Dr. Love Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 On 9/25/2023 at 12:16 PM, LearnedHand said: Some observations: Sellers have over-graded books well before ebay existed. I think a lot of people who’ve entered the hobby after the advent of CGC, or that can’t recall the pre-2000 hobby, forget how often sellers at shows (or mail order) would substantially overgrade. I havent forgotten. It was the predominant business model for comic dealers - NM if I'm selling, VG if I'm buying. And we're talking about the same book btw. That's not even getting into deliberate undisclosed resto. With the advent of Ebay giving all of us access to each others books, slabbing was a foregone conclusion. But the speed with which the lowly mark grabbed for CGC like a lifeline, this our beloved professional class helped bring into fruition. Bumble Kitty and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 On 9/22/2023 at 3:56 PM, grendelbo said: Ok. not worth much even if it were NM grendel013, FoggyNelson and grendelbo 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 8:27 PM, grendelbo said: NM. So that'd be 9.4, right? Hide contents in this case NM means Never Mind FoggyNelson, Larryw7 and grendelbo 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 1:55 PM, grendelbo said: this one is no longer even worth cover price Kevin.J, grendelbo and FoggyNelson 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trademarkcomics Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 8:26 AM, trademarkcomics said: If you simply drop them a message, they will probably change their ads. On 9/25/2023 at 3:06 PM, Motor City Rob said: I actually messaged the seller and asked if the 9.2 in the title was a mistake, and he got super offended, reminded me that I'm not a professional grader, and "politely" told me to go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shazbot Posted October 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) So close to Gem Edited October 1, 2023 by Shazbot zzutak, Nschenks, trademarkcomics and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 SOLD!! mintsssssss grendelbo and trademarkcomics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 1:08 AM, ADAMANTIUM said: SOLD!! mintsssssss To be fair, the seller’s name is shipwrekd69, so again I suspect NM refers to its status as an example of a certain pedigree collection I’ve mentioned before. The comic itself, of course, looks like it’s suffered an onslaught. mrlatko, ADAMANTIUM and grendelbo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FigaroToe Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) Title indicated that the comic was "NM+" which I think it would be except for those cat scratches on the spine. Definitely not the worst of the others posted here, just thought the + was funny w/ that kind of damage. Edited October 2, 2023 by FigaroToe grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 7:12 PM, FigaroToe said: Title indicated that the comic was "NM+" which I think it would be except for those cat scratches on the spine. Definitely not the worst of the others posted here, just thought the + was funny w/ that kind of damage. You want someone to say that the cat scratches are permissible in that grade because of the adamantium claws, but I'll resist the temptation. Great claw vs damage positioning, though. trademarkcomics, grendelbo, FigaroToe and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) On 10/2/2023 at 3:34 PM, Ken Aldred said: Title indicated that the comic was "NM+" which I think it would be except for those cat scratches on the spine. Definitely not the worst of the others posted here, just thought the + was funny w/ that kind of damage. On 10/2/2023 at 3:34 PM, Ken Aldred said: You want someone to say that the cat scratches are permissible in that grade because of the adamantium claws, but I'll resist the temptation. Great claw vs damage positioning, though. I was thinking FeVEr, as in cat-scratch-fever, plays air guitar, but I restrained myself. Until now when I didn't 😂 Edited October 2, 2023 by ADAMANTIUM Ken Aldred and FigaroToe 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 10:07 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: I was thinking FeVEr, as in cat-scratch-fever, plays air guitar, but I restrained myself. Until now when I didn't 😂 I know a few Ted Nugent song titles, but never listened to any of his stuff. Never particularly popular here in the UK. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 4:49 PM, Ken Aldred said: I know a few Ted Nugent song titles, but never listened to any of his stuff. Never particularly popular here in the UK. Me either really, it's catchy, but that's all I think about it really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yrag9591 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Try this Batman 134 on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256211942966?hash=item3ba76bfe36:g:DJsAAOSwpcdk-6u8&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPlowJkGe%2BZM%2BtSClumeMai9VPQdbI6Wu6hfk4LAS91KQGMLbUqmJCnOx02%2FoSojfYgtWD8dfc59UhG%2FzbddSAzWfnKv%2BP36zDd%2BViUNoTxyM6q3cgmv%2BA8I3zbL2R93AHVJ91e7sJPO61chxwCE8oZX8aA6jl%2BQBp2R30NmpK7%2FZBViXYOEqmREvK6ggzYUWAJix6UqbSmCIysqqFhzbD8N5ezcD0CvH%2F99VRDhpMu7Vec6V34CMwHvh9hAhtNMjg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8Lx89PeYg grendelbo and Inhuman Fiend 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 10:50 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: Me either really, it's catchy, but that's all I think about it really Even from the song titles I could sense a degree of subtlety and intellect that didn't appeal to me at all. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzimodo Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 9:44 AM, Ken Aldred said: Even from the song titles I could sense a degree of subtlety and intellect that didn't appeal to me at all. I'm sure there have been many doctoral theses written on the deeper meaning of "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang." Ken Aldred, AJD, Yorick and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 5:15 AM, yrag9591 said: Try this Batman 134 on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256211942966?hash=item3ba76bfe36:g:DJsAAOSwpcdk-6u8&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPlowJkGe%2BZM%2BtSClumeMai9VPQdbI6Wu6hfk4LAS91KQGMLbUqmJCnOx02%2FoSojfYgtWD8dfc59UhG%2FzbddSAzWfnKv%2BP36zDd%2BViUNoTxyM6q3cgmv%2BA8I3zbL2R93AHVJ91e7sJPO61chxwCE8oZX8aA6jl%2BQBp2R30NmpK7%2FZBViXYOEqmREvK6ggzYUWAJix6UqbSmCIysqqFhzbD8N5ezcD0CvH%2F99VRDhpMu7Vec6V34CMwHvh9hAhtNMjg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8Lx89PeYg southern cross, Gonzimodo, AbsoluteCarnage and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trademarkcomics Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) On 10/3/2023 at 7:40 AM, grendelbo said: I love when sellers over grade then provide so many closeup pictures of how horrible the grade is! This one's not on that level, but it's a huge key so it caught my attention(and with great closeups of how crappy---er, nice it is!)... Hmmm, is that tape at the top of the spine? Why, yes...yes it is! And here's a closeup of the tape repair on this "high grade" key book! Nothing says high grade more than tape repair!!! Edited October 3, 2023 by trademarkcomics grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) On 10/3/2023 at 3:14 PM, Gonzimodo said: I'm sure there have been many doctoral theses written on the deeper meaning of "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang." I didn't want to say. I believe there has been a considerable amount of Freudian analysis written about the complexities of his song, "My Love Is Like A Tire Iron". Edited October 3, 2023 by Ken Aldred Gonzimodo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grendelbo Posted October 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2023 VF 8.0 Spoiler There is no crease. B2D327, Ken Aldred, ADAMANTIUM and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...