Does anyone else focus on summer comic buying?
I'm well into another very successful summer buying season (more on this in bit) and was wondering if others in the hobby still have a focus on summer buying like I do. Of course, growing up in Chicago the main focus of my collecting year was the Chicago Comicon. My brother and I went for years, starting in the late 1980's. We still have books from Rob Liefeld's 24 hour signing marathon if anyone remembers that. Of course, we would be up the entir
Got my coupon books back!
On my Amazing Spider-man #1 I expected a 2.5-3.0 and I got a 3.0 OW-W pages. Not a bad start. On my Amazing Spider-man #7 I predicted that it would get 7.5-8.0 and it pulled an 8.5 OW-W, so I was quite happy with that! The third book on my coupon was my Amazing Spider-man #20, which I thought would get an 8.0 to maybe an 8.5. Sadly this one got only a 7.0 OW-W. I can understand the grade, but I do think it a bit harsh and would have thought that a 7.5 would be more de
12 book submission
Finally sent in my first CGC submission today. It is 12 total books (3 of which are on the coupon). They are:
Amazing Spider-man #1 (I expect a 2.5-3.0 on this. I bought it 23 years ago in High School for $80!)
Amazing Spider-man #7 (also a HS purchase, should get a 7.5-8.0)
Amazing Spider-man #20 (should get an 8.0 to maybe an 8.5)
My non-coupon submissions are:
Amazing Spider-man #35 (am hoping for a 9.0-9.2)
Amazing Spider-man #54 (am hoping for a 9.4)
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