OtherEric Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, KirbyJack said: Better get on it, Raze. I'm just 6 hours from stealing this beauty from you! Next time I get an EC undercopy I want to just give away, you'll get the first shot and @Raze will be the one who waits. Just don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 You low grade beater guys, might want to check out my sales thread coming up today. Just saying... KirbyJack and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Robot Man said: You low grade beater guys, might want to check out my sales thread coming up today. Just saying... If there's anything left by the time I get off work, I will, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 So, I've made a couple purchases I probably wouldn't have with ECCC so near due to the extreme uncertainty over what's going to happen to ECCC. I might have grabbed this pair anyway, they were a good deal... and while there are still a lot of EC's for me to get in the $50-100 range, I'm almost done with books I can find in the $25 range. 7 Two-Fisted Tales to go. KirbyJack and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 hours ago, OtherEric said: So, I've made a couple purchases I probably wouldn't have with ECCC so near due to the extreme uncertainty over what's going to happen to ECCC. I might have grabbed this pair anyway, they were a good deal... and while there are still a lot of EC's for me to get in the $50-100 range, I'm almost done with books I can find in the $25 range. 7 Two-Fisted Tales to go. Both good books for the right price. You gotta buy them when you see them. I remember many years ago I was offered a copy of the LB Cole classic Suspense #8 for a very fair price about a week before SDCC. It was a chunk of change at the time for me. Would have dipped into my budget a bit at the time. But I wanted it bad and bit the bullet. Turned out it was better than anything I found at the con. Never regretted it... Raze and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Both good books for the right price. You gotta buy them when you see them. I remember many years ago I was offered a copy of the LB Cole classic Suspense #8 for a very fair price about a week before SDCC. It was a chunk of change at the time for me. Would have dipped into my budget a bit at the time. But I wanted it bad and bit the bullet. Turned out it was better than anything I found at the con. Never regretted it... Once, maybe 30 years ago, I was all set to drive down to Kansas City for a con. I had $250, and frankly did not like my chances of finding my target book: Amazing Spider-Man #1. It was Saturday evening after work, and the plan was to leave very early Sunday morning. Mostly out of habit, I went to my comic shop before they closed. To my utter amazement, they had a ragged Spidey 1 for $250! I bought it, and got to celebrate late into the night. No point in going to a comic show with no money in your pocket! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Some screen shots from my flickr albums...because I'm just too lazy to post each book separately... Edited March 6, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian KirbyJack, Raze, fifties and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Couple more screen shots of my ECs... KirbyJack, OtherEric and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 KirbyJack, OtherEric, jimjum12 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 9 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Couple more screen shots of my ECs... For a guy that doesn’t collect them all, you sure got most of the better ones Brian! And, you know how much I love the MADs. I NEVER get tired of seeing those covers! Raze and Tri-Color Brian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Robot Man said: For a guy that doesn’t collect them all, you sure got most of the better ones Brian! And, you know how much I love the MADs. I NEVER get tired of seeing those covers! All but 4 of those were bought in the 60s and 70s. I love the Mads too. I started buying those when I was 10 years old, and had #1 thru 150 by 1970. Edited March 6, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 So, expert opinion time. With ECCC cancelled, I'm considering spending part of my budget on a big EC, specifically a Shock #6. There's a 1.8 on the bay that would cost me roughly $600 with shipping and tax. I'm trying to decide if that's a reasonable price or not, it seems slightly high but not totally out of line. (It's the tax and shipping that adds so much for me that makes it an issue.) I was wondering if people thought that was reasonable or if I should poke around more... or if possibly they knew of a better copy or better place to look. I do know the book isn't going to get any easier with time, and it's definitely the biggest obstacle for me putting together the EC runs I actually want at this point. Thoughts? Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Are you kidding me? $600 for a 1.8? What does that make mine worth? Looks like the price of this book has gone insane... Raze and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Are you kidding me? $600 for a 1.8? What does that make mine worth? Looks like the price of this book has gone insane... If you can't get a Suspense 3 this is the best next book imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, comicjack said: If you can't get a Suspense 3 this is the best next book imho and a lot cheaper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: and a lot cheaper... Not for long the way that book is trending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Just now, comicjack said: Not for long the way that book is trending Maybe mine will be for sale soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Would this fit in this thread? It's by Kurtzman... OtherEric, KirbyJack and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 3 hours ago, OtherEric said: So, expert opinion time. With ECCC cancelled, I'm considering spending part of my budget on a big EC, specifically a Shock #6. There's a 1.8 on the bay that would cost me roughly $600 with shipping and tax. I'm trying to decide if that's a reasonable price or not, it seems slightly high but not totally out of line. (It's the tax and shipping that adds so much for me that makes it an issue.) I was wondering if people thought that was reasonable or if I should poke around more... or if possibly they knew of a better copy or better place to look. I do know the book isn't going to get any easier with time, and it's definitely the biggest obstacle for me putting together the EC runs I actually want at this point. Thoughts? Shock 6 is one of those rising EC’s, along with Vault 35, but $600 for a 1.8? No... I’d definitely hold out for a better deal on a better copy. OtherEric and Raze 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 48 minutes ago, sacentaur said: Shock 6 is one of those rising EC’s, along with Vault 35, but $600 for a 1.8? No... I’d definitely hold out for a better deal on a better copy. Such is still my inclination... but I haven't had any luck in the last couple auctions, and a .5 slab broke over $325 (it's hard to tell because the bay won't say exactly what the best offer was, but the next cheapest sale was over that.) Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
