pkdante Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Hello guys. Could you please give your opinion about grade of this comic book? Also, I have a couple of questions about this comic book. Don't know if this is the right place to ask them... Why is this book has different cover than the other #667 that I have seen? Is this book valuable? For how much I could sell it? Thank you very much for all the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) I know nothing about this book but, after a quick look in the modern section, I think it's a rare variant. It might be the one listed as #1 in the first post of this thread. Edited November 6, 2017 by comicdonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdante Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 I took some "better" quality pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I would definitely get it graded.... it is a popular book.... the sell point will be determined on what grade it comes back... it looks high grade, but when it gets to 9.4/9.6/9.8 its too hard to pinpoint with just pictrues Definitely get it graded if your planning to sell 1950's war comics and Lucky Baru 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMSHADOW_80 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Hard to tell from the pics but it appears to be in the NM range. Please put it in a proper comic bag and board. Those binder pages aren't always good to comics. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMSHADOW_80 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Hard to tell from the pics but it appears to be in the NM range. Please put it in a proper comic bag and board. Those binder pages aren't always good to comics. Lucky Baru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 That's a Dell Otto variant. You have a very rare and highly sought after book. Had a print run under 250 copies. Where in the world did you find that? STORMSHADOW_80, silversurfer275 and FoggyNelson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Get that bad boy graded !!!! its worth it !! and don't let @Jaydogrules know you have it !! FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanSkyler Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hey, just to let everyone here and throughout the CGC forums know: this book is in no way the real deal. This user in particular tried to scam me out of quite a bit of money. I can provide pictures to confirm that the book in question is a fake. If you are approached about this book, BUYER BEWARE. silversurfer275 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure why some people feel the need to steal from others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, NathanSkyler said: Hey, just to let everyone here and throughout the CGC forums know: this book is in no way the real deal. This user in particular tried to scam me out of quite a bit of money. I can provide pictures to confirm that the book in question is a fake. If you are approached about this book, BUYER BEWARE. Wow. So the reason he posted it here as a 'clueless' newbie was to pimp the book, hoping people would inquire. Sad. Lucky Baru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, NathanSkyler said: Hey, just to let everyone here and throughout the CGC forums know: this book is in no way the real deal. This user in particular tried to scam me out of quite a bit of money. I can provide pictures to confirm that the book in question is a fake. If you are approached about this book, BUYER BEWARE. Thought something was fishy! Thanks for the heads up Glad that you were protected and didn't get swindled! NathanSkyler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 @NathanSkyler it's also worth mentioning in this thread... That after I posted my estimation of grade, he asked me to start a thread for him about this book. He wanted me to ask how much it was worth or something like that, and that he couldn't because there were restrictions or something... That's why it sounded fishy to me, and of course I told him I could not do that 1950's war comics and comicdonna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanSkyler Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 @ADAMANTIUMYeah. I went through PayPal invoice on everything, which is what saved me in the end. I'm lucky. Very lucky. It's a lesson learned to be sure, even to someone who has been around comics a lot. I saw dollar signs and that trumped everything else. comicdonna, ADAMANTIUM and Lucky Baru 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydogrules Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 16 hours ago, NathanSkyler said: Hey, just to let everyone here and throughout the CGC forums know: this book is in no way the real deal. This user in particular tried to scam me out of quite a bit of money. I can provide pictures to confirm that the book in question is a fake. If you are approached about this book, BUYER BEWARE. Whoa. How did I miss this thread ? Yeah that book looks totally "off". Cover stock looks wrong. The sheen/gloss on the book looks wrong. It looks far too plump at the spine. If you have other, more pics of what definitely gave it away as a fake it would be interesting to see them. Sorry you got hoodwinked but at least you were smart enough to have your bases covered. -J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 16 hours ago, NathanSkyler said: I saw dollar signs and that trumped everything else. Did you approach him about buying it ? By your comment, it sounds like you were going to get it on the cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanSkyler Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 @Bomber-Bob He approached me after he saw my WTB post about having capital to invest in books for grading. Again, this one is totally on me. I protected myself through PayPal invoicing, but there was definitely more I could do to be a smarter consumer. I will post pics of the fake books in question later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanSkyler Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 @JaydogrulesI will post some pics after work today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanSkyler Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 @Bomber-Bob @Jaydogrules Here are some pics of the books in question. There's damage at the staples like someone forcibly tried to affix a new cover to an existing book. There's just too much "bounce" in the spines when the books are lying flat. And I've provided a picture of the one book on top of an actual modern comic. The sizing is off. The paper itself isn't as smooth as normal comic book paper. But it's not your average counterfeit by any means. There was work put into this. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydogrules Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 26 minutes ago, NathanSkyler said: @Bomber-Bob @Jaydogrules Here are some pics of the books in question. There's damage at the staples like someone forcibly tried to affix a new cover to an existing book. There's just too much "bounce" in the spines when the books are lying flat. And I've provided a picture of the one book on top of an actual modern comic. The sizing is off. The paper itself isn't as smooth as normal comic book paper. But it's not your average counterfeit by any means. There was work put into this. I take it that 678 is counterfeit too? Those are clearly not manufacturing staples. But that's not exactly something people ask for pictures of when assessing the condition of a modern. I've seen counterfeit versions of both of these books on ebay this year, but these look pretty good if you're just looking at pictures. The printing quality is very convincing. If counterfeiting rare, very high dollar modern variants is a thing now, I would imagine asking for pictures of the spine and staples would be a must. Since you didn't lose any money in this transaction, do you mind sharing what the "seller" asked for these two books? -J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...