Popular Post TSRose Posted May 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2022 First Post here. Pulling out the collection after 38 years in storage. Here are my Albedo issues. Have all three versions of the Blue cover #0. The Albedo #2s have never been touched since the day they were cherry-picked out of the LCS shipping box and mylar'd in '84. So, yeah, I was one of the 30-somethings who knew exactly what they were buying in 1984. I bought an Eastman/Laird signed TMNT #1 1st print at the 1984 San Diego ComicCon and sold it in March 1990 right before the movie was released. Got $1200 for it. Thought I was robbing the guy (who's the fool now!?). But that sale convinced the wife to let me keep the rest of the collection all these years. WAF is important. At that same time I unloaded my Love and Rockets #1. Who knew that even in Los Angeles the staples were gonna get rusty. Have pretty much kept everything else all these years. As a follow-up I'll post my first run Usagi Yojimbo issues later in the appropriate thread. Semper Fi - T. WolverineX, ADAMANTIUM, ghn999 and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSRose Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 12:51 PM, TSRose said: First Post here. Pulling out the collection after 38 years in storage. Here are my Albedo issues. Have all three versions of the Blue cover #0. The Albedo #2s have never been touched since the day they were cherry-picked out of the LCS shipping box and mylar'd in '84. So, yeah, I was one of the 30-somethings who knew exactly what they were buying in 1984. I bought an Eastman/Laird signed TMNT #1 1st print at the 1984 San Diego ComicCon and sold it in March 1990 right before the movie was released. Got $1200 for it. Thought I was robbing the guy (who's the fool now!?). But that sale convinced the wife to let me keep the rest of the collection all these years. WAF is important. At that same time I unloaded my Love and Rockets #1. Who knew that even in Los Angeles the staples were gonna get rusty. Have pretty much kept everything else all these years. As a follow-up I'll post my first run Usagi Yojimbo issues later in the appropriate thread. Semper Fi - T. BTW - the Albedo #1 is the dark red variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) On 5/22/2022 at 11:51 AM, TSRose said: First Post here. Pulling out the collection after 38 years in storage. Here are my Albedo issues. Have all three versions of the Blue cover #0. The Albedo #2s have never been touched since the day they were cherry-picked out of the LCS shipping box and mylar'd in '84. So, yeah, I was one of the 30-somethings who knew exactly what they were buying in 1984. I bought an Eastman/Laird signed TMNT #1 1st print at the 1984 San Diego ComicCon and sold it in March 1990 right before the movie was released. Got $1200 for it. Thought I was robbing the guy (who's the fool now!?). But that sale convinced the wife to let me keep the rest of the collection all these years. WAF is important. At that same time I unloaded my Love and Rockets #1. Who knew that even in Los Angeles the staples were gonna get rusty. Have pretty much kept everything else all these years. As a follow-up I'll post my first run Usagi Yojimbo issues later in the appropriate thread. Semper Fi - T. If you're interested there was a boardie buying them up, if selling, but I probably couldn't afford it as much as I wanted. Glad in your introduction post you mentioned the yojimbo Netflix, I still haven't gone past the first episode, but more importantly I'm glad it made your list! Me and @Wolverinex among others thought it would be made after the TMNT issues #47 with space usagi. You're in good company and welcome to the boards! Nice books 😊 Edited May 23, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM MattLaw90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Good job - great books. Wish I still had a #2! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Wow. There so pretty!! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 4:54 PM, ghn999 said: Wow. There so pretty!! Do you still own a few copies? Btw, aren't you glad you got that cerebus 1 before the value exploded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 12:08 AM, WolverineX said: Do you still own a few copies? Btw, aren't you glad you got that cerebus 1 before the value exploded? Just 1 cerebus 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) My friend who I helped obtain his grail Albedo 2 recently, and had it signed by Sakai, now wants to sell it before it even is done being graded at CGC. Family life comes at your fast it seems (I live the DINK life though, so everyday I be spending)Think I might just bite the bullet and buy it from him in order to keep it in the 'family' as it ain't like these are getting any less rare edit: Took the plunge and bought his Albedo 2. Now to just sit back and see what grade it comes back as (still in 'received' on my CGC account) Edited October 6, 2022 by Sauce Dog WolverineX and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Follow up to my above post; Book is now in hand after the signing (remained the same grade, which I'm happy for as I honestly expected a slight grade decrease) and looks aaammmaazzing in hand (no ugly color breaking creases or missing pieces, was only hit hard on grade due to stains that are only really obvious on the back cover). The inks really pop and the whites are nice and crisp. Not sure how long I'll hold onto it, but for now I'm all in the Usagi fan club (read a slew of his series before this arrived in order to properly catch up and appreciate it) mathlete and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 10:46 AM, Sauce Dog said: Follow up to my above post; Book is now in hand after the signing (remained the same grade, which I'm happy for as I honestly expected a slight grade decrease) and looks aaammmaazzing in hand (no ugly color breaking creases or missing pieces, was only hit hard on grade due to stains that are only really obvious on the back cover). The inks really pop and the whites are nice and crisp. Not sure how long I'll hold onto it, but for now I'm all in the Usagi fan club (read a slew of his series before this arrived in order to properly catch up and appreciate it) If In it was somewhat affordable I'd be all over it, but holidays and etc. Still a nice momento, sure your friend won't want it back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 11:58 AM, ADAMANTIUM said: If In it was somewhat affordable I'd be all over it, but holidays and etc. Still a nice momento, sure your friend won't want it back? I told him if things change for him that he can buy it back from me for the same cost (well, adjusting for any inflation) and I plan to hold onto it at least until next year (or whenever I get an offer I cannot refuse, obviously), but it's 99.9% certain he won't ever be able to justify spending this amount on a comic again due to an ever growing family (but at least the hope is there). ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathlete Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 11:46 AM, Sauce Dog said: Follow up to my above post; Book is now in hand after the signing (remained the same grade, which I'm happy for as I honestly expected a slight grade decrease) and looks aaammmaazzing in hand (no ugly color breaking creases or missing pieces, was only hit hard on grade due to stains that are only really obvious on the back cover). The inks really pop and the whites are nice and crisp. Not sure how long I'll hold onto it, but for now I'm all in the Usagi fan club (read a slew of his series before this arrived in order to properly catch up and appreciate it) That's right at my sweet spot - lower grade technically but looks great! I'm still kicking myself for not trying to pick this one up ten years ago, but at that time, I thought the prices were too high. How naive I was... Sauce Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 12:43 PM, mathlete said: That's right at my sweet spot - lower grade technically but looks great! I'm still kicking myself for not trying to pick this one up ten years ago, but at that time, I thought the prices were too high. How naive I was... Sad spoiler: I think for the vast majority of us here prices are always going to be too high mathlete and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Okay, which one of you big spenders bought this...and utterly demolished my max bid of $2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconceivable Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 4:10 PM, Sauce Dog said: Okay, which one of you big spenders bought this...and utterly demolished my max bid of $2k Wow the red totally changes the tone of the cover. Dan ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
