grendel013

Full transparency, I upgraded to a 9.8 recently and I want to send this one back to the wild. I also am not too fond of the newsstand editions. As a kid I always looked for the Spidey head when buying X-men back issues. This Illyana cover was also one of my earlier tattoos. Love this cover.

What actor do you think would make a good Kevin Matchstick?

I guess I should mention I started selling slabs in the seller's forum. Sold a 9.4 Grendel #1. I owe it all to this club.

And here at some pix…

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This thread led to me listing my first slab and ultimately first sale thanks to @loganparker.

I would def do that for someone I dealt with before and built a trust. I'm honored if someone does the same for me.

Thank you!

I already noticed a typo that I fixed. Ugh. It's a 9.4.

And here are some pix.

Hey folks, After going through some of the forums and making some posts I wanted to take a stab on trying to sell on this platform. I have only sold on eBay previously (and currently) but wanted to give this a try. Although I am a newer member to the community, I want to publicly state that my intensions are genuine and to please bear with me if I have a learning curb. My eBay user ID is grendel0013. For some reason I used two zeros there. Any social media I'm on (YouTube, Instagram) you'll either find me as grendel013 or grendel0013 for folks doing their background checks. The first slab that I wanted to advertise is a CGC Universal Blue label 9.4 OW-W page Grendel (1983) #1. I'm looking for $300 for the slab and $15 extra for priority USPS insured shipping. Willing to entertain offers. From what I've read, PayPal is the preferred payment method so I will use that. First to claim, please send me your email and I will send an invoice. I'll post some pix in just a few... Thanks! -Guy

I guess you're right. I just wonder how Pawn Shops know when items with serial numbers like watches are stolen. I guess they have access to police databases. The one pawn broker mentioned a "website" but maybe that was specific to the watch maker themselves. Idk.

Is it also possible for CGC to include a "warning" flag in their registry? I know that more people look up certification numbers in the registry now that grader notes are available. In the past I don't think it was utilized as much because hey, the book is graded and certified, what's to look up right? But if CGC perhaps included a warning flag (e.g. the slabs available on this post) folks would know if they should be suspicious. And it would definitely help if the books were truly stolen. I just finished registering all my slabs so if they go missing I have another layer of proof that I'm the owner. I know CGC maintains this because I recently bought a book and tried to register and couldn't because it was still registered under the previous owner. They reached out to him and asked him to delete so I could enter. The system only works if everyone uses, but I'm on board.

Although I do consider myself a niche collector, I do like the community aspect of this forum. At first glance it didn't appear to be so vast. As I've said in other posts, I don't mind being called "the Grendel Guy" so long as the community as a whole recognizes me at some point. I probably should start by entering my other slabs into the registry. Previously my focus was solely on my Grendel collection. I appreciate this feedback.

I appreciate this feedback. I guess I have to familiarize myself with PayPal as a seller. I've only used it to purchase items but never invoiced. Thanks!

oh man. I gotta check out the probation thread.

I gotcha. So PayPal is the safe way to transfer the money then as opposed to Venmo or CashApp? I'm just wondering how I get people to trust ME if I start listing stuff. My eBay account is growing but I'm thinking the biggest benefit to posting here is avoiding fees. I'm an honest guy but you guys don't know that. And I've met some scoundrels in my lifetime... LOL... so I know they out there.

Did anyone give him money yet? What stops him from ghosting after he gets paid? If he does one big scam I doubt he'd come back to the boards anyway.

So I was just reading through this post. Did the seller just ghost you all? I was contemplating listing on here. Seems sketchy. Lol.

It took me 20 years to put together a CGC universal 9.8 white page set of the original 1983 Grendel including his first appearance in Primer #2. I have a second set all 9.6 because I didn't want to sell/trade them as I upgraded. Also because I was considering I may eventually sell the 9.8s if I couldn't complete the set. It's nice having both sets. I'm not gonna lie.

I always thought the formula was buy the book regardless of grade IF the price is right. From that point on, upgrade when possible so long as that price is fair AND you have an avenue to trade or sell your current copy without losing money reselling.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. My collecting days may be over. This is all I ever wanted. Not sure if there is anything else that I would want to collect now that I have my grail.

So for folks following along, after 20 years of searching and submitting, I recently acquired a Grendel #1 and #2 in CGC 9.8 universal white pages. Once that happened I decided to send my Primer #2 and Grendel #3 (already graded 9.8 universal white pages) back to CGC to get reholdered so all the labels and cases matched. I wanted this collection to truly be the best set available. They just came back today. Here is a pic of these beauties. 😈

LOL. And all these years I was wondering Who's Barry???