Framed Uncut Valiant Era II First Appearances Sheet

kevinbastos · Post by **kevinbastos** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:49 pm

Lowe's cut me a poster size pane of glass for under $2. Can't beat it.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:57 pm

The 1st pic is of the damaged frame. It turned out the front glass pane is also broken.

I took the matted uncut sheet out and took more pics. The matte was hiding the Upper Deck, Diamond, and Valiant logos. I think it looks better with the logos displayed. I may just leave it unframed for now for easier (and safer) storage.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:39 pm

Definitely looks better with the logos.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:42 pm

Shame about the glass, but glad to hear it didn't hurt the sheet itself.

Toefur · Post by **Toefur** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:14 pm

I just found one of these rolled up in a cardboard tube which was stored in a LCS's bathroom. I just happened to notice it because part of the Shadowman card was sticking out of the tube. The cards are solid, though there is some bending and damage around the edges of the sheet, and of course it's rolled. It also has a slight smoke odor (he smokes in his shop).

I'd never seen one of them before, so I asked how much he'd sell it for and he gave it to me for $5.

I'm going to see if I can flatten it, and maybe do some reasearch if there's any safe/cheap way to de-odorize it.

Any idea how rare these are?

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:29 pm

Toefur wrote:I just found one of these rolled up in a cardboard tube which was stored in a LCS's bathroom. I just happened to notice it because part of the Shadowman card was sticking out of the tube. The cards are solid, though there is some bending and damage around the edges of the sheet, and of course it's rolled. It also has a slight smoke odor (he smokes in his shop). I'd never seen one of them before, so I asked how much he'd sell it for and he gave it to me for $5.

I'm going to see if I can flatten it, and maybe do some reasearch if there's any safe/cheap way to de-odorize it.

Any idea how rare these are?

Considering that it was found in the loo you’re lucky it only smells like smoke.

Nice grab!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:10 pm

Nice pick up for 5 bucks. Maybe airing it for awhile will help with the smell.

kevinbastos · Post by **kevinbastos** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:47 am

Try something that absorbs moisture - like settling it around rice. Sometimes it can remove smells, too.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:56 am

Nice grab for sure for only $5. He smokes in his comic shop?!?

Toefur · Post by **Toefur** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:21 am

kevinbastos wrote:Try something that absorbs moisture - like settling it around rice. Sometimes it can remove smells, too.

Thanks, I'll have to try that. I've got it sitting between some pieces of cardboard under a bunch of long boxes right now. Hopefully that will help flatten it out. It's not too rank, as it was in a tube in the bathroom, but you can smell the odor.

iggy101us wrote:He smokes in his comic shop?!?

Yeah like a chimney. Fortunately he keeps most everything wrapped in plastic, and all the back issues are bagged and boarded and tightly packed in boxes. I haven't noticed any odor after removing them from the bags, and replacing them with new ones. It is kind of gross as there's yellow ash/tar on everything. I'm sure he'd have a lot more customers if he stopped smoking in there. I wouldn't buy new issues as those aren't bagged up.

But he's been a goldmine for me as I'm trying to finish up my Valiant collection, I've gotten quite a few hard to find final issues and even a gold for dirt cheap.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:44 pm

Toefur wrote:
kevinbastos wrote:Try something that absorbs moisture - like settling it around rice. Sometimes it can remove smells, too.
Thanks, I'll have to try that. I've got it sitting between some pieces of cardboard under a bunch of long boxes right now. Hopefully that will help flatten it out. It's not too rank, as it was in a tube in the bathroom, but you can smell the odor.

iggy101us wrote:He smokes in his comic shop?!?
Yeah like a chimney. Fortunately he keeps most everything wrapped in plastic, and all the back issues are bagged and boarded and tightly packed in boxes. I haven't noticed any odor after removing them from the bags, and replacing them with new ones. It is kind of gross as there's yellow ash/tar on everything. I'm sure he'd have a lot more customers if he stopped smoking in there. I wouldn't buy new issues as those aren't bagged up.

But he's been a goldmine for me as I'm trying to finish up my Valiant collection, I've gotten quite a few hard to find final issues and even a gold for dirt cheap.

reminds me of my comic store i frequented in jr. high and high school. guy looked like an overweight Wolverine and smoked cigars. It was the quintessential comic shop. cluttered, stacks of boxes and toys everywhere, dingy and musty. Ah, the memories!:) ('Books, Comics, and Records" in Mesa AZ for those wondering. BC&R for short)