shadroch

Just had a flood in my apartment. Most of my books are fine, as they are off the ground, but a box of 1960s Indies suffered extensively. Numerous Tower and Gold Key books destroyed, including a very nice Dr. Solar 1, and most of my Phantom under-copies.

Later newsstand runs were maybe 5% of the press run. In the ballpark of the 30 Cent Variant Marvel produced in the 1970s. When the market matures on these, they may be priced similarly

It is a potential 9.4. Not an as is 9.4. I don't pay for potential. Nor should you. As is ,I'd call it an 8.0.

Diamond Mine!!!!!!!

People like that just make me appreciate my circle of friends more.

I wouldn't press or clean it. 3.5, with a remote shot at more.

google estate sales companies. Call them and ask to be put on their mailers.

Not comic related but too good to not crow about. I'm at an Estate Sale and there are two tables full of framed lithos and a table full of unframed ones, maybe thirty framed, 100 unframed. Mort Kunstler,Roy Nieman, Peter Max, ect. One that caught my eye is by an artist unknown to me but is a picture of Sir Edmund Hilary and his guide atop Everest, and is pencil signed by the artist and Sir Edmund. I ask how much and the guy says $200. Of the 100 unframed, maybe twenty five are of this print, and its an edition of 1953. I pass as I have a few other sales to hit but have these in my mind. Pretty pedestrian day, spent less than $500 and didn't really get any great finds. Best buy was a group of 20 sets Chrome license plate holders for $5 at a small auction. I return and most of the stuff is either gone or marked sold, but much of the art is still there untouched. I pick up a print and tell a different employee that I had been here earlier and wondered if he would take $100 for this. He hesitated and asked someone via the radio if he could sell art for $100. He turns to me and says I can have them for $150, but I have to take them all and not leave anything behind. I'm confused but gather myself and say "I can have all the art on the three tables for $150?" He confirms it. I've never moved so fast. The Kunstler prints go for about $300 unframed and the Max go for double that. The Edmund Hilary piece, the one I wanted has asking prices all over the place. As high as $900 and as low as $69. I orderd some cheap art bags off Ebay to protect the stuff until I find suitable frames for them.

The advantage of being in the middle of nowhere is they most likely don't pay much for rent.

I personally wouldn't call a book with a spine split NM.

I have seen single panels for sale, but pretty sure they weren't slabbed. I can't answer the question from personal knowledge.

People love free. Don't say a $50 voucher. Say $50 in FREE comics. Twice as effective. Do three and advertise HUNDRED$$$ DOLLAR$$$$ of FREE COMICS to be won. Have a short box of various stock that is priced at $20 and up and let the winners pick their winnings out of it. Omnis, HCs, TPBs and some comics.

Is it? Is it better for 100 people to own a piece of an Action #1 or for one rich guy to own the entire thing? how many people can't afford an entire copy but could afford a piece of it? Obviously no one will chop up a nice copy, but a coverless one, missing the centerfold? It just might be a more noble act to slice it and share it. Strange that most people don't object to someone killing a cow or a pig for financial gain but draw the line at a comic? Why not protect the tree that was destroyed just to make the comic?

I was at a sales conference when Marvel explained that they were going to do the increase sooner than later, because the next one would be from .75 to $1 and they wanted to delay that as long as possible. Maybe two years later, they were explaining how the increase to a dollar was going to be a great thing for retailers. They anticipate no customer resistance and they hoped we would use the increased revenue to upgrade and modernize our shops. The increases in the 70s were due to inflation and a huge paper shortage . The increases in the 80s were just greed. Marvel owners trying to pump up revenues so they could sell out to a bigger fish. Of course, a shark ended up noticing things and devoured the company and much of the hobby.

Was late getting back to this, but I have a TSO tour poster that has several of the same autographs. I was told it was from a West Coast tour a couple of years ago. Different poster, though.

A certified Mantle autograph for $15? I'd buy them by the truck at that price. The cheaper Stan boxes have four Exclusive comics. I imagine they are current books that have a special cover drawn with Stan in a prominent role. Secret Empire 1 ( Omega) has Stan poking his chest at Cap while what I guess is The Avengers stand around. With the $10 off coupon, you end up with four $4.99 books for $14.95.

No, I don't follow that market very closely anymore.

I'd like to meet his tailor!

Anyone else ordering these? I just got my second comic box, and took a shot and ordered the bigger bi-monthly boxes although I haven't gotten one yet. Looks like a fun subset to chase, as they should be worth gazillions in the not so distant future. Stan is like real estate. They just aren't making any more.

I'd expand it to 3.5-5.0.

It would have to be set in the 1970s. Otherwise, it loses way too much.

The Simonson Paul Kirk Manhunter character from the early 1970s. Way ahead of its time. Clones, Ninjas, hot Chicks. Who wouldn't love that?

Big difference between 80s books and books from 1980. In 1980, the DM was still in its infancy. By around 1984, it is about equal and another few years and it's dominant.

That is not really accurate. Direct Market copies from 1980 are fairly rare and many dealers are starting to charge premiums for them.