HarveySwick Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Did I know that already? My daughter was born August 20th last year! And I hear you - when you find them cheap, grab them. I had a lot of luck with big lots. I'll have to look, I may have a bunch of doubles I could send you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybes Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Did I know that already? My daughter was born August 20th last year! And I hear you - when you find them cheap, grab them. I had a lot of luck with big lots. I'll have to look, I may have a bunch of doubles I could send you. and vice versa, I have an embarrassing out of doubles I'll PM you when I get home this weekend, we might be able to swap some stuff to fill gaps And no, I'm not sure if I mentioned anything on the boards about this pregnancy. I think I said something around this time last year, but unfortunately that didn't end well. My patient wife and I have had a long road of miscarriages, but finally a son is on the way! She didn't like the names "Murdock" or "Franklin". I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I won these two last night. Once I get a 21 and a 31 I'll have an unbroken run from 8-53 which would be really phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveySwick Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Those are awesome Rob and congrats on the impressive run! I was watching the #146 last night, but missed out on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Those are awesome Rob and congrats on the impressive run! I was watching the #146 last night, but missed out on it! Me too. It was an upgrade opportunity so I didn't go great guns on it but I was interested. I love that book, in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Amazing stuff Rob! Just wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Congrats on the pickups guys. Filling hole is a run is like magic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 So, I've been really battling with the idea of grabbing the first 25 issues in HG. 9.2/9.4's basically. It's been eating at me. I get antsy looking around, then I say to myself, "you know what Erndog... you've got a lot of other wants too. Some other keys, statues, hardcovers... maybe you're spreading yourself too thin?" and then I back off from the idea. Then a few days pass and I think of it again and it starts eating at me again. And I say "ah, make it a life goal. You don't need all 25 in high grade right away. You have em all as mid-grades in your run. Just pick at them slowly, maybe a few a year or when the opportunity presents itself." I'm torn! Because I know once I start it becomes an infatuation. Like a race against time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 and if you guys (Rob, Harvey, etc) come at me and say "I've got a few undercopies around 9.2/9.4 that you may want" I might actually pull my hair out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveySwick Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I hear you! I'm the exact same way! I just keep telling myself that it's a marathon and not a sprint and I have plenty of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 So, I've been really battling with the idea of grabbing the first 25 issues in HG. 9.2/9.4's basically. It's been eating at me. I get antsy looking around, then I say to myself, "you know what Erndog... you've got a lot of other wants too. Some other keys, statues, hardcovers... maybe you're spreading yourself too thin?" and then I back off from the idea. Then a few days pass and I think of it again and it starts eating at me again. And I say "ah, make it a life goal. You don't need all 25 in high grade right away. You have em all as mid-grades in your run. Just pick at them slowly, maybe a few a year or when the opportunity presents itself." I'm torn! Because I know once I start it becomes an infatuation. Like a race against time! Honestly, with a few exceptions, the first 25 are exactly the kind of books you can get when you get them for a price you like. Especially if you're starting from scratch. They almost all show up regularly enough that there's one or two to bid on/pick up ever month or two. Patience is a good thing with those books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I just ordered some grader's notes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanheart Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 So, I've been really battling with the idea of grabbing the first 25 issues in HG. 9.2/9.4's basically. It's been eating at me. I get antsy looking around, then I say to myself, "you know what Erndog... you've got a lot of other wants too. Some other keys, statues, hardcovers... maybe you're spreading yourself too thin?" and then I back off from the idea. Then a few days pass and I think of it again and it starts eating at me again. And I say "ah, make it a life goal. You don't need all 25 in high grade right away. You have em all as mid-grades in your run. Just pick at them slowly, maybe a few a year or when the opportunity presents itself." I'm torn! Because I know once I start it becomes an infatuation. Like a race against time! You can't go wrong with DD. I don't have 2-14 myself with the exception of 4. They do come up often enough but I don't seem to find deals like Rob. Most auctions for those require you to pay up front too and I have had a clink buy I didn't care for. You are welcome to my #4 but it's a VF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Just picked this up yesterday. I'm two books away from filling in 8-53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveySwick Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Which two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 20 and 31. 31 is weird. The last 31 in 9.4 sold (according to GPA at least) in 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveySwick Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 You're going to have to find that one in the wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 You're going to have to find that one in the wild! Yeah, there are 10 in 9.4, but none have surfaced. I've had the rest of the 30s and 40s for a long time. Just not that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 20 and 31. 31 is weird. The last 31 in 9.4 sold (according to GPA at least) in 2007 Rob you are kicking arse man!! Congrats!! I recall getting my #31 from C-Link I think. It was in the summer of 2012. I remember waiting a while for one to surface. And for me it just had to be a decent 9.4 with at least ow/w pages. My hitch as many of you know, is having to pass on ow PQ. So me waiting a while, could have been for PQ. (Or just how the day was going for a grader:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 20 and 31. 31 is weird. The last 31 in 9.4 sold (according to GPA at least) in 2007 Rob you are kicking arse man!! Congrats!! I recall getting my #31 from C-Link I think. It was in the summer of 2012. I remember waiting a while for one to surface. And for me it just had to be a decent 9.4 with at least ow/w pages. My hitch as many of you know, is having to pass on ow PQ. So me waiting a while, could have been for PQ. (Or just how the day was going for a grader:) Thanks! Yeah, the run is coming together pretty well.Of course, with 20-25 books to go it's going to get weird from here on in. The early books are easier since they show up- I just have to suck it up and pay for them It's the oddballs that are going to get me, I think. 122 and 144? Three separate issues in the 60s? Whatever is up with the scarcity of 31... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...