Artboy99

I have just completed another purchase of books from Bob's website and I was very happy with the books as I agreed with the grades assigned.

Highly recommended.

fantastic result, congrats!

Incredible Hulk #191 -- VF+ -- 8.5 -- $20

Incredible Hulk #192 -- VF/NM -- 9.0 -- $20

@30% off!

On 5/26/2024 at 7:38 AM, Bosco685 said:

And when I am in a theater with only one other person and she is noisy cramming popcorn in her face, you wonder why some give up on the theater experience.

But still. Some good films are failing that shouldn't. It's a shame.  

Yeah that happened to me as well the last time I went to see Dune 2, had people around me checking their phones, noisily eating, talking to each other during the film, etc.

Beyond the theater I will dare to say many film-making studios are simply not "listening" to the public and continue to make disastrous decisions so perhaps they are doing it to themselves.

On 5/26/2024 at 6:52 AM, piper said:

While true, I’ve seen a number of good films this year with good word of mouth without good attendance. I suspect people are waiting to stream them.

agree with you, streaming is cheaper and far more convenient and many home setups are very good.

On 5/26/2024 at 4:17 AM, Bosco685 said:

Screenwriter of Thor, X-Men: First Class, The Flash, Rim of the World, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Empire of Wolves, Raven

 

6. People wait to hear positive word of mouth from those they know before putting their money into anything Hollywood creates these days because they have been "burned" far too many times.

my answer is: it depends on the book.

You need to have an understanding of what the book can possibly sell for once you have paid for the grading costs and shipping.

What can you get selling the book without grading versus what you can get if it is graded.

On 5/17/2024 at 10:52 PM, thehumantorch said:

Doom takes holidays?  Can you imagine him at a Holiday Inn poolside?

'innkeeper, bring me another Latvia Volcano or  your life is forfeit.  And don't forget an extra cherry.

Disney should hire you as a writer! As ludicrous as the scene of Doom going on a vacation (Vegas baby) is I can see the scene being in a film created for the "modern audiences" but you sure have Doom's dialogue totally on point!

On 5/17/2024 at 7:12 PM, shadroch said:

I was thinking of Thanos's ex.   I don't know much about this death. I never read any of her books.

how about both?

On 5/17/2024 at 7:08 PM, thehumantorch said:

Ahhh inflatable  and personality 

from an era when tonsils are always dusted

(IBTL)

On 5/17/2024 at 6:53 PM, NoMan said:

Damn that is weird. I'd love to see one of those dolls

No, you really don't. 

On 5/17/2024 at 6:14 PM, shadroch said:

So I get to spend one wild night with her and never have to deal with her again?

Death.

clever, except... are you assuming she leaves you alive once the evening is over?

I am going with Mystique in the Castle of Doctor Doom (while he is away on vacation!) and make use of the time travel platform.

my 20 year is also this year in November.

On 5/15/2024 at 11:02 AM, drbanner said:

Incredible Hulk 151 NM- Picture frame cover $48.00

add to my pile please. Thanks

Hello my friend,

Hulk 128

Hulk 154

Hulk 156

I may also take the 122, can you PM me a pic of the chew you mention? Thank you

On 5/11/2024 at 5:06 PM, ComicCollector87 said:

Hello guys,

when Newsstand is the rarer Version like we speak of comics from 1995 and older.
Would be a 9.6 Newstand Better than a 9.8 Direct Edition for the same price?

What grade is a 9.8 Direct Edition compared to Newsstand (when Newsstand is the rarer Version)?

Best regards

depends on the book.

What grade is a 9.8 direct edition compared to news-stand? Assuming you meant 9.8 news-stand, are they not both 9.8? 

On 5/9/2024 at 6:41 AM, BA773 said:

 

If you want to make money, here is a list of comics you cant miss >

5. Batman #500, anniversary issue, great cover with silver foil, really valuable for collector!

4. ASM vol.2 #1, what could be best than a new number 1 to make profits?

3. Death of Superman, one of the greatest event in comics history, in the 90s they were all spoke of it trough the media.

2. Cable #1, The debut of a new hero in his own title, with gold foil cover, really popular in the hobby.

1. No hesitation, same argument that Spiderman but here in addition you get an absolutely wonderful art by one of the greatest talent: MR Rob Liefeld.

Hope it helped 

I have to disagree, as all of these are often found in $5 or less discount bins at comic shows and are extremely common.

1.0 from me. Thanks for posting

On 5/6/2024 at 12:14 AM, DougC said:

You'll want to stay away from Heritage if your selling non-super key moderns. The cost is pretty outrageous for both buyer and seller, for reference I planned to buy a replacement copy of X-Men (1991) #54 and budgeted around $75 (around $100 for SS). Ebay had a couple for around that, Mycomicshop had a couple for $90, and comiclink didn't have any in the current auction (not counting shipping). I did find a SS copy for bid at Heritage and I put a $20 bid on it and won it for $16. Here are all the fee's after the fact:

I won a single slab on Heritage a couple of months ago and the shipping was $125.00 + service and handling. I am in Canada

On 5/1/2024 at 5:24 PM, thehumantorch said:

I see a lot of complaints about greedy dealers but there's jerks and good guys on both sides of the table

there was another guy who was interested in one of our Secret Wars 8 Canadian price variants and he asked me to hold it on Saturday around lunch time. Near the end of Sunday he returns and offered half the sticker.

After enough of these instances I believe I have a good sense of how to spot most of them. I did not hold the book and left it on display right where he saw it earlier. Exactly why are we holding it? If it is because you as the potential buyer need to go to the ATM then tell us, otherwise I assume you are up to something fishy

On 5/1/2024 at 12:44 PM, Paul Kosnik said:

This isn't trimmed.  It meets neither the letter nor the spirit of the definition of trimmed.  Firstly, trimmed is entire side (or substantially so, perhaps in the case of a misscut comic).  And trimmed, by definition, improves the appearance and is intended to deceive.  This cut does not improve the appearance, cannot deceive, and is for one small section of the edge.  This is just a defect, and will be graded as such if they do their jobs correctly.  Here is CGC's definition of trimmed:

• TRIMMING – A technique that involves cutting off the edges of a comic book’s cover or pages to remove defects and sharpen edges. Unlike the other restoration techniques, trimming results in an improved appearance through destruction (loss of paper).

just FYI: Trimming does not need to be the entire side.

To the original poster: You used a cutting instrument and cut off a portion of the cover. How is it not trimmed? 

On 5/1/2024 at 8:10 AM, october said:

These threads always bring out the doom and gloom. Maybe I am an outlier, maybe I am lucky, maybe I am just better at it , but my comic "investments" (really just my collection) have vastly outperformed my other portfolios. I spend an absurd amount of time looking for deals, it's fun for me, and I've been a quasi-dealer for about 20 years, but it IS possible to come out well ahead with this stuff. I think I am far better off sinking $10k into a comic than I am an ETF, mutual fund, etc. because I've spent, literally, tens of thousands of hours buying/selling comics. That time better be good for something....and it has been. Plus it's SO SO SO much more fun than just clicking the buy button on Vanguard or Fidelity. It takes a long, long time to develop the right eye and the right strategy though. Just buying random keys off the next CLink auction ain't gonna cut it. 

I guess I'd rather rely on my own instinct and knowledge in a weirdo niche market than hand my money over to a fund manager or try to beat buildings full of MIT grads and their algorithms. I do max out my 401k, but I'm not going to be shy about plowing what's left of my hobby gains into a comic I think is awesome and will continue to be awesome. Maybe that's risky? I don't know. I kind of feel like it's the opposite actually. 

Just felt like I'd post a slightly different perspective to what usually pops up in these threads.

agreed!

I have a lot more knowledge of the comic industry gained from the 50 some years I have been buying comics, and I feel I have a very good eye for what others will also like and that is what I generally bought.

I more than tripled my "investment" over a short 10 year period and I think it is hard to replicate that type of return in normal investment opportunities.

Paid off my mortgage and vehicle loan in January from selling some comics.

Enjoyed the show!

I sold quite a few books out of the 4 boxes of my inventory, emptied a box. What was selling was Spawn, as well as J. Scott Campbell variants. I sold my Le Chat Noir Black Cat Campbell, and turned that sale into a 3.5 Hulk #5.

I bought quite a few VF-NM Hulks

Absolutely hilarious times out at night eating dinner after the show. I have not laughed like that since...last Calgary Expo!