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That is really interesting. I was always tinkering with the idea of two-sided comic book scanning/ slab scanning to speed up things (and lessen handling) but mounting two CCD scanners in the necessary configuration and closing the lids were always an issue due to the focal length. This would kind of solve the problem possibly. Just replace the black platform with a really clear non-reflective glass or acrylic and mount a duplicate unit upside down to a custom table with a hole cut out of it (or a metal rig). With the right programming to stagger the automated scans, you'd get front and back images automatically with minimal touching from the mechanical pieces. (If you think about it, this unit is just shooting down without a glass piece between it and the comic, while a scanner is really scanning through glass each time.) Make a sliding piece to use as a conveyor belt possibly for further automation or to facilitate sliding the comic into place with minimal handling.

Hi, I would suggest installing a distribution list component to your message board that will allow you to send an email blast to the participants for each round. It could remind them of the entry deadlines. Since you're not culling people from each round, you wouldn't even have to link it to a database of remaining participants. Or have an option for people to sign up for automated SMS notices. They could also have the option to OPT OUT any time of course. All of these things are relatively simple to do on a project-by-project basis.

Sorry about that. That other recent experience really made me wary about other comic websites in general. It had none of the help screens or guards you have in place and had a button/entry field directly in the vicinity of an offer/high bid area which looked like a current sale price. The use of pop-ups may eventually fail at some point (or be maliciously/forcibly blocked) as an entry-way guard, but you have other disclaimers in place should this happen. Now that I went through the process, I agree it was entirely the user's fault. (Note that when I had to login to access the SPIN A DEAL site, I had to reset my password. Once I did that, the resulting pop-up guard was pretty small on my screen and at the very top of my page. I don't know if it would go away easily with an errant return key press or not, but you still have your other disclaimers.)

The problem is that it is not apparent that you are committing to buy a book when you click on that link. This is a GUI problem. I had this problem with another website where I thought I was making an offer and instead committed to buying a book I did not want. (I wanted the book but not at the retail price listed.) I was hesitant to even click on that SPIN A DEAL link in case it committed me to buy the book. If this is not the case, you can see why people would not know what it means since clicking on the link may commit you to buying a book you may not necessarily want. A chicken or the egg situation. You need to explicitly explain on every page that link appears what that means or make it NOT an immediate commitment to buy the book in question.

This is a BCW SA Bag (resealable part not used) with the Avery tag on it. The bag has been opened a couple of times which is why the resealable part hasn’t been used. (I don’t like resealable bags usually but these were all that were available at the time.) (It’s a temp comic… the bag is not its final destination.)

That's interesting. I use these because I think those 5/8 x 7/8" are a bit too small. I put these on at an angle. These are 1" x 3/4 which is just a tiny bit larger.

Bid and then was outbid. GL.

Speaking of that Suydam convention sketch... That's the first time I've seen a Marvel Zombie Punisher Logo. (The original one)

Pretty subtle actually…

Speaking of the USPS.... Sent a Priority package from California to Texas on Feb 2. It JUST hit their regional facility today on the 11th. Not even delivered yet.

I used to have an HP 7300c and you can't do too much with the rainbows really... You can try scanning the slabs upside down. That sometimes helped. Eliminating all outside light also helped. Vuescan gives you more finite control over settings, but the $39 or $99 cost is a factor. (I never scanned the new slabs so I don't know how they scan.) I currently have a used Microtek i900 and use the Professional upgraded version of Vuescan.

Didn't you have an earlier thread from 2020 regarding a PayPal/eBay issue regarding a phantom item that was never received and a request for a refund? There could be a pattern that you don't see.

The left number is actually the correct Alphabetically Ranked order of everyone TIED for that RANK. It is not a tiebreaker actually. It could have been used to sort the list to provide an alphabetically ranked list for Round 1. (It doesn't matter really since everyone tied with a RANK of 2 is still ranked 2nd for Round 1.)

Love and Rockets #1 Machine Man 2020 set

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They get their shipments in periodically... I had multiple orders stacked up and then they all came in over a period of a couple of weeks in the last month or so. Now some of these products look like they are delayed until May 2022 (or even later actually).

Search results for: 'mylar' (bcwsupplies.com) Website seems slow...

I had this same idea with Sonic the Hedgehog... Many issues with zero HG copies in the census, but if there are no Registry completionists out there, there may be no demand. TMNT is a more popular media franchise, of course, and more comic-book based vs Sonic, although both have movies and video games based on their characters.

Haven't been able to get back to DC for about two years... I used to be able to walk to the Spy Museum which was located close by.

It depends on the value cut-off which is different for every book.

I frequented those same Boston shops in the early to mid-80s. (I also remember Superhero Universe and a couple of other stores there.) The back issue part of Million Year Picnic was long and narrow and seemed so different from the bright, clean, new-issue, front store. Of course, I could only get there when my parents drove us into Boston… Wasn’t even old enough to drive.

I'll take the Creature of the Id #1 for $250.

Just got this back… (One of two.)

By the time Secret Wars hit, even as a teenager, I was already subscribing to Comic Buyer's Guide (It was a newspaper back then.) and ordering my new comics via mail through Westfield Comics. They were more expensive than some other services, but I liked them better because of their monthly, legal-size, carbon-copy order form. You could get twice a month shipping I think... but that was too expensive for me. Half the fun was filling out that order form and deciding how many copies of a certain comic book I could afford that month.