Robot Man

I plan to get a handful graded but storage has gotton to be an issue for me. Unslabbed pulps take up a lot more room than comics already…

Hopefully a copy of the eBay listing from David T Alexander will work for the writer’s file copy I want to submit.

Thanks Andy. I’d much rather lose a photocopy than an original COA. I never got back an original signed Gaines COA years ago.

Will CGC give ped status to a Yakima with a photo copy of the cert? I would hate to send the original and lose it like what happened to a Gaines file I sent in early. I also have a couple file copies I bought from David T Alexander that came from a writer’s files. No certificate but have the eBay listing. Would that count for a notation on the label?

I don’t actually remember seeing many there. But I’m sure there were some.

Is that all that surprising? They were cheap items for kids. We used to roll them up or stuff them in our backpacks after hitting the drug store on our way home from school on our Sting Ray bikes. No one was concerned about condition or future value then.

1938 Quaker Oats Monogram Ring. Attributed to Mr. Tracy. I am quite surprised at the closing number. A tough piece but not all that exciting. A couple of Tracy completeists must have wanted it bad. Heck, I’d sell mine for a WHOLE lot less…

A couple of cool recent arrivals from Randall Dowling’s recent paperback sales thread.

Congrats. Tough indeed! I got mine from Ron Murray @Cobbledclam at WonderCon many years ago.

Remember when no one wanted Western comics?…

An impossible task. Every time I pick 5, another one pops up I forgot about…

This lady was buying books for 2-3 cents each and reselling them for a nickle. photo from Bob Beerbohm’s Facebook page.

Frankly, if you sell to a dealer for less than you think it’s worth, that is on you. Keep in mind, dealers have expenses and might sit on the book a while to sell it. But, yeah, I have gotton some real low offers. I just don’t sell to them…

Not moderns, but yes, I have paid up for some double cover and even out of register GA books.

Another Target score last night. The Godzilla Nissan, the Batman regular Treasure Hunt and my first Super Treasure Hunt of the year!

I don’t really collect them but I have accumulated some over the years. Not as popular as Hot Wheels but there are a lot of dedicated collectors. These were of my era. By the time Hot Wheels came out, I was into rock ‘n roll, girls and real cars.

Lordy! What a stash. Makes you wonder what was in those piles. But, I doubt most of you high grade folks would be interested…

I’ve seen this story. He was selling or trading them to this nice lady for 2-3 cents each in trade for used comics I think she was charging a nickle for.

One of my friends in high school was “born again”. He took his record collection to church for a “record smashing”. But worse of all he chopped up his beautiful Fender Percision Bass with an ax! Was really scarey the power these people had over him…

Dang, I forgot. Was watching baseball. Hopefully, I can catch it later.

I got this one as well as a few more of these back when they were the going price of $10 out in the wild. My, have times changed…

I really like those with comic inserts. I found these today in a box and suspect I have more around here somewhere. I am always happy to find them in nearly any condition I can. The only other pulps that have comic inserts are the two Avon Out of this World issues.

Called “nose riding”. A tricky maneuver. I’ve seen skate boarders do it as well. And no, not on “tippy toes”…

I was wondering if they are also accepting pulps? Was thinking of submitting a few.

Sweet! I love photos like that. Vintage ones with old comics and toys. Such a suprise when you go through a pile or album. They are almost always one of a kind. If you have the patience to look, you can often find interesting ones. Almost always, VERY affordable. Here is one with Billy and Bobby from FL dated and inscribed 1945 in pencil on back. They are holding copies of Jingle Jangle #15. A very recent find.