Popular Post sartrexpress Posted May 31 Popular Post Share Posted May 31 On 5/29/2024 at 1:43 PM, Silver Surfer said: That corner is pretty funky but I can’t recall if I have seen a nicer copy before. tth2, Silver Surfer, bc and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersComics Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 wow! they say there isn't much difference between the 9's - well there is a LOT of difference between that 9.2 with a penciled in A (why wouldn't you just get that cleaned up on a 25k book?) and this 9.4 - look at the colours, the corners. Agree, that 9.2 was a bad bet with that soft corner. tth2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 On 6/1/2024 at 3:05 AM, SpidersComics said: wow! they say there isn't much difference between the 9's - well there is a LOT of difference between that 9.2 with a penciled in A (why wouldn't you just get that cleaned up on a 25k book?) and this 9.4 - look at the colours, the corners. Agree, that 9.2 was a bad bet with that soft corner. That penciled in A looks to be a distributor mark, it stays. tth2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 On 6/1/2024 at 3:05 PM, SpidersComics said: that 9.2 with a penciled in A (why wouldn't you just get that cleaned up on a 25k book?) Remind me to never sell you a Church book. adamstrange, Robot Man, jimbo_7071 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersComics Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 6/2/2024 at 12:42 AM, tth2 said: Remind me to never sell you a Church book. Have no fear, I have deep pockets but very short arms...this whole level is well outside my comfort zone, happy buying, cleaning & reading my little silver age books! But this topic is deeply interesting to me, I've spent my entire working life in finance and this market and the brilliant analysis by @MasterChief is riveting. Lots of similarities abound: time in the market is better than timing the market; purchase what you believe in and hold is safer than trying to buy the hot tip of the day and making a quick flip, etc. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mlansdown Posted June 3 Popular Post Share Posted June 3 Just added this one to my collection. It's my first Promise Collection book, and it's from a GA title that always makes me smile. I certainly won't hesitate to buy more books from this pedigree! adamstrange, tth2, batman_fan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 3/7/2024 at 12:35 AM, tth2 said: A mere 7% loss on a Promise book is like a 70% gain on another book! This is a little bit TOO funny GOD BLESS .... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Mods Notified. tth2 and jimbo_7071 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Promise books were never investments to begin with, they are basically the Ultra Wealthy's version of a Boston Creme, albeit a decent one. Sorry. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) goldust40 and This is Who We Are 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 6/3/2024 at 2:06 PM, jimjum12 said: Promise books were never investments to begin with, they are basically the Ultra Wealthy's version of a Boston Creme, albeit a decent one. Sorry. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) I was told here on the boards that the promise collection would be the greatest ROI in the history of the hobby lou_fine, waaaghboss, tth2 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 promise books were never going to threaten tales of the unexpected for pure investment return. thehumantorch and jimjum12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 6/3/2024 at 2:08 PM, Funnybooks said: I was told here on the boards that the promise collection would be the greatest ROI in the history of the hobby Patience padawan. AJD, jimjum12 and Funnybooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 my geek says they call them "sales of the unexpected" at his stores. jimjum12 and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 6/3/2024 at 2:10 PM, ThothAmon said: Patience padawan. jimjum12, tth2, ThothAmon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 If more Church copies that have been locked away in collections for decades come to market then Promise books will look like a deal in the short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlansdown Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Added another Promise book to my collection. tth2, adamstrange, batman_fan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mlansdown Posted July 30 Popular Post Share Posted July 30 And one more: thehumantorch, tth2, batman_fan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telegan Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I'm going to have build up some courage to post my recent bottom-of-the-barrel Promise win that I "paid up for" in this thread - my first and only Promise book so far. May have to order asbestos underwear on Amazon first. I hope to post a pic of it in the next 10-15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thehumantorch Posted July 31 Popular Post Share Posted July 31 On 7/30/2024 at 7:50 PM, Telegan said: I'm going to have build up some courage to post my recent bottom-of-the-barrel Promise win that I "paid up for" in this thread - my first and only Promise book so far. May have to order asbestos underwear on Amazon first. I hope to post a pic of it in the next 10-15 years. I'll post my modest Promise book so you're not intimidated. Since I like Canadian books this seemed to make sense for me. Telegan, SpidersComics, tth2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Telegan Posted July 31 Popular Post Share Posted July 31 On 7/30/2024 at 9:24 PM, thehumantorch said: I'll post my modest Promise book so you're not intimidated. Since I like Canadian books this seemed to make sense for me. Ha. I was just joking. Here we go. Unfortunately, it doesn't make up for the Cosmic Aeroplane book I lost out on in the final 10 seconds the other night : AJD, batman_fan, thehumantorch and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 i like it!! Telegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...