Ivan Ivanstein Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 I love that you've kept it all this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 1:27 AM, Robot Man said: eBay purchase. Sadly two of them have to go back... The WF16 was not the one I bought. I bought the later one and got this one by mistake. The Crypt 39 was graded fair-good because of a detached cover. I opened it up and it was water stained, rusty staples and MOLD! Not noted in description, nor shown in the photos. Some might call this “fair”, I call it disgusting and unacceptable. I bought these from a well known and respected seller that I have bought from several times in the past. I won’t put anybody because I am sure it will get taken care of. Just VERY disappointed and now have to deal with it because someone’s sloppyness. I’m not a big high grade buyer but this is an on going problem I have had with the bay in the past couple of years. When you have to return 25-30% of your purchases because of things like this, maybe it’s time to rethink where I get my books from. I thought I had mitigated it by buying from better sellers. In order to get my bids, a seller needs to provide a full description, including interior photos and have a solid return policy or I simply won’t go there. Very few people are “professional graders” but we all have eyes and are capable of describing and showing what our eyes see. Sorry for the rant... With you on that Bob. I can count on one hand the number of books I sent back to eBay sellers from 2008 - 2017 but I've sent back about 25% of my purchases in the past year, and should have sent back a couple of others. I'm not quite sure what's going on - I used to have a pretty good eye for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Got both of these off Ebay for fairly cheap! Love the colors on both. Raze, KirbyJack, OtherEric and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 4 hours ago, The Professor said: Got both of these off Ebay for fairly cheap! Love the colors on both. I had my eye on that Haunt, but it was gone once I got my paycheck. Glad it went to somebody here! The Professor and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Grading seems to have gotten looser over the years. I go into my boxes and find books that were graded 10-20 years ago as G that could now be regarded as G-VG, VG-, or even VG in some cases, and that is based on those conditions of books I receive not just from eBay, but certain dealers as well. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, OtherEric said: I had my eye on that Haunt, but it was gone once I got my paycheck. Glad it went to somebody here! Yeah, when I saw it I had to pull the trigger. There are several other HOF 28's on eBay right now, that are equally as beaten, for 2x and 3x what I paid. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 16 hours ago, AJD said: With you on that Bob. I can count on one hand the number of books I sent back to eBay sellers from 2008 - 2017 but I've sent back about 25% of my purchases in the past year, and should have sent back a couple of others. I'm not quite sure what's going on - I used to have a pretty good eye for it. This seller has been stellar with me and we are working out the problem. It really has gotton to be a carp shoot though. I mean really, hardly any of us are "professional graders" If you don't know how or are scared to (which I can understand), Take a few minutes to do a full description of the book, provide enough clear photos and stand behind your auction with a solid return policy. Anything else is a lazy cop out and not worthy of my hard earned money no matter how tempting. AJD, Raze and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 A couple books in tonight. Here's the relatively minor one, although I don't really consider any of the SF books "minor". One of my favorite Feldstein covers, a quiet but stunning image. Great art inside as well, with a genuinely haunting story drawn by Williamson showing that, even in the late days of EC, they were still turning out masterpieces... even if they weren't quite as frequent as earlier. Larryw7, chevalmeow, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted September 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2019 And here's the major one. I think I mentioned that I was closing in on 100 new trend & new direction EC's total recently, and I wanted to get a big book to mark the occasion even if it wasn't going to be my actual 100th EC. (Today's books are 103 and 104 in some order, in fact.) I had a few candidates, Mad #5 was probably the other leading contender. I actually happily stumbled across the Mad #4 while looking, that was also a candidate until I found a copy for well under half of what I expected to pay. This is obviously a fairly low grade copy; but it's a solid reader, the page quality is nice and supple, and the cover image itself presents well despite a few flaws. I actually think it looks better in hand than the scan, but not by that much. A good use of the extra money I got from my mandatory overtime over the labor day weekend, I think! fifties, Robot Man, AJD and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silver Posted September 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) Two more! Double Dino’s! Edited September 13, 2019 by Silver KirbyJack, Raze, chevalmeow and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuscemasAvengers Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 17 minutes ago, Silver said: Two more! Double Dino’s! There's a nice looking 7.0 of the WS15 on CCs auction lot tonight that I've 'kind of' been eyeing ... KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuscemasAvengers Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I guess while I'm here ... won tonight on CC (cross-posted from that thread) ... KirbyJack, OtherEric, chevalmeow and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 hour ago, BuscemasAvengers said: I guess while I'm here ... won tonight on CC (cross-posted from that thread) ... Congrats. One of my favorite ECs. Crack it! Or at the very least, get a reprint. “Carrion Death” is maybe the creepiest EC story. Larryw7, Raze, KirbyJack and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) On 9/12/2019 at 8:18 PM, Robot Man said: Congrats. One of my favorite ECs. Crack it! Or at the very least, get a reprint. “Carrion Death” is maybe the creepiest EC story. As a 7.0, he should leave it entombed, and buy a reprint. That issue is loaded with b itchen EC stories! Definitely a reader! Edited September 14, 2019 by fifties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mstrange Posted September 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2019 Larryw7, OtherEric, sacentaur and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mstrange Posted September 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2019 Spokane pedigree Larryw7, chevalmeow, newshane and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Any body keep these or did you pitch them,haven't seen another one Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Still got mine as well as the other hard to get larger badge. I got mine from Jack Kamen himself. I was late for the dinner and too late to get one of these. I was seated at Jack's table and he was ever so kind to give me his. A great guy, great night and great con. One of the best SDCCs I ever attended. I probably spent more time at panels, autograph sessions and photo ops than I did buying books. You can always buy books but I knew at the time. Spending time with these people was far greater. Sadly, all gone now... Larryw7, KirbyJack, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I missed this one in NY in 1972. I was young, poor and didn't even know about it until a friend in NY told me about it. This was an even greater line up of EC people. I would have died and gone to heaven to have been there. I have the complete kit as a consolation prize... Raze, comicjack and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I missed this one in NY in 1972. I was young, poor and didn't even know about it until a friend in NY told me about it. This was an even greater line up of EC people. I would have died and gone to heaven to have been there. I have the complete kit as a consolation prize... Bunch of good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
