Why cant I find a high grade GI Joe 21??

[Rickdogg]

That's a sharp looking #21! Definitely a 9.6...let's cross our fingers for the 9.8! GOOD LUCK!

[keithdagen]

And I thought that the coin guys were supposed to be the dumb ones.

[Guest]

I know man!!! Its sooo close. My 9.8 #4 has a F'ing fold on the bottom corner and that got a 9.8!!! Most of the people who saw the #21 say that it may get a 9.8 because the rest of the book is near perfect. Lets just hope the graders are in a good mood. Damn...I should have put a few 20 dollar bills in the book as insurance! (the Darth way)

[Guest]

I should know by Monday or Tuesday! Ill e-mail you and let you know the grade.

[greggy]

Nah, only I get all the breaks!

[Guest]

Can you lend me one of your breaks Greggy....I might need it for this one.

[greggy]

Sorry, it only works with good books!

[Guest]

Are you implying that Joe #21 isnt a great book??? Thats blasphemy in my book pal!!

[Guest]

By the way, I know a guy in my area "Time Travelers comics" that has a stack of MINT Defenders #1s that he has been storing for 30 years. Not joking.

[Rickdogg]

You mean this guy?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=730532860&rd=1

 

He's such a rip off! Always has ridiculous prices like fredkarger.

[greggy]

Errr, what does this have to do with this conversation?

[greggy]

P.S. I'll believe that they are mint when I see a 10 on the census!

[Guest]

Yes he is....He may be a shyster but he has a ton of good books in his basement. He wants 400 for the #1 huh? Riiiiiiiiiiiipppppppp offffff ...there are bound to be 100 9.8s of GI Joe #1 due to its indestructible cover. By the way...did you get my comparison scans? whatdaya think?

[Guest]

Just looking at your quote. I saw them and there are definitely a few 9.8s in the bunch. Sorry, Didnt mean to imply there were any 10s.

[Rickdogg]

I was just telling Darth how I literally back click after seeing this guys seller id on an auction. RAPE ARTIST!

[keithdagen]

Didn't #1 have a cover that almost bordered on Prestige Format by the time you factored thickness. You'd have to read it a lot to bust it down very far.

[Guest]

Yeah, you should deal with him in person! Knob...total knob

[Guest]

Baxter paper.....you could throw that book against the wall and it wont damage the spine. well, not literally but its a lot harder to mess up compared to any other issue of the series. My guess is that in 5 years or less there will be over 60 graded 9.8 and maybe a few 9.9s too.

[wolvergeek]

Hey now. Mike from Time Travelers is an ok guy. (not a knob) I go to his shop for my new books (which are usually nice looking copies NM+ or better off the rack). He is apparently trying to make as much money off of newbies as he can on his CGC books. Eventually, he and Fred Karger will have to lower their prices if they want to move their books. And they will as they are businessmen first, collectors second. Time Travelers usually does lower the price after several unsuccessfull attempts at higher prices. I have yet to see Fred Karger do that.

[Guest]

He does his best to make the most money. Gotta hand it to him.