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I checked your links, and it looks like you reply to the last post. If it was linked to the original post, I'd believe none of your would be valid, otherwise it would be abuse-city. That's what I meant.. the last post.. which would be the post with the latest book ON MY SCREEN. I wouldn't be able to see any replies that are made before I post (but after that sale post.)

If you Quick Reply, aren't you replying to the original post? I don't see how someone else posting would intercept your Reply link... I'll have to test it.

I admit I have done this... but only after having it done to me first. If it's an integral component of the messageboard, I don't see how this is technically "illegal." Replying with the image in the REPLY post is simply not as fast as quick replying. So after having this done to me (and you probably), I chose to emulate the speed posting rather than just miss out on any books I have an interest in. I have also thrown out and been told that it was sold via PM. These things happen. In the interest of fairness, I don't know how the other people are doing it, but here's how I do it. I type in the code for into the quick reply window at the bottom of the screen and uncheck the two boxes to the left. When I see a book that I want, I hit the submit button. This causes an instant post. Typing in the name of the book would take an extra couple of seconds I suppose.. but given the quick draw nature of some of the threads, that would probably mean the difference between winning and losing. (And some of these posters are PRETTY fast.)

Kudos to following folks for their comic shipments: In order of appearance on my doorstep: Kudos to Comic Supply for fast shipping on my mylars and comics last month. Kudos to Norrin Radd for a LOT of inexpensive CGC Slabs Kudos to Svndst1030 for bronze age CGC slabs in various grades Kudos to FT88 literally for a short box full of comics! Kudos to Comicseekers for many, many copies of Battlestar Galactica Treasury Size Edition Kudos to Joeypost for FIVE Priority boxes full of $5 CGC 9.8 slabs. Great packaging too! I'll have to use your method when I send slabs out. Kudos to Nochips for a box of Nova comics And Kudos to Lighthouse for still offering to fill my Superman sets even though I had previously indicated that it was no longer necessary. Instead, I asked him to send some trade paperbacks to Mister_not_so_nice who is shipping out to Iraq, and he ended up sending him over 20 pounds of trade paperbacks which will eventually be distributed around to other soldiers. If I've missed anyone, please let me know!

The kid in Transamerica is reading a comic book (Can't tell which one since I haven't freeze-framed it, etc.) in the hotel with his dad/mom.

Kudos also to tkg2627 for the CGC 9.0 HOM 265 which he essentially offered to me for FREE. Much appreciated!

Kudos to JoeyPost for the slabs! (And for the massive quantity of cheap slabs I just picked up.) Also kudos to Aces, Nochips, Norrin Radd, svndst1030, Beyonder, and nikos61 for the inexpensive slabs as well. (not in any specific order.. just by memory.)

Hi, You make some nice points. However, I think that your overall case is marred by your own evidence. You quote Overstreet's definition: "PEDIGREE – A book from a famous and usually high grade collection" and yet neglect to address the first part of that definition. FAMOUS Stan Lee is a singular figure in comic book history. There is no one else with the same reputation, body of work, industry placement, and creative history as Stan Lee. He is simply iconic. I would postulate that his fame is the primary reason his comics received Pedigree Status NOT the condition of his collection. Many Marvel comics most of us read over the decades started with Stan Lee Presents. He answered the Letters Pages from a first person viewpoint. He wrote his Soapbox as if he were talking directly to the fans. And he happened to create or co-create some of the most famous characters in comic history. The name/persona fashioned by Stanley Martin Lieber is itself one of the great character creations of the 20th Century. That's why his comics deserve a special notation.

Thanks for the first person account, John. I had read pretty much the same story on the net when the File Copies first came out.

Stan was top writer and Editor in Chief, but except for the first year or so, Im pretty sure Stan himself didnt actually look up the referenced page #s. He probably just marked where to put the notes and what to say in them... I mean really! he had to write 12 books or whatever a month! He was a busy beaver. By reference, I'm sure we all realize that it could mean "memory refresher about what the plot was and what the villain did and said the last time that villain appeared..." ESPECIALLY if the villain was handled by another writer. They have to maintain continuity after all. It's not just about page numbers. When a new writer gets on a book these days, he has the option of picking up TPBs or buying back issue readers. Institutional memory is hard to maintain. That's why people like Waid and Busiek are good people to know.

It's been noted numerous times that these are the comics that he referenced as a writer. They're not really from his personal collection per se but are byproducts of his working arrangement with Marvel. (He worked at home writing scripts and also in the office.) It makes sense that he would have copies of the books at home, etc. especially since villains started repeating and cross-overs started happening. It must have been difficult to keep track of all appearances, etc. after the first couple of years as the line expanded.

Kudos also to FT88 for the Romance Comics...

Kudos to OCTOBER for a great lot of DC Romance comics... My wife appreciates it!

Kudos to Joeypost for some nice What If's Vol 1 and all the extra comics!

Kudos to JonJesper for some great deals on Trades!

I just came across some Francis, Brother of the Universe #1's. One has a 75 cent cover price. Another has a $1 cover price. Is that the Canadian version?

Kudos to Johnny G for the great deal on the Mylars! (and for the fast shipping!)

This thread started in 2004 or about TWO and a half years ago. I don't think it was meant to be a historical document... You can probably get all the scans you want from the original posters since they probably tend to keep digital photos of their comics. That would also give you an email database of original photographers/scanners since some issues of copyright may arise with certain parties. (I have no idea what you're planning on doing with them in any case...)

Something that might be of interest... the certificates to match Jason's new books in RedHook's database.

I don't think the copy Jason has is a 9.4 really... I should have every Green River I have left scanned in by this weekend and I'll be generating COAs for them at the same time... If anyone purchased any Green Rivers from me and would like a Certificate, please let me know. (We can trace most of them easily anyway... like the ST 138 I sold to NoChips which was then sent to Redhook.. who then slabbed it and got a 9.4. ) Or the Thors that were sold to ComicCollector shop and then sold to a board member, etc.

I came to this board by way of the Green Rivers I had purchased off Ebay actually. (It was actually an OFF-Ebay transaction since his auction for a NM Daredevil #11 lapsed without any bids.) Previously, I had heard of and read a lot about CGC, etc. but it was the possibility of slabbing some books that caused me to actually sign on. (I actually started posting with some scans of Green Rivers to ask if they were worth slabbing.)

[ Daredevil 10 ] Odd.. It's nice to see a legitimately sold comic book from that drugstore. I wouldn't consider it part of the pedigree since it wasn't "owned" by the same collector though. The date stamp is JUST distinctive enough to identify it. Definitely pretty cool. I'd imagine that there would be a fair number of these floating around in the Washington area.

I haven't seen the copy at Harley's stand.. but I DID see it at the Golden State Con in Oakland a couple of months ago. (It was beautiful.)

Congratulations, Ian! Moments like these come rarely in one's lifetime. A "Well done" to all involved. On to the next challenge!

Hmmm. That's an interesting if strange question. I'm not selling the image, I'm selling the book. The image/certificate is there to verify the provenance or validate the book in question. I'm technically profiting by selling the book although I'm not mass producing the certificate (each is unique) or altering the book in any way. As the owner of the book in question, I'm probably given leeway in this matter since it goes toward the provenance which is itself a quasi-legal definition to prove lineage. If reproducing the cover constituted copyright infringement, then each comic auction with a photograph would be illegal wouldn't it? That would include every auction catalog or dealer catalog or Website as well.