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[steveinthecity]

YES!

 

….and it's pedigreed!

 

Tongie Farm! (never heard of this till now if anyone has any info on them)

A "mention" on these boards: Tongie Farm. It's not actually accepted as a pedigree.

[fmaz]

I have a question (both for Harvey and the participants):

I have a quantity of stuff that I’d love to offer for free, but shipping from here is quite expensive, and it would cost me a lot for each shipment.

Would it be OK to offer stuff and ask for a contribution on the shipping costs?

 

I think you're being generous with your stuff... And with international shipping being what it is you shouldn't have to eat that too! Plus, you're talking a RAK, right? No one has to take it. It's an offer you're making and if someone wants it under the generous terms you're offering then they'll take it.

 

So I, personally, don't see anything wrong with it all. Seems very much in keeping with the spirit of generosity.

[HarveySwick]

I have a question (both for Harvey and the participants):

I have a quantity of stuff that I’d love to offer for free, but shipping from here is quite expensive, and it would cost me a lot for each shipment.

Would it be OK to offer stuff and ask for a contribution on the shipping costs?

Sure, why not?

 

International shipping costs are . There's nothing wrong with asking for contributions to help cover the cost. (thumbs u

[Scturo]

So what does it cost to ship from Italy to the US/Canada?

[Point Five]

(Morning all... let's bring my offer back to the top...)

 

 

Offered up is your choice of one of two comic lots.

These will suit very different boardies, so let's see which if either gets snagged first...

 

 

 

Option 1: IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

Two sets of recent Image series, fun reads both: Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth #1-6 and Clone #1-4.

These are all first prints, average grade NM... maybe one or two issues will have (discreet) flaws dropping them a touch below the NM range. Really nice sets. The #1s of both series are extremely sharp copies.

 

(Pics are stock images, for quick representational purposes. I'll stand behind the grading.)

 

Bonus! Your option to add up to three of the following issues to the modern lot. All are VF to NM range (majority are NM range) unless indicated. You can also swap out the Clone quartet for four more of these:

Walking Dead #103 Giarrusso Variant

Injustice Gods Among Us Year One #1, #2 (both 2nd prints)

Bedlam #1, #2, #3 (1st prints)

The Activity #1

Black Beetle #2 (Dark Horse/Francavilla)

Life With Archie #36 (Allred, Hughes covers)

The Westwood Witches #1

Sixth Gun #3, #14

Ultimate Spiderman #152 (J Scott Campbell Black Cat cover), 7.5/8.0

Nowhere Men #2 (2nd print), #3 (1st print)

Batman #7 New 52 1st print in 6.5, #8 1st print in 8.5

Letter 44 #1

Todd the Ugliest Kid #1 2nd print (different cover)

Thief of Thieves #1 2nd print

The Damned: Prodigal Sons #1

 

 

 

Option 2: GIVE WAR A CHANCE

A lot of six 1950s war comics: four Atlas, one Harvey, one Charlton.

Fascinating historical reads with some cool art. Some of these are lower-grade, but generally they have nicer-than-average eye appeal for 1950s comics, flat with good gloss and not a ton of color-breaking defects. Click on the pics!

 

 

Battle #27 in 4.5. Strong midgrade appearance. Light paper loss to bottom 2" of spine. Back cover

 

Battlefront #1 in qualified 5.0. Pretty book, excellent eye appeal. There's a coupon cut from the bottom of an interior ad page ("How To Hypnotize..."), affecting a text page but no art pages. Stylish Russ Heath cover. Back cover

 

Battlefront #10 in 2.5/3.0. Spine split at bottom, tanning to cover edges though interior pages are OW. Back cover

 

Navy Combat #6 in 1.8. Looks closer to midgrade, but piece missing URC. Back cover

 

True War Experiences #4 in 7.5/8.0. High-grade Harvey book with vibrant colors; cover art is shifted a bit (production miswrap). Back cover

 

United States Fighting Air Force #6 in 3.5/4.0. Decent copy, but the back cover is extra wide with a worn left edge. Back cover

 

 

(Note: Taking a page from Beige's book, I'll say that outside the US, 50% for postage is much appreciated but not compulsory... especially appreciated on lot #1, which will be heavy and quite expensive to ship outside the US. For either lot, I'll pick up US shipping.)

 

 

[youmechooz]

Just got done reading the y the last man trades that justin gave away and was sent to me. Soo good. Who was next in line to read the whole series? Let me know and ill ship them.

[HarveySwick]

RAK them up! (thumbs u

 

Hopefully they can be a reoccuring item here and someone will read them, enjoy them and then RAK them up again.

[Awax]

Sell em

 

[HarveySwick]

Sell em

 

[porcupine48]

Hey,I liked the angry burt!!

I think,from my experience it is about 25$ to ship four or five comics in a bubble mailer from Italy?

[shazzzam2013]

Just received my Spidey #194 (1st Black Cat) from 1Cool....awesome stuff! Thanks 1Cool!!

[1Cool]

Glad it made it safe and sound. Enjoy.

[vaillant]

Thanks everyone for the response – I’ll wait for 0.5 offer to be taken and then might find something to gift away.

 

So what does it cost to ship from Italy to the US/Canada?

 

By Priority, roughly:

 

– $13 up to 0.77lbs (about two normal comic books);

– $20 up to 2.2lbs;

– $35 up to 4.4lbs.

 

Registered (with tracking #) is a bit more.

[techvoodoo]

Thanks everyone for the response – I’ll wait for 0.5 offer to be taken and then might find something to gift away.

 

So what does it cost to ship from Italy to the US/Canada?

 

By Priority, roughly:

 

– $13 up to 0.77lbs (about two normal comic books);

– $20 up to 2.2lbs;

– $35 up to 4.4lbs.

 

Registered (with tracking #) is a bit more.

 

 

That's really not to bad, price wise.

[vaillant]

You have to make acrobatics to fit as much as possible while protecting the books, but – yes – it’s still decent… unless they increase the rates in 2015…

[Point Five]

Added some more potential bonus books to the moderns lot (see previous page).

 

 

[ebtorres]

Just got done reading the y the last man trades that justin gave away and was sent to me. Soo good. Who was next in line to read the whole series? Let me know and ill ship them.

 

Thanks for also crediting me for adding the last two volumes to make the story whole for the next readers!

 

[Torgaddon]

Shipping from Australia sucks. My offer that was accepted ran into the triple digits to ship. Each to their own for asking for shipping costs or not. But in the spirit of The Giving Tree I didn't mind paying out of pocket for it

[porcupine48]

I cannot believe the war books are still there.....

[ebtorres]

Shipping from Australia sucks. My offer that was accepted ran into the triple digits to ship. Each to their own for asking for shipping costs or not. But in the spirit of The Giving Tree I didn't mind paying out of pocket for it

 

Triple digits to ship something from Aus to the US?