Getting Closer

[Tnerb]

Or Preparing to use Flea Powder.

 

I just received seven more of my New Mutants issues graded by CGC today. If the other three would have been the 9.8's they should have been I would have reclaimed the number one spot on the registry for the New Mutants set (by two points). I can only imagine as my books were being graded, multiple graders began to itch their legs. Or maybe fleas walked across the pages and were slapped by the graders as one would swat a fly. I can picture reading the notes now..."an otherwise pristine copy, if not for the flea guts on page 15".

 

I still have more to arrive, but then so does Bagofleas. And we helped each other attain the signatures. He has a lot more to return. The number one spot is his, for now. The issues that returned are pictured below. I still need to add more descriptive technology about them but has Lee K and Brandon Shepherd have been finding out, a 30 in 30 is not that easy.

 

I still have 34 books to wait for, all of which I hope to get before the new year. 22 of them are books I had graded to sell. Will I make a profit, break even, or add to my collection? Whether I do it again, I'm not so sure. There are so many others doing the same exact thing, with a bigger wallet. But what happens when a book is only a 9.6? Is it the book you are actually buying, or the grade?

 

Thanks for Reading

 

Tnerb

 

Ps. Is Superior Spider-Man Superior?

 

http://ashotofcomics.blogspot.com/2013/11/is-superior-spider-man-superior.html

 

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[bagofleas]

Don't worry, big brother, your comics were Flea free! I specifically instructed them to leave your copies alone!

 

In fact, I mentally programmed them to cause irresistible itching whenever the graders were looking over your issues. That way they were far more likely to overlook any deficiencies in condition. They would be more likely to just give the book a 9.8 and move on so they could stop and itch!

 

Your unfriendly neighborhood CGC villain strikes again!!

 

 

My little ones are doing the same for me as well, of course. I do have quite a few NM issues at CGC between the NY masters signing and Baltimore and NYCC. Thank you again for doing those at NY for me!

 

The result of this will mean that while you may retake the lead at some point soon, once everything is back for me, I'll be shooting way back up. Heck, just the #16 and #98 copies alone will add 32 points to my score. But while I will continue to hold the lead, I still want us to work together for each other to achieve the best possible sets for each of us.

 

The truth is, your set is visually better overall than mine. While I do have the gem mint #1, you have far more multiply signed issues than me. There are copies you have that I simply drool over.

 

So here's to us helping each other and looking out for each other throughout this glorious process of Cracking/Signing/Pressing/Regrading! May we always be successful in our endeavors and may the Fleas always be on our side!

 

[Brandon Shepherd]

I still need to add more descriptive technology about them but has Lee K and Brandon Shepherd have been finding out, a 30 in 30 is not that easy

 

This has not been easy but it has been fun, I've even surprised myself with some the of the entries I've contributed. I'm glade I accepted your challenge and I know I can finish this off strong but I'll be glade when December 1st comes.

[surfer99]

The journals have been great. Thanks to all for putting in the time to write them!