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You're saying I gotta update the photo? I might need this one for a trade for some GA.

If @greggy can have seven She-Hulk #1's, why can't I have six Iron Man #'s? ... I had a trade credit, there was nothing else

Grappling with the clown to grappling with the class clown

Elvis - All Shook Up

Thanks Jack! Yeah, I looked at that chew, something I normally try to avoid, but then I thought to myself, "How often do I see these, and how many us would have a take-brawl over it if it showed up in a Rick or Catrick sales thread???" So I took it!

Finally!

The Attack #54 (#1) may be stretching it at 1958 but where else on the boards would the lovers of 100-page Charltons be? The Ozark Ike was too sweet to leave behind, and...well...Baker.....

This was a fun week.

Don't sell that TTA 59 short at minor key -- also the first mention of the Hulk getting stronger as he gets angrier IIRC, and a classic silver age slugfest with Giant-Man! GLWTS; underrated important book!

I had a similar experience long ago, Steve. I interviewed Joe Sinnott for Overstreet's Comic Book Marketplace, the magazine edited by Gary M. Carter and great boardie @Pat Calhoun, and Joe requested one thing -- would I reach out to the OSPG and ask that they notate that he illustrated Dell's Life of the Beatles, as he said it was a work for which he was most proud. I sent off the letter to no avail. If an Overstreet adviser boardie reads this and can get this one thing done for Joe, it would be awesome!

Lets celebrate with a sweet date stamp!

That makes total sense to me too -- More to my point, I'm just saying recognize the opportunity in it for you when it comes to opinion differences. I'll often take a good deal on something I do not like (sig, detached CF or cover) IF I know turning it over in a fair deal can make a collector of a different opinion happy and get me something I want as well. I don't mean to argue with you or change your mind, just saying opportunity can lie in the gaps between tastes. I'm not a Deapool fan, but I once picked up a NM98 when the deal was good, figuring it would come in handy. I used it to trade to a dealer I know for an ASM 129 because he had a customer for the 98. I wanted the 129 because I knew a collector who needed it for his run, and I used it in a trade with him for an Avengers 1, which filled a run for me. I now think of varying acceptance of defects the same way. However, like you with date stamps, I am NOT the guy who will ever pay fmv for a sig book, because I disagree with the market. But I would take a bargain and move it to someone who would love it.

You're entitled to your opinion of course; don't add them to your collection. But consider for your own benefit -- the general market disagrees; you get a deal on a nice book with an unobtrusive date stamp, you sell or trade it for a healthy margin. I feel the same way you do about signatures -- how is writing not a defect/defacement? -- but I won't let it stop me from moving a signed copy to some one who appreciates it. We are a hobby of niches. Enjoy the hobby your way and don't let others make you crazy with what they do

Yes, date stamps are a part of the distribution process from the early eras and are a historic footnote. While occasional poor placement can be a visual detractor on a particular copy of a book they should generally not adversely impact grade.

Wrangler to pauper

Fritzi Ritz per PM! Thanks for being willing to break up the lot, Mike!

+1

Halo in blood to blood on the Chinese fan

Ronin

In the immortal words of @lizards2 "Pervert!"

That was a show of appreciation for yeoman's work! I'm trying to add to my measly l'il stack.....

Three fingers of Lagavulin and a meatloaf sangwich, most likely

Running away to getting out of the way

Thank you; I had to adopt them even if I'm not sure if they may be read and release. I love the display of horror comics in the background on the Spellbound #2. The Real Hit is also a pretty tough book; it has a cover price but I understand it was used as a premium at bond rallies. That Shadow cover grabbed me too; lots of really good ones in that run.