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On 8/13/2020 at 3:18 PM, god503 said:

why not if there is no color break?

There is indeed a color break. That is how you can see it so obviously!  Anyways, I'm not the only one who agrees this grading is sh*t.  See new thread ....

20 hours ago, god503 said:

just got bit by the 9.8 to 9.6.bug.   A cbcs 9.8 New mutants 98 sent in for Claremont is coming back a 9.6!!!!  Too many people commenting how they have tougher 9.8 criteria than CGC.  

Possibly they do have tougher 9.8 criteria.  CGC slab below just sold on Heritage.  Notice the giant crease right side of cover that was obviously pressed?  Looks terrible on the edge too.  What grade would you give it?  Certainly not a 9.8!

13 hours ago, valiantman said:

The chart is a reflection of (generally) how many copies were printed at the time.  The survival rates are different, certainly the high grade survival rates are different, so each book will have its own story in terms of "difficulty" in high grade for newsstand vs. direct edition.  At this point, only a few books are possible to put good numbers toward.  Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988) is probably the best example, since it's also the comic book with the most copies on the CGC census.

 

You make a good point about the survival rates of newsstand vs. direct edition.  When I look at 6.0s of the same copy, it's more like 50-50 of newsstand vs. direct edition.  It would certainly make sense that newsstand copies are more difficult to find in high grade.

9 hours ago, valiantman said:

Not having any other details from you (raw condition?, CGC grade?), you can only get a vague answer.

This is that vague answer:

You can check what year your books are from, and you'll see that Newsstand was more common then.

Not sure I agree with this chart.  I just purchased an X-men #142 from 1981.  Of all the last 45 sales in 9.6 since January 2020, only 6 are newsstand (GoCollect data).  They also definitely sell on the higher end of the $ scale, but nothing dramatic.  Personally I always look for and purchase the newsstand editions exclusively because that's what I had as a kid. The direct editions just look weird to me.

As a kid, I always snatched up anything Byrne did. Just loved every panel he did.  As for Perez, I always found him kinda 'Meh'.  To me, his work was only interesting if it was embellished by a good inker

9 minutes ago, Junkdrawer said:

There is a limit. I’ve spoke to them around this subject. They can only sell so many books in an allotted amount of time. Going into the wee hours of the night can’t be promising to consigners either 

Interesting.  I'm seeing multiple listings of the same book for books I'm interested in, so I'm hopeful going into the next auction :).  This also can't be good for consighnors!

The upcoming June-2020 Clink auction is at about 9000 books. Is that a record?  Just wondering how much higher it's ever been if anyone else has ever noted.

3 hours ago, HighVoltage said:

Unless I'm missing something - not seeing a recorded sale in 9.8

 

Nothing in GoCollect either. I assume the 3x copies are from collectors who sent in for submission and then kept for their own collection.

6 hours ago, jaybuck43 said:

I did time payments for a piece of art I wanted.  20% down and then 3 equal payments from there.  When the final payment was received the artist mailed the piece.  

So it's like layaway then. After the 20% down and 3 equal payments there was no interest or premium extra you were responsible for?  Just curious ...

Finally got this at a price I can live with at the previous ComicLink auction.  Picked up 6x slabs.  Not finding too much on the current auction and may pass, but the one in June is beginning to look interesting. We'll see....

On 3/8/2020 at 5:11 PM, Bart Allen said:

Really? ^_^ That's awesome but I feel that because I live in England and use eBay.co.uk that it's somewhat different compared to - let's say for arguments sake - the American market ~

 I believe even if you list on UK eBay your listings will be available to any eBay country you select to ship to anyways.  That's how it works on Canada eBay where I list, and most of my buyers are from the USA.

4 minutes ago, kav said:

Sal Buscema was never the top artist or top cover artist at Marvel.  Swan was at DC.

Sal's work really shined when he had a great inker such as Klaus Janson touching up his work.  True he never did too many covers that I recall...

On 4/9/2020 at 9:04 PM, kav said:

The most under rated under appreciated artist of all time is Curt Swan.  He rarely gets mentioned anywhere and is arguably the best comic artist of all time.  His ability to draw pretty much anything and the most natural poses of any artist is unparalleled. 

Curt Swan of DC was the Sal Buscema of Marvel.  Both very prolific and always considered average, but now over time their work is much more appreciated.  

46 minutes ago, G G ® said:

Well I can only apologise if I gave bad advice for Canucks. 

I am in the UK and believe me the GSP totally eliminates import charges and ensures worry free shipping and safe passage for the buyer. I assumed it was the same for Canada, but guess not then. 

No worries.  There is a trade agreement between Canada-USA (NAFTA).  There are no duties for products going across the border if they were manufactured in either country.  Comics have always been printed in either Canada/USA.  If they came from overseas or anywhere else, there would likely be duties imposed.  I regularly cross the Canada-USA border, with $1000+ in comics. Border services only collects the GST (federal 5% tax) when getting back into Canada. Never any duties.  

6 hours ago, G G ® said:

Your best bet Chris is to only buy from dealers on ebay who implement the GSP (global shipping program). Your shipping charges may be slightly higher, but you will not pay any import duty. I don't use any ebay sellers, personally who don't use the program. 

Totally disagree, and most Canadians avoid any sellers using GSP.   Not only are shipping charges generally higher, but they tack on large import duties that don't exist for comics!  Total scam.   I also made the huge mistake of purchasing a 2x slabs from a seller that was using the GSP.  It was insulting and painful enough to pay duties,  but then I realized you cannot combine shipping from sellers using GSP!  That was a tough one to have to swallow, but never again.  Buyer beware....  I have NEVER been charged for import duties for comics coming from the USA for regular sellers not using GSP.

Also, the buyers premium usually keeps me away from HA unless I'm purchasing original art or it's a 'must have' comic.

I just won an action for 6x slabs at ComicLink, and shipping was $75. Just make sure you get them to ship using USPS - very important.  Otherwise the couriers will also charge brokerage fees when package arrives (another money grab).  I believe it would be $30 for 6x slabs for Americans?  I have a USA address (NY) I often use (live close to the border), but for higher $ auctions it makes more sense to have it shipped to Canada anyways.  Because ComicLink collects taxes for NY residents (or states?),  it actually ends up costing close to the same.

15 hours ago, DavidTheDavid said:

I doubt that I will capture any more data from the current ComicLink auction. Here are captured results through last night. The remaining night of comics lots includes "assorted." There are always some keys and such there, usually lower grade copies of ones offered on the preceding days, but it's mostly less desirable stuff.

Here are some observations and thoughts after watching this.

1. This is obviously a very limited dataset. It's not the complete auction. It's only one auction. It's an auction during a period of high economic uncertainty. And the data I captured was loosely defined.
2. I looked for frequently traded books, only blue label books, high dollar books, and books generally accepted as keys or having some other collector significance.
3. Since I was using GoCollect for a FMV comparison, I did not capture results from the Golden Age nights since GoCo seldom has a FMV determination for these comics.
4. I watched most of these results live, and the folks who complain about sniping on CLink have reason to complain. Almost all of them had bids in the closing seconds.
5. For high quantity books (think a book where you'll see a 9.8, 9.6, 9.4, and possibly additional lower grade copies for sale), the bargains were often on the 9.4. I am defining bargain here as the copy that was percentage-wise the most below GoCollect's FMV.
6. The average % change was about -12%. That number was very consistent throughout. Only last night did it actually drop under 12%, to 11.88%. Prices seemed obviously depressed but not bottomed out.
7. Of the 331 lots, 61 hammered at or above FMV. 

I've so far won 6x (SA & BA) at the current ComicLink auction, and all well below FMV.  On two of them (one of them a popular BA key), I've got the lowest price recorded going back to 2015.  

3 hours ago, Aweandlorder said:

Actually the only question that comes to mind is... just WHO THE HELL is the writer of this book???!

Haha. I sense you say this in jest because you know the famous creator?  It gets better. Here is the previous panel. Apparently he doesn't have time/room to dodge the truck, but time enough to find an engine, place it on his belly and position himself with a tire he also had time to find and wrap around his body???

Nice thighs!

There is just so much that's wrong with this panel!

I ship internationally to the USA all the time and have never had an issue, and have also shipped outside North America a few times with no issues.  However I never purchase items from anyone using the GSP as it is a total scam and don't trust sellers that use it.

As an Adams fan I'm interested in his three covers. However as exclusives they only seem to be available on nealadams.com .... for $300 altogether!  It's not that I can't afford it, but somehow I feel ripped-off and taken advantage of.  I might just pass, and see if over time can them pick them up on eBay.

The first rule about vlcomic.com is: You do not talk about vlcomic.com. 

On ‎12‎/‎28‎/‎2018 at 12:30 PM, Turnando said:

In my case they had video, license plate, everything.  I never got anything back.  The officer working the case, when visited by me after I got impatient and drove to the police station and visited his desk, said he simply didn't have time for it <...>

You can be sure if it was the policeman's locker, the case would be moved to the top of the pile as a priority.

On ‎12‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 10:25 PM, letsgrumble said:

Another ....