DoubleCovaBrotha Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Hey Charles I hate to tell you this but I was talking to gijoe about that quadruple cover comic that you got on ebay and he said that the seller had sold him some fakes a while back with multiple covers and that he figured that this one was probably fake too, hope he is wrong for your sake. Yeah, I thought so, thanks Terry. I knew my luck couldn't be that good, I'll figure something out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAP Freak Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Link; 4 Cover Web of Spider-Man Wow! Wow is right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Link; 4 Cover Web of Spider-Man Wow! Wow is right! Fake? I got this email from gijoed today. On 3/20, I bought a Web of Spider-Man 85 with four covers from a different ebay seller (320228044596). I left pos feedback for him, but on closer examination I believe this book also has married covers and is not an error. The seller is willing to give me a refund, which is nice, and I am shipping the book back today. The seller has sold a second 4X of Web of Spider-Man 85 to a different ebay buyer, and now has two triple covers and another quad cover listed on ebay. He said he got a box of comics at a garage sale, although the odds of finding 3 quad covers and 2 triple covers in one box seems astounding to me. I have five quad covers in my collection which are the results of 30+ years of searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleCovaBrotha Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Yeah, I corresponded with Joe today too and it's looking pretty bad. I'll try to keep an open mind, but let's just say I'm glad that I paid with PayPal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecomics Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Link; 4 Cover Web of Spider-Man Wow! Wow is right! Fake? I got this email from gijoed today. On 3/20, I bought a Web of Spider-Man 85 with four covers from a different ebay seller (320228044596). I left pos feedback for him, but on closer examination I believe this book also has married covers and is not an error. The seller is willing to give me a refund, which is nice, and I am shipping the book back today. The seller has sold a second 4X of Web of Spider-Man 85 to a different ebay buyer, and now has two triple covers and another quad cover listed on ebay. He said he got a box of comics at a garage sale, although the odds of finding 3 quad covers and 2 triple covers in one box seems astounding to me. I have five quad covers in my collection which are the results of 30+ years of searching. One of those quad covers is probably my Defenders 51 I found. That's how I started talking with Joe. You cannot mistake quad covers as the book is a lot heavier than normal. That's the only reason I even took it out of the bag. A vg copy that maybe made it to F+ by the time you got to the last cover. Kind of funny. I found a Green Lantern silver age double cover last week. I'll post a pic later this week/weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Very nice DD 131! I wonder how many times per day gijoed checks for new double covers? I can't believe he hasn't snapped up that double cover FF 108 yet, but maybe he is waiting for price drop. I would love to see his collection some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50 Cent #II (1st) Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 So after reading that there is ANOTHER eBay seller releasing fake manufactured multiple cover error comics, I tried it myself. I've been collecting them when I can afford them, but have suspected it might be easy to make fakes for some time now, so I wanted to see how hard it would be. (Note, this copy is not for sale and if you see it for sale). I'm also finishing putting together a double guts version (that wouldn[t be possible with a manufactered error the way I'm doing it and I'll show you later why). I found a copy of a comic I have many multiples of (it's a title that nobody is going to loose sleep over), found a few copies that have the staples in the same location so the covers would match up. Used a couple of tools to unfold the staples back to just under 90 degrees and pulled the staples out. Put two covers over each other and made sure the holes lined up and put them back together. I'm sure if I put some tape over the tools it would be very difficult to detect it the staples have been removed. Another indicator may be that the guts hang and inside cover hang out past the outer covers. My best guess would be to see if the holes where the staples are are look "unnatural". Here's my result (for educational purposes only). So be warned when purchasing multiple cover comics that they may be faked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50 Cent #II (1st) Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 So with my leftover guts I alternated the pages right side up and up side down and come out (since the top and bottom holes lined up, which I don't think is usual) with this Frankenstein (Frankenbook) concoction. (By the way, I ended up popping the centerfold at the staples taking these pics.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic-spider-man Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Maybe we should start a list of sellers who not to buy Double Covers from. 1. 50 Cent #II 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Picked these up a few weeks ago... Magnus 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Action 440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjesper Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I just got an Avengers 502 Death of Hawkeye double cover, signed and sketched by David Finch... I will try to put the scan up later today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash105 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Newbie Questions---- 1. Why does CGC give the overall grade based on the interior cover instead of the exterior cover. 2. Have you ever come across one where the exterior cover was the better of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Newbie Questions---- 1. Why does CGC give the overall grade based on the interior cover instead of the exterior cover. 2. Have you ever come across one where the exterior cover was the better of the two. 1) Think of a comic book, then give it a grade. Then put another cover on it and give the outer cover a grade. 2) No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50 Cent #II (1st) Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I believe they give the grade on the better of the two, not the interior (just most of the time the interior is better). I think there is a pic. in this thread that shows one that has the interior creased so it received a lower grade. It's a complete comic either way with an extra cover. I don't think the grade should matter on the cover if it's interior or exterior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Newbie Questions---- 2. Have you ever come across one where the exterior cover was the better of the two. Yes, I have an Journey into Mystery 112 where the inside cover is missing the top corner, but the outside has it. I have seen this defect on a few other double covers also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Action 440 very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolitaireOne Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Newbie Questions---- 1. Why does CGC give the overall grade based on the interior cover instead of the exterior cover. 2. Have you ever come across one where the exterior cover was the better of the two. 1) Think of a comic book, then give it a grade. Then put another cover on it and give the outer cover a grade. 2) No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Just found this picture on eBay. Note the hand. What was the person doing? Cutting coke? Making cookies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNebraska Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Got another one, and it's a beaut!! :headbang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
