exitmusicblue Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Love the Mystery Men #3 descrip... and then I saw the running price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 hour ago, batman_fan said: My perverse fantasy of winning the Mystery Men 3 is completely dead For me, it was more or less DOA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechip Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, ender said: Totally agree that it is a shame that some folks are so against restoring the books or at least preserving them. I wish that there could be some way to improve the paper quality and make it less brittle so the book doesn't just crumble and have that count as conservation rather than restoration as I don't think it has to actually whiten the pages. Lets make the comics last as long as we can. The are certainly not making any more of these books. Anyway just my unasked for . Leaf casting will do that. But some people adamantly oppose it. Showed one dealer a unique book once that had brittle pages and they said it should not be restored, but I should expect people to bid less because the paper was doomed to fall apart. (Said the pages "have cancer.") To which I replied why let something fall apart? If an organ has cancer you treat it. But he seemed to feel that nothing must ever be treated, meaning the brittle book must be allowed to disintegrate, and since it must be allowed to disintegrate it must be priced as if it already has. To me there should be a middle ground. Allow paper repairs and note it as such. Especially when it's done as minimally as possible -- i.e.: if you do it without filling in art or altering the color so it remains obvious where the original leaves off and the fill-in begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jbcomicbox Posted June 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2017 20 hours ago, G.A.tor said: JB, since you have visited this thread at least once, let me just THANK you for making your wonderful collection available ... I've picked up a few cool books and plan to pick up more....all made possible by you... thanks! Hi folks I really appreciate the kind thoughts expressed on the boards to me. Been reading your posts for weeks and weeks Just sitting on the side watching the proceedings. Hope you can understand why I have had a low profile. Been a mind boggling couple of months for me. Not fair when "Lou Fine" opined about my key comicbook possession as well as the reason for same. Mysterymen 3 Larson copy. Knowing the day would come, I secured the Church and Larson copies of this book. Had them for years and years.....He was spot on..It enticed me to "go public". Talk to you post auction. jbcomicbox porcupine48, 1koko, Larryw7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Fun to watch this auction. I was bidding on two books this round, one has gone higher than I am willing to go unfortunately. Still in the running with one other though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, jbcomicbox said: Hi folks I really appreciate the kind thoughts expressed on the boards to me. Been reading your posts for weeks and weeks Just sitting on the side watching the proceedings. Hope you can understand why I have had a low profile. Been a mind boggling couple of months for me. Not fair when "Lou Fine" opined about my key comicbook possession as well as the reason for same. Mysterymen 3 Larson copy. Knowing the day would come, I secured the Church and Larson copies of this book. Had them for years and years.....He was spot on..It enticed me to "go public". Talk to you post auction. jbcomicbox porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, jbcomicbox said: Hi folks I really appreciate the kind thoughts expressed on the boards to me. Been reading your posts for weeks and weeks Just sitting on the side watching the proceedings. Hope you can understand why I have had a low profile. Been a mind boggling couple of months for me. Not fair when "Lou Fine" opined about my key comicbook possession as well as the reason for same. Mysterymen 3 Larson copy. Knowing the day would come, I secured the Church and Larson copies of this book. Had them for years and years.....He was spot on..It enticed me to "go public". Talk to you post auction. jbcomicbox You are a wise man:) Enjoy watching. I'm down from high bidder on about 12 books tonight, to 3, but there is at least one that is going to be mailed here;) I don't often do that stuff, but I'm determined, lol...it's just fun ...and I've admired your collection since I got here;) Edited June 15, 2017 by skypinkblu Typing too fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said: This auction is the greatest but i feel dumb because i don't know who Jon Berk is ?? i Wikipedia him but he does not have a his own page. Jon has contributed numerous articles to Comic Book Marketplace, Overstreet Comic Book Quarterly back in the 90s. He found the real "Lamont Larson", the original owner of the Larson Pedigree Collection. He was the first president of the American Comic Collectors Society which funded and arranged for a number special programs including bringing artists to San Diego Con to get a chance to be thanked by fans and other creators. Here is his Comic Zone interview: http://comiczoneradio.com/interviews/?q=john_berk Profiles in news media: http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts-theater/hc-comic-book-hartford-0502-20170502-story.html http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/beachcombing-cromwell-man-s-amazing-comics-collection/article_4754cec6-1ed1-11e7-bdf8-774ed761a8fe.html porcupine48, Larryw7 and thehumantorch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saleen333 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, adamstrange said: Jon has contributed numerous articles to Comic Book Marketplace, Overstreet Comic Book Quarterly back in the 90s. He found the real "Lamont Larson", the original owner of the Larson Pedigree Collection. He was the first president of the American Comic Collectors Society which funded and arranged for a number special programs including bringing artists to San Diego Con to get a chance to be thanked by fans and other creators. Here is his Comic Zone interview: http://comiczoneradio.com/interviews/?q=john_berk Profiles in news media: http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts-theater/hc-comic-book-hartford-0502-20170502-story.html http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/beachcombing-cromwell-man-s-amazing-comics-collection/article_4754cec6-1ed1-11e7-bdf8-774ed761a8fe.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, jbcomicbox said: Hi folks I really appreciate the kind thoughts expressed on the boards to me. Been reading your posts for weeks and weeks Just sitting on the side watching the proceedings. Hope you can understand why I have had a low profile. Been a mind boggling couple of months for me. Not fair when "Lou Fine" opined about my key comicbook possession as well as the reason for same. Mysterymen 3 Larson copy. Knowing the day would come, I secured the Church and Larson copies of this book. Had them for years and years.....He was spot on..It enticed me to "go public". Talk to you post auction. jbcomicbox Can't wait Mr. Berk. Have a question or two about some of my wins from your collection (still Can't believe I just typed that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 20 minutes ago, jbcomicbox said: Hi folks I really appreciate the kind thoughts expressed on the boards to me. Been reading your posts for weeks and weeks Just sitting on the side watching the proceedings. Hope you can understand why I have had a low profile. Been a mind boggling couple of months for me. Not fair when "Lou Fine" opined about my key comicbook possession as well as the reason for same. Mysterymen 3 Larson copy. Knowing the day would come, I secured the Church and Larson copies of this book. Had them for years and years.....He was spot on..It enticed me to "go public". Talk to you post auction. jbcomicbox I, like many others here, am proud to be the steward of a handful of books from your fine collection now. Thanks for the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 not as many of jon's centaurs will reside in my collection...I wish I could have gotten all 100 upgrades, but will likely have to settle for 10 both and at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I, like many others here, am proud to be the steward of a handful of books from your fine collection now. Thanks for the opportunity. Hear hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 minute ago, G.A.tor said: not as many of jon's centaurs will reside in my collection...I wish I could have gotten all 100 upgrades, but will likely have to settle for 10 both and at the same time 10! That's the number I made the over/under. Can't you win just one more so I can collect on the over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 9.0 church m. men 1 has finally gone past price for the 9.2 allentown copy. don't that just make me sad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: 10! That's the number I made the over/under. Can't you win just one more so I can collect on the over? number will likely be 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Just now, Straw-Man said: 9.0 church m. men 1 has finally gone past price for the 9.2 allentown copy. don't that just make me sad? Any decent collection should have both the Church and the Allentown copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Just now, Sqeggs said: Any decent collection should have both the Church and the Allentown copies. agreed; let me go sign in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Straw-Man said: 9.0 church m. men 1 has finally gone past price for the 9.2 allentown copy. don't that just make me sad? these are the times that try men's souls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Just now, G.A.tor said: 7 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: 10! That's the number I made the over/under. Can't you win just one more so I can collect on the over? number will likely be 12 Oh, yeah! Vegas is taking a big hit on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
