BachelorOfComix

That's freaking ridiculous. $112 for a VF+ advertised as NM??? Who cares about the other comics, you got arse-raped on the HOS 89. No attempt at rationalizing will change that fact.

The problem with trading is that usually one person thinks his stuff is worth top dollar, while your stuff is worth GPA from three years ago. Not saying Mark is going to do this; it's just that trade is rarely an equality event and there's lots of back and forth...usually with no agreement. True, true. He most likely wants what he paid, which, if I recall correctly, was a king's ransom.

How much trade value do you want for your comic? FYI, there is an official trading/buying/selling forum below.

That's what it says on the certificate, no?

Oh God, so much for Sterling going cold turkey.

Right...........Until the next gems pop up. Long way to go 'til the end of the year.

Doesn't old label equal better chance of higher grade on re-submit? I know that PC copy of HOM 176. I personally think it's accurately graded. Your statement is an urban legend, and has no basis on fact. I've seen plenty of undergraded (and overgraded for that matter) books in both labels. Take each book on a case by case basis. Correct. If anything, perhaps older labels may be more susceptible to being slab damaged.

What BS. How can that book get that grade with those defects? Freaking Hell, you're like Heritage for getting gift grades.

They might be pulling your leg.................I hope.

Didn't even notice you were AWOL. J/K.

CL bid prices can be shilled & are not reflective of true market value.

I agree--I actually have some Don Rosas from Bob that I've just sent to CGC (2 or 3 WWT books). I know Sid has had some success picking these up from Steve and getting decent 9.4 grades--which was the general cut off for Steve's submissions (he did sell a few 9.2s). However, if you take the DR books from this batch and hold them up to what Steve was selling, something just looks amiss. My opinion though--and I'm not pointing fingers anywhere---just an observation. Maybe Steve didn't send these in because of the QP issues. I can tell you that I did not see any of the BA horror raw and I was there right after Ewert in SD. Of course, it could have been part of the prescreen rejects that Steve said was going to be offered in Chicago. I'm sure that Bob Storms got a lot of the earlier HOM and HOS books from the prescreen pile. I can't see anyone else other than the Ewert/Brulato stock producing these books. They bought a whole long box at SD.

Steve said that he did a 9.4 prescreen. However, there were some books with lower grade but those were usually the higher priced keys like the 8.5 Hulk 181 and HOS 92 and some of the harder to find books. Yeah, I have a hard time finding Hulk 181 and HOS 92...

JE's stash of Rosa's from SD 2005? exactly. People apparently forgot that Steve picked out the candidates. Steve would've graded these if they were this great. These looked like they were brought up to their full potential---the color breaking creases look like they are screaming, pancake looks, etc. What's Josh's policy on selling Ewert's books? Did he make an official CL statement on that?

JE's stash of Rosa's from SD 2005?

Some nutjob placed an outright bid for $573, hence the astronomical bid jump from $91 to $573.

Not really, prices will continue to come down as more show up. Those who buy first will pay the nosebleed prices & those who wait will benefit from the market adjustment/correction. Compared to what I paid they did. Got a tissue?

Not really, prices will continue to come down as more show up. Those who buy first will pay the nosebleed prices & those who wait will benefit from the market adjustment/correction.

Holy Crud! So much for these comics being "rare" in hg.

No problemo buddy!!! You had me at hello

No problemo buddy!!!

Outstanding job Jayman. Happy New Year to Everyone. May all your dreams & wishes come true in 2006.

Sterling pays big bucks for his comics, the label is everything.