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mysterio

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  1. You'll get there when you're ready, and the books will still be there. If anything the last few Clink auctions in particular have been chock full of pre-hero (seems to me, anyway). Hobbies should be fun, so wait until it is again. Thanks! It will have to wait until I have a bit of time to get into my closet (stuck behind a wall of stacked long boxes at the moment) and start scanning books. I'm hoping maybe Sunday to start the process, but we will see...
  2. Had a pretty good night on Clink. I needed most of the STs they had listed, but could only afford to chase a few. Very pleased with these for the eye appeal and money spent. The TOS is a touch lower grade than I like for my set (I typically go for 6.0 minimum), but as we all know that is a very tough book and this one is pretty for the grade. Shameless plug: raw undercopies of several of these will be forthcoming in a sales thread coming soon to a chat board near you...
  3. And tell them what? Without an invoice number they're unlikely to start digging through boxes to find a random book.
  4. THX Barton...really appreciate your appreciation! Thought I'd share the story about the good vibes and community here on the boards. Elmer/Dutch74 first alerted Jeff/jordysnordy and I in a 3-way PM the book had just come up on Bob's website. We share a lot of PMs in helping each other locate books, sharing purchase and pricing information, etc etc all along the lines primarily of Spidey collecting. Both Jeff and I were/are very interested in picking up an 11 in 9.0 but Jeff was just coming off a purchase of another AF 15 so was a bit tight on funds and I said I thought the price was very reasonable and would like to talk to Bob about acquiring the book. Jeff graciously stepped aside and wished me the best of luck which I very much appreciated. The thing is we've all helped each other with finding some really nice and tough to find books and it's actually just as much fun in seeing a friend get a much wanted book as getting books yourself...at least for us it is. I think that's the way it should be...I wouldn't have as much fun with collecting if I was just solely interested in MY COLLECTION!! Anyway...THX AGAIN guys. Now back to the books hunt...
  5. Two BA #14 DC Bullet finds on the same page! Such a tough book.
  6. Didn't go, but from what I heard it was pretty dead.
  7. That's a great copy at any price, and it sounds like you got a steal!
  8. I love that they don't even drape the tables for $1200 or whatever they're charging...
  9. me too. looking forward to doing some back issue shopping this afternoon and perusing artists alley. should be relatively quiet for the non-comics folks today as most of the "big" celebrity names are scheduled for sat-sun only. list of artists is a little weak, but hoping I find someone with an interesting style and not a bunch of people selling posters and knick-knacks. Please post some pics and a report if you can. This goes for anyone who is at the show.
  10. Good luck everyone, I'd love to be there. I miss this show's heyday.
  11. IF it were misrepresented (and admittedly I didn't check the listing) this would have been the first thing I did. Better to get your money back, even if you're out shipping, rather than have to sell this book at a loss. So it was either Gabe's mistake and not on the seller, or Gabe still thought he could make bank by overpaying for the 8.0. Either way it is a bit
  12. Next weekend! (Not nearly as much chatter in this thread as there used to be...)
  13. Good for you, but I'm sure we are all on pins and needles to hear the particulars of the deal. He is asking $1050 for it on a few Facebook groups with time payment option. He could ask $10,000 if he wanted to, but that gives us no insight into what this deal would actually net him.
  14. Good for you, but I'm sure we are all on pins and needles to hear the particulars of the deal.
  15. This thread would be a good place to cobble it together. I know there was a Hulk issue but can't recall the number...
  16. If it means anything to you, I'm in the same boat. My CL win was "delivered" today at house according to the tracking. I get home, no package. Spoke with my Mom and son who was in the house at the time, said they didn't see anything. I really think they delivered it to the wrong house. They're investigating now, but I really don't anything good coming out of this. FYI, it was a 9.0 copy of Tec 411. This is the "new" way of employee theft. They "deliver" the package, and the insurance you buy on these packages does not apply to parcels that are "delivered" and they can't find them. I have lost 3 parcels this way through different senders over the last 3 years. One of the things that would help your case and everyone else's is by calling CLink and asking them for assistance. My dislike of FedEx is well documented here. But I believe that when I called CLink they also called Fed Ex and complained. Let the company itself put pressure on Fed Ex and at the same time let CLink know that they should offer shipping options outside of FedEx. Clink will ship via USPS if you request it. I did that once and went back to FedEx. If it is convenient, having the shipment routed to a FedEx store location for pickup should solve these issues. I do this every time. This way the box is never left on my doorstep and never goes "missing". Hard for them to argue against insurance if they can't find your box after calling you to say it's waiting at their location for you.
  17. A CGC 5.5 (with chipping) just went on Clink for $23,500 That 5.0 that went for $29.5 may have either been an upgrade candidate or someone just wanted a strong looking 5.0 copy. I had my eyes on that book but I believe its not upgradeable based on grader notes, really sharp looking book It wouldn't surprise me that a 5.0 with high eye appeal went for more than a 5.5 that wasn't as pretty but "technically" scored better in grading. So much of that is the whim of the graders and what each company "allows" at each grade level.
  18. With Baltimore pushed to later in September in 2017 these later Chicago dates look like less of a problem for most.
  19. It's always a good day when you can snag a little Shagg. The new cases are sturdy and clear, which are both improvements. Your new addition appears to be an "old new" case, which means it is sans inner well. You'll just need to call CGC and request a reholder for it. This should be completely free to you. Shipping will be free both ways, you'll be refunded the cost of shipping to them (I just reholdered a JIM #1 this way).
  20. I work as a courier, the company term is a Field Services Technician, for a water testing lab. I drive around the Eastern and Northern part of Kentucky, going to different drinking water plants and waste water plants that contract us out to do their testing. My job consists of Those are real good goals to have, Gabe, they really are. You also need to add Don't buy anymore comics for flipping, no matter the cost Don't buy anymore games for flipping, no matter the cost You DO have the power to end the cycle but the way you are going you won't. People here are trying to direct you towards ending it but you keep veering yourself around and around in the cycle. Don't buy stuff to flip. No matter if it is $1, don't look for deals, focus all that deal searching on getting a better paying job and helping yourself. Following this hope, the purpose that you created this thread for, isn't what you need to do. This thread isn't about buying and selling a million dollar comic anymore. It is about setting you on the path of success in life. Those are big things to think about and I don't know my path yet and equally important is proving to myself that I can succeed at something with effort. Yes, proving to yourself that you can succeed at something is good but you are going about it wrong. Succeeding at life is FAR more important than flipping comics and games. You need to work your way up to a good job and get a place of your own first. Those things are way more important even if you don't think they are. Getting a job that pays well and being out on your own is a huge confidence booster. Then later, after you are settled down and successful, you can start flipping books as a hobby. That way you can continue to learn using your extra money and maybe then you can turn it into a "career" or at least a side job. It really does need to be on the back burner now though. You need to learn how to manage your priorities. Stop buying books, no matter how good of a deal and put all of that energy into finding a better job or getting a second job. I don't know what I want out of my life career wise but I do know what I want. Another thing I want is having more then one stream of income which even people with well paying jobs do as well. That is smart having multiple streams of income. You are onto something there. I think you're teasing here. He does have multiple streams, one is incoming and the other is outgoing. Ane one is a tiny creek while the other is a raging river.