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[AJD]

Some more 'Australian Four Colors'

G37 (Four Color #545)

G113 (Four Color #882)

G138 (Four Color #960)

[jmg3637]

I snagged a couple of bargains  from 4Gem's Heritage listings  1 was an upgrade but it went for well under guide.  The other was 1065 which went for less than 1/2 of the other books I was missing.  It was the only one of the 4 I was missing  to not way out price me. Very happy to check that one off as it gives me my first HUNDRED actually completed  the 1000's and a run of 138 in a row

[kaculler]

I picked up a couple of nice early Four Colors today - #5 and #13.  I'm particularly happy with #5 which is in pretty nice shape and doesn't show up very often.

Edited December 14, 2022 by kaculler

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

On 12/15/2022 at 5:41 AM, kaculler said:

I picked up a couple of nice early Four Colors today - #5 and #13.  I'm particularly happy with #5 which is in pretty nice shape and doesn't show up very often.

Usually those Western File Copies are nicer than that; that issue lived a hard life!

[OtherEric]

This Week's arrivals:

 

[jmg3637]

Wanted to  publish  the newest itteration of my cobmined Missing/Upgradable  want list.

I added a date printed  which I had on earlier sections, but had not included on this refinement.

Also added my name and phone number 

Primariy changed the sorting paramaters

Included 3.5s.  When I started adding upgrades about 5 years ago I think I was only up to 2.5's at that point.

I kicked any book that I have above my minimum price into a separate category.  Actually gave another bump to those that have double that amount.

Still kept the page to  six  columns and 348 issues.  Most of the last column are early low grade books that I have between 25-50 into.

 

 

 

[jmg3637]

As always I have my eye on 4Gems weekly heritage auctions this week is focusing on Johnny Mack Brown.  Many are quite low, but there is still nearly 3 hours until the auction starts ( and of course the FOur colors  are 400+ books in.  I got several of my JMB's  from BeerBohm  thanks to the efforts of MMehdy 

I have an upgrade for the Donald 379  shown below.

I have done a deeper dive into the data on my collection

I have 384 issues in 3.5 or below of which only 137 are above either price point

I have 681 issues between 4 and 7 of which only 225 are below price point

 

I have 215 issues in 7.5  or better.  of those 154 are above the double price point

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jmg3637]

Struggled with  my HP  all-in-one,  but was eventually  able to get scans of an upgrade  to the 379

While it is certainly much nicer than my existing copy, does not seem to be close to the advertised grade of 6.0.  I would be hard pressed to give it above a 4.0 with the spine roll as well as all of the accumulated damage on the cover

[jmg3637]

I stumbled on the Generations OO  collection out of Flagstaff  recently.  Interesting story  but their 40,000  pales in comparison to the  400,000  collection  from the OCD father 

It turns out I had obtained one from MCS  earlier in the year

[OtherEric]

In today:

[jmg3637]

found a copy of this  along with lists of my better boxes .  took and traded a bunch of books at the first torpedo show down by LAX  I think.  At that time I was down to only 170 books  which has now dropped to closer to 60.

 

The upgradables  was not where near as refined. I am sure that in addition to filling 100+ holes  I have upgraded at least that many.

 

WHile this list is much easier to look at,  updating it was very cumbersome   and after  I got the names attached  to the issue numbers became useful

 

HNY

[lpsunburst]

Here is one that bleeds over from my Looney Tunes collection.

[OtherEric]

Today’s books are:

Edited January 4, 2023 by OtherEric

[jmg3637]

Just thought everybody should know that MCS  is having a 5% off code word sale on Dell Comics inuding Four Colors.  The code word is meatloaf.  It is only good for a few more days

[jmg3637]

Not sure if anybody else took advantage ot the 5% off sale from MCS,  but I did.  I Try to never actually buy  Four colors, but could not resist  the 110  that they had.   So now I have finished  my first two  hundred columns.  The 1000's ( with 1065)   and the 100's .  The only  other column I am close on is the  600's  where I am missing 673.

 

The others that I picked up are  6 more  of the missing Four COlors.  I dont mind actually paying for those.  

[OtherEric]

On 1/14/2023 at 4:52 PM, jmg3637 said:

Not sure if anybody else took advantage ot the 5% off sale from MCS,  but I did.  I Try to never actually buy  Four colors, but could not resist  the 110  that they had.   So now I have finished  my first two  hundred columns.  The 1000's ( with 1065)   and the 100's .  The only  other column I am close on is the  600's  where I am missing 673.

 

The others that I picked up are  6 more  of the missing Four COlors.  I dont mind actually paying for those.  

I couldn't figure out where to enter the code.  It would have only made about $8 difference, so I ordered anyway, they should arrive next week.  16 more Looney Tunes related four colors I need.

[jmg3637]

That was about all I saved as well,  but better the money in my pocket  than theirs.

 

There  is a tab called ON SALE and that is where you enter the code word.

 

They currently have 24 of the books I am missing in stock,  but I think 20 of them would be below/grade/price point  and would go right from missing  to upgrade.

 

MCS  seems to have the best website  around  for the average or advanced collector.   I think it is very nice for them to scour the internet ( or at least ebay) to see if your want list books are for sale elsewhere.

[OtherEric]

And here's the start of the aforementioned MCS lot that arrived today, I'll scan more after I eat dinner.  I'm sure I already have a 317 somewhere, but for the life of me I couldn't find it.  This one is nicer looking anyway:

 

[OtherEric]

[OtherEric]