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On 9/28/2023 at 9:00 AM, Dr. Balls said:

Here’s the article: https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/12120/spider-man-nyc-label-nycc/

They use the idiom “vault” to denote the label was put into a place - using the modern parlance of the phrase - where it would stay forever. I.E:

Now, I’ll give people who may not get the reference the benefit of the doubt and that CGC is using the phrase “putting it in the vault” to mean: “use fancy hip lingo to make it sound ‘with it’ to the ‘squares’.” But for a lot of people: if you put something the “the vault” it’s never to be seen or heard of again.

So nothing but a poor inference? That's what I thought.

On 9/27/2023 at 7:39 PM, Dr. Balls said:

I think re-releasing something they said they wouldn't re-release

Source?

On 9/27/2023 at 6:27 AM, Williamtt said:

Also found on the internet 

Okay, that's better.

Interesting.

Those pictures are fake. The logo doesn't match the rest of the cover.

On 9/26/2023 at 6:00 PM, Williamtt said:

at mile high there listed

Mile High has no listings for issues 10 or 11 (Whitman versions).

Where have you seen pictures?

On 9/26/2023 at 6:42 PM, D2 said:

Someone came on here to voice a valid concern

No, they didn't. They really, really didn't.

On 9/26/2023 at 6:42 PM, D2 said:

Stick to what you’re good at with your equations, leave the sociology to others. It’s not your strong suit.

You should stick to being...  yourself. Because you sure aren't good at anything else.

Anyway, aren't you supposed to be defending CGC? Isn't this the best decision in the history of the world? If you don't like what they're doing, why are you here?

Normal (but not super-common) production error. Inserts get missed sometimes.

On 9/21/2023 at 9:34 PM, greggy said:

Probably the most common key CPV but people still seem to care so why not?

Do you think it's more common than ASM 252?

On 9/7/2023 at 4:33 PM, rlextherobot said:

Okay this is wild: the last issue of Mighty Crusaders listed on the CPV website is 10, but here's a 12

What's wild about that? It's a hype site, not any kind of authority.

On 9/19/2023 at 6:37 PM, VintageComics said:

That was exactly my point. 

I've been branded a "conspiracy theorist" by a small group of people here who incessantly notify on my posts even though there is nothing wrong with my posts, bringing extra attention to moderation even though others can openly talk about the same things I get notified on, so I was connecting the dots in a way that made sure I was....not going to get booted again.

It's nice to always uncover a new CONSPIRACY that proves it wasn't just a theory. 

I agree that Big Money uses it's $$$ to play CYA and never get caught. Just making sure everyone else got the point too because it's a very important one to understand because of you don't see the big picture, you're not playing on a level playing field and have no shot at actually winning even if you're in the right. 

In much the same way, If he's in the right, I can see this creator getting stonewalled by Big Corporation even if it's his right to do what he wants with the product.  

When has anyone ever argued or even suggested that entities with too much power never abuse it?

BTW, unprecedented events happen regularly, whether you are aware of them or not.

On 9/18/2023 at 10:51 PM, factory sealed said:

If memory serves, even in real-time those concert t-shirts were not cheap. For a reference point, I think for the price of one t-shirt, you could get four MOTU 8 backs or a G1 Optimus Prime.

Concert vendors aren't gougers, they're just ahead of the curve!

On 9/15/2023 at 8:22 PM, flchris said:

Article is updated with a statement from DC claiming they own the cooyrights (allegedly, anyway).

Shocking.

On 9/19/2023 at 1:36 AM, Lightning55 said:

Whether or not anyone else has the problem, if YOU do, contact customer service by email with photos of what you see as scuffs. They can make a determination as to whether it would qualify for a reholder at no charge.

In theory, your advice is good. In reality, we can save him time by saying it won't qualify for a free reholder, nor will there be any guarantee that it will come back any better if it's sent in anyway.

For the OP, it has nothing to do with the issue or any variant and you should check out this thread.

On 9/18/2023 at 10:25 AM, Gonzimodo said:

My unpopular opinion was going to be that all of Loeb's Batman work, especially The Long Halloween and Hush, is overrated garbage. I just don't understand why so many people seem to love those two stories in particular.  

I can't agree with the garbage part, but neither can I disagree with the overrated part.

On 9/19/2023 at 1:13 PM, Ken Aldred said:

On 9/19/2023 at 12:59 PM, lizards2 said:

Frank Miller ruined Daredevil.

There was a lot of boring drek in the title for years before he started.

Yeah, that's an interesting take since Miller literally saved Daredevil from cancellation.

On 9/17/2023 at 10:28 PM, Plop said:

What you're missing is the fact that comics are a form of entertainment, while coins are not.

He's missing more than that.

On 9/13/2023 at 8:08 PM, MAR1979 said:

Yep, The Direct Sale is most surely a sucker bet on Dazzler #1 (1981)

Did you miss the joke or are you just not funny?

On 9/12/2023 at 2:12 PM, valiantman said:

I'm saying that it's fantastic for the hobby when something that was once worthless becomes a collectible. Every single Golden Age comic was once worthless. Most Silver Age books were once worthless. Bronze Age 30 and 35 cent variants were once "no different" than their regular price counterparts. Second, third, fourth, fifth print Copper books were worthless. Baseball cards were put in bicycle spokes, Star Wars toys were passed down, Lego sets were always opened, video games were sold for almost nothing in garage sales, VHS tapes were clearance items. These examples are all collectible many years after they were deemed worthless. 

Meanwhile, there are $1,000 brand new comics. There are $500 brand new packs of baseball cards. The most valuable sportscards of all time include cards printed since 2000. It's possible to "manufacture" any new collectible at whatever value (or limited quantity) you want it to have, but these are manipulations of the original hobby.

Collectibles worth having were once worthless.

Okay. I was pretty sure you were just railing against manufactured collectibles.

On 9/12/2023 at 8:32 AM, valiantman said:

I can't picture a shelf with a dozen slabbed Ferraris.

So you were specifically talking about comics and are saying that issues like ASM 252 are not worth owning?

On 9/11/2023 at 5:02 PM, Ryan. said:

On 9/11/2023 at 5:00 PM, Krydel4 said:

The Archie Comics TMNT (and cartoon of the same vintage) contributed more to TMNT lore and how they are thought of by fans and the general public than the original Mirage series ever did.

I don't think anyone really disputes that.

Yeah, the only thing I would change about that post is that the cartoon did that and the Archie series that was adapted from the cartoon (however loosely) only slightly assisted in that. TMNT did have an impact on the industry and hobby, but the cartoon had a much wider reach than an independent comic.

On 9/11/2023 at 3:25 PM, comicginger1789 said:

I mean comic shops from their inception and into the 90s all put their new issues on a rack at the front for collectors to thumb through. No different than a convenience store. And kids went to comic shop…I recall the one in the city closest to me always had kids inside. 
 

So while I understand rarity as a percentage factor of the distribution, the line about kids and manhandling has never sat well with me because comic shops rarely bagged and boarded those direct editions on display when they were first out. And I always recall comics hidden safely behind other more popular mags when they were at convenience stores so the narrative they were handled worse there also never sits well with me. 

He thinks Newsstands are special just because he grew up in the dumbest place on Earth, where somebody insanely put the spinner rack near produce misters.

Never mind the fact that there are many Newsstands that had an existence that makes his extremely overly-idealized description of Directs look like hell.

On 9/10/2023 at 10:38 PM, ttfitz said:

I don't think these are mutually exclusive, and I kinda agree with both - yes, the direct market likely saved the comics industry, but in the long run it probably has become a bad thing for it.

Sure, comics not being available everywhere doesn't help the industry, but the comparison that was made still isn't valid. Publishers didn't choose to make comics less available, retailers and distributors did.

On 9/9/2023 at 2:30 PM, the blob said:

When did the "on your honor" system for newsstand unsold books end

It didn't, nor was organized crime the sole source of unsold Newsstands.