joe_collector

I'm coming to this late, but here's my essential question.

 

1) I list a book for sale on the forum. It is for sale NO WHERE ELSE.

2) The book sits there for three days.

3) The book doesn't sell.

4) I then put the book for sale on eBay AFTER it has done steps 1, 2, and 3.

5) Where does that thread go?

Here's the logical course of action:

1) Start a new thread on the EBay/Dealers section complete with auction/store/account link.

2) Post a link to that THREAD (not your EBay account or auctions) in the original Forum-Only thread to point people to the EBay sales forum.

How about that all perceived violations are to be reported to the administrator for action, or to the creator for correction, and that any spams within the thread by forumites attacking the conduct (which, in fact, may turn out to be inaccurate) itself constitutes a rule violation.

*inaccurate*

I guess if you childishly delete ALL your offending posts, it's pretty tough for Arch to catch you.

Excellent work Arch, and the only small addition I'd have is to not allow transactions through an outside dealer site or email ordering system.

Sounds logical, but right now, it's allowed under the current rules, assuming no live URL to the site (just a generic "Go to XXX comics and order") is posted.

Otherwise, a HUGE step in the right direction.

There are newsstand reprints and direct sale reprints:

But we're talking about 35-cent variants here, not 30-cent reprints.

.35 #1 can also be the reprint. 1-3 came in a bag with 35 cent covers and the word reprint on them near the price and number

 

No such animal.

 

yeah, don't the SW reprints have a blank UPC code box, anyway?

And the Diamond price tag.

.35 #1 can also be the reprint. 1-3 came in a bag with 35 cent covers and the word reprint on them near the price and number

No such animal.

Unfortunately, I won the auction, and I then get the invoice and the *spoon* adds on $102.00 to the price with no explanation!!!!

Hopefully you didn't pay.

on ebay right now

Why would someone slab those two books in those grades?

Because they are virtually impossible to find in any condition?

Very interesting, tell me more.

Exactly. CGC gives a Blue 9.8 grade to some freakshow book with printer's creases all over it (defending it with the old "Manufacturing Defect" excuse), then screams bloody murder when a color is printed differently.

Does that make sense to anyone?

My Wolverine 145 Bone Claws and Spidey 375 white cover both got a blue label and I don't think I will ever recase them.

Definitely don't send those back, or they'll be transformed into Qualified in the blink of an eye.

I don't like the green label either for manufacturing defects.

I agree, and think this is one of the dumbest and most short-sighted decisions by CGC, especially as it's one of those grandfather'd rules, whereby dealers protect older "blue label" variants, while not having to watch the "general public" sell off newer ones for big bucks.

It's also not a coincidence that right after those USM cover variations sold for HUGE $$$, that suddenly CGC changed gears and started giving them green labels.

Nah.. dealers don't run CGC.

And a pretty nice copy of Conan 75.

Two more:

nice books, Vince

 

I still have a book or two for you....

I know, I know, but when it comes to comics, I can be such a lazy bum.

prices holding steady for those issues, or is the correction finally happening?

Who knows, I just collect 'em.

To keep the fires burning, here are a few more I recently got in:

Kudos to greggy for a nice stack of esoteric Marvel Picture Frame books.

Kudos to Nikos, one of the best guys on the board, for personally handling a no-Paypal, US-only transaction, just so I could snag some more great books cheap!!!

Take a bow sir.

Does anyone else get a little sick looking at this guy's auctions?

Kudos to The_Beyonder for a sweet SS Avengers 195!!

Uh oh, Scottish is buying comics again - can the end be far?

JC you might be right I have seen more #171's than #169's but not a whole lot more

In my experience, ASM 171 is by far the most common of the ASM 35-centers, and would definitely be the one to show up in HG. I think it was the first 35-cent variant I ever found, and I keep seeing them with regularity.

ASM 169 and 173 are the hardest to locate, in my opinion.

Nevermind, I found his Registry Set:

Amazing Spider-Man 169 35 Cent Price Variant 8.5

Amazing Spider-Man 170 35 Cent Price Variant 9.0

Amazing Spider-Man 171 35 Cent Price Variant 6.5

Amazing Spider-Man 172 35 Cent Price Variant 6.0

Amazing Spider-Man 173 35 Cent Price Variant 8.0

So he has 2 of 5 highest graded, and extremely close on a 3rd.