Iceman399 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, aardvark88 said: Sorry Iceman, Flash #86 GA was sold for a 'reasonable price' but still way over Guide during dealer set up. Think there was an AF #15 Cgc about 5.0 or 5.5 blue label in the main hall for all you hi-rollers. I didn't get to the con by any means, just a book been looking for. Glad you got a good price for it. any idea on the price or the dealer for the AF15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 15 minutes ago, Iceman399 said: I didn't get to the con by any means, just a book been looking for. Glad you got a good price for it. any idea on the price or the dealer for the AF15? I wasn't at the con but it's most like that it was Ferd Bernjak from Winnipeg. I saw his 6.0 in Calgary but it's a chipping copy so uggh Dunno the price though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman399 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 minute ago, greggy said: I wasn't at the con but it's most like that it was Ferd Bernjak from Winnipeg. I saw his 6.0 in Calgary but it's a chipping copy so uggh Dunno the price though. Will he (and more importantly you) be at Montreal in a couple weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Just now, Iceman399 said: Will he (and more importantly you) be at Montreal in a couple weeks? I have no freakin' clue so I'm not the best person to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman399 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, greggy said: I have no freakin' clue so I'm not the best person to ask. Who should I ask if Greggy is going then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatliner1313 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 It was a 6.0 actually, with OW/W Pages and gorgeous presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Flatliner1313 said: It was a 6.0 actually, with OW/W Pages and gorgeous presentation. Except the fugly chipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 On 6/11/2017 at 6:48 PM, Fan Boy said: I second that with you, Lou. I have been looking for a nice raw GA book to add into my collection. I hope something can be found at this show. Well, in that case, did you get a chance to hook up with Ferd then? He had a couple of real nice sharp raw GA books under his table that he apparently has had for over 20 years as they were brought from Geppi and Overstreet after the Diamond Int'l Galleries Grand Opening way back in the mid 90's. I believe one of them was a Phantom Lady 15(??) and another was a drop dead killer copy of another GA book that was being taken out from his personal collection. At least I believe it was a PL 15 since that's what he had mentioned to me and I didn't take a real close look at the book. If it had been a PL 16, 17, or 23, I definitely would have taken a much closer look and would have clearly remembered them. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Nels said it was a rock solid copy of Phantom Lady #18. Was pleasantly shocked to see the raw quality of it in Vancouver. Plus that Langley warehouse had a dozen fresh, raw vg range Wonder Woman, and Detect circa 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 9 hours ago, lou_fine said: Well, in that case, did you get a chance to hook up with Ferd then? He had a couple of real nice sharp raw GA books under his table that he apparently has had for over 20 years as they were brought from Geppi and Overstreet after the Diamond Int'l Galleries Grand Opening way back in the mid 90's. I believe one of them was a Phantom Lady 15(??) and another was a drop dead killer copy of another GA book that was being taken out from his personal collection. At least I believe it was a PL 15 since that's what he had mentioned to me and I didn't take a real close look at the book. If it had been a PL 16, 17, or 23, I definitely would have taken a much closer look and would have clearly remembered them. Sorry ... did not get the chance to meet Ferd, come to think of... I didn't think I'd met him before? Phantom Lady? Gorgeous character, I agree. The GA comic - l have in mind is a DC, Archie or Altas book. Maybe I get lucky in October to find one. Next year is a entirely different story. Let's just say, Gloves are off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 8 hours ago, aardvark88 said: Nels said it was a rock solid copy of Phantom Lady #18. Was pleasantly shocked to see the raw quality of it in Vancouver. Did you happen to catch the price of the PL 18 by any chance, since I only took a quick cursory glance at it? Still, it was certainly nice to see Ferd again and talk about some of the old times after not seeing him for more than 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Fan Boy said: Sorry ... did not get the chance to meet Ferd, come to think of... I didn't think I'd met him before? Phantom Lady? Gorgeous character, I agree. The GA comic - l have in mind is a DC, Archie or Altas book. Maybe I get lucky in October to find one. Next year is a entirely different story. Let's just say, Gloves are off. I only found out from Allan that Ferd was there when he mentioned to Magik and myself that some dealer from Winnipeg named Ferd had a slabbed CGC 6.0 copy of AF 15 at his table. Unfortunately, it had Marvel chipping pretty well all the way down the right edge and was certainly nowhere near as nice a presenting copy as CC's 5.0 graded copy which they was able to auction off for a record $57K back in March. It looks like the market for AF 15's are based so much more upon its overall appearance relative to its assigned grade, as opposed to just the CGC grade itself. In terms of your GA book, best of luck in finding it. I guess the DC and Atlas one should be a lot easier to obtain since they tend to be out there, as opposed to the Archie's (especially the really early ones) which are much tougher to find. Edited June 23, 2017 by lou_fine aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 9 hours ago, lou_fine said: In terms of your GA book, best of luck in finding it. I guess the DC and Atlas one should be a lot easier to obtain since they tend to be out there, as opposed to the Archie's (especially the really early ones) which are much tougher to find. I have the early Laughs (when it become under Archie logo) from #20- up, some early Archie's. What I am looking for is PEP books. Yeah, the early issues are tough to find in nice grades ... but that is half the fun by challenges in finding them! I love the challenge in chasing down these books I want to get. Otherwise if it was so easy, I'd be boring ... right? See you then in October. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Van Comic Show before Hallowe'en Oct/17 is expanding to a monster 3 hall show with 170 8' dealer's tables. Lots of competition, lots of selection. Click to zoom in and see Capt Cannabis at the Father's Day con: vintage comics, toys, cosplay pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 33 minutes ago, aardvark88 said: Van Comic Show before Hallowe'en Oct/17 is expanding to a monster 3 hall show with 170 8' dealer's tables. Oh, come on now.........we all know exactly what that means. Higher admission fees for the attendees to get in just to see more dealers with the same usual books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, lou_fine said: Oh, come on now.........we all know exactly what that means. Higher admission fees for the attendees to get in just to see more dealers with the same usual books. Um... actually it will still be $8 admission. But who knows when next year will be seeing a increase in admission? aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 32 minutes ago, Fan Boy said: 53 minutes ago, lou_fine said: Oh, come on now.........we all know exactly what that means. Higher admission fees for the attendees to get in just to see more dealers with the same usual books. Um... actually it will still be $8 admission. But who knows when next year will be seeing a increase in admission? Well, that's good to know for this year at least. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatliner1313 Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 I think Hallowe'en is still 2 rooms, and they said 2018 will be the start of 3 rooms. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 On 2017-06-24 at 11:31 AM, Flatliner1313 said: I think Hallowe'en is still 2 rooms, and they said 2018 will be the start of 3 rooms. Good, that means we can still make some loot at the Hallowe'en Van Comic Show before competition spikes up with another 40 x 8' tables of merchandise. Per usual, I will be displaying a wide range of funny books at my wall table: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Due to the Van Comic Show expanding to a monstrous 170 dealer's tables in Feb, 2018, does anyone think the hours of the con should be extended by 1 hour say from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to give the collector/fans more time to shop and empty the money vending machines for our wares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
