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Rolling the Dice

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DiceX

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You ever get an auction that you just can't help but hit the BIN on?

One of those.... 893frustrated.gif

But you can't 893frustrated.gif too long because you can feel the pressure.

Somebody's gona do it.

You can feel it.

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Then...You go for it. sumo.gif

I was going to wait til I finished my X run before I started a run of these, but I just couldn't pass it up.

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I never get the deal of the day.

I hope this was my one time.

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I'd say my odds are a 10% chance of cloud9.gif

And a 90% chance of flamed.gif

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Talk about a leap of faith. BIN on a NM/M book without a scan from a guy that sales cards on ebay. Good luck, I'd email him & make sure he knows how to package a comic securely because his feedback mentions poor packaging on cards.

 

I did that right after I hit the BIN.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I'll let everyone know how it turns out.

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I'ts been relisted. Do you think he has two?

 

This FIRST issue of Marvel's series WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 (1972). This book is NM+ condition. Sealed, and stored away untouched for about 20 years. It is the better of the 2 I have and has to be seen to be believed.

 

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I'ts been relisted. Do you think he has two?

 

He had two.

And someone already nailed the second BIN.

I guess I'm not the only one with an itchy trigger finger. insane.gif

 

I'm just bummed that I missed that Cerebus #1 with a $250 BIN last week.

I had about 30 minutes to think about it before someone pulled the trigger.

If I'd known more about the book, I would have done it.

I missed out on a heck of a deal with that one, I think.

If it had been TMNT #1, it would have been popped without a second thought.

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Update.

Looks like I rolled Snake Eyes. makepoint.gif

After almost a month and a lot of emails, I finally got the book in the mail today.

Seller listed it as NM+, but it looks more like 6.5 to me.

What do you guys think?

 

Large scans are linked.

Front

Back

 

He has more books listed, so Buyer Beware.

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Wonder bread the back cover and I'll give it a 7.0.

 

It would take a few loaves. It's pretty dirty.

Around the edges of the inside covers it's starting to turn what I would call "Brown".

Doesn't really show on the outsides, but it's there.

 

Are you going to leave negative feedback or send the book back to him ?

 

I sent him an email asking for a refund.

The feedback will depend on what he says.

Right now, it's a neutral at best. crazy.gif

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Wonder bread the back cover and I'll give it a 7.0. Are you going to leave negative feedback or send the book back to him ?

 

The deal could have been worse, but it certainly wasn't a NM 893frustrated.gif

 

Assuming nothing other than the creases on the bottom right front and you still haev an iffy 7.0. Hope you get the money back.

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If you look at the left side and upper right side of the book you can see the wear that is removing the red color.

Quite a bit of general wear. Not just creases.

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I've definitely had my share of bad deals. I've pretty much made enough mistakes now that my only problem is that I sometimes overpay on books--but never skimp on quality. I'd rather pay more and get a nice book than skimp out on a few bucks and get a midgrade. Except for select graders, I rarely buy raw anymore.

 

Good luck there next time--nice book selection though. thumbsup2.gif

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I just looked at the guy's auctions--EVERY book is NM/M or NM+, huh? Any relation to cgc*comics?

 

Reminds me of this "midgrade" book whose cover was GLUED together--what a piece of work this guy was. Oh-and he sold cards too.

 

His feedback is only 96%--pretty bad considering he's relatively new to eBay.

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