Jesse-Lee

On 5/14/2024 at 9:22 PM, SOLAR BOY said:

Tec #311---Solid 5.5 Copy---Asking $85 $70

On 5/23/2024 at 1:59 AM, BA773 said:

I personally passed because i have other priority but the condition of this book was looking satisfying for me. What about you? Are you looking for an high copy?

 

** Just been sold for 250, as i seen on the ebay database, the books was sold 1 month ago but relisted, i assume it wasnt paid by the buyer... the past sale was over 400! 

I'm not looking for a high grade copy, but I have other priorities now also, so I can wait on this book. That copy would have been fine for me in that condition though.

A great Frank cover:

And I've always loved this story from Denny O'Neil and Frank (with Steve Mitchell, and kind of trying to be Neal Adams) from DC Special Series #21, reprinted in the leather-bound Frank Miller Batman collection book:

On 5/19/2024 at 5:10 PM, Hepcat said:

Supergirl had a relationship with her steed that went well beyond that which is typical for the horsie set:

You see Comet was born a handsome centaur named Biron who saved the goddess Circe from the evil machinations of the wizard Maldor. Circe rewarded him by granting his wish to become fully human. But Maldor switched potions turning Biron into a horse to whom Circe then gave super powers to compensate for the disaster. But Circe still eventually found a way to turn Biron fully human in which guise he romanced Supergirl. But being human caused some very serious problems so Circe turned him back into Comet the Super-Horse who would then dream of his romantic dalliances with Supergirl. But Comet would periodically revert to human form under the influence of a comet.

So Supergirl had a boyfriend who was actually a horse. Yes, most women do like horses but Supergirl's stallion delivered more than the usual. That storyline was as daring as comics got back in the early 1960's.

I had the origin of Comet book as a young kid, as part of my dad's collection from when he was a kid. I was 7 or 8.

For some reason, this panel gave me nightmares so bad back then that I've never forgotten it:

On 5/22/2024 at 5:39 PM, Darthvader23 said:

so, the above mentioned comic is the 2nd print, even though it dosent match with 1st and 3rd printing?

That's correct. A lot of subsequent printings actually don't have covers that match the 1st print.

On 5/22/2024 at 3:27 PM, BA773 said:

Fortunately that its not exactly what i was saying few days ago on this thread for myself... GOD what we all have with this book?  there s at the moment one copy on Ebay auction, ending in like 6 hours now, i tought for a while to take my chance on this one but i think i ll let it go... 

Yeah, I saw that one too, but I think I'm going to pass on it as well...

I thought this was the 2nd print, and then the 3rd print matches the cover of the 1st but with a new color scheme:

On 5/22/2024 at 5:40 AM, Key Largo Comics said:

Not sure I follow this one. A buyer offered $350 for an item you have for sale and you countered at $300? You want less for your item?

No, the item is $350. They offered $200. I countered at $300 and they re-countered at $200 again (which is sort of a jerk move in my opinion). But then when I saw how they were receiving items through a re-shipper - which I think is actually against eBay's TOS - and leaving bad feedback after the fact, I figured I definitely don't want to do business with them.

And the Raphael in the middle bottom of pic 3 (with the brain-looking head) is the Metaluna Raph, and is like a $150-200 figure loose.

On 5/20/2024 at 5:47 PM, Senormac said:

My son (who is 39) had to move to Phoenix Az. for work and didn't want these old Turtle action figures anymore.  They were his when he was a kid and are NOT NMIB !! 

I was thinking of putting them on craigslist but decided to run it by you guys first.  Anything good here?   Maybe a Christmas raffle offering?  

I notice a number of them in the top row have broken/ missing right arms. Weird no left arms are broke.  

 

I'm sure someone with more expertise than I can give you a better answer, but I will tell you the lobster-looking guy in the first pic (first fig, top left) is Mantenna from Masters of the Universe, not TMNT.

User: terrysakunta

Buyer made a low offer on a $350 item. I countered at $300, and buyer countered back at the exact low offer they initially made. While annoying, this wouldn't necessarily be enough for me to block them outright. But in my research on the buyer, it looks like they're using a re-shipping service to re-ship items they buy to China, and then leaving negative feedback if the re-shipping doesn't go well...

On 5/21/2024 at 6:50 PM, Brkndwnbus said:

I got very lucky and won my first copy along with Batman #197 in an auction for $150.

The second copy I got from a local convention as the show was closing for $120 down from $145. 

Based on the prices I have seen on eBay and some other auction sites, I consider myself lucky to get them at the price I did even if the condition isn't awesome. Some auctions on eBay are going for $100-$200 more and aren't as good from what I can tell from the pictures provided.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Those are great grabs! The Zur en arrh Batman is one of my favorites (especially since Grant Morrison did his take on it), and it's cool to see him get a resurgence in the modern books. I got the (hard-ish to find) Morrison Black Casebook TPB, the excellent Tony Daniel Batman 679 variant and all of the recent modern Zur en arrh covers. Now I need to luck into a good price on a copy of 113!

On 5/20/2024 at 8:58 PM, fastballspecial said:

Never found any copies of Jim Lee's run till now. 
204 has to be some sort of ghost I have never seen one. 
Maybe one day. These were good 2nd prizes today.

Those are great! Newsies of 204 pop up from time to time - a couple even sold as recently as March of this year for as "low" as $30 (but it's often higher). I think someone in this thread some pages back posted a full Jim Lee Superman run of newsstands. I haven't gone after them but I might; it seems like a fun mini-run to collect.

Small ebay lot win,

On 5/21/2024 at 11:53 AM, Brkndwnbus said:

The only book I have doubles of is Batman #113. I still am on the hunt for a better copy than what I have, but these two are decent enough for a book I have trouble tracking down in general.

 

I keep trying to get this book, and it keeps going higher and higher...

On 5/21/2024 at 12:50 PM, ExNihilo said:

oooo...I thought that star just meant it was a popular thread.  

Well, there are actually two stars, so you're kind of right - the white star in the green circle means it's a "featured post." If there's a black star to the left of the post title, it means you've posted in the thread. If there's a black circle, it means you haven't.

On 5/21/2024 at 12:30 PM, marvelmaniac said:

Hello,

Is there an easy/simple way to know if I have posted in a thread without having to scroll though 15 - 50 pages to see.

Yes, it'll have a star next to the title instead of a circle (left of the title of the thread).

On 5/20/2024 at 11:25 PM, SOLAR BOY said:

Sub Mariner #3b---Free for anyone who wants to claim it....Thank you

Take

On 5/18/2024 at 10:12 PM, SOLAR BOY said:

Omega Men #3---Gorgeous 9.2 Copy---$25

Backup take in case @Jazzno is a big ol' deadbeat.

On 5/16/2024 at 10:03 PM, SOLAR BOY said:

JLA#21---Bottom Staple Pop---Solid 4.5 Copy---Asking $55

per PM, thanks.

Love this cover - had to pick it up for $20 on a Whatnot show:

And I won a freebie giveaway on the same show:

On 5/18/2024 at 1:14 PM, Tnexus said:

Finally found one of my grails after about 3 years of searching. Only two other recorded sales I can find.

Woah, nice.

On 5/18/2024 at 1:35 AM, rich_TMNT said:

Hi! Just wanted to give some insights about the Jetpack pricing on my cover (the original classic red Eastman). Jetpack and I traded a very small amount of each of our covers and then we agreed if we sold the other's cover, we'd charge more for them than they were going for at the other's store. That's why Jetpack has my cover for $125 on their site. The reason for the $150 on eBay is simply the fees eBay charges per sale.

Regarding the condition of the books, unfortunately we're seeing a LOT of damage per case of books (partly due to the old equipment used to manufacture and partly due to the really thin/light paper stock used for the cover). It's unfortunate but I'm still usually able to get some really good books from every box. But sometimes a box of 50 copies has only around 10 copies that I'm comfortable selling as NM (9.2-9.7) - and I had one a couple days ago that had no NM copies inside. For my sales, I personally inspect every copy to ensure what gets shipped out is really nice. I'm hoping that down the line I'll be able to sell the damaged copies at a discount (many of which are very lightly damaged by small cover dent or light crease). If I can get approval to do that then those copies would still be incredible collectibles and would be awesome for framing (if only the back is damaged) or for reading.

If the Jetpack copies arrive damaged due to packaging or transit I'd definitely reach out to them - that damage should be eligible for a replacement. I've had a few damage claims already on the books I've sold and that's just the way it is sometimes - even though I really try to pack them well. But I only use USPS Priority Mail because that comes with insurance and it's typically handled much better than Ground Advantage (and definitely better than Media Mail). Damage claims with Priority Mail are also typically much easier to get approved.

Hope that info. helps - and thanks to everyone that's supported this incredible project! 

Thanks Rich, appreciate the insight! I shouldn't have jumped straight to the worst case scenario, and I apologize to Jetpack for that. It really is an incredible project and book - hats off to you!