Bragging rights - your best Dead Universe deal of late?

myron · Post by **myron** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:30 am

geocarr wrote:
myron wrote:
geocarr wrote:
Knightt wrote:
geocarr wrote:After two years of searching, I finally picked up the Diamond Retailer Cyberrad TPB from EBay!!!!!

...but I paid through the nose for it.....

but it's MINE I say, all MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!
One rare book marked off the list, and an infinite number to go.
HOLY CRAP, way to go geocarr !!!! That is one tough book to find. I have even had Jason Adams tell me himself that the book does not exist !!!

Care to share just how much through the nose you paid for it ?
$65 shipped but it is flawless and looks like it has never been touched or seen the light of day.
how 'bout a scan???
Sure, I got a scanner for Christmas, but I still don't know how to post a scanned image from my computer to the message board. Can someone give me step-by-step instructions?

you need to have a "host" for your scanned image..once you have that use the Img and /Img buttons before and after the url where the picture is being stored...

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:05 pm

myron wrote:
geocarr wrote:
Knightt wrote:
geocarr wrote:After two years of searching, I finally picked up the Diamond Retailer Cyberrad TPB from EBay!!!!!

...but I paid through the nose for it.....

but it's MINE I say, all MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!
One rare book marked off the list, and an infinite number to go.
HOLY CRAP, way to go geocarr !!!! That is one tough book to find. I have even had Jason Adams tell me himself that the book does not exist !!!

Care to share just how much through the nose you paid for it ?
$65 shipped but it is flawless and looks like it has never been touched or seen the light of day.
how 'bout a scan???

Here's what one looks like, small picture, though.

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:06 pm

That's the one!!!

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:44 pm

Heath wrote:Sweet deal, geocarr! It seems to me that is a pretty fair price, but I don't really know. Knightt?

Plus or minus $10 bucks on either side... yeah, I'd say that might be a fair price. I would LOVE to get one cheaper but I think I would pay $65 for it, especially in that great shape.

Besides, just OWNING one is cool... I should have some similiar 'news' here is a couple of days.

(not Continuity related)

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:45 pm

Knightt wrote:
Heath wrote:Sweet deal, geocarr! It seems to me that is a pretty fair price, but I don't really know. Knightt?
Plus or minus $10 bucks on either side... yeah, I'd say that might be a fair price. I would LOVE to get one cheaper but I think I would pay $65 for it, especially in that great shape.

Besides, just OWNING one is cool... I should have some similiar 'news' here is a couple of days. (not Continuity related)

Majestic Presents?

J-Scott-R · Post by **J-Scott-R** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:50 pm

I'm getting started with my Eclipse collection and picked these up yesterday for about a quarter apiece, just a few more and then on to Airboy.
Scott

Scout #2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24
Scout War Shaman #1 thru #16 (complete series)
Scout Handbook
New America #1-2-3-4 (complete series)
Swords of Texas #3 and #4 (missing #1 and #2)
Fashion in Action (both Summer and Winter specials)

Prelate1 · Post by **Prelate1** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:28 pm

Here's one I picked up recently

Future Comics Ashcan #1, it has about half of Freemind #0 in it. It also predates Freemind #0 by one month so I guess that makes this the first Future Comics book. Now I just need to track down that Metallix #7 ashcan for a complete set.

I think this needs to be added to the Future Comics issue list.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:55 pm

Chiclo wrote:
Knightt wrote:
Heath wrote:Sweet deal, geocarr! It seems to me that is a pretty fair price, but I don't really know. Knightt?
Plus or minus $10 bucks on either side... yeah, I'd say that might be a fair price. I would LOVE to get one cheaper but I think I would pay $65 for it, especially in that great shape.

Besides, just OWNING one is cool... I should have some similiar 'news' here is a couple of days. (not Continuity related)
Majestic Presents?

Nope...

Doorman · Post by **Doorman** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:12 pm

Knightt wrote:
Chiclo wrote:Majestic Presents?
Nope...

Ooo Ooo! Continum #1?

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:42 pm

Condom #1 ??

Doorman · Post by **Doorman** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:20 pm

hahaha

how about FOODANG #1. Nifty!

Anywho, I'm excited to see this book you've got in the works, Knightt.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:47 pm

Any day now... any day.

(well I hope this week)

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:00 am

Prelate1 wrote:Here's one I picked up recently

Future Comics Ashcan #1, it has about half of Freemind #0 in it. It also predates Freemind #0 by one month so I guess that makes this the first Future Comics book. Now I just need to track down that Metallix #7 ashcan for a complete set.

I think this needs to be added to the Future Comics issue list.

Nice find, and good luck on the Metallix #7 ashcan. If you find an extra, keep me in mind!

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:34 am

I didn't really 'pick it up' but I was recently sent the Defiant letter/envelope and white gloves that went with the Birth of the Defiant Universe book.

Phantom sent it to me all the way from England and I will shout it from the rooftops...

THANK YOU PHANTOM ! ! !

That was a VERY pleasant surprise and something that I have been neeing for quite a long time. Thank you sir.

Phantom · Post by **Phantom** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:09 am

I've gone all shy now.

NB ~ thanks for keeping the secret, I don't think people would understand. I don't want the comments and PM's (I can post that here, but upstairs it would create curiousity).

All good ~ cheers for the BIG UP post.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:47 am

Knightt wrote:I didn't really 'pick it up' but I was recently sent the Defiant letter/envelope and white gloves that went with the Birth of the Defiant Universe book.

Phantom sent it to me all the way from England and I will shout it from the rooftops...

THANK YOU PHANTOM ! ! !

That was a VERY pleasant surprise and something that I have been neeing for quite a long time. Thank you sir.

very cool, good looking out, guys!

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:44 pm

Qapla'!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0205301149

Strangers HC $7.50 shipped. There's still one with the same BIN. Seller's a good enough guy, I've bought from him before. Has some interesting stuff in his store. Same guy that's had those sets of the Phoenix Redshift gold books for a couple of years in his store.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:49 am

I managed to pick up some First issues of Jon Sable for 75p each and now am down to three issues.

Yay me.

Phantom · Post by **Phantom** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:50 am

Not DU, but found a sink with waste disposal unit still attached, in a bin. The perfect size to replace my current sink which has a crack in the bottom ( and leaks through to a bucket underneath

).

Found a mirror (for my understair toilet.) And a nice lampshade.
All in the same place ~ the rich side of town.

Was cycling past, took a wrong turn ~ bingo . Made my day. Went back and borrowed a car to pick them up.

EXTRA bonus on the way with the car ~ found a plastic play kitchen for my daughter being thown out by the posh nursery school in the centre of town), it was in perfect condition ~ just had to fix the pump on the sink. Even had batteries to make cooking sounds.
AND
A brand new swing. Still had the label attached. Thats for Archer, I cannot believe it ~ GOD was looking down on me

THEN on the way home I spotted a rocking chair in need of repair ~ which I asked about and got for free. (Already fixed a 1/3 of it in 10 min.)

THEN

when I returned the car, I saw the girl I worked with. She said a certain cabnet (another story) was going to be smashed so pick it up quick! Already stripped and waxed ready for sale.

BONUS ~ AND ALL for free. I love skip diving.

I gave the chair to the girl as a thankyou for the cabinet ~ but I think she doesn't want it. I will fix it for her first and see if she wants it. If not ~ cool I have a chair

Phantom · Post by **Phantom** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:51 am

Still distacting myself.
Time to get busy.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:17 am

Phantom wrote:Not DU, but found a sink with waste disposal unit still attached, in a bin. The perfect size to replace my current sink which has a crack in the bottom ( and leaks through to a bucket underneath ).

Found a mirror (for my understair toilet.) And a nice lampshade.
All in the same place ~ the rich side of town.

Was cycling past, took a wrong turn ~ bingo . Made my day. Went back and borrowed a car to pick them up.

EXTRA bonus on the way with the car ~ found a plastic play kitchen for my daughter being thown out by the posh nursery school in the centre of town), it was in perfect condition ~ just had to fix the pump on the sink. Even had batteries to make cooking sounds.
AND
A brand new swing. Still had the label attached. Thats for Archer, I cannot believe it ~ GOD was looking down on me

THEN on the way home I spotted a rocking chair in need of repair ~ which I asked about and got for free. (Already fixed a 1/3 of it in 10 min.)

THEN

when I returned the car, I saw the girl I worked with. She said a certain cabnet (another story) was going to be smashed so pick it up quick! Already stripped and waxed ready for sale.

BONUS ~ AND ALL for free. I love skip diving.

I gave the chair to the girl as a thankyou for the cabinet ~ but I think she doesn't want it. I will fix it for her first and see if she wants it. If not ~ cool I have a chair

We used to put stuff out by the street we didn't want anymore when we lived in Milwaukee and someone would always come by and claim it. We put a ton of stuff out there when we moved, basically all of our old living room furniture, none of which was worth packing up. I thought it was just a Wisconsin thing, good to see it's an international phenomenon.

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:09 am

Dumpster-diving is alive and well in NC!! It's my fourth favorite thing to do behind *SQUEE*, eating, and collecting comics.

Phantom · Post by **Phantom** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:29 pm

Not Du but got this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 3D1&_rdc=1

Approx $5 us dollars including international shipping.
Considering it will be bound at a latter date condition was not an problem. At least the cover is attached.

I saw 1 recently for $15 with detatched cover and in worse condition ~ but with out stamp.

Now to get the rest off Draco and Drift

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:42 pm

Pretty awesome score Phantom! I was a Moon Knight fan in the 90's and enjoyed the older stories.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:40 pm

Phantom wrote:Not Du but got this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 3D1&_rdc=1

Approx $5 us dollars including international shipping.
Considering it will be bound at a latter date condition was not an problem. At least the cover is attached.

I saw 1 recently for $15 with detatched cover and in worse condition ~ but with out stamp.

Now to get the rest off Draco and Drift

That was an awesome score dude, glad you opted for the sensible approach and didnt go for that massive lot.

You see #32 pence copies here in that nick for a few quid, but rarely cent copies.
Im always happy to have older books like that for 1.20.

The boy did good.