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I have been buying slabbed 9.8 ASM 200-299 newsies for many years in addition to one direct and newsie raw. Once I started see people pump them on FB I had to stop. Prices are really stupid. That being said, there are plenty of sellers pumping random books exclaiming rare, asking 3-4x 90day average. I will probably sell what I have since it can’t be finished at current asking prices.

I had the whole run and sold it on ebay for less than $100. At the time no one was interested in Joe. I kept my 21 though. Whoever bought that run from me got a fery nice joe collection as they were all OO and all HG like my 21 above.

As per Heidi MacDonald about the WE Forum: " While there was much useful information and intelligent discussion, it was constantly competing with threads full of Ellis-ites posting silly pictures of themselves, such as the above, and the number of exhibitionistic young women who professed themselves surprised at the level of interest in naked pictures of themselves quickly became cloying, then annoying. Frankly, while we admire Warren for his imagination and writing skills, his twin obsessions — TV shows and BME Goth girls posing topless — were often twin distractions from the real business at hands — COMICS! (Plus, those girls who were talking theoretical physics in one post and posing in their underwear in the next" I don't think any of this was a secret and some of the same people now condemning him were actively participating and moderating his forum.

Who is the "industry" Does it have a spokesperson?

He should just do his own creator owned comics on Kickstarter. I imagine he has enough of a following to make a living. Unless he gets prosecuted for his crimes and is jail.

What I can’t figure out is why when a comic book writer uses the slimmest of “coolness” to get sex people want him burned alive and every rock star ever gets a pass. No one would have been interested with him if he worked at the deli at Kroger.

Know? He is the one pimping her out.

A little Olive oil and the comic link and comic connect stickers come right off.

My original off the stands copy. Non-Pressed.

This mirrors my feelings. Atlas/Marvel/Archie/DC etc did not appear out of the ether. Someone took on risk (debt/own money) to make these things happen. The people getting a steady paycheck risked little and because of playing it safe did not reap the greatest reward.

6.5

This is where my OCD helps out. That and an IT background in databases lol. I literally know where every comic I bought came from, how much, when purchased, etc. Though I rarely sell anything so on second thought my OCD is just wasting my time and my IT background is enabling it.

Someone is upgrading their picture frame books I see. GLWS!

If your father bought land 50 years ago for 1 million and when he passes it is worth 11 million. For estate taxes purposes it is valued at 1 million but when it passes to you you would get the step up value of 11 million owing no capital gain taxes on it. If your father sold it for 11 million before his death the step up is gone and he would owe the cap gains of 10 million. I do not consider it a loophole but working as intended. When Ryan O’Neil passes if he leaves the Farrah Facett Andy Warhol painting to one of their sons they will pay nothing in taxes. Otherwise they would have to pay taxes on the value which could be as high as 12 million. They may not be able to come up with the taxes for it and would need to sell thus loosing a family heirloom.

It is not a loop hole but rather a way for family owned business (farmers) too pass them on without having to carve it up. The current admin is talking doing away with it.

It is for now.

Hard to say. Set up a viewing. There are not that many out there. Someone may be able to identify it if it is already a known copy. If it is then it is a scam based on the guy stating he has had it for "many years".

Gratz. I had been wanting to get that set but gonna wait for some time before I do. I do have 8 in 9.8 direct and newsie so that’s good i guess.

I would be selling right now but I would get murdered on taxes. I have to wait until the beginning of 22 before I can sell. If the market tanks that's good on the buying front and if not then I will sell. I can't buy under the current conditions.

I jammed the corner of my desk in between my little toe and 4th toe really hard while registering an account. Avatar is from my comic book British Steel.

I have been thinking about submitting elsewhere. I have some collecting goals that are close to being complete so I will finish with CGC for those. Going forward I am going to start submitting elsewhere I think. I am finding the influx of of new collectors not really caring so much about where it is graded PGX withstanding.

I am at a 8.5

I did originally but changed gears after vol 3 or 4 variants on issue 1 reboot. I sold all my variants which I had probably 95% of to a collector who has the #1 or #2 ASM set. The variants just broke me from buying new issues. I am very happy now to just collect volume 1 and no variants unless you consider newsstand copies a variant.

I stop when Volume 1 ends. That is when Marvel died in my eyes. I Don't recognize any ASM after 441.

I regret selling a couple of books that if they ever come back up for sell I will buy them back. When I was 12 I could have bought AF 15 for $50 but chose to buy ASM run books instead. I don’t regret it really as I only had $63 from paper route and my mom drove me 60 miles to the little con. I didn’t know ho ;one it would be before I got to another con.