atomised Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, GermanFan said: Do you know for how much the Weird Terror 5 went for? gpa doesn't have clink data? $705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 7 hours ago, atomised said: gpa doesn't have clink data? $705 That's one of the two reasons I don't like slabs; First, you can't read the book, and second, slabbing puts it on another tier, jacking the "value" up tremendously, thus keeping it out of the hands of most collectors. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 27 minutes ago, fifties said: That's one of the two reasons I don't like slabs; First, you can't read the book, and second, slabbing puts it on another tier, jacking the "value" up tremendously, thus keeping it out of the hands of most collectors. JMO. You are not the target for slabbed books. They are for high grade collectors and those that transact their books regularly. I know when the time comes for me to start selling off the better books in my collection, they will be, without a question, slabbed. Until that time, I will keep them in nice shiny mylars so that I can enjoy them in their entirely anytime I want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bat Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Finally landed a Strange Mysteries #20... (taking pictures of slabs drives me nuts!) Edited April 5, 2019 by Black Bat badback83, comicjack, atomised and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Black Bat Posted April 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2019 Which completes my first PCH run! Now I can keep upgrading forever... davet75, MrBedrock, JoeRock and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucheee1 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Recent purchases, thought this would be appropriate today with the movie release. comicjack and badback83 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrBedrock Posted April 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 4/4/2019 at 7:43 PM, fifties said: That's one of the two reasons I don't like slabs; First, you can't read the book, and second, slabbing puts it on another tier, jacking the "value" up tremendously, thus keeping it out of the hands of most collectors. JMO. One of the reasons I like slabs is that they are so much fun to crack open. Sort of like a Christmas present any time you want one! All of these were slabbed at one time or another... podboy66, adamstrange, Darth Corgi and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 25 minutes ago, MrBedrock said: One of the reasons I like slabs is that they are so much fun to crack open. Sort of like a Christmas present any time you want one! All of these were slabbed at one time or another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, MrBedrock said: One of the reasons I like slabs is that they are so much fun to crack open. Sort of like a Christmas present any time you want one! This one looked so much sweeter out of its prison! MrBedrock, october, badback83 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bat Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Yeah slabs are a total drag, but I love mylar! Its like putting a protective gloss coat over a fantastic paint job. And you can still "feel" the book. I see they have clear backing boards now, which sounds interesting, It would be nice to see both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bat Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 1 hour ago, MrBedrock said: One of the reasons I like slabs is that they are so much fun to crack open. Sort of like a Christmas present any time you want one! All of these were slabbed at one time or another... Loved this video too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 38 minutes ago, Black Bat said: Loved this video too!! Thanks! That video is now out of date but we did do a new one for the latest version of the CGC holder. I should probably do one for the other company's holder as most sane folks are scrambling to remove every hint of their existence. Black Bat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bronze johnny Posted April 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2019 My favorite cover in the run. Always loved Ditko's signature placement on the cover. Classic Ditko! jimjum12, Jayman, Black Bat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dreamtoreal1 Posted April 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2019 Crime mysteries 15 acid in face cover Point Five, Jayman, badback83 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raze Posted April 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2019 I don't normally buy a comic for the cover alone...but i love this cover from Russ Heath and the gloss is great but the cover is detached but who cares! Throwing knife to the back to stop TNT whats not to love?!.......Besides the cover being detached! comicjack, comicquant, badback83 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post october Posted April 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 2:59 PM, MrBedrock said: One of the reasons I like slabs is that they are so much fun to crack open. Sort of like a Christmas present any time you want one! All of these were slabbed at one time or another... That group shot is beautiful. It sounds weird maybe, but I like the "mystery" of ungraded issues. Buying something, flipping through the pages, wondering about the grade, admiring the colors and gloss without obstruction...and being able to read it obviously. Once things are slabbed they lose some of their mystique and almost become commodities for me. I'm much more likely to sell something I own if I slab it first. Or maybe I am just nuts. Robot Man, Black_Adam, Black Bat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 3 hours ago, october said: That group shot is beautiful. It sounds weird maybe, but I like the "mystery" of ungraded issues. Buying something, flipping through the pages, wondering about the grade, admiring the colors and gloss without obstruction...and being able to read it obviously. Once things are slabbed they lose some of their mystique and almost become commodities for me. I'm much more likely to sell something I own if I slab it first. Or maybe I am just nuts. Embrace the power of "and" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bat Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 4 hours ago, october said: That group shot is beautiful. It sounds weird maybe, but I like the "mystery" of ungraded issues. Buying something, flipping through the pages, wondering about the grade, admiring the colors and gloss without obstruction...and being able to read it obviously. Once things are slabbed they lose some of their mystique and almost become commodities for me. I'm much more likely to sell something I own if I slab it first. Or maybe I am just nuts. So well put. I will add the tangible feeling of holding and shifting through them. Also they retain their "mystery" while stacked in our boxes. You have to search the box to find the right one, and along the way you're seeing a bunch of other books too... unlike slabs which have labels on the top edge, making rifling through the box unnecessary. october 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Black Bat Posted April 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) Arrived today from Heritage. I never really paid much attention to this cover until I saw it in this auction. The color scheme is unique. The weird stiff brutish way the screaming man is drawn, death sprinting after him in that fantastic red cape and the corpses laying on the mountainside. Definitely glad I shelled out the cash. Now I need to find a digitized copy so I can read it! Edited April 9, 2019 by Black Bat lbcolefan, Point Five, bounty_coder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Black Bat said: Arrived today from Heritage. I never really paid much attention to this cover until I saw it in this auction. The color scheme is unique. The weird stiff brutish way the screaming man is drawn, death sprinting after him in that fantastic red cape and the corpses laying on the mountainside. Definitely glad I shelled out the cash. Now I need to find a digitized copy so I can read it! Evans Point Five and Black Bat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
