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Thanks Arch. Removing the anonymity addresses my main point so I'm quite relaxed about it now.

""You certainly have a wide variety of international music tastes over several decades. How about a few more female singers like Nina Simone, Siouxie and the Banshees, Alison Moyet or even the Tom Tom Club" you say.....we shall see...."

I agree - I like the tell tale signs of age, especially those that are the result of the actual creation process. Stan Lee's coffee cup ring, notes by the artist, that kind of thing. I grew up with Ross Andru's Spidey, and always wanted a page by him. I finally got one - MTU #3: If it had been in terrible condition, I'd have passed, as it was only important that I had a page of Ross's work. There are many out there. Same with comics - no point buying a trashed copy when you can buy another good one. But if you want a specific page then you have to go for it whatever it's condition - it's the only one there is! Seems an obvious point, so my answer to the OPs question is that I would only pass on a bad condition page if I wasn't desperate for that specific page. All that said, I wish I had the money to pick and choose!

Three Cheers for The Gold Reading Room! He's at it again this morning, adding wonderful books to the web for us all to read. I didn't want to interrupt the thread, or encourage others to do so, but here I say three cheers to Grantley Goddard. He spends ages posting those scans for our reading pleasure. Grantley - thank you

"Off the rack or accumulated you say....The latter. And don't ask questions that make it difficult for me to end.....we shall see...."

"Are 'they' right....?" "We shall see...."

"But then again 'they' say a lot of things don't they...."

"They say that there is many a true word spoken in jest....."

"...then there's something wrong with you....."

John Morlar cordially invites you to yet again join him in a spectacular countdown of Amazing Spider-Man Pence Price Variants set to the coolest tunes in town. Be there, or be circular. "If you don't start moving at 4.52....."

Coincidentally the wife and I are watching the end of the Peter Jackson film on itv2 in the UK. Kong's just took the plunge. We've both got tears in our eyes. Soppy buggers. How good is Naomi Watts in that film......

Who let Jar Jar Binks in? Me sa Jimmy Olsen

"London Suede or the Waterboys you say...We shall see....."

For that, a well deserved like ?

Oh, sorry. Blame Buzz, he started it.

Joan of Ark wasn't too bad...

"OK my dear, look up. Now, look down. Look left.....ah, there it is"

Oh yeah, right. And I suppose you're going to tell us that back in the day Norman Osborn slipped Gwen Stacy one as well are you! Oh, wait... what?!

I'd ask @Architecht to sort it out but he only listens when I shout and I'm feeling a little horse. No, that's not a typo. I just like horses.

Ah, I see. Good tip @Foley well done. Still, its a silly situation if you can't say a famous authors surname though. And didn't we used to at least get a spoon, not a blank space? At this rate I might have to start hating the boards again. What a load of cock.

@Architecht why can Foley say the D word and I can't? What manner of conspiracy is this? Seriously, when I type that word it does not show in the post preview or the post itself?

Jeptha Judge of Israel, how did you do that!?

If there is one, it's very well hidden. The first pence Conan is number 11 at 6p. The date, Nov 71, coincides with the introduction of decimalisation prices so you can kind of see the natural starting point there.

Ah, thanks. At my collecting peak, there was no greater feeling than spotting the blue line along the top edge. I remember spotting my first ASM 179 with the MJI line. Got it home, it was a Pizzazz insert. Still cool, but the search went on. Ended up with about 3 of them in the end. One day, I'll bore everyone with the why did I sell post. I warn you though, it'll take a week to read it ?