MAY1979

The only Silver Age Book I have ever sold was a Showcase 78 CGC 9.6 - in my youth 20 years ago. It was 1/1 with none higher. For few years it bothered me but is no longer 1/1 nor the highest I do not sell comics and glad one of the few times I did it has not come back to "haunt" me.

Not to mention the preferred "Currency" of Drug Dealers, Human Traffickers, and Terrorists.

The masters that are left you mean Too bad Universal was not utilizing the facility prior to the tragedy in 2008. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/what-did-we-lose-universal-music-fire-blazed-through-archives-n1025556 The fire on June 1, 2008, destroyed anywhere from 120,000 to 175,000 master recordings - an exact number can not be pinpointed due to the overall lack of care Universal employed in inventorying. eBay is cheap,cheap,cheap,cheap, and stingy,stingy,stingy,stingy. Everything they say or do is for their own bottom line, proudly displaying a devil may care attitude towards buyers and near absolute disdain for their sellers, they most certainly will not be using Iron Mountain storage facility in Boyers, PA . Anyone who trusts eBay is a rube in the wait.

I went slightly overboard on this one given the OW/W and wrap.

If #1 was not a Cockrum Classic Cover #3 woudl easily be my favorite in the run. Looks great in the original Modern Red Label CGC slab to the point i could not care less that the wrap is a bit off.

In re Garza, 984 S.W.2d 344, 347 (Tex. App. 1998), Texas court has held that "Despite the old saying that "possession is 9/10ths of the law," mere possession and whatever right to the property that comes with mere possession does not grant the possessor rights in the property superior to those of the actual owner. J. CRIBBET, PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF PROPERTY 12-13 (1962); R. BOYER, SURVEY OF THE LAW OF PROPERTY 679-80 (1981). In other words, there is a hierarchy of ownership, as reflected both in the common law and � 1.07(35)(a) of the Penal Code. One in possession of chattel has a greater right to it than one who lacks both possession and title. Yet, one who has title maintains a greater right over the chattel than 1) one who simply has possession and 2) one who has neither possession nor claim of ownership. Id. Indeed, it can be said that the title owner has the greatest rights to the property. With that greatest right comes the power to negate the authority of those with lesser right. Similarly, those who stand in the lesser position lack the power to override or negate the rights of the title owner. Good luck proving title if eBay controls the records on their systems. IMHO saving a bit of sales tax is not worth the risk. I'm 100% positive in short order we will begin to hear horror story's about eBay vault. Here is an advance "I told you so" !

1st (only?) foil [re]printing of #16

It is plausible on SW37. I've also seen similar defect get 9.8 in past. I will not purposely purchase any 9.8 that looks like that. Still a few have made it into the collection one of the many reasons why my general rule for 10 years is do not buy a book I can not see in person, or purchase only from dealers that realize returns are simply part of the COB

A now "classic" scheme is: For several months or more buy up an item say Graded 1986 Fleer Jordon's in Mid grade and lower high grade. Then manipulate a Graded Gem Mint 10 auction or 2 of the same card to sell for say 500,000k+. Some might think why pay all those auction fee's? Well the cards they have been buying up in mid and lower high grades will ride the coattails and then they sell, sell, sell. Shelling out 50-100k in auction fees to make several million is rather shrewd business. Morally dubious at best, but moral folks are not Trading Card Dealers* Then we have schemes that a honest person like myself can't even imagine... Not saying is a totally rigged game but more often than not in in modern times it is. * = I'm positive an honest trading card, comic art, and comic book dealer exists, but in the past 40 years I've not met even one. That includes a good buddy of mine.

Anyone willing to pay ebay their final values fees can perform all the maket manipulation they want. Of the many different manipulation schemes the most effective are those which look the most legit BTW this is also being done in many other hobbies especially trading cards. Also with auction houses like Goldin and Heritage I'm positive an honest trading card, comic art, and comic book dealers exists but in the past 40 years I've not met even one. That includes a good buddy of mine.

I feel for most "vintage" OCA collectors Artists Editions scratch itch for merely for items that are unattainable due to value or being locked in a collection. I'd love to have a piece in an Artists Edition - way cool cred for collectors braging rights

7.0 possibly 7.5 with a good press as the back of book appears it might benefit.

Curious as well.

Correct. In 2022 there have been others ways to read Comics for nearly 2 decades. For better or worse the comic book industry as whole is not one that can survive on the basis of those who "read comic books". Times change...see "buggy whips'

Steve, I don't entirely agree. There were several pages in the story I feel did. Infantino's "style" in 1977 I do not think was a match for the book. Sadly, the Fly other than on some of the covers was not given A or even B list interior artists. Purchased 12.5 years apart the OW/W with less nice wrap cost me 30% more (not accounting for inflation) than the White page nicer wrap copy.

5.0 Perhaps 5.5 with a true professional C&P?

If for example the the CRC32's , SHA-256 , SHA-512 (or MD5 assuming no funny biz) hashes of the files are the same, then files themselves are the same that is proven verifiable indisputable mathematical fact. Where differences will occur is in the bringing the image contained in the file data to our human analog eyes. That is dependent on hardware, hardware settings, printing methods and mechanisms right down the paper and exact type of toner, ink, etc used. Even 2 comics printed from same press at nearly the same time have variances. However none of that changes that the Digital files are exactly the same.

I prefer a close up of the front spine but from what I see, a possible 7.5 that presents nicer than its "technical grade". I'm a big fan of Aparo's Spectre

Knowing what type of damage to a book will be lessened from a pressing is paramount. If not you are merely wasting money and time. Pressing is NOT a panacea for most grade lowering defects on a comic, it helps only a subset. Which brings it back to, learning which defects will be alleviated by pressing is key.

https://www.comics.org/issue/169901/cover/4/ Overstreet mentions "2 versions, B&W and tinted color" The production "artwork" is B&W

2nd best, Ornella is #1. She's even hotter than Betty Rubble!

You win the thread! Only thing not perfect is the image of Ornella looks nothing like her

Very cool

They are more difficult to obtain in 9.4 and higher than Marvel Hanna's. While I got a deal, I still overpaid for mine. Its 1/1 in 9.8 and I figured I may never have the opportunity again. There is a 32 out there right now also 1/1 in 9.8 , its pricey but not obscenely so nowadays. When its sold it may close the door on 9.8' s on 31 and 32 for many many years. If i did not have 31, I would have grabbed the 32. Good news; Raw midgrades of these multipack only Flash Gordon Movie issues seem to be in decent supply