Skeester

Can't afford to keep her! Well, it's been a while since I posted in my journal, and I must say, it was fun when I had the money to do it. I did once have the #1 set for 4 years in a row, until CGC expanded the set type to go to 2002...and that's what pushed me down. So...I lost some interest in the "ol girl" and was considering liquidating her, along with all the other doubles and slightly lower graded that I have. Just wondering what would be a fair price. Does anyone think that $3k is too much? If so, what would be considered a fair asking price for the set? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

...minus one issue Well, I just bought my last issue that I was missing from my set. There is one more issue that is about as rare as the holy grail, which there is only 1 graded copy, and it belongs to Marvel Madness. If I was him, I would hang on to it to! It must be such a feeling to see that there is only one copy graded, and it's from 14 years ago, and you have the only graded copy! But, even though he does have a graded copy, that doesn't mean that I will stop my search, or end my quest. (Same thing, right)? When, I'm silver and so is my set, I may just find that issue! Happy memorial weekend everyone!

Won it off Ebay! Alright, I tried to get the chromium edition and send it in to get graded, and all 3 came back with some sort of acrynom that I still don't know what they mean! SO, I was able to get Lady Death #1 at UNIVERSAL grade 9.6...and at an affordable price at that. Let's just say that I like the blue label a heck of alot better than the purple label! Yellow of course ranks supreme.

Wait till you have some $'s saved up and grade them when you can. Any paper (from what I'm told) is relatively collectible. Think of what happens to most of this stuff. Kids roll up the comics to swat each other, or flies, or they throw them across the room. Maybe after they read it, they just trash it if they didn't like it. What I'm getting at is that if you have some really descent condition comics, they may not grade out as 9.8's but some may get a 7 or 8.5, which is a great grade for the age. They lasted this long, so just keep them and save up for the grading. You can always check Ebay as a possible price guide. And now.....the REST.....of the story.....

...a personal "hidden" gaol... I can only thank God that I am an American, and that I am not in Bosnia, Somalia, Kuwait, or those other vacation resorts that I've been. While I am still here in America, I have some personal goals that I would like to attain. Granted, I do not have a whole bunch of series that I am getting graded, and hopefully I can keep it to what I have, maybe less. What I was keeping in the back of my mind, was being able to attain the 2K mark in the registry level. If you'll note, my last entry only earned me the "just under award" of 2K. If you feel what I feel, then no more words need to be spoken..........

...and now time for the ride! I tell ya, it's something to attain #1 over the years of collecting, especially with a series that has more than 4 issues and a vast of varients. It was a learning experience, and expensive one also. MARVEL MADNESS, your a great person, and thank you for your offers on comics on LADY DEATH. You unknownly set a goal for me, and I attained that goal. It's funny, I finish up my collection just as I finish up my career in the Air Force. All the best to you and yours. Now I get to spend the next 20 years looking at it. Hopefully now I won't frequent Ebay so much. I know that won't happen....I still have 6 cents to get on my 1971 proof set, and that will take a paycheck or two...God knows that I will never get #1 out of that one, unless I win the lottery. Have a great day! Enjoy your collections

...so I sent my LADY DEATH's in! I keep looking at those empty spaces in my registry, and it just bugs the hell out of me. I had (yes, past tense) the comics for grading, but one thing or another prevented me from actually sending them out (alright, it was the wife) BUT APART FROM THAT, I started adding up some possible registry points, and realized that I'm not too far off from getting #1 in the Lady Death set. Yes, I'll have to claim temporary insanity and sell some things later, but, well, you all understand, right? Then I had some MONSTER MADNESS by Stan Lee that were calling me to send them in too! Well heck, I already have #1 issue in that, and I have a blank space for #1. So the comic (and a spare #3) got sent in with my Lady. Needless to say it was a $250 temporary insanity session that I had. If you don't see another post in here after the comics get graded (say by the end of the month) then you'll know that I've been banned from the internet..........

If this is a sign of things to come, then I'll just stop collecting now It's not often that you are able to find "the" comic, especially if it's limited to 1000 copies. Yes, I am in referance to Lady Death limited edition # 1 1994 issue, signed by the three, and numbered. No sooner than I had it in my hands, it was the one that I was waiting for to send off to CGC. It was enclosed in hard plastic, and it was from CHAOS comics. NOW, somehow, it is already marked with "Apparent SP". I am totally unfamiliar with these terms, so could someone please tell me what exactly that means? I think that it means someone did some restoration, but how? Any info would be appreciated.

After recalculating the numbers... I just looked over the numbers and I will only have 3 more to add to the collection, with 7 possible upgrades, which will give me 17 total books in my registry, the same as the individual who holds #1, and he has 77% of his collection complete, Which mean, so will I!

Last submissions of 2007 When all the grading is said and done, I should be in the 90% completion of my LADY DEATH. I can't make any guarentees on the grades, but I should be close to completion. It's been fun and exciting(and expensive) getting into the comic scene. I think now that I have a better understanding of comics, I may delve into ther earlier years to collect. But first, let me secure #1 on Lady Death.....

13% COMPLETED There was a helluva "BIN or Best offer" on ebay. I guess during Christmas, people just want to sell, which I totally understand. On the same token, there can be some really good buys! I was able to buy 5 graded Ren and Stimpy 9.8 CGC for $100, postage included. I figured I saved a considerable amount in time, postage, insurance, and register return insured mail. If you do a quick breakdown, it would be like $75 to get them graded, and it would of been more than $12 each way for mailing, and not guarenteeing a 9.8, unless you really know your books, and I don't. I'm still learning. It's fun, and having a blast, but I still have another some 15 of Lady Death to get graded. If anything, I would just like to complete the Lady Death Set. I hope you all have a great weekend,and Merry Christmas if I don't write again this year!

Like I said, it wasn't as good as my first 10... ...but it helped fill in some spaces. I really must be getting old or something, cause I have like 5 of the same issues that I keep thinking I don't have. Then again, alot of that is when I win an auction for 1 issue I need, but has 2-3 of the others I already have, and they won't break up the set. Which leads me to finding a way to submit another 20 something for grading and not getting the hatchet by the wife. There are a few coins I would like to send in also! Too much hobby, not enough $$$ Take care and have fun!

No longer the only... Remember when I said that I had the only Lady Death 1/2 red velvet graded at 9.8? Well, CGC just updated the census and now there are 3. Ahhh....it was a fun ride while it lasted. Also, just got the grades of my other 20+....ewww....wasn't as much of a pretty site as the first 10 I sent in. The average was about 8.5, a few 9's, some 8's and a 7.5. Check your friendly Ebay in the following weeks to come! :-)

I recently updated my Lady Death registry set with it! It's still not listed on the census! Alright, I know, I the new guy on the block. But, regardless, you have to admit that when you have THE highest graded comic, it's a rush. In this case, it's the Lady Death 1/2 red velvet. Now I'll admit, there arn't too many graded (like 8 or something like that) but there may be a person or 12 that will see that, and think their's may grade so high, just to try and beat it. I had no idea what to look for and how they would grade out. When I called to find out the grades, I was shocked to hear of all the 9.8's my initial 10 graded. Some of the others graded as high as previous graded Lady Death series. All I got to say now is that it's going to be a LONG wait to get my next 25 back And, if there are any Lady Death collectors out there I'm selling a 9.8 leather lingerie on ebay starting out at grading cost! Signed by 5 artists. Check it out! But, your not going to see the 1/2 on there until I really need to sell it. That's just too cool! Keep on collecting!

My first submission turned out very good. I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT! There were a few that I kinda sweated sending in, but over all it was a very good turnout! Overall, there were (6) 9.8 (2) 9.6 (1) 9.4 and (1) 8.5. The 8.5 was my superman died gravestone #500 something or rather. I took it out of the bag, slipped it into a board, and sent it off. You'll see that one on E-bay soon enough. There were 2 Lady Death lingerie leather editions that graded out as 9.8 qualified, cause there was about 6-8 signatures all over it, which brings me to the topic of discussion. Now, once upon a time, the only thing that one could be assured that the comic was signed by who signature it was, was a COA. There were COA's since before the creation of CGC! That piece of paper was the Willie Wonka GOLDEN TICKET! Here's the turn of events that turned the golden ticket into fools gold. 1) CGC is created (that's cool). 2) CGC, in order to stimulate an appreciation for a comic condition or for friendly competition, created the infamous "Registry" (that's cool too) 3) The registry soon realizes that there needs to be a section for signed comics, since a vast majority would like to have their comic signed by the artist, or what have you, which is cool also. 4) Here's what's NOT COOL: Since the computer scanners and printers have evolved and became so enhanced in their abilites and DPI and such, and the competition for the registry was getting out of had with your buddy Frankie down the street, and you missed the last convention where you could of had your comic signed, that you thought it would be "just the same" if you signed the comic yourself, and scanned in a COA, to prove to Frankie that you kept up with him. Folks, it wasn't just one person that did or tired this senerio. There were thousands, and it was getting out of hand. And because of it, has rendered the Willie Wonka Golden Ticket COA worthless in the eyes of CGC. I can't say I blame them. When I called CGC to find out how my comics were coming along, I asked about the signatures and COA and why they don't take the COA as proof anymore (refer to senerio for their response). Even if I tried to explain that the COA that I had were from 1995, and some even came from Wizard company himself. That's when it was explained about the scanning and the printing, and to combat that, and to keep everybodies integrity in check, now has to have a CGC rep at the conventions, and annotate that the comic was indeed signed by the artist, and then it could get sent in for the wonderful yellow seal SIGNATURE series. I know this is something you all probably know, but this is something that burns my butt. All because of Frankie. I don't know who the hell Frankie is, but he really got me upset now! Have a great day, and most of all, enjoy your hobbies!