WernerVonDoom Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 This was a toughie: icp004, batmiesta, ChrispyC66 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 yeah tell me about it WernerVonDoom, batmiesta, djpinkpanther67 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 BTW what were the odds that no 9.8/w 179s come up for sale for - literally - 10 years and then two in a week. WernerVonDoom and Frederic9494 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, FlyingDonut said: BTW what were the odds that no 9.8/w 179s come up for sale for - literally - 10 years and then two in a week. Crazy! I got a new one and you picked up one of the original 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 They've changed the cover artist credit on the label, I thought it didn't look like Buscema's work, looks more like Wilson with Sinnott inks but they have changed it to Milgrom. WernerVonDoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Weird. They labeled it as a Milgrom cover many years ago. My old copy was graded in January, 2010. Edited April 3, 2020 by namisgr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawnfreak Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 3/25/2016 at 1:05 PM, Engr62 said: The first comic I purchased as a kid was FF 149 (from my local 7-11). So, I grew up in the bronze age of FF comics. I'm trying to put together a CGC run of FF 140-200. Cheese and crackers, where DO you people find these books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engr62 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Spawnfreak said: Cheese and crackers, where DO you people find these books? It's not easy to find them. I've actually never had a book graded myself (although, that may change if I ever hope to get #187 to finish my #140-200 run). I bought my first CGC-graded book on the forums here in 2010. In addition to the forums, I've picked up a few on eBay and comiclink. I'm not able to afford a high-grade run like most on here. If I can find a nicely-presenting comic in at least 8.5, I'm okay with that. Here's my run so far (other 3rd-party graders whited-out). My 9.4 #200 isn't shown in the scan, but I've got it (only lacking the #187). Update... I went back and added up the cost of my FF #140-200 run (minus the missing #187 of course). I've spent $2,036 on this including shipping. Since I've purchased these one book at a time for the most part, the shipping has absolutely killed me. Edited April 3, 2020 by Engr62 Bryan65, batmiesta and Frederic9494 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Spawnfreak said: Cheese and crackers, where DO you people find these books? It isn't easy, let me tell you. I've been putting this set together for 15 years and has been difficult. What is your grade cutoff? Metropolis has a 187 in 9.6 for $108, which isn't too terrible. Edited April 3, 2020 by FlyingDonut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawnfreak Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, FlyingDonut said: It isn't easy, let me tell you. I've been putting this set together for 15 years and has been difficult. What is your grade cutoff? It has been 9.4-9.6, but looking at these beauties, that is D#$@ sure going to change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Spawnfreak said: It has been 9.4-9.6, but looking at these beauties, that is D#$@ sure going to change! Speaking from unfortunate experience, the price jump from 9.6 to 9.8 is crazy, especially on the hardcore Bronze Age stuff. There simply aren't enough of them for demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawnfreak Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just now, FlyingDonut said: Speaking from unfortunate experience, the price jump from 9.6 to 9.8 is crazy, especially on the hardcore Bronze Age stuff. There simply aren't enough of them for demand. Did I not mention next weeks winning lottery ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just now, Spawnfreak said: Did I not mention next weeks winning lottery ticket? There you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engr62 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) On 4/3/2020 at 12:41 PM, FlyingDonut said: It isn't easy, let me tell you. I've been putting this set together for 15 years and has been difficult. What is your grade cutoff? Metropolis has a 187 in 9.6 for $108, which isn't too terrible. Thanks! Yes, I've been eyeing that 187 for a while, but I'm not sure if I can go that high. Comiclink has a 9.4, but the wrap isn't very good. I've been looking for one in the 9.2 to 9.4 range. I've got a couple of raw candidates, but I've never actually gotten anything graded before--I've only purchased graded copies. The shipping to/from CGC for a single book would make this a pretty expensive option. Edited April 4, 2020 by Engr62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic9494 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 47 minutes ago, FlyingDonut said: Speaking from unfortunate experience, the price jump from 9.6 to 9.8 is crazy, especially on the hardcore Bronze Age stuff. There simply aren't enough of them for demand. I agree... and speaking of scarcity: I very often see that a lot of 9.8 (and 9.6) copies don't have perfect wrap and benefit from a white spine (which seems to increase chances of getting higher grades on most books) Is this something that people care about? Me, I don't like it... as an example, I haven't pulled the trigger on any 9.6 copies of FF 130 I see available because of that miswrap... PetuniaGrimm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, Frederic9494 said: I agree... and speaking of scarcity: I very often see that a lot of 9.8 (and 9.6) copies don't have perfect wrap and benefit from a white spine (which seems to increase chances of getting higher grades on most books) Is this something that people care about? Me, I don't like it... as an example, I haven't pulled the trigger on any 9.6 copies of FF 130 I see available because of that miswrap... To each his own, but I've never cared about wrap (within reason). If you get a nice wrap great, but I wouldn't let a bad one stop you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Frederic9494 said: I agree... and speaking of scarcity: I very often see that a lot of 9.8 (and 9.6) copies don't have perfect wrap and benefit from a white spine (which seems to increase chances of getting higher grades on most books) Is this something that people care about? Me, I don't like it... as an example, I haven't pulled the trigger on any 9.6 copies of FF 130 I see available because of that miswrap... I was also a stickler for good cover wraps that weren't crooked from top to bottom and were true on the spine front-to-back. But I'd often sacrifice and take a small miswrap if it had better structure and page quality: Engr62 and batmiesta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic9494 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just now, namisgr said: I was also a stickler for good cover wraps that weren't crooked from top to bottom and were true on the spine front-to-back. But I'd often sacrifice and take a small miswrap if it had better structure and page quality: Well that 9.6 just shows off a wee-bit of miswrap... this would pass my taste test ChrispyC66 and namisgr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Frederic9494 said: I agree... and speaking of scarcity: I very often see that a lot of 9.8 (and 9.6) copies don't have perfect wrap and benefit from a white spine (which seems to increase chances of getting higher grades on most books) Is this something that people care about? Me, I don't like it... as an example, I haven't pulled the trigger on any 9.6 copies of FF 130 I see available because of that miswrap... If it's minimal and straight, I can live with it, it is when it tapers that it bothers me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Engr62 said: Thanks! Yes, I've been eyeing that 187 for a while, but I'm not sure if I can go that high. Comiclink has a 9.4, but the wrap isn't very good. I've been looking for one in the 9.2 to 9.4 range. I've got a couple of raw candidates, but I've never actually gotten anything graded before--I've only purchased graded copies. The shipping to/from CGC for a single book would make this a pretty expensive auction. If it has been there a while, make a offer on it. Frederic9494 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
