jaeldubyoo

I have found over the years that it doesn't matter if someone has dozens or even hundreds of a comic; if I don't have one, I still have to pay the going rate for one. It will only make a difference if somebody were to dump multiple copies on the market all at once. But if the person(s) holding a lot of copies decides to sell a little at a time, the demand may exceed the available supply. Sometimes supply has nothing to do with availability

I'm a 49er.

Some people are just more aggressive in their pricing. There are those that really don't want to sell a comic but will let it go at a higher price. Some use a lofty price tag to negotiate a better price.

The movie was boring and the comic adaption was worse.

That House of Mystery 174 is impressive.

I give up. I am out.

I participate in both threads. And I'm not advocating this thread be like PIF. The thing I've got a problem with is that if nobody takes any of your offers, you still get the offer you took absent a veto. IMO if none of your offers are taken, then you should not get the offer you took. Isn't that an underlying principle of The Giving Tree, you take and you give back. If nobody took any of your offers, how is it giving back? Doesn't that have the same effect as not offering anything in return?

That's PIF. In that case, why not just jump in PIF. So, what do you propose to do when someone puts up an "ok" offer and it just sits there for three days and stalls the thread. Despite numerous people suggesting that they should switch up their offer or try something else, they don't. Should they not get a strike? And then if your response is they shouldn't get a strike if it's a "decent offer" - who determines if it's a decent offer? I thought about eliminating the strike rule if your offer isn't claimed with the caveat that you can't offer up the stuff that went unclaimed ever again, but what's the point. People could just hold back potential offerings anyway knowing - eh, if this isn't claimed, I have more stuff for the next time. And the veto thing doesn't necessarily work as it should because people are timid that several other "participants" will jump all over the person for using the veto with claims of "negativity." PIF is enough. People should just jump in that thread if they want to participate in a thread like this. There are already a handful of dedicated participants more than willing to take their stuff. It becomes an issue of fairness. Why should you receive something, when you are offering nothing in effect? You take, but don't give back. This has nothing to do with being like PIF. It's a basic principle that should be inherent in this kind of thread. It doesn't matter whether it's the PIF or TGT thread. Public opinion on this thread helps keep things in check. I know you've commented on whether or not offers are appropriate. Others have been vocal about inadequate offers. I'm sure those who are "timid" can see public sentiment and will act accordingly.

I sure hate to see this thread die. And I'm willing to put up some offers to get it started again. However, there are some things I'd like to see changed. The thread has been up long enough so that we can see what works and doesn’t work. I know it’s HarvelySwick’s thread and he decides what goes on here, but sometimes changes are needed. The idea that somebody gets a strike for putting up decent offers and nobody chooses any, yet there is no veto, doesn’t seem right. I feel that if somebody's offers are not taken and they do not get a veto from the previous giver, they should not get a strike. But at the same time they should not receive the offer they chose. It should revert back to the previous offer(s). It only seems fair that if none of your offers get taken, then you should not receive the offer you picked. The RAKs are great. But they should be in a separate thread. The RAKs often dominate the thread and take away from the offers. Sometimes the RAKs and RAK discussion overshadow the offers. If the RAKs were in another thread, there would be a lot less distraction from the offers. After all, what is the main focus of the thread? Anybody else have any comments or ideas? Or is this really the end?

While not as cool as the Iron Man 1, I just found this double cover while re-bagging some of my comics. This is the third one I've found since re-bagging my comics. Since reading this thread I've been more conscious of looking for multiple covers. Of course it may not be practical to look through all your comics, but it it is still exciting to discover one.

I don't mean to sound sarcastic or condescending, but usually, you need to open a comic to see for sure. I think I overlooked my triple cover one because I bought more than one copy. I only read one and stashed the rest. Back then, I didn't bag my comics individually if I had multiple copies. I would stuff as many as I could in a gold or silver age bag. It was only discovered when I took it out of the bag and it felt stiffer and heavier. Or it may be an insert (although you can tell a MJ insert without opening it up). Now that I'm re-bagging a lot of them, I've actually discovered a couple of other double covers. It's always a pleasant surprise when I find one, even if isn't worth much more.

I'm sure most collectors don't own a single slab.

Found my first triple cover after all these years of collecting. I don't know why I didn't notice it when I bought it back in the day. Today, when I took the comic out of the bag, I immediately knew it felt stiffer than than most regular comic.

Batman #655, Andy Kubert.

It amazes me that this thread has about 1,200 posts.

It would be a shame if this thread were to die. It certainly had its moments, good and bad. As others have mentioned, I found the RAKs to be distracting. Often there were several on top of each other, which took away from the current offers. I really feel there should be a separate thread for RAKs. RAKs are a good thing, but they should not take away from the offers. Too many things happening on this thread tend to take the focus away from the main event.

I was just making a general comment about how some drive great distances to look at comics. I guess I was never that dedicated or motivated to spend the effort and time. I do enjoy hearing stories about those who hit the "mother lode."

Sometimes I'm amazed at what great lengths some of you go to find comics. I don't think I ever drove an hour just to look at comics. And some of you go even greater distances. I guess you really can't expect great finds to fall into your lap and you need to go out and get them.

All it takes is just a few avid collectors vying for a rare comic to drive the price up.

I didn't say the offer wasn't good. I was just responding to your post.

Am I interpreting this wrong?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if there's no veto, he still gets the offer he chose.

Those books make me wish I was eligible.

I know there have been polls here in the past who the top artists are. I'm not adept enough to search for and pull up old posts. However, it would be interesting if a new poll was taken to see who are considered the top artists now. I'm sure there would be changes to the list.

this explains the wolverine mask I said I was cool not pretty. So you're saying you're not pretty cool?