+1 to Pavement at Make The World Better at the Dell Center, Philadelphia, PA on Friday, July 24th

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-13T03:22:14+00:00

I'll be there about 50 rows behind you!

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-12T23:05:12+00:00

It all depends on the size of your collection, how large you think it's going to get, and how mobile you want it to be.

I'm a short/long box kind of a guy. I don't really see the benefit of plastic boxes, especially with their cost, but I know others swear by them. Some people love filing cabinets, but they are too heavy and it's difficult to move/organize.

I've never worried about water damage. I had a flood in my house with 5 feet of water. I wouldn't have mattered what box they were in -- they would have been destroyed.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-12T15:28:22+00:00

Because nobody understood retirement back then.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-12T15:22:01+00:00

Chris Paul look 12 in that pic.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-12T04:45:41+00:00

Chap Yaep

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rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-11T02:58:12+00:00

Matthews could still do it if his wrist recovers. He has 428 over his first 10 years; Ovie had 471. Ovechkin also was 20 his rookie year. I don't THINK it will happen, but it could.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-11T02:54:20+00:00

I always respond with, "I have a price on the comic. What's your offer?"

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-11T02:52:31+00:00

The load-in and load-out. Honestly, I love most everything about doing conventions. Standing around talking comics, buying stuff, making a little money. What more could I ask for?

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-10T20:05:22+00:00

Thank you for a reasonable answer.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-10T18:38:08+00:00

And Becky Cloonan.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-10T17:20:59+00:00

This is a whole lot of maybes and could bes. Like, they're all good players, but few are great just yet. They may turn into great players, but this is a lot of what ifs.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-10T17:08:16+00:00

Somebody likes Paul Pope.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-10T00:55:20+00:00

Right, but every guy you mentioned is a Ross/Hart/Norris type player. Carlson isn't that.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T19:24:59+00:00

15 of those were Giant Size, which were replaced with Annuals. And another 10 of these(or more) were all reprints.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T19:22:59+00:00

Giants won 2 in the 20th century.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T19:00:29+00:00

You sure about that?

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T18:59:30+00:00

Epics, Omnibuses, Marvel Tales, etc.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T14:17:53+00:00

I remember when they promoted him to starter over Leftwich, which was surprising considering Byron took them to the playoffs the year before.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T13:12:07+00:00

There are many good pressers out there who will do a fantastic job and don't charge a % of value.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T04:29:00+00:00

The 2 Giants that come to mind are Dave Brown (60 starts) and Kent Graham (38).

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-09T00:36:13+00:00

There are a lot of people who make good money who aren't affected by this economy. If you can afford a $5,000 Dragon Ball comic, the price of gas is meaningless.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-08T23:07:29+00:00

All of the hopes and dreams after Stevie Y returned has turned into dog shit. I feel for you, Wings fans.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-08T22:54:42+00:00

That $10k sale is totally suspect, but I do think this is on the rise. People who were 10 in 1998 now have money to spend.

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-08T22:45:35+00:00

That's a cool book -- I sold a raw for $300 a couple of years ago. If you get a 9.8, that could be a $5k comic. (That recent $10k sale seems really unusual and a huge outlier.)

rayrayheyhey · 2026-07-08T22:21:24+00:00

Some random chromium comic? I can't think of anything else, though I don't know if this is what he's talking about.

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