Orphan Auction Mid Grade Silver Age Dell/Gold Key auction (10+ books)

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Orphan Auction Mid Grade Silver Age Dell/Gold Key auction (10+ books):
$33.00

Price guide says $166; I say we don\'t need no steenking price guides. Please note that due to size there is no combined shipping discounts on orphan sale lots. However if you buy any non-orphan items they will ship out for only 25 cents postage per item as is usual for my sales.This lot contains a minimum of 10+ Books (books with 3/4th cover or in lousy condition are not added to the total number of books and are free add-ins).

What is an Orphan sale?

An orphan sale is my name for an inventory clearance sale. All books in this style sale were in my store for 3 months or longer as single units and got no takers. The books will now be sold in lots and each sale lot will be grouped by category. While there may be one or two coverless or three quarter cover books in each lot, all of the books to my knowledge are complete.I will post pictures of some of the typical books in the lot.Most books are in the Fair-VG range, with some better and almost none worse. I am told by my customers that I already have some of the cheapest prices on , but you ain’t seen nothing yet. The starting prices on these orphan sales will be ridiculously low. I will list the total price guide value of each group based on strict conservative grading. The cost of postage will be $6.65 or 13.65 which covers a priority mail flat rate envelope or box (depending on the size of the lot, or $10 to cover media mail for graphic novel lots. If you have a store and are looking for stock, I don’t see how you could find it any cheaper. If you love reading old comics or complete stories, I think you will love any lot you purchase. Come and get them. When they are gone; they are gone, and I won’t have another inventory clearance for at least six months. Good luck and enjoy the sales!

Sorry, no international sales on orphan lots.

Let’s talk grading for a second.Excuse the rant, but slabbing comics is the biggest scam in the history of collecting.I know several major dealers who have sent in big ticket books, been disappointed with the grade, unslabbed the books, resubmitted them, and got a different grade that was more to their liking. Want more proof? Last year at a convention, 4 dealers with 120+ years of grading experience looked at a book and agreed that it was a 5.5-6.5. We all compromised at 6.0.The buyer submitted the book to CGC and some jack leg who probably hasn’t been alive as long as any of the four dealers graded it a 3.5.

I have been grading books for 40 years and if you look at my response, you will see that almost always my customers are very satisfied with my grading. However none of that is important for several reasons, but the number one reason is …….. wait for it ……..GRADING IS SUBJECTIVE.I absolutely refuse to argue with any customer on a $25 price guide book that he bought on line for $10, and he wanted a $3 partial refund because I had grade the book Fine and he thought it was a VG+ at best! (Yes, this actually happened). Yet I have been selling books online since 1997 and never once has someone sent me more money because he thought I had under graded a book (go figure).

When you and I disagree on a grade, no one is an idiot, and there is no right or wrong; we simply have different perceptions of what makes a book achieve a certain grade. Here’s the deal; if you buy a book or books from me and you are unsatisfied, you may return the item for a 100% refund less only your return shipping costs, and your money will be immediately and cheerfully refunded. Of course if I miss something major (like a coupon cut out or a missing page). I will even refund your return postage. There is no need to file a case with , just let me know, and I will take care of the problem. Life is too short to make people unhappy. I do this for a hobby, and making friends is more important than milking customers for every possible cent.Holla’ if you hear me, and I would love to hear your feelings on this issue.Thanks for listening and enjoy my sales. Thehmain