Dale Roberts

more books up today! www.DaleRobertsComics.com

Several hundred books added in the last couple of weeks. Here are some highlights. Many more added as well, including a TMNT #! CGC 8.5 which has already sold! Many more books to be added tomorrow and next week, including more keys! www.DaleRobertsComics.com

Very well said. I agree there are no perfect answers for every one and every situation. To me, you hit the nail on the head when you said " I personally am not averse to some outliers but if it gets to be a lot for my personal preference, I would most likely stop perusing the sales thread." This is what I am saying, let the free market work. The market will speak. It always does. Anyway, I have said more than I intended to in the thread. It was not my intention to dominate the thread. I am just one of many on here, and I am willing to agree to whatever the forum decides. I would just ask that everyone consider the options and not be so intent on getting your own way. Besides, I've got books to ship.

The problem with "this", is you don't get the same views. That's the whole point. More people shop at Wal-Mart, because they have everything. You don't have to buy everything, but it is convenient to have it all in one place.

If you are going to enforce the policy, it is an absolute must to have specific dates. How can you enforce it when their is no actual date? I just think the easiest best solution is to let the free market decide. Honestly, whats the difference? We are talking about selling an Amazing Spider-man #259 (12/84) in one thread, and having to start a new thread to sell #260 (1/85). It just doesn't make any sense (or some such example, depending on the date). Does that really bother anyone? If I am watching a thread to buy stuff, whether as a collector or a guy looking to buy books to sell, I would rather be able to see everything in the same thread. When I used to buy from Foolkiller's sales threads. I might buy a Captain America #100 and an X-Men #266 in back to back posts. It was convenient. It was fun. It made it easy for all of us, buyers and sellers alike. If you don't want the book, how is that any different from any other book that y ou are not interested in (regardless of age). I can understand if someone is listing 100s of copper age books in the wrong forum. That thread should be moved. But for just a few books, who cares? Just pass over the book, and go to the next one. I've never started a poll. I'm not going to start one here. Arch asked me to post in the thread and start a discussion. That's what I've done. Anyone who wants to start a poll, have at it.

I care

I did. So did arch. We need to hear other peoples opinions. We know yours. We know mine. I don’t mean that to sound dismissive. I just think that a tiny percentage of the books in a big thread is not a big deal. This is why this place is dead. It use to be fun. Now people treat it like a police state.

You could just not participate if the seller is doing something you don’t like. If enough people object, the seller will adjust. Again, why is everyone so deadset on policing everything. Market forces usually decide. I sold basically every copper book I listed in my thread, so obviously there is interest even in a thread which is 95-96 % old books. To me, it keeps the thread fun, never knowing what might pop up next. I will dare say the hundreds of people that frequent my threads, Andy’s threads, and foolkillers threads in the past would agree with me.

This

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As it is, if you read his response, Arch doesn't have a problem with people doing it.

Mixed doesn't get the view. Don't ask me why. It just doesn't

Hi everyone. After my thread ended, I messaged arch about having the rules clarified. I made my suggestion, and basically, he said he didn't have a problem with a few books being mixed in, but suggested we throw this out there for everyone to discuss. Here is how that discussion went. Let's see how the community feels about it as a whole. From me to Arch Hi, I would like to propose a change to the selling forums which would make things easier for the sellers. I don't see any reason why a seller can't post the occasional copper age book in the Gold/Silver/Bronze forum. If I have 10 books, or 100 books, or 1000 books to offer on the forums, and 90% or more of them are golden/silver/bronze, I don't see any reason that makes sense why I should have to start a separate thread for those few books. In the past, Foolkiller, October, and I have all done this to a very minimal degree. Someone recently complained in the discussion forum about me offering a couple of books which were copper age in my sales thread. I agreed to remove the books and not offer anymore during my sale, just in order to keep the peace and not violate the rules. However, it really wasn't a problem within the thread, and as I said, it was a very minimal amount of books that fell into this discussion. I think I probably offered somewhere around 800 books, and probably no more than 25-20 would have been copper age. My thoughts are this....The separate sales forums is here to help the user find what he is looking for, not to penalize the seller. I shouldn't have to create a new thread for 20 books in a thread of several hundred books. To me, a seller should be able to post what he wants, if he is willing to accept that the majority of people in the G/S/B are not looking for copper and modern age books. I hope you would consider this change. Perhaps setting a guideline of 90% book, must be in accordance with the appropriate forum, or something similar, but a few exceptions are allowed. I think this would be a benefit to buyers and sellers alike. If not, I would like to propose that specific dates and guidelines be published. If we are going to have a hard and fast rule, it seems as if we should have a hard and fast date to go by. No one seemed to know in the discussion thread, as dates ranged from 1983-1985. Thank you for your time and consideration. Dale Report reply Architecht Replied: Friday at 12:26 PM Hi Dale, I don't have a strong opinion on whether a small X% of books on threads bigger than Y books should be allowed. It's ok with me if buyers and sellers agree that it's a good idea and beneficial to both. Especially if the buyers understand that the result of saying "no" isn't that sellers will make a new thread, it's that sellers won't bother to offer those books. On the date range, I feel like any books that fall anywhere in the "contested zone" are just fine to list. In other words, if the range is 83 to 85, then let the wider range prevail. Buyers themselves won't know exactly where to look for those books anyway. That said! If everyone can agree that SOME strict date is better than none - even if individuals disagree about what's "right" - then I'm also ok with adding a specific date. Personally, though, I think there will always be a reason for exceptions - e.g. "Copper is clearly X date, well, except for this one major series, which of course is allowed an exception up to Y date, because everyone just KNOWS the art and style and story are more in keeping with Copper". Those kinds of exceptions that make sense to collectors of that era are just way too difficult to police. So if I have to pick specific dates, I would pick the widest range of each, and I would allow those dates to overlap. Either way though, to make these changes what I'd suggest is that you start a community discussion about it and link me to it. I'll read the feedback and try to choose something that looks like it will make the most people happy with the results.

More books headed to the Post Office

Haven’t come to yours yet. Maybe tomorrow. Just keep checking. I am tearing thru them.

I've had a couple of people ask me if I had a kudos thread. You can if you want. Dale's kudos thread

first 20 shipment or so are out the door

Shipping begins today! If you paid by PayPal, you can track your item through your payment. Books will go out in the order that the payments came in. Please be patient. It will probably take me a couple of weeks to get everything shipped. You guys bought a lot of books. Thanks

OK, i've been working since the thread closed to get everything sorted. Its all done. I will begin PMing invoices first thing in the morning. Thanks again everyone. Dale

OK, thats it. Thanks everyone!

10 minute warning.

FINAL UPDATE! How about a few markdowns! Please quote the book and the discount. Red is 20% off. PAGE 3 Adventures of Jerry Lewis #106 F/VF $30 PAGE 4 Amazing Spider-man #79 F/VF $35 My Friend Irma #36 VG $175 DeCarlo Bikini cover Amazing Spider-man #91 VF- $25 Partridge Family #1 F/VF $40 Strange Tales #97 G/VG $180 1st Aunt May & Uncle Ben Spirit #1 1973 Kitchen Sink (2nd print) NM- $40 PAGE 5 Spirit #2 VF/NM $30 great cover, easily improvable if you care Blue Bolt #102 (1st issue) F/VF $450 LB Cole cover Avengers #55 VG+ $50 1st Ultron Daredevil #196 NM $20 Wolverine cover and story PAGE 6 Batman #286 VF+ $30 cool double Joker cover PAGE 7 What If? #27 VF/NM $15 Phoenix story Boy Commandos #1 VF/NM $15 Kirby goodness Captain America #101 VF+ $75 Cap vs Red Skull by the King All Star Western #10 VF $300 1st Jonah Hex Captain Marvel #19 VF $20 Whiz Comics #54 VG/F $100 Cap as Firefighter and Policeman and Mayor PAGE 8 Millie the Model #46 VG/F $300 Great DeCarlo cover Amazing Spider-man #115 VF/NM $45 PAGE 9 Marvel Tales #152 G/VG $50 Stan Lee stories, Maneely, Morrow, and Orlando/Wood art PAGE 10 Fantastic Four #67 6.5/7.0 $220 1st Warlock Complete Mystery #4 apparent VG/F $50 tear seal at top of spine, great Firefighter cover Witches Tales #27 VG $75 -smudge on bc, weird so I made you a pic, its flat, not as bad as it looks Fear #6 VF/NM $35 tough picture frame PAGE 11 Hulk #107 NM- $80 Hulk vs Mandarin Marvel Tales #23 VF/NM $20 - Beauty PAGE 12 Marvel Tales #27 VF/NM $20 Another very pretty book Shazam #8 Fine $15 reprints Marvel Family #1 (1st Black Adam) for the first time PAGE 13 Secret Loves #1 VG+ $175 cool book Superboy #147 VF/NM $120 Great Superboy and the Legion cover PAGE 16 Tales to Astonish #70 F/VF $50 Sub-Mariner stories begin Tales to Astonish #84 VF $30 X-Men #105 VF/NM $75 great Phoenix cover PAGE 17 Wonder Woman #179 F/VF $90 Wonder Woman #300 VF/NM $15 PAGE 18 World's Finest #157 VF+ $60 1st Super Sons story World's Finest #215 VF- $20 Super Sons stories begin PAGE 21 Amazing Spider-man #43 F/VF $80 Amazing Spider-man #53 Fine $40 Amazing Spider-man #83 VF $40 1st Richard Fisk Josie #70 NM $30 PAGE 22 Amazing Spider-man #150 VF $25 Mazie #21 Fair/Good $10 PAGE 23 Avengers #161 VFNM $20 Candy #50 VG $40 Nice GGA cover Crime Suspenstories #8 VG/F $180 pretty for the grade PAGE 24 Weird Tales of the Macabre #1 NM $50 Jones cover Six Million Dollar Man #2 NM $25 Neal Adams cover Chamber of Darkness #7 VF $30 Wrightson cover Lil Pals #1 VG/F $30 very tough picture frame PAGE 25 Scooby Doo #26 F/VF $35 National Comics #14 VG/F $400 Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1 VF $90 Scooby Doo #11 Fine PAGE 26 Tomahawk #116 Fine- $45 Classic Adams cover, tough issue Detective #193 G/VG $260 Joker cover and story, long tear on fc PAGE 27 Flash #137 VF- $200 Flash #180 VF- $25 PAGE 28 Battle #9 VG $50 Terry Toons #43 VG/F $60 Giant Size Spider-man #2 VF $40 Master of Kung Fu Adventure Comics #216 G+ $65 Superboy and Superman story, stains bc Haunt of Horror #1 1973 digest NM+ $150 very tough, great issue PAGE 29 Superman #53 VG+ $925 Origin of Superman, great issue GI Combat #114 Fine $75 Death of Haunted Tank House of Mystery #194 VF- $40 Wrightson cover PAGE 30 Hulk #102 Fine $135 My Friend Irma #15 G.VG $125 DeCarlo art Marvel Value Stamp book $350 has 91 of 100 stamps, including the Shanna stamp from Hulk #181 PAGE 31 Adventure #359 VF $25 Iron Man #3 VF $75 Battle Action #20 VG- $35 Marvel Team Up #1 Fine+ $60 Marvel Team Up #100 NM- #25 improvable Night Nurse #3 VF/NM $150 Night Nurse #4 VG/F $60 PAGE 32 Phantom Stranger #3 VF $30 Phantom Stranger #23 VF+ $25 1st Spawn of Frankenstein by Kaluta PAGE 33 Power Man #48 VF $35 Shock vol 2 #6 VF- $30 Showcase #30 VG+ $525 Aquaman tryout series Secrets of Sinister House #9 VF/NM $35 Spectacular Spiderman #1 VF/NM $40 PAGE 34 Star Wars #107 NM- $60 improvable Superboy #143 8.5/9.0 $30 1st Neal Adams cover this title Marvel Premiere #1 F/VF $120 Warlock gains Soul gem Flintstones #20 NM- $25 Superman #249 VF/NM $35 1st Terra Man, Adams cover and art Jumbo #96 Fine $75 Baker art Superman #300 VF+ $25 PAGE 35 Tales of Voodoo vol 3 #5 VG/F $25 Tales to Astonish #93 VF- $100 Thor #147 VF $25 Inhumans backup story Young Romance #203 9.0/9.2 $80 Thor #186 VF/NM $40 Hela vs Thor Thor #193 VF $45 Warlock #11 NM- $25 Warlock kills Warlock?, thanos appears PAGE 36 X-Men #98 VF+ $50 PAGE 39 Amazing Adventures #1 NM- $80 1st solo Black Widow story Strange Tales #56 Good $35 Amazing Spider-man #142 VF/NM $25  Mysterio cover and story PAGE 40 Amazing Spider-man #187 NM- $35 Classic Cap vs Spidey cover and story PAGE 42 Avengers #20 VF $75 improvable Avengers #90 VF $30 My Love #31 9.0/9.2 $75 Classic romance cover Batman #120 F/VF $250 PAGE 43 Batman #135 Fine+ $135 Batman #202 VF $60 Journey into Mystery #53 VG/F $200 cool robot cover Amazing Spider-man #12 Fine+ $450 Spider-man Unmasked PAGE 44 Murderous Gangsters #2 apparent VG- $145 sealed tear, Classic GGA cover Brave & the Bold #22 Fine $140 moisture ripples, improvable, grey tone Captain America #103 VF+ $75 Great Kirby Red Skull cover and story Captain America #129 VF+ $20 Red Skull story Fightin Marines #7 VG- $75 Canteen Kate by Matt Baker PAGE 45 Avengers Annual #10 NM- $60 1st Rogue PAGE 46 Detective #307 VF- $65 Really pretty for the grade Detective #371 F/VF $75 early Batgirl cover and story PAGE 47 Green Lantern #15 Fine $450 Detective #398 F/VF $25 Adams cover PAGE 48 Marvel Tales #157 VG/F $70 PAGE 49 Superman #123 VG $325 Supergirl prototype, cream pages PAGE 50 Ghosts #3 VF $40 Ghosts #8 VF+ $25 Super Mystery Comics vol 7 #6 VG- $150 Green Lantern #10 VF/VF+ $200 tiny corner chip bc, great colors and eye appeal Green Lantern #11 VF/NM $275 Blazing colors on this one, a tiny corner crease from NM Spoon Tracy #50 VG $60 great cover where crook shoots himself in the head, no price data, probably a great deal PAGE 51 Our Love Story #25 VF/NM $50 PAGE 52 Thun'da portfolio very nice $50 Frazetta, large, will cost more in shipping. Nick Fury #8 VF/NM $35 Our Love Story #28 VF/NM $40 PAGE 53 Shield #3 VF+ $15 improvable, Steranko cover Showcase #38 VF/VF+ $275 2nd Metal Men Showcase #59 F/VF $80 3rd Teen Titans Strange Adventures #99 F/VF $200 classic Sci-fi cover, dust shadow Mysticogrifil #2 VF- $200 1st Dave Stevens published art, Kirby interview, Adams art Superman #164 VF $75 Superman vs Luthor cover and story PAGE 57 Spectacular Spider-man #82 NM- $15 early Cloak and Dagger, Kingpin, and the Punisher Mighty Marvel Western #20 VF/NM $25 tough picture frame Real Life Comics #24 F/VF $200 Alex Schomburg war cover, Babe Ruth PAGE 58 X-Men #106 VF/NM $40 PAGE 59 Gabby #7 VG $125 Nice GGA cover Amazing Spider-man #118 VF/NM $45 PAGE 60 Strange Worlds #9 VG+ $550 Classic GGA cover, a 2.5 just sold for $400 PAGE 61 Where Monsters Dwell #18 VF $15 tough picture frame Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #9 Fine+ $110 Ditko art PAGE 62 Evel Knievel NM/NM+ $100 tough issue Batman #131 VG/F $75 Journey into Unknown Worlds #42 VG- $40 PAGE 63 Our Love Story #30 Fine $10 World of Fantasy #8 Good plus $30 quarter size piece out of bc PAGE 64 Amazing Spider-man #184 NM $25 PAGE 65 Captain Marvel #23 VF- $20 Captain Marvel #24 VF+ $25 Lawbreakers Always Lose #7 Good minus $45 tape, tough SOTI book PAGE 66 Captain Marvel #32 VF/NM $50 Thor #153 VF $25 Our Love Story #28 Fine $10 Thor #152 8.5/9.0 $30 Amazing Spider-man #153 NM/NM+ $75 tough issue in grade Tales of Suspense #49 Fine+ $250 likely improvable Soap Opera #1 VF/NM $40 Thor #149 VF+ $25 PAGE 67 Thor #138 VF $35 Thor #135 VF- $35 Lois Lane #70 Fine- $140 1st SA Catwoman Soap Opera Romances #2 VF+ $30 Thor #126 VG/F $60 Fantastic Four #156 NM $50 Doctor Doom and Silver Surfer PAGE 68 Iron Fist #1 NM-/NM $150 Strange Tales #178 VG $25 Defenders #10 VF $65 PAGE 69 DC Comics Presents #2 VF+ $20 improvable Star Spangled War #140 8.5/9.0 $40 PAGE 70 JLA #21 Fine+ $200 Fantastic Four #143 VF $25 PAGE 71 Iron Man Annual #3 NM/NM+ $35 Wonderworld Comics #30 Fair $250 Captain America #100 VG/F $200 Archie #33 VG+ $90 Flash #324 CGC 9.6 $80 Death of Reverse Flash Hawkman #24 VF- $15 Sheena #8 VG $70 PAGE 72 GI Combat #83 Fine $150 Classic Grey tone cover Amazing Spider-man #32 VF $225 Super nice for the grade, looks like a 9.0 House of Mystery #254 F/VF $15 Neal Adams cover Lois Lane #9 VG/F $50 Strange Adventures #10 7.0/7.5 $280 Infantino and Anderson art PAGE 73 Mystical Tales #2 G/VG $45 Everett cover Jungle Action #17 VF+ $25 Black Panther vs Killmonger Tales from the Crypt #39 VG- $250 Zip Comics #39 VG/F $180 Planet Comics #57 VG/F $225 Matt Baker art PAGE 74 Jumbo Comics #134 F/VF $110 maybe improvable Spellbound #27 F/VF $200 Jungle Comics #134 VG/F $50 Mystery in Space #39 Fine+ $150 Infantino and Kane art, partial grey tone Doctor Strange #170 VF/NM $45 Dr Strange vs Nightmare Doctor Strange #173 VF/NM $40 Dormammu cover and story Superman #130 VG/F PAGE 75 Our Army at War #137 VG/F $20 Strange Tales #32 G/VG $180 tough issue Action Comics #80 G/VG $200 2nd Mr. Mxyztplk and 1st cover Fighting Yank #28 VG $120 Alex Schomburg cover, next to last issue Jumbo Comics #154 VG $40 very nice Whitman cover Star Spangled #67 Good+ $80 small piece off bc, cd detached Strange Tales of the Unusual #5 Good $30 Everett, Crandall, and Ditko, rough spine, including some split Firestorm #1 CGC 9.6 $100 Planet Comics #53 VG+ $225 improvable, Matt Baker art Flash Comics #85 Good+ $100 Nice Kubert cover Jungle Comics #76 F/VF $120 GGA bondage cover PAGE 76 Batman #102 Fine $180 Wings Comics #97 VG/F $70 GGA cover Uncanny Tales #28 VG $80 looks better, but has a partial split World's Finest #86 Fine $140 Wings Comics #98 Fine+ $90 Nice GGA Fight Comics #58 Fine+ $125 2 Matt Baker stories, Kamen art Archie #19 G/VG $125 Uncanny Tales #33 VG/F $70 Mad #9 Fine $135 Uncanny Tales #48 VG- $60 PAGE 77 Jungle #126 VF- $120 Fantastic Four #148 VF- $15 Strange Tales #141 VF+ $30 PAGE 79 X-Men #122 VF $20 Adventures of Jerry Lewis #107 8.5/9.0 $75 tough issue Amazing Spider-man #93 copy b VF- $35 X-Men #123 VF+ $25 Amazing Spider-man #97 VF $80 Gerber photo journal Golden age vol 2. $40 Millie the Model #195 F/VF $50 very tough book Amazing Spider-man #98 Fine $30 X-Men #92 VF $40 Ghosts treasury. VFish. $20 PAGE 80 Amazing Spider-man #115 NM- $75 Amazing world of Superman vf- $10 Amazing Spider-man #116 Fine- $15 Star Spangled War Stories #94 VG- $100 1st appearance of Enemy Ace World's Finest #245 VF+ $15 Neal Adams cover Amazing Spider-man #123 VG $15 Millie the Model #198 Fine+ $35 another super tough picture frame, structurally nicer, but tanning PAGE 81 Astonishing Tales #6 VF- $40 1st Barbara Morse, Black Panther vs Doctor Doom 2001 a space odyssey treasury. Vf. $15. Kirby looks great in this format World's Finest #166 VF- $30 Joker appearance World's Finest #144 F/VF $40 early Clayface appearance Avengers #196 8.5/9.0 $75 Millie the Model #199 Fine $25 Avengers Ann #3 VF- $20 Batman #265 NM- $30 very nice book, several more of these coming up Millie the Model #203 VG/F $15 PAGE 82 Fantastic Four #13 VG- $300 1st Watcher, 1st Red Ghost, 1 piece of old tape inside bc Thor #163 NM- $70 Warlock cameo, 2nd appearance Batman #267 VF/NM $25 Famous 1st edition Sensation Comics #1. VF+. $15 Batman #272 NM- $30 beautiful black cover Thor #161 VF+ $40 Galactus cover and story Batman #273 NM- $30 improvable if you care Millie the Model #207 Fine- $25 super tough last issue JLA #75 VG/F $90 1st Silver Age Black Canary PAGE 83 Batman #300 VF/NM $30 Earth 2 Batman and Robin story Superman vs Spiderman treasury nm- $50 Teen Titans #24 VF+ $30 Batman #308 NM $20 World's Finest #115 F/VF $50 PAGE 84 Strange Tales #178 VG/F $25 1st Warlock by Starlin Batman #309 NM+ $30 Spectacular Spider-man #28 VF/NM $30 Frank Miller art Batman #317 NM $20 Brave and the Bold #80 VF- $35 Neal Adams cover and art Brave & the Bold #96 VF+ $20 Showcase #47 F/VF $40 Marvel Tales #126 VG $80 PAGE 85 Captain America #172 NM/NM+ $50 beauty, X-men appear Brave and Bold #115 VF $20 Brave and the Bold #112 VF $20 Marvel Tales #145 VG+ $50 small piece of tape bottom of spine Combat Kelly picture frame set - very tough books in grade #1 NM-, #2 VF/NM, #3 NM-, #4 NM- - all for $80 Phantom Stranger #12 VF $25 Adams cover Daredevil #17 F/VF $60 Spider-man by Romita PAGE 86 Daredevil #159 VF/NM $35 Bullseye cameo Phantom Stranger #7 VF $30 Adams Daredevil #165 VF+ $20 DD vs Doc Ock! Jumbo Comics #147 VG $40 Daredevil #167 VF+ $15 Daredevil #176 VF $20 1st Stick PAGE 87 Unexpected #130 VF+ $25 Doctor Strange #175 NM- $80 Marvel Premiere #24 VF/NM $20 Fantastic Four #124 VF $25 improvable PAGE 88 Marvel Premiere #23 NM-/NM $35 Marvel Premiere #22 VF/NM $20 Marvel Premiere #18 VF/NM $40 1st somebody? Misty Knight, Colleen Wing? PAGE 89 Giant Size Master of Kung Fu #4 NM $45 Green Lantern #80 VF- $30 looks nicer, but has rough edge on bc, looks production Iron Man #3 VF $45 Uncanny Tales #41 VG- $40 Iron Man #13 VF- $25 Little Archie #34 F/VF $25 Little Archie #36 F/VF $25 Iron Man #32 VF/VF+ $15

BTW, this will be a hard close on the thread. So get your claims or offers in. Thanks

Thats it boys! Thread closes at 3 PM CST (thats an hour and a half). Recap on page 79 I think and thats where the new listings start. Thanks again.

Iron Man #40 F/VF $15 SOLD!