theCapraAegagrus

Who is "they"?

Completing my Spawn Origins TPB collection by ordering Volumes 1-12 with this coupon. Awesome! 15% off is great!

Why would I spend $50 on something that I don't want..? It takes me <20 minutes to earn $10. When all else fails - resort to personal attacks rather than the subject, right? I couldn't care less if you "take me seriously". You obviously aren't taking logic and objectivity seriously on this thread. I suppose this discussion is over between us.

I stood in line for 70 minutes at the post office yesterday afternoon...

I spent $20 on 2 games that typically cost $1,000+ combined on the aftermarket. You're curious about, what..? I call it shrewd buying. Have you heard the phrase, "don't look a gift horse in the mouth"? Edit: I would never consider spending more than $10-20 on these. Call it a potential investment if I ever need the cash for some unforeseen circumstance.

You have greatly contributed to my confusion on whether or not I will include a card...

I challenge you to an avatar-off.

I hope I used enough bubble wrap to keep the gift safe. Is there a "mainstream" thought on greeting cards? Was thinking about signing and sending one with the gift. Not sure if that is common or rare.

I think I won because he didn't react via GIF to my guess.

Regardless of the assumption that, "the collector probably already owns", you're glossing over the DING-DING-DING problem again! My younger brother can buy a slabbed comic tomorrow, crack it open, and voila! Read the comic. He doesn't own an NES. If he buys a slabbed NES game, and cracks it, all he can do is appreciate the packaging. Leading back to what I would call the stupidity to grading an artifact's packaging. There are plenty of hobbies that I consider stupid, mainly leading back to the point of being unable to appreciate something's core artistic value. There isn't an argument that I've been presented with that changes this logic. I didn't see your question about the condition of my sealed games. Sorry for accidentally dodging this. Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and... Dodge... I only bought the games, because they're $$$$$ sealed, and they were significantly dirt cheap. They're also games that I love. It was also a long time ago. Is it cool to owned a valuable sealed game? Kinda. It was kinda like a few weekends ago, when I bought the 2008 DVD set of the original theatrical Star Wars trilogy for $25. Normally I wouldn't bother, but they were only ever released in their theatrical versions on DVD/Blu-ray once, and they're $$$$$ sealed. None of these were bought for resale value, rather, just because they're "rare" expensive finds if in mint condition. Slabbing a Metallica CD of S&M is equally as stupid as slabbing a video game. Most things shouldn't be slabbed - mainly things that cannot be fully appreciated for their artistic value when immediately removed from said plastic devices.

TV in the bedroom is a bad idea...

Or, y'know, my computer at work... My comic book analogy does work, because that method of storage is the exact purpose of a video game. A device required to read and translate the code, and project it onto a screen (in most cases) that way you can interpret the artwork. It's elementary. Did you ever multiply fractions? That's the method required to compare these hobbies. You can make all of the excuses that you want, but, in the end, all you need are eyeballs to crack a comic slab and appreciate the final product. Video games are not nearly as simple, because 99+% of the artwork is encoded onto an artifact that requires more than one's genetically-given eyeballs to see. How are you not understanding this?

Because it's possibly the best movie that I've ever seen... I've also watched The Dark Knight, Man of Steel, and Dawn of Justice all at least 50 times in my life. Probably The Avengers and Age of Ultron, too. My attention isn't 100% to the movie every time, hasn't been since probably my 50th watch, but at least 80% of the movie it is.

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This isn't my computer. Again, you're overlooking the same exact thing that the other hobby supporters continually cannot defend: You can crack a comic slab and read the book. You can crack a video game slab and look at the box, which is what contains the artifact that has the code that translates 99+% of the art. The comic relative would be a digital comic stored on a USB drive that was housed in a replica cover and then slabbed. Doesn't make sense, huh?

I wouldn't lump Ant-Man in with the humans who don't posses a powerful suit of technology. I hadn't even considered Foster and Ghost. That's a good guess.

He wasn't bad in The Avengers, but all things considered, he's just a human. An Alex Ovechkin or Tiger Woods caliber human, yes, but... In a universe with genius technologists, gods, and sorcerers... I mean, Baron Strucker said it, "weak ones". I'm just baffled by the amount of Hawkeye love just because he wasn't in the Infinity War. In a universe now this large, and with this many powerful heroes, Barton just doesn't bring anything special. The Ronin character persona is definitely the best direction to make him "important" or interesting for Endgame. Otherwise I couldn't care less if Hawkeye was in the movie.

Consider me confused.

I don't have pics, , but... These were all to complete my Death of Superman signed run, which is one of the biggest comic story arcs of all-time, and one of my favorites. Beyond that, there isn't much explanation, other than that I collect only (right now) SS books. I wanted them all signed by the writer and no one else. Action Comics #684 CGC 9.8 Signed by Roger Stern Adventures of Superman #497 CGC 9.6 Signed by Jerry Ordway Man of Steel #19 CGC 9.6 Signed by Louise Simonson #1 was purchased off a boardie here. It's the only copy that I've seen on the market in 2+ years. This seller is a life saver! #2 was bought on eBay. It was also the only copy that I've seen hit the market in 2+ years. #3 was bought from the same seller on eBay as above, hence the lower grade. They're easily more attainable in 9.8 than AOS. If I can ever find an AOS signed by JO in 9.8, I won't hesitate to upgrade both copies.

Hate it! At least now I know why this hated blogger/fake-source/rumor-monger uses that format, being from a Chicago source. Am I the only one who's watched the Endgame trailer 100+ times? I also watched Infinity War for the 89th time on Saturday.

I'm usually on here at work, so sharing pics may be slightly out of reach. I was really entirely unspecific about my interests lol. Interested to see what Santa figured out to get me. It was fun researching the things my recipient wanted, which was a part of why I wanted to participate. Goal achieved!

4.0 IMO. Idk what a press may do.

1.8 IMO.