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I recommend mycomicshop.com for ordering from previews. And Midtown if you prefer to create a monthly pull list. Both have good shipping options at a reasonable cost, and send books bagged & boarded.

19 hours ago, Remnant8 said:

I just purchased several packs of Acid Free E Gerber Half Back comic book boards and noticed that the boards have quite a rough texture on both sides, and each side is also matte.  There really is no glossy side at all which surprised me as I understood

that one side was supposed to be much smoother and more glossy, which would be the acid free coated side I guess.  This is not at all like BCW boards which do have a very smooth glossy side and a rougher matte side to them. 

I just want to make sure I got the right boards.  The info on the package is all correct though.  Anyone want to comment on this?

All E Gerber boards (halfback or fullback) are matte on both sides without the smooth/glossy texture that you find on most other backing boards. It sounds like you got the right thing.

On ‎5‎/‎8‎/‎2019 at 5:49 PM, Comical Situations said:

Finally got my books moved into their new boxes and home.  It's not a lot of real estate, but it works really well for my set up and keeps them close to me at all times 

Very nice setup! I'm also using black wire racks with the BCW bins. The all black works well in any room, and it's not entirely obvious you're storing comics (well at least to a non-collector).

13 hours ago, MGsimba77 said:

Never thought this would surpass 600 ! The auctioneer had a good night... http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3DAmazing%2BSpider%2DMan%2B%2370%26ItemType%3DCB%26CGC%3DYES%26CBCS%3DYES%23Item_1314987&id=1314987&itemType=0

Agreed. Comic Link has been doing very well with silver age ASM books. I was just checking out some of the other auctions that ended last night, very strong results.

On ‎4‎/‎19‎/‎2019 at 3:50 PM, Ricksneatstuff said:

My ASM 2 upgrade came in today 

 

 

Great looking copy, congrats!

2 Books for reholder, pretty quick TAT:

Shipment delivered 3/26

Order showed in dashboard 4/1

Return shipping today 4/16

Yes, about 50 silver/bronze books over the past few years through various lots. Never had an issue. The grading is very accurate in my opinion.

4-4.5 graded. Good pickup for $70.

20 hours ago, Dmac538 said:

Some onsite grading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Captain Marvel label looks great with that cover. Probably my favorite of the new Marvel labels.

Yes, usually because I fall asleep before the auction ends

I agree with others in this forum, start by reading some of the classic stories either in reprints or trades. It may help you identify issue runs or key books to prioritize.

8.5 as is, this looks like a good candidate for pressing

On 2/22/2019 at 5:28 PM, Webhead2018 said:

Ya it's price of books. Sucks for being a younger fan in my 30s and trying to back collect now. Vs say even a good ten to 15 years ago.

I hear you. I’m worried the prices will discourage others in our age group from getting back into the hobby. 

Looks like a solid 8.0, though could see it drop to 7.5 because of the small tears/chipping on the right edge. Nice copy though.

6.5-7 because of the front cover spine stress and creasing. Nice looking book, good pickup.

7.5-8 because of spine stress on the back cover. It looks like they all break color, so I don’t think a press will help much.

22 hours ago, dsmboy1991 said:

Mail call!  Some beautiful copies.  Now off for press / clean then grading. 

 

Great looking books. Good luck with the grading!

On 1/25/2019 at 10:58 AM, JohnH19 said:

Excited to have picked up these upgrades at my LCS this week

They all look great. Congrats!

It depends on your collecting objective...personally i’m working on a 1-100 run so I would lean towards the ASM 1. If your collecting major keys then AF15 is probably the better choice. It also depends how well the 1.0 presents, it might be hard to drop $10k on a book in that condition. Good question.

2.0...though I think it will look pretty good slabbed if you decide to send in for grading

My guess is 5.5-6. A press & clean will certainly help. I’m curious to see how it comes out. Good luck!

15 minutes ago, MustEatBrains said:

Was it an actual fed-ex holding location or a 3rd party, such as Walgreens et al? The latter is what I've historically done.  Just a no-go on the latest Heritage auction though.  Fed-Ex just said there was a restriction on the account that prevented them from sending to any facility other than the home address.  
 

I’ve re-routed shipments from Heritage to a Fedex/Kinkos site several times, as recently as early this month. Does the restriction apply only to 3rd party locations?

 Marvel Super-Heroes 12, agreed to sale over PM 

Nice book! I would not slab, it looks better than the 5.5-6 grade it will probably receive. I don't think the stain looks that bad, though CGC has been tough on stains in my experience. And as others have mentioned a press won't help with the stain and edge wear.

22 hours ago, Frisco Larson said:

I really like this cover!

Great aerial view sketch by Romita