Dick Pontoon

Got these recently. Nothing esoteric or high grade but these suit a run collector like me just fine. Except for the registration on Mystery Tales #6. The Skull-Face story stuck with me after reading it in the '70s in the Tomb of Darkness reprint so I've wanted a copy for a while, but the interior color registration is so bad I'm not enjoying it so much. Hopefully the entire print run isn't off and I'll replace it at some point.

It's a red letter day for me. I'd been looking for a low-grade but not a butt-rag FC596 for a decent price for quite a while. Picked one up on ebay a few months back, but it had half a page torn out so back it went. I finally nabbed one this week, completing my Dell portion of the run.

Here's a few recent pickups:

The slab was a gift I received years ago in the Boards Secret Santa. I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Goldberg at the NYCC in 2012. I can't find my pix at the moment. If anyone doesn't know, he was the main colorist at Marvel in the early days and designed the color schemes of many of the Silver Age superheroes and villains. And the pre-hero tobacco sunburst background covers to boot!

That doesn't really answer the question I asked. If he's such a shoddy seller, why are you concerned about outing him?

If he's such a shoddy seller then why are you concerned about outing him? Wouldn't you want others to know who he is so that he can be avoided?

@O Doyle Rules What is the comic book started all this ruckus?

Are you saying that's a funny idea? I don't get it. Please elaborate. There's currently 8 CGC 9.8 copies for sale on ebay, with another 5 that sold in the last 2 months

But why of why would you want to do such a thing? You'll spend more on grading than it's worth. Prices on that book in the last 12 months in 9.8 range from $19 - $55 tops, the average is currently $45. Slabbing for sentimental reasons is a-ok, but you're not sentimental about a book from last year I assume.

What exactly is the comic book that started all of this?

The October Country is probably my favorite Bradbury book, and the illustrations are killer.

I would suggest using a sniping service. Set your maximum bid to be placed 3-5 seconds before the auction ends. If the hammer price goes higher than what you were willing to pay, then it wasn't meant to be and you'll find another copy.

My goodness! The emails, phone calls and PMs have just been pouring in! “Rich! Rich!” everyone’s been saying, “What happened to all those terrifically dull mid-grade ‘70s FFs you were posting?! We need more, more, more!” No need to clamor any longer for I’ll now get caught up and satiate the unquenchable desire for utter blandness.

Your listings say that shipping is $3.75 for up to 4 books. You said you sold him "about" 4 books, although his message specifically states he had 4 in his cart. If you sold him 4 books, you should honor your listings and charge him $3.75. Why should he pay $15 shipping when your listings state the charge will be $3.75? Your listings also state "Request an invoice and I'll adjust shipping cost." All he did was ask for a combined invoice and you called him an a-hole? I just added someone to my list, but it wasn't jackal_relic-thomas-landschulz.

Wow! That's a beautiful copy and a great deal!

Seriously? You made a name for yourself in this thread: I think I'm in agreement with everything Number 6 just said. Besides the self-policing, you may find that folks here have *long* memories. And in terms of cliques, in all my years here I don't believe I've ever exchanged as much as a PM with Number 6. In fact, sometimes he may even post things I disagree with! I don't have much more to say. I have better things to do with my time than engage in silly internet squabbles.

I do.

You left out apparently trying to cheat other Board members. But yes, those carry a lot of weight. I suppose the crotch shots are more like icing on the cake.

Nothing says "I'm a tool" more than photographing your books for sale while balanced on your crotch.