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    Does Anyone Know if CGC Will Close?

    in Comics General

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    I understand that some people don't want to change their lifestyles in order to preserve their "freedom." I get it. No one likes to be forced. I value my freedom. You know what else I value?

    My 99-year old Great Grandmother. I've written to her since I was a child- I still write to her. I have never met her. She lives states away. Someday, I want to fly out and meet her.

    That can't happen if someone decides that they don't need to quarantine because they're "free" and decides to live like they do normally. They might infect someone, who infects someone, who infects my Grandma. Do you think she'll survive it? I mean, she was around during the Great Depression- this should be a snap, right? 

    There are millions of people at risk. I understand that freedom is important- it is. But you know what? I'm willing to sacrifice mine, yours, everyone's, for a short time if it means giving other people more.

    Ashamed of my Collecting Origins

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted

    On 2/9/2020 at 12:43 PM, poorcollector said:

    I am in my early twenties and I am an avid youtube watcher especially of comic book related material.  I am watching of these guys who have awesome comic book collecting origin stories.  Typically, when they were a kid and they got an amazing ASM or FF book, and from then on they were hooked.   I started collecting when sixteen because I had some extra cash and didn't have anything else to do.  My first comic Book purchase consisted of Infinity Heist #1 and Manifest Destiny #1.  I just feel like my collecting story isn't as cool as a lot of other people, and I feel like I am one of the only young people to have thousands of comics.  What do you guys think about this.  Am I just being self conscious and over thinking?   How do I get more comfortable with my collecting origins, and become happier with my collection?

    Your origin is better then mine. When I was young I collected every foil cover I saw for sale. 

    (This was not in the 1990s, by the way..)

    PGM Spider-Man #252!!

    in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?

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    8 minutes ago, XxSpideyxX said:

    What was your primary reason for purchasing this book? 

    If your intention is to sell at some point in the future, will you advertise this as a 9.8 book or a 9.2 that happened to score higher for whatever reason?

    If your purchase was solely to own the best version of the book possible, obviously that didn’t happen.

    So I don’t see a winning outcome here for anyone unless you are able to return it.  If you can’t, you have a few less favorable options:

    1). Sell the ‘9.8’ and kick the can down the road to the next buyer (please don’t).

    2). Sell as a 9.8 that ‘presents’ like a 9.2 (honest, but not sure I’ve ever seen this).

    3). Crack it and sell raw with plenty of pictures and hope to recoup your money (Caveat emptor).

    4). Learn to live with it but stare at the those ticks every time you look at the book.

    5). Give it to me to relieve the stress (win/win scenario).

    Is this meant for the Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 thread?

    PGM Spider-Man #252!!

    in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?

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    2 minutes ago, PunisherPunisherPunisher said:

     

    He is asking about the scrap at the bottom of the page, don't think he noticed the spine ticks 

    I noticed the ticks, I was just concerned about how the scrap would affect the grade. Supposedly the book also has some slight spine roll, although it isn't very visible from the pics I've seen.

    My First Post

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

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    39 minutes ago, BaronSamedi said:

    Hi

    I really like Todd McFarlane as an artist and creator. so I followed his career from Marvel and when he went off and created his own company with Image, so I started reading Spawn. IMO Spawn is very similar in nature to Venom with shape shifting abilities and all.

    All hail the Toddfather!!!!