0
  • entries
    4
  • comments
    0
  • views
    256

Entries in this journal

Jackpot grading

CGC won't like this. I sent in 30 books which were received by CGC (according to their website) on 06/01 and I sent in 11 books which were received by CGC (according to their website) on 06/05. They were to be sent back to me via 40 days. I got the 30 books back this friday (09/05) and the other batch was recently graded (09/05) but have not yet been received. I contacted CGC about this and received the "we're very busy due to conventions and onsite grading" This I can understand to a faul

Michael  DIckson-migration

Michael DIckson-migration

The Bump-up Price

Hard to find issues and Hard to Believe Prices Got a hard to find book? I bet when you do find it the price on it is ridiculous, especially if it is CGC graded. A good example of this is Avengers #25 which in the guide ranges from $100-120. There are current issues on Comiclink and Pedigree that have 9.6 issues going for $1400 dollars. Now I'm no math major, but a 140% mark up on a book is pretty stupid. It seems that every title has one or two issues that fall under the "difficult to fi

Why I collect...

What is it about collecting comic books that attracts us to the hobby? People often ask me as a 37 year old, why I collect comics? Well, to me I find different reasons in this. One - I love the Silver age. I love opening a issue and observing the publishing date and can't help but wonder who else has read this issue. The fact that all the storylines from this era paved the way for what collectors read today. Two - The stories are timeless. Would Stan Lee realize that all the time he put i

Comic Grading

WTF! I've started to notice the problem with purchasing comics online, even when these dealers offer scans of their product. It is getting so hard to find high grade books that aren't color touched or two grades below what they are advertised as. It's getting to the point where I'm getting afraid to send things in to get graded because I'm relying on someone to be correct in there grading of a book, not just looking for a quick buck. The last few conventions I have attended have only affirm
0