $68.00 Naomi #1A (9.8) $47.00 Naomi #1B (9.8) $22.00 Naomi #2 (9.8) $78.00 Heroes In Crisis #1 (9.8) 1:200 Mattina cover $71.00 Detective Comics #1000 (9.8) JeeHyung Lee variant $43.00 Detective Comics #1000 (9.8) JeeHyung Lee virgin variant $21.00 Catwoman #7B (9.8) $79.00 Conan the Barbarian #1 (9.8) 1:200 Sienkiewicz variant $26.00 Batman #50 (9.8) Mattina color splash variant $77.00 Venom #3 (9.8) $26.00 Immortal Hulk #20 (9.8) "secret" variant $71.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95A (9.8) $71.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95B (9.8)

After the first day at auction, here's where the comics stand in the bidding: $7.00 (3 bids) DC Nation #0 (9.8, signed) $89.00 (5 bids) Batman #428 (9.2, signed) $44.00 (3 bids) Flash Comics #41 (7.0) $12.00 (2 bid) Black Panther #1 (9.8) 1:500 $34.00 (3 bids) Flash #120 (7.0) $6.00 (3 bids) Justice League of America #2 (3.5) $205.00 (7 bids) Daredevil #4 (8.0) $105.00 (4 bids) Justice League of America #75 (7.5) $338.00 (9 bids) Batman #251 (8.5) $71.00 (3 bids) Flash #217 (9.2) $28.00 (4 bids) Batman #253 (9.4) $9.00 (2 bids) Ghost Tree #1 (9.8) $1.00 (1 bid) 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1 (9.8) $42.00 (4 bids) Naomi #1A (9.8) $36.00 (3 bids) Naomi #1B (9.8) $21.00 (7 bids) Naomi #2 (9.8) $56.00 (4 bids) Heroes In Crisis #1 (9.8) 1:200 $36.00 (8 bids) Detective Comics #1000 (9.8) JeeHyung Lee variant $13.00 (3 bids) Detective Comics #1000 (9.8) JeeHyung Lee virgin variant $13.00 (4 bids) Catwoman #7B (9.8) $27.00 (4 bids) Conan the Barbarian #1 (9.8) 1:200 Sienkiewicz variant $11.00 (3 bids) Batman #50 (9.8) Mattina color splash variant $20.00 (5 bids) Venom #3 (9.8) $24.00 (2 bids) Immortal Hulk #20 (9.8)"secret" variant $36.00 (7 bids) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95A (9.8) $41.00 (7 bids) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95B (9.8)

Added two more comics to the auction (starting tonight!) ... they are: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95, first appearance of Jennika as a Turtle Main cover A Variant cover B

Added another comic to the auction. That's 24 total (so far). The newest is: Immortal Hulk #20 - Secret Variant Edition.

Someone asked for additional pics of the Flash Comics #41, so I thought I'd post them here, too. It really is a beautiful copy ... much nicer in person than in the scan above, which came out a little dull.

Oh, boy, are there some good comics in this lot. From 1943 to last month, there is something for everyone. I'm now up to 22 comics, and the auction starts on Monday. Click the links and add to your "watch" list, you won't want to miss these! DC Nation #0, with new cover by the great José Luis García-López. And Signed! Batman #428, the death of Jason Todd. Signed by Mike Mignola! Flash Comics #41 in an astonishing 7.0 (conserved)! High grade GA comics are hard to find and lightly traded. Could go cheap! Black Panther #1, 1:500 remastered Kirby (previously unpublished) cover. From the Silver Age we have: Justice League of America #2. Daredevil #4 (8.0!) with the yellow costume and 1st Purple Man. Justice League of America #75 - Black Canary joins the league! (Based on the Wolfman and Perez retcon, this is the first appearance of Earth One's Black Canary. But I don't know if that's still continuity.) From the Bronze Age: Batman #251 - Joker's Five Way Revenge! Flash #217 - This has the first chapter in the famous Green Lantern / Green Arrow story: The Killing of an Archer, by O'Neil and Adams. Batman #253 - Batman and The Shadow! And from the Modern Age, a bunch of stuff. Ghost Tree #1 (9.8), 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1 (9.8), Naomi #1A and #1B and #2 1st print. The 1:200 Heroes In Crisis #1 by Mattina. Detective Comics #1000 with an AMAZING cover by JeeHyung Lee, both regular version and the virgin variant. Also: Catwoman #7B with a beautiful cover by Ben Oliver. Conan the Barbarian (9.8) reboot #1 with the awesome 1:200 Sienkiewicz variant. Batman #50 with the Mattina color splash variant. Just added! Venom #3, first appearance of Knull. Well. Let me know what you think! And good hunting!

Hi, all! Just an hour left for this auction. Get your final bids in soon!

Current bid is just $360.00. Only a couple days left! (Ends Sunday evening.) Don't let this one get away ... this is the only 9.9 Mint #95 in the census, across all variants!

Hi, all. I've just last night started an auction for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with the first appearance of Jennika as a Turtle. That is issue #95. Also! It is the Retailer Incentive 1:10 ratio cover. Also, also! It came back graded a 9.9 Mint Condition comic! This is the only Mint Condition #95 on the census currently. $0.99 cent auction with No Reserve! Get in while you still can, I think this one is going to escalate quickly. Good luck bidding!

Hey, everyone! The last couple auctions were a big success, and so I decided to drop a few more into this week's auction. Started this past Monday, and going through next Monday. This week we have an even dozen, and some of these covers are AMAZING. And speaking of amazing, there are THREE ASM 800 variants on offer: Dell'Otto, Kirkham, and the Mayhew homage variant. And some other fantastic covers, too, including Conan #1 Zaffino variant, Harley Quinn #57 by Tedesco, a FANTASTIC Captain America #1 by Djurdjevic, and Batman Damned #2. Rounding it out we have Ben Oliver's Catwoman, the first issue of Batman Who Laughs, ANOTHER Batman Damned #2, Venom #1 by Donny Cates, and one of my failed attempts to get every Frank Miller Daredevil in 9.8, with Daredevil #170. Bid Early and Bid Often! Enjoy!

Honestly, it could be either at this point. There aren't pictures of the back from the sale at ComicLink, and the CGC notes don't mention it. So I'm curious, but I guess it doesn't really matter.

It may well be. But FYI, here are the graders' notes from CGC: Detective Comics #359 CGC Certification #: 2032899001 Color touch (Non-archival material small areas) Top Front Cover C-1 Tear seals to cover (Non-archival material) Top Front Cover C-1 light spine stress lines breaks color trimmed full right of whole book trimmed full top of whole book Interestingly, it doesn't mention the grease pen arrival date on the back cover. I speculated before that cleaning that was the main purpose of the CPR. I wonder if it worked?

I had assumed it was an example of rage-bidding: when you will do anything to keep the other guy from winning your comic. We've all been there, amirite?

LOL. First question once he posts his sad story on Facebook: Why did you pay $10,500 for a $6000 book?

Oh, right. Yeah, they're pretty late to the conversation. Starting on step 1 and not moving forward very quickly. Tedious.

Well, I don't really disagree with anything you said here. I'm just addressing the idea that this guy should have been complaining, loudly and often, on various forums about losing $9000. I think it is hard to imagine the utility of complaining. I mean, if you don't own the comic anymore, and you don't know where it is or who has it, who do you complain to? You don't even know yet who is at fault: CBCS or CGC. Plus, a lot of the loss was due to the auction not going his way. I'm really surprised a 9.4 PLOD (Slight C-1) barely got, what? 7-8% of value? Maybe it will resurface soon, and the grade changes again. Then maybe something could be done.

I don't think anyone over there believes it is two different books. One person pointed out some (very) plausible differences early in the discussion, and said they weren't convinced. Then the discussion progressed, as it should, and people convinced him. Another person still says it is inconclusive, but also the one-book-theory is the most likely. Discussions happen. Evidence is put forth and talked about and debated. People here keep razzing on CBCS forum folks for a strawman argument, when in fact it would be unwise to accept ANY theory without evidence or discussion. I think the process worked exactly as it should over there. You might not have seen it, but I talked about this over at CBCS. I don't think he was outraged by the loss because it was due more to a bad auction that a bad grade. There was a lot of poor judgement there. For example, the guy WAY overpaid for a 9.2. GPA puts that at about $7000 (though with admittedly light evidence). He paid $10,500. It IS a key, one that keeps going up. So not totally crazy, but still high. Anyway, maybe he planed to crack, press, regrade it the whole time? That grease pencil mark, he figured, could be fixed at least? And a bump in grade would improve the value by close to 90%. $7000 + 90% = $13,300. And if it comes back a 9.6? That would be a whole lot more. But now it comes back with "Slight" restoration. A 9.4, sure, but restored label. Damn. Cut the value in half, it's only worth $6500. Okay, well, put it up for auction and just cut the losses. THEN ... it doesn't even break $1000 at auction. ! That totally sucks. But it's not CGC's fault, or really CBCS's. Or it's one of them, but who knows which one. And it's not even his comic anymore. Who to complain to? Can't have a do-over. Can't send the comic in for a regrade. Just bad judgement and bad luck all around.

GoFundMe page? I don't know the story. Was this a CGC person? Are you saying this person was (potentially) affected somehow by the $9000 loss?

Before these boards became a coin laundry, where the dirtiest deeds got expunged by those who benefitted most from info getting scrubbed, there were others who talked about this happening, not just me. It is early times in the company history, and as unbelievable as it sounds, it happened. No, I believe you. I've read Blink, I get how that works. Just a very cool story.

I used this example because he actually did this at a past CGC dinner. So there is that. Whoa. I thought that was just hyperbole, to make a point. Sounds like a Malcolm Gladwell anecdote. Blink anyone?