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And you save 40% on the cover price.

Not sure when they'll be back in stock, but these are UV resistant. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYOHHQ6/?coliid=I1A9USF63OKHL7&colid=3C7SDZMZSH3ZA&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Follow up, this joker left me negative feedback two weeks after the whole debacle. You know, despite me having archived the eBay correspondences between us showing he was confused when he made the purchase and was expecting a different book. Requested feedback removal from eBay, but yeah, just another reason to block this id10t.

i saw this on his store, but i didn't quite understand what it meant. What are these metal prints?

Bottom one is Vance Astro for sure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Astrovik

You must be one of those "newer" board members I hear about. (just kidding)

Are these repeated comments about newer board members in reference to my comment? If you're gonna post facts, by all means, keep on posting as that's actually relevant to the decision making process. Some of the responses seemed to begin to devolve into name calling which is why I posted what I did.

@Charleybrown @Mxwll Smrt I may be off the mark on the intended purpose of the eBay Blocked User thread, but I sense this is devolving into something that is better suited to PM's. You both stated your case and now it's up to the community to decide whether they want to add you to their personal blocked lists. From my perspective, neither party is looking very good right now.

Personally, I have no problem if someone retracts a bid early on in the auction while the amounts are still low. I can't see your deleted bids, but it sounds like you put in several high bids before canceling. This likely scared off other interested buyers and possibly (we'll never know) affected the other person you were in a bidding war with who may have construed you as a shill account as well. If you were so concerned about shill bids, you probably shouldn't have bid so much and so often to begin with. Certainly not 3 days into a 10 day auction.

I don't look at any listings from "all_things_comics". The subject usually leads with "near perfect grade" and the description almost always has some sort of restoration. I also could've sworn they used to not list restoration and got in trouble once and that's why they list it now.

But it's not the first appearance of Wolverine...

Didn't read through all 5 pages, but the shop I used to go to had a $0.50 bin and a $1.00 bin. $0.50 bin was not organized, nor bagged/boarded. $1.00 bin was not organized, but was at least bagged. Personally, I hated that the $0.50 bin was unorganized and that so many people pilfered through it that you were pretty much just left with reader copies. The worst was when you would recognize that there was some semblance of a run scattered throughout, but I would be too lazy to recommit myself to searching through the first 2 rows of books. I think books should at least be bagged because it does make it easier to quickly skim through the issues. I don't think one can expect the books to be neatly organized by title because they're just not worth the effort and customers can't be trusted to put books back in their proper place. Maybe it's easier to do if they're organized from the outset and the customers recognize this and maintain some order. But if it starts off a mess, then it's going to stay a mess. I think the suggestion of at least grouping by publisher is good idea.

I think @500Club hit the nail on the head when he says that this is largely attributed to none of the characters created by the writers really taking off. How much of this is a result of Lee being a big name and tied to low risk/established projects? Batman, Superman, All Star Batman and Robin, Superman Unchained, etc. Compare this against modern day keys. NYX #3, Ultimate Fallout #4, Edge of Spider-verse #2, Teen Titans #12, etc. The latter all being smaller titles with less well known creators who might possibly have more freedom for creativity whereas Lee has worked on AAA titles that generally maintains the status quo.

Looks like someone was ahead of the curve. I better pick up a raw copy before the book explodes like IH180.

You mean to tell me that I spent $75 on UXM266 and it's not even the first appearance of Gambit?!?

I collected Catwoman as long as he was on the title providing covers. The cover for Catwoman #4 is probably my favorite of the bunch because of the various easter eggs that were hidden in it. If you like Catwoman, I strongly recommend you take a look at Josh Middleton's Batman #50 variant. The contrast in the eyes and lips is mesmerizing in person.

We're talking about who should be credited for an individual issue, not for a character. Jim may have created the look of Gambit, but should that be enough to associate #266 with him? All I'm saying is that doing so would be like associating Stan with ASM #300 because he established the character elements for Spider-Man. I'm of the impression that Jim needs to be credited in the issue for his artwork to really label it a Jim Lee key.

For the sake of definition, I don't think X-Men 266 should be included in the list. If the basis for it being a "Jim Lee key" is that "Jim designed the look of Gambit", then it's just as much Stan's book because "he created the X-Men." The 2nd argument doesn't float, nor should the 1st. I am rather shocked that your list did not include Batman #608 given the popularity of the Hush storyline and the fact that it marked Lee's first ongoing work for DC. One problem I have with the modern day definition of "key" is the number of low print run variants in which there is nothing special about the plot. I think that makes the books "collectable", but I don't think they necessarily resonate with everyday readers. It's much easier to explain a book is "key" because of the relevance of what occurs within it's pages. It's harder to accept a book is key because it's "1 of 3000" or "1:100". I realize each persons definition will differ and I'm sure someone will post an example that rips my definition to shreds, but at least that's my .

There's nothing wrong with posters or prints. I like selecting a few pieces and framing them. The next thing I plan on doing is buying a few of my favorite Calvin & Hobbes strips (prints, can't afford OA) and framing them in the hallway. Probably something the kids can enjoy at the same time.

Is it not included on the back?

3,823 on about 12 IKEA length shelves. Plus 2 long boxes of slabbed books.

Not as bad as this one. Check out the current values they've assigned to these issues. Batman #0? $40? Ha!!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/huge-comic-book-collection/303571694340?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131231084308%26meid%3Deff08c110d184e4dac68ca6c4cb63c17%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D143738950128%26itm%3D303571694340%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109

Usually if you have an issue with the item, you should contact the seller first to see what they can do to remedy the situation. Jumping to "leave a bad review" is a bit of a faux pas.

I didn't actively do this, I just lucked out by buying the right book at the right time, but I picked up an FF#48 several years ago and the book has gone up 4x since then. The difference between a Silver Age key and a Modern key is 40-60 years of time proving longevity of a character. There's no telling whether or not anyone will care about Rick's 1st appearance 40 years from now. Doom and Silver Surfer on the other hand have been consistently popular through the years so the likelihood of them still being relevant to readers in 2070 seem good. There's a separate thread that discussed this. It makes my head spin trying to figure out "first in shadow", "first cameo", "first full appearance" these days. Needless to say, I went out and bought Batman #92 since that is the first full appearance. I don't expect it to be valuable and I don't care much about the character, but for $2.99 (or whatever the cover price was) I might as well have a small slice of a characters history. In the end, buy what you enjoy and you can't go wrong.