SteppinRazor

Looks like online submission is the way to go.

I wonder if the gum's still good.

Fixed for ya

Good choice. If you're not happy owning it, what's the point?

I'm no expert, but I think it looks pretty good. Some corner rounding and some color fade on the top left of the front, but I can't see much else from the pics. I'd say a (7.0) (scroll over).

Stain and sun shadow on the back are the worst of it. (6.0) I think

Cover's not bad at all. The back drags it down, esp with the sun shadow. I'd guess a (4.5).(scroll over)

I think 9.0.

Went to a small show yesterday, trying to sell a handful to the dealers there, but no takers. I did trade a Marvel v DC set for a New Mutants 100 though, and bought a Marvel Fanfare 6 for a buck because someone here posted the cover. At least I downsized a couple. Mostly Rebirth stuff for a dollar at the show, though.

It's beside the point in any case. If a creator could prove an added value of X dollars, it still doesn't mean anything. The problem is they see SS seekers as vultures, not that they want percentage based compensation for value added.

Well, that's kind of inevitable. There's a finite amount of old books, and they're never going to get better in condition, only worse. Better stuff is already getting slabbed, and the rest is just deteriorating. I feel the focus on keys turning large swaths of collections into recycling material deters a lot of people from shopping their old comics around. Especially since so many of those people grew up in the Copper/Modern glut.

Modern Prescreen received 5/27. Seem to be stuck in limbo for now.

I think some of it has to do with keys. No one wants to buy collections without keys in it (I know, I want to sell mine, but I know what the keys are). It takes time to find out what they are, but the information is out there, so people can pull them from the collection to get graded to sell, or expect some value closer to retail. The nature of keys renders 90+% of a collection worthless.

I'd say (7.0).(scroll over) Looks like you've got a crease through the 'Jackal', and the white on the back is a little faded/dirty.

Agree. Issues are spine tics, bit of rounded corners, a couple of color breaks near Peter Parker's head and near the smaller Ms. Marvel in the bottom right corner, and possibly the back crease. If it is a printing crease it won't cost you.

You're deciding whether it's worth it to you. Price is available for discourse, but it absolutely is none of your business how someone values their house, or their signature, or whatever. It's your business to choose whether you want to pay that price, but you have no standing to declare how the owner must price it. I buy some tools that are cheap and I buy some that are expensive. I will never own a Metabo grinder because I don't think it is worth the asking price, but I'm not going to send a letter to Metabo telling them they are wrong, that their tool isn't worth it. They made it, they decide what it is worth to them. I decide what it is worth to me. If those aren't copacetic, I move on, I don't demand Metabo meet my price. Where you are right is that the issue of charging more for SS is based on misperception. Not of the value added, but a misperception by the creator of the person who wants it. And a flawed belief that the creator somehow ought to approve of how the customer enjoys his possession.

Customers who pay for their signature you mean? Because a customer is a buyer of their goods or services. I think you'd be hard pressed to show CGC increases readership (they literally make comics unreadable ).

First, let me say that I'm not judging the validity of an opposing opinion. I can't imagine spending that on a comic book, but the other day I drove by a guy in a late 60s Ferrari, I'm guessing a 275. That's a several million dollar car on Houston's Africa styled roads (actually worse than the paved roads in Africa, where I learned to drive). If I had one, I'd drive it, too. If I had a $40K car, I'd drive it. If I had a Lotus Exige, I'd take it on track and push it to my limits (the car's limits being beyond my capacity to drive). In my opinion, if I locked away a valuable possession, never to be seen, it would seem like Schroedinger's Cat to me. And if a scan of the item sufficed to replace it in display, I would question the importance of the existence of the hidden Cat. If a scan is good enough, why do I even need to own the thing? Granted, even though it's essentially a limited edition print and not the OA, it is still a real piece of art (or is it? Friggin Schroedinger). There isn't anything wrong with choosing to display a copy, that's just how I see it. If you don't see it that way, different strokes. That's not to say I would seek out door dings and potholes when driving my Ferrari or Lotus. I would take reasonable precaution. For a comic, there is justifiable concern, but I feel examining the issue, there is a reasonable solution. I am from DC. I've seen the actual Declaration of Independence displayed, if that can be done, a comic display should be achievable. It seems to me, displaying a comic that, reasonably sheltered from UV radiation by way of UV blocking film on windows, locating the comic out of the direct path of the sun through said windows, behind UV blocking glass/acrylic, in a room with non-UV producing LED light bulbs, with a closable panel/display, is sufficient. Personally, I can't enjoy the comic just having it in the house.

Looks great. The top edge is really your biggest issue. I'd say (7.5) (scroll over)

What city?

There are uv blocking films you can put on your windows, UV blocking acrylics and museum glass, and you can switch to high quality LED bulbs. It's not like the OP wants to display it outside. If it were me, I would also want to display my artwork instead of locking it away to never be seen or enjoyed. But then, I might also fabricate myself a panel to open or close over the display to mitigate exposure.

If you've found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, then buy 80% money makers and 20% stuff you like. Make sure he knows they are going to good homes (what, it's a fair assumption). If he's looking for top dollar, buy 20% money makers and 80% what you like.

Giant leaps > baby steps. I'm sure he'll want to talk about his life/the experience of amassing that many books. I always thought the American Picker guys did best when they got the 'story' out of the people.

Interesting. I chose the return shipping cost based on what I thought the graded books might total, but individually picked the tier at which I thought they would grade. I pre-screened though.

You'll get a better idea of how much of it is worthwhile once you put eyes on it, but I would say prioritize what you want based on the list you have, and buy as much as you can swing. You'll also probably get an idea if this guy thinks he's sitting on a gold mine or is less proud of his collection. If you can't buy all of it this trip, make an offer on what you can't, set for a later date. Get to know him a bit so he'd at least give you a call first in case someone else came sniffing around. Bringing in a dealer can def get you cut out.