davebo357

Wow Sy Snoodles still in the box! Kenner Star Wars is a big part of my collection and I still have my original Rebo Band.

^^^ That's a hell of a trade! Well I guess I've never posted mine as a set before so here it goes. I just couldn't justify a higher #94 grade without my favorite X-Man on the cover.

I've been saying "wine" all this time. Should I even ask how to properly pronounce Trimpe?

I like it @Skizz, very adult. Really makes my room full of posed action figures look like a kids room, but if I haven't grown up by now why bother, right? Always love to see X-Men heavy collections! Also can I just say with this whole corona virus work from home deal, doing work from the desk in my comic room is just way more enjoyable than going to an office. I don't know that I'm any more productive but just being surrounded by color keeps me more awake if nothing else.

I had the terrible habit of actually cutting the fold-out posters out and putting them on my walls. I kept them all but in terms of cgc-grading you'd certainly call them "qualified."

Very friendly exchange and the package tried to be delivered super fast. I didn't realize it required a signature so it took me until the weekend to drive to the post office and wait in line, so buyers if you prefer no signature let him know ahead of time. Book looks fantastic and I'm super happy!

gift for a friend who's a big Wrightson fan!

^^^ Nice, it's a shame the Apocalypse figure was a Build-a-Figure and runs up to $100 on ebay. I got sucked into the Marvel Legends line a few years back and now look at this mess:

Thankfully, despite years of reading Claremont's X-Men run, I've never once felt the urge to type "kayo" instead of K.O. Nor have I ever seen anyone else do that. Never understood that one.

I can only speak for myself, but despite my eternal complaint that Wolverine isn't on the cover, I did pick up a second 7.0 in early December. Having matching ones means I don't have to stress over which one to sell if I ever decide to. I think that's the only CGC graded one I have two matching grades of.

It'd take multiple pallets but sure. I'm not inclined to help lift 170 boxes out of there again and put them back in on top of pallets though. I think anything of significant value he's keeping in the other ~70 boxes at the house.

Yeah I think it said 72 degrees. 4th floor so no flooding, but we put down a plastic sheet in case someone in an adjacent room spills something.

Some may remember me posting a ways back about my friend that's moving in with us, and the wall of comics I moved to his bedroom here. We're still working on the transition but this Saturday I rented a Uhaul and we got the rest (~170 short boxes) of his collection into a storage facility. Boy were we sore on Sunday. So it may not be as decorative as my comic book room here at the house, but this is his comic book room:

Picked up Uncanny X-Men #266 and he knocked it out of the park with great communication, immediate shipping and safe packaging!

Wife loves Gambit and I never bothered getting my shabbier copy graded so...

Congrats! Boy if I had spent half the money that I did buying Magic cards in the mid-90's and put them into bronze age keys I sat on for 30 years I'd be a rich man. Did you hear a Black Lotus sold for $166k earlier this year?

Well the fact you submitted it four times and still aren't happy with it would seem to indicate the answer is "yes". It appears that CGC as a company can only be relied upon for their expertise at grading things and should not be used as a framing/labeling company. Do they happen to sell their slabs individually? There are nicer comic book frames out there but for those of us who already have displays based around cgc slabs, it might be nice to use as a frame.

But if the page isn't worth anything, why not just put it in a nice frame of your choice and make up your own label that says exactly what you want it to?

I would think for everyone's sanity it's standard protocol to never look up the value of a grade higher than the highest one you own. I felt bad enough remembering how much they were worth 3 years ago.

Well, I'd rather have the 9.8 Hulk. But I named my firstborn son Logan so...

Most definitely. Out of curiosity, do any of you who are more familiar with the CGC database have an idea of what a comparable book with as many overall graded copies or just 9.8's would be that has a vastly different price?

Had a friend send me this photo of a regular blue label 9.8 at New York ComiCon priced at $37k. I had no idea they were going for that much, or is that just super wishful pricing for a convention?

I know you've posted it before but I love that custom FLAGG. I haven't see that coffee table yet. That's great. Finally sold my Killer Whale and Skystriker last year so it's nice to see them around.

Agreed. All it takes to reach a new highest sale is for two people who really want the book and happen to be looking at the same auction bidding against each other. Of course once a precedent is set then people can use that as a reference for future auctions making it more likely to get there again. Doesn't affect me since I'll never have a 9.8, and selling my 8.5 would leave a GSX1-sized hole in my heart and my wall.

Neat. Is that designed for displaying forward-facing comics? Is it on any kind of incline so they don't fall forward or you just leave them leaning back a little?