Silver_Couch_Surfer

On 8/18/2020 at 6:14 PM, gunsmokin said:

That was a great pickup! 

Just now, walclark said:

Okay. last one for this thread (which should now be renamed the Comcav Invitational).  Not too often that you can find a nicely presenting Cap for less than an arm and a leg, but the back cover damage brings the grade down.  Just look at the front cover and don't turn it over and you will be happy with this book.

Captain America #40 1.0

$450

take

1 hour ago, Robot Man said:

Oh man, sorry to hear about that. In addition to what you already know about the seller, he is also known to “work” on his books. He used to point it out to me and was actually pretty good at it. 

Funny, that even that the locals know about him, they are still buying his books...

They still buy his books because he prices them cheap (because most are stolen anyways )  Flippers dream come true.. Outdated overstreet and doesn't use the internet to follow current FMV.

Luckily I don't think he touched the Larson but I could be wrong. Larson's are known to have minor resto on some. Either way, I'm sending it off to get the tear sear removed  

1 minute ago, Buzzetta said:

Just tried your settings and I got the same glare in the same spot.  I am beginning to think that it is the slab. 

Thanks though... I appreciate the time and effort.  

I'm thinking it's because of the older style inner well. I've had the same issue in the past with a couple of them.

7 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Vuescan

Afterwards, I open with GIMP and slightly correct the brightness and contrast (scans are a bit bright)

After above adjustment

2 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

8300... this is not doing this with other books... what am I doing wrong with this one? 

What program are you using along with the 8300?

5 minutes ago, Yorick said:

LEAVE IT BE.  Why rip open old wounds?

Increase resale value in case I decide to sell or trade

1 hour ago, Deadpoolica said:

I'll be sending this into a third party for resto removal. Sigh.

Cherry pick your collection for keys and send them in to get graded. Maximize your profits. 

The runs, I would break them into lots and put on Ebay. Anything after copper, dump to a LCS or dealer if possible. Just my opinion. 

Economy

Received 7/17

Standard

Received 7/17

SFG 7/18

Grading/QC 7/28

On 7/7/2020 at 2:30 PM, 1950's war comics said:

they all look good in Mylars, but i need to go through them all.. doubtful i have any 7.0 or better , especially these days when i hear CGC is grading super tight!

nooo I prefer loosey goosey . Just sent in a small batch of ww2 covers. 

Couple fun Schomburgs came in the mail today.  

Just now, Sweet Lou 14 said:

Thanks!  Appreciate you working with me. 

I obviously don't have it in hand yet, but it looks to be a really great copy.  There's pre-chipping along most of the right edge, but with a white cover it really doesn't detract from the overall appeal.  The whiteness of the cover is really astounding.

It really is a clean book. White pages is the icing on the cake 

On 6/21/2020 at 6:48 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

Finally found a copy I really liked and decided to take the plunge!

Hey that was my book

Enjoy! You got a great deal. I had a feeling it was going to a fellow boardie.

On 9/3/2019 at 8:33 PM, dinesh_s said:

Wonderful post! Thanks for sharing. Sorry to bump this after more than a decade but I started googling and found a current photo of the drugstore the books were purchased at. Thought it might be nice to include it for posterity.

Would be cool if someone went back now to the drug store and took a selfie with their raw Larson. 

Sorry for the glare.

1 hour ago, Sarg said:

 

The. Best. Ever.

Dude totally. One day I will own a copy (blue label of course)