showcase22gr1959 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 The smell of vintage paper and all those cool ads. Don't have the luxury of all those nice raw GL stuff you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikran Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Omnibus? What's the point? Do the reprints in Omnibus include all the shorts, ads and letter pages or just the stories as in the Archives? Is the paper every bit as right as is that of the Archives? Kinda hard to read my books thru the CGC holder, so the Omnibus will have to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Here's another one for my pile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Here's a nice upgrade thanks to Paperheart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Another great GL! Makes me wanna unload some Spidey's for some nice GL series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Nice books John! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thanks guys! It seems I'll never be finished though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 So? I started in 1979 and I'm not finished either. And with the price of the Showcase issues, I might never be finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 If I started in 1979 and had the disposable income throughout, I'd be finished on a lot of titles. I was just going through my raw books today trying to decide on a couple or so to get slabbed. I realized that there are many books that I really want to upgrade. It seems I am more critical about the condition of books I once thought were "good enough" to be in my collection. These message boards have turned me into somewhat of a condition snob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy-D Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 If I started in 1979 and had the disposable income throughout, I'd be finished on a lot of titles. I was just going through my raw books today trying to decide on a couple or so to get slabbed. I realized that there are many books that I really want to upgrade. It seems I am more critical about the condition of books I once thought were "good enough" to be in my collection. These message boards have turned me into somewhat of a condition snob. I hear that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikran Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Anybody pick up the GL 5 8.0 on eBay tonight? It looked pretty sharp but it exceeded my limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayor006 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 If I started in 1979 and had the disposable income throughout, I'd be finished on a lot of titles. I was just going through my raw books today trying to decide on a couple or so to get slabbed. I realized that there are many books that I really want to upgrade. It seems I am more critical about the condition of books I once thought were "good enough" to be in my collection. These message boards have turned me into somewhat of a condition snob. I hear that! I recently went through this as well. I have submitted a few of my personal books to try and get an idea of how some items will grade and depending on how they do vs. how I thought they would do I might be putting a LOT of stuff up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I was watching it earlier but forgot to bid as the auction ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) If I started in 1979 and had the disposable income throughout, I'd be finished on a lot of titles. Somehow I doubt it. Here's why: I realized that there are many books that I really want to upgrade. It seems I am more critical about the condition of books I once thought were "good enough" to be in my collection. That's why my progress for the last twenty years has been three steps forward, two steps back. Moreover, my collecting activities have kept octopussing. These message boards have turned me into somewhat of a condition snob. Don't blame the message boards. It happens to most collectors anyway so I doubt very much that you yourself are immune from the syndrome. Edited May 2, 2011 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) I'm not totally blaming these boards. I am responsible for my own behavior. However,if I hadn't found these boards, I would not have been near as educated on how to determine the condition of a comic. These boards have motivated me to build a better collection. I wouldn't say I'm an elitest because I don't demand every book be 9.8 with White pages. I do however want the best copy I can afford, which may only be a nice looking 5.0 or 6.0. I never spent more than $50 for a book before finding these boards, now I've spent around $2k on a few books and multiple three figure books. Edited May 2, 2011 by john72tex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I never spent more than $50 for a book before finding these boards, now I've spent around $2k on a few books and multiple three figure books. Bwa-ha-ha! CGC`s plans for world domination are working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 However,if I hadn't found these boards, I would not have been near as educated on how to determine the condition of a comic. Actually I suspect you already knew how to determine the condition of a comic. What you may have learned is the criteria that CGC uses to award a numerical grade to comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 All I'm saying is that my grading skills have been sharply improved. I still have trouble determining the low grades and the uber high grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Here's a brand new upgade: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Here's a brand new upgade: Very nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
