Philflound Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I wouldn't build it. There will probably come a time in the future where you will sell it. So you'll want to get the most for your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrjr Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Are Any of the Star Wars 3-packs especially hard to find? The eBay prices seem to be all over the map. Many listed now for hundreds of dollars but there was a recent sale for just 6.99. In my experience, the higher numbered packs are harder. 1-3 are everywhere, then the next few are readily available, but I had a tough time finding the packs with books above 10 or so. I'm still missing at least one, and possibly two of them, and I've had searches on for a decade. I agree with most of this except I have found the packs with 10-12, 13-15, 16-18 also easy to find. It is everything after those that become harder. Granted, 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9 are pretty common and there are several who are sitting on lots (cases) of them. But the next 3 are not exactly hard to find in my experience. Edited January 23, 2017 by rjrjr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Are Any of the Star Wars 3-packs especially hard to find? The eBay prices seem to be all over the map. Many listed now for hundreds of dollars but there was a recent sale for just 6.99. In my experience, the higher numbered packs are harder. 1-3 are everywhere, then the next few are readily available, but I had a tough time finding the packs with books above 10 or so. I'm still missing at least one, and possibly two of them, and I've had searches on for a decade. I agree with most of this except I have found the packs with 10-12, 13-15, 16-18 also easy to find. It is everything after those that become harder. Granted, 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9 are pretty common and there are several who are sitting on lots (cases) of them. But the next 3 are not exactly hard to find in my experience. Ok. I wouldn't argue with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 I really want to put the display together, but it would require folding the display, and it still lays flat. What do you guys think? Build or leave? If i can quote The Housemartins, Bah bah bah bah BUILD! I really want to! Seriously, unless you're saving this stuff for a future sale, or are obsessive about preserving the condition, then build it. It's what it was made for and how cool will it look in your man cave This would be one of the last things I would sell, but I am a bit obsessive about condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I really want to put the display together, but it would require folding the display, and it still lays flat. What do you guys think? Build or leave? If i can quote The Housemartins, Bah bah bah bah BUILD! I really want to! Seriously, unless you're saving this stuff for a future sale, or are obsessive about preserving the condition, then build it. It's what it was made for and how cool will it look in your man cave This would be one of the last things I would sell, but I am a bit obsessive about condition The question is, does the display that cannot be seen actually exist.....? Build it. Love it. Revel in it. And most importantly, send us all a picture of it when you've done it. wormboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 What a great thread, love the pics! The last thing I need to do is start collecting something new, but this gives me the itch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 I really want to put the display together, but it would require folding the display, and it still lays flat. What do you guys think? Build or leave? If i can quote The Housemartins, Bah bah bah bah BUILD! I really want to! Seriously, unless you're saving this stuff for a future sale, or are obsessive about preserving the condition, then build it. It's what it was made for and how cool will it look in your man cave This would be one of the last things I would sell, but I am a bit obsessive about condition The question is, does the display that cannot be seen actually exist.....? Build it. Love it. Revel in it. And most importantly, send us all a picture of it when you've done it. Yes! If/when I build it, I will post pics for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 What a great thread, love the pics! The last thing I need to do is start collecting something new, but this gives me the itch... Do it! It's easy to start, there are many for sale now for cheap (not mine). It's all the ones that aren't easy that are the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Do you collect non-Marvel Whitman 3-packs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Nope, just a Marvel Zombie! I do collect other Marvel Whitman books. And I collect other non-Whitman Marvel 3-packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) On 1/22/2017 at 11:15 AM, wormboy said: As you can see here, it looks like there were two of these displays produced: This one, and one for Shogun Warriors/Micronauts! Does anyone have the other one? Or maybe even a pic? Well I didn't find the Shogun/Micronauts shipper, but I did find the answer to whether the Star Wars shipper interior is printed. Picked this up last week: No printing on the interior Edited September 11, 2017 by wormboy deadleg and nepatkm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 These are awesome, get it built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 VERY, Very, cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Ca-Ching $$$$$$$$$$$ ComicConnoisseur, FoggyNelson and Lucky Baru 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 hour ago, nepatkm said: VERY, Very, cool!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said: Ca-Ching $$$$$$$$$$$ Do you mean I had to pay a lot to pick it up, or that I'm going to make a lot selling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) Anybody give me some background on these single books? First one of these I have found. Edited July 22, 2017 by fastballspecial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 On 1/22/2017 at 10:29 AM, wormboy said: Star Wars I don't think there is a pack with 19-22, but again, would love to be proven wrong! Speaking as somebody whose subscription to Star Wars began with #21, and getting 4-18 in the 3 packs around that time, I can tell you with great certainty that I never saw them. My family spent about a year looking every single time we got to the store; up until we moved overseas for a few years. I remember my parents promising they would buy the pack even if it meant getting an extra copy of #21, just so I could have the issues. Oddly, we never found the 1-3 pack, either. I didn't get those until around 1981, when my parents ordered me all the missing issues from Mile High, as well as another subscription to the title. Even then, the #19 and #20 were out of stock; I think it wasn't until 1986 or so when I was back in the US and discovered comic book stores that I finally tracked down the #19 and #20. Ironically, I found them at Golden Age Collectables at the Pike Place Market in Seattle; which existed in the 70's and for all I know had had them in stock since we were first looking. We just didn't know the store was there, even as we got up into Seattle every couple of months. Ah, memories of the hunt. Those were the first back issues I ever went searching for... wormboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 8:15 PM, fastballspecial said: Anybody give me some background on these single books? First one of these I have found. What do you mean by "single books"? Is there only one book in there? If so, I'd guess it's an error, as the price on the front is still 99 cents. Still pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
