shadroch

When I was in first grade and living in Japan, I had a good friend named Butch Jasper. Fast forward about ten years and I pick up a year old Marvel that has a letter written by a Butch Jasper. It has his address so first I look up his name in the phone book but it's not there. So I wrote him a letter and anxiously awaited his response. It never came. I sent him a Christmas card that year but I never knew if it was the right person or if he ever got it.

I don't know and don't really care. I've heard he was among the ones who convinced Buddy to remove the politics from the newsletter, which is a good idea no matter what views one holds. As far as the $50 minimum, it is a suggestion, not a rule. I got a check one week for $11 which was one book at $16 minus their minimum fee. You can also group books together- a BA Iron Man may not qualify but group six together and you have a lot that is eligible to be auctioned off. I've moved a number of mini-series with their auction lots. You need to do your research and see what sells.

I've only had contact with Buddy twice. Once at a trade show many years ago where he very much impressed me with his speech and then a few years ago, I met him and Conan while they were on a buying trip. Most of my dealings are with Este, who is in charge of consignments and auctions. Conan has been very helpful on the few occasions I've contacted him. Once, I'd put a book in their auctions and requested it to have a reserve. Conn okayed it and to my dismay it sold well below the reserve. To my surprise and to his credit, Conan recognized the error was on their end, paid me the minimum I'd asked, and even waived the fees on it so I ended up with more than I'd been asking. I'm on the opposite end of the political spectrum from Buddy, but neither of us let it enter into our business dealings. I hope he enjoys a long retirement if he goes that route.

I'd suggest you call them. They are very easy to deal with.

But is the package worth more than the individual parts? There are people who collect multi-packs and who will certainly pay more for an unopened pack then they would for the individual raw comics. I've never seen this particular package before, and the companies other products don't bring much premium but I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this set.

If you have forty books to sell, you can list them individually on ebay, pack and ship each of the forty books, sweat out returns, and pay paypal fees on each sale or you can ship one box to MCS, let them list them for you, let them deal with shipping , let them deal with returns, let them eat the paypal fees and get regular checks. MCS lists every book on ebay so you get the ebay exposure plus being listed on the largest comic dat base on the internet. I'm not sure that E-Bay is still the way to go. In fact, I don't see any advantage to listing my own books on ebay. It's more work for less money.

I sell very little to MCS. I consign to them and set my price. I'm not all that concerned about what they grade the book, as long as I get my price. A MCS VG will sell for more than most Ebay Fines.

It's way too busy for me.

Depending on what you sell, you might want to investigate Mycomicshop. If your books qualify, they will do all the work and you'll get more than selling yourself on ebay. You can ship them a bunch of books at once and sit back and collect weekly checks. No paypal hassles, no shipping, no returns, no dealing with anyone.

3.0

Who lost it?

Sad news. Thoughts and prayers for Buddy and his family.

It's a midgrade UK edition. I'd price it at 4.0 and sell it asap.

I keep my books loosely organized. If I'm looking for a BA Invaders, I generally know it will be in one of two or three boxes. By not being super-organized, I almost always come across a book or two I wasn't aware of and finding a hot book I wasn't aware of makes me feel better about my overall stock.

Summon a minion.

I'm quite sure your response to Tony's attempt to help you out will result in dozens of people volunteering to be of more help.

It's not a 6.0 with that crease and my inclination is leaning to a 5.0 but it could be a 5.5

No. Other companies might, but not CGC.

I don't read modern comics but am ordering a copy to support a young company. I like that you didn't just go with the 32 page format too many people think is the only format for comics.

If you store your raw books standing up in boxes, I'd love to hear why you think storing a slabbed book flat is better. I keep my raws and slabs seperated except for my golden age books that don't fit in normal comic boxes. Those I store with alongside their slabbed brethern in Hot Flip CGC boxes.

Evidently he drew what the books owner requested. In what world is it any of your affair what a books owner does or want done to a book. There are people who argue it is wrong to encase a book in plastic, as they are meant to be read. There are people who think signatures on covers ruin the books. How big a sense of entitlement does one have to have to feel they can dictate what a books owner and the books artist can do?

I remember walking into a bookstore on Long Island that had a huge display of the three Marvel Firesides the year Bring on the Bad Guys came out, but don't recall any sort of poster. It was just the books and that years Marvel calendar. I'd guess this was done to tie in to the television show rather than the Fireside books.

Speaking of the Registry, I find it interesting that I have sold all but two of my Avengers and got three request for transfers. It seems like most buyers aren't interested in it.

The painting starts at about the 13 minute mark if you want to skip his story.

Darn kids. Get the heck off my lawn.