Nice books in a vacuum (I especially love the DD 38 as a Doom cover collector...it's on my wish list), but bummer they weren't in the advertised grades. I always enjoy watching your spreadsheet at work haha
Agreed; all great books. Was a lengthy experiment with analysis just to prove out that books from Mile High less than Near Mint should not be purchased. Maybe if I unboxed these while portraying my comic book collector alternate persona, Stacky Goose, this video would have been more entertaining. Get it? Comic book stacks? You know, when you stack your comics? Ugh. Never mind.
I’ve never purchased from Mile High. Thank you for falling on the grenade and reassuring me that I don’t ever want to use their business. The discount isn’t really a discount, and the advertised grades aren’t really the grades. Sounds like a great place to waste money. I would never buy it if I didn’t have pictures to go off of. Thanks for the review.
After viewing the photos, I'm always disappointed by the advertised condition and price by Mile High comics for sale online. They are notoriously high priced. I don't bother with them anymore.
Wow, I'm staying away from VF at Mile High. I'm glad you are narrowing your qualifications to find good deals at MHC, but you won't have to worry about me being a customer there.
Right? I've done this a few times and I'm generally disappointed. Their VFs are really more like FN+ at most with defects that can't really be corrected. Going to stick to priority NM book purchases and not fall for their "more affordable grade" marketing tactics.
I'm also staying away from M.H. Another idea might be to contact them and see if you can return them for a full refund and not take the loss to test their Customer Service side of things as we would all benefit from that knowledge. I would not be happy at all as I'm the same kind of collector as you I believe. I also think that your grading was spot on as well as the analysis you continually provide to us...Thank you!
The crease you mention on the FF 79 (mid front cover, right edge) is more than likely a printers' crease. These can exist on VF and higher books--although, the other issues definitely bring this book down to the 6.0 range. The discoloration on the bottom front cover of the Nick Fury book looks like a dust shadow to me.
Is it bad that I feel like ordering from MH and another big eBay seller (initials CSC) is like going on a stealth mission into enemy territory to try and liberate stolen treasures? Also curious if you’ve noticed the bags from MH have a strange texture, very dry and powdery feeling, not like most glossy bags. It’s weird.
That's a petrified booger on the back of the Daredevil 25. While this might sound bad, petrified boogers tell a story. They let you know where the book has been, like a date or store stamp. You might get a grade bump for that.
I haven't bought from Mile High in decades. I find their books are typically more expensive than anywhere else.
Yes, they typically do have the highest prices. I need to do a better job of being more selective.
Nice books in a vacuum (I especially love the DD 38 as a Doom cover collector...it's on my wish list), but bummer they weren't in the advertised grades. I always enjoy watching your spreadsheet at work haha
Agreed; all great books. Was a lengthy experiment with analysis just to prove out that books from Mile High less than Near Mint should not be purchased. Maybe if I unboxed these while portraying my comic book collector alternate persona, Stacky Goose, this video would have been more entertaining. Get it? Comic book stacks? You know, when you stack your comics? Ugh. Never mind.
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I’ve never purchased from Mile High. Thank you for falling on the grenade and reassuring me that I don’t ever want to use their business. The discount isn’t really a discount, and the advertised grades aren’t really the grades. Sounds like a great place to waste money. I would never buy it if I didn’t have pictures to go off of. Thanks for the review.
After viewing the photos, I'm always disappointed by the advertised condition and price by Mile High comics for sale online. They are notoriously high priced. I don't bother with them anymore.
Wow, I'm staying away from VF at Mile High. I'm glad you are narrowing your qualifications to find good deals at MHC, but you won't have to worry about me being a customer there.
Right? I've done this a few times and I'm generally disappointed. Their VFs are really more like FN+ at most with defects that can't really be corrected. Going to stick to priority NM book purchases and not fall for their "more affordable grade" marketing tactics.
I'm also staying away from M.H. Another idea might be to contact them and see if you can return them for a full refund and not take the loss to test their Customer Service side of things as we would all benefit from that knowledge. I would not be happy at all as I'm the same kind of collector as you I believe. I also think that your grading was spot on as well as the analysis you continually provide to us...Thank you!
The crease you mention on the FF 79 (mid front cover, right edge) is more than likely a printers' crease. These can exist on VF and higher books--although, the other issues definitely bring this book down to the 6.0 range. The discoloration on the bottom front cover of the Nick Fury book looks like a dust shadow to me.
Is it bad that I feel like ordering from MH and another big eBay seller (initials CSC) is like going on a stealth mission into enemy territory to try and liberate stolen treasures? Also curious if you’ve noticed the bags from MH have a strange texture, very dry and powdery feeling, not like most glossy bags. It’s weird.
That's a petrified booger on the back of the Daredevil 25. While this might sound bad, petrified boogers tell a story. They let you know where the book has been, like a date or store stamp. You might get a grade bump for that.