Popular Post Ivan Ivanstein Posted February 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2022 Another big load of pre-Code goodies arrived yesterday! 160 comics, of which these are highlights.... More fun stuff is expected to arrive soon! Jayman, mstrange, Point Five and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 5:54 PM, Ivan Ivanstein said: Another big load of pre-Code goodies arrived yesterday! 160 comics, of which these are highlights.... More fun stuff is expected to arrive soon! Wow those look to be in nice shape. Ivan Ivanstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic8612 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 8:54 PM, Ivan Ivanstein said: Another big load of pre-Code goodies arrived yesterday! 160 comics, of which these are highlights.... More fun stuff is expected to arrive soon! Anything we should be keeping an eye out for over in the sales threads? ;) What's the story behind this? Original owner collection you stumbled across? Ivan Ivanstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanstein Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 6:53 AM, Nic8612 said: Anything we should be keeping an eye out for over in the sales threads? ;) What's the story behind this? Original owner collection you stumbled across? I'll post in the sales threads when it's closer to auction time... the sale won't be until June 9th. I'm still hunting up consignments. These came from a longtime collector who started buying pre-Code horror decades ago. He's got loads of wonderful ECs as well, including pretty much every New Trend comic, and I'm hoping to do a single-owner sale of those sometime in the future... I've been a pre-Code fan for decades, ever since I was a teen, so doing a deep dive into this collection is a dream come true! I wish I could buy 'em all myself, but as an auction man my policy is not to get high on my own supply! That's the reason I have my boss create limited edition hardcovers of my comic sale catalogues: so I can have a permanent memento of all of the great comics that pass through my hands. For me, it's the next best thing to ownership... Here's my hardcover copy of our previous catalogue, with some of my reference library in the background. Nic8612, Raze, goldust40 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic8612 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 12:16 PM, Ivan Ivanstein said: I'll post in the sales threads when it's closer to auction time... the sale won't be until June 9th. I'm still hunting up consignments. These came from a longtime collector who started buying pre-Code horror decades ago. He's got loads of wonderful ECs as well, including pretty much every New Trend comic, and I'm hoping to do a single-owner sale of those sometime in the future... I've been a pre-Code fan for decades, ever since I was a teen, so doing a deep dive into this collection is a dream come true! I wish I could buy 'em all myself, but as an auction man my policy is not to get high on my own supply! That's the reason I have my boss create limited edition hardcovers of my comic sale catalogues: so I can have a permanent memento of all of the great comics that pass through my hands. For me, it's the next best thing to ownership... Here's my hardcover copy of our previous catalogue, with some of my reference library in the background. Ahhh didn't realize you were with PBA! I just made my first purchase from you guys in your last golden age auction Ivan Ivanstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 12:16 PM, Ivan Ivanstein said: I'll post in the sales threads when it's closer to auction time... the sale won't be until June 9th. I'm still hunting up consignments. These came from a longtime collector who started buying pre-Code horror decades ago. He's got loads of wonderful ECs as well, including pretty much every New Trend comic, and I'm hoping to do a single-owner sale of those sometime in the future... I've been a pre-Code fan for decades, ever since I was a teen, so doing a deep dive into this collection is a dream come true! I wish I could buy 'em all myself, but as an auction man my policy is not to get high on my own supply! That's the reason I have my boss create limited edition hardcovers of my comic sale catalogues: so I can have a permanent memento of all of the great comics that pass through my hands. For me, it's the next best thing to ownership... Here's my hardcover copy of our previous catalogue, with some of my reference library in the background. The comic books come and go but the knowledge and memories of them remain and we take them with us… Ivan Ivanstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 5:54 PM, Ivan Ivanstein said: Another big load of pre-Code goodies arrived yesterday! 160 comics, of which these are highlights.... More fun stuff is expected to arrive soon! Not much to pick from, Ivan; only two that I don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post C. Spaulding Posted February 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2022 Here’s one I’ve been chasing for a while and glad to finally own. This is definitely up there with the most brutal crime covers in my opinion. MrBedrock, vaultkeeper, Larryw7 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hap Hazard Posted February 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) On 2/17/2022 at 11:15 AM, fifties said: Not much to pick from, Ivan; only two that I don't have. Funny comment, Only two in the pic I don't have either. Here's a pic of my latest pick up from the PBA Auction. Edited February 18, 2022 by Hap Hazard Jayman, Raze, Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adamstrange Posted February 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 4:38 PM, C. Spaulding said: Here’s one I’ve been chasing for a while and glad to finally own. This is definitely up there with the most brutal crime covers in my opinion. This was an important educational comic, warning children of the dangers of too much iron. comicjack, Larryw7, C. Spaulding and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 8:22 PM, adamstrange said: This was an important educational comic, warning children of the dangers of too much iron. This gets me steamed that you didn’t mention it’s the first appearance of Starchie Andrews! Ivan Ivanstein and Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lady Luck Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 8:21 AM, Jayman said: This gets me steamed that you didn’t mention it’s the first appearance of Starchie Andrews! I think this comic would benefit from a press. Point Five and Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sauce Dog Posted February 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2022 The moment I saw this come up for sale I pounced (I often take months to slowly add single issues to my cart on mycomicshop, and only finally checking out once a decent graded book to comes up in order to make shipping it all together worthwhile for me here in Canada). I sold most of my GA good girl covers (with only a single Planet Comics remaining in my collection now) so felt I needed to fill the gap in my PC with an epic classic cover. Very happy to have this cover without tears or other defects that blemish the art. Point Five, Larryw7, adamstrange and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 3:07 PM, Sauce Dog said: I often take months to slowly add single issues to my cart on mycomicshop, and only finally checking out once a decent graded book to comes up in order to make shipping it all together worthwhile for me here in Canada). This confuses me. Are you saying that MCS lets you sit on books for months without paying and thereby holding them for you without charge and prevent themselves from selling said books? Because if so.......gangway!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 10:11 AM, G-G © ® ™ said: This confuses me. Are you saying that MCS lets you sit on books for months without paying and thereby holding them for you without charge and prevent themselves from selling said books? Because if so.......gangway!!! I’m pretty sure that if someone else buys it, it disappears from your cart. I could be wrong though as I never ordered from them… Sauce Dog and Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 3:28 PM, Jayman said: I’m pretty sure that if someone else buys it, it disappears from your cart. I could be wrong though as I never ordered from them… I see, that makes sense. I buy from them on a semi-regular basis and I was never aware you could just sit on books without paying! Not that I would, it would be too risky to lose a book you really want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 10:30 AM, G-G © ® ™ said: I see, that makes sense. I buy from them on a semi-regular basis and I was never aware you could just sit on books without paying! Not that I would, it would be too risky to lose a book you really want. Yup this is what I mean, I just add items to my cart but do not complete the checkout (I also keep a screen shot each month of the cart just to notice if anything dropped out and I need to find a new copy). Since most of the smaller stuff I'm adding are low grade books to use as reader copies they don't often get bought and removed from the cart - I only pull the trigger once I have a big book I REALLY want and makes the shipping process worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 3:39 PM, Sauce Dog said: Yup this is what I mean, I just add items to my cart but do not complete the checkout (I also keep a screen shot each month of the cart just to notice if anything dropped out and I need to find a new copy). Since most of the smaller stuff I'm adding are low grade books to use as reader copies they don't often get bought and removed from the cart - I only pull the trigger once I have a big book I REALLY want and makes the shipping process worthwhile. Ah, ok. Thanks for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X_Phile Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 10:28 AM, Jayman said: I’m pretty sure that if someone else buys it, it disappears from your cart. I could be wrong though as I never ordered from them… That is correct. I can confirm I had books in my cart got distracted and went back an hour later to "check out" and one of the books was gone and sold on the site. Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ and Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted February 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 1:54 AM, Ivan Ivanstein said: Another big load of pre-Code goodies arrived yesterday! 160 comics, of which these are highlights.... More fun stuff is expected to arrive soon! Some good stuff here Ivan. There are five copies here that in the past and ordinarily I would get involved bidding for, but I won't now, so I hope you'll have a smattering of some slabbed PCH. I don't think you can beat the feel, smell and joy of reading a raw book, however these days with the prices the way they are, I'm just too fearful of accidental damage by me, occurring to the book. That's just me but that's why I decided to own slabbed only. Thanks to the internet and technology I have thousands of books stored digitally as I'm sure others do too. If I do get a raw book I photograph each page meticulously and only read it digitally then anyway, and never handle it. Buying slabbed is also a way to ensure my books are passed on in the best possible condition and won't incur damage thru' mishandling from well meaning but non 'comic-understanding' hands, so my heirs will get the maximum benefit. If I was a lot younger I would probably just stick to buying raw. Nevertheless great books. I look forward to your auction in June and winning just one book I want will be a bonus for me. I want to thank you for the opportunity to win these two beauties in your last auction, and for the superb service I received from your company. Mr. Lady Luck, Point Five, comicjack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
