Bragging rights - your best deal of late?

shadowmite · Post by **shadowmite** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:42 am

GGSAE wrote:
x-omatic wrote:
GGSAE wrote:Certainly nothing specatular, but i got a series of golds I needed and a rare, i geuss error book that few people have...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1
.

Did you get them yet?
I would like to know more about the Death Mate Prologe (White).

Thanks
Actually I did get the books already, I was really surprised I got the books this quickly. I'm a little surprised no one else was interested in these, the deathmate white is slick. I'll put some pics up once i get a better digi cam, this stickcam i have now is junk.

Basically, the whole border is white except for half an inch from the top bordering some of the letters. This stripe is silver like the pic in the auction.

BTW, congrats to zeph on the win, have you received any offers for the geomancer yet?

Deathmate prologue white was a giveaway at cons. It was a card stock cover with nothing inside (ie no pages just the cover). What you have seems to be an error book (pretty cool too). Does it have pages inside?

GGSAE · Post by **GGSAE** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:59 am

shadowmite wrote:
GGSAE wrote:
x-omatic wrote:
GGSAE wrote:Certainly nothing specatular, but i got a series of golds I needed and a rare, i geuss error book that few people have...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1
.

Did you get them yet?
I would like to know more about the Death Mate Prologe (White).

Thanks
Actually I did get the books already, I was really surprised I got the books this quickly. I'm a little surprised no one else was interested in these, the deathmate white is slick. I'll put some pics up once i get a better digi cam, this stickcam i have now is junk.

Basically, the whole border is white except for half an inch from the top bordering some of the letters. This stripe is silver like the pic in the auction.

BTW, congrats to zeph on the win, have you received any offers for the geomancer yet?
Deathmate prologue white was a giveaway at cons. It was a card stock cover with nothing inside (ie no pages just the cover). What you have seems to be an error book (pretty cool too). Does it have pages inside?

Yup, the pages are the same as the prologue gold. Anyone else know anything about this?

childres · Post by **childres** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:52 pm

Still no Valiant lately

But, in other odd & end areas:

1. D F Superman #207 signed by Jim Lee ($2)

2. Phoenix Endsong #1 CGC 9.6 ($10)

3. Conan Hour of the Dragon series 2 :King Conan (Conan on throne) figure by McFarlane Toys ($10)

4. Miracleman cold cast statue by McFarlane ($25)

$47 total for all

xoken · Post by **xoken** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:28 am

childres wrote:Still no Valiant lately

But, in other odd & end areas:

1. D F Superman #207 signed by Jim Lee ($2)

2. Phoenix Endsong #1 CGC 9.6 ($10)

3. Conan Hour of the Dragon series 2 :King Conan (Conan on throne) figure by McFarlane Toys ($10)

4. Miracleman cold cast statue by McFarlane ($25)

$47 total for all

That conan statue sounds very cool. Do you have a pic?

Mr.V · Post by **Mr.V** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:52 am

A "small" sample of what I picked up yesterday at a garage sale:

-Marvel Spotlight 5
-Batman 237
-Multiple issues of Gold Key Doctor Solar, Magnus and Turok
-ASM 136
-Giant Size X-Men 1

Plus 2 additional shortboxes of Silver/Bronze............................................

$.25 each.

Well, I'm off to WW Chicago. Updates on today's Preview Night later on this evening.

Mr.V

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:22 am

Mr.V wrote:A "small" sample of what I picked up yesterday at a garage sale:

-Marvel Spotlight 5
-Batman 237
-Multiple issues of Gold Key Doctor Solar, Magnus and Turok
-ASM 136
-Giant Size X-Men 1

Plus 2 additional shortboxes of Silver/Bronze............................................

$.25 each.

GGSAE · Post by **GGSAE** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:03 pm

On my way back into town after convincing my buddy to drive me to a UPS depot that wasn't on the street i thought it was, I thought i'd be kind enough to take the city's red and white limo...as i'm getting close to downtown I decide to hop off early to see if there's any sidewalk sales because i need some new kicks. On my way I pass both comic shops I've visited before, including the one that my time was cut short at (pg 102). In this shop i did a more thorough search and came away with acclaim armorines#2 & 4 both for cover price.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:52 pm

GGSAE wrote:On my way back into town after convincing my buddy to drive me to a UPS depot that wasn't on the street i thought it was, I thought i'd be kind enough to take the city's red and white limo...as i'm getting close to downtown I decide to hop off early to see if there's any sidewalk sales because i need some new kicks. On my way I pass both comic shops I've visited before, including the one that my time was cut short at (pg 102). In this shop i did a more thorough search and came away with acclaim armorines#2 & 4 both for cover price.

The number 4 issue was nice score, doesn't seem to pop up as often as it used to.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:44 pm

greg wrote:
Mr.V wrote:A "small" sample of what I picked up yesterday at a garage sale:

-Marvel Spotlight 5
-Batman 237
-Multiple issues of Gold Key Doctor Solar, Magnus and Turok
-ASM 136
-Giant Size X-Men 1

Plus 2 additional shortboxes of Silver/Bronze............................................

$.25 each.

-slym

Mr.V · Post by **Mr.V** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:30 pm

greg wrote:
Mr.V wrote:A "small" sample of what I picked up yesterday at a garage sale:

-Marvel Spotlight 5
-Batman 237
-Multiple issues of Gold Key Doctor Solar, Magnus and Turok
-ASM 136
-Giant Size X-Men 1

Plus 2 additional shortboxes of Silver/Bronze............................................

$.25 each.

Yup. Thats what I'm talkin about!!!

Mr.V

childres · Post by **childres** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:33 am

xoken wrote:
childres wrote:Still no Valiant lately

But, in other odd & end areas:

1. D F Superman #207 signed by Jim Lee ($2)

2. Phoenix Endsong #1 CGC 9.6 ($10)

3. Conan Hour of the Dragon series 2 :King Conan (Conan on throne) figure by McFarlane Toys ($10)

4. Miracleman cold cast statue by McFarlane ($25)

$47 total for all
That conan statue sounds very cool. Do you have a pic?

Sorry, wish I did but I don't have a digital camera or scanner. However if you want to see what the conan action figure or miracleman statue look like you can find really good pictures on spawn.com The conan is a deluxe boxed action figure according to their site, but it looks like a super detailed sculpture. I wish it had been a cold cast instead of plastic, but the detail is amazing. If your a conan fan you really ought to check it out. McFarlane conan series 1 & 2 figures are nice.

childres · Post by **childres** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:36 am

Mr.V wrote:A "small" sample of what I picked up yesterday at a garage sale:

-Marvel Spotlight 5
-Batman 237
-Multiple issues of Gold Key Doctor Solar, Magnus and Turok
-ASM 136
-Giant Size X-Men 1

Plus 2 additional shortboxes of Silver/Bronze............................................

$.25 each.

FANTATIC deal Mr. V !

-Joe

Well, I'm off to WW Chicago. Updates on today's Preview Night later on this evening.

Mr.V

xoken · Post by **xoken** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:26 am

childres wrote:
xoken wrote:
childres wrote:Still no Valiant lately

But, in other odd & end areas:

1. D F Superman #207 signed by Jim Lee ($2)

2. Phoenix Endsong #1 CGC 9.6 ($10)

3. Conan Hour of the Dragon series 2 :King Conan (Conan on throne) figure by McFarlane Toys ($10)

4. Miracleman cold cast statue by McFarlane ($25)

$47 total for all
That conan statue sounds very cool. Do you have a pic?
Sorry, wish I did but I don't have a digital camera or scanner. However if you want to see what the conan action figure or miracleman statue look like you can find really good pictures on spawn.com The conan is a deluxe boxed action figure according to their site, but it looks like a super detailed sculpture. I wish it had been a cold cast instead of plastic, but the detail is amazing. If your a conan fan you really ought to check it out. McFarlane conan series 1 & 2 figures are nice.

Thanks, I checked it out and it is AWESOME (if only it looked a little more like schwarzenegger though...). I need *yes need* it now.

So which dealer on the boards wants to sell me one?

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:03 pm

I got this in the mail yesterday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6548612892

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:15 am

x-omatic wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6548612892

Wow, nice find. I'm suprised it went for that little.

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:51 am

x-omatic wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6548612892

I need one of those. Wanna double your money?

Chris

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:33 pm

k_c_collectibles wrote:
x-omatic wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6548612892
I need one of those. Wanna double your money?

Chris

If I do that I will need one again.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:38 pm

x-omatic wrote:
k_c_collectibles wrote:
x-omatic wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6548612892
I need one of those. Wanna double your money?

Chris
If I do that I will need one again.

You want to trade some art

-Brian

dave · Post by **dave** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:03 pm

i've never seen one of those-i have one lcs that carries about 5 different portfolios like that-obviously none of them are valiant-mostly marvel and image stuff...

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:40 pm

betterthanezra wrote:
x-omatic wrote:
k_c_collectibles wrote:
x-omatic wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6548612892
I need one of those. Wanna double your money?

Chris
If I do that I will need one again.
You want to trade some art

-Brian

must resist .... must .... not .... trade ...

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:00 am

Great find X-O.

GGSAE · Post by **GGSAE** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:10 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
GGSAE wrote:On my way back into town after convincing my buddy to drive me to a UPS depot that wasn't on the street i thought it was, I thought i'd be kind enough to take the city's red and white limo...as i'm getting close to downtown I decide to hop off early to see if there's any sidewalk sales because i need some new kicks. On my way I pass both comic shops I've visited before, including the one that my time was cut short at (pg 102). In this shop i did a more thorough search and came away with acclaim armorines#2 & 4 both for cover price.
The number 4 issue was nice score, doesn't seem to pop up as often as it used to.

Follow Up:

Well i just returned from that same store because i think they may have had some other items i liked. I remember seeing the acclaim turok/shadowman book (2 copies), so i grabbed those but didn't find anything else. I wasn't too keen on the condition so i went up to the owner and asked if he'd give me a price break on both since they were selling for $5.25 (CAN.) which i geuss is cover....This is the same guy several months back that said i didn't have to put boards in mylars - yeah no wonder why your comics are in *SQUEE* condition...anyways, i mentioned the small spine splits and he said at least half off the books from the distributors come in that condition and that furthermore he was very sarcastic about me being able to find a NM copy for much more on ebay or anywhere else....I remained cool throughout his abrasiveness, knowing I could snap this nerd's neck in two places, i said i just want the best copies available.

However, I'm really tempted to go into the store tommorrow and ask him to compare the NM/M armorines I just picked up (he wasn't around when i bought them) and ask him to compare the differences in condition. If he agrees there's a difference in the condition I'll ask why doesn't he charge according to condition. If he doesn't agree i'll point out what a good deal i got on his armorines books (because he's very sure of himself of the market prices for valiants/acclaims) and that i'll let his turok/shadowman acclaim books sit for 10 years since it's unlikely anyone else will buy them.

What do you guys think?

- Nick

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:16 pm

GGSAE wrote: Follow Up:

Well i just returned from that same store because i think they may have had some other items i liked. I remember seeing the acclaim turok/shadowman book (2 copies), so i grabbed those but didn't find anything else. I wasn't too keen on the condition so i went up to the owner and asked if he'd give me a price break on both since they were selling for $5.25 (CAN.) which i geuss is cover....This is the same guy several months back that said i didn't have to put boards in mylars - yeah no wonder why your comics are in *SKREE* condition...anyways, i mentioned the small spine splits and he said at least half off the books from the distributors come in that condition and that furthermore he was very sarcastic about me being able to find a NM copy for much more on ebay or anywhere else....I remained cool throughout his abrasiveness, knowing I could snap this nerd's neck in two places, i said i just want the best copies available.

However, I'm really tempted to go into the store tommorrow and ask him to compare the NM/M armorines I just picked up (he wasn't around when i bought them) and ask him to compare the differences in condition. If he agrees there's a difference in the condition I'll ask why doesn't he charge according to condition. If he doesn't agree i'll point out what a good deal i got on his armorines books (because he's very sure of himself of the market prices for valiants/acclaims) and that i'll let his turok/shadowman acclaim books sit for 10 years since it's unlikely anyone else will buy them.

What do you guys think?

- Nick

I think that if he talks to all his customers like that, you will get them even cheaper in his "going out of business sale" in the near future.

GGSAE · Post by **GGSAE** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:33 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
GGSAE wrote: Follow Up:

Well i just returned from that same store because i think they may have had some other items i liked. I remember seeing the acclaim turok/shadowman book (2 copies), so i grabbed those but didn't find anything else. I wasn't too keen on the condition so i went up to the owner and asked if he'd give me a price break on both since they were selling for $5.25 (CAN.) which i geuss is cover....This is the same guy several months back that said i didn't have to put boards in mylars - yeah no wonder why your comics are in *SKREE* condition...anyways, i mentioned the small spine splits and he said at least half off the books from the distributors come in that condition and that furthermore he was very sarcastic about me being able to find a NM copy for much more on ebay or anywhere else....I remained cool throughout his abrasiveness, knowing I could snap this nerd's neck in two places, i said i just want the best copies available.

However, I'm really tempted to go into the store tommorrow and ask him to compare the NM/M armorines I just picked up (he wasn't around when i bought them) and ask him to compare the differences in condition. If he agrees there's a difference in the condition I'll ask why doesn't he charge according to condition. If he doesn't agree i'll point out what a good deal i got on his armorines books (because he's very sure of himself of the market prices for valiants/acclaims) and that i'll let his turok/shadowman acclaim books sit for 10 years since it's unlikely anyone else will buy them.

What do you guys think?

- Nick
I think that if he talks to all his customers like that, you will get them even cheaper in his "going out of business sale" in the near future.

Seriously, this guy's a total clown. And just a few more blocks north there's another LCS with very freindly staff. If i do pickup these turok/shadowman it will be my last visit because i've thoroughly gone through his bins and will have no need to ever go back there. So, if i go back tommorrow, it will be just to brag about snaking these armorines from him - which are awesome condition.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:38 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:I think that if he talks to all his customers like that, you will get them even cheaper in his "going out of business sale" in the near future.

What he said!

-slym