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2 hours ago, Webhead2018 said:

What is difference from whitman variants and the regular first printing covers.

A few quick front cover differences between the U.S. Newstand editions & the U.S. Whitman editions are...

...the UPC box is empty

...the issue number is framed in a 'diamond'

...the letter 'P' in the 'Spider-Man' title logo has a shadow effect which is not colored in blue

In that lot...looks like 52...These are the Whitman Variants. Notice that the shadow of the 'P' in the Spider-Man title logo is not colored in...

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Is the colour missing from the shadow of the P in 'Spider-Man' on every copy

Yes indeed...

It's simply 'AMAZING', all that bubbles up from the depths...

First day of bidding...

Raw, high grade DD's, like this issue 15, are a favorite...

...eventually, this one will make it's way down to Sarasota.

On 3/11/2020 at 11:03 AM, Blastaar said:

you can only save two pages. 

So, only 1 DPS!?!?!...

On 2/21/2020 at 3:32 PM, Captain Canuck said:

Does anyone ever use Command Strips to hang their art?

I have used them to hang a few framed lobby cards. I used 2 medium size strips (50 lb. capacity, ea.) for the top two corners [one strip adhered to the frame & one to the wall, four strips total per frame].

I haven't yet used them for framed original comic book art, but, I will in the future.

1 hour ago, Unstoppablejayd said:

Do you think this was influenced by HA big boy auction coming this week?

I certainly did not bid again once outbid in the CL original art auction, because, I am 'actively' bidding on lots across the HA sessions ending soon.

Just back from Sarasota...

"...aren't we, Bruce?" - Bane, The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

On 10/6/2019 at 10:47 PM, RockMyAmadeus said:

My newsstand SS 9.6 does not say newsstand, because CGC wouldn't recognize it at the time. When was yours graded?

My example was graded on 1/25/2018.

Bidding is OPEN...

Sometimes(perhaps most of the time), Seller 'A' lists a piece for sale/auction on eBay.

Buyer 'A' purchases the piece & then 'flips' the piece to Seller 'B'.

Seller 'B' posts the piece for sale on their website with an increased asking price.

[This basic sequence takes place in both 'private' sales & across various 'public' auction sites.]

Just back from Sarasota...

Comic Link has a "dirt-cheap" example of Brigade #1 Newsstand ending in less than a half hour...

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fauctions.asp%3FclassCodeSelected%3DCurrent%2BAuctions%26classDateSelected%3D2020-01-08%26dateCodeSelected%3DAll%2BAuctions%26dateDateSelected%3D2020-01-08%26IDUser%3D35627%26auctionSearch%3Dclass%26AuctionDateSearch%3DAll%2BAuctions%2C2020-01-07&id=1367380

Just back from Sarasota...

2 hours ago, Grant Turner said:

Any guesses?

Much more than my highest bid of a paltry $30K...

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