jimjum12 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) For years I've hated them.... cluttering up my searches and *spooning* me off...... but I finally broke down and ordered one to go with a book I thought best left slabbed. It was on glossy paper and from an original book and was kind of cool. Any one else gone this route for a cheap reader ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Edited February 17, 2017 by jimjum12 Cat-Man_America and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, jimjum12 said: For years I've hated them.... cluttering up my searches and *spooning* me off...... but I finally broke down and ordered one to go with a book I thought best left slabbed. It was on glossy paper and from an original book and was kind of cool. Any one else gone this route for a cheap reader ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) I haven't but I have wondered, thanks! I just wish I could block them from my search results when I do not want them since they are not originals. It is kind of a spam when looking for actual collectibles" I'd also like to be able to block selected sellers (Mile High) from my search results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 25 minutes ago, jimjum12 said: For years I've hated them.... cluttering up my searches and *spooning* me off...... but I finally broke down and ordered one to go with a book I thought best left slabbed. It was on glossy paper and from an original book and was kind of cool. Any one else gone this route for a cheap reader ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) A friend here sent me a copy of Phantom Lady #15,and I really,really love it.A great way to enjoy a difficult book to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 22 minutes ago, Readcomix said: I haven't but I have wondered, thanks! I just wish I could block them from my search results when I do not want them since they are not originals. It is kind of a spam when looking for actual collectibles" I'd also like to be able to block selected sellers (Mile High) from my search results. I wish the seller would list them in the "modern" comic category so that it wouldn't show up on filtered "golden age" results. 6 minutes ago, porcupine48 said: A friend here sent me a copy of Phantom Lady #15,and I really,really love it.A great way to enjoy a difficult book to get. Did it appear that the scanner/reprinter edited any of the scans? Like cleaning up markings and balancing colors? I'd pick up a copy if they made it look pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 25 minutes ago, Readcomix said: I haven't but I have wondered, thanks! I just wish I could block them from my search results when I do not want them since they are not originals. It is kind of a spam when looking for actual collectibles" I'd also like to be able to block selected sellers (Mile High) from my search results. If you use the "Highest Price First" filter, the photocopy books will be at the end..... this won't help with other sellers though... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I don't have any problems with them. In addition to being great readers I bet they would look sweet framed and up on a wall, especially some of those Good Girl covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 A lot of those listings aren't really from photocopies, they're from the free scans at the Digital Comic Museum or Comic Book Plus. A good quick example would be the Target v2 n5, the damage on the cover is clearly from my scan of Jim Vadeboncour's copy. To be fair, the listing does admit this. But why buy a book via eBay you can read on line free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 The one I snagged fits in a Magazine bag and board .....it has a white boarder around the image. If one had a favorite splash or page, it could be easily disassembled and framed. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 @jimjum12 Boardmember Shrevy produces some of these repros and they are quite nice. I have the Black Cat Mystery 50 repro copy from him and is great to flip through while leaving my original copy untouched! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 The photocopy comic books have to be in the public domain and can usually be found in the digitalcomicmuseum.com You can filter your ebay searches by using -photocopy or the minus sign in front of photocopy to remove items with photocopy in the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, BitterOldMan said: The photocopy comic books have to be in the public domain and can usually be found in the digitalcomicmuseum.com You can filter your ebay searches by using -photocopy or the minus sign in front of photocopy to remove items with photocopy in the title. Are they all the public domain or are some of these guys violating copyright? Edited February 18, 2017 by Sqeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I have a Moon Girl 5 repro, and as far as I know the Gaines estate still holds the copyright. So there is some chicanery going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I've been tempted too. I thought about buying the Bakers and binding them into one of those custom books. Haven't pulled the trigger yet but I'm tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semicentennial Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 1 hour ago, BitterOldMan said: The photocopy comic books have to be in the public domain and can usually be found in the digitalcomicmuseum.com You can filter your ebay searches by using -photocopy or the minus sign in front of photocopy to remove items with photocopy in the title. This is what I do. It's very irritating when searching for some title and every other listing is for a photocopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 16 minutes ago, Larryw7 said: I have a Moon Girl 5 repro, and as far as I know the Gaines estate still holds the copyright. So there is some chicanery going on. I could be quite wrong, but I think some of the early EC's are actually PD, including that Moon Girl issue. None of the famous books are, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 In addition to photocopy, other words to filter out include replica, reprint, and DVD (to exclude digital copies of free downloads). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 5 hours ago, n2wdw said: I've been tempted too. I thought about buying the Bakers and binding them into one of those custom books. Haven't pulled the trigger yet but I'm tempted. I know I can read them on my laptop, but I still like the page turning experience......plus I have to scroll to look at the page on the screen....and I like to absorb the composition of the page in one sweep. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 57 minutes ago, jimjum12 said: 6 hours ago, n2wdw said: I've been tempted too. I thought about buying the Bakers and binding them into one of those custom books. Haven't pulled the trigger yet but I'm tempted. I know I can read them on my laptop, but I still like the page turning experience......plus I have to scroll to look at the page on the screen....and I like to absorb the composition of the page in one sweep. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) I'm with jimbo on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelholt Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 One of my top 10 favorite covers is Fight Comics 32. I had heard through a boardie that the interior stories were really good. I couldn't find it online to read, some issues just aren't there. I asked and the friend took pictures of each page of his issue and sent to me. He was right, interior was great. Oddly enough, a few weeks later I was given the opportunity to purchase the Mile High Church copy of Fight 32 CGC 9.0. I bought it and the fact that I don't think I will ever crack it made we want to see the interior even more...... so I bought a photocopy to hold. Something about holding it and being able to see both left and right pages at once. Also, last year I went on a plane trip since then and guess what I took with me to read.... not the Church copy!! The photocopy fit great in my back pack and so what if it happened to get a bent corner (which it did not, I kept it bagged and boarded). Good , fun, inexpensive, and worth while purchase in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 41 minutes ago, kelholt said: One of my top 10 favorite covers is Fight Comics 32. I had heard through a boardie that the interior stories were really good. I couldn't find it online to read, some issues just aren't there. I asked and the friend took pictures of each page of his issue and sent to me. He was right, interior was great. Oddly enough, a few weeks later I was given the opportunity to purchase the Mile High Church copy of Fight 32 CGC 9.0. I bought it and the fact that I don't think I will ever crack it made we want to see the interior even more...... so I bought a photocopy to hold. Something about holding it and being able to see both left and right pages at once. Also, last year I went on a plane trip since then and guess what I took with me to read.... not the Church copy!! The photocopy fit great in my back pack and so what if it happened to get a bent corner (which it did not, I kept it bagged and boarded). Good , fun, inexpensive, and worth while purchase in my opinion. So that was you I was sitting next to on the plane! I could tell it was a photocopy by the lack of that musty GA paper smell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
