shadroch

Nah, I think he just doesn't suffer fools very well.

You ,evidently, are not a dealer. Having my investments tied up for months is a problem for my cash flow and needlessly causes capital to sit idle. In the end, it really isn't just about what works best for you.

A diner? Burgers and fries? With every post, it becomes more and more apparent just how oblivious you are.

I wish my company would go belly up enough to make it attractive to a few of the bigger players in the hobby world. Heck, I wish it was doing well enough to simply double the number of employees. That's what failing companies do, right? Expand their labor force?

Many "newsstand books never saw the newsstands but were pilfered and warehoused. These would have less handling, especially the copies in the middle of a bundle.

Does the coin hobby have anything near the size of ComicCon or the NY and Chicago Cons? I dabble in coins and went to what was presented as a major show in Las Vegas several months ago. It wasn't much to speak of. Biggest show I ever attended, but I've been to some auctions here that drew more people.

Loose lips sink ships.

Just to be clear, those are PGX books sold on ebay, not PGX sold books. PGX doesn't sell books. Just ask them.

Hold on. Somethings not right here. Marvel didn't solicit any such book. SuperHero Enterprise(Hero's World) solicited a book to be signed by Stan and Carmine Infantino but Carmine got fired before the book came out and he chose not to sign any, at that time. It is possible that Julius Schwartz signed it at the show, but the story is wrong about it coming from Marvel with the two signatures. The book was delivered to people who paid only signed by Stan. some got a letter explaining what happened, others just got the book. Edit-- It seems Carmine did sign some books, up to #431, which makes this book even more suspicious as it's numbered 310. Carmines signature should be right where Julius's is. From GCD: According to Overstreet, there are 5,000 numbered issues signed by Carmine Infantino and Stan Lee. Based on information gleaned from several internet postings and sales, it appears that only 2000 copies were in the signed edition. Furthermore, because Carmine Infantino was no longer editor at DC as of the end of January 1976, it appears that only a fraction of the 2000 copies were signed by him (at least from #431 up do not bear Infantino's signature). All copies were signed by Stan Lee. Overstreet's claim of the signed copies being a second printing is not supported by any data on the comics themselves. Between the phony backstory and JSA's near worthless authentication, I wouldn't pay $50 for this book. Sorry.

It's a really nice book. I'd be proud to own it. The million dollar price is a tad high, and JSA is always suspect, but I'm surprised it didn't bring four figures.

Or take a nap.

A startup attracting an industry leader in another field to invest in them is hardly failure.

The last two times I called, the phone was answered quickly and by Steve B himself. Maybe they have caller I'd and he knew who it was.

I wouldn't be surprised if Chuckie is sitting on thousands or more.

I am expecting a delivery of ten long Comic Drawers. I suddenly find myself not needing them, so my loss can be your gain. They cost me $166 shipped. You can pick them up in Henderson for $125 or I'll deliver them anywhere in the Valley for $140. I'm only selling them because I found metal filing cabinets at an incredible price. I'll sweeten the pot with five used long boxes if you want them. These are the genuine article, not the cheap BCW . I just had a flood in my apartment and though the outer shells got wet, the inner boxes survived and more importantly, so did the contents. I had BCW magazine boxes and they were completely ineffective in preventing damage to the books inside. Check out their website. http://www.collectiondrawer.com/comics

I came across a place that is selling the following items, slightly dinged for $25-$50 each. This isn't a sales thread. I don't have any connection to them except as a customer. They sell new on Amazon for $394 plus shipping. They hold three short comic or magazine boxes per shelf. There are five shelves. Scroll down to lots 647 and 648. Smaller ones are available, 4 for $50 and you can stack them. https://mcmanusauctions.hibid.com/catalog/115436/10-29-17-atv-tools-gold-coins-antiques/?cpage=7&ipp=100 They had about two dozen large units and three dozen small units left when they closed today. I bought five large ones.

The 70s price variants sell like they do because hundreds, if not thousands, of collectors are actively seeking them out. Pricing books simply on scarcity, but not popular demand is an excellent way to become an ex-comic dealer. It works for Chuckles because he has five million books or so, but a small time dealer can't run a museum. They need to churn inventory. I do think that in the future these books will command nice premiums but not now.

And now for a short comedic interlude: Nixon, Kissinger, and The Pope and a hippie are in an airplane. The pilot has a heart attack and dies and they decide they have to parachute jump to safety. Unfortunately there are only three parachutes. Nixon grabs one saying, "I am the president of the United States, the leader of the free world and the most important man in the world. It is important that I survive" and jumps out. Kissinger also grabs one saying "I'm the world's smartest man and the advisor to the president. It is important that I too survive" and jumps out. Then The Pope says to the hippie, "Go ahead, my son, you can take the last parachute." And the hippie says, "Don't worry , Mr. Pope.,, there's two left, the world's smartest man just grabbed my knapsack".

8.5, but I'd examine it closely for touch ups.

Throwing percentages around makes little to no sense. No dealer will pay 50 cents for a book he might sell for a dollar, but the same dealer will pay $800 for a book he can quickly flip for $1200. I have no problem offering 5-10% of value for really common stuff, but will pay 70-85% for prime stuff. I recently paid $5200 for a book I sold a week later for $5900. Thought I'd get a bit more, but the whole thing was a quick flip.

Batman 121 is pretty tough to find in HG. If offered both at the same price, I'd go with the 121. Spidey 14 is not hard to find.

$55 a day in advance for a first time show? I'll pass.

I bought a small lot of Captain Marvel covers off the internet, maybe from Metro, where someone cut off the title and only saved the art. It went dirt cheap ( around $3 a cover) and I thought it was a great conversational piece. Haven't got around to it, but my plan was to mount them.

Did Columbus discover America? Plenty of people knew about it, some even lived here but he certainly popularized it.