Okay... tell the truth... anybody ever cut out a Marvel value stamp? 0

[oldrover]

FWIW... my hands are clean.  

[Unca Ben]

No. 

But I do have my OO book with the MMMS coupon clipped, and one with the coupon for the original 6 foot Spidey poster clipped, one with the old Marvel stationary coupon clipped, and lastly one with the b&w photo of Stan clipped (if that one required a coupon, I don't recall).

Edited August 9, 2020 by Unca Ben

[bababooey]

Yes.  

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[Ken Aldred]

33 minutes ago, Unca Ben said:

No. 

But I do have my OO book with the MMMS coupon clipped, and one with the coupon for the original 6 foot Spidey poster clipped, one with the old Marvel stationary coupon clipped, and lastly one with the b&w photo of Stan clipped (if that one required a coupon, I don't recall).

I don't recall ever cutting out a MVS.  It could've been different if I'd had the MVS book to mount them in.  I'm basing that on collecting and sticking PG Tips tea cards in albums as a kid.  I possibly might've done it under those circumstances, during the period before I got hyper-OCD about my comics.

Edited August 9, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[telerites]

I never did but always looked to see what was in the comic and wanted to clip a collection but I was like Paul @Ken Aldred above and OCD about my comics.

Paul, I imagine as always being anal like me with them and even in the 70s when we really didn't know any better  

About 15 years ago, I bought this.  It was already stamp filled.

[mec3437]

Too young for the MVS books.  Only thing I ever remobed was the inserted posters on Simpsons #1 and Radioactive Man #1

[Hollywood1892]

No...but it might be fun!

[01TheDude]

so many threads on this in these forums---

you might find these interesting... if you were using the forum search-- better results using google and adding CGC forums to whatever query

 

And to answer the question--- yes-- I actively cut/tore/ripped out stampsfrom comics like the 10 year old mad man I was ....

eve

even series B

Frankly-- I feel it was incredibly silly for Marvel to basically ask fans to cut up their own copies - for basically nothing. Ultimately a kids fault but so sad that they pushed this program EXACTLY when I was starting collecting. Same thing goes for Pin Ups -- which dates back to the earliest silver age super hero books. 

and if somehow you have not seen this website before.... http://www.mvstamps.com/

 

[shadroch]

Cut many an MVS in my my day.  When I was selling my first collection in 1977, the first two people who responded to my ad told me i'd ruined the books and offered me pennies on the dollar. I'd spent two days calculating my books were worth $2500 and I felt $2,000 was fair. My first two offers were in the hundred dollar range. Anticipating a quick sale, I had the books on the dining room table and all over the living room. Another dealer came by and offered me $500 and my Mom thought I should take it, but I held out. Finally, a young guy who was a year out of college showed up and wanted most of my books, but only one copy of each. He was more of a reader and wasn't interested in my duplicate copies. We settled for $1300 and I got $150 for the extra copies. 

 

[Artboy99]

On ‎8‎/‎9‎/‎2020 at 8:05 AM, 01TheDude said:

so many threads on this in these forums---

you might find these interesting... if you were using the forum search-- better results using google and adding CGC forums to whatever query

 

And to answer the question--- yes-- I actively cut/tore/ripped out stampsfrom comics like the 10 year old mad man I was ....

eve

even series B

Frankly-- I feel it was incredibly silly for Marvel to basically ask fans to cut up their own copies - for basically nothing. Ultimately a kids fault but so sad that they pushed this program EXACTLY when I was starting collecting. Same thing goes for Pin Ups -- which dates back to the earliest silver age super hero books. 

and if somehow you have not seen this website before.... http://www.mvstamps.com/

 

My story is very similar!

I started collecting just a few years before marvel value stamps, BUT marvel value stamps is from when I had acquired the means to buy books with my own money from a paper route I got in my area. Marvel value stamps started when I was 9 years old. I cut some out back in those days and admit I have cut a few series B to complete my series B booklet in the last few years.

I currently own:

-empty series A booklet signed by Stan Lee

-full series A booklet

-all 307 books complete with stamps currently in 2 period correct spinner racks

- all complete pages with stamps torn from the comics ( bought on Ebay that way )

-the ugly poster that came with the series A booklet if you ordered it

-a full series B booklet

***edit to attach pics

 

 

Edited August 10, 2020 by Artboy99

[theCapraAegagrus]

Yes.

[Jeffro.]

No, I've never cut out the stamp. I cut up the rest of the comic but left the stamp alone