Yorick Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 After the Comic Book Madness on ebay last night I am two issues closer to my St John Baker goals. Five issues to go (and then the endless search to upgrade!!!). sagii, szav and Ricksneatstuff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Yorick said: After the Comic Book Madness on ebay last night I am two issues closer to my St John Baker goals. Five issues to go (and then the endless search to upgrade!!!). ..And the madness continues on HA this week!! I'm not a player, but i will be watching one of the Bakers in particular. I have a low grade copy i'm happy with but i'm expecting a photo finish for this copy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Pulled them from the box and they look almost identical in hand, so the difference is a scanner artifact. The 3.5 was bought raw from a well-known dealer as a VF. It actually looks much better than the grade, but has some hidden flaws -- I've forgotten what they are! The pq on the other copy is unfortunate. First of all, major congrats on your near-complete collection! There are many of us here who will celebrate for you when you get that last book. As for the 3.5...it's probably the tape. The highest grade in which tape is specifically mentioned in the OS grading guide is 3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Yorick said: After the Comic Book Madness on ebay last night I am two issues closer to my St John Baker goals. Five issues to go (and then the endless search to upgrade!!!). Is the St. John Baker goal one that you might be able to share what it is without creating undue competition for those last 5 issues? Like every St. John Baker romance? Every St. John Baker?...Something different? Edited September 11, 2018 by PeterPark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 12 hours ago, MBFan said: First of all, major congrats on your near-complete collection! There are many of us here who will celebrate for you when you get that last book. As for the 3.5...it's probably the tape. The highest grade in which tape is specifically mentioned in the OS grading guide is 3.0. Thanks, Mel. I'm thinking about sending it into CCS, to see if the tape can be removed without damaging the book. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 14 hours ago, Yorick said: After the Comic Book Madness on ebay last night I am two issues closer to my St John Baker goals. Five issues to go (and then the endless search to upgrade!!!). You know when I first saw his eBay name, I thought CB stood for Citizen's Band. Actually, maybe it does because he arrives at cons with a long convoy of comics. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 19 hours ago, PeterPark said: Is the St. John Baker goal one that you might be able to share what it is without creating undue competition for those last 5 issues? Like every St. John Baker romance? Every St. John Baker?...Something different? Sure. My goal is to complete the main St John/Baker Cover romance sets. Photo covers and painted covers omitted, but I expect to expand my goal to now include these (might as well). Cinderella Love, Diary Secrets, Going Steady, Pictorial Romances, Teen-age Romances, Teen-age Temptations, True Love Pictorial, and Wartime Romances. I also pick-up the small run/single issue titles with Baker covers (Secrets of True Love or Blue Ribbon), but I don't particularly care about completing the rest of those runs. One of these days I'll clear a nice big area and lay all the issues out by title for some group pictures! Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Hopefully, eventually, I will have had every graded copy of this book. Here’s the latest. Sqeggs and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted September 17, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2018 You'll need this one. Changer, jimjum12, szav and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 14 hours ago, comicnoir said: You'll need this one. Yes, I do. Let's make it happen Ron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Yes, I do. Let's make it happen Ron! have to get mine graded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiecop Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Noticed a Wartime Romances in the comicconnect auction. Does anyone know if those are all Baker, or just one story ?? Not familiar with that title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, hippiecop said: Noticed a Wartime Romances in the comicconnect auction. Does anyone know if those are all Baker, or just one story ?? Not familiar with that title... Only the first four issues are ALL Baker. Check Grand Comics Database. Looks like issue 16 has some Estrada interior work! Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiecop Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Thanks much for the info ! Didn't think about checking there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post szav Posted September 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2018 Big upgrade for me here with my favorite Baker St. John book thanks to a most gracious and patient boardie. This one is on its way back to me now as a CGC 7.0... but the scans CGC took don't do it justice (probably never gonna give them my 5$ for that again)...so here's the raw pic before I sent it in. Probably one of the glossiest books I've held in hand, looks like it was just painted and is still waiting to dry. sagii, mustang33guy, Ricksneatstuff and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, szavisca said: Big upgrade for me here with my favorite Baker St. John book thanks to a most gracious and patient boardie. This one is on its way back to me now as a CGC 7.0... but the scans CGC took don't do it justice (probably never gonna give them my 5$ for that again)...so here's the raw pic before I sent it in. Probably one of the glossiest books I've held in hand, looks like it was just painted and is still waiting to dry. Congrats...Looks like I've been undergrading my books... I think part of the problem with scans and photos is that you cannot see the gloss very well online... Edited September 20, 2018 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 4 hours ago, szavisca said: Big upgrade for me here with my favorite Baker St. John book thanks to a most gracious and patient boardie. This one is on its way back to me now as a CGC 7.0... but the scans CGC took don't do it justice (probably never gonna give them my 5$ for that again)...so here's the raw pic before I sent it in. Probably one of the glossiest books I've held in hand, looks like it was just painted and is still waiting to dry. congrats on a beautiful copy ---- and maybe it's just me..as I've not read it previously but what's up with creepy 5 fingers plus thumb? The-Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, torontodesignguy said: congrats on a beautiful copy ---- and maybe it's just me..as I've not read it previously but what's up with creepy 5 fingers plus thumb? OMG! You get a No-Prize for that goof discovery...Or, it might just be her earring is down too low... Edited September 21, 2018 by Tri-ColorBrian torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, torontodesignguy said: congrats on a beautiful copy ---- and maybe it's just me..as I've not read it previously but what's up with creepy 5 fingers plus thumb? Good eye, never noticed that...amazing the things you can miss even when you look at a cover 100+ times...AFAIK the cover doesn't relate to any story inside, and this clearly looks like a mistake. And now I can never unsee it! torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, szavisca said: Good eye, never noticed that...amazing the things you can miss even when you look at a cover 100+ times...AFAIK the cover doesn't relate to any story inside, and this clearly looks like a mistake. And now I can never unsee it! Gag, time to change my avatar torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
