Get Marwood & I

Sorry by the way, everyone, if I've derailed the thread a bit with extended pence ramblings

I don't recall any if I'm brutally honest Gary. The comics I bought as a kid always seemed to be on shelves inside the shop. Finding one of those old T&P racks now would be a thing wouldn't it. Cor, I'd love that. Great, thanks again David - I'll be watching to see if I can snag a better look / image...

Here is the shop details, on the corner of Pond Street and The Southend Road in Hampstead which has a connection to George Orwell as it turns out:

Superboy #121 is cover dated June 1965. My research into the T&P stamp numbering did show that Marvel and DC did not correlate exactly, so I'm not surprised - there tended to be a two month cover date gap:

#41, August 1965 cover date:

...yep, same again, Rawhide Kid #47 (August 1965 cover date) is the cents only issue preceding #48, the first post-hiatus 10d pence copy: So it looks like a genuine shop was used in the making of the film, with the Marvel titles at least in 'as they were' date order.

Worth reposting here....

Ironically perhaps, the two discernable Marvels, Strange Tales #135 (August 1965 cover date) and The Avengers #18 (July 1965), are both cents only produced issues and also the issues immediately prior to the next issue in the title which was made as a pence issue: In theory, although not always in practice, the copies in the film photo should have 9d T&P price stamps on them. I can't quite see them though... Very cool, thanks again @David Buck

That's brilliant David, thank you for tagging me. I see that is on Talking Pictures TV next Saturday, and will make a note to watch it Guys, come see what David has spotted @Mr Thorpe @Garystar @Albert Tatlock @Kevin.J@themagicrobot@Redshade @rakehell I'll have a go at working out all the issues later - maybe see what T&P stamp number shipment they might all relate to

Small Jim HUGE JIM

Completely understandable, normal traits, sir!

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Yes, indeed. Sleep tight Jimmery.

I satisfied myself by buying a sleeper book for £20 that he'd missed which I later sold for £200. That funded a Charlie or ten. That's not possible Jim. A comic with a different cover price? I've never heard of such a thing.

I wanted to Jim, yes. But it was one of those dealers who adopted the 'priced to never sell' approach to selling comics, alas.

I used to collect Amazing Spideys with Mark Jeweler inserts for which I made custom labels like so: I sold a good chunk of them to one grateful collector. Years later, at the London Comic Fair, I found a group of them for sale in the boxes of a well known dealer. Like meeting an old friend it was. "What are these labels?" I asked him. "Oh, they show that the issue has an insert in them - no idea why the owner did that" he said, with a 'he must have been a loon' look on his face. "Oh" I said, "Right....."

You, you... you rotter.

Alright then Ted

Barstard!

Mark Jewelers inserts are cool. Upside down and miscut Mark Jewelers inserts are a whole new level of cool. We are jealous, Hamilton Nathan, very jealous

What's the first thing your mate would say to you if you told him you'd snagged a rare 35cv that commands hundreds of dollars for a few bucks? Would it be: A) you lucky b Or B) I recognise no element of good fortune in that transaction thunsicker, my friend, as I know the book is not a focus of your collecting habits P.S. Australian Price Variants seemed to have skyrocketed in value overnight. It's almost like someone encouraged the universe to put a hoodoo on me or something

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Yes, I had two ASM #169 35cvs at one point Eric - one I paid £200 for, the other, a fiver off of eBay UK. There it was, just sitting there. I always felt bad about that one, that I took it for a fiver. That's why I've never made any money from comics and why I would have been a rubbish dealer. I always assume it's an old lady on her uppers who needs the money for food or something. The times I've pointed these things out to sellers, rather than take the money. I've always hated the idea of profiting from someone else's ignorance. Trouble is, many of them turned out to be deserving of it. Losing out, I mean. Ungrateful bar stewards. Still, that's life isn't it - you can't change who you are.

One last point, before @thunsicker bans me from the thread, this question: "I would pay more for traditional Price Variants" Unless I'm missing the point, and assuming that this refers to US Price Variants (e.g. Marvel 30/35 cvs, $2.29/2.49 pvs), then is it not the case that these books always claim a premium, even for the less collected publishers? If you're not prepared to pay more for a Marvel 35 Cent Variant then you're unlikely to ever buy one (unless you get lucky with an uninformed seller)?

They can be stroppy Eric, yes. Place the cursor to the right of the name and then backspace a few times - that usually works for me. I think whether a collector has the variants in their sights is a salient factor. I wonder how many of those who answered that they would not pay more did so because they had no interest in collecting them? In my experience, collectors who seek out variations of any kind are usually prepared to step up a bit to fill a hole in their collection - especially when the number of opportunities to fill that hole are perceived to be comparatively limited. I paid some ridiculous premiums for MJI Spideys back in the day, and I did so because I had to bid that high to beat the small, but enthusiastic, competition. I was completely on board with the notion that I was, in a way, over paying. The tailored collecting instinct is a powerful motivator I find, and will often lead to an individual paying what the wider majority believe to be wildly over the odds. Collecting habits often make no sense though, don't they. For some, it's not about the money. So maybe the question should be posed in two parts - do you collect variants and, if so, would you pay a premium for them? Who cares about the opinion of someone who doesn't collect them? Their answer will likely always be 'no, I wouldn't pay a premium'.