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1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

I've probably said it before, but with tattoo artists setting up the last 3 times I've gone to a con, I suspect this guy is not the only one....  

 

I see Gwen,I see Mj....how come no Venom though,imagine he turned around and it was punisher skull😀😁😂🤣

1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

I've probably said it before, but with tattoo artists setting up the last 3 times I've gone to a con, I suspect this guy is not the only one....  

 

Nice artwork though😯🤐

On 6/23/2016 at 2:01 PM, Lucky Baru said:

I vote for this one...

You got my vote

1 hour ago, Ovrclck said:

Well then! Bring on the trash because we're waiting hah!

What a snipe 

A beautiful copy

👍

5 hours ago, BigDaddy1 said:

I'll share another story of one of my favorite comic days.

Back at my first job a few years ago, I was making roughly $250 a month at my local skate arena (only worked on weekends). This was in my early days collecting in comics. My comic shop told me he had some ASM 300's, in near mint to mint condition. I decided to dedicate one month of my job towards an ASM 300. After getting the money I bought the comic. Was the first time I spent over a hundred dollars towards any comic, and still remains the most I've spent towards one. 

 

That is stunning

I think an ASM 300 and a BA 12 are on my next horizon. I kindve want to buy them together.

👍

9 hours ago, Ovrclck said:

Summer of August 2017, one of my most memorable hunts ever.

I heard about a neighborhood garage sale and decided to bring my brother along to show him the ropes. It was decided he'd be the driver while I was the foot soldier. We get to our first house, he pulls up on the opposite side of the street and says "I don't see any comic books, let's go!". I'm like "hold on man!, let me get out and take a look, you never know!". So I get out of the car and as I start to cross the street, I see a little glimmer of hope! A Dell logo protruding up from a beat up box. I walk up to the box and quickly flip through a few books, nothing crazy and they all looked pretty beat up. I asked the seller, "how much do you want for these old books"? He replies "uh, I don't know, how's $20 for everything?" I pulled out a 20 spot and off we went to the next house.

A few hours later we get back to my place and I start peeling away each issue at a time. Mostly misc bronze and some moderns. About half way down in the box I pulled an ASM 128 and right underneath that ASM 129!! I yelled so loud in excitement that I'm sure my neighbors down the street heard. That was a good day! I've had other awesome pickups but this one will always be remembered as "the one".

Oh man👍

That is totally awesome Fa Punisher at a garage sale!!!

That only goes to show what other treasures can be unearthed in what the ignorant perceive as trash.

😀😁😂🤣

7 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:

Every day is exciting to me. I make a habit of having at least one purchase a day on the bay. I have my saved searches on the items I'm looking for and am always in contact with sellers. Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug. But every day. EVERY day. Is exciting 

I know, I find myself scrolling too, I've even meant a couple guys that I buy off of and we've exchanged stories,I text one out west everyday pretty much, he keeps me in the loop on keys, even understands when I'm worn out and nothing comes to mind worth buying,always gives me great deals and throws in a freebie or two.

Comics is a tight knit group,but it's an amazing one to be apart of,yeah we have our ups and downs,some collections far more valuable than others,but the importance of them in our lives no less significant.

31 minutes ago, SeniorSurfer said:

I was a kid in the early 60s and as such my parents would not let me stay home alone, so I was dragged to whatever weekend movie (movies sometimes if it was a double feature) they would attend.  After exiting one of those showings (probably might have slept through most of it on the theater seat) I noticed people going into a small Legion Hall of some sort and wandered over.  From the doorway I could look in (no long walks, multiple security checks, etc.) and I saw a few other kids pulling comics out of long boxes.  I was already buying comics from spinner racks, so I immediately turned around and pleaded with my father to let me go in and see what this was all about.  He paid the entrance fee, which was around $1-2.00 for me alone (no sense being a spendthrift about this) and he stayed outside since he was able to keep an eye on me through the door.  I then got some kind of mimeographed sticker that showed I paid and was allowed to go in.

The hall didn't have the best ventilation but it wasn't uncomfortable.  The first thing that struck me immediately was the smell of pulp from the old books.  I'll go out on a short limb and say that anyone reading this is smelling that even now on hearing the description.  The next thing I saw was just rows and rows of rickety cafeteria tables with rows and rows of long boxes full of old comics, each bagged and with little round price stickers.  Comics not in drugstores, but older numbers that I had missed or ones that came out before I started collecting!  I walked around taking it all in, then - after being assured I could come back inside - went out and tried to convince my father to give me some money ("To buy old books?  That came out years ago already and are being sold at more than .12?").  I'll never know if it was because he didn't want to hear me whine all the way home, or because he was offsetting my being forced to go to the movies, or because he would not want to say no to anything that even remotely might improve my reading skills, or because he was a father and that's what they do sometimes.  I remember we went back and forth on an amount, probably settled on $10.00, and I went in armed for bear.  As we all know, the money taken when buying old comics compared to the overwhelming amount of material available is always insufficient.  I walked around some more just to take it all in, searched, separated, set aside a pile then went out one more time to cajole my father for more money ("No!  And hurry up.").  I remember making my purchase, even getting a little extra deal from the seller that allowed me to take an additional book or two, then walked out with a pile about 1" to 1 1/2" thick of books I didn't have.  I know now they were all what would later be called Silver Age Marvels but I don't know what the exact titles were or if there were any keys.  I didn't care - I was beyond happy.

That hall is long gone, as is the theater, as is my father.  But that was my best day in comic collecting.  Not a week goes by that I don't think about it.

Amazing👍

50 minutes ago, Gaard said:

Two days -

1) My13th birthday (1975). My older sister handed me a present. Inside the box were a bottle of Tahitian Treat, a can of Pork n Beans, and a Daredevil #1.

2) Sometime around 1980 ... the owner of the LCS I frequented as a kid (The Book Stop in Grand Rapids, MI) handed me a DD #48. It was the last issue I needed to complete my complete run of Daredevil.

Sadly, shortly afterwards my life took a turn towards college, marriage, etc. & I was completely out of comics for about 25 years.

She let you get back into it?😀

9 minutes ago, nepatkm said:

Not really, Just excited, and ready to read it with my father. Never dreamed how much that copy of ASM 129 would travel with me, or that I would still have that book today. 😃

The Punisher is one of my fav superheroes and his origin story one of the best and most tragic.

9 minutes ago, nepatkm said:

When I purchased my first comic. 

Did you have any idea of what you were getting into looking back on it all?

Has anyone ever seen Guardians of the Galaxy 13, you can get your first appearance of cosmic ghost rider for 15 dollars.

No seriously how come Thanos 13 is the first appearance of cosmic ghost rider and not this issue?

1 hour ago, Dr. Love said:

cgcdata.com

the nose thing, you're on your own 

Thanks

1 hour ago, Buzzetta said:

First AF15 I got as a reward to myself for graduating college.   I saved up a lot of money on the side for it.  In 1997-98 it cost $950 which was the most I had ever spent really on anything that I did not need to take a loan out for.  Yes, I still have it.  When people ask me if I will ever sell any of my AF15s my answer is that one day I might but that college copy I bought is the one that is the most meaningful and is not going anywhere. 

Amazing😉👍

5 minutes ago, MGsimba77 said:

At this point probably when I got IH 182 to complete the wolverine trilogy. Suppose that'll get surpassed whenever I get around to adding X-Men 94 so I could finish off this mini X-Men run I'm aiming for  

Nice👍

There are so many boogers in my nose right now...whoops was I typing out loud,my bad.

I was just wondering if there is a website that I can go to to check out the last grading of a particular comic and when it was graded?

Like for instance if I was wondering the last grade on wolverine 1 was completed.

Thanks😀

On 4/4/2019 at 5:31 PM, Robot Man said:

My wife also mentioned the are doing away with “friends and family”. Probably due to miss use by members. They have become THE electronic payment metheod and they know it and are taking advantage of it. No matter how much money people make, they want more. Time for a compettitor for PayPal...

Yes the competitor is Pauly from Goodfellas

"What do you mean you want a refund...F..k you pay me!"

I've had two best days in collecting today and two months ago at a show.

Today

Ironman 1

Ironman and Submariner 1CGC 7.5

Uncanny xmen 266 CGC 9.8 SS Andy Kubert

Edge of Spiderverse 002 9.8 CGC 

Comic show

New Mutants 98

Edge of Spiderverse 002

Killing joke

Rai 0 autographed

Deadpool circle chase

Deadpool 1

A run of knightfall

Thanos 13 9.8 CGC 

Thanos 13

Spawn 1 CGC 9.8

I think long term value today was my best,but I really enjoyed the show too. I cant decide, for memories the show for sure

What's your best day?

27 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

Yes.

You quoted me in a recent thread called female dogs, what are you getting at?

If we post our comic collection on here?

18 minutes ago, Antyreal said:

Gambit movie was put on hold indefinitely so I don't think it will

Yeah

Just noticed that.

Sucks😪

5 hours ago, comicginger1789 said:

In recent years, this book raw high grade has bounced between $75-100. Could it go higher? Maybe. I don't see it getting more than $150 ever for a high 9.2 or better raw copy. It comes during a time when comics were being collected so a lot of people bought multiple copies and kept them nice. I just dont see the allure personally to the character. If you can get some higher grade copies for closer to that $75-80 range, you could stand to make a bit in the coming year or 2 but I dont see this blowing up like other titles. 

Unless Donny Cates does something Gambit related or unless Gambit teams up with the Immortal Hulk. 

Thanks

On 8/14/2009 at 10:19 AM, Boozad said:

I know all of this will mainly be preaching to the converted, but we’ve all heard horror stories of books arriving damaged (I’ve had more than my fair share), so hopefully this may come in use at some point and no offence is intended to boardies who know how to pack their books!

 

Step 1:

 

Find a suitable oversized box that is substantially bigger than the books.

 

 

 

Step 2:

 

I’m packing ten books here, so what I do when sending more than one book is place all of the books into one larger bag. The reason for this will be explained in a moment. Turn half (or as close to half) of the books facing inwards so the backing boards are facing outwards on both sides of the stack.

 

 

Step 3:

 

Fold the bag around the stack of books snugly and tape it shut securely, this will prevent any of the books moving around in the sandwich you’re going to make.

The reason for using a bag is that there is no trying to rip tape of the comic bags (nightmare) when the recipient opens the package. The tape can be cut from the outer bag quite easily and the books are free straight away.

 

 

Step 4:

 

Next up, find two sturdy pieces of cardboard. They need to be bigger in dimension than the stack of books but smaller than the internal dimensions of the box.

 

 

Step 5:

 

Tape the bagged stack of books to one of the pieces of cardboard, with a piece of tape at each end and each side. Larger stacks may need more than one piece of tape on each side.

 

 

 

Step 6:

 

Take the second piece of cardboard and lay it onto the exposed side of the stack of books, making a sandwich so to speak. Now tape the sandwich together with a piece of tape on each side (larger stacks again – more tape again). Offset the pieces of tape so as they don't get stuck to the pieces of tape holding the books to the first piece of card. Getting several layers of tape stuck together when opening a package can get very annoying.

I also fold one end of each piece of tape over to form a tab (on every single piece of tape used in the package), and mark out where to open. This isn’t because I think the recipient has issues, it’s just helpful. I hate scratching a pieces of tape stuck to cardboard for half an hour.

 

 

 

Step 7:

 

Now you’re ready to put your book sandwich into your box. Make a protective layer across the bottom of the box. I’ve used packing peanuts, but bubble wrap or even newspaper will work. (For domestic packages I will place the oversized cardboard sandwich into a bubble mailer. Any corner or side impacts are absorbed by the cardboard, not the books).

 

 

Place the book sandwich on top of the protective layer, then fill up the remaining space with packing, making sure if that any gaps around the sides of the sandwich are filled.

 

 

Step 7:

 

Close up the box and make sure that every opening is covered in packing tape. I prefer to use ‘Fragile’ tape, the people who handle the package may not give a damn about your books, but hey – at least you’ve tried to warn them!

 

 

The same principle applies to slabbed books, cereal packets just don't cut it.

 

Step 1:

 

Plenty of bubble wrap. Cardboard sandwiches are just as easily applied.

 

 

Step 2:

 

Pack out the box with plenty of protective padding.

 

 

Step 3:

 

Tape up the box securely, making sure all open sides are taped up.

 

 

So there you have it, pretty simple really. This isn’t a bible and as I said at the start of the post – I don’t mean to cause offence to anybody, I know from experience how many boardies on here know how to pack books!

 

But for those new to shipping books, or those who just like to throw their books into a bubble mailer or a plain envelope, just remember, if you have sold another collector a lot of money’s worth of books, it’s worth 15 minutes of your time to make sure they arrive safely (thumbs u

Totally amazing

Thanks👍😁