Bragging rights - your best deal of late?

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:48 am

dino wrote:Im right in thinking they were only doing top cow characters right?

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:51 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
dino wrote: I skipped the table. Im right in thinking they were only doing top cow characters right?
No idea.

That freak in the Superman costume was there.

I didn't stay to find out.

I love that guy, he's the same one who's always outside Manns Chinese chatting up the black Wonder woman.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:37 pm

dino wrote:
I love that guy, he's the same one who's always outside Manns Chinese chatting up the black Wonder woman.

I have only five words for that guy..

F. R. E. A. K.

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:47 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWN:IT

won that lot a week ago, it arrived today. Im really pleased with it as I paid more than that price for just issue 223 six months ago

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:07 pm

A little off the beaten path but a good haul Dino. I would have snapped that up in a second.

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:09 pm

depluto wrote:A little off the beaten path but a good haul Dino. I would have snapped that up in a second.

Quite a few valiant covers in there too, I'm updating the magazine list now

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:19 am

250 Valiant titles for $.50 Each, including shipping and handling, and came with Magnus #2, 6, Harbinger #7, 10, X-O #5, every issue that supposed to include a card came witha card, the other 50 or so comics were all of the Defiants that the guy had along with his Continuity Comics, and a few Marvel titles I needed to fill holes for 50 cents each, I don't think that's at all bad?

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:59 am

Not bad at all, Xero. All for less than somebody paid for one X-O gold. Buying in big lots is the best way to get things rolling, especially if shipping was covered. That's pretty expensive for a full long box.

TLC55555 · Post by **TLC55555** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 3:38 pm

X-0 #1, Rai #1 (2 copies), Solar #1 (2 copies), Shadowman #1, Magnus #0 (3 copies, w/0 card), Magnus #1 (w/ Coupon), Magnus #12 plus various other pre-Unity issue.....$55.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2256483207

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:48 pm

TLC55555 wrote:X-0 #1, Rai #1 (2 copies), Solar #1 (2 copies), Shadowman #1, Magnus #0 (3 copies, w/0 card), Magnus #1 (w/ Coupon), Magnus #12 plus various other pre-Unity issue.....$55.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2256483207

How did I miss that one???

Technique · Post by **Technique** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:25 pm

x-omatic wrote:
TLC55555 wrote:X-0 #1, Rai #1 (2 copies), Solar #1 (2 copies), Shadowman #1, Magnus #0 (3 copies, w/0 card), Magnus #1 (w/ Coupon), Magnus #12 plus various other pre-Unity issue.....$55.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2256483207
How did I miss that one???

I think that a lot of people saw that one but were scared off by the "I would say that these books vary from in FN to NM condition. Slight corner nicks and slight spince creases appear to be the only offenders". Not worth the risk IMO. I thought about asking for clarification but I got the impression from the description that the seller really does not know grading or that the wide range is a great way to cover their @$$ because the books are heavily skewed towards the FN range. I hope that they are all great. If they are actually in the NM range then this may just be the deal of the month.

TLC55555 · Post by **TLC55555** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 10:33 pm

Heck, I'd pay $55 for one NM Magnus #0. Hopefully, at least one is. We'll see when I get them.

Technique wrote:
x-omatic wrote:
TLC55555 wrote:X-0 #1, Rai #1 (2 copies), Solar #1 (2 copies), Shadowman #1, Magnus #0 (3 copies, w/0 card), Magnus #1 (w/ Coupon), Magnus #12 plus various other pre-Unity issue.....$55.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2256483207
How did I miss that one???
I think that a lot of people saw that one but were scared off by the "I would say that these books vary from in FN to NM condition. Slight corner nicks and slight spince creases appear to be the only offenders". Not worth the risk IMO. I thought about asking for clarification but I got the impression from the description that the seller really does not know grading or that the wide range is a great way to cover their @$$ because the books are heavily skewed towards the FN range. I hope that they are all great. If they are actually in the NM range then this may just be the deal of the month.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:39 pm

TLC55555 wrote:Heck, I'd pay $55 for one NM Magnus #0. Hopefully, at least one is. We'll see when I get them.

Technique wrote:
x-omatic wrote:
TLC55555 wrote:X-0 #1, Rai #1 (2 copies), Solar #1 (2 copies), Shadowman #1, Magnus #0 (3 copies, w/0 card), Magnus #1 (w/ Coupon), Magnus #12 plus various other pre-Unity issue.....$55.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2256483207
How did I miss that one???
I think that a lot of people saw that one but were scared off by the "I would say that these books vary from in FN to NM condition. Slight corner nicks and slight spince creases appear to be the only offenders". Not worth the risk IMO. I thought about asking for clarification but I got the impression from the description that the seller really does not know grading or that the wide range is a great way to cover their @$$ because the books are heavily skewed towards the FN range. I hope that they are all great. If they are actually in the NM range then this may just be the deal of the month.

Good thing I have 17 copies.

OneArmedBandit · Post by **OneArmedBandit** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 1:21 pm

Picked up a Turok Gold 1, Shadowman V3 #5 & #6, and Darque Pasages #1 & #2 for a cool buck! I think I did okay.

OneArmedBandit · Post by **OneArmedBandit** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:02 pm

Knightt_333 wrote:Boo yaa... I'd say you did ok as well !!! Those Turok golds look schweet dont they ?

It looks great!! I almost most missed it amongst the regular #1 covers as the box I was looking through was under a table. I went passed it twice before I saw it. Goes to show that its worth the time to thumb through every single book.

ryostar · Post by **ryostar** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 6:29 pm

I just pulled a few nice NM/MT VVSS books :Rai #9 & #21, Magnus #25, X-O database #1 . Here is where it gets strange: X-O #14 & 15 signed by Sears both #1061/5000 sealed in a Valiant holder with a gold seal of auth.
then I also found a dark dominion #1 signed by Shooter with 3 defiant promo cards /5000. Any ideas?? also a MINT X-O gold #0!

all for $10.

TLC55555 · Post by **TLC55555** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:12 pm

I got the books today. All the keys are in NM or better. There are a few of the rest that have the Valiant corners, but nothing major. I'm a happy guy!!

Technique wrote:
x-omatic wrote:
TLC55555 wrote:X-0 #1, Rai #1 (2 copies), Solar #1 (2 copies), Shadowman #1, Magnus #0 (3 copies, w/0 card), Magnus #1 (w/ Coupon), Magnus #12 plus various other pre-Unity issue.....$55.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2256483207
How did I miss that one???
I think that a lot of people saw that one but were scared off by the "I would say that these books vary from in FN to NM condition. Slight corner nicks and slight spince creases appear to be the only offenders". Not worth the risk IMO. I thought about asking for clarification but I got the impression from the description that the seller really does not know grading or that the wide range is a great way to cover their @$$ because the books are heavily skewed towards the FN range. I hope that they are all great. If they are actually in the NM range then this may just be the deal of the month.

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:06 pm

Well done TLC5555, big risk and a nice gain

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 12:33 am

dino wrote:Well done TLC5555, big risk and a nice gain

Seriously! That's an impressive haul, especially lately.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:35 pm

Here's an auction I caught pretty quickly with the BIN:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2259115692

What's so special about this lot? The two Visitor vs. Valiant Universe books are the newsstand editions with the $2.50 and the UPC code. Unfortunately, when I got the books, I found the condition was overstated. Three of the four books had spine creases and dinged corners, being VF at best in my opinion. I wrote an e-mail to the seller chastising them about their grading, but I doubt if anything will come out of it. Luckily, the one book that was indeed NM was the Visitor vs. Valiant Universe #1 newsstand copy, so I'll probably put that one up for sale if anyone needs it.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:44 pm

Brother J wrote:Here's an auction I caught pretty quickly with the BIN:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2259115692

What's so special about this lot? The two Visitor vs. Valiant Universe books are the newsstand editions with the $2.50 and the UPC code. Unfortunately, when I got the books, I found the condition was overstated. Three of the four books had spine creases and dinged corners, being VF at best in my opinion. I wrote an e-mail to the seller chastising them about their grading, but I doubt if anything will come out of it. Luckily, the one book that was indeed NM was the Visitor vs. Valiant Universe #1 newsstand copy, so I'll probably put that one up for sale if anyone needs it.

I wish there was some way I could magically halt the use of the words 'mint condition' from people who don't know what they're doing. To idiots who don't know any better (and shouldn't be calling it that to begin with) if the COVER'S still attached, it must be 'mint condition'.

God, this frosts me.

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:30 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:I wish there was some way I could magically halt the use of the words 'mint condition' from people who don't know what they're doing.

There is... make sure it's a C-G-... oh wait. This is the "General Discussion" section.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:59 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:I wish there was some way I could magically halt the use of the words 'mint condition' from people who don't know what they're doing.
There is... make sure it's a C-G-... oh wait. This is the "General Discussion" section.

No, no, no....wrong angle. I want to stop THOSE PEOPLE from using those words....regardless of CG...uh, nevermind.

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:06 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:No, no, no....wrong angle. I want to stop THOSE PEOPLE from using those words....regardless of CG...uh, nevermind.

Oh, I know what you meant.
But you'll never get sellers to honestly look at their own books.
It's like asking someone to describe the ugliness of their baby.
If the book isn't priced like a reader, I don't bid...
unless it's been described as "near mint" or better by... someone "else".

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:10 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:No, no, no....wrong angle. I want to stop THOSE PEOPLE from using those words....regardless of CG...uh, nevermind.
Oh, I know what you meant.
But you'll never get sellers to honestly look at their own books.
It's like asking someone to describe the ugliness of their baby.
If the book isn't priced like a reader, I don't bid...
unless it's been described as "near mint" or better by... someone "else".

Pessimist.

There ARE people out there who can look at their books and grade them.

At LEAST 5 or 6.

I'm one of them.

Or, do you doubt the heights (or is that depths...?) of my anality...to, er...coin a word.

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