oakman29 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) I hope so. I like the original series a little. Nick that's a beautiful set of books,for sure Thanks folks. It was definitely a labor of love tracking all those books down, with two years of searching. And trust me, there were more false starts with misgraded book sales than I care to count. But it was well worth it in the end. 2 years? How do you do it Nick? You are so much more efficient then me it's embarrassing. I've been searching for over 18 years! The pathetic thing is that there are no other titles that I've actively searched for in high grade. Not one. The Crow is it. I've done the "crow -fox" search on ebay at least twice a day for years... But you give me hope! WOW! 18 years? Man I feel almost bad I asked Nick to sell me a complete set one day,half jokingly because I knew they are kind of hard to come by.Nick was the greatest and sold me a complete Caliber#1,Crow #1-4 and Caliber Christmas#1 and I think we hashed out the sale in 5 minutes,I could'nt believe my luck.No years of searching for me...................Sometimes I guess you do have to be in the right place at the right time. Oh don't get me wrong, I've had close to 30 sets come and go through my collection. Probably 50+ copies of #1 1st prints. I LOVE the hunt so don't feel almost bad! When I say searching for 18 years I'm talking about trying to find NM/M quality. Since the series first started being rereleased by Tundra I have searched for near perfect copies of the Caliber series at shops and conventions. Even during a 6 year hiatus I took off from comics, I would still go into comic shops across the US (I used to tour with my brother's band) and look for high grade copies of The Crow. I've emailed probably 80% of the couple 100 stores/dealers listed on cgc's website (the other 20% I either couldn't find contact info or my email got returned to me since their address was no longer active). Nothing. But I think you are right, sometimes it's all about the right place at the right time. Sometimes you get lucky and other times when you are 13 years old you trade a NM- '86 Fleer Jordan Rookie card for a F/VF set of The Crow. I haven't been in the right place thus far when it comes to NM/M #'s 1, 3, and CP 15, but I will be. 50 copies come and go.WOW! I thought you were still looking for one set.Sometimes I can be such an i-d-i-o-t. Edited June 10, 2010 by oakman29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Oh don't get me wrong, I've had close to 30 sets come and go through my collection. Probably 50+ copies of #1 1st prints. I LOVE the hunt so don't feel almost bad! When I say searching for 18 years I'm talking about trying to find NM/M quality. Since the series first started being rereleased by Tundra I have searched for near perfect copies of the Caliber series at shops and conventions. Even during a 6 year hiatus I took off from comics, I would still go into comic shops across the US (I used to tour with my brother's band) and look for high grade copies of The Crow. I've emailed probably 80% of the couple 100 stores/dealers listed on cgc's website (the other 20% I either couldn't find contact info or my email got returned to me since their address was no longer active). Nothing. But I think you are right, sometimes it's all about the right place at the right time. Sometimes you get lucky and other times when you are 13 years old you trade a NM- '86 Fleer Jordan Rookie card for a F/VF set of The Crow. I haven't been in the right place thus far when it comes to NM/M #'s 1, 3, and CP 15, but I will be. Wow, now there is a Crow legend worthy of a comic all by itself. I sincerely wish you luck William and I'll always try to help when I can. I promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abracadabra Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I hope so. I like the original series a little. Nick that's a beautiful set of books,for sure Thanks folks. It was definitely a labor of love tracking all those books down, with two years of searching. And trust me, there were more false starts with misgraded book sales than I care to count. But it was well worth it in the end. 2 years? How do you do it Nick? You are so much more efficient then me it's embarrassing. I've been searching for over 18 years! The pathetic thing is that there are no other titles that I've actively searched for in high grade. Not one. The Crow is it. I've done the "crow -fox" search on ebay at least twice a day for years... But you give me hope! WOW! 18 years? Man I feel almost bad I asked Nick to sell me a complete set one day,half jokingly because I knew they are kind of hard to come by.Nick was the greatest and sold me a complete Caliber#1,Crow #1-4 and Caliber Christmas#1 and I think we hashed out the sale in 5 minutes,I could'nt believe my luck.No years of searching for me...................Sometimes I guess you do have to be in the right place at the right time. Oh don't get me wrong, I've had close to 30 sets come and go through my collection. Probably 50+ copies of #1 1st prints. I LOVE the hunt so don't feel almost bad! When I say searching for 18 years I'm talking about trying to find NM/M quality. Since the series first started being rereleased by Tundra I have searched for near perfect copies of the Caliber series at shops and conventions. Even during a 6 year hiatus I took off from comics, I would still go into comic shops across the US (I used to tour with my brother's band) and look for high grade copies of The Crow. I've emailed probably 80% of the couple 100 stores/dealers listed on cgc's website (the other 20% I either couldn't find contact info or my email got returned to me since their address was no longer active). Nothing. But I think you are right, sometimes it's all about the right place at the right time. Sometimes you get lucky and other times when you are 13 years old you trade a NM- '86 Fleer Jordan Rookie card for a F/VF set of The Crow. I haven't been in the right place thus far when it comes to NM/M #'s 1, 3, and CP 15, but I will be. 50 copies come and go.WOW! I thought you were still looking for one set.Sometimes I can be such an i-d-i-o-t. You are not an i-d-i-o-t. I bet Nick gave you a better deal on your first Crow set then I got on my first set. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 I haven't been in the right place thus far when it comes to NM/M #'s 1, 3, and CP 15, but I will be. Wow, now there is a Crow legend worthy of a comic all by itself. I sincerely wish you luck William and I'll always try to help when I can. I promise. Well, William and I bid on the same Crow #3 (right around the time when he said he wasn't buying them anymore ), and it was pure luck and budget that I got to that book first. It ended up being the first 9.8 in the census. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 And thank goodness everyone in this thread has been about the love of the story and the books, and not just about showing off. I still remember William's amazing picture and thinking, "I will never have books that good." Pure luck and determination is what won out in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abracadabra Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Oh don't get me wrong, I've had close to 30 sets come and go through my collection. Probably 50+ copies of #1 1st prints. I LOVE the hunt so don't feel almost bad! When I say searching for 18 years I'm talking about trying to find NM/M quality. Since the series first started being rereleased by Tundra I have searched for near perfect copies of the Caliber series at shops and conventions. Even during a 6 year hiatus I took off from comics, I would still go into comic shops across the US (I used to tour with my brother's band) and look for high grade copies of The Crow. I've emailed probably 80% of the couple 100 stores/dealers listed on cgc's website (the other 20% I either couldn't find contact info or my email got returned to me since their address was no longer active). Nothing. But I think you are right, sometimes it's all about the right place at the right time. Sometimes you get lucky and other times when you are 13 years old you trade a NM- '86 Fleer Jordan Rookie card for a F/VF set of The Crow. I haven't been in the right place thus far when it comes to NM/M #'s 1, 3, and CP 15, but I will be. Wow, now there is a Crow legend worthy of a comic all by itself. I sincerely wish you luck William and I'll always try to help when I can. I promise. I already owe you thanks for pointing out that Crow #4 9.8 a couple weeks after I contacted you about yours (and Jen's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Well, I decided to sell some of my CGC and raw Crow dupes/undercopies so I figure I would show off while I still can. I guess I could put this under the hoards topic but I think that you guys may be the only ones who would appreciate it! I found out about the Crow when I was about 12. Tundra re-released it and I bought each issue off the shelves as they came out. I loved it so much that over the years I would always pick up the original Caliber issues whenever I came across them. I recall thinking it was cool that James O'Barr was also from Michigan. I've actually already sold a few runs of the series and 4 copies of Caliber Presents 1 so this picture isn't exactly complete, but it's everything I have from Caliber that is Crow related at this time. Enjoy! -William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I hope so. I like the original series a little. Nick that's a beautiful set of books,for sure Thanks folks. It was definitely a labor of love tracking all those books down, with two years of searching. And trust me, there were more false starts with misgraded book sales than I care to count. But it was well worth it in the end. 2 years? How do you do it Nick? You are so much more efficient then me it's embarrassing. I've been searching for over 18 years! The pathetic thing is that there are no other titles that I've actively searched for in high grade. Not one. The Crow is it. I've done the "crow -fox" search on ebay at least twice a day for years... But you give me hope! WOW! 18 years? Man I feel almost bad I asked Nick to sell me a complete set one day,half jokingly because I knew they are kind of hard to come by.Nick was the greatest and sold me a complete Caliber#1,Crow #1-4 and Caliber Christmas#1 and I think we hashed out the sale in 5 minutes,I could'nt believe my luck.No years of searching for me...................Sometimes I guess you do have to be in the right place at the right time. Oh don't get me wrong, I've had close to 30 sets come and go through my collection. Probably 50+ copies of #1 1st prints. I LOVE the hunt so don't feel almost bad! When I say searching for 18 years I'm talking about trying to find NM/M quality. Since the series first started being rereleased by Tundra I have searched for near perfect copies of the Caliber series at shops and conventions. Even during a 6 year hiatus I took off from comics, I would still go into comic shops across the US (I used to tour with my brother's band) and look for high grade copies of The Crow. I've emailed probably 80% of the couple 100 stores/dealers listed on cgc's website (the other 20% I either couldn't find contact info or my email got returned to me since their address was no longer active). Nothing. But I think you are right, sometimes it's all about the right place at the right time. Sometimes you get lucky and other times when you are 13 years old you trade a NM- '86 Fleer Jordan Rookie card for a F/VF set of The Crow. I haven't been in the right place thus far when it comes to NM/M #'s 1, 3, and CP 15, but I will be. 50 copies come and go.WOW! I thought you were still looking for one set.Sometimes I can be such an i-d-i-o-t. You are not an i-d-i-o-t. I bet Nick gave you a better deal on your first Crow set then I got on my first set. Haha. They are pretty sweet looking books,but he has such great books I think these are his under copies.Still I think could get 9.4/9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abracadabra Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I haven't been in the right place thus far when it comes to NM/M #'s 1, 3, and CP 15, but I will be. Wow, now there is a Crow legend worthy of a comic all by itself. I sincerely wish you luck William and I'll always try to help when I can. I promise. Well, William and I bid on the same Crow #3 (right around the time when he said he wasn't buying them anymore ), and it was pure luck and budget that I got to that book first. It ended up being the first 9.8 in the census. And you made poor Joy give you a partial refund because you didn't think the book was as described! Thankfully you did win that book because remember that the other 3 I won ended up damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 And you made poor Joy give you a partial refund because you didn't think the book was as described! Thankfully you did win that book because remember that the other 3 I won ended up damaged. Trust me - that slight corner bend from not being packed right took a pile of books to remove. Thankfully you did win that book because remember that the other 3 I won ended up damaged. I felt bad when you told me how the others arrived. I guess she learned about packing from those transactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Well, I decided to sell some of my CGC and raw Crow dupes/undercopies so I figure I would show off while I still can. I guess I could put this under the hoards topic but I think that you guys may be the only ones who would appreciate it! I found out about the Crow when I was about 12. Tundra re-released it and I bought each issue off the shelves as they came out. I loved it so much that over the years I would always pick up the original Caliber issues whenever I came across them. I recall thinking it was cool that James O'Barr was also from Michigan. I've actually already sold a few runs of the series and 4 copies of Caliber Presents 1 so this picture isn't exactly complete, but it's everything I have from Caliber that is Crow related at this time. Enjoy! -William I am humbled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abracadabra Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 And you made poor Joy give you a partial refund because you didn't think the book was as described! Thankfully you did win that book because remember that the other 3 I won ended up damaged. Trust me - that slight corner bend from not being packed right took a pile of books to remove. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abracadabra Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Well, I decided to sell some of my CGC and raw Crow dupes/undercopies so I figure I would show off while I still can. I guess I could put this under the hoards topic but I think that you guys may be the only ones who would appreciate it! I found out about the Crow when I was about 12. Tundra re-released it and I bought each issue off the shelves as they came out. I loved it so much that over the years I would always pick up the original Caliber issues whenever I came across them. I recall thinking it was cool that James O'Barr was also from Michigan. I've actually already sold a few runs of the series and 4 copies of Caliber Presents 1 so this picture isn't exactly complete, but it's everything I have from Caliber that is Crow related at this time. Enjoy! -William [/img] I am humbled Thanks. It's now a shell of it's former self but still decent. Lot's of Crow love here the past few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Thanks. It's now a shell of it's former self but still decent. Lot's of Crow love here the past few weeks! I'd try a group shot like that, but probably couldn't come close to that pile of O'Barr goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abracadabra Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Thanks. It's now a shell of it's former self but still decent. Lot's of Crow love here the past few weeks! I'd try a group shot like that, but probably couldn't come close to that pile of O'Barr goodness. Uh... Nick? You been drinking tonight? Have you looked at your Crow collection lately? I bet you a Crow #3 9.8 that your Crow group shot would destroy that picture. No, I do not have a Crow 3 9.8. I don't need it for this bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Evil Uncle Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 you guys have a sickness I could understand Star Trek but Crow In all seriousness fantastic hoards of books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Don't hate now cause you're jealous. you guys have a sickness I could understand Star Trek but Crow In all seriousness fantastic hoards of books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Did that come from you, Tom? should of been a 9.9 Ask Sean or Chainnball how many times those words have come out of my mouth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I'm gonna show off, cause it's one of one...for now...reprint, schmeprint. (For the record...I ALSO subbed a #3, but it failed pre-screen. The waviness is probably what did it in. I thought it was surefire at 9.8.) Wish the outside of the inner well wasn't so scuzzy. Silly CGC. They should know better when encasing black books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
