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10 MFT - Received on 12/15/15 Scheduled for grading - 12-29-15 Graded 1/4/15 Graded / QC - 1/6/15 Shipped - 1/6/15 Holy - they shipped today! QC to shipped in one day is a new record for me. Y: Last Man 1 I was trying sell as a NM came back 9.8!! 4 9.8s and 6 9.6s not too shabby.

I've only submitted book Fast Track and I really can not see myself being able to sit around waiting 4 months for books to come back. I'll have a set of 50 books that are $60 - $75 books in 9.8 that I'll have to send in slow boat since I just can't justify the $30 per book fast track so in that case I'll havve to submit them and forget about them.

10 MFT - Received on 12/15/15 Scheduled for grading - 12-29-15 Graded 1/4/15 Graded / QC - 1/6/15 So close.

10 MFT - Received on 12/15/15 Scheduled for grading - 12-29-15 Graded 1/4/15 This is the toughest time - the books are graded and just sitting there waiting. Maybe shipped by the end of the week

Which begs the question, does the quality of the show significantly impact post hype speculation? I don't really know. I know that sucktastic shows will likely negatively impact post-hype speculation. Because the show will get canned quickly OR even if it doesn't, it doesn't have the kind of viewership that extends into the comic world (especially for something like the Strain, which if it created any real hype, would have been directed to the books mores than at the comics) that can drive any significant sales. Common sense would dictate that good shows have a greater chance of success than bad shows (except on FOX or if they're poorly scheduled for their target demo), and therefore a greater chance of longevity, keeping interest higher for longer. But whether this is accurate when it comes to something as often nonsensical as speculator hype? That's a good question. In fairness a show that sucks to one doesn't to another. I myself think the Strain is a fun summer show to kick back with the family and watch because it simply is fun to watch and more importantly doesn't take itself as seriously as say idk Marvel Agents of Shield does. Chances are there is a market for these books if fans like the characters and if the show stays on a network great and if not that is cool too. Eh, I hate-watch the Strain personally. Mostly as an excuse to throw something at my tv for every time someone does something stupid during the summer (I'm lucky I still have my Bad Call Brick made of foam to throw. After getting up to pick it back up after about the 45th time I've thrown it at the tv each episode, it almost becomes a warmup to a workout.) Most of it is nonsensical (plot, character motivations & decisions, etc) but mindless nonsensical summer junk. About on par with Under the Dumb & whatever that god awful Halle Berry show was. I personally found it to take itself very seriously. Just poorly executed & riddled with gaping plot holes & character inconsistencies the size of Texas. It also has a lower bar for what defines "success" than a network show. Cable shows generally do. And Fox needs to find some way to fill up airtime of original content on FX now that it's split the network into FX & FXX. But poor taste aside, my point was a show like the Strain would likely create more interest to the books than the comics, if it creates interest at all. The same way that movie hype every time the Dark Tower gets talked about doesn't create hype for the comic adaptations that Marvel did, but just gets a few more people to pick up the books that haven't read them yet. Strain is one of the few shows I can't wait to watch the next episode. I love the creepy German vamp, love the flashbacks to the past and even like the current plot lines. Its not perfect and I do spend a lot of time yelling at the bratty little kid but its one of my favorite shows.

It would be a great world if X-Force 1 started pulling in big bucks.

Guys, I keep reading how second, third, etc. prints have low print runs and therefore would be good buys but they are reprints. Why would anyone invest money in reprints? IMO they will have very little value 5-10 years from now. I guess if people are buying them to flip that makes sense but if anyone out there is actually buying these to keep as a future investment I would really like to hear the reasoning. I honestly don't understand the pricing on reprints. Most are worth very little which makes sense but there are some issues that are worth a good chunk of change. There is no consistency behind the pricing and I would stay far away from all of them. IMO a lot of people are going to be burned big time and stuck with a bunch of worthless reprints. Using the example above - there are 38 original copies of a book floating around for every 1 4th print. The first print will almost always be the preferred books (Walking Dead 100 may be one of the exceptions due to the cover) but is the demand 38 times more for the 1st print then the 4th? Once people find out there are very few of a collectible and those later prints have the same art/story/cover of the 1st print I can see why the demand exceeds the supply. Whereas the 200,000 original copies may not exceed demand and the prices drop. What confuses me is the difference between variants and later prints. I think most variants come out at the same time as the original but not always. SO if a variant is a book with a different cover what is the difference between a later print and a variant if they both have different covers?

There has got to be a ton of copies of NM 100 floating around - I think I have 10 copies and I've not really been hunting for them. No need to worry about 2nd appearances when there are plenty of the first to go around.

Guys, I keep reading how second, third, etc. prints have low print runs and therefore would be good buys but they are reprints. Why would anyone invest money in reprints? IMO they will have very little value 5-10 years from now. I guess if people are buying them to flip that makes sense but if anyone out there is actually buying these to keep as a future investment I would really like to hear the reasoning. I honestly don't understand the pricing on reprints. Most are worth very little which makes sense but there are some issues that are worth a good chunk of change. There is no consistency behind the pricing and I would stay far away from all of them. IMO a lot of people are going to be burned big time and stuck with a bunch of worthless reprints. Using the example above - there are 38 original copies of a book floating around for every 1 4th print. The first print will almost always be the preferred books (Walking Dead 100 may be one of the exceptions due to the cover) but is the demand 38 times more for the 1st print then the 4th? Once people find out there are very few of a collectible and those later prints have the same art/story/cover of the 1st print I can see why the demand exceeds the supply. Whereas the 200,000 original copies may not exceed demand and the prices drop.

Quiter I just can't spare hours and hours watching shows I don't like. Life is too short. If I hated the show I'd have definitely bailed after the first few episodes - way too many shows and stuff to do. I thought the shows were definitely good enough to keep watching but at the end I wished it had been much better then it was.

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Power your way thru is my advice. It's got good episodes and ok episodes but since you made it to episode 9 you should just finish it up and join the debate if they should make a second season.

If Domino is in it, any of the early appearances. Of course NM 98, then there is X-Force #8, and X-Force 11, which has an early Deadpool appearance as well. I really like Domino as a future pick. Easy cosplay to duplicate and a fun character. The supply of her early appearances should keep the price reasonable even if she does explode but who knows - look at NM 98.

I'm thinking the cover with the handcuffs will be the one to have - what do you think?

Great thread idea. I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes.

Scheduled for grading - 12-29-15 At this rate I may get them back in 2 weeks which would be awesome considering the two Holidays during this time of year.

I'd be shocked if they had a second season without Purple Man. I thought the show was ok but would have been pretty much unwatchable without Tennant. Alias 1 may be a solid long term pick since it sounds like she is sticking around for other shows and its a pretty sweet cover.

Line 16 of the rules. Mystery boxes are not allowed. You must list everything you are selling exactly as the buyer will receive it. Strictly speaking, this time what Chip was offering were not "mystery boxes". Buyers knew what they were buying for that price, and there were additional "filler" books, so I believe there is an excessively strict application of this rule on the moderators' part. I didn't see the thread but if the filler books helped sell the box then I can see why the mods considered it a mystery box. If someone wants to add filler books then you can always just add the books to the package without announcing if. But if the books you list are $30 worth of books and sell the box for $50 since the buyer will get 30 filler books then I can see the issue.

I like that format but the books have been selling a lot easier if I entertain 10% discount offers. I seems like the comic con mentality of asking for 10% off on books no matter what price they are has flooded the market.

I was selling NM/NM+ copies for $55 leading up to the show and was kicking myself when the book exploded. It looks like the prices are back to the $55 range so I don't feel so bad.

crazy time of year to run an auction. I checked yesterday and only 10% of Silver-Age books were listed as Auction which is crazy since a lot of the auctions have a starting price at FMV.

I just found a copy in my stacks yesterday and was debating sending it in to get graded - looks like it went from the maybe to the yes pile. Always loved that cover.

10 MFT - Received on 12/15/15

That makes sense and I'm going to have to make changes in how I look at things #1 being I need to stop overpaying for things. Comes with time and your experience in making sales. I shake my head at a bunch of my early buys that netted losses but I learned a little bit from each mistake. Get to know what sells for you easily and don't be afraid to pay aggressively for that stuff since making $30 for 2 hours worth of work is pretty good money in the long run. For example - one of my first big clients was a doctor in California that seemed to want mid grade non-key Silver/Bronze Age books including Conans and other ok sellers. He was willing to pay about 1/2 guide for these books so I was happy to pay 1/3 guide on the boards since I knew I had a easy sale and I needed a big volume of books to flip to this guy. Now that he has stopped buying books, I won't touch most of that stuff unless I get it for 15 - 20% guide because I just do not have a buyer for it. Get to know what works for you.

It sounds like a lot of fun with tons of profits but do you due diligence before buying any collection. How are you going to get rid of the $0.50/$1 drek that is the majority of any collection? I'm having to donate about 40% of the collection I just bought since those books wouldn't sell for $0.10. I assume you can't do that up in Canada. Are you going to set up at a few local Cons to sell off the books that won't sell on the boards / E-Bay? Just think it thru and map out how you want to make your money.