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This is a fun bit of math, for those who would rather read about it than do it. You might think "up 50%" and then "60% off" would result in 10% off... but... If the original price is $100, then "hike his prices 50%" means the new price is $150. "Then run his 60% off sale" takes $90 off the price and the result would be $60, for a book originally priced $100. "hike his prices 50% and then run his 60% off sale" results in 40% off the original price.
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valiantman reacted to a post in a topic: ASM #252 CGC 9.8 Record Sale - something fishy going on? - Holder Tampering Incident confirmed by CGC
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When the BACK Cover is BETTER than the FRONT Cover
valiantman replied to grendel013's topic in Comics General
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valiantman reacted to a post in a topic: When the BACK Cover is BETTER than the FRONT Cover
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When the BACK Cover is BETTER than the FRONT Cover
valiantman replied to grendel013's topic in Comics General
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He created a serious Deadpool, so the bit of love is a lesser bit.
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14th Annual Going-Out-Of-Business Sale
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A.I. + Rob Liefeld + foot = Mico Suayan + random toe counts
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It's funny that the cover he chose to feature on his post about retiring has a left foot that's just > (and the pose is the classic McFarlane Spidey/Spawn)
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valiantman reacted to a post in a topic: Why should a key issue be worth so much more than a non key issue?
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Someone who was Psycho with grade and suscessfully neat himself?
valiantman replied to BA773's topic in Comics General
I know what you're saying, I once sold a CGC 9.6 that I thought deserved a CGC 9.2 because it felt "wrong" to let it sit in my collection as a CGC 9.6. For the "big books" in my collection, I like CGC 6.5. Think about when you were in school (especially in the U.S.A.)... if you got a 65% on a test, you made a "D" and you were "nearly failing". Keep that "nearly failing" feeling in your head and then look at a book that's CGC 6.5. It's beautiful! Sure, it's not perfect, but there's no way it's "nearly failing". It feels like making a "B" on a test when you didn't study at all, and the price is always a deal compared to 8.5 (an actual "B"). CGC 6.5 is also "better than 6.0" in some way that the graders awarded that extra .5 even though 6.0 is the "midgrade milestone" grade, exactly Fine 6.0, so there's some "bonus" on the book to get it to 6.5. Buy a "nearly failing" 6.5 grade, get a "feels more like success" book, and it's a win-win every time. -
I have a theory that they're "enforcing" the name of their site. They know people won't "Go Collect" if they keep the site running, so they're forcing people to "Go Collect". It's similar to taking away a child's phone and telling them "Go Outside".
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If anyone is curious, those "click here if you're not a robot" buttons don't actually check for the click. They check for the movement toward the checkbox. Humans have to slide the mouse (or finger) toward the box in a way that's very "human". Computers would just alter the checkbox to "checked" in the code.
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And that it mostly undetectable if done correctly. Cleaned and pressed was something that could be detected when the wrong types of cleaner (liquid, chemicals) were used, or when the "eraser" was obvious. Pressing as flat as a pancake (unnatural result) would also be detected. I would bet that both would still be considered restoration today, but submitters now know not to do those things.
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Possibly a silly question, but the CGC label says Hero Premiere Edition #9. Have you checked a bagged copy of Hero Illustrated #9, or maybe it was a later month (the 9th ashcan, not necessarily issue #9) to see if they're still in the original bag?