phoenix215 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well since we've all been posting our best looking issues, i thought how about we post the worse looking x-men issue that we've got. Here's mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fushi Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 with Extensive (A) restoration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleGirl Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well since we've all been posting our best looking issues, i thought how about we post the worse looking x-men issue that we've got. Okay.... Take a look at this one. Have you ever seen so much spine roll? CycleGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix215 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well since we've all been posting our best looking issues, i thought how about we post the worse looking x-men issue that we've got. Okay.... Take a look at this one. Have you ever seen so much spine roll? CycleGirl Wow, getting it graded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix215 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 with Extensive (A) restoration! That one has been through the wars!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MutantKeys Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well since we've all been posting our best looking issues, i thought how about we post the worse looking x-men issue that we've got. Okay.... Take a look at this one. Have you ever seen so much spine roll? CycleGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleGirl Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Well since we've all been posting our best looking issues, i thought how about we post the worse looking x-men issue that we've got. Okay.... Take a look at this one. Have you ever seen so much spine roll? CycleGirl Wow, getting it graded? This would be a great one if we had a competition for the most worthless slab of all time! A $0.50 book in a $25 holder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleGirl Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 with Extensive (A) restoration! Looks like a book that was well-loved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Here's one I got yesterday. Perhaps one of the lamest covers ever. Heck, my LCS had this for years and in decent shape, but I never grabbed it til yesterday. [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix215 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Here's one I got yesterday. Perhaps one of the lamest covers ever. Heck, my LCS had this for years and in decent shape, but I never grabbed it til yesterday. [/img] X-Men vs. Frankenstein...what's not to like about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleGirl Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Here's one I got yesterday. Perhaps one of the lamest covers ever. Heck, my LCS had this for years and in decent shape, but I never grabbed it til yesterday. [/img] X-Men vs. Frankenstein...what's not to like about it Nice book! Hey, wasn't X-Men the worst-selling Marvel title at the time? They were probably ready to try anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MutantKeys Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Here's one I got yesterday. Perhaps one of the lamest covers ever. Heck, my LCS had this for years and in decent shape, but I never grabbed it til yesterday. [/img] Actually for some reason one of my favorite early covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix215 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Bad News that turned into good news. The bad news was that I had been looking at buying x-men #96 in 9.6 from Vintage Collectibles, but it was offered on Ebay. The good news is that i won it even greater news...cheaper than i would have paid for it directly . Once I get it i'll scan it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix215 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Here's one I got yesterday. Perhaps one of the lamest covers ever. Heck, my LCS had this for years and in decent shape, but I never grabbed it til yesterday. [/img] X-Men vs. Frankenstein...what's not to like about it Nice book! Hey, wasn't X-Men the worst-selling Marvel title at the time? They were probably ready to try anything! Actually not far off it, the last issue before the reprints started was #66 i think. So it was on the downward spiral at the time. It's a wonder why they didn't try to introduce the Hulk or Spiderman into the mix to try and save it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Old X-Men are a lot like my other big collection, old Justice League. Some of those SA issues are hard to read now. Of course, when I was a kid, I thought most of them were gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I am actually fond of the X-Men 40 cover.... My only SA X-Men purchase to date (I also want to get a midgrade #12): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MutantKeys Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Bad News that turned into good news. The bad news was that I had been looking at buying x-men #96 in 9.6 from Vintage Collectibles, but it was offered on Ebay. The good news is that i won it even greater news...cheaper than i would have paid for it directly . Once I get it i'll scan it Nice!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleGirl Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Bad News that turned into good news. The bad news was that I had been looking at buying x-men #96 in 9.6 from Vintage Collectibles, but it was offered on Ebay. The good news is that i won it even greater news...cheaper than i would have paid for it directly . Once I get it i'll scan it Congratulations on a nice pick-up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fushi Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 forgot about this good looking issue fresh from my swimming pool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleGirl Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I'm curious about how people on this board have decided what grades to target for their collection. I mean, it's taken me a long time to figure out where I want my 1-66 run to be. I started out just wanting one of every issue (generally raw). Then I wanted a complete collection of graded issues. Now my goals are #1 to #10 Fine or better #11 to #20 Fine/VF minimum, average of VF or better #21 to #66 VF minimum, average of 9.0 or better for the group For the near term, I won't be spending a lot for high-grade, single-digit issues. I'll save those for later. I've also been cautious about buying a lot of high-priced 9.4 and 9.6 issues. The money doesn't go very far buying the ultra-grades. For now, I think it's more fun to pick up a few 9.0 and 9.2 books every month with an occasional 9.4 or 9.6 when the right book (at the right price) comes along. I've found that setting these goals has really helped me to collect with more of a purpose. For example, when kc listed two 9.2 books this weekend, I knew that they were PERFECT for my collection. Exactly where I wanted those issues to be. Someday, when the run is more filled-in, I'm sure that I'll work on upgrading the lowest-grade issues. Anyway, thanks for reading this far. For those of you who have been at this for a while, I'm curious. Did you start out just trying to own one of every issue and then, in a series of steps, evolve your goals ever higher? Oh, and to finish off this message, here are two issues I bought back in November and hadn't gotten around to posting. I got a fairly good deal on them from lawyerboy on Ebay. CycleGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
