jimjum12 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, sacentaur said: 4 hours ago, comicnoir said: (Gulp!) ....if I could only have one Baker..... this would be a contender. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a fiend of jesus) comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Pictorial Romance #5 CGC 9.0 FoggyNelson, comicnoir and ComicConnoisseur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 4 hours ago, comicnoir said: This just arrived. wowzers! - I feel lucky just having it in the same city! Since I didn't see it sell anywhere - congrats on your sleuthing powers to uncover this beauty. (and of course put me in line should you have an under copy) comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, 29dukedog said: Like Patricia and men, Rick subscribes to a catch and release philosophy with comics. (We kid, of course. We kid because we love.) I was just telling one of my books as the other day "You're only staying for a month Batman 181, after all we're not engaged." Poison Ivy was shedding a tear. It's not that I am not faithful to the books- they just don't like my comic closet and want to live in @Comcav vast oasis with lots of friends or in @n2wdw awesome comic room. I am doing it for the comics. Edited September 27, 2017 by Ricksneatstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 5 hours ago, comicnoir said: This just arrived. Amazing! Congrats! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Thanks everybody. It really is a terrific catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 8 hours ago, comicnoir said: This just arrived. man that's some hellified book, Ron - one of my top 5, perfectly executed with all the proportions right on, sometimes a challenge for Matt. And the boys and girls are all looking good. A lot of green, not a color anyone works much with, real hard to pull off - but they did it. And so did you! Edged out the 8.5, that must of been a rush when you read it online, eh? FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dr. Love said: man that's some hellified book, Ron - one of my top 5, perfectly executed with all the proportions right on, sometimes a challenge for Matt. And the boys and girls are all looking good. A lot of green, not a color anyone works much with, real hard to pull off - but they did it. And so did you! Edged out the 8.5, that must of been a rush when you read it online, eh? Hi Andy, I waited until the package arrived. I make it into a ritual like when I was a kid at Christmas, taking the book out, not quite seeing the grade, a tease. Most of the time I'm elated, but there are letdowns. Edited September 27, 2017 by comicnoir exitmusicblue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, comicnoir said: Hi Andy, I waited until the package arrived. I make it into a ritual like when I was a kid at Christmas, taking the book out, not quite seeing the grade, a tease. Most of the time I'm elated, but there are letdowns. I used to do the exact same thing, examining the slabs in their entirety, but avoiding a glimpse of the label, saving that for last. Now the suspense is too much for me (or perhaps I've been let down one too many times). Now I just dispassionately peruse the grades online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 10 hours ago, 29dukedog said: I used to do the exact same thing, examining the slabs in their entirety, but avoiding a glimpse of the label, saving that for last. Now the suspense is too much for me (or perhaps I've been let down one too many times). Now I just dispassionately peruse the grades online. Same here, except I peruse with passion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: 12 hours ago, 29dukedog said: I used to do the exact same thing, examining the slabs in their entirety, but avoiding a glimpse of the label, saving that for last. Now the suspense is too much for me (or perhaps I've been let down one too many times). Now I just dispassionately peruse the grades online. Same here, except I peruse with passion! I know this view will find itself in the minority here, but I tend to have greater passion for my raw books. A CGC grade is just an arbitrary number, often arbitrarily assigned, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 2 hours ago, 29dukedog said: I know this view will find itself in the minority here, but I tend to have greater passion for my raw books. A CGC grade is just an arbitrary number, often arbitrarily assigned, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 16 hours ago, comicnoir said: Hi Andy, I waited until the package arrived. I make it into a ritual like when I was a kid at Christmas, taking the book out, not quite seeing the grade, a tease. Most of the time I'm elated, but there are letdowns. Thats how i do it too ! and if i have 15 books i limit myself to just looking at one per day !! (ok sometimes two) FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Sqeggs said: 4 hours ago, 29dukedog said: I know this view will find itself in the minority here, but I tend to have greater passion for my raw books. A CGC grade is just an arbitrary number, often arbitrarily assigned, it seems. There are circumstances where sometimes this must be literally true; let's say you're grading a book, and you've decided it's somewhere right in the middle between a 9.0 and a 9.2... how do you decide which way it falls, if you can find nothing to break the tie, otherwise? You might just flip a coin. The ultimate in ridiculous has got to be the 9.9 grade: 10.0 = Perfect 9.9 = Perfect minus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: There are circumstances where sometimes this must be literally true; let's say you're grading a book, and you've decided it's somewhere right in the middle between a 9.0 and a 9.2... how do you decide which way it falls, if you can find nothing to break the tie, otherwise? You might just flip a coin. The ultimate in ridiculous has got to be the 9.9 grade: 10.0 = Perfect 9.9 = Perfect minus I think they still use three graders per book (or two graders and a "finalizer"), so there are some checks on arbitrary decisions. That's not to say, of course, that you couldn't receive a book they graded 9.0 and immediately send it back in and have it come back as a 9.2 or 8.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: Thats how i do it too ! and if i have 15 books i limit myself to just looking at one per day !! (ok sometimes two) Man, that's self-restraint. I generally check my inventory list at least a couple of times a day -- more if I have books that are already at the "Graded/Quality Control" stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Tried to post Indians on the Warfront... Ok, not romance but finally found one of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 1 hour ago, PeterPark said: Tried to post Indians on the Warfront... Ok, not romance but finally found one of these! Pretty copy, if only I could see it though .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 2 hours ago, PeterPark said: Tried to post Indians on the Warfront... Ok, not romance but finally found one of these! If you can download these images, you can post them directly to the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 2 hours ago, PeterPark said: Tried to post Indians on the Warfront... Ok, not romance but finally found one of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
