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Who cares about grading if you're gonna read it anyways, you'd be surprised at how careful you can be reading a comic, and to have it slide down the grading scale...
The biggest joke is the company that actually grades and seals them now, they charge a fair bit, and your comics can be damaged in the post on the way in..., then they come back (sure sealed nice n pretty) and unless you're lucky, or just buying EVERYTHING, especially these days, you'll find there was little point in doing all this. (Although I do envy anyone who got this done with the "wolverine: origin" series, anyone aware of current pricing will know why) I say the best way to keep an actual comic and enjoy it, is to either buy double copies, or read once and then seal yourself. You can vac-seal em, or simply put them in your plastic sleeves, either with backing, or on a solid surface (pile them tail to top), should be fine...of course after all this effort, collecting comics simply is seldom worth it anymore. Prices going up, values going down. This is why I download. Superior selection, won't fall apart, no ridiculous price attatched. I've collected comics, haven't been on the pirate side the whole time...but I've been there and done that, and something I read changed my mind, can't remember exactly how it went, but the message was, the only way to REALLY enjoy a comic as it should be enjoyed = get it, read it, then fold the sucker in half and shove it in your back pocket, condition be damned...this way you can re-read/relive the comic again and again, simply put, this is how comics used to be, and how they should be. Lying in treasure piles to dive through anytime you like. |
Yeah, I like 'em kinda worn, myself...a reader copy is fine most of the time. Sometimes I like a finer grade if I want to admire the cover art. This one in particular has a nice painting. But I do like to pull these things out and read them, use them. Seems kooky to buy them and keep them sealed in plastic the whole time.
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Agreed...in this day and age there's just no way of knowing the potential future value. Like EVERYONE started collecting comics like that around 10 years ago...kinda threw the whole collector value for a loop...so yeah unless you're really lucky or as I said buying every single thing out there, chances are you'd be wasting your time.
I've got my "box" of sealed comics, but that's as far as it goes, there's about 200, out of which only 30 have risen in value since purchase, and only about 10 of them greatly so...all the same, I've got downloaded duplicates of them all anyhow... Agreed on the cover art, sometimes I think it would be cool if there was a company that had access to all the marvel/dc/image/WS/...all those covers, to put into poster form, now that would be cool. |
My "collection" (if you can call it that) is even more miniscule...maybe forty or fifty assorted issues of this or that. Some comic books, some magazines. When I read one through and find it bores me, I try to trade it for something else, or sell it to get money to buy something else.
But I really do love these things, though. I even love trading them away, because I know they're going out there "into the world" to make someone else a little bit happier. There is a weird kinship between book collectors, have you noticed that? They share the same geekdom or something. And if there's one thing that makes me happy, even more than hips, lips, and finger-tips, it's being a GEEK for dumb stuff like comic books. There is something really satisfying about it. |
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I felt like a broker, marrying books to eager owners .. a lot of people gushed over how happy they were to find the book .. i'll dig out my warren rags and post a list for the hell of it .. none of mine are sealed - i bought them at a goodwill in a big lot - bought them to read them.. |
Now, that's my dream reality right there...going to the thrift store and finding a big bunch of Warren publications for 25 cents apiece...but I think that doesn't happen any more because of Ebay.
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there must be 30 - 40 of them including Conan, Vampirella, Creepy, etc also another 30 or so Epic and HEavy Metal mags i got them all for 8$ and ... i almost didnt get it .. someone had them put aside .. but they never came back to get them. sometimes i'm lucky - othertimes ... eh, not so lucky. |
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JUST FRIENDS
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (2-DISC SET) DESPERATION THE ZODIAC POSEIDON SYNGENOR BLACK CAT (2006) THE LAST BROADCAST TENEMENT THE CONFESSIONAL HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS FEAR RUNS SILENT THE DARK POWER THE BLIND DEAD COLLECTION (5-DISC SET) FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC JUSTINE (MARQUIS DE SADE) PSYCHO COP RETURNS YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH CAMP FEAR THE DEATH BOX SET (3-DISC SET) AENIGMA RUBY |
many of you probly know this, but deepdiscountdvd.com has a sale going where it's "buy one box set, get one free."
I got the Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition (I previously only had it on vhs) for $30, then got the Anchor Bay "Walking Dead" fright pack for free! this set includes six movies, all of which are medium to high quality. they are Nightmare City, House by the Cemetary, Hell of the Living Dead, Dead Heat, City of the Living Dead, and Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (which I haven't ever seen). they have the other "fright pack" sets too, all buy one get one free. I, personally, would only recommend the "Campy Classics" one, which I already had. |
"Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" is pretty fun.
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South Park Season 8
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i bought a new DvD today
28 days later!
Next horror movie to be bought- TCM original |
Papillion
St Elmo's Fire Dirty Harry Magnum Force The Dead Pool |
bought used :
The Squid and the Whale Dragonball Evolution Tons of Touble (kids film) Benchwarmers Underworld - Evolution and at the con : Stacy My Dead Girlfriend A Tale of Two Sisters William Shatner - Has Been and thats it for me until next year ! |
been awhile since i walked into a shop and paid full price for a dvd
the coastguard doom the wickerman 3 disc SE |
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oh .. get this .. Video 1 had a booth at the convention and had a couple of door crasher specials..
tombs of the blind dead coffin box set ... 20$ !!! dawn of the dead box set .. 20$ The final countdown ... $3.99 |
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The Dawn of the Dead set is a beaut, isn't it? It's one of my proudest aquisitions. |
-Kill Bill v. 1
-Kill Bill v. 2 $10 a pop, great flicks. |
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it ran over $100 when i bought it. i already had every damn DVD they were selling in the specials...for a tiny fraction of what i origionally paid. on the other hand the tombs set sold out immediately so i probably wouldnt have gotten one anyway. |
LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH
THE EVIL THAT MEN DO |
South Park seasons 7 and 8.
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- Predator (2 disc SE, real nice packaging)
- Predator 2 (2 disc SE) - Return of the Living Dead, Part 2 I also happened upon a used book sale for charity. They didnt have much, but I grabbed a couple $1.00 paperbacks for light reading: - Future for Sale by Richard Saxon - Kilobyte by Piers Anthony |
VHS:
Urotsukidoji: The Legend Of The Overfiend Urotsukidoji II: The Legend of the Demon Womb ...... a whole $1 for the pair haha :) DVD: Kolobos |
Urutukidoji rocks!!!
Just got: Phantasm (VHS) Halloween(VHS) Bubba Ho-Tep (DVD) Only 14 bucks for all of them. |
DVD:
BAD RELIGION - The Riot |
Jungle 3 Pack
Jungle Holocaust Masssacre On Dinosaur Island Eaten Alive |
- Joy Ride
- Nightbreed - The Punisher (1989) |
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Jungle Holocaust is pretty nuts, 'Massacre' is good for a good couple of chuckles. |
Oooh, I forgot one!
Just bought the Ed Wood Box off Ebay:D. Ive seen most of the films already, but Im VERY excited about Glen or Glenda. Plus Ive been wanting to own the rest. It was only $25, brand new + shipping inc, so Im pretty stoked:D |
Glen or Glenda is great I've got it on VHS.
"Pullllllll the strings!" I've got Plan 9 and Bride Of The Monster aswell. Does the boxset have Jailbait? |
MACHINED
DEAD MAN'S SHOES AUTO FOCUS THE PLAGUE UNITED 93 ADAPTATION RUMOR HAS IT THE FEEDING WHITE COATS FAILURE TO LAUNCH DAY OF THE ANIMALS |
Horror Hotel and House on Haunted Hill on a Dollar DVD!
awesome awesome. |
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Im pretty pumped for Glen or Glenda, havent seen that one yet. The set has: - Glen or Glenda - Jailbait (Which I also havent seen) - Plan 9 from Outer Space - Bride of the Monster - Night of the Ghouls Plus a documentary entitled "The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr.", which is mostly just people cussing him out. Bela Lugosi's son is a total assclown. It has a couple bonus short films as well, if memory serves. A western perhaps? I rented one disc of it awhile back (The documentary, but I cant quite place what the bonus film was... Oh well, Im excited about the set. Should be here in about 2 weeks if I can trust the Ebay page. EDIT - A pic: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg |
^^ That set looks great. There's a pretty good book on him that I read a couple of years ago (can't remember the name) that's worth checking out.
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