thewritestuff

Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

1 hour ago, BuscemasAvengers said:

Is the stain (?) noticeable in the "t" of 'Astonishing' leeching through from the inside? 3.0 here, but would be interested to know what it would grade.

I’ll take another look but I don’t recall anything in the way of stains on the inside cover. 

11 hours ago, Point Five said:

Great one! 3.5 is a good guess, that seems about right.

(Also, I suspect some color touch in the S and T of the logo... seems like there's color loss somehow bobbing and weaving around the black lines.)

 

Thanks for the feedback. I’ll have to break out the magnifying glass but I never noticed any ct🤔

Looks pretty solid. Defects are obvious, mostly on front cover: various color breaks along spine, stains and some color loss on and under the "s" and "t" in title. Staples and centerfold are good. I took some photos with a flash and some without. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance!

2 hours ago, comicjack said:

He is a board member and that book is on the rise 

That’s only slightly less than a 6.5 sold for a few nights ago (although it had some rust on staples/paper)

14 minutes ago, Point Five said:

Stoked about this one. Tuff book!

One of his best, and still somehow underrated 

That’s awful 

I bought a sweet book from Goldust40 (great seller, by the way) and it arrived from the U.K. in half the time it takes to receive packages from two states over.

Andy is everything a seller should be. He is a good communicator, is cordial to work with, and ships super-fast. I wish ALL sellers were this easy to work with.

On 2/1/2021 at 11:24 AM, COMICLINK said:

Lou_fine wrote:

"No doubt it was another one of these record setting auction results that was never ever completed by the so-called bidder or possibly another one of these whereby the consignor is simply trying to manipulate the price upwards to set the book up for a future sale. "

I don't understand why people make proclamations of fact with complete confidence when it is just conjecture. The sale of the Tomb of Dracula #10 9.9 in the 2019 auction did indeed complete for $85,000 in the Summer 2019 Featured Auction. The purchaser in that auction is reselling it in the upcoming one.  

-Josh

I’m curious, is it a $60 flat rate for shipping? 

I wonder if the seller was just trying to gauge the market and what people were willing to pay, but did not want to take the risk that the book would sell for way less than his bottom line...

6 hours ago, originalisbest said:

Great cover and one that is highly admired! Yes, obviously "recent" can be things you just got yesterday, but this thread I've followed from the start, is welcoming of cool precode books no matter when you got them. "Recent" is all relative with vintage books.

Yup, I need one of these☝️

2 minutes ago, ChasingKingKirby said:

Well, hopefully this last bit clarifies that you were indeed "screwed".   Makes you even question whether he even got the check or not.  If you tell one lie, you'll tell two.  If you'll tell two, well, on and on...

He definitely got the check. He sent it back to me. Whether or not he had it all along--or, at the very least, earlier than he claimed--is still the subject of some speculation.

51 minutes ago, october said:

It's always been strange to me. People totally flush their reputations and their ability to sell on these boards for such small amounts, relatively speaking. Hope the grand or two or whatever was worth it. 

 

*Not talking about Reece. Obviously they did nothing wrong. 

I agree wholeheartedly. I had purchased one book from him a few months earlier. If he hadn't pulled this stunt with the BB113, I would most definitely have been a repeat customer.

50 minutes ago, RaleighComicBookCollector said:

Ah, so likely Rick sold the book to Reese's?  I understand now, thank you.  I've had very good experiences buying from Reece's over the years, wanted to confirm.

Sorry, I should have made that clear from the get-go. In no way am I attempting to lump Reece's Rare Comics in with Rick Starr. I've never dealt with Reece, although we've chatted about his books from time to time, and as far as I can tell he seems like a straight shooter. 

Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond. I am going to test out the BCW bin. Now I wonder if anyone has tried storing them sideways so the books lie flat🤷‍♂️

2 hours ago, Ryan. said:

I use the BCW bins as well, for both raws and slabs. They are sturdy, handsome, have interlocking dividers to keep comics from falling or sliding around, and the tops can be sealed shut by deadbolt style sliders, which is helpful when you have little kids who don't think twice about grabbing a stack of comics and whipping them down a flight of stairs. 

Some of my slabs are in mylar and they fit fine. 

Boy, for my money, it just doesn't get any better than BCW bins. 

Sounds good. Thanks for the update on the Mylars. That definitely helps!

28 minutes ago, mattn792 said:

@thewritestuff - is that the same book you got screwed out of?

Yessir. I checked the label number.

On 1/13/2021 at 8:56 PM, AJLewandoski said:

I would go with BCWs Short Comic Book BINS. I transitioned all my books over, they're super high quality and really sturdy. If you're trying to accommodate for the mylites it should be more than enough room in the CGC size bin. They have really nice solid plastic dividers that are adjustable and stay in place and they have locking lids. I know they're like $25/bin (they're actually cheaper than the corrugated plastics boxes though), but if you're putting high value slabs in it's worth it to buy a high value storage solution. Here's what they look like:

Sorry, I am not knowledgeable in these. This bin is what I was referring to in my original post when I stated "plastic boxes". For the people who own this type, are they at all flimsy as some people stated about other plastic boxes? If anyone else owns this type, do you think there is a little bit of room to accommodate slabs that are inside Mylites?