Sweet Lou 14 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, mysterio said: Thank you! I usually do my bidding in real time but the auction was slated to go way past midnight so I just set my proxy bids and woke up this morning to find out that I won TTA #1 and #4 but came in second place on TOS #1, 5, and 24. Am I remembering correctly that TTA #4 was considered hard to find? Edited June 25, 2019 by Sweet Lou 14 KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rommbu Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 6 hours ago, bc said: Nice Pence edition, colours are excellent! (I think I'm supposed to put the "u" in there when talking about Pence editions). Lets make this a double X-rated night: -bc Thanks. You also have a nice 8.5 there yourself. I am collecting both cent and pence pre hero Marvel/Atlas comics from 1959 and forth. I am only missing Tales to astonish 28 pence and Journey into mystery 74 pence . Not rarer than the other pence variants, I just haven´t found them yet. So if anyone out there have a spare copy, please let me know. KirbyJack, bc and Get Marwood & I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rommbu Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said: Thank you! I usually do my bidding in real time but the auction was slated to go way past midnight so I just set my proxy bids and woke up this morning to find out that I won TTA #1 and #4 but came in second place on TOS #1, 5, and 24. Am I remembering correctly that TTA #4 was considered hard to find? First of all, congrats with the 2 very nice books. It still puzzles me a bit, how the TTA 4 can be in 7.0, considering the diagonal crease? - and yes TTA 4 is a tough one. Congrats. KirbyJack, Sweet Lou 14 and bc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Rommbu said: First of all, congrats with the 2 very nice books. It still puzzles me a bit, how the TTA 4 can be in 7.0, considering the diagonal crease? - and yes TTA 4 is a tough one. Congrats. Your copy certainly looks a lot nicer than mine -- both the black and the white of the background are really clean. I've generally stuck with 7.0 as my target grade for PHMs and I think a crease like the one on my copy can be acceptable for the grade. It just depends how nice the rest of the book is. mysterio and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 13 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said: Two new pickups from the weekend ... That's a beauty Lou - time for a Berk Fest! -bc KirbyJack, TheWatcher, mysterio and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Rommbu said: Thanks. You also have a nice 8.5 there yourself. I am collecting both cent and pence pre hero Marvel/Atlas comics from 1959 and forth. I am only missing Tales to astonish 28 pence and Journey into mystery 74 pence . Not rarer than the other pence variants, I just haven´t found them yet. So if anyone out there have a spare copy, please let me know. Maybe we should let the Pence King know about your search @Get Marwood & I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 17 hours ago, bc said: Nice Pence edition, colours are excellent! (I think I'm supposed to put the "u" in there when talking about Pence editions). Lets make this a double X-rated night: -bc That's a nice copy bc - do my eyes deceive me or is their some absent colouring there affecting the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: That's a nice copy bc - do my eyes deceive me or is their some absent colouring there affecting the background? Think that is an optical delusion caused by my craptastic scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, bc said: Maybe we should let the Pence King know about your search @Get Marwood & I 10 hours ago, Rommbu said: Thanks. You also have a nice 8.5 there yourself. I am collecting both cent and pence pre hero Marvel/Atlas comics from 1959 and forth. I am only missing Tales to astonish 28 pence and Journey into mystery 74 pence . Not rarer than the other pence variants, I just haven´t found them yet. So if anyone out there have a spare copy, please let me know. That's a nice 9d JIM #58 Rommbu! These pre-hero pence Marvels are getting really hard to find now, especially in high grade. TTA #28 and JIM #74 aren't especially rare as you say, but they're all rare now so they kind of are if that makes sense. Good luck in the hunt - I've had a check in the usual online places without success - eBay UK is your best bet Mucheee1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 minute ago, bc said: Think that is an optical delusion caused by my craptastic scanner. Look again - there's a distinct lack of black in places: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: Look again - there's a distinct lack of black in places: Here is a close-up smartphone picture of that area: Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 minute ago, bc said: Here is a close-up smartphone picture of that area: OK, your scanner is crap bc! KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rommbu Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said: That's a nice 9d JIM #58 Rommbu! These pre-hero pence Marvels are getting really hard to find now, especially in high grade. TTA #28 and JIM #74 aren't especially rare as you say, but they're all rare now so they kind of are if that makes sense. Good luck in the hunt - I've had a check in the usual online places without success - eBay UK is your best bet Yeah, I know all the pence variants are hard to find, especially the early Atlas/Marvels. I am fully aware that it may cause me some trouble obtaining these two issues. I actually had the chance of buying JIM 74 once. It was for sale a long time. But I wasn´t aware of its scarcity so I chose a cent instead. Damn. Well I guess every collector has his regrets. Edited June 25, 2019 by Rommbu KirbyJack, Get Marwood & I and bc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rommbu said: Yeah, I know all the pence variants are hard to find, especially the early Atlas/Marvels. I am fully aware that it may cause me some trouble obtaining these two issues. I actually had the chance of buying JIM 74 once. It was for sale a long time. But I wasn´t aware of its scarcity so I chose a pence instead. Damn. Well I guess every collector has his regrets. Another nice copy, you're spoiling us Rommbu! Yes, regrets, I've had a few..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Bump time....you're not drunk, the scan is blurry. TheWatcher, *Bronze age fan*, Mucheee1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, bc said: Bump time....you're not drunk, the scan is blurry. Maybe you were drinking when you scanned it?? Edited July 1, 2019 by mysterio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 *Bronze age fan*, bc and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrBedrock Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 bc and *Bronze age fan* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...