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A while back in this thread, I posted about a friend who had Hunter S. Thompson shoot some books of his. I got some details wrong, so here is the full story from my friend: "I’ve been a fan of the writing of HST for many years. Back in the early 80s I was investing in a lot of 1st editions of...

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Get fucked Disney.

Friend at work somehow managed a meeting with Thompson where he was shooting a gun outdoors. Brought along 5 copies of one of Thompson's books (can't remember the title) and asked him to shoot a hole through each one and then autograph them indicating that he did it. Thompson loved the idea...

This behavior is common when you have to make a quick turn available only from the lane you're in after the initial turn. Several of those where I live.

I also got some minor keys in high grades. Judge Dredd 1, Avengers Annual 10 (first appearance of Rogue), ROM 1 Star Wars 68 (first Mandalorian), Saga of the Swamp Thing 37 (first John Constantine), Tomb of Dracula 70 (last issue)

A while back I got my first set of books back from CGC that I had cleaned and pressed myself. The press has definitely paid for itself. Here are the 9.8s I got. Thor 338, 337, 339 Spectacular Spider-Man 107, 64, ROM 31 (second appearance of Rogue) Avengers 232, Amazing Spider-Man 238...

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Utah folks speak the most accent-less American English. I read it once on the Internet so it must be true. Mandatory picture.

Here's what I bought: 15"x15" 5 in 1 T-Shirt Heat Press Machine Transfer Sublimation Mug Hat Plate 832419275379 | eBay I'm among the most mechanically inept persons you will find, but it is actually easy. I've only screwed up one book out of hundreds so far - it was a square-bound King Conan...

They are expensive books (more than $400 each), so I had to pay $80 each to get them graded, which sort of fast tracks them. They advertised 5 weeks and It took 3. I sent in some lower value Silver Age books (under $400) 2 months earlier and still haven't got those back. The turnaround for...

I bought this book just for reading way before better condition copies became very valuable - probably paid a quarter for it. In addition to the scratches on the cover, that is a severe miswrap, not a spine roll, and the top staple is completely detached from the inner pages. If only I had...

I've decided to sell all my old books so I'm getting some of them slabbed. First set of books back from CGC:

He blamed it on ringworm medication. He initially appealed but then dropped it.

Jomboy lip reads the coach saying "Back, back" but it wasn't very emphatic.

My 1981 price guide and the Spiderman prices from that year.

I read a lot of Robert E. Howard Conan paperbacks so of course I had to pick up some of the comic books. The paperbacks are long gone and I'd like to read them again, so can anybody here recommend a Conan anthology/collection? Conan the Barbarian #4

As long as you pack them loosely, I think you'll be all right. You should be able to easily thumb through them and pick one up and insert it back down with little effort. I also put a comic-size cardboard piece at the front and end of each long box, as those areas were subject to the most damage.

I lost interest in comic books around 1985 and put all my books into long boxes in a closet and didn't look at them for 35 years. I made some storage mistakes and here are some examples - don't do what I did! I stored them in poly bags without backing boards and packed them tightly into the...

Detective Comics #362. Nothing notable about this one, except to me. It was one of the first comics I remember owning as a kid. My mom was dragging me around to a bunch of garage sales and I was bored stiff until I saw a pile of old comic books at one home. My mom let me choose one and...

Is it OK to show off books from your collection here? If no one minds, I'd like to post a few pictures from my collection over the next few days/weeks. Avengers #4. I bought this in/around 1980 for $3. It's in pretty bad shape with severe spine roll and is considerably more yellow than the...

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My biggest is a pronunciation. Years ago, everybody said conTRIBute or disTRIBute. Now lots of people say CONTribute or DISTribute and it drives me crazy.

This was my second too. Still have it and the original box. First one controller broke, then the second one and stuck it in a closet. Don't know why I never threw it out - been in one closet or another ever since.

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Reminds me of the time I turned my high school debate teacher's hood ornament 90 degrees before we drove off to a debate to another school. He didn't notice it at first, but when he did it eventually bothered him so much he had to stop the car, get out and orient it correctly before finishing...

This happened back in the '80s, when saturated fat was thought to be the devil. McD switched from frying their fries (and fruit pies too I think) in beef tallow to some crappy vegetable oil.

Scrunch up the paper loosely into a wad to remove the curl. Don't pack too tightly or the paper will get tiny holes.

Pathetic attempts at who is the most pathetic! I finally got Nalak's mount last night after 1133 attempts - now that's pathetic. Just 3 Pandaria world mounts to go.

That's Towellie's (sp?) girlfriend, Lula.