buttock Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 51 minutes ago, Mmehdy said: it is my understanding you can clean the staples without losing the color of the holder ? buy they have to be the original staples, 15 years allowed the change? By all accounts the rust on the staples previously was very minimal. Early on CGC was much more liberal with the use of label notes and stricter with the PQ. Even today, you can resubmit a book and get the label notes removed. This doesn't mean the staples were cleaned or replaced. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, szavisca said: Shrug no inside info here so maybe you know some of the actual bidders, but as infrequently as these come around in blue labels I could see a megaimillionaire wanting an unrestored copy bad might have been more willing to bid up on the 4.0 on HA if he thought no other blue label copy was going to come available for a few years, but decided to pass and go all out for the 8.5. I could very easily see the bidders for both of these copies being some of the same people....but just a wild conjecture I admit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, G.A.tor said: Here’s a pretty accurate image Looks to me like he color touched his hair Steviehuv66 and Sqeggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, szavisca said: Shrug no inside info here so maybe you know some of the actual bidders, but as infrequently as these come around in blue labels I could see a megaimillionaire wanting an unrestored copy bad might have been more willing to bid up on the 4.0 on HA if he thought no other blue label copy was going to come available for a few years, but decided to pass and go all out for the 8.5. I could very easily see the bidders for both of these copies being some of the same people....but just a wild conjecture I admit! If someone wants a copy bad enough and has the cash, they don’t need to wait for an auction :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 10 minutes ago, batman_fan said: Looks to me like he color touched his hair All natural baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, G.A.tor said: All natural baby! I would definitely want to have you graded to make sur you would garner a blue label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, G.A.tor said: All natural baby! 5 minutes ago, batman_fan said: I would definitely want to have you graded to make sur you would garner a blue label Does gray hair affect the grade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 hour ago, G.A.tor said: All natural baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, woowoo said: Don’t be jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 hour ago, G.A.tor said: Don’t be jealous You know I am grey beard and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, G.A.tor said: Cleaned staples result in a blue/purple label generally and replaced staples in green label My concern here is the pages quality went up..to white which would seem to me to be at the most at risk with rusty staples, the non disclosure is very troubling to me...especially a book of this statute and the prices that are about to being paid...seems unfair at the very least. By cleaning them, and it changes the label...it implies the condition of the staple is material, and should be disclosed. Edited May 16, 2018 by Mmehdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14roller Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 51 minutes ago, Mmehdy said: My concern here is the pages quality went up..to white which would seem to me to be at the most at risk with rusty staples, the non disclosure is very troubling to me...especially a book of this statute and the prices that are about to being paid...seems unfair at the very least. By cleaning them, and it changes the label...it implies the condition of the staple is material, and should be disclosed. 7 hours ago, buttock said: By all accounts the rust on the staples previously was very minimal. Early on CGC was much more liberal with the use of label notes and stricter with the PQ. Even today, you can resubmit a book and get the label notes removed. This doesn't mean the staples were cleaned or replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Mmehdy said: My concern here is the pages quality went up..to white which would seem to me to be at the most at risk with rusty staples, the non disclosure is very troubling to me...especially a book of this statute and the prices that are about to being paid...seems unfair at the very least. By cleaning them, and it changes the label...it implies the condition of the staple is material, and should be disclosed. The staples were not cleaned. The rust is still there comicdonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I'm being told that the rust is more than I understood. Maybe the book has fuzzy eyebrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENRYSPENCER Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 one beautiful funnybook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 1,559,427 and counting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) Hit the button! Edited May 27, 2018 by KirbyJack The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENRYSPENCER Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 it seems to me like the guy who bought the other two high-grade Action #1's from Metro would also buy this example to corner the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Yeah, but not much of a market to corner if you're the only guy buying comics at the 2M price point. Who are you going to sell to? BAT MAN, Gotham Kid, The Lions Den and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickie Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/27/2018 at 4:28 AM, KirbyJack said: Hit the button! Spoiler 1,559,427 ! The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...