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Grades in. Thanks Jon.

Whoo Hoo, I'm still tied for first. And last.

beautiful and certainly welcome here.

And I want to point out that when this first came out Mike was posting in this thread about how this was making it difficult for him to take on new work and make money. He always put himself and his business first.

Sometimes you just don't know what's going on behind the scenes until it's too late. It's safe to say people were having problems with Mike well before this all blew up but didn't say anything because nobody else had complained. Once someone started publicly asking questions everyone realized they weren't the only ones having problems.

And that's the sad part about all this Gary. Heroes was considered to be a skilled and trusted restoration expert and now we're learning that while he may be skilled he can't be trusted and isn't good at running a business. And sadly, in this hobby there are very few people doing this work. Other than Kenny are there any relatively young comic restoration experts out there?

Interesting how many women read fantasy in comparison to men

Whoa whoa whoa 1. thehumantorch 2 WolverineX 3. Wipple 4. thehumantorc 5. frozentundraguy At least I can be at the front before the contest starts...

I'm in. Let's go.

You're close.

The driver should be fired for this . Too lazy to even bring them up to your porch.

You picked a great time to sell this book

Unfortunately the people out books and money don't know what course of action is most likely to get results. There's just no easy answer to this mess.

It's July.

Fantastic Four after Kirby left was pretty darn good. For a while anyways.

Posted these in another thread but decided to cross post here because it belongs here and wanted to bump this thread. 1972 NYC Comic Art Convention. Signed by: Neal Adams, Gray Morrow, Murphy Anderson, Mike Royer on the first page. Larry Ivie, Jack Kirby, Steranko on the second.

Beautiful piece of history. I have its close relative. Years ago we bought a collection that included multiple copies of this book and other years of this convention. One of the 1972 copies had a sticker indicating it was signed. Neal Adam’s, Gray Morrow, Murphy Anderson, Mike Royer on the first page. Larry Ivie, Jack Kirby, Steranko on the second. I imagine a young fan going around the show getting autographs from his heroes. Meeting and talking to them and not lining up for the opportunity to pay for signatures. And I wonder if my copy and FoomMember’s copy were owned by the same person, back in the day. Can’t be many of these out there.

So think of Keycollector as a rough guideline. Also as just a great way to quickly find valuable books in a run of comics. So when you type in Strange Tales you can quickly see which books have extraordinary value and which don't. All of it may have value but the keys hold the most value and are easiest to sell. So looking at your Strange Tales 110 I'd grade it around 2.5. It's a wonderful key book with the first appearance of Dr Strange. That's assuming it's complete, count the pages, there should be 16 - 8 to the centerfold and 8 more to the back cover, and there's no restoration like colour touch. In that grade it's worth around $1400 usd. Also realize that to get the best price selling it someone will have to pay to get it graded and that isn't cheap. You should post this book in a grading thread to see how other people grade it. A picture of the centerfold would be helpful Do you have #111?

The only satisfaction I get from these videos is when they whine about the grades or their aggressive cleaning methods

Hi Marty. I've never dealt with sell my comics.com so can't comment on their trustworthiness. Here's a link to key collector comics. It's great for looking up approximate values and will help you identify valuable books in your collection. https://www.keycollectorcomics.com/ Once you've identified valuable books I'd suggest that you go to the grading area of the forum and start a few threads so we can give you some grading feedback on your books. Grading is very important when valuing comics and a comic could be worth $100 or thousands depending on grade. https://boards.cgccomics.com/forum/42-hey-buddy-can-you-spare-a-grade/ Keep in mind that any dealer who buys your collection has to make money selling your books and be rewarded for their time and effort. But it's important that you understand what you have, which books are valuable, and at least a rough understanding of grading standards. Otherwise you could end up selling for pennies on the dollar. I'd also suggest you talk to @Flaming_Telepath on the boards. He's in the UK and has a stellar reputation here. Also could you post some pictures in this thread so we can get an idea of the size of this collection and the quality of the books? Plus we love seeing collections and books.

Agreed, feels like there's more to this story.

Sorry to hear this. Rest in peace.

Hey thanks for the reply. I looked up the book at mycomicshop - I'm more of a 1940s to 1960s collector so didn't know it - and the cover looks cool. mycomicshop does have a graded 9.8 but it isn't signed. I'm guessing a copy signed by Remender and Opena is a pretty rare item. Good luck on the quest. This hobby, like all hobbies, has it's share of scammers. As this hobby has grown and the cost of 'the good stuff' has increased the number of scammers has increased. It's sad to say, if there's a buck to be made someone will try to make it dishonestly.

Just don't go to London England. For some reason any boardie who goes there for a show seems to end up in a pub tying one on....

You're not being viewed as an a hole. We've had people come here and immediately try to scam boardies, thus the 50 post rule. I'd imagine that when you said you were posting as a deliberate attempt to get around the 50 post rule Mike found that concerning. I would like to know what book you're looking for and who's signature you'd like to get.