David West

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Please add the Be Mine Sketch Cover of issue #1 to the White Widow comic set. Thank you! Slot Created. Thank you

Just reposting this as I haven't heard anything. And I see other sets since my post have been added. Thanks! David Set created October 25, 2019

Please "White Widow" by Absolute Comics as a new set to the registry. There are apx. 20 variant covers for issue 1, issue 2 has been released and issue 3 is about to be released. Thanks! David W

Is CGC decreasing the values of comics this year?!? I have one of the tope registered sets of Incredible Hulk #102-474 with many silver age classics and I just notice that my registry value was just diminished by over $800 without me selling or dropping books. When I looked at other registered owners, I noticed that they too have almost all lost value in their collected sets, of differing amounts, and suspect that the entire collection has been devalued somehow. If anything, I thought these books would grow in value - such as the 1st App of Rocket Raccoon which has been seriously undervalued by CGC and not reflective of EBay sale prices for the last two years. Just wondered if anyone has a clue or has seen similar reductions to their collections. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Why aren't there any big southeast comic book conventions? As a metro Atlanta comic collector for over 30 years, I don't understand why the Southeast gets so little attention in the comic book community as far as conventions go. You would think that Atlanta, Miami, Birmingham, Charlotte or some of the major southern cities would get more attention. It seems like most of the conventions are out West (California), North (Chicago), or East (New York). And even when there is a convention down here, the big name signers seem to rarely attend. We've got DragonCon here in Atlanta so one would think Atlanta would be a similar choice for a major convention. Yes there is a rotating Atlanta Comic Convention (they have a website), but it is locally produced by people who clearly can't attract national names. That is just sad. Whoever is putting these things on should take notice and plan a major convention for Atlanta or somewhere nearby so the southern enthusiast doesn't have to go all the way to New York to see Stan Lee or John Romita! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Are you sick of getting sent a refund message after you've just won a great book at a great price - and why does it always seem to be the power sellers!?! Buying comics on Ebay is always frought with hidden dangers and problems but most of the time it is full of credible people conducting good transactions with each other. Lately though I have gotten a little peeved at the number of sellers with great satisfaction scores and huge buy/sell numbers who have for no apparent reason simply refunded my money after I won an auction. Take for instance a Showcase #30 that I recently won for $81.00 in fine condition. I thought I made a great purchase as the comic appears to be worth around $200 in its condition. It is, after all, the origin issue of the S.A. Aquaman. So imagine my surprise two days after I won the bid that I got a refund. I sent a message to the seller who has tons of book listed online and a good history and I got a perfunctory response - i couldn't find the book. WHAT?!? REALLY!!! You took a picture of it a week ago and knew you would be selling it, you expect me to believe that garbage. More likely one of two things happened here - he either sold it to someone else at a store or other location or he realized the price he was receiving was far lower than the book was worth. I had the very same thing happen only a week earlier with another seller whose response was "this book was not in our inventory". Now granted, with that seller, after I totally blasted him and left negative feedback, he suddenly re-messaged me and said he had "found" another copy and he was willing to sell that one to me at the same price and identical or slightly better quality, but I still don't get what goes on with these larger sized sellers. It goes without saying that Ebay makes alot of money off of these "power sellers" and I think they can get away with alot because of that. But one wonders why Ebay does not sanction sellers for not honoring an auction once an item is won. It is a legal contract where we have already paid the money and the item has not been delivered. A refund is not sufficient, the seller should be warned and if they do it again they should be suspended (a short time at first and then longer as the number of offenses increase). Maybe then sellers wouldn't list items for sale they aren't trying to sell somewhere else and then leave the Ebay buyer in the cold or maybe the sellers would protect their inventory of listed comics. I at he very least hope that Ebay is monitoring their listings for sellers who simply don't get the price they want and then re-list the very same item. I know I am policing my refunds to watch for just that kind of contact so I can notify Ebay if a seller is that unscrupulous. If you are one of those sellers I'm talking about and just happen to read this post - do us all a favor, don't list an item for sale in multiple places and then disappoint people who thought they had the book they wanted at a price they deserved - don't be a jerk and try for a no reserve listing, fail to get the price you want and then rescind the deal with a refund - and don't think buyers like me won't call Ebay and complain. DO be like the seller who when he recognized his fault, got me a replacement that was as good as mine or better and for whom I left positive feedback when all our problems were worked out. This is an enterprise about which most collectors are passionate - don't make it all about money - sometimes with auctions you win and sometimes you lose. Accept your losses graciously and with honor and your feedback will gain you greater rewards in the future. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Trying to buy comics and sell them as a way of making extra money is tough if you are a comic lover. They say to collect what you love. Unfortunately, if you got back into buying comics as a way to make extra money can be a difficult enterprise for sure. While there are many ungraded and unrestored gems at auctions, eBay and comic stores that can result in profits of 2, 3, 4 times or more money in return, this can be easier said than done. Take my personal journey. I lucked out and picked up a Superman #11 3.5 for $433.00. When I got the grade and overstreated it - it is worth about what I paid for it with grading; however, there are only 91 graded copies, the comic is the last per-WWII edition and it's iconic cover was later used on a U.S. postage stamp - not to mention it is beautiful and a piece of history. So do I try to sell it, possibly finding over street to be way off and other buyers who feel similarly attracted to the comic, maybe getting 7-800 for it, or do I keep it because it is so amazing and I could hand it down to one of my kids. You can see which way this is going. Comics as an enterprise are probably best left with those who are less passionate about super heroes and comic books. Either that or buy comics you have no personal interest in. That way there is no separation anxiety when you part ways. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.