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I think it's time for Capfreak to be added to the list.Refuses to acknowledge PM's while running 2 seperate sales threads and also a message I sent 2 days ago has also been ignored even though he is still posting.Paid for some books on 4/20 and still nothing.

 

Took a chance on a young buck and got kicked in my teeth for it.

He'll make it right. It does sometimes take a bit for the kid to get with it .

He just needs a little hazing.

5. Folks are only posting their good grades and are omitting their *spoon*

 

I tried but couldn't get away with it.

 

 

And the Dazzler skates away laughing.

Queer.

Just got a call from CGC that four of my books were being bumped up a tier. I really need to sub more books. Nailed three, the rest all came back higher than I had them. Here are the books, my grades first, their grades second.

 

Adv 415 9.6 9.6

ASM 86 9.4 9.4

ASM 99 9.2 9.4

Bats 234 9.2 9.4

Detective 363 9.2 9.4

FF 64 9.4 9.6

FF 68 9.4 9.6

IM/Sub 1 8.5 9.4

JLA 112 9.4 9.6

Lois Lane 137 9.6 9.8

Supes 240 9.4 9.6

Supes 243 9.2 9.6

Supergirl 8 9.6 9.6

X-Men 58 9.2 9.4

Incredible !!

(thumbs u

1 Dawn

2 Day

3 Night

4 Remake of Dawn

5 Land

6 Diary

 

nerd.

Get out of the attic, Mr. junk finder.

1 Dawn

2 Day

3 Night

4 Remake of Dawn

5 Land

6 Diary

nerd.

In the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter. The opinions of the individuals who do the majority of the buying and the selling have already been ignored.

 

It will be organized however whoever is in charge of the design see fits to organize it. The creator of the idea always sees it as a stroke genius and is blinded by the brilliance of the their own design.

Actually, the change in format was requested by forum members in that original thread in General...Arch didn't make this decision in a vacuum and actively solicited comments/suggestion/feedback in multiple threads. Many of the folks who do the buying and selling here supported the idea of a change, I don't recall who all piped in but I remember Bedrock and foolkiller both supported the idea.

 

Unfortunately, the implementation of the change is awkward and duplicative. I'd like to see "Comics Market - Forum Only Selling Area" broken down as follows:

 

1) Guidelines/Discussion (it's own sub-forum)

 

2) Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

 

3) Copper/Modern Age Only

 

4) Misc comic-related items (supplies, statues, TPB's, hardcovers, vintage unused 1965 Peanuts telephone books, etc.,.)

 

5) Virtual Comic Con (VCC) Hall

Please don't get Watson started on his boring rants.

Love This Book! Thanks Joanna!

 

Nerd.

Don't you have some old lady's junk to go buy?

Yeah , thanks for the reminder.

Love This Book! Thanks Joanna!

Nerd.

Number 1.)

 

I am not financially challenged.

 

 

Number 2.)

 

I am not follically challenged.

 

 

Number 3.)

 

Sexually challenged ?

Oh yeah , JC , ...Bite me too .

Congrats !

I cannot believe you received a 9.2 on that ! No offense , of course. If I would have sent it in , I'm sure it would have come back about a 7.0 . I mean w/ that bottom LC and the blunted corners , etc.

How do you do it ?

Sleeping w/ the graders , are we ?

Well this has been, unequivocally, the slowest start to a sales thread I have ever had. I am listing the same titles, in the same type of grades, at the same prices as I always do with almost no interest.

 

Unless it turns around at some point in the next couple of days, I am done listing on this board for the next few months until things get a little better...if they ever do.

 

Don't give up.

Foolkiller and Nik don't here till after 5PM and Blue in the 50th state hasn't had lunch yet.

 

Those are the guys that buy those 9.0-9.6 BA DCs.

Yeah , Chris , didn't your recent sale's thread go for several days with zero action , and then you sold out ?

Ok... can I just say I really, really dig those Superman/ Train covers? This isn't good... I don't need to like more books.

 

Yes you do.

 

(insert mind control gremlin)

Your Spock avatar oughta do the trick Bill.

1) Black light - yep - but do it in as dark a room as you can and edge the book towards the black light source and very slowly rotate it.

 

2) Trimmed. If you press the book flat on a hard smooth surface and look along the edge, if the edges are all even the book HAS been trimmed. If you still think the book is trimmed after it passes this test then open the book up to the centerfol. Try very gently pressing it flat and see if there are signs of cutting (lighter edge colors, slight roughness, differences in overall color)

 

3) Get a good ground glass loupe. Examine the staple area. See if the depressions match the staples. See if slightly darker (aka metallic) stains match where the staples are now. Then ignore the impressions on the inside pages and look to where the stapels are embedded in the book. Be sure they align with the depressions on the TOP pages.

 

4) Take special care with the centerfold. Examine it carefully for replacement or reinforcement. Slight areas that have different reflectivity can indicate archival tape or japan paper.

 

5) Check for any color from the cover that has bled into the pages below or the back of the cover. Thi8s can indicate magic marker ::shudder:: desecration.

 

6) Examine the inside back and front covers for a green ink transfer stain. If it appears mottled it has proabbly been subject to removal but has proved too extensive for total removal. If you find this is the case, re-examine the staples VERY carefully as ink transfer removal generally means dismantling.

 

7) FEEL the surface of the book. Should it have a gloss cover? If so does it feel slightly slick or dioes it feel slightly rough? If rough again angle it to a light and see if it appears matted. That could be age or it could be a wet wash.

 

8) Then examine the inside cover. If it seems unnaturally white with a slightly rough "tooth" to it, It may have been "float rinsed".

 

9) Examine the corners and and the staple areas for a slight dulling or difference in reflectivity. This can again indicate archival tape or japan paper as in step 4 above.

 

10) Check for white paper areas that are whiter than the immedate areas. That could be leaf forming.

 

11) Try to get either the same book or a book an issue or two above and below. Check the height of the book. If the book you are looking at is unnaturally thcik, it could have been subject to methyl cellulose vacuum impregnation probably followed by a freeze-dry process (unprobable in all but the pricier books as the costy of this equipment is slightly prohibitive).

 

That's all for now. Probably more later.

GEEZ ! Thanks , that great info and all , but if I did all that to every book I've ever owned , I sure wouldn't have any time to goof off here ?

I've never even paid that much attention to my wife !

Does anyone know, or know how to get in touch with comicseekers?

We had a transaction almost 2 weeks ago and I am not able to get in touch with him by PM

I am concerned because he has a lot of posts and something might be wrong.

Any info you have would be appreciated.

 

Classic.

 

Did he not pay you?

 

Out'em Tuppy.

Spent the day at a little comic show in New Orleans with Matt (Shiverbones). Had a blast! Connected with some friends that I haven't seen in many years. Some of which I've known since the early 80's

 

Nice crowd, and some decent books. I only picked up one book but it is a SA comic near and dear to my heart.

 

 

Slumming it in the SA huh ?

I had always wanted to see what a CGC 9.8 was like and must admit I am impressed.Got the book from mcmiles ...highly recommended .The other is one of my favorite of the old Batmans....this issue also has the famous "cold shower" panel.GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

 

Yep , mcmiles is a good egg ! (thumbs u

 

That 9.8 is something....I can't find anything wrong with it. I can definitely see the appeal of high grade bronze.It's amazing that something 35 years old and started out on a spinner rack could be so nice.GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

it's a good duck from a good egg ?

...I know , that's so lame . I take it back.

I had always wanted to see what a CGC 9.8 was like and must admit I am impressed.Got the book from mcmiles ...highly recommended .The other is one of my favorite of the old Batmans....this issue also has the famous "cold shower" panel.GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

Yep , mcmiles is a good egg ! (thumbs u

Have had this back a few weeks now but was too delirous to post...

 

 

 

Sweet mother of Mitra!

 

That's a bronze gem I'd love to have

"sweet mother of Mitra" ? ..... man , I've never seen you quite that exited ! .......

Kudos to cd4ever for not totally screwing up my order like in the past.

Buy something from me , and I'll make sure your screwed like never before. Whooooo-haaaaaa-haaaa-haaaaa-ha---ha..

A couple of interesting things on Mr. Ditko

 

In 1987, Ditko was presented a Comic-Con International Inkpot Award in absentia, accepted on his behalf by Renegade Press publisher Deni Loubert, who had published Ditko's World the previous year. Ditko refused the award, and returned it to Loubert after having phoned her to say, "Awards bleed the artist and make us compete against each other. They are the most horrible things in the world. How dare you accept this on my behalf". At his behest, Loubert returned the award to the convention organizers.

 

Ditko resides in New York City as of 2008. He has refused to give interviews or make public appearances since the 1960s, explaining in 1969 that, "When I do a job, it’s not my personality that I’m offering the readers but my artwork. It’s not what I'm like that counts; it’s what I did and how well it was done.... I produce a product, a comic art story. Steve Ditko is the brand name". He has, however, contributed numerous essays to Snyder's fanzine The Comics.

 

What's the source for that Ditko quotation?

 

His mouth.

 

:think:

After looking at this thing on ComicConnect for months, I finally pulled the trigger. Book looks as expected and it's one of the better card covers, in my opinion.

 

 

Nice pickup bro

Yep ! , with your name being "Poker Kid' , I think you need that book ! (thumbs u

Man I always miss the good stuff.

 

And he left on your bike

 

:roflmao:

, ....yep ! ..Very rich Sub. (thumbs u

I took hit to my post count of decent posts when that thread went away.

 

Well, back to this kinda stuff again:

You told me to hang around , so I did .

Sales thread started by muscleshark. He had a ASM 95 that someone noticed was on Ebay. When it was pointed out the insults started flying. It got pretty nasty.

Goodtimes !

did anyone copy it?

Tried to , but I was too late.