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[Terence Wong Jack]

I found one after reading a forum on cgc but not sure if it’s this one. It changed once I logged in. The forum in talking about is a guy only collecting all the Mark Jewelers inserts. 
This is what I found in my collection so far. I haven’t seen anyone else with the exact same comic with it. 
 

HULK #325

Beautiful cover and +vg condition… Here’s my pics of it. 

[trademarkcomics]

Just got these two graded:

Not what I had hoped for, but still high grade with white pages! Are they now so aware that white covers don't show as much wear that they go over them with an electron microscope??

Guess I should have greased the wheels with a press?

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 6/1/2022 at 6:07 PM, trademarkcomics said:

Just got these two graded:

Not what I had hoped for, but still high grade with white pages! Are they now so aware that white covers don't show as much wear that they go over them with an electron microscope??

Guess I should have greased the wheels with a press?

 

I've heard always press, but I don't always subscribe to the theory with my pocketbook. It's often just to help it present better imo, but I have had some success with bigger values, on those books I press.

Take it or leave it they look nice! 

 

 

[Microchip]

On 6/2/2022 at 9:07 AM, trademarkcomics said:

Just got these two graded:

Not what I had hoped for, but still high grade with white pages! Are they now so aware that white covers don't show as much wear that they go over them with an electron microscope??

Guess I should have greased the wheels with a press?

 

 

Both books like they're begging for a good pressing.   

[trademarkcomics]

On 6/1/2022 at 7:42 PM, Microchip said:

Both books like they're begging for a good pressing.   

[Spawnfreak]

On 4/24/2022 at 3:04 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I think the design intention is for the insert to be noted on the label when present but CGC sometimes miss it, just as they occasionally miss other salient aspects and features when labelling. 

When I was collecting inserts, I would often see MJI eBay listings but on contacting the seller was advised that the book did not have it. Some sellers use previous listings to create new ones and then forget to remove the description wording that doesn't apply. It was always better to check, if there wasn't any internal photos / evidence (although I'd dive in on faith if I saw the star stamp on a BIN for fear that someone else might snag it while I was querying!). 

My 2c. When submitting, note Mark Jeweler in the variant area. I always do, and so far it is always on the label. You have to TELL them, they can be lazy.

[trademarkcomics]

Just upgraded my ASM 316 from a 8.5 to a 9.2 and noticed something peculiar about the label. Instead of the label stating "Mark Jewelers" Insert, it has it in all caps with no quotation marks(Why do they do the quotation marks, anyway?). Anyone ever seen this? Does it mean it's more legit?

                                         "Mark Jewelers..."

 

Edited June 16, 2022 by trademarkcomics
Typo

[grendelbo]

On 6/16/2022 at 1:02 PM, trademarkcomics said:

Just upgraded my ASM 316 from a 8.5 to a 9.2 and noticed something peculiar about the label. Instead of the label stating "Mark Jewelers" Insert, it has it in all caps with no quotation marks(Why do they do the quotation marks, anyway?). Anyone ever seen this? Does it mean it's more legit?

                                         "Mark Jewelers..."

 

All caps are typically reserved for notes on Qualified books. 🤔 Interesting.

[trademarkcomics]

On 6/16/2022 at 12:47 PM, grendelbo said:

All caps are typically reserved for notes on Qualified books. 🤔 Interesting.

So, probably just a minor typing error then. I would think if there was some reason the book should have been qualified that they wouldn't make two errors at the same time(not using a green label AND not notating the reason the book was qualified). One minor error is way more likely than two major ones.

[steveinthecity]

My  worth, but pretty much every CGC graded book with an MJI notation on the label that I’ve seen shows quote marks. I’d chalk this up as more an inconsistency than anything else. Similarly, the Marvel Value Stamp notation seems most often to be in quotes as well on both Universal and Qualified labels but sometimes not.  I’ve never been able to discern a reason one way or another.  

[pickycollector]

[trademarkcomics]

On 6/16/2022 at 6:00 PM, pickycollector said:

Nice! Judging only by the front cover conservatively 8.5 with OW/W pages, probably get better on both but I'm pretty strict.

 

Disappointed you didn't show the skin on the other side of the insert.

[The Man Without Beer]

Just got this one back from CGC. I wrote in Mark Jewelers on the packing invoice just to be sure it was not overlooked.

Edited June 21, 2022 by The Man Without Beer

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 6/21/2022 at 6:38 AM, The Man Without Beer said:

Just got this one back from CGC. I wrote in Mark Jewelers on the packing invoice just to be sure it was not overlooked.

Awesome, Awesome, I have a few there now! A MJI AND A NDI as well  

Been a long time on economy for me, since last October, you faired well though  Congrats.

[The Man Without Beer]

On 6/21/2022 at 11:05 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Awesome, Awesome, I have a few there now! A MJI AND A NDI as well  

Been a long time on economy for me, since last October, you faired well though  Congrats.

Yeah I sped it up with fast track which makes it a 2 week turnaround these days.

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 6/21/2022 at 12:27 PM, The Man Without Beer said:

Yeah I sped it up with fast track which makes it a 2 week turnaround these days.

With economy?

I have a ft econ received 6/14

 

[The Man Without Beer]

On 6/21/2022 at 1:34 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

With economy?

I have a ft econ received 6/14

 

Modern fast track. Only like $18 more since the book is after 1974 it qualifies

[trademarkcomics]

On 6/21/2022 at 11:33 AM, The Man Without Beer said:

Modern fast track. Only like $18 more since the book is after 1974 it qualifies

The one I sent like that in May was lightning fast. Received 5/16, shipped 5/20. It took longer for USPS registered mail to get it to me than it took for me to ship it and and get it all the way through to shipped back by CGC. I've got a batch now that have been "in the wind" for almost two weeks. These return shipping improvements that CGC is currently touting are most welcome.

[scburdet]

I posted the two Adventure into Fear books in "please grade my", but I should have search the forums for people specifically interested in these inserts. Three more of the AiF books I have in this Morbius run have them (I can post photos too if anyone's interested). The Hulk 330 I just found when searching for grading candidates. I haven't found a Hulk 330 for sale, or that's sold recently. Any idea how much it goes for with MJ collectors (I've found examples sells for the 2 AiF issues)? I feel certain that I have more of these on books that have were bought 20 years ago and have more or less just been in storage since. 

[Get Marwood & I]

Here's another @scburdet