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Advice for New Collectors: Open those books!
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alexanderjk

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Stating the obvious, I know, but in the euphoria of collecting after a 30 year absence away from the hobby, and with books arriving almost daily in the mail, I’ve set a few purchases aside to re-bag and board in Mylars. 

Finally started the process of organizing my haul this morning, and while most of the books were as-advertised (and even better, in some cases), one — listed as “very high grade” — has a giant hole on pages 12-13. (In addition to having a cover that’s way more tan that the pic suggested, which leads me to think that he adjusted the contrast to create a brighter-looking book.) 

So, new collectors, open those books and look for flaws and cut-outs not mentioned in the listing! 

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Krismusic

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3 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

You should probably read them, too...

Ah, who am I kidding? People think comics are basically pieces of currency, and not art...

good to see you finally understanding lol :sumo:

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Just now, theCapraAegagrus said:

I wanna post the, "fight me u lil _____", but I'll get in trouble...

:roflmao: :hi:

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1 minute ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

I wanna post the, "fight me u lil _____", but I'll get in trouble...

well we don't want you to get in trouble specially just before the grading contest.... or...hm:whistle:

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Krismusic

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3 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

Leads to my 2nd favorite emoji:

:acclaim:

sorry to derail the thread but what's your number 1? is it this :pullhair: or this :censored:

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alexanderjk

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9 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

You should probably read them, too...

Ah, who am I kidding? People think comics are basically pieces of currency, and not art...

What a great idea! 

(You do realize that trades and digital editions exist so we don’t have to thumb through every book in our collections, right?)

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1 hour ago, alexanderjk said:

What a great idea! 

(You do realize that trades and digital editions exist so we don’t have to thumb through every book in our collections, right?)

I think you should read them at least once.  I have a valuable book with a tare like that too.  How does it happen?  Yours removes some story so grading it will probably get zinged  not sure how much.  Good luck!

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4 hours ago, Karl Liebl said:

I think you should read them at least once.  I have a valuable book with a tare like that too.  How does it happen?  Yours removes some story so grading it will probably get zinged  not sure how much.  Good luck!

Seller is accepting a return, so I’m shipping it back tomorrow. 

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17 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

You should probably read them, too...

Ah, who am I kidding? People think comics are basically pieces of currency, and not art...

Look at you, Mr. Edumucated.  Some of us ain't as learned as yous.  We dun kno how to reed as good as you so we needs thems fancee art.

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