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narfstar:
Most I ever paid was $100 years ago for a B&B 28 that I really wish I never would have gotten rid of.
Roygbiv666:
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--- Quote from: Roygbiv666 on October 14, 2010, 08:30:52 AM ---From the seller description:
--- Quote ---America's Best Comic #12. This Golden Age comic which has vibrant colors, and issued in 1944 has gorgeous eye appeal, a nice piece of American and Comic history and a treasure to add to one's collection. Front cover has minor wear along the spine area including a tiny tear, several old faded wrinkles and vertical crease including a small tear and old faded pencil mark, minimal border roughage including browning stain at top border and marvel chips at right corners, and general wear associated with a comic of this grade. The interior pages are off-white with some browning on some pages including the interior covers. The reverse which has minor browning stains and creases is otherwise smooth and clean for accuracy..The comic has a tight centerfold and there are no pages or coupons missing.
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It's (almost) amusing how every book from this dealer has "gorgeous eye appeal" and is "a nice piece of American and Comic history and a treasure to add to one's collection." Sure are a lot of "treasures" out there with "eye appeal" - whatever that means.
Hey, it's just a comic book.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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eBay sellers also say "displays well", I guess if you display your books for some reason.
Cheap art project: color photocopy of a comic cover, blown up to 2-11"x17" in a cheap Wal-Mart frame. I did that to the first Doom Patrol issue (86?) and it looks kind of snazzy.
bchat:
--- Quote from: Roygbiv666 on October 21, 2010, 12:27:30 PM ---eBay sellers also say "displays well", I guess if you display your books for some reason.
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More than a few people display their books. Here is a thread on the "Collectors Society" site where people show-off their "comic rooms".
narfstar:
These books are crying to be scanned
Miracle Comics 1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260759194117&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
Champion 10
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260759196398&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
Fantastic 2
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260759197763&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
Feature Funnies 16
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260759205888&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
Big Shot 13
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260759201665&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
bminor:
--- Quote from: narfstar on October 15, 2010, 10:45:31 AM ---Well there I just bid and was out bid but the reserve not met. I always include shipping in the price I will pay. I have a nearly complete run of Justice League. Love the annual crossovers. I have coverless copy of Flash of two Worlds. I have never been able to afford even a coverless copy of Showcase 4 or Adv 247
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I got Flash of Two World way back in 1977 I think it was. I saw an ad in the local shopper for 300 or so old comics. I immediatey called the guy up and was on his doorstep a few hours later. I was really excited. Looked through his books. Every thing was from the late 50's to the early 60's. He was a DC kinda guy when he was young.
The best things in the bunch were all the early Flash, Green Lantern, 2,3,5. Justice League 2,3,5, Batwoman, Batmite, weird SF Detective comics, that kind of stuff.
Funny thing is that he had no Showcase, or the #1's of GL, JLA. He just seemed to miss the big first issues by a month.
It was my best find ever. I had just been paid for the janitor job I had a the local clinic, I think my check was for just under $100. I hadn't even had time to cash it yet, I just signed it over to him and went home a very happy young man.
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