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Trying to complete my ASM collection. I have omnibus 1 to 5 so that gets me up to issue 180. My raw collection starts at issue 194. Is there an omnibus out there to fill the gap between 180 and 194 or is buying raw books my only option right now? Thanks!

He isnt here to tell his side. If he had storage containers full of vintage cars, would we criticize the man for not allowing his children to sit in them? My father had a huge gun collection he kept in a locked room that I was never allowed to go in. It was his collection, not the families collection and he spent hours in that room everyday after dinner. Are some just crapping on this guy because he collected childrens books? Probably.

I guess I just dont like the way this mans legacy as a father and husband is being trashed. He cant defend himself. He worked for his money. Now...If his wife and kids went without because of his obsession, that would be wrong. As long as he provided food, clothing, shelter and protection...using comics as his escape form an otherwise miserable home life, is not so bad. Im sure we didnt all have fathers who showered us with love and attention.

SCS shouldnt even be a thing. The comic shouldnt move around in the case that was designed to freeze the comic in its current condition.

The dude was a lawyer? So he probably had money to burn. Not everyone loves collecting gold bars, expensive cars and real estate. If his family was fed and cared for then I honestly dont see why this would be such a negative. He obviously took the time to store his collection and make sure it stayed fresh. Thats not hoarding, thats just collecting on the next level. 99% of us will never sniff that level so maybe its just hard for us to grasp. He bought storage containers for Gods sake! Its not like there were stacks of comics under the bathroom sink. And his family can say what they like about not being included in his hobby NOW. Who knows how they felt back then. I know my children, ages 14 and 23, have ZERO interest in my comic collecting. Ive tried my best but you cant force someone to love what you love. We watch Marvel movies together but they simply dont want to read comic books.

Before he passed, he shouldve sold the entire collection to a random 14 year old comic lover for $1.

Its possible the book was damaged between being pressed and graded.

No spine roll.

I have one 9.8 that I submitted myself ...I was only hoping for a 9.6 because It has a color break on the spine. Its dead to me.

I love 9.6s that have zero visible flaws. I had great success finding them in 2019 / 2020. I put together a gorgeous Walking Dead run of issues 1 - 10 & 19... most in 9.6 / 9.8 and they all look flawless to the naked eye. The past few years, not so much. In fact, Im finding it hard to even find a 9.8 without flaws these days. I tried buying older slabs but many of the books in the old slabs have SCS.

Well, 9.8s are not 10s... or something blah blah.

The staple placement on this book is just plain ugly. I know this is common for older books but have you ever seen such a thing on an almost modern age book? Would you say it's been pressed and that's the cause. Or simply a factory defect?

Thanks for the heads up. I wouldnt even feel comfortable storing that book with my other books. Id need to quarantine it. Thats one fugly book.

Thanks guys. I have read it but my copy is in a CGC case now. I like to have a readers copy for any slabbed books I own. Its usually an easy task because my interests are 90% modern. ASM is the only title I collect through the ages. This book (ASM 210) will most likely come down in price at some point so ill probably just keep my powder dry for a while.

Those books are awesome. There are a lot of things in life that are "easy to find" but you still have to pay a lot for them. Shoot, electricity is easy to find but the bill keeps going up for some reason.

Marvel Tales maybe? Im just looking for a readers copy of 210. The listings/prices for 1st prints on Ebay make little sense right now. Raw copies are damn near as much as graded copies, which are priced all out of whack. Low grade - CGC graded copies are almost as much $ as mid grade - CGC graded copies which are almost as much $ as VF+ CGC graded copies. Im not sure how these sellers expect to sell a CGC 4.0 for the same price that a CGC 7.0 is listed at.

50,000 comics? Dayuuuum, I have maybe 2,000 and im out of space.

No problem at all, my friend.

Thanks for clearing that up. I was going to ask you to check with the grading team on that. I dont agree with it because there is a chunk missing from the cover. It is what it is.

Hi CGC Mike. This was not a book that I submitted but one that I purchased. That said, I did not destroy the slab yet and would be more than happy to send you the empty slab if you provide me with a shipping label. Id like to keep the blue label with the book but this is the cert #: 4123644013

Whoa, take it easy there, Dr. Melfi ! I collect what I like as most here do. I like NM/NM+ books and im willing to pay the premium. I collect mostly moderns, ASM aside, so it works for me. ~BUT~ I also have low grade/reader copies, reprints or TPBs for every graded book in my collection.

Nothing to fold, the chunk is gone and every page is damaged. Oh well, I needed a nice raw copy anyhow and it wasnt that expensive. I also wanna add that the slab opened way to easily. I just ran my finger nail along the opening and it popped right open. It snapped back closed without sealant too. Ill take a hammer to it when I get home. The slab, not the book.