N e r V Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, pemart1966 said: ...AND that it's in both person's will as to what happens to their half... A good attorney will draw it up correctly and cover all the bases. You just need to define the terms to them first and they’ll look at it from all possible sides. Usually not that difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) Oh yeah, don’t go in on anything with Daniel Dupcak either... Edited March 27, 2018 by N e r V Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 14 hours ago, rob_react said: Get two people like that and a $2,000 VG copy can suddenly turn into a $3-4000 book because two whales looking for a NM copy decided not to wait. That's so alien to me I just can't comprehend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 4 hours ago, tth2 said: That's so alien to me I just can't comprehend it. Really? Impatiently chasing hot books without concern for quality isn't your style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 18 hours ago, clarkkentdds said: I was shocked to hear about the passing of this collector. I believe he was a member of the boards very briefly. I didn't think he was that old... Who are we talking about here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 36 minutes ago, sacentaur said: Who are we talking about here? I think we are talking about the owner of this book, who has passed, and now the book is up for auction...is that correct ? ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, fishbone said: I think we are talking about the owner of this book, who has passed, and now the book is up for auction...is that correct ? The person's name - is it a secret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, sacentaur said: The person's name - is it a secret? I haven't heard the name in public or in private correspondence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, sacentaur said: The person's name - is it a secret? hoping someone more in-the-know can tell us the name, or maybe family wants it to remain private which we must respect. Either way, a freakin' beauty of a book !! Edited March 27, 2018 by fishbone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, fishbone said: hoping someone more in-the-know can tell us the name, or maybe family wants it to remain private which we must respect. Either way, a freakin' beauty of a book !! The description of the collector as being someone who died recently and relatively young would fit Verzyl ... but I don't think that is right. He doesn't appear to have been secretive about the big books he owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, sfcityduck said: The description of the collector as being someone who died recently and relatively young would fit Verzyl ... but I don't think that is right. He doesn't appear to have been secretive about the big books he owned. It's labeled the "Second City" collection. If this were Verzyl's collection we'd have a lot more to talk about beyond a boring old, rusty-stapled Action #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Sounds like the dead collector's family doesn't want to be identified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 21 hours ago, rob_react said: It doesn't potentially have rusted staples. It has rusted staples. Somehow this reminds me of Jerry Seinfeld's line about the laissez faire attitude his parents had towards what he ate as a kid: "Cookie Crisp cereal isn't like cookies; it is cookies." entalmighty1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, sfcityduck said: The description of the collector as being someone who died recently and relatively young would fit Verzyl ... but I don't think that is right. He doesn't appear to have been secretive about the big books he owned. C-connect announced the collection on their website weeks ago and the first books from it were included in the last week's auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, rob_react said: It's labeled the "Second City" collection. I Hmmm ... well one of the co-owners of Boom and a comic collector, a Chicago resident I believe, recently died at the age of 50. Edited March 27, 2018 by sfcityduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 If you owned this Action 1, would you have the staples removed to prevent rust staining the pages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Yorick said: If you owned this Action 1, would you have the staples removed to prevent rust staining the pages? Replace with vintage staples, could still get blue label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, fishbone said: 1 hour ago, Yorick said: If you owned this Action 1, would you have the staples removed to prevent rust staining the pages? Replace with vintage staples, could still get blue label If they detect the replacement, the book would end up in a Conserved slab. If there's been any rust migration, which I imagine there would be if the staples are actually rusted, then it would difficult to conceal that the staples had been replaced. https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=4083& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: If they detect the replacement, the book would end up in a Conserved slab. If there's been any rust migration, which I imagine there would be if the staples are actually rusted, then it would difficult to conceal that the staples had been replaced. https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=4083& Yes, good point, it would have had to done before it’s first slabbing and the rust would have had to be limited to staple (s) only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Just now, fishbone said: 5 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: If they detect the replacement, the book would end up in a Conserved slab. If there's been any rust migration, which I imagine there would be if the staples are actually rusted, then it would difficult to conceal that the staples had been replaced. https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=4083& Yes, good point, it would have had to done before it’s first slabbing and the rust would have had to be limited to staple (s) only That's also true -- not much chance that this particular book could fly under the graders' radar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
