Collecting O. C. D. by Tnerb

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Overall Comic Desires

 

My collection has to be complete. But what is complete? The New Mutants title has become stagnant since I need only one more. I finished my Magik and Longshot limited series and stopped with my Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars since they climbed in price. The Thing and Ka-Zar are both good backups, but I began to get something a bit more ragged.

 

I can't say when it started or which was my first, but it's those ripped up shredded well read graded .5's I love. I even went so far as to purchase a few raw to send in. I think I'd be disappointed if I got anything graded higher. My original Crazy! 3 graded a solid 1, a slight disappointment I might add. I truly wished for this comic that I had for as long as I could remember to be graded poor.

 

I won a graded .5 yesterday for a price that really couldn't be cheaper, but they could become expensive. A ToS of Iron Man's first appearance climbed out of my range at $970, a bargain if I ever saw one. The great thing about the .5's is that they are the only criteria. It doesn't matter how many I have of the same title, it's just not necessary to complete a run as it is to have the book, now only if I could get the story.

 

Thanks for reading

 

Tnerb

 

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[mzhammer]

I wonder, has anyone tried to collect a single book in every grade?

[ThothAmon]

Now you need to crack it out of the slab! Nice story.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I wonder, has anyone tried to collect a single book in every grade?

 

Yes.

[Ogami]

I wonder, has anyone tried to collect a single book in every grade?

 

Yes.

 

This depth of information is what makes the boards so invaluable.

[seanfingh]

I wonder, has anyone tried to collect a single book in every grade?

 

Yes.

 

This depth of information is what makes the boards so invaluable.

 

It's true though. Someone was trying to get B&B 28 in all grades (probably up to 9.2 or 9.4) and he did some copies onsite at Wizard World Chicago several years ago. He was vaguely disappointed that a book he thought was a 1.8 ended up a 2.0. So he was going to have to sell it and try again for that elusive 1.8.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I wonder, has anyone tried to collect a single book in every grade?

 

Yes.

 

This depth of information is what makes the boards so invaluable.

 

It's true though. Someone was trying to get B&B 28 in all grades (probably up to 9.2 or 9.4) and he did some copies onsite at Wizard World Chicago several years ago. He was vaguely disappointed that a book he thought was a 1.8 ended up a 2.0. So he was going to have to sell it and try again for that elusive 1.8.

 

Joe Desiris (sp.) aka gijoed

[Ogami]

I wonder, has anyone tried to collect a single book in every grade?

 

Yes.

 

This depth of information is what makes the boards so invaluable.

 

It's true though. Someone was trying to get B&B 28 in all grades (probably up to 9.2 or 9.4) and he did some copies onsite at Wizard World Chicago several years ago. He was vaguely disappointed that a book he thought was a 1.8 ended up a 2.0. So he was going to have to sell it and try again for that elusive 1.8.

 

It wasn't Blowie's truthfulness or accuracy I was questioning.

[surfer99]

I wonder, has anyone tried to collect a single book in every grade?

 

Yes.

 

This depth of information is what makes the boards so invaluable.

 

It's true though. Someone was trying to get B&B 28 in all grades (probably up to 9.2 or 9.4) and he did some copies onsite at Wizard World Chicago several years ago. He was vaguely disappointed that a book he thought was a 1.8 ended up a 2.0. So he was going to have to sell it and try again for that elusive 1.8.

 

If a book comes back graded higher than desired, I would think you'd just rough it up a little and resubmit rather than buy another book.

[seanfingh]

That is a great idea. You are an innovator.