The London Mart Tomorrow

[Flaming_Telepath]

Sorry, GP, but we had 50+ on the wall display alone...which obviously makes us the Billy Big Bollocks of the UK CGC market!

 

And five of them sold for a total of roughly £1,100 (over $1,900 on current exchange rate), for those of you who track the progress of CGC in this country.

[Flaming_Telepath]

Actually, it was our 2nd best Camden and 3rd best mart overall...a result of a huge influx of high grade Bronze Age stock. We sold 5 CGCs and then something like 60+ items in the £5-£20 range...mainly all new stuff in the NM-/NM range which were a joy to behold.

 

And I tell you what....you reveal your ID to me and you get 20% off at the next Camden mart!

 

That should get you off your arse!

[Murph]

Also bumped into John Pires and from the hints he dropped, it sounds like the next Vaul Auctions catalogue (May?) is going to be a cracker. Possibly not the news my bank account needed.

 

What does "cracker" mean in euro speak? In the U.S this would mean that it's going to be one hell of a white auction..

 

Brian

[Ian_Levine]

We had 50+ on the wall display alone...which obviously makes us the Billy Big Bollocks of the UK CGC market!

 

I can't think who you are - what's the company called.

[goldust40]

Nah.... in this case "cracker" means big, important, or err, explosive. Not caucasian.

[Flaming_Telepath]

Or buxom, beautiful and willing to put out....

[goldust40]

Or buxom, beautiful and willing to put out....

 

So Vault's next auction will be buxom and willing to put out, will it?

 

Hmmm. Maybe John should use that as a tagline.

[Flaming_Telepath]

I don't know about his auction, but if we're talking about John, well....

[goldust40]

[JohnBull]

Sorry, GP, but we had 50+ on the wall display alone...which obviously makes us the Billy Big Bollocks of the UK CGC market!

 

And five of them sold for a total of roughly £1,100 (over $1,900 on current exchange rate), for those of you who track the progress of CGC in this country.

 

Whereabouts in the room were you? What sort of stuff - I'll be honest, if it doesn't grab me (ie: it's published by Marvel) it goes in one eye and out the other.

 

There wasn't a huge amount apart from you though?

[JohnBull]

Also bumped into John Pires and from the hints he dropped, it sounds like the next Vaul Auctions catalogue (May?) is going to be a cracker. Possibly not the news my bank account needed.

 

What does "cracker" mean in euro speak? In the U.S this would mean that it's going to be one hell of a white auction..

 

Brian

 

In UK speak, it means very good.

 

Cracker means white in US?

[namisgr]

Cracker: (n) American caucasian from the South with a nasty sunburn on the back of the neck.

[goldust40]

 

In UK speak, it means very good.

 

Cracker means white in US?

 

You mean you've never seen Chris Rock do his stand-up show on T.V. ?

[Flaming_Telepath]

Well, we were in front of the stage, to the right as you look at it.

 

And most of the display was Marvel, although 20 books were DC, albeit late 60s and early 70s.

 

I get the feeling our stuff was slightly too new for you?

[Ian_Levine]

Well, we were in front of the stage, to the right as you look at it.

 

You mean opposite Chris Bacon

I can't even remember who was there opposite him.

[tth2]

Cracker: (n) American caucasian from the South with a nasty sunburn on the back of the neck.

 

i.e., "redneck" or "poor white trash"

[JohnBull]

You mean you've never seen Chris Rock do his stand-up show on T.V. ?

 

The name rings a marginal bell, but that's all.

[JohnBull]

Well, we were in front of the stage, to the right as you look at it.

 

And most of the display was Marvel, although 20 books were DC, albeit late 60s and early 70s.

 

I get the feeling our stuff was slightly too new for you?

 

Yes, I did see you and now you say it, you did have a fair few and obviously more than the rest of the room.

 

That DC era would have interested me, but obviously nothing leapt out. Got a website? Do you trade as Big Billy Bollocks or something less picturesque?

[comicmankev]

AHA! Now I know who you are! Your always in that position, right? Maybe an old school Chaos city boy, but now in bigger better places???

 

 

 

 

Or have I got you totally wrong

[goldust40]

You mean you've never seen Chris Rock do his stand-up show on T.V. ?

 

The name rings a marginal bell, but that's all.

 

He did an HBO special (I think it was HBO) that was shown on C4 a couple of times. Having only ever seen him as a minor player on Saturday Night Live, he blew me away with his 90 minute set, which focussed mainly on race relations and stereotyping in the U.S. The word "cracker" was said rather more than once on this occasion.