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Mexican comics are very cool.  I bought a stack of old Chanoc comics for the covers and now I need a spinner rack because I want to see them all the time.

IMO, the seller was negligent.  A priority mailer envelope is no way to ship a nice comic.

I know the comic was in a case but that's still negligence.  Envelopes get raped by sorting machines.  Also, I have a mailman who would try his best to fold that thing to make it fit in my mailbox.  I hate it when folks ship me books in envelopes.

The key to enjoying Florida is getting in the water.  I learned to surf in Cocoa Beach, FL about 30 years ago and never stopped surfing.  Florida beaches are awesome, even if the surf sucks most of the time.

But stick to the ocean. Stay out of the rivers and lakes.  The canal behind my house had a big gator living in it.  One of my friends got drunk and went to the back yard to look at the gator, slipped on the wet grass, and almost got eaten.

On 6/2/2021 at 9:55 AM, wombat said:

Thought this was pretty cool. Debating putting batteries in this sucker and trying it out. 

If you like Dune then check out the new Dune graphic novel.  It's part 1 of 3, it's really well done, and I can't wait for the other 2 to come out.

Yep, this is the right place for this info.  Thanks for posting.

23 hours ago, shadroch said:

I was yelled at and chastised after my first time in there when I tried to take a photo.

Sounds like a mission.  The bartender is probably a jerk.  Get drunk and fight him and then rip that picture off the wall and walk out with it.  

Watch Mickey Rourke in Barfly for inspiration.

1 hour ago, followtheleader said:

Great shape.  Missing the Hand, but I have those.  

Hard core!

There is nothing more satisfying than marrying a hard-to-find toy part with its proper place.

On 4/11/2021 at 10:32 AM, shadroch said:

I have my own locks, not purchased from the places, and there is no  way anyone else can access them. 

Bolt cutter.  Battery powered chop saw. Battery powered drill. Guy in the next unit cuts through the wall, etc.

My storage unit was robbed because the alcoholic son of the owner who was supposed to be a night guard let the thieves in after hours.  No evil intent on his part, just incompetence. The thieves were customers who moved out of their unit and robbed several others on their way out.

The cop told me that storage units get robbed ALL THE TIME and that he would never keep anything of value in a storage unit.

That is blatant anti semitism.  It is shocking to me that this is in a mainstream publisher's comic.  Call them on it.

He did not believe in compromise, had no empathy, and he rejected imperfection.  

Not what I look for in art and literature or even just pop culture.  Quite the opposite.

To each his own, but I find him to be abhorrent.

20 hours ago, buttock said:

Here's the book still in the case: 

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/shock-suspenstories-18-ec-1955-cgc-fn-vf-70-off-white-pages/a/18033-73458.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

The key piece of evidence.  A pedigree like Gaines, that has no physical identifiers, is verified by provenance and that has essentially been lost by being cracked open and moving around the comic book marketplace.

I think this saves the day.

A traditional Polynesian tattoo... on a Hawaiian.  You gotta respect that.

Hang 'em in the garage.  

Buying boards and bags is a good excuse to make a trip to the Local Comic Shop, say hi, look at a bunch of cool stuff, see a few weirdos, and spend a few bucks in town. 

Support your LCS.

16 hours ago, Jeffro. said:

what is "better"? For some better means white pages over OW/W. For some better means paying less.

'Better' means 'higher quality' in the context of a conversation about page paper color. Are you 12 years old?

Not happening. 

My motorcycle mechanic accidentally killed his father recently in Colorado.  Mechanic was sick, had a negative COVID test so thought he was safe to recover at home where his elderly stay at home dad also lived.  He gave his dad COVID and it killed him.  Mechanic ended up with scarred lungs that were diagnosed after the fact. He was never hospitalized because he never felt hospital sick but his lungs are jacked for life and his dad is dead.

COVID is serious, COVID is going to get worse before it gets better.  That is according to the experts who have been right all along.  There have been very few surprises in this pandemic except for the folks who have been misinformed.  Trust the doctors.

On 1/20/2021 at 3:41 AM, Gatchaman said:

Skull action figures are my favorite.  I haven't seen this one before.  Thanks for posting.

The white plastic is nice and white, I did a quick search because now I want one I saw a yellowed one on fleaBay, yours is much nicer.

If it is partner as in "business partner" or partner as in "howdy partner" I'd charge something but if it is partner as in "love partner" then it's 0%.

I'd get the better copy unless $50 is a lot to you.  If it is a book that you really love then you are probably always going to be eyeballing better copies, even after you buy this one.

2 hours ago, Artboy99 said:

Just seems strange to me to put a condition on the sale of "you better not sell this on Ebay"

I think it's just a desire to make their opinion of flippers known.  I can understand why someone who produces something has a distaste for flippers. Artists are justified in hating on flippers.  Flippers... get lost, eh.

I bought an old motorcycle from someone who basically interviewed me to see if they thought I was worthy before they would sell it to me.  I totally understand that.  I wouldn't sell an old Harley to a d-bag either.

I loved the Sea Monkey ads when I was a kid.

Just for kicks I did some googling to find out more about the guy who sold Sea Monkeys.  Now that's a crazy story.  There is no end to the creeps and weirdos in comic history.  I usually like them for being different but this guy... no.

250 comics is a big package in both weight and volume.  40 lbs?  A box the size of a long box?  

I've never had that many books shipped but $133 doesn't sound bad to me.  

I just paid $200 to check my surfboard as baggage on a flight.  Shipping anything big or heavy costs a fortune.

The cover is such an important component of collectability that it might be interesting to flip it around and find comics that are valuable (i.e. collectible) despite having a lousy cover... But maybe that's already been done.

2 hours ago, Artboy99 said:

I highly recommend that you also consider your selling strategy if you intend to obtain every single Marvel comic because you can't take them with you.

Yes.  Look at the threads for estate sales where people announce the smoking hot deal they got and brag flipping a book they bought that day from a dead guy's collection. 

Anyone with an expensive collection should consider that.  Most heirs probably don't have the expertise to get a fair price. 

If I died and someone bought my stuff on the cheap and then bragged about it online I'd have to come back and haunt them. 

I hate those estate sale threads.