RockMyAmadeus

On 6/15/2024 at 8:18 PM, BOOT said:

This pic was in the description at your link. You didn't see it before buying the book?

On 6/14/2024 at 11:44 AM, Stefan_W said:

Right, your numbers showing an increase of 25% for ASM 300 compared to the issues immediately before and after totally refutes my statement about how everyone knew ASM 300 was a big issue, which lead to my comic store to put out sign up sheets so people can pre-order copies. 

I would have gotten away with it too if it wasnt for you meddling kids. 

On 6/12/2024 at 12:45 PM, RockMyAmadeus said:

On 6/12/2024 at 11:14 AM, Stefan_W said:

Just to add to this point, when ASM 300 came out everyone knew it was a big deal.

On 6/12/2024 at 11:14 AM, Stefan_W said:

Just to add to this point, when ASM 300 came out everyone knew it was a big deal.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375462051558

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276414369667

On 6/10/2024 at 7:05 PM, Wall-Crawler said:

I have no idea if it has been discussed, but personally,  I find the whole concept of a 9.9, to be ridiculous.

Why not have a grading scale that goes 9.6, 9.8, 10? How can any one "trust" that level of minutia to be applied consistently, between a 9.8 and even a 9.9 much less a 9.9 and a 10? Sure you would have some "soft" 10's, like any other grade, but then they could still be rare with clearer parameters. I have several 9.8's, especially modern ones with thicker card stock covers, and when I looked at several of them, I am like, how is this NOT a 9.9 or 10, even when looking at the guide.

This is not sour grapes, just honestly, if it is NOT a 10, it should have notes, but notes are a whole other matter.

Until robots / AI completely take over grading, maybe we should leave the .1 scale difference off the table .

 over

 

 

On 6/10/2024 at 6:44 PM, Cliff R. said:

What if a book I purchased ten years ago was worth 100 McDoubles and I sold it today for the equivalent of 75 McDoubles.

Can I take a loss?

On 6/9/2024 at 4:16 AM, Tec-Tac-Toe said:

Are all the 9.8s I own, actually 9.8? Not even close.

On 6/8/2024 at 12:23 PM, LadyDeath said:

Best offer being sent. No counters accepted. Do not DM asking “what’s the best you can do”. This is it.

On 6/7/2024 at 7:51 AM, flchris said:

Looking at their other listings, they seem to indicate alleged print runs as a selling point  Wonder where they get the numbers from... 

 

Edit: Reading the descriptions, looks like they're under the impression that the incentive ratio is a ratio of the total print run for the regular variant... 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186378615683

On 6/6/2024 at 6:10 AM, 1Cool said:

Dirty, dirty old foggy flippers! 

On 6/5/2024 at 4:58 PM, Jose2099 said:

Another book by Mike Lamb aka the Slice and Dice artist.

On 6/5/2024 at 7:15 PM, newshane said:

I disagree with the notion that CGC is holding back mints and gems. 

They really are that difficult to find. 

On 6/5/2024 at 6:51 PM, Tony S said:

CGC has certified over 8,500 copies of UF 4 at 9.8 (published 2011)  and not one single book at a MINT grade of 9.9 or 10. That seems pretty darn unlikely. 

On 6/5/2024 at 6:53 AM, lizards2 said:

Sorry, I was exciteded this morning.

On 6/5/2024 at 6:00 AM, lizards2 said:

boughten

On 6/4/2024 at 7:56 PM, LordRahl said:

they have always held back those grades.

On 6/4/2024 at 7:56 PM, LordRahl said:

I've said it multiple times on this board over the years that CGC artificially holds back 9.9s and 10s. The only responses I got were "take your tinfoil hat off" nonsense.