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+1. I concur. Turning it in soon and will let you know the results. Thanks for the grades!!

Hey again- Another key from my uncle's collection Thanks for the grade!

Thanks Waylander!

Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous!

Looks like he did buy some of the origins from other collectors back in the day. Anyway, here it is in his own words- Party House Liquor http://abc7.com/…/redondo-beach-liquor-store-owner-…/464970/ "Oh, it has come to this! I don't think I've ever bought liquor there, but for many years Party House Liquor was a big part of my little P.V. World! I think it was 1963 and I was in the fourth grade attending Valmonte Elemetary School when I became addicted. A kid in my class, Neil R., helped turned my passing fancy into an obsession that sucked every penny out of the coin jar I kept on my dresser. I got my first taste of them a few years before in the game room at the P.V. Pool, while other kids were playing caroms. But, I blame Neil for getting me hooked, although I guess ultimately, I was very willing. At recess one day, Neil started talking about Fantastic Four and Spider-Man. Up until this point, I had only read D.C. Comics like Superman, Flash, and Green Lantern. But Neil tried to convince me that Marvel Comics were much better and more life-like! As if stories about a stretching man and an invisible girl were life-like? Also, Neil convinced me that I should start collecting the comics, because they would gain value over the years. So, under his Svengali influence I began buying and collecting like a madman. Each month when the new issues would come out, I would get on my Sting Ray bike and ride from my La Selva neighborhood, down through Torrance, and into the Riviera Village to buy the next issue of Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men, among others at Party House Liquor. Also, there were ads in the back of the comics where people were selling older, more valuable "origin" issues, and I bought what I could afford with my allowance from people in exotic places like New Jersey. This went on until my sophomore year at PV High, when I began to lose interest. I stored all the issues away in a box, which I only recently opened and gave to my niece and nephew, so they might be able to sell them. In High School, hormones were raging and my desire for comics was fading. One day, my next door neighbor, Rob, and I decided to go down to Party House Liquor and try to buy a Playboy Magazine. He wanted the magazine for the obvious reasons, and I was clandestinely hoping there were some sexy male pics too, as they sometimes had couples posing for the prurient pictures. I was only fifteen, but I was a pretty big and mature looking for my age. So, we decided I would be the one to walk to the register and buy the magazine. I felt nervous and flushed, but I gathered my courage and walked over. I tried to make my voice sound deeper and older and asked to buy the Playboy. No problem! The cashier just took my money and handed me the magazine! "Let's get the Hell Outta here!" I whispered to Rob. Mission accomplished! So, I must say I'm sad that Party House has closed, and under such sordid conditions. I took some photos today when I was riding my bike through the Riviera Village."

Fair enough! Thanks guys!

I got a subscription to Ranger Rick from my uncle in the early 80's, and that's about it. Right! I smell some deep horse do do with this guy. His uncle bought these books off the stands.....saves them for 50 plus years....and has no attachment to them and gives them away? RIGHT!!! why would I lie about that?

Extremely lucky of me! (and my sister...) He collected keys and a FF run from 1 to 117 and not much more. Yes, DC keys are included! Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

I'm in! My uncle collected a ton of keys at face value while growing up in southern California.. Being extremely generous he has passed them to me!! So lucky to be a part of the club!

My Uncle bought this at face value and has now given it to my sister and I...feel sooooooo lucky to be part of the club!!!

Hey All!! I am afraid my copy of FF#1 has a spine roll which can't been seen on the following scans but I am wondering if a press is a viable option on a book of this caliber...Your opinions would be greatly appreciated! Also, does CGC have it's own Pressing service? I couldn't find this info anywhere...sorry Happy to be in the club!

Hey all, I am sending this in to get graded soon and am wondering if it would be worth getting it pressed? I see there is a bit of a spine roll but being around a 4.0, is it too fragile to put through that kind of treatment? Thanks for your opinions TOS39 club! Some fresh scans of the book above...

Check out this beautiful thing- Pretty far from the top but I love it!

I tried the hardest I've done before and just couldn't make them any bigger.

I started using Imagur as someone suggested and now I can't control my photo size...I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! By the way, all of these comics were purchased by my uncle at face value with some cool stories on how he scraped up the money and or had to ride his bike for 20 miles to a store that actually had them in stock. So cool!