Crimebuster
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 21, 2021 21:57:39 GMT -5
Here's what I got from George! Thanks, George! These books will be available for trading when the next round begins - once I have all the books that I traded for this time, I'll be posting a new video with the new list. I don't want to officially begin trading the new acquisitions until I have them all in - it will become impossible to keep track of everything otherwise. But these will officially be available soon! So far I have traded 12 of the 20 starting books, so hopefully there will be some cool stuff people want in the new batch. I'm having a lot of fun getting the new additions in for the second round!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2021 0:13:35 GMT -5
Here's what I got from George! Thanks, George! These books will be available for trading when the next round begins - once I have all the books that I traded for this time, I'll be posting a new video with the new list. I don't want to officially begin trading the new acquisitions until I have them all in - it will become impossible to keep track of everything otherwise. But these will officially be available soon! So far I have traded 12 of the 20 starting books, so hopefully there will be some cool stuff people want in the new batch. I'm having a lot of fun getting the new additions in for the second round! Is that the Micronauts #1 variant from the Whitman 3 pack? -M |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 22, 2021 3:32:50 GMT -5
I’m dying to see if the yojimbo book survived the first round.
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 22, 2021 9:41:57 GMT -5
Here's what I got from George! Thanks, George! These books will be available for trading when the next round begins - once I have all the books that I traded for this time, I'll be posting a new video with the new list. I don't want to officially begin trading the new acquisitions until I have them all in - it will become impossible to keep track of everything otherwise. But these will officially be available soon! So far I have traded 12 of the 20 starting books, so hopefully there will be some cool stuff people want in the new batch. I'm having a lot of fun getting the new additions in for the second round! Is that the Micronauts #1 variant from the Whitman 3 pack? -M Yes, I believe so. I have the sealed 3-pack - not for trade! - and this looks to be the same version. Not a reprint! And it seems to be harder to find than the regular by a stretch. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 22, 2021 12:38:25 GMT -5
I can't wait for the next round . I have some gems that I could part with if you have books that I need.
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Post by tartanphantom on Apr 22, 2021 13:37:30 GMT -5
I can't wait for the next round . I have some gems that I could part with if you have books that I need.
Too bad you don't have a full run of Sonic Disruptors... or that wonderful gem of a title known as Marville... or perhaps maybe you do? I swear, Marville was such a train wreck that they had to resort to Greg Horn cheesecake variant covers to sell what few books they could. With that title, Bill Jemas showed the entire world how NOT to write a comic story. I suppose a complete run of Thriller could be added to the trade pile... the story may have sucked, but at least it had decent Trevor Von Eeden artwork for most of the run... so, "pretty pictures" and all that sort of thing.
Although, it's my guess that Crimebuster would refuse any sort of trade involving Marville simply on principle-- based on his respect for the creative process, and the fact that it is non-existent in that title. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 22, 2021 15:36:49 GMT -5
You could package all those books together and not get a Youngblood #1.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 27, 2021 6:22:08 GMT -5
Hey Crimebuster , any plan as to when round 2 is going to start? Do you have a time limit or do you wait until all the books are traded? And what happens to the books that no one wanted, are they rolled over or do you offer other books from your dollar bin as replacements? |
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 27, 2021 9:59:49 GMT -5
Hey Crimebuster , any plan as to when round 2 is going to start? Do you have a time limit or do you wait until all the books are traded? And what happens to the books that no on wanted, are they rolled over or do you offer other books from your dollar bin as replacements? So, what I'm doing for now anyway is closing the trading after a week. Any books that weren't traded get rolled over. The new round will begin as soon as I receive all the books that I've traded for. I'm guessing it will be another week or more before the next round. I still have three trade partners I haven't received the books from, and one of them has indicated it may be another week or so before they send the books. As soon as they arrive, I'll make the video for round 2 and it will be a go. If books linger in the pool and I can't seem to trade them, then... well, I'll have to figure out a way to trade them! That's part of the challenge I think. One thing I will be doing when necessary is adjusting the asking price, either up if a book gets hot while I happen to have it, or down if the reverse is true. For round 2, I think I overvalued one of the books that remains from round 1, so I'll be adjusting the "value" to reflect that and hopefully get it traded. |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2021 20:23:15 GMT -5
Ok, now that I was finally able to get to the post office after being in the hospital and my books are winging their way to CB, I can post what I traded for here (I'll let CB reveal what he got from me), Also want to thank CB for his generosity including a copy of Boston Powers #3 featuring on of the stories he wrote. Really looking forward to checking it out as I dig small press stuff. Ok arriving out of CB's kitty for the Dollar Bin Challenge and now part of my collection...   IM 118 was one of the issues I got as a kid in my mail subscription to Iron Man. I no longer have any of the issues, but I am slowly re-amassing my childhood collection and that was one of the ones that had gotten pricier than I wanted to pay for that project, so getting it in a trade is a bonus, and a huge step to filling out that run (but I doubt I will ever find another double cover of Iron Man #112). B&B 200 was a similar notion, I have a lot of the post 150 B&B issues, and want to fill the gaps, but that was one of the pricier ones. And I am slowly trying to build a HoM collection, and those two help a bunch (plus a Wrightson signed red dress cover was too much to pass up). Thanks again Crimebuster, good luck with the rest of the challenge and again apologies for the delay in getting those books out. -M |
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Post by Crimebuster on May 3, 2021 17:51:19 GMT -5
Okay, I have now received all the books from the first round and I'm in the process of making the video for the second round. Thanks again to everyone who traded with me, I appreciate it! It's been really fun swapping books and seeing the cool new stuff come in. Hopefully I will have some new stuff some of you want this time around as well! I did hit a frustrating snag with a trade I made with someone on YouTube, which resulted in a loss on the trade  So I ended up having to add some more value myself to the pool to cover it. That was disappointing, since that one deal basically erased the gains from all the others.  But, hey, it was all worth it to get George that Megaton #2! I'll post the new list of books here later tonight in case there's anything anyone here wants to claim before the video goes live. Thanks everyone! |
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Post by Crimebuster on May 3, 2021 17:58:56 GMT -5
Here's the new list, I can provide grades and photos/scans if necessary - the grades and stuff will be listed in the video description once I have that ready. Note that the Flash #92 is already traded! The list has a lot more stratification this time. Spawn #1 was book 1 last time now it's book 10 as I've added a number of lower value books. But there are also more high value books (and lots), so there's less in between. Optimally what I'd like to accomplish this round of trading is consolidate some of those books in the 1-11 positions by trading 3 or 4 for 1, which will free up some more slots in the pool for me to add new dollar bin finds. But we'll see how it goes!  |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 3, 2021 18:11:20 GMT -5
Okay, I have now received all the books from the first round and I'm in the process of making the video for the second round. Thanks again to everyone who traded with me, I appreciate it! It's been really fun swapping books and seeing the cool new stuff come in. Hopefully I will have some new stuff some of you want this time around as well! I did hit a frustrating snag with a trade I made with someone on YouTube, which resulted in a loss on the trade So I ended up having to add some more value myself to the pool to cover it. That was disappointing, since that one deal basically erased the gains from all the others.
But, hey, it was all worth it to get George that Megaton #2! I'll post the new list of books here later tonight in case there's anything anyone here wants to claim before the video goes live. Thanks everyone! Are you saying that someone stiffed you on a trade and didn't send a book ? |
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Post by Crimebuster on May 3, 2021 18:18:03 GMT -5
No, not that. I don't want to get into it all I guess, it's complicated, so we'll just stay positive! But there turned out to be some grading and valuation differences.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 3, 2021 18:23:11 GMT -5
Ok. I just looked at JLA #220, which I already have. What's important about that book ? Origin of Black Canary ?
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So I ended up having to add some more value myself to the pool to cover it. That was disappointing, since that one deal basically erased the gains from all the others. 