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I'm not sure this is 2 industries that really need combining! 

1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said:

sympathy purchase ??

It was only 20 bucks and I had account credit and many edibles 

IT CAME WOWOWOW THE MINTNESS

I think I figured this out. Everyone is caught up in partial ownership of comics, but what about partial ownership of other peoples partial ownership??

Think about it.. instead of spending money with Rally Rd, you can spend money with a company that instead buys shares from the other micro investors! The logic is clear! Don't think about it too much!

I've even come up with a catchy name for it: "Microscopic Ownership of Really Old Nostalgia & Such"

I think the acronym might catch on.

I've listed quite a few lots on Ebay that all started tonight with $1.99 starting bids and no reserves that all end next Friday night. Links are:

Star Wars #2s (5 newsstand) & #41s (4 total) lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858430605

Star Wars #42 newsstand: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858419958

9 key comic lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858734700

Big Spider Man lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858063634

King in Black lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858816740

Avengers lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858436082

Thor/Black Winter lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858764890

Crossover #3 Spawn variant cover lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858453076

Comic speculation lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858729791

Knullified covers lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858807516

50 comics lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858066541

Venom / King in Black lot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333858772548

I'll follow any special requests for shipping that I can. I decided to go with UPS for these sales given my experience with the current state of shipping. Let me know if you have any questions or want any additional pictures. Thanks for looking!

13 minutes ago, Angel of Death said:

Well, I mean, Spider-Man wasn't Venom when he had the "Venom" symbiote. So, it would make sense that Green Goblin isn't Carnage with the "Carnage" symbiote.

I think that this argument makes more sense that the symbiotes, themselves, have names. Right?

Peter did have conflict with the suit trying to push him to do things he didnt want to. One could view this as the suit trying to impose his will on Peter to "make" him Venom. Peter was able to resist, therefore he didn't "become" Venom. Eddie offered no such resistance as they were joined in their mutual hatred of Peter, so he pretty much immediately "became" Venom.

Look at it from another view: Eddie could never, in any theory, be Venom without the symbiote.

The symbiote could theoretically be Venom without Eddie.

31 minutes ago, Angel of Death said:

That sounds familiar. I wasn't aware that it was the same symbiote that creates "Carnage".

I guess I don't know jack-s^&* about the symbiotes.

He also used his formula for that if I recall correctly, so it was modified symbiote, not raw "virgin" symbiote.

I couldn't pass this up today, just how bad is it?

8 hours ago, MR SigS said:

I can't exactly recall, but I think he first introduces himself with, "We are Venom."

I always considered the combination of the two making the individual known as Venom. The suit changed with the bonding just as Brock did (albeit Brock's change was a bit more dramatic).

This could easily be the way all symbiotes refer to themselves when bonded with a host. It doesn't necessarily mean the identity is lost when the host is removed. Theoretically. 

3 hours ago, ygogolak said:

I'm trying to determine why anyone would buy these when your money is better spent elsewhere.

Same reason someone buys a 5 dollar lottery ticket, except this time worst case you get 3 comics.

Does the new trilogy being a nightmare count? 

31 minutes ago, E5150 said:

Nope.

Your rebuttal is both in depth and insightful as to its foundation. 

His insurance company is going to require evidence of ownership beyond pics of an empty trailer and listings on a website.

They aren't just going to cut a quarter million dollar check on his word.

I didnt see any topics like this from searching and I know I've seen several, so I thought a spot where we could all post and laugh at them might be some fun. I'll start it off with a couple:

1 hour ago, Lazyboy said:

Yes, it is a sentient being, as revealed in ASM 258. But, by itself, it is still not Venom.

I agree this is the accepted definition of Venom, but I think the argument can be made that Venom is indeed solely the suit, and that the suit tried to turn Peter into "Venom" but Peter resisted the suit and was able to get rid of it before being fully transformed.

Eddie offered no resistance and was easily transformed into the base dominant personality of the suit, which is Venom, imo.

35 minutes ago, Lazyboy said:

Venom is the combination of Eddie Brock and the alien symbiote Spider-Man acquired during the Secret Wars. Spider-Man was never Venom.

Agreed Peter was never Venom BUT the suit DID exhibit it's own behavior and personality traits while Peter was wearing it, separate from Peter, giving the suit it's own identity. 

Is everyone just accepting that "Venom" is ONLY when the suit is on Eddy?

Couldn't one argue the suit itself is what makes Venom, since Eddie by himself is no Venom, and therefore the first panel with Peter with the suit would be at least a partial Venom first appearance?

13 hours ago, ThreeSeas said:

I guess I was kind of spoiled by my old shop, where from 1984 to 1998 I usually got 20% or more off cover prices.

Both my shops here around the Flint area offer discounts. One is a yearly club (10% off new plus the wall) but they only sell $25 memberships twice a year, the other has a permanent discount based on what you spend, 20% off for $75 and up, and it works on new comics, but not the wall.

"First appearance" should be pretty self descriptive. 

If other categories are needed, like "First story", "First cover", "First key" etc, then let's add those categories. 

2 hours ago, Mikey C said:

Why hasn't MP #94 caught fire? It's Mile's true first appearance in print if we're using preview books as key books (it shows a gallery of all the UF4 variant 1:25 variant covers - a more iconic image of Miles IMO). #95 is just his first COVER in print. Neither are his first appearance in COMIC BOOKS.

If this does take off (as Ebay listings appear to be testing) then is the market going to crash on preview 95?

On 1/8/2021 at 4:11 PM, X_Phile said:

Maryland is a mess. I have two items I am waiting and both stuck in MD for a month. 

Massachusetts isn't much better for me. Still waiting on this first class delivery from an ebay sale

3 hours ago, kav said:

First appearance of greggy has doubled in value overnight.

I have a preview ad I'm going to list for 9k soon

10 minutes ago, littledoom said:

The listing on ebay was edited .. this seller is a marketing genius

Hes been grading comics since 1968 AND it presents BETTER than a NM! 

33 minutes ago, Mercury Man said:

Typo-  probably meant to type 0.4

I'm putting that person_without_enough_empathy in a frame on the wall