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Sold my concert shirts a few years too early, I guess. Looks like they just picked up a zero. At that time, the Iron Maiden shirt far outstripped all the others I had, price-wise., as I recall. I did keep my Grateful Dead shirt, which went to one of my daughters, who loves their music.

Well, they should really be pressed….

Yessir, this and his first appearance in All-American #61. He has 2 other GA appearances, both in Comic Cavalcade, but he's not on the cover in either case. I believe this is his last GA appearance of the four.

Arch-criminal clown to arch-criminal clown

Uptight in a sweater to uptight in a bubble

Updated to clarify — this would ship via Registered Mail. It’s a little slower and a signature is needed, but it’s hand-handled and locked up at each post office along the way.

All Star Comics #33 in cgc 4.0. Solomon Grundy’s third of only four appearances in the Golden Age (and one of two Golden Age cover appearances, the other being his first appearance in All-American #61). A classic cover by Irwin Hasen, and a book-length battle with the JSA, courtesy of Gardner Fox, Joe Kubert, Irwin Hasen, Martin Nodell, Stan Asch and Paul Reinman. 85 Universals on the census. No comparable sales in a few years. Most affordable copies I can find on the current market are a cgc 3.5 on eBay at an ask of $3,800 plus shipping and a cgc 2.0 on ComicConnect at $1,200. For the boards, let’s do (WAS $2,500) NOW $2,400 shipped within U.S.

one book… 5 Simple Rules (Please, please read) 1st wins; tie/indeterminate goes to the thread. Payment is Check or Money Order (yeah, yeah I know I'm a dinosaur, troglodyte, luddite, mennonite, hermaphrodite etc. - I just don't have or want e-payments.) Shipping: Via USPS Registered Mail included in price. Slight adjustment based on actual cost for shipping to Canada. Don't be listy including the little one in my head. Returns: Sure, just notify me within three days of receipt and get it back to me in the same shape on your dime, except no returns on graded books. (Kudos thread linked under my avatar.)

FTFY, Joey….sadly true

OAAW #83 has been removed. Wings 89 cgc 2.5 ($400), ST 89 cgc 1.5 ($600) still available.

Didn’t mean to hijack the OP as I thought this was at least related. All possible reasons; just drawing forth the point that CGC transparently explaining why it costs more to grade, for example, an 8.5 AF15 vs a 3.5 AF15 would underscore the notion of impartial grading. I just think their reputation would benefit from a clear public explanation of why the same service costs more when handling a better example of the same widget. Don’t get me wrong; CGC has built a great reputation over two decades (allowing for the fact that you can’t of course please everyone) but anything can erode without maintenance. Great, frank conversation; thank you!

I’m not arguing with you, just quoting the relevant section of their policy that you quoted. I get the alleged logic, just raising the rhetorical question as OP’s situation does bring it to the fore. We have all accepted it; you send a book in for grading, more valuable books cost more to get graded. I always thought it was said the cost difference was driven by higher costs to insure more valuable books while in their possession. Yet the policy says they don’t change the declared value of the book.

Last call on discussions for the OAAW #83 as I’ll probably pull it tomorrow morning for a local discussion later that day.

If they do not change the declared value of the book for insurance purposes, then what the heck are they charging more for? If my copy of a book is nicer than your copy of the same book and I’m charged more based on that for the same service, that doesn’t suggest impartiality in grading. If anything, it will lead many to infer the opposite about the relationship between amount paid and final grade received. Walk a Brooks Brothers suit and a department store suit into your dry cleaner for the same service. The price doesn’t change.

Agreed about Kubert. Would love a nice B&B #34 with good color strike. Beautiful cover. But even the “typical DC Silver” standard, it’s a cut below. Got the TPB of all six issues in a collection. It was awful. JLA, Flash, superboy, etc still readable and charming. It’s worse than the standard.

I read other stuff too. I just didn’t like it. Hence the unpopular opinion.

And Ronin is boring

If you think those books are unreadable try reading the Silver Age Hawkman relaunch in Brave and the Bold.

Price?

Lady in red shoes fighting communists to lady in red pants fighting communists

Thought you guys would appreciate this Barry Blair cover OA, as there’s not a lot of Elfquest OA out there.

That’s my crappy photography/lighting one-two punch. Clean book. Thank you!

The lower right corner coupla color-breaking creases is the worst of it. Thanks in advance!

Wings #89 cgc 2.5 $400 shipped within U.S. GGA? Check. Bondage? Check. Racist stereotype? Check.

Still open to offers on either book/both. The OAAW probably has until the beginning of the week to hang around here for contemplation. After that it’s back to the local trade talk. I also have this Herb Trimpe Hulk sketch up over in the OA sales forum, for those who don’t venture there. Open to offers on it as well.