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2 minutes ago, comicquant said:

If you click the link Ditch provided you'll see the book is toast.  

Just checked. That’s a shame. 

Haven’t seen this before. Will this cause damage to the bottom edge of the book or the book as a whole? 

8 hours ago, Jaydogrules said:

Word on the street is that it suffers from SCS and wouldn't even grade a 9.6 now. 

(But who knows if there is any truth to that rumour or not.)

-J.

Was wondering, what’s SCS mean?

On 8/18/2018 at 2:48 PM, Hickok8AA8 said:

Any info on who will have these? They're supposedly store variant covers for The Return of Wolverine #1 & #2, but I can't find anything on them yet. I know they're recycled art, but in this case, I really don't care.

 

This cover went on sale this weekend on the igcomicstore website. They still have some in stock.

Anyone have any information on when Ryan Reynolds will show at a con again?

15 minutes ago, atomised said:

Do you know if these folks use Overstreet to value your collection in the event of a claim or do they reflect market prices via gpa?  I'm concerned in the event of a claim some adjuster is going to leaf through guide to get values, which is not a total loss but sucks.

Good question. What do insurance companies use as a reference to determine the value of the items that are insured..

9 minutes ago, zosocane said:

Never said I filed a claim.  Knock on wood that I won't have to.

My mistake.

5 hours ago, zosocane said:

I'm very happy with them after using them 5 years or so.  Their customer service is very good, no wait times.  

I misread this part. 

4 hours ago, zosocane said:

As Sharon said, you have to disclose individual books that you would value at $5,000 or more, assuming you want coverage for a particular book at that amount or higher.  I think a lot of collectors don't understand this, and in fairness maybe they could explain the underwriting process more clearly.  But it's all relatively easy.  Of course, if you have mega-keys galore, then you have a lot of work to do in disclosing a ton of books at $5K and up.  But for most of us, that's probably not the case.

Also, if you have a run of a title you want fully insured that exceeds the $5,000 threshold, you disclose the title of the run and what you value it.  Thus, "Amazing Spider-Man collection" and assign an estimated value.

I'm very happy with them after using them 5 years or so.  Their customer service is very good, no wait times.  Kinda like the old days, they answer the phone pretty quickly.

Did you get the boot after filing a claim?

On 8/9/2018 at 11:02 AM, stippy52 said:

I had them for about 4 years. Always nice and responsive to any questions.

Got water in the basement that damaged a model train collection. About $5 grand in damaged trains. Gave them a list of what was damaged and estimated replacement costs. Sent pics to them.

2 weeks later I had a check for the damages. 

They will now not renew my policy.

I was just about to start a thread on this very topic and company, good thing I did a search first.

I’m on the fence too. Don’t have to many high grade books but hope to in the future. Things can and do happen so it’s  disappointing to hear that they don’t want to renew your policy considering that’s what insurance is for. It’s their right yes, but what’s the point of you can’t use it again?

On 8/9/2018 at 5:45 PM, stippy52 said:

Yep. They are my Father in laws collection. Wish I had the space he had before he passed. Requires a lot of space for the type of layout he had. Great around Christmas time though.

Did you get another policy with a different company or just relocated the collection?

On 8/13/2018 at 10:37 AM, CKinTO said:

Well, now that Snyder / Jock announced at SDCC their Batman Who Laughs 6-issue mini coming out in November, I assume attention will pick back up in the coming months. Interested to see where Snyder takes this, and given it's supposed to be in continuity, what the ramifications will be of the Dark Multiverse going forward.

http://boundingintocomics.com/2018/07/20/scott-snyder-reveals-the-batman-who-laughs-miniseries-at-san-diego-comic-con/

 

Didn’t know about this. Thanks for the link. 

25 minutes ago, mattn792 said:

In my (rife with stupid) youth, I paid close to $3 grand for a 9.8 copy of the Wolverine 145 Nabisco variant (in '06 I believe).  And in hindsight, back in '06, how many 181s could I have potentially bought instead with that money?  Or held onto the cash for a bit longer and put it to better use in the stock market?  Or...yeah, I basically set that money on fire.  Lessons learned the hard way sometimes. 

Exactly. Similar situation... 

On 8/14/2018 at 12:03 PM, jason4 said:

I would display without a  cover. Lots of these splash pages are great. I like tales of suspense 39 coverless image better than the cover image. 

Good point. Some splash pages look great. Just figured for the more sought after books, a complete copy was better to have. Coverless might be more budget friendly so a good option. 

3 hours ago, jason4 said:

Did anyone else notice the coverless copy that sold for 648.00? Must be a record 

Speaking ofcoverless copies, do most just keep these in the original form or attach a facsimile cover? I’ve often wondered about these. They are incomplete but if it’s the only copy you can afford, why not.

Thread closed.

Beautiful books! 

Gorgeous books used for examples here and great ideas. Going to try some too! Thanks for asking this question.

The suspense is killing me. With all the reviews I’ve come across for this last issue. I read the tpb. Guess I won’t be able to wait for this one.

15% off all books.

4 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

Say, if you want to upgrade from a 9.0 to a 9.6. Most will sell their 9.0 to have money to go after a 9.6 . I'm saying do not sell the 9.0 until after a 9.6 is purchased. You never want to be without a copy, especially on hot books.

Got it. That makes absolute sense. Thanks!

3 hours ago, Bomber-Bob said:

Just a comment on selling a book with intent to upgrade. From experience, I have learned to have the upgrade purchased and in hand before moving the undercopy. The same should be said for a downgrade (yes, sometimes I downgrade), have the new book in hand before selling. Both scenarios are especially true when the book is hot. Failure to heed my advice will cost you !

I don’t understand. I’m a bit slow at times. Can you further explain?

2 hours ago, Lundon44 said:

Man, reading this thread and seeing what's going on with this book right now is both exciting and heart breaking. On one hand it's amazing to see on of the books I love most becoming one of the most coveted books to own today. But on the other hand, if I had just held on to my 9.2 a few weeks more I could've potentially made another $4000CAD! Jeez! I literally sold mine off in mid May for FMV which was about $5000 US at that moment. I even had low ballers offering me $4000 and $4500US. My sole purpose to selling it was in hopes to upgrade it for a better grade. I've literally spent almost the last 8 yrs upgrading my 181's in hopes to one day own a 9.8.

My original copy was a raw VF+ to NM- copy. I sent it away for sigs and slabbing and it came back better than one could have expected with Herb Trimpe, John Romita, Stan Lee and Len Wein's signatures on it. Plus even a cool Wolverine and Wendigo face remark by Herb Trimpe. Sadly, the grade got knocked down to a 7.5 white pages because Stan got some silver marker on his hand and it smeared a tiny bit on Wolvie's face. I was happy but devastated by the grade. 

I sold it a year later for $1000CAD. Took that money and bought a 9.0. About 3 summers ago I came across a 9.2 white pager at my local Fan Expo and the guy let me trade up for $800 CAD. A year later I cracked it and pressed it hoping to squeeze some extra juice out of it. Came back a 9.2 but lost the white pages 

Then it was this past mid May I sold my 9.2 in hopes again to upgrade to a 9.4. Clearly, I picked the absolute worst time to sell and left a lot of cash on the table. I was stuck for a bit and was desperate to even find another 9.2 to replace mine but prices were soaring by this point. A few weeks ago a friend jokingly came across a stunning 9.6 white pager and told me to take a look. He said he knew the guy and he'd take $10.5k US. This guy had grails on grails. Clearly money was of no importance to him lol. I messaged the guy just for fun to see if we could work out an offer. He was super nice. I offered him $8500US plus my Iron Man #55 9.4. He agreed. So I spent the last few weeks selling off some modern slabs I no longer cared about, took my sale cash from my 9.2, packed up my Iron Man and now my shiny new 9.6 is in transit to me. I honestly never thought after all these years I would ever own this book especially a 9.6. I know I picked a horrible time to pay, and this whole experience was full of ups and downs, but it was well worth the time and stress. Mind you I really wanted a 9.8 all those years ago. But now that grade it probably unattainable lol.  

Everyone with their own copies or looking for one.. just enjoy the ride!

Wow!! Great books!

Every time I see a post with multiple copies I’m amazed and a bit disappointed that I didn’t get a few myself when prices were more within reach. 

18 hours ago, punksdropdirtysrh said:

 Got my trade dress copy. I’m more excited for the #2 cover with the knife. I plan to spring for the virgin on that one.

Didn’t know there was going to be a number 2 with dell’otto. Got a picture?

Just saw this one too.

10% off all books.

14 hours ago, mattn792 said:

You're gonna give someone a seizure.

That’s the first thing I thought too.