Joshua33

Had a copy of this book once. Always regretted moving it. One of my favorites.

Return policy...

On 3/6/2023 at 9:57 AM, gadzukes said:

I agree, the Mall episode was lame.

Last night's episode "delivered" though.  Really well done.

Yep. Was not disappointed. Don't understand people with negativity toward this show. More well rounded and well acted than a lot of stuff that gains extreme popularity (yes I'm talking to the fans of that redundant atrocity, The Walking Dead).

I absolutely love this show. The mall episode last week was lame, though. Hopefully tonight will deliver.

On 3/3/2023 at 10:46 AM, GACollectibles said:

That's going to get mounted above a fireplace, right?

A safe, actually. But it is fireproof. 

On 2/24/2023 at 9:35 AM, Bookery said:

You have always been a collector after my own heart... your golden-age posts always display a wide variety of material, and not just comics.  Some of us just have an affinity for vintage items of times long past.  I'm essentially a comic book shop... that's what the customers want.  But even though they don't sell well, I still can't bring myself to abandon a selection of esoteric first editions, vintage paperbacks, posters and lobby cards (I limit my shop to paper collectibles primarily for space considerations).  I've even carried occasional items from the 16th and 17th centuries.  I do however think a lot of comics have declined in value in my 40-years of business.  Adjusted for inflation, Classics Illustrated on the whole sell for less now than they did in the 1980s.  The same with all but the earliest Disneys.  Most movie tie-ins have far less enthusiasm than they did in my early days of business.  (There was no such thing as 9.6 or 9.8 back then, so that's a different ballgame if they keep setting record prices).  And despite a huge burst in value for Matt Baker and a few hot artists, most romance comics will not sell for premiums beyond inflation-adjustments (they sell great if cheap, however).  And, of course, prices and larger popularity don't always go hand in hand.  Prices can soar on items only 100 people care about, if there are only 50 of those items to be had.  Most of us, even if we were billionaires, probably still wouldn't be spending our money on Gutenberg Bibles... it just wouldn't be in our interest-niche.  

Well said. I feel the current market continues to separate the "real valuable" books from the rest, based on their scarcity vs desirability. My opinion is that the overall market (specifically silver and bronze Marvel) will continue to be in real trouble over the next couple years. For one, they are not rare in any way, and now that 90% of the flippers (which were a MASSIVE boon to the hobby) are out of the way, we will have to wait til the next generation, that grew up on these movies and books, have their own disposable incomes to drive pricing back into the Stratosphere. Additionally, I think common sense dictates that the rest of the market will still suffer ( even if it's not as bad) just based on inflation. The truly rare books that are highly coveted will continue to do what they do... go up forever (sorry Warren).

On 2/24/2023 at 2:30 AM, GermanFan said:

Hopefully not the end times but certainly the end of post WW 2 US/Western lead economic, financial, cultural and military dominance of the world. And demographics play a major role in this game. 

Anybody who thinks the U.S. doesn't still possess military dominance over the globe, is just misinformed, or uninformed. The U.S. is still so far ahead, militarily, and it's not even close. 

On 10/26/2022 at 2:24 PM, Bugfarm said:

So, what books would many of you want to have graded and slabbed?  I’m not terribly excited about encapsulating many of my pulps, but maybe a few of my higher end books.  Is anyone seriously considering  encapsulating an entire collection?  Can you imagine the storage space for a run of Weird Tales or Amazing Stories? 😂 

Only high grade books for me, but it will probably take a year after the first books are sent in to see how they hold up in their capsules.

On 2/11/2023 at 4:13 PM, Shaun1227 said:

Any idea when CGC will actually start grading pulps? 

They pushed back the estimated date 3 or more times now. The current buzz says early this summer, but I'd believe it when I see it if I were you.

I'll give her one bump ladies and gents. Not much action here. Feel free to PM with questions or offers. I'll leave it up through the weekend, then they're back to the vault.

Regards,

Joshua 

Good afternoon folks, I have 3 books for sale here today. My references speak for themselves... yes, I'm wonderful. Thank you for noticing. You're not so bad yourself. 

Let's get to the Rules...

1. Shipping is via USPS Priority Mail and is included in the price of the thread ask.

2. First trumps all PM negotiations, but feel free to make ridiculous offers if you have nothing better to do.

3. Returns are accepted on raw books as long as you notify me within 48 hours of receipt of said book, that you intend to return. Book must come back in the same condition and shipping method in which it was sent out.

4. Feel free to look at my feedback on my profile page. No scrubs here.

5. PM offers are acceptable and encouraged. If you think you're being ridiculous with an offer, you probably are. But hey, maybe I'm dumb, or will be ridiculously ridiculous with my counter. Sound like fun? Let's try it together! 

6. Payment methods accepted are personal check (must clear before I mail your merch), gold, silver, Microsoft stock options and groceries (must be shipped using dry ice).

7.Enjoy looking at the books. That is why we're here, after all. 

On 2/12/2023 at 10:17 PM, comicquant said:

Startling Terror Tales #5 - OW/WH
Asking: $1250

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Grade?

On 2/9/2023 at 9:08 AM, plady69 said:

  Very bizarre cover for a Detective title! 🙄

He's trying to figure out how the purple dragon turned green for the cover. Using powers of deduction I'm sure.

On 2/5/2023 at 8:55 PM, Microchip said:

The --script, and the director comes first, I thought the actors did well for the material they were working with.  

At least you could see the actors had a clue around the story, unlike Thor lover and chunder.

Wasn't a fan of Thor either, but the opening sequence with Bale and some of the humor had a minute amount of redemption in them. I found Wakanda to be a disaster from opening to end credits...

I remember the first critique I read about this movie. The headline read "Ryan Coogler's Wakanda Forever collapses under its' own weight". Pretty much sums it up. Way too much attempted. Very little connectivity that makes sense. Bad acting all around, and just an outright waste of one of Marvel's greatest villains. Sad state of affairs. 

On 11/16/2021 at 3:17 AM, Gatsby77 said:

There was nuance to what he said, tho.

He said that he's actually directed three superhero movies - Alien, Gladiator and Blade Runner - that the protagonist in each was essentially a superhero but that each of those films was well written enough to transcend the usual "man in tights" origin film BS.

I'd agree with him.

So his argument wasn't with superhero films per se, but the poor (and largely cookie cutter) writing / plotting of the vast majority of them.

And personally, I'd mark both Alien and Thelma and Louise as better films than virtually any traditional superhero film that's come out since 2008.

Scott also directed one of my favorite movies ever 'Legend' starring Tom Cruise as a sort of fantasy superhero named Jack. Ridley Scott doesn't really do horrible projects, so im at least mildly intrigued. I'm on team leave it alone, but maybe he can surprise us 

On 1/31/2023 at 6:59 AM, Casablanca said:

always nice books Jeff!

Holy Cat Sharts, Batman!!! It's a @Casablanca sighting!!! 

On 1/29/2023 at 10:34 AM, lou_fine said:

Well, I guess this means you are out of the game here, but happily for the other pulp collectors here, one less competitor to worry about.  

The less, the merrier. 

On 1/20/2023 at 9:26 AM, CGC Mike said:

Thank you @CGC Mike

I saw @comicnoirposted on the Heritage page that he heard CGC won't be grading pulps after all because of the overhang issues...

Do you know if this is accurate @CGC Mike?

On 1/14/2023 at 6:08 PM, waaaghboss said:

Some very healthy prices on tonight's auctions.   Anyone manage to pick something up?

I didn't go on anything. Was interesting to see a nicer mid grade Conan do 20k, though.