RockMyAmadeus

Good for you! It's nice to know there are people out there who aren't bothered by the petty things. I mean, it's important that we have people who tell everyone exactly what they think of others, so that they can make informed decisions, don't you think? You are quite correct...we don't have a problem. I see you view the ignore function as "playing games", but I think it's a valuable tool to help me not engage people I find to be trollish, overbearing, loutish, domineering, controlling, condescending, and obnoxious...in my opinion, naturally. I'm sure there are plenty of people who feel the same about me, and I heartily welcome and approve of their use of the ignore function with regard to me. This place would be an ever so much nicer place if everyone did that, instead of the firing of unprovoked volleys that routinely fly around here. I am dreadfully sorry that other members choosing when, how, and how long they wish to engage in dialogue is distressing to you; it's not my aim to cause undue distress in others. I will strive to be more aware of your feelings going forward, and I thank you for the opportunity to tailor my posting to your liking and for letting everyone know where, in your opinion, I fall short. It can only mean room for improvement!

I agree!

I'm also sorry Carl didn't win. Both times he bid were legitimate.

Do you mean the buyer? You say "seller" a couple of times. Sorry for not bidding. I looked for it again, but I didn't see it, and then forgot.

Totally. Then get the front cover signed. Then get every page signed.

Interesting....very interesting.... Do you have a street address...?

I'm sad that your name isn't "SerialGrapeist." You know, as an homage to Penny's biggest role in Big Bang.

You can say it...Hoookeerrrrsss....anddddd.....blowwwww.......

No notes? You used to be an OK guy.

pssst...hey Gogo... ...from the "show us your 10 centers" thread....

I totally agree, mylar shows off the books so well. And it takes up less space to disassemble slabs and keep those books in mylar.

I would say no more than 2-5%...and even that might be a lot (160-400 resubs without turned in labels.) Keep in mind that there are always multiple times more copies held in collections that aren't available for sale vs. what is available. How many? Super hard to guess. For every 1 copy available for sale, there could be 100 copies...or more...in collections that aren't. No real way to know. The census...as flawed as it can be...is the only number which even comes close to approximating any idea about what exists.

There's your next project GH: Graphs of the rates of submission since the census started.

There is not an infinite amount of raw 9.8 copies...of any book...in existence, nor is there an infinite amount of lower grade books that can be pressed up to 9.8 (or any other grade, really.) We are now in, and have been for a while, the era of diminishing new census numbers, especially for heavily traded books like Hulk #181. In the 00s, the census was filling out, and people didn't really have a good idea about what was out there, which is why people paid such premiums for "highest graded books." That's no longer true. The era of the census doubling, tripling, quadrupling, or more is essentially over, for most of the "key" books. Yes, there will continue to be a steady trickle of new census entries, as people sell their previously raw copies, or books get resubbed without turning in the old cert, but it would be quite the miracle if the number of Hulk #181s on the census even tripled in the next 20 years at this point. It's certainly not going to go up tenfold as it did between 2001 and 2013, or double again from 2013 to now. And while the rate of submission has seen an uptick in the last 2-3 years, again...there aren't an infinite amount of copies out there raw. Yes, there are a few people who have a decent amount of raw copies...but that number probably isn't "thousands", even over the entire world. That is, while there are certainly a couple of tens of thousands of copies still raw worldwide, there probably are only a handful of people who own multiple copies, not counting dealer inventory. Maybe 20-50. And of those tens of thousands of raw copies, probably less than 100-200 can lay legitimate claim to eventually ending up in 9.8 slabs. NOW the era we are in is "this is how many are on the census, this is how many are available, now let's see where the demand really lies." Now we get a more true picture of the value of these books in their various grades, as opposed to the false values we got in the mid to late 00s because of the artificiality of the census. This is when the real fun starts.

Sign the ever-loving hell out of it.

Bummer. Sorry for your loss.

That's a fascinating book!

Wow. So young.

Can I use your Staples employee discount...? 53 cents a scan gets a little spendy...

He knows.........things........

Wow. That Addams family house looks keen!

Ugh...I missed this when you first posted it. SOOOOO AWESOME!