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  1. WOW!

    How perfect did the conditions have to be for this book to have survived in that condition? Must have sat untouched for a very, very long time. Just found it stunning and thought I'd share. Cheers!

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  2. Getting an amazing sketch and a amazing book and dealing with managing money and comics.

    Welcome everyone to my 1st weekly journal entry, enough sum antics let's get into it.

    So first thing I want to talk about is an acquisition that I am making with non other then Anthony Snyder from Comic Book Men. I originally added him to my eBay page because he had few books I liked and at a really good price. But the other day I was just scrolling through his inventory of sketches and artwork and I stumbled upon artwork from Herb Trimpe. Now I am a huge Trimpe fan as I am huge fan of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk. Now sketch was so amazing looking and it was colored and everything. I had to send Anthony a offer! So we emailed back and forth a bit and we agreed on a price. I am really excited to get this artwork.. I am actually getting custom UV glass frame made for it so I can display it proudly.

    Sadly though I came across some hard financial issues and I was able to put some money down and he will hold it for me for a month to get funds together. What a guy.. He's great comic art dealer.. I'm gladly going to do business with him again.

    Next thing was I stumbled across a book that I wanted to add to my collection which isn't necessarily a huge key but one I always liked. It is X-factor 24 9.8 SS.. For those that don't know.. It's first appearance of ArchAngel. To me it is a under valued book and should get more credit then it is worth. This gem I found eBay from a great dealer Keegan Conrad from Comics to Astonish. He is great person in general to talk with and he has been pleasure working with him in acquiring this issue from him later this week.

    And finally managing money while comic collecting. I personally have been terrible managing money as I was former gambler. But I guess lesson I can learn from myself and to give advice to is not bite off more then you can chew. That no matter the issue or how rare it is that it isn't worth putting yourself in financial hardship cause that book might come around again. Just patience is a virtue!!

    That's it for my 1st journal.. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have writing it. ( below are both pictures of the sketch and comic book)

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  3. or . . . How I came to love the UPC

    Disclaimer: This journal won't be for everyone. I fully realize that what I am about to discuss here has nothing to do with how good or bad any particular comic book is. In fact, this discussion has nothing to do with the content of any comic at all. I realize that I am about to make an argument about a topic that most collectors won't care about -- and which will probably be seen by most as superficial and silly. Of course, let's admit that we all have our quirks in collecting. So maybe my peculiar quirk here ends up making you feel a little less quirky and a little more normal. If that turns out to be the case, well, I'm glad to be of service. But just know in advance that I fully realize how ridiculous this is. With that said, let's get right to it.

     

    Newsstand Editions. At the outset, let's please stop calling them "variants;" or "newsstand variants." I say this will a little bit of a chip on my shoulder, in light of my preferences here, but please realize that before the direct-sales editions existed, the only editions published were newsstand editions. That Amazing Fantasy 15 worth tens of thousands of dollars? That's a newsstand edition. Detective 27? Newsstand. Everything prior to 1979, from every comics company (except Whitman, which I will discuss in a few moments) in existence? All newsstand editions. I was around, in full collecting mode, when the direct-sales editions were born and I didn't like them from the start. I never bought one . . . and still won't. In my mind, the direct-sales editions are the "variants."

    So let me take you back to 1979, when these direct editions invaded the comics collecting world. I am going to discuss the newsstand-vs.-direct-edition war in the context on my favorite run at the time . . . which is still my favorite run today: Frank Miller Daredevils. This is a good set to use, because DD 158 was the last issue of DD before the direct-edition invasion. The cover of 158 has that "still only 35 cents" blurb in the upper left-hand corner of the cover. And it had the box with the UPC code on the lower left.

    Ah, the UPC box. That's partly what this is about. We collectors tend to like uniformity in our collections. Most people reading this journal right now collect CGC comics, which means most -- if not all -- of of us have collections which fit neatly inside holders of identical size, inside boxes built for them, stacked somewhere in a room or closet. There's something appealing about that. We can compare one comic to the next -- whether for condition, design or whatever -- in a one-to-one comparison. When we get a comic in a larger or smaller format, we don't really know what to do with it, right? It doesn't quite seem to "fit" into our collection -- both literally and figuratively. It's a little bothersome. Admit it.

    Mind you, I didn't like the UPC box when they first started putting them on comics. On Daredevils, that bothersome box first arrived on the cover of issue 130, in early 1976. I remember thinking at the time that it was a dumb idea, because they were covering up the cover art for no good reason with something boring and unsightly. I formed this opinion with my teen-aged sensibility, of course. It took a few years, but in time, I got used to the UPC. After a while, in fact, I began to not even notice it. Nowadays, we're used to seeing them all over the place on just about everything we buy. Well, that started happening in the 1970's. I know that because I remember the era through the comics I was buying. But I digress.

    Let's get back to the issue of uniformity of format, and its desirability to collectors. The UPC box was something that every comic featured in the mid-to-late 70's. Starting with DD 159, however, two different-looking editions were published. The newsstand edition looked like the previous thirty or so Daredevils that came before it. The direct-sales edition sort of looked like them . . . except the UPC box had a diagonal black line through it. If the UPC box was boring and unsightly before, the UPC box, crossed out, was both ugly and more distracting. I decided, upon seeing both, that I would stick with newsstand editions. It wasn't even a close call.

    The crossed-out UPC box stuck around on direct-sales editions for about eight months. Daredevil was published bi-monthly in those days, so that meant issues 159 through 162 had that ugly and distracting, crossed out code in the rectangular box.

    Starting with DD 163, something even worse was put in the box: Spider-Man's masked face. Ugh. Okay, at least it was a piece of "art," rather than something that looked like a mistake that a teacher had corrected on the cover. But if you were a Daredevil fan in those days, having Spidey on all of your DD covers was more maddening. The only analogy that comes to mind is an appropriate one for me, as a lifelong Red Sox fan. Today, the Red Sox are one of the premier franchises in all of baseball. The Sox have won more World Series in this century than any other team. They've got great owners, great management, winning players and a terrific farm system. For most of my life, however, they always played second fiddle to the Yankees . . . and they always lost to the Yankees (and to everyone else!) when it really mattered most. That obviously gave a Red Sox fan a chip on his shoulder when it came to the mere mention of the NY Yankees. You couldn't bring up the Red Sox in those days without also bringing up their rivalry and inferiority to the Yankees.

    So it was with Spider-Man and Daredevil. Today, mainly as a result of Frank Miller, Daredevil is a popular and top-tier character. Back when I was collecting DD comics as a teenager, however, Daredevil was always thought of as a poor-man's Spider-Man. It seemed as though DD was always on the verge of cancellation. I was collecting DD's when his circulation was downgraded from monthly to bi-monthly. At the same time, Spider-Man was all over the place -- in his own title, in Marvel Team-up every month, in Marvel Tales reprints, on TV. Well, I liked Spidey as much as the next guy, but I felt a stronger connection to Daredevil (for reasons that I'll probably discuss in another journal) and I didn't like Spidey invading the cover. After all, Spider-Man was featured prominently on the very first DD ever published! In my mind -- with a Red-Sox-sized chip on my shoulder, Frank Miller's Daredevils should stand on their own! Now I have to look at Spidey's masked face on every issue going forward?

    Not if I kept buying newsstand editions! Over time, esthetically, the clean (and not crossed-out) UPC code was no longer boring and unsightly. It became appealing. It carried on the uniform tradition from prior issues and focused more attention on the terrific Frank Miller covers. The Spidey face in the direct-sales box instead reminded us all that Spidey is a better and more popular character.

    And we haven't even talked about the price box in the upper left-hand corner. To give you a little background here, that black diamond-shaped price box existed prior to direct-sales editions. In the '70's, you could walk into a Walgreens or some other drug store and purchase a plast

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  4. It's all about letting go....

    I must profess I missed the episode of the ABC show LOST when this comic first appeared. The title is Mystery Tales, a more difficult Atlas series to collect, and known for short horror stories during pre-code era and then short often whimsical stories with different twists to intrigue after the comics code passed.

    If you are not familiar with LOST, basically characters crash land on an island and discover the powers it contains in a mysterious very slowly unraveling mystery that spanned many seasons.

    I guess this comic issue was presented as an option for a character to pick as a test of will/character in the LOST TV series. It was not picked, but that did not stop hoards of LOST fans to try and find copies of the rare issue to see why it was shown in the TV show.

    It turns out this little Atlas book may have been a bible of sorts. A mysterious moving land with strange powers at the beginning of the book, and the book concludes with another story of being able to relive events over again. All these plot lines were fully explored in the TV series.

    Although the show plot lines never fully resolved with as many answers as viewers would have liked, the impression LOST has made on TV series history is undeniable.

    And just as the whole point of the TV show was *letting go* of the past...so too did I *let go* of the money in my bank account for this.

    No regrets!

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    Questions that needs answers!!!

    Hi everyone, I am a new member on the CGC forum and I have a question to ask those who could tell me some answers. I recently purchase this 1983 comic book The Thing #6 and I notice something different about the price on the cover page.

    On my comic book cover the price stated is 75cents. I searched online and everywhere and on all the other copies of Marvels 1983 The Thing #6 has 60 cents printed on the front cover not 75 cents.

    So is my copy a misprint because of the 75 cents instead of 60 cents? Or is just a normal comic book?

    Thanks for reading, please reply!:)

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  5. Is CGC decreasing the values of comics this year?!?

    I have one of the tope registered sets of Incredible Hulk #102-474 with many silver age classics and I just notice that my registry value was just diminished by over $800 without me selling or dropping books. When I looked at other registered owners, I noticed that they too have almost all lost value in their collected sets, of differing amounts, and suspect that the entire collection has been devalued somehow. If anything, I thought these books would grow in value - such as the 1st App of Rocket Raccoon which has been seriously undervalued by CGC and not reflective of EBay sale prices for the last two years. Just wondered if anyone has a clue or has seen similar reductions to their collections.

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  6. The Urge to neurotically check on submission status 50 times a day

    Not an exciting post, just my simple ramblings.

    Ok, so its been a while since I submitted comics to CGC. Had my ups and downs with the last few submissions so wasn't so confident of my ability to pick the winners from my collection, and of course the sheer cost of submitting made me slow down a bit.

    I chose a small group, all Golden Age superhero (DC - the old Marvel/Timely comics seem to be going for way too much these days, for my blood at least) the latest of the bunch is Jimmy Olsen 5, an orphan from a collection I bought a few years ago that has been just sitting around waiting to be sold (probably a VG to F-). I figured if it came nicely slabbed it would be an easier sell.

    Of course, now that I have the submission received and verified, and sitting there verified, I have to check each day to see if the status has changed. Ok, I have to check a few times each day. I know it won't, nothing will happen the first 10 days or so (I splurged and went for fast track). Then there will be a burst of activity and, voila! graded comics will be on their way back home. But it makes me want to submit more. I'd like to be in a position where I can check each day and see the 10 groups of submissions rotating through the process, comics received, scheduled for grading, graded and then on the way home. Each day a new step in the process. And every few days another group sent out.

    I have to renew my membership so I'll have a coupon for 4 more to submit. But what to submit??? Just got a Swamp Thing 1 - first series - that looks just immaculate, and I've had a beautiful copy of Sub-Mariner 35 that is in the submit pile, and some nice silver Marvels and DCs. Do I submit what I bought as an investment, or submit what I bought for my collection? Take a risk on the ASM 252's, or Warlock 10, or go for older books? Maybe I should stop writing a journal about it and go sift through the submit pile and put it in some sort of priority?

    Just thinking out loud. I will be posting what I get in the end, so check back in 3 weeks or so.

    Pic is of one of the best from the last submission (scanner isn't big enough for the slabs, so this is as good as it gets!)

    Thanks!

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  7. Uh my collection got bigger?

    Anyone see their registered sets have funny additions? My X-Men sets are showing "Tales of Voodoo" (a book I've never collected) in my Uncanny X-Men sets

    At least after a google search, I've discovered a new book I'm interested in haha...

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  8. vane's Journal

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    Beware the Gray Ghost

    I became a fan favorite to the Gray Ghost when I saw the Batman animated episode "Beware the Gray Ghost". This action figured is signed by Bruce Timm.

    Here is a link where you can read the story behind this action figure.

    http://thefwoosh.com/2010/12/the-gray-ghost-2010-mattel-holiday-card

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  9. My oddball adventures of collecting GA Don Wislow Books

    So After much thought and searching I decided to narrow down my focus to a single Golden Age type of book. I took the time to read different books from nearly every Genre. Jungle, War, Hero, Funnies ect. I knew i wanted something i could find relatively cheaply and something that i might even be able to pick upa pedigree run for "long term"

    That in mind I decided to Collect Don Winslow of the Navy books ! Why you ask? well I enjoyed the stories I have read so far. It has a flair of War era books, Hero Books and some great covers to boot :)

    I started off the year by picking up a nice crowley for 50 bucks !

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    I cant afford another year like this.....

    I needed some money in 2006 and sold 90% of my collection... This was before the hype of the Marvel Movieverse and My Journey Into Mystery 83 in cgc 6.5 went for peanuts on ebay, as did my Strange Tales 135 in 9.2. The bulk of the collection was Byrne related, and selling it got me thru the hump. Fast forward 7 years and a relative who owned a record store was selling on Ebay and asked me for help listing is vinyl. I happened to put in Comics in the ebay search engine and the the seed was planted.

    My very first purchase was Byrne's revamp of The Atom, I found an auction with issues 1-9 and "bought it now for 7.00. Then I saw that Jon Sable had a reboot and I bought the Bloodtrail series, issues 1-6 for 11.00. What fun to buy comics again and for less than cover price! Unfortunately, I didn't even get thru these issues as they didn't come close to bringing back the memories of the great Byrne copper age issues or the original Grell stories and art.... but I was hooked.

    I started off looking for deals--- and bought mostly silver age lots and issues that I had read as kid. I'm "only" 45 so most of this stuff was read as friend's reader copies or TPB collections originally, but I thought that maybe there was some investment possibilities.

    I decided to try to collect X-men 1-143 and Spiderman 1-100 raw copies. I spent about a month making mostly great purchases, but there were a few over graded bbooks that left a sour taste in my mouth. ALl in all, I won 77 auctions in January and within those were 15 cgc graded books.

    Little by little I came to understand the true GAMBLE of over spending on raw keys....I could handle the gamble of getting an over or undergraded book, but the more I bought and studied, the more I realized that without actually holding the book, there would be NO WAY to certify that I wasn't looking at a restored/qualified book unless I depended on a third party grader.

    Thankfully, I had only bought 2 PGX books before I did a few google searches on the difference between the two companies. To this day, I am simple stunned to see thousands or even hundreds being sold for a PGX graded book. Talk about an unnecessary gamble!

    Anyway, 2013 has come and gone, and nearly 500 cgc books later, I have rebuilt the majority of my collection and still look wistfully at the lost money on the JIM 83 and others... but I was smart enough to hold onto my raw Hulk 181 in maybe 9.0 grade and several copies of all 75 (gaiman) Sandman issues--- maybe Jospeh Gordon Levitt can make my patience finally pay off.

    I cannot duplicate the spending spree I went on this year--- but then again, I have purchased a lot of what I aimed to procure, and now storage and a questioning wife is starting to become an issue.

    I am thankful to be a part of this community and appreciate reading, watching, competing and most of all learning to become a better collector.

    I know my goal for 2014 is to be even more selective--- no more impulse buys!

    Best of luck to all of you for a healthy and Happy New Year!

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  10. AJD's Journal

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    Welcome to my Journal. I'll update it from time to time when something noteworthy happens with my collection. I hope you find something of interest here.First up I thought it might be fun to bring the Class of 2013 together for an end of year bash. Let's start with the ECs...

     

    I've been pecking away at runs of Two Fisted Tales and the Sci-Fi titles for the last four or five years, and I picked up a few nice ones this year.

     

    Here are the Two-Fisted Tales. Very pleased to pick this one up on eBay.

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    I got this one at Metropolis back in March when I visited their office in Manhattan (highly recommended - the stuff on their walls is amazing).
     

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    The remaining two fill out my run from 34 - 41 (final), also from eBay.

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    Next up will be the Sci-Fi titles.

     

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    Waiting is so hard...

    It's been almost two long months since I sent my first batch of comics to the CGC, and I've been keeping up with the submission tracking waiting for the status of my books to change from received to scheduled for grading to graded to shipped.

    I sent in 15 books for my initial batch. They weren't all stunners, but they were books in good condition that I wouldn't be too broken up about if they were damaged. I sent each book in a Mylites2 mylar bag with half-back slabbed between pieces of cardboard. I separated the comics into two piles and rolled each pile with a long sheet of bubble wrap before putting them securely into a larger cardboard box.

    I sent in four of the New 52 Batman #1s -- two of which were variant covers by Ethan Van Sciver -- four Cassandra Cain Batgirl #1s, three Dark Knight #23.4s, and four George Lucas Original Screenplay Star Wars #1s.

    When the grades were posted, I was ecstatic. They were 9.8s across the board. I was on a conference call with corporate when I checked my grades, and I raised my hands in a victory pose in plain sight of my boss and coworker.

    Later that day, I received my tracking number through email. Checking the status on USPS.com, it said it was shipped out of Florida.

    Today, I checked again.

    Priority mail. Two-day. Out for delivery in Poughkeepsie, NY.

    But I'm in California! FedEX lost my PS4 in the mail and now this?!

    Say it ain't so, CGC, say it ain't so.

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  11. pastorofmuppets
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    1 milestone accomplished

    I haven't written a journal in sometime now, but this was something definitely worth sharing.

    I have been sitting comfortably in the #2 spot in the J Scott Campbell registry for quite a while now. Knowing that i was fast approaching my 100th book for my main competing set, i had started thinking back in September about whether or not i should, or even could, make my 100th book something really special. I wanted too, but i knew it would happen around the holiday season, and i had no idea what my $$$ would be like.

    When i hit 95, i had 4 more in the mail. And i stopped. Right at 99. Sure i bought other books, of course, but i realized that i really did want to make the next one stand out. So i waited almost 3 weeks. And after all the hair pulling, and the "hmmmmmmmm naaaaahhhh" -ing, i find the one that made the most sense. Courtesy of Mayor006, i am the very proud owner of my first 10.0. An Oz #1 10.0 SS Campbell/Ruffino. A perfect 10 for book 100 was, well, perfect. The price was just too irresistible. And the day it came in the mail happened to be my birthday. Couldn't have asked for anything more.

    Thanks for reading,

    thepastorofmuppets

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  12. signed by Gerry Conway, Stan Lee and John Romita

    I don't know why I haven't called this The Punisher War Journal. This is a 7.5 signed by Gerry Conway, Stan Lee, and John Romita. I bought this from the same eBay seller who sold me the Giant-Sized Spider-Man #4 Signature Series and for a good price too. I never thought I get a triple signed copy so soon. It's a shame that this book is only worth 23 points on the registry.

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  13. Catching up with an old friend can be great fun.

    Last week I received my copy of the Frank Miller / Klaus Janson Daredevil Omnibus from Amazon. While I already own the originals contained in this collection I went ahead and purchased this book so that I could re-read the series without having to pull them from my boxes (and so that I can give my oldest son the opportunity to read these great tales without risking any injury to my books).

    When these books originally came out they immediately pushed Daredevil to the top of my "must-read" list (surpassing, for me anyways, even the X-Men). I didn't know who Frank Miller was back then but he quickly caught my eye with this title.

    I am about sixty percent through the collection and am surprised at how much I am enjoying the books. I just finished one issue and noticed on the cover to the next issue that these books were selling back then for only sixty cents. I was amazed at how much story I was getting from each and every one of these books for a mere sixty cents. Daredevil, Electra, Bullseye, the Kingpin, Turk, the Punisher, the (awesome) Gladiator, and even, yes, "Guts" Nelson. To quote Eddie Murphy, "what a bargain".

    It was always great when a title would really hit its stride and Miller's Daredevil was running at full speed back then. I think this was just before Miller took his turn at Batman (and the books have so many elements in common), turning the Dark Knight into the character he is today.

    Anyway, I just thought I'd share some of the fun I have been having. Now I'm going to give my son a try at this delicacy.

    Everyone have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

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  14. Comic_Diva
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    I am not good at online blogging or journal-ing, but I have learned to tweet.

    I discovered my past CGC journals and felt the bug to post something. Truth be told, I have been a very busy diva; finishing two more graduate degrees and focusing on my professional life. Now that homework is over and things seem a little calm at work I have really been getting back to my comics. Along the way, I have started and learned to use Twitter and my what a universe. I have redesigned the comic cave, new paint and such. But mostly, I have enjoyed catching up on awesome books I like to read. I remember posting that Image was taking over my collection. The assimilation is complete, there are no DC (exclude Vertigo) or Marvel books on my monthly pull list. Though Image is not alone in my pull box, it has been joined by Dark Horse, OniPress, Boom Studios, Archaia and various other creator owned publishers.

    If anyone is interested, find me on Twitter comic_diva. Oh and one more thing, that copy of Superman 423 I found at a small show, it came back a 9.6.

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    Teaser: Mind Blowing Fun For Everyone.

    Welcome to the newest incarnation of my chatroom. :)

     

    As usual:

    If you can find this chatroom, you can post here.

    All are welcome.

    Anything goes.

    Nonsense is strongly encouraged.

     

    Typical areas of coverage: comic books, movies, television shows, music, theater, philosophy, bugs, brewing science, twerking, humorous pics and gifs, yada yada, you know...the usual.

     

    Thanks for reading.

    Drive safe and have fun.

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    How I started collecting CGC Comics

    My love of comics and anything comic related could fill the grand canyon and then some. I think I may be a bit of a rarity, considering I am the only female I know that can tell you just about anything about the DC Comics Universe. I love all types of comics but DC just happens to be my favorite. As I was searching eBay one evening I just happened upon an issue of Batman Mad Love featuring Harley Quinn. Well, I had to have it, so I placed a bid. Not too long after, It arrived in the mail. I have to say, I was impressed by the quality of the slab and how well the comic was preserved. That started my obsession and soon I had enough graded comics to fill a box. I also started submitting comics for grading to CGC. I have not received any back yet but I am looking forward to it.

    Well, that is how my obsession started and is continuing. I have turned into a total eBay junkie and check it everyday for new books! Bit much? yeah. But everyone needs a vice and comic collecting is mine.

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  15. Awesome hot sought after Marvels finally graded!!

    Just got my comics back from grading, and well the wait is worth it sometimes. Even if it makes us a little crazy!! First up is The Avengers 55, grade of 8.5! Second is Marvel Super Heroes #18 cgc 3.5. Third up is Ant man #9 cgc 8.0. Last but certainly not least is Spider man #41 grade of 4.0. Even if two are lower grades, I am very happy!! Now to find out what they are truly worth? Anybody good at price checking cgc comics for their fair market values? "Excelsior"

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    Can't wait until I get the books back.

    My comics were received on 10/07/2013, and am waiting with anxiousness for the grading to begin. Being a new customer, I am as probably normally checking everyday for when the books go from Verified to Grading. Can't wait until I get them back. I'm expecting grades between 2.0-4.0, but given they are Golden Age books from the 40's and 50's, that would probably be okay with me. If successful enough, I will be sending books in every month.

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  16. ...has finally arrived.

    After 80+ business days at CGC my one book Economy order has finally made it back into my hands. Thanks everyone for their input in my previous journal about what may be causing the wait. My worries could have been alleviated if the turnaround times were just updated to 80 days.

    Anyways, it came back a little lower than I'd hoped but VF/NM is still darn solid for a 1968 book. And without further adieu my SS 9.0 Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D signed by Jim Mothereffin' Steranko!

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    Grading my Spawn collection of comics

    Greetings,

    I have been collecting Spawn comics ever since issue #8 came out, and I still enjoy trying to purchase a complete collection of all Spawn comics. However, I know I won't be able to collect each and every cover variation, since the more recent black/white sketches are out of my price range. The only various cover I have, the one I cherish the most is the black and white version of Spawn #1.

    Since I have recently been looking to add to my collection, I realized to really make my collection special would be to have a certain handful of comics offically graded. In particular Spawn #1 Black/white and the six cover collection of Spawn #100.

    I hope I'll be able to have at least one comic graded, but with the prices offered are quite literally out of my price range, and I could add the various alternate covers to my collection for the same price it would be to grade just one comic.

    Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best, and hopefully I can add a CGC grade to at least one comic, enough not two or more. Wish me luck!

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    Cheap Kitchen Units For Sale At Howdens. Thirty Ex Display Kitchens To Clear. £595 each with appliances www.exdisplaykitchens1.co.uk Thirty kitchen ranges to choose from.

     

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  17. Till All Are One!

    This is my second piece I made from my comics, if you have not seen Godfall search, "tribute to Michael Turner" on cgc journals.

    Transformers always put a smile on my face, I remember how hard it was to coerce my mom in buying me these highly advance and very expensive toys back in the 80's. I mean these toys were originally made in Japan with plastic and metal parts of high quality even in today's standards. When you buy one of the toys it comes with a poster folded up with all the characters you could collect, your talking about over 100, that was insane for a kid to grasp. You had a group of bad bots and good bots to choose from, each had their own personality and form. I mean it is almost like taking all of DC heroes and villains together into one story similar to Injustice Gods Among Us Game. I remember stores that carried Optimus and Megatron were always sold out and if you found it was like $25-$30 and back then gas was only $0.75 so no kid was able to buy him. Ahh the memories, I had bed shelf that I would have them all in robot mode like an army protecting me while I sleep lol.

    The piece includes Tom Whalen Space Bridge Limited edition of 150 metalic ink silk screen print.

    Transformers Marvel 9.8 WP set 1-4 1984 1st Print

    This was meant for a 4 part mini series but was a big hit and went on for 80 issue run.

    Double framed with matching matte, chrome logos and story plague.

    Piece is 48x60, optimum museum grade preservation plexi 99% UV protection.

    Feedbacks welcomed.

    Drew

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