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New arrival, despite the Brittle pages, the eye appeal for this 2.5 is amazing

Alex Needlman Absolute Statues and Collectibles on eBay

People are paying $600-$700 for "rare" newsstands which is even more crazy

The white page copy presents better, it also has less wear on the top left corner and doesn't have a small tear on the top back cover

Small spine ticks are allowed in 9.8, a lot of picky collectors want their 9.8's to present like 9.9's and 10s...even some cgc graders think 9.8s are on the same level as 9.9s which is why so many books are 9.8s are sitting inside 9.6 holders

Looks like the tape is making the comic buckle

This is what Joey meant when he told me years ago with pressing, less is more. These guys trying to learn from youtube with a $100 press, steel plates, multiple backing boards, parchment paper, a steamer and some "liquid magic forumla" for cover cleaning should steer clear of them. Knowing what I know now, I'd happily give a pro presser $10K to teach me how to do it properly, would have saved me a 3 year learning curve.

Ok, 1st of all. The register is out to lunch. The black is printed first, at least all the presses I've worked on have been that way and then the color plates have some kind of black % in them...Think that's forest green you're printing? Nope...It's black, blue and yellow. There's a certain % amount of black ink on that black plate where blue and yellow go. The full image of what you're printing can be on the black plate, different areas of the plate are meant for lighter areas where other colors go, same goes for the color plates. Think ASM 252....background color is a brownish color, cause it has a black screen on it, yet spider-man is a deep dark black.

Suspense 11 is probably my favorite Cole cover

Thanks, Went to a local comic show and a dealer had it.

Just came back today. 1 of 2 Highest graded with 11 on census. Found locally

Definitely looks 9.9, those corners are perfectly sharp with no binary tears. It's hard for people to understand how 9.9's/10's are achieved. it's always "How can it be XX of a grade if it has this?

Every dealer makes their rounds, not just Steve. At least he doesn't show up Thursday like some do.

I'm using a desktop, the pics are bigger

No way that book is an 8.5, definitely a 6.5 with that amount of spine stress lines and corner wear with color break and you have a color breaking crease on the top back cover

I highly doubt they sit there and say "This submitter is from AUS so let's F him over...who even thinks or even has time for that?? haha I'm sure if you crack the case open and look at it under the light, you'll see the faint crease.

The comic fans know who created who, Comic creators aren't exactly taught in public schools with tests so the students grow up knowing who these creators were. The average joe couldn't care a less who created what character.

You don't wanna pay 20-30 to get in but it's ok to spend hundreds or thousands on a dealer's ware inside...?

Some guys even show up on Thursday. Any VIP badge to any show isn't worth it, People's best bet is to try and get a dealer's pass and show up before it's open to the public.

I know that book, It was sent in as a raw copy as It was actually being sold through a guy locally where I live cause the guy who owned it wanted him to sell it for him, He was baffled as to why it came back 9.4, so he sent it to Comiclink, Comiclink said "We can't sell this, it's not a 9.4" so they sent it back to him, I didn't follow up any further with him as I think he just sold it on eBay during the boom, I haven't spoken to the local guy that sold it through him in a long time.

Just get a new holder

Yeah I discovered this is another scam different from the reholder fiasco

Matt Nelson said in a youtube interview recently that this isn't an inside job...why did he lie?

There's already a thread on this

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