fifties Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Some pickups from last weekend. After a lot of haggling, hand wringing and horse trading, I gave up some gems and got some gems. River City Great books! I am especially fond of the Diary of horrors Me too. The story, "The Ghosts Curse" is killer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltpink2002 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 A picture of Ron detoxing from buying big books - the GA DT's, it's called. It's all in the mind, but it feels so real! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) A picture of Ron detoxing from buying big books - the GA DT's, it's called. It's all in the mind, but it feels so real! Edited May 25, 2015 by comicnoir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza Great purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Some pickups from last weekend. After a lot of haggling, hand wringing and horse trading, I gave up some gems and got some gems. River City River City River City Not a River City, just pretty awesome. WOW Great Books Grats Great books! I am especially fond of the Diary of horrors Just love the River City books; those are all killer, each and every one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5! It is nice, at that. So why the "What goes around, comes around" -- ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5! It is nice, at that. So why the "What goes around, comes around" -- ? Well I first saw the book with the 800+ collection first brought from NB. Then most of it went away. Then I saw it at Harley's booth. Then it went away. Now I'm seeing it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5! It is nice, at that. So why the "What goes around, comes around" -- ? Well I first saw the book with the 800+ collection first brought from NB. Then most of it went away. Then I saw it at Harley's booth. Then it went away. Now I'm seeing it here. Makes sense. The way your original statement comes off, stating that you "know the history of the book" and the "original grade" you gave it, vs. what it is today, and finishing with "What goes around, comes around" implies something nefarious had happened/some ill dealings transpired, in between the raw state when you had it, and the 6.0 slab it resides in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin's lawyer Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 These New Brunswick books are incredible. The few that I bought have exceptional page quality and really sharp gloss (thumbs u Wish I could have bought more... Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5! It is nice, at that. So why the "What goes around, comes around" -- ? Well I first saw the book with the 800+ collection first brought from NB. Then most of it went away. Then I saw it at Harley's booth. Then it went away. Now I'm seeing it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Collector Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5! It is nice, at that. So why the "What goes around, comes around" -- ? Well I first saw the book with the 800+ collection first brought from NB. Then most of it went away. Then I saw it at Harley's booth. Then it went away. Now I'm seeing it here. Makes sense. The way your original statement comes off, stating that you "know the history of the book" and the "original grade" you gave it, vs. what it is today, and finishing with "What goes around, comes around" implies something nefarious had happened/some ill dealings transpired, in between the raw state when you had it, and the 6.0 slab it resides in now. That is what I assumed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Picked this up from Harley at Comicpalooza That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around. Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell? We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5! It is nice, at that. So why the "What goes around, comes around" -- ? Well I first saw the book with the 800+ collection first brought from NB. Then most of it went away. Then I saw it at Harley's booth. Then it went away. Now I'm seeing it here. Makes sense. The way your original statement comes off, stating that you "know the history of the book" and the "original grade" you gave it, vs. what it is today, and finishing with "What goes around, comes around" implies something nefarious had happened/some ill dealings transpired, in between the raw state when you had it, and the 6.0 slab it resides in now. That is what I assumed too. I was being too literal I guess. Nothing nefarious was meant or implied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrocomics Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Some newly arrived goodies Good looking book for the price I paid My first wife reminds me of her. My second copy but you can never have enough of these! Edited May 27, 2015 by retrocomics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Some newly arrived goodies Good looking book for the price I paid Congrats on getting an icon book! Looks similar to my copy...Care to tell the current going rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrocomics Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Some newly arrived goodies Good looking book for the price I paid Congrats on getting an icon book! Looks similar to my copy...Care to tell the current going rate? I got this one for $480. Spent months trying to find an affordable one and never seen a complete visually nice one as this is for nowhere close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Some newly arrived goodies Good looking book for the price I paid Congrats on getting an icon book! Looks similar to my copy...Care to tell the current going rate? I got this one for $480. Spent months trying to find an affordable one and never seen a complete visually nice one as this is for nowhere close. Yes, looks like you did get a pretty good deal at that! The competition for a book like this can be intense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Some newly arrived goodies Good looking book for the price I paid Congrats on getting an icon book! Looks similar to my copy...Care to tell the current going rate? I got this one for $480. Spent months trying to find an affordable one and never seen a complete visually nice one as this is for nowhere close. Yes, looks like you did get a pretty good deal at that! The competition for a book like this can be intense! Yes pretty good price. I believe I saw this copy on Ebay very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
