Examples of where you bought the book, not the label 3 3

[MGsimba77]

12 hours ago, 01TheDude said:

At a 7-11 about 2 miles from my house. I would go on monthly collections for my paper routes and with the money I earned, I would continue on to the store on my bike (especially tricky to do during the winter months in the south suburbs of Chicago). I probably did this for about 2 or 3 years (1976-1978). Finding that comic book rack was a great day-- and it was the closest 7-11 in my area.

Wow man.... sounds like good times for sure! 7-11, talk about a relic of the past that's now turned into CVS ! Also paper routes are a relic since I don't know who reads newspapers regularly anymore? Yeah those times were pretty tight with all that hyper inflation going on! Comics went from 25 to 30 cents which probably made a difference to a kid back then. Curious did you ever fire up a joint or two back in the day?

Edit: my bad, CVS was Eckerd drugs back in the day not  7-11. 

Edited March 27, 2019 by MGsimba77

[valiantman]

[valiantman]

[valiantman]

[ADAMANTIUM]

I traded for this, so only paid to get it graded, only $26 into it... but I thought it was awesome despite the grade...

 

[valiantman]

The first Boba Fett cover appearance... Star Wars #42 isn't even close.   Shhh... no one knows that. 

Exactly one copy on the CGC census for any grade. Here it is...

[ADAMANTIUM]

This one I bought for the book and then subbed it to CGC, but kinda for the label because I wanted to see blue universal with the correct notation.... not so much the grade though.... if that is the point of the thread

Canadian Mark Jeweler's

Edited March 27, 2019 by ADAMANTIUM
"and then subbed it to CGC"

[F For Fake]

On 3/26/2019 at 7:17 AM, DocHoppus182 said:

I don’t know if this counts but here is one of mine.  The spine is a little blown out, but the colors and lack of Marvel chipping definitely raise the eye appeal I believe.  Now, I don’t really disagree with the grade, but I try to stay around the good/good+ range.  

That book is a winner no matter how you slice it! Then again, I'm most a low grade guy myself. Love it!

[Jaylam]

21 hours ago, MGsimba77 said:

Nice date stamp!!! Love those! Looks like a bright copy! One particular pet peeve is when they're overwrapped in silver & bronze. In other words when the price tag is too close to the spine or in some cases kind of half visible. Those are maddening 

You mean like this...from the ARVEL OMICS ROUP.

[theCapraAegagrus]

1 hour ago, valiantman said:

Lmfao why!?

[batman_fan]

2 hours ago, valiantman said:

That’s a beautiful book

[batman_fan]

1 hour ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

This one I bought for the book, but kinda for the label because I wanted to see blue universal with the correct notation.... not so much the grade though.... if that is the point of the thread

Canadian Mark Jeweler's

Contains one of my favorite splashes. 

[MGsimba77]

34 minutes ago, Jaylam said:

You mean like this...from the ARVEL OMICS ROUP.

👍 ! The ARVEL overwrap

[valiantman]

2 hours ago, TwoPiece said:

4 hours ago, valiantman said:

Lmfao why!?

2007, when the return of Valiant was coming, it's X-O Manowar rising from dead/buried. It "encapsulates" (see what I did there) the return of Valiant. 

[HarrisonJohn]

9 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

This one I bought for the book and then subbed it to CGC, but kinda for the label because I wanted to see blue universal with the correct notation.... not so much the grade though.... if that is the point of the thread

Canadian Mark Jeweler's

That's interesting, the Captain America head next to the price box. Is this issue NOT approved by the comics code authority?

[ADAMANTIUM]

3 minutes ago, HarrisonJohn said:

9 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

This one I bought for the book and then subbed it to CGC, but kinda for the label because I wanted to see blue universal with the correct notation.... not so much the grade though.... if that is the point of the thread

Canadian Mark Jeweler's



That's interesting, the Captain America head next to the price box. Is this issue NOT approved by the comics code authority?

I'm not sure.... I want to say the CC stamp was on other copies... there is some difference... I forget what

it was discussed somewhat in this thread

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

11 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

18 minutes ago, HarrisonJohn said:

9 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

This one I bought for the book and then subbed it to CGC, but kinda for the label because I wanted to see blue universal with the correct notation.... not so much the grade though.... if that is the point of the thread

Canadian Mark Jeweler's



That's interesting, the Captain America head next to the price box. Is this issue NOT approved by the comics code authority?

I'm not sure.... I want to say the CC stamp was on other copies... there is some difference... I forget what

it was discussed somewhat in this thread

    Direct versions don't, newsstand versions do.  Except 231, which adds another cool factor to the book I'd say ....I had a look at the other Marvel releases from that month to see if it was a cross title theme but no, just DD. Edited February 15 by sk.rank

 

Here it is

 

Edited March 28, 2019 by ADAMANTIUM

[lou_fine]

On 3/26/2019 at 12:51 PM, 01TheDude said:

This common saying around here about the importance of the look of a book can be fascinating to me.

Please share cases (hopefully with pictures of the slabbed books) where you ignored the grade the book received and bought it anyway. Perhaps it was being sold at a bargain-- share if that factored in. I'm sure we have plenty of people with examples where this was the case.

I am quite sure if you posted this same question in the GA threads, you will get an endless slew of examples from board members here who have definitely brought the book without paying much attention (if any at all) to the label.

Especially in the case of classic cover or HTF rare books.  Just go back to the just completed CC Auction and you can see countless examples of uber low grade books or even PLOD books selling for multiples of their condition guide prices.

For example, take a look at the CGC 0.5 graded copy of Mask Comics #1 with a bottom of guide Good 2.0 valuation of only $400 but still managed to fetch something like $2,260 in the last CL auction. 

Now, I am quite sure the purchaser brought the book at that price for the actual book itself, as opposed to the number on the label.  

[theCapraAegagrus]

16 hours ago, valiantman said:

2007, when the return of Valiant was coming, it's X-O Manowar rising from dead/buried. It "encapsulates" (see what I did there) the return of Valiant. 

The 26 names written on cover kills it for me.

[ThothAmon]

 I think both of these qualify. The Cindy WOULD BE a 9.0 without the hole punches and the Superman is bright and glossy as an 8.0 in the slab!