Peter Loves Gwen

The probation list isn't a by the book, rules, zero tolerance(stupid) concept. This a general guide for those who are interested in a list of people who have shown poor character and may be untrustworthy to do business with. We don't need to know everything bad that each person has done, but I think any collectibles transaction should be valid to consider.

How many were in his collection I wonder? There are a wide variety of high grades of ASM that I saw.

That's beautiful, wow.

Soon, Easter dinner was moved earlier yesterday, long day.

I'm about to post a few more ASM to sell. #4 9.2, 32 9.2, 33 9.6, 49 9.0, 57 9.4, 97 9.4, 97 9.6, 100 7.0, 100 9.6, 102 9.2, 103 9.6, 148 9.6, 192 9.8, 300 9.6, and Annuals 8 8.5, and #9 7.5 CGC books. I need to take some pictures of the new ones and to eat lunch. See you soon.

....nice and unpressed. The 15 has a tiny chip at bottom and each have light dust shadows. PQ is decent....at least OW/W. The original owner brought them into a friend's LCS in hat boxes and apple crates. The first ones he brought were the Lone Rangers and Roy Rogers, as he thought they would be the most valuable....but that turned out to be the ASM 1 that slabbed out (unpressed) @ CGC 9.2. It was auctioned in what I believe was the first Heritage auction. The old fellow had some mounting Medical expenses and my pal resisted the temptation to offer him 2 grand (which he would have taken) and worked out a consignment arrangement. The guy had over 2 thousand books from 1954-1964....and he collected EVERYTHING....D.C. , Marvel, Dell, ....it was awesome. All the Marvel keys except FF1 nd Avengers 1. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Very nice story, I like reading about people who do the right thing without being told to. Take good care of those great books.

Spidey meets Tigger, was that for Halloween, or Facebook picture maybe?

Very nice Mark, congrats.

Tear seals are considered restoration. If you have a book that is a 2.0 because it has 3 or 4 tears, if you use "tear" seals,and it appears to be a higher grade, let's say a 3.5, it's not really that grade, it's an "apparent" 3.5 with restoration. . If a professional does the tear seal, then presumably, it's done using something that can be easily removed and the book will just have the tears, no trace of glue, and be graded with the tears .If it's done by an amateur, then the seal might have to be cut to remove the glue, and you might lose some of the paper. If the work was done by a professional and it is removed, then you SHOULD in theory have a blue 2.0, if paper has to be removed, to remove the glue, ti might be a blue 1.5...I'm using hypothetical grades. I don't think tear seals are so horrid, personally, but I price them differently when I buy something, because I know the going rate for restored books is less. A tear which is sealed with glue or some other adhesive is considered a restored tear seal by CGC. These types of tear seals can be reopened and, depending on the amount of glue or adhesive used, get a blue label and/or notes. A tear which is sealed with tape is not considered restoration by CGC, thus a blue label. The tape does garner a significant downgrade. Most tape can be removed. My impression of the book in question was that there were possible tear seals with adhesive and color accompanied with tape. If the tape is applied in such a way that the underlying tear can't be viewed properly it can be very difficult to ascertain whether or not a restorative tear seal has occurred. And for most folks color touch is difficult to spot. Heritage obviously thought there was restoration, but they could have been covering all bases. The seller probably should have covered all bases as well. He seems to have with the listing here but obviously not with the eBay listing. Maybe that is why it did not sell on eBay. Thanks guys, so a tear seal may or may not be reversible. You cannot be sure when buying a raw book that way, just like a color touch. That helps, so the book in question wasn't known to be restored or not, it was just still in question. That means that the description should have included that it had tear seals, and that it might be possible to remove them(not be permanent).

What is a tear seal, for anyone who isn't clear on that? I thought that a sealed tear is restoration, unlike tape which CGC doesn't mind. If a tear seal is restoration, can it be removed and ever be CGC graded as unrestored? That's a big part of this unless I do not understand a tear seal. I have a restored ASM 1 with a few tear seals, can I have those removed and get a blue label from CGC? I hope this is a rhetorical question.

Sharon, look at this 3.5 copy from HA two years ago. This is listed in the Previous Prices of that HA auction of the Action 36 you are discussing. It was cleaner and nicer with just glue on it, selling for $239 then. http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=19042&Lot_No=12001

Yes, the bad kind.

I'm sorry that you don't understand how the PO works, as lots of people do not. There are multiple ways an item can go through the PO. Everything doesn't go in one thing/bin/box/pile/hamper etc. Actual letters go in trays that fit them well. Special registered mail and Express Mail go in separate bags or tubs, never with other mail. Anything which is extremely thin and not too long or too short, will all go in flat containers or tubs(which people steal and use as garbage cans(you've seen them)), and get sorted in specific flat cases. Everything else that doesn't fit perfectly in the letter trays or flat tubs, it all goes in very large containers, as parcels. That includes odd shaped items or anything a PO employee "feels" like tossing into the parcels. Here's a bit of an example of stupidity, medium sized envelopes with pictures in them(think 5x7" in size), those get tossed into the parcels. The fools who take in those items decide that they aren't shaped enough like a flat or letter, so they make them into parcels. The have a parcel hamper nearby, and they toss odd things like that into it. It all travels like that until it reaches the final PO, then a clerk will take them out and toss them into individual hampers for each mail carrier. We pick them out and sort them to prepare them with the other mail, to be delivered. We see tons of damaged parcels every day, maybe 1-2 for each route. It's not the well packed parcels which get damaged, it's the flimsy thin things with no packing material, or in a flexible envelope which we see damaged. What that means is that the only way to get comics into the flat stream, is to package them very thin and not bigger than a proper common Manila envelope. If you pack too many in it, or it's not a light uniform item, it gets tossed into the parcels. The parcels handling is what you want to avoid, or pack it really well. If you don't pack it well enough to be able to handle a big impact from other parcels, then you better make sure it's really thin and doesn't get tossed into the parcels. So, how many people are shipping one or two comics, packed really thin because it's only got a thin piece of cardboard on each side? Those articles can usually get away with being shipped cheap, but it's still a big risk. If you ship stuff that is thicker than say3/8" or so, than it's going to be handled as a parcel, and it better be a whole lot thicker and stronger than a 1/2" "box" or container. Thus the free Priority Mail boxes are about the right size, they are about 3" thick, and larger in the other dimensions, than CGC slabs. If you can find a cheap plain box that is similar in size to the Priority Mail boxes, try that. But if you hadn't noticed, the USPS charges the same price for 1st class as it does for Priority Mail, beyond a certain distance, or weight. So they all end up costing the same as a Priority Mail box. Thus, use the free #1095 and #1092 boxes.

I agree with that, for times when it isn't spelled out. I do have a problem with shipping by cheaper methods. The buyer will blame the seller for any damage from not having enough protection from shipping. The shippers will generally not accept responsibility for damage when the packing is not sufficient. I work for the USPS, as a carrier. I know how parcels are handled, and most non-perfectly flat objects are thrown into the parcel stream. So no matter how you pack it, it will go into the parcels(If you put a comic between a two pieces of cardboard, it may go as a flat, meaning it can be easily bent or rolled to fit into mail slots or boxes). It will be tossed into hampers from more than "close", and other parcels will be tossed on top of it. Media mailed parcels are not packed big enough or with enough barrier packing around the items to stop all impacts from damaging them. The only safe way I can think of through the PO is to use a box(or two) that are about the external size of a 1095 or 1092 Priority Mail box. There must also be packing material inside the box, not just air and a little newspaper etc. I cannot in good conscience ship something cheaply that only costs $2 or so, knowing the high likelihood that a PO employee will damage it. I don't feel comfortable telling a buyer that it's all their risk being taken, even if it works out most of the time. I want to feel somewhat confident that the books will get there safely, every time. I wrap books in bubble wrap to fit inside a #1092 box very snugly, with peanuts along the side. That fits very snugly into a #1095 box, with peanuts on each end. That priority Mail costs about $6 or so if the parcel is under 2lbs, with no insurance. I can see shipping inexpensive books that way without insurance, because I've not had any damage happen yet. Something will happen no matter how you ship things, but poorly packing something on purpose to get it to qualify for a $2 rate or whatever that is, I can't do that. I plan to sell a lot of raw comics once I get my better stuff done which is worth CGCing. I hope buyers will understand shipping costs, and work with me to make sure they arrive safely. Regards,

Yes, killer books.

I'm glad this is saved now. I do wish I'd known how much was out there when I began.

Rich and I have had that conversation regarding 108. It is also my favorite cover. You can't go wrong with this cover!! Have it framed on the wall next to this book: Yellow themed covers unite!! Yellow is a tough cover to find, this one has Dr. Strange. 9.6 ASM 109 Or my raw ASM 121

Niiiize! I dunno why, but that 100 sure seems to be a tough book... Look at the dates. Beautiful books.

I saw that book last night. There are a couple of PLODs in the GPA list. For the age of the books, that may be a decent way to go, at 10% of GPA, or less.

It doesn't have the same deep colors as the #42, but I'm still happy with it. I miss my 63 9.4...sniffles... Gee I wonder who has that one now... Thanks for showing that beautiful book. I love the straight covers. Tom, I thank you for the NM copy, it's a keeper too.

Super nice 1st appearance of Mary Jane there. What's your #63 look like? That one is really scarce in HG's.

Very sharp. (thumbs u

There's a 9.0 on CC now which I can't afford. I'm in no hurry, you get this one.

I could use that one too.

Nice books Jason, the prices did seem all over the place, and many were bargains too.