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Thanks, Jennifer. I can't find windowed magazine sized bags (8.75 x 11.125) anywhere so those are good options.

I want to send in some Savage Sword Of Conan issues for the Roy Thomas signing. Where can I get the right window bags?

I'm glad to see all the feedback. It is sooo helpful. I was last active collecting back in the mid 70's and I have a lot to learn. So what I've concluded from my research since my initial post is that you should get a nice ROI on a SS book that is highly desirable. In my case that means at least Conan the Barbarian 1, 23 and 24. Maybe also issues 2 and 3. The more desirable the issue and the higher the grade, the higher the ROI will be. There is also the option of getting a remarque with the signature for an additional $50, which I guess is a quick relevant doodle like a Red Sonja headshot doodle added to a Red Sonja issue like 23 or 24. I think the remarque is probably not a good ROI unless it's on a very highly desirable issue and very highly graded, like a Conan the Barbarian issue 23 graded 9.8. Also Roy Thomas is renowned as a writer, not an artist, so I'm not sure it makes sense. There's really no ROI for SS on less desirable issues regardless of the condition, however it's interesting that Conan the Barbarian 37 has a whopping 53 SS census count, much more than issues 2 and 3 at 18 SS each, and even more than issue 23 at 51 SS. Why is that do you think given the FMV of issue 37 graded 9.8 is only $180?

I see my Conan The Barbarian comics from issue 25 through 65 do not have much value, even though they are VF and up. I bought them off the rack myself and treated them kindly. Adding a Roy Thomas signature is $90, plus CGC grading costs. Would that bring a good ROI? Should a SS book be pressed? P.S. I have issues 1 through 24 as well but they have good value without the signature so should I just leave them as-is?

Mine finally arrived and I was surprised in a bad way. They are standard comic book size (bags are 7.25 x 10.5) but they seemed uncomfortably tight for sliding in my silver age comics. Boarded comics do not slide in easily and I'm afraid of damaging the comic. Also the boards do not have a slick side which I guess is fine just unexpected but that also makes insertion into the bag more tedious.