Subby1938 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Gazoony said: That book is so hard to find in 9.8. @Icculus308win Maybe if you get tired of your copy, you can pass it along to me. LOL. I'm stuck now at 56 of 62 issues of Vol. 1 in 9.8. 😎🐢❤ @Racerboy1 Congrats on the recent Heritage sale and thanks for helping me out with my collection as well! Or if you get tired of it I’d gladly take it oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cbmitch Posted April 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2021 She came back home today... DPV, ADAMANTIUM, Icculus308win and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeasOfCrap Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Epic! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cbmitch Posted April 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, PeasOfCrap said: Epic! Congratulations! Thanks! Here is the trio (1st, 2nd, 3rd). Uber excited! Parabellum, ADAMANTIUM, pubmonkey and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectocooler Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Wow incredible lineup. CGC needs to get Peter Laird to do a signing. DPV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmitch Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 58 minutes ago, ectocooler said: Wow incredible lineup. CGC needs to get Peter Laird to do a signing. Yes, that is what I am waiting for... Icculus308win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby1938 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I’m pretty sure Peter said he’s done with that . Never say never but it may be a long wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectocooler Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Makes sense, he cashed out with the sale to Viacom back in 09. And before that he didn’t go to many cons anyway. Fans would have to make an emotional appeal rather than CGC making a financial one. Btw 60 million for TMNT was a steal for Viacom in retrospect. Icculus308win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 3:43 PM, Ryan. said: That's awesome! It goes well with the #1 you're holding for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, ectocooler said: Makes sense, he cashed out with the sale to Viacom back in 09. And before that he didn’t go to many cons anyway. Fans would have to make an emotional appeal rather than CGC making a financial one. Btw 60 million for TMNT was a steal for Viacom in retrospect. Agreed on the money. At the time, I thought they were smoking something. Oh so wrong of me. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, Turtle said: That's awesome! It goes well with the #1 you're holding for me. My thoughts exactly! Waitaminnit... Turtle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 7 hours ago, cbmitch said: She came back home today... That is a cbmitch and oakman29 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Turtle Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 11:15 AM, Turtle said: I sent in a submission of mostly TMNT books for normal grading and CGC refused the package citing damage to the box. Now I’m waiting in limbo, hoping the box will actually make it back to me so I can inspect the damage myself. It’s been “coming back” for 2 + weeks now... It took a few calls spanning several hours on the phone with USPS, but I was able to kickstart the search for my box earlier this week and it just arrived exactly 1 month after I sent it: This thing was SOAKED at some point. It must have been exposed to water for quite some time. Front and back and both sides of this corner were paper-thin and flimsy from water damage. The post office covered the corner in tape to reinforce it. THANKFULLY, the interior packaging did its job. It's a good reminder that good packaging practices save books: Every book was bagged and boarded. Books were place in an alternating "cover up, cover down" pattern to keep a uniform thickness for the stack. Each stack was placed inside a CGC slab bag and taped shut to make a water-resistant brick of books. Each brick is taped to cardboard that's bigger than the books to keep edges and corners safe. Every brick/board combo is wrapped in bubble wrap. Packing material prevents the bubble-wrapped structure from moving around in the box. Thank you for the well-wishes everyone. I'm going to count my lucky stars, take a breath, and try sending these in in a few days. ADAMANTIUM, MetalPSI , GM8 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 56 minutes ago, Turtle said: It took a few calls spanning several hours on the phone with USPS, but I was able to kickstart the search for my box earlier this week and it just arrived exactly 1 month after I sent it: This thing was SOAKED at some point. It must have been exposed to water for quite some time. Front and back and both sides of this corner were paper-thin and flimsy from water damage. The post office covered the corner in tape to reinforce it. THANKFULLY, the interior packaging did its job. It's a good reminder that good packaging practices save books: Every book was bagged and boarded. Books were place in an alternating "cover up, cover down" pattern to keep a uniform thickness for the stack. Each stack was placed inside a CGC slab bag and taped shut to make a water-resistant brick of books. Each brick is taped to cardboard that's bigger than the books to keep edges and corners safe. Every brick/board combo is wrapped in bubble wrap. Packing material prevents the bubble-wrapped structure from moving around in the box. Thank you for the well-wishes everyone. I'm going to count my lucky stars, take a breath, and try sending these in in a few days. Holy, that box gives me nightmares. Patrick Icculus308win, MetalPSI and Turtle 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectocooler Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 You should file a partial insurance claim for stress / emotional damage. Happy to hear your due diligence paid off and saved those books. tvindy, Icculus308win and DPV 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvindy Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ectocooler said: You should file a partial insurance claim for stress / emotional damage. Happy to hear your due diligence paid off and saved those books. I don't know what can be claimed, but I would add that it would certainly reasonable to claim a figure that at least covers the cost of packing materials, postage, and lost time. Also, what on Earth is the postal service doing that allows their packages to spend long periods of time soaking in water? I mean, did the postman drive into a lake? DPV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 https://www.ebay.com/itm/274754396944?ViewItem=&item=274754396944 This rare 1st print tmnt up for bidding. Anyone jumping on it, look like a 6 or 7 raw! tvindy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 My rule of thumb when going after ungraded copies is to bid/offer with the assumption that they have color touch. Icculus308win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Ryan. said: My rule of thumb when going after ungraded copies is to bid/offer with the assumption that they have color touch. I work on the exact same assumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic77 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 6 hours ago, ghn999 said: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274754396944?ViewItem=&item=274754396944 This rare 1st print tmnt up for bidding. Anyone jumping on it, look like a 6 or 7 raw! Already broke 10k, that was quick. Clearly not a comic person with how they flattened and scanned it 🙄. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...