RockMyAmadeus

Sure you can....it's choosing to go for the quick, short-sighted buck, while destroying yourself long term. It's why Valiant Comics went under. It's why Marvel came within a single judgment of ceasing publication in late 1997. It's why Acclaim failed. The only answer to long term solvency is to put out a quality product, month in and month out, that relies on reaching a broad based audience that appreciates the work on its own merits...not selling the exact same product, with just a small difference, 50 times to the same person. We may very well be watching the death throes of the print comics industry.

You better be careful. Comments like this, and you're likely to win FOTY.

Right. Good luck on getting it resolved. Don't let this scumbag get away with it. Hopefully, it's some colossal mistake. Saw your feedback. Have they replied? Check the weight on the box, too, and see if you can get the initial scan weight at the PO.

Yup, that's the correct number. Hope that helps a little. Certification #: 0118798001 Title: Amazing Spider-Man Issue: 14 Issue Date: 7/64 Issue Year: 1964 Publisher: Marvel Comics Grade: 8.5 Total Graded At: 150 Page Quality: CREAM TO OFF-WHITE Grade Date: 06/11/2003 Category: Universal Art Comments: Stan Lee story Steve Ditko cover & art Key Comments: 1st appearance of the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn). Enforcers appearance. 1st meeting of the Hulk & Spider-Man.

These are bold scams in this day. I got hit with an empty envelope, and I filed a police report against the perps. They were so offended that they couldn't scam me for $1500, they called ME to harass me about it, and then sent cute little cards in the mail filled with expletives. Really wish I had the PO Box back then. It was quite amazing. And yet, people defend this. AND YET, people defend this. "Well, you deserve to be defrauded, because you're such a jerk to sellers." That's the most amazing part of all. There is none so blind... For your situation, file a police report at your local station. That way, it's on record. The serial is in the picture, but it's the small type. It might be 0118798001. Checking now...

Agreed.

Thanks for sharing this page, It's one of the best of the run, on so many levels.

Anybody know who "canada-rob" and "tchoske" (I've butchered that) on eBay are?

Whaaaa....? Proof? Nobody cares about proof these days, man... It's all about the form, man. Substance shmubstance, you gotta say it in the right way, man...it's not about right and wrong, good and bad...it's about style, man, how you come across to the masses, that's important. You should never treat people like this, man, no matter how they behave, man....

Maybe I can trade 25 9.8 X-Force #1s for a McFarlane page.

It's probably gotten to the point where a lot of people have been priced out of the McSpidey stuff, so they're taking more of a look at his Hulk work. Mike His Hulk work is magnificent, even the early stuff inked by Sanders III. The layouts are there, the form is there...it just needed the refinement. Aside from Detective #578, Hulk #340 was really the first time you saw "full pencils and inks" by McFarlane. #341, 342, 343...every page, a feast for the eyes. He put all his effort into ASM #300 and Hulk #340-343 in those months. Spidey #301-305 isn't anywhere near as polished, as, of course, neither is #344-346.

I wish I'd been buying pages in the very early 90s, instead of multiple copies of X-Force #1. Sigh.

And, if that were offered to me, I would say "wow, excellent trim job. I'll pay you $200."

There are trim jobs that are lovely, and there are trim jobs that look like a child took safety scissors to the book. This trim job is laser precise, creating perfect edges. I recognize the craftsmanship to do something like that. It looks like you could cut your fingers on those edges. It's simply too bad it's on an item that destroys its value as a collectible. The value of it is in its originality, not its precision edges. Don't misunderstand...I am in no way endorsing trimming. I'm merely reflecting on the precision of this particular job.

It's a lovely trim job. Too bad it functionally destroys the book. Such a shame...so many otherwise very nice, high grade 8.0-9.2 books completely ruined because someone wants to steal money from others.

The brand new ASM #800 being an excellent case in point.

That's how my X-Men #100 went....from 6.5 to 8.5. Then, from 8.5 to 9.2. How much was due to grade range, and how much was due to actual improvement? Well, I thought after the second sub (an SS sub) that it would be a 9.0, but it got 9.2, so it's probably a 9.1, which doesn't exist. It was a great book to work on. Not a lot of value, but still...nice to see such potential.\ Wait, this is a Cal thread!

Generally speaking, using qualified terms is no good, since they mean different things to different people, and can only be defined relative to other things. What does "moderate" mean? What does "long" or "short" or "many" or "few" or "slight" or "large" mean? Quantified terms, like "1/8"" and "1/16" are preferable, because those are defined measurements.

The number 4.5 sticks in my mind, but someone who remembers might be along. Did a quick Google search, and couldn't find it. Someone in Golden would definitely know.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a 4.0, but full length bends get hammered, too.

Bend...bend! Not a crease. Not something that altered the physical structure of the paper fiber, or, of course, it couldn't have been pressed out.

It was a Golden Age book that was pressed...I want to say 2005, 2006, 2007? Someone who has more experience with GA books will remember. If I recall, it was a book that had a full length non-color breaking crease top to bottom that came out. It just depends on the book.

Maybe both. Or maybe neither. "Bygones" is a foreign concept to you, fool "Stu Cathell." "Forgiveness" is also foreign to you. Do I let things go...? Nope. Not often, and not easily. But you know how that manifests in me...? I don't willingly interact with that person anymore. I leave them alone. And most of the time, they leave me alone. Simple. You...? It's your personal goal to defame anyone and everyone who doesn't see things your way, to make sure people pay, and pay hard, for whatever slights you think they've committed. You are judge, jury, and executioner, the Lord High Fool "Stu Cathell." You go right out of your way...even to the point of telling CGC "hahaha! Screw you, you can't touch me!!" to make new user ids over and over and over and over and over again, just so everyone knows how you feel about me. And Cal. And Borock. And whoever else you have on YOUR list. Bow. Bow down, all. The Lord High Fool "Stu Cathell" has spoken!

You know what's hilarious about the fool "Stu Cathell"'s list, there...? (EDIT: Now deleted by administration.) These are meant to be people that Cal has harmed, according to the fool "Stu Cathell." I'm on that list. "Timdrake72." I wasn't harmed by Cal. Cal's never gone out of his way to defame me, or smear me, or shame me without cause, or ridicule me without cause. The fool "Stu Cathell" doesn't understand the difference between snippy comments that are often in response to snippy comments, and a persistent, relentless campaign to damage people who have crossed him. You know, like the fool "Stu Cathell" does. Like so many things, "distinction" is utterly lost on the fool "Stu Cathell." Don't pay attention to what people say. Watch what they do. That will tell you everything you need to know about them.