Professor K

Back in the anything goes days of e bay I bought or won a 14 tape homemade VHS set of every Beavis and Butthead episode in order in 2000 or 2001. The guy told me he recorded every episode of the show from the very beginning. It was his original set.  After doing some research I realized what I had were the first showings/versions of all the episodes , many of which were later edited and even banned and only aired once or twice especially in seasons 1 and 2.  They had the original music videos (many were later changed) and all the edited parts still there.  I saw an interview with Mike Judge where he said he doesn't think those early episodes even exist in their original form anymore.........but I had them. I verified it from a very meticulous website back then which noted all the edits and changed videos, even the slightest little things.. They were all the original versions.
So I bought another VCR and made copies of the set and they sold for hundreds and some over a thousand per set. I was raking in the dough for almost a year selling a set every week in auction until I got a cease and desist letter from MTV.  E bay gave them my address I guess, either way they knew who I was and where I lived. They basically said if I sell one more set they would strike down on me with great vengeance (and furious anger). 
Some years later I downloaded the only torrent of the complete show and noticed it was copied from my VHS set. Had the identical vhs flaws and stuff. It was definitely copied from my VHS set. Someone who I sold a set to must have copied it digitally and put it out there on the net on the mostly now defunct torrent sites. It's known as the King Turd Collection. Pretty sure mtv ruined the original versions when they chopped them up because as far as I know they were never released in their original form. If that one guy didn't record them, and if I didn't become a criminal by copying and selling his set on e bay I think many if not all the original unedited episodes would not exist today, at least available to the public........uh, or something. 

Back in the anything goes days of e bay I bought or won a 14 tape homemade VHS set of every Beavis and Butthead episode in order in 2000 or 2001. The guy told me he recorded every episode of the show from the very beginning. It was his original set.  After doing some research I realized what I had were the first showings/versions of all the episodes , many of which were later edited and even banned and only aired once or twice especially in seasons 1 and 2.  They had the original music videos (many were later changed) and all the edited parts still there.  I saw an interview with Mike Judge where he said he doesn't think those early episodes even exist in their original form anymore.........but I had them. I verified it from a very meticulous website back then which noted all the edits and changed videos, even the slightest little things.. They were all the original versions.
So I bought another VCR and made copies of the set and they sold for hundreds and some over a thousand per set. I was raking in the dough for almost a year selling a set every week in auction until I got a cease and desist letter from MTV.  E bay gave them my address I guess, either way they knew who I was and where I lived. They basically said if I sell one more set they would strike down on me with great vengeance (and furious anger). 
Some years later I downloaded the only torrent of the complete show and noticed it was copied from my VHS set. Had the identical vhs flaws and stuff. It was definitely copied from my VHS set. Someone who I sold a set to must have copied it digitally and put it out there on the net on the mostly now defunct torrent sites. It's known as the King Turd Collection. Pretty sure mtv ruined the original versions when they chopped them up because as far as I know they were never released in their original form. If that one guy didn't record them, and if I didn't become a criminal by copying and selling his set on e bay I think many if not all the original unedited episodes would not exist today, at least available to the public........uh, or something. 

ROCKET COMICS #1 in .5. Incredibly scarce 1940 early sci-fi comic that presents beautifully. Love this cover to death. Back cover is missing, front cover is taped to interior. White/OW pages with very nice freshness. Rock(et)-bottom price!
$395  $360 
 

There is some books with that are rare with less than 10 copies; the census doesn't give you the real picture.The dealers always push the census when trying to sell a book one must do his homework first. 

Wrap it up. I'll take it. 

 

To me scarce is under 20 to 25 Blue to 30 in all grades on the census.  But there are variables such as popularity. A more popular book will surely have a higher percentage of existing copies graded. Obviously we all know this. 
Example: Suspense 3 - 26 Blue, 17 Purple/Green/Silver. Very popular book. Could be as many as 50% of existing copies are slabbed by now. 
Example: Crime Must Pay the Penalty 30 (as seen in my profile pic). 4 Blue, no others. But there are probably scores of existing copies out there ungraded..... So if anyone has one for sale contact me right away  . 
Then there is the variable of the series. Batman, Superman being probably the most extreme examples. Many were printed and many saved to collections early on. So even though they are popular there are surely multiple amounts of all copies still ungraded depending on the popularity of the issue. More popular , higher percentage graded. Again I know we all know this already. 
Then there is sales. Maybe that is the true way to measure scarcity. If a book only becomes available around once or twice a year or even less frequently I would call that scarce no matter how many may or may not exist. 

Wrap it up. I'll take it. 

 

To me scarce is under 20 to 25 Blue to 30 in all grades on the census.  But there are variables such as popularity. A more popular book will surely have a higher percentage of existing copies graded. Obviously we all know this. 
Example: Suspense 3 - 26 Blue, 17 Purple/Green/Silver. Very popular book. Could be as many as 50% of existing copies are slabbed by now. 
Example: Crime Must Pay the Penalty 30 (as seen in my profile pic). 4 Blue, no others. But there are probably scores of existing copies out there ungraded..... So if anyone has one for sale contact me right away  . 
Then there is the variable of the series. Batman, Superman being probably the most extreme examples. Many were printed and many saved to collections early on. So even though they are popular there are surely multiple amounts of all copies still ungraded depending on the popularity of the issue. More popular , higher percentage graded. Again I know we all know this already. 
Then there is sales. Maybe that is the true way to measure scarcity. If a book only becomes available around once or twice a year or even less frequently I would call that scarce no matter how many may or may not exist. 

To me scarce is under 20 to 25 Blue to 30 in all grades on the census.  But there are variables such as popularity. A more popular book will surely have a higher percentage of existing copies graded. Obviously we all know this. 
Example: Suspense 3 - 26 Blue, 17 Purple/Green/Silver. Very popular book. Could be as many as 50% of existing copies are slabbed by now. 
Example: Crime Must Pay the Penalty 30 (as seen in my profile pic). 4 Blue, no others. But there are probably scores of existing copies out there ungraded..... So if anyone has one for sale contact me right away  . 
Then there is the variable of the series. Batman, Superman being probably the most extreme examples. Many were printed and many saved to collections early on. So even though they are popular there are surely multiple amounts of all copies still ungraded depending on the popularity of the issue. More popular , higher percentage graded. Again I know we all know this already. 
Then there is sales. Maybe that is the true way to measure scarcity. If a book only becomes available around once or twice a year or even less frequently I would call that scarce no matter how many may or may not exist. 

Not precisely what you asked, but I no longer feel any joy at seeing the Jerry Robinson copies circulate... your link right there is exactly why. Feels like every last one of them is being pushed by sellers trying to squeeze every last dollar out of them. It's within their rights to do so, but it's depressing.
 

Wow.  I remember being laughed at for paying $3600 for a first wrap of Action 1 with off white pages around 2008.  It was the only first wrap  of Action 1 that I have ever seen offered for sale.  I sold it in 2013 for about 3 times as much.  

Wrap it up. I'll take it. 

 

Classic flashlight cover.
 

Well probably not now after you just announced it to the entire world. 

Well probably not now after you just announced it to the entire world. 

Good thing I'm not bidding on it.

Well probably not now after you just announced it to the entire world. 

I didn't know Jon Berk, but it sounds like he was a good friend to the comic community. Here is my one book of his.

Good morning All,
On behalf of Jon's family we are humbled by the outpouring of love for Jon.  
There are so many wonderful comments that we will treasure, and are so grateful that he touched so many lives in a postive way.
Trust me, he was (and will always be) quite the character!
His brother,
Bruce
 
 
 
 
 
 

Unfortunately no scan, and I bought it on eBay a while ago, so no pictures from there, either.  I was trying to take a picture of it just now, but gave up because I can't take a decent pic to save my life. Nothing but lights, glare, shadows, etc. lol.
Here's a pic of it I found on GoCollect :

I mainly focus on collecting Schomburg/Baker, so LB Cole covers have eluded me.
That changed today.

Nice copy! Here's mine:

Adventure Comics 41
CGC 3.0
Classic shark cover from 1939!
$1450