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they are saving you $1,500 from the MSRP.

https://massagechairs.com/products/osaki-os-4d-escape Could only imagine how much that one would run..

I am not always just Gifs or Memes. Although that does seem to be my most visible and the vast majority of my posts to most threads. That said some threads definitely deserve the respect and responses of the same caliber of thought that went into crafting and curating them. I definitely agree that there have been many valuable conversations and contributions in this thread from varying opinions. It is great when they can come together and discuss these ideas in productive ways. You are welcome. I appreciate you sharing your experience, knowledge, and passion for the hobby. Thank you again.

Sorry to hear that. Good luck!

I have been reading this thread as it was posted and I too waited to see what their decision was in regards to foreign books. I have to say , like you , I am disappointed in their choice. To be honest I really wish they would have directly contacted you to help work on this project as I have really enjoyed and agreed with your choices in classification and terminology for these books. I really feel that they missed an opportunity to not only reconnect with some of their customers, but to take advantage of collaborative efforts with many of this hobbies true collectors who know so much on the subject and spent years building this knowledge. I will say thank you for your amazing contributions to this forum they have been an absolute delight to read.

I will second this idea. From what @StrikeOutXXX has said , in my opinion, this would allow an easy open dialogue for a lot of these books that may get completely missed. There are not only keys , but potentially hidden gems , certain Whitmans, current hot books, variants , errors, etc that board members would spot in an instant from just a group photo that even some dealers miss in a rush to sort , price, move items. Just look at how many great pulls show up in the Adventures from the dollar bin thread or how many really obscure issues with little to no sales information that collectors here have been chasing for years that most traditional sources to find a value are completely inadequate. I know this can seem like a lot of work, but the first time someone spots a $1,000+ or even higher book that Overstreet or Go collect has at a fraction of that value ($100) you will be extremely happy you put in that work. Plus considering that as you put it that this has a lot of 60's and 70's books there sure is a lot of potential within those boxes. Really hope you do decide to share them here as it would be really interesting to follow you working your way through this collection and seeing what lurks within.