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    Closed.Discounts. More coming. Random high grade goodness...

    in Copper / Modern Age Only

    Posted · Edited by Inaflash

    Hello,

    Starting a thread with completely random high grade books. First :takeit: in the thread wins the book over any PM negotiations. You may return raw books within 10 days of purchase for a full refund but you pay return shipping cost. Shipping in the US only at this time please. Shipping is $9.00 for one or more raw books sent priority mail. I accept personal checks and PayPal. Thanks for looking.

    Ken 

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    They're Still Out There!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    32 minutes ago, PopKulture said:

    Then why am I not happy?  (shrug)

    For starters, I will never own a single one of these books. I may as well try to find happiness in the fact that as a dutiful art lover I should be pleased-as-punch that Stephen Cohen and David Geffen get to trade $100 million dollar paintings. Or as a once-a-month poker player that there's a new super-swank casino opening in the south of France with the coolest card room ever that I'll never step foot in.

    But more than that is the fact that I belong to a hobby that is split - who knows if it's down the middle? - on whether or not it's good stewardship to take what are likely in many cases to be the best copies in existence and F with the them: errrr, I mean, maximize them. 

    I get it: leave no money on the table, bla bla bla. The long term effects cannot be known, but are often dismissed with a wave of the proverbial hand. The short term risks, however infrequent the damage, are obvious from some of the scans already posted. Ergo, someone cannot say pressing carries no risk. So maybe I'd like to see one of the largest conduits of books for the hobby take the lead and stop codifying faulty stewardship and this reflexive malpractice. They'd still get record prices across the board and if someone wants to CPR one of these treasures down the road, then that would be on them. Stop doing it at the institutional level!  2c

    Respectfully yours,

    Grumpy old man 

    I agree with you on the premise that pressing every book as standard practice, especially an original owner collection like this, is not in the best interest of the hobby. I can't speak for other collectors but I would prefer to see these books sold as discovered and let the buyer decide whether to press or not. In fact I would be thrilled if these books were auctioned raw but I know maximizing profit will never let that happen.

    Ken

    Silver and Bronze

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

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    Hello,

    Listing a few nice books today. First :takeit: in the thread wins the book over any PM negotiations. I accept personal checks and PayPal. You may return raw books within 10 days for a full refund but you pay return shipping. Shipping in the US only at this time. Shipping is $9.00 for one or more raw books sent priority mail. Thanks for looking.

    Ken