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Conacon

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  1. Okay, since The_Beyonder went there... Has anyone ever come across this exchange in Betty and Veronica #176 (2002)? I think Archie is a Peeping Tom! Veronica is changing from her swimsuit from the previous page in the first panel. The next panel is from a tree presumably across the street!
  2. ASM 365 was the throw-in, but I'm thinking now that the Iton Man was also thrown in. I was digging through his long boxes and overheard him say to another customer that he had a box he just bought outside (indoor/outdoor flea market) that he hadn't priced yet. I asked if I could take a look when he was done and the dealer said he actually had two boxes and I could look through the other one. I pulled ten or so books from those boxes. The other guy was a little green and missed all but an Avengers Annual 10. All total, I spent $285.
  3. Let's bring comics back into the discussion with a little guessing game- of my finds today, one of these was a throw-in and one was $1.
  4. Right, but if you drop them off at the post office, they scan and weigh them and the receipt will have their scale weight on it. I always take them in so they have to scan them in on the spot.
  5. Yikes! My least favorite thing about the digging race- trying not to get distracted by what the others are pulling! I once walked up to a booth right behind a guy. He immediately snagged a slabbed ASM 300 marked for a pretty good deal. Sucks I missed it, but while he was chatting with the dealer about it, I was raiding the raws! Same flea market, different month, there was a guy ahead of me for three booths of comics. As I'd come to one, he'd be halfway through it. I kept trying to grab a peek of his stack whenever I could. Hard not to think about what he was beating me to.
  6. From what I've read, I think you're both right. Can you choose to get a qualified label, or is it up to CGC? Now, would this book sell better as a universal 0.5/1.5 or a qualified 5.0?
  7. So I was able to snag that grail 181 with the Marvel Value Stamp intact. Unfortunately, there was an ad page earlier in the book with an ad tore out. Apparently somebody needed x-ray glasses and they needed them right away! Questions: What does it do to the grade to have an add tore out (see pics)? Would it be better to take the green label to see the score without the defect? Does the gravitas of the book play any role in this for good or bad? My plan is to get it graded and sell it, so we're looking to maximize the sale price.
  8. My vote is for Question! ...the only 1st appearance I have from that group.
  9. Digging through boxes in a guy's garage. Hot as heck, trying not to drip sweat on the books. I finally started taking the boxes outside to work through them.
  10. I'm selling my DC Universe logo books to make money for a big key coming up this week. If you see anything you like, let me know! Paypal G&S only. Shipping- 1-2 books $5 3-15 books $10 15+ books $20 The back issue of each two-pack has a soft crease (see pic) at the top of it's back cover. Not color-breaking. I'm waiting on press results to see if it's visible after pressing. The Man of Steel #18 has a 4 inch blade cut in the center of the cover that penetrates two pages deep. Very hard to see until you know it's there. Still, maybe a good placeholder until you find a better one? Asking $15. The Batman #497 still has a small remnant (see pic) of the promotional cover that was attached to it. I had no idea they re-used those. I just assumed they reprinted the reprint! Asking $50. There is an Action Comics #686 behind the Justice League America #69! Sold one recently for $355. The #686 looks great, but has two creases at the bottom front spine corner. Asking #325.
  11. Thanks! Here's what I have at the moment. I'm about to make a sales thread if anyone needs one of these for their checklist. And yes, there is an Action Comics 686 behind that JLA 69!
  12. My brother and I got the Roman Soldiers! So flat, most of them couldn't stand up without pushing them into the dirt a little. Good times.
  13. Guys, I apologize for not being a diligent board reader! Had I known this thread talked about the DCU logos, I'd have posted here 1st. I'm not a big Death of Superman fan, but I love finding DCU logos! Hunting comics is my favorite hobby. My PC has reached that point where I'm only looking for a very narrow list for myself, so I've been hooked on the flip for a while now. I wish I had the original Craigslist pic I found that led to this lot. There was a 686 sitting on top of a pile, but the rest of the books were hard to see. The seller didn't let on that there were so many multiples of each pack. I'm thinking he thought maybe no one would want to buy a bunch of the same books. He had them stacked by issue across the counter in his antique store when I walked in. I'd only seen one 2-pack in all my hunting, so I was a little overwhelmed for a second.
  14. Okay, finally home! I took pics of all of them and I'll post them in a sales thread. Take a look if interested!
  15. Bwahaha! I'm leaving tomorrow, I promise! Any place I should hit on the way out?