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Don't tell SC22 that. Might have a breakdown mid-thread.

While we wait for grade, any backstory about how you acquired book you care to share

what is stoatage?

I have to agree with no to slabbing. I collect raw and slabbed but as I was reading Ragman (1974) and a Miller DD 1993 miniseries the other day, I thought this was the part of the hobby I enjoyed most: reading story and appreciating artwork not surrendering to OCD tendicies and fretting over perfect wraps, safe stoatage, etc. even tho you already read it, entombing it in plastic serves no purposeful function. With it raw, you can continue to enjoy interior artwork, look at old ads, etc. just my opinion

I'll take Kid Colt freebie. Thanks

That tune is insufferable.

She let me buy a really nice key book and I have no argument with her whatsoever

I was SO CLOSE to convincing the wife I should get some Ditko ASM original art... Then she talked to our financial guy. I gave up on the idea of trying to score some DD Miller OA as it's beyond confusing what he did, Janson did, etc. Eyeing a DD color guide(s) painted by Lein Wein's wife. (She is a prolific colorer and much more then simply "his wife" just that her name escapes me st the moment). Trying to get my ducks lined up.

Nice!

I guess we all find deals now and then that we can't turn down because of future profit.

I was more kinda asking when does a Non-Speculator become a Speculator. Or something like that.

Like I said, BA 12 isn't part of my focus, so I don't follow it. I didn't know it was falling in value. Thought it was one of those crazy books that just climb and climb and climb.

Hope you don't mind a question: You buy knowing and or expecting fully that you won't get back the money you spent (on an individual comic book) ?

But how about going out of your way to buy a book that you think will go up in value? Making the purchase only because a profit will be made. For example whatever that book is that is the first Harley-Quinn. I have no interest in that book because it's not my collection-focus. However, sometimes I see it at a convention and the next time I see it it's for more and so on and so on. In the far, far back reaches of my mind I think, "I should pick that up and sell it a bit later to pick up some books I really want.!"

Ok, that works! Thanks for the linguistic help! . At what point does a purchase become about future profit?

I recently bought an X-Men 130 (first Dazzler) and while I was in the process of purchase I thought, "I believe I heard somewhere there was going to be a Dazzler movie so this could be a (more) valuable book at some point." I don't speculate so I'm really not versed in the ways of The Flipper but my X-Men purchase got time to thinking: If you don't speculate in your comic purchases, at what point do you begin speculating? Or what makes you speculate if you don't normally speculate? Having a tough time trying formulate my question.

"Hypnotizee"

OH MY GOD!

i'll take this if still avaliable

I ask because I'm putting together an X-men 94 - 150 raw unpressed run. You purchased the book in a slab and then cracked it open is what I'm inferring from your response.

Do you know if book has been pressed or not?

All you need is "Men of Tommorow" and "Marvel the untold story"

I've now finished the book and can't even recommend it as a flea market find. It was pointless.

Upon further inspection, I'd recommend to skip it. At most wait until a used copy turns up at flea market.

I got Star Wars 1-3 (reprints) in some sorta 3-pack plastic bag. Not Whitman tho