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cougarcomics
Добавлен 14 янв 2012
My passions are family, friends, music and comic books. You get to see my comic book collection. Hope you enjoy it!
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A SLIGHT CHANGE IN MY COMIC COLLECTING
Просмотров 5642 года назад
A SLIGHT CHANGE IN MY COMIC COLLECTING
CGC UNBOXING AND SOME RECENT PICK UPS
Просмотров 3963 года назад
CGC UNBOXING AND SOME RECENT PICK UPS
CGC UNBOXING PART 1 (WHAT?)
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HAD SOME BOOKS PRESSED AND SLABBED SHOUT OUT TO EROD212!!!!
OFF THE RACK: CAPTAIN MARVEL
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SOME HIGH GRADE BEAUTIES PURCHASED FROM DRUG STORES AND SUPERMARKETS WHEN I WAS A KID.
OFF THE RACK: ASM PART 3
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A QUICK LOOK AT BOOKS FROM MY COLLECTION THAT WERE PURCHASED AT DRUG STORES AND SUPERMARKETS WHEN I WAS A KID. LEAVE ME A COMMENT AND BE BRAVE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK THE GRADE IS!
OFF THE RACK: ASM PART 2
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A QUICK LOOK AT BOOKS FROM MY COLLECTION THAT WERE PURCHASED AT DRUG STORES AND SUPERMARKETS WHEN I WAS A KID. LEAVE ME A COMMENT AND WHAT YOU THINK THE GRADE IS.
OFF THE RACK: ASM PART 1
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A QUICK LOOK AT BOOKS FROM MY COLLECTION THAT WERE PURCHASED AT DRUG STORES AND SUPERMARKETS WHEN I WAS A KID. LEAVE ME A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK THE GRADE IS.
9 MONTHS WORTH OF PICKUPS AND UNSLABBING
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9 MONTHS WORTH OF PICKUPS AND UNSLABBING
JIM STERANKO AND SOME NICE SIVER AGE PICKUPS
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JIM STERANKO AND SOME NICE SIVER AGE PICKUPS
Contest winnings from Nick and Anthony
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Contest winnings from Nick and Anthony
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Yes i made it, not for sale tho
The rails that you used. How did they hold up? I can't imagine them lasting long with all that weight
They held up fine, no problems at all. Wish I did use the other style rail so I could pull the drawer out all the way.
@cougarcomics great. I have a collection similar to yours. I'm tired of long boxes. I've been using them for 40 years. I started out using file cabinets. Now, after 50 years of collecting, I'm ready to build something durable yet easy to transport. I see myself moving one more time before I retire. I want to build something similar but more furniture level. Maybe I'll share it with you once I'm done. Thank you for the inspiration.
@@tarrsik Your welcome and good luck! I did make this in one large section. way too big and impossible to move. Had to take it apart to move it to a different room.
The date stamp, is to die for.💕 Great date, perfect placement, good amount of ink, etc.
Awesome background too.
Z'awesome.👍
Beautiful copy of WWBN#1 WOW!
Hey there! I hope you, the Mrs's and the kitty are all doing well. Ever think of doing videos on Nova 1976-78 and Rom Spaceknight?
Hi I hope you and your family and cat are doing well. I miss seeing your videos here. Still occasionally looking for date stamped comics. Have a great weekend!
Did you ever find a replacement for that avengers 54 or did you keep the popped staple one?
No, still looking
Hows it going cougar? Still collecting? . I might start up again soon. Prices are a lot lower than 3 or 4 years ago. Lol
Good time to buy for sure. Some of the lowest prices I have seen in a long time. Still collecting but haven't found too many. Always looking. Thanks for the comments, good to hear from you.
The ROM #1 I did a little trading to pick up. From my new friend Paul/Sr.Paul out of Texas. ruclips.net/video/X5CUcMoutWA/видео.html
According to my memory and CGC. The dates stamped was the date they were put out on. Not the pull date. I know the Marvel Comics database has flaws. I used to buy the old Street Enterprises The comic Reader. At times comics were delayed due to several factors. Mainly terrible snowstorms/ freezing winds/ice storms on the east coast. Causing delays in shipping anywhere west of NYC/NJ I guess. As well as I think DC and Marvel staggered number ones. Or books that were new, or lower selling titles. Not to release it the same week as the top sellers of the time. To give it a chance to be noticed and mainly bought during weeks. Where not so many big sellers were on the racks as well. Like ASM. FF, Avengers, X-MEN. So, books like DD, the Hulk, Ironman and Capt.A had a better chance to sell more copies. Later books like Godzilla, Shogun Warriors, ROM Spaceknight, John Carter of Mars, Howard the duck, Tarzan, Battlestar Galactica, etc.
Yes, the store would stamp the book when they put it out for sale. One small drug store I bought from did the same thing. So these stamps were almost always stamped on a Tuesday or Thursday. I looked up every Green River I could find and have not found one that was stamped on any other day of the week.
74,000+ views? Incredible video!!!
Hope your had a great X-Mas holiday season! Happy New Year Cougar and family! Hope you can post some new videos soon!
Thank you, same to you. My 2024 goal is to make at least one video, haha
@@cougarcomicslol. I was going to post and say it's nearly a year since this one. You're due for your yearly video. 😅
@@danceswithcomicbooks7733 Crap, the pressures on....
@@cougarcomics 😄🤣
Picked up another NM copy of Rom #1 with a much bigger cleaner date stamp of Sept 10. In a trade through RUclips. It's the R on the Rom logo on the cover. I hope your all doing well. Love the date stamps myself if their clean/readable.
Haven't seen you on RUclips in a long time. I hope you and your family are all doing well.
All good here. Hope the same you! Thanks for checking in
Don’t be hard on yourself cgc are famous for being like a light switch off and on with the grades
Thanks. That book got damaged somewhere along the way tho
I am wanting to build one of these for my husband as a gift for his comic book collection but I might need a little more help as I have never tried to build anything in my life.
I'll be glad to help anyway I can.
I recently picked up a Rom Spaceknight #1 with a faded date stamp on the very top of the back cover of Sept 11 1979. And another copy of ROM Spaceknight in a trade. I traded just for the owner's copy for the very clean date stamp. In the R of the ROM logo of Sept 10th. My guess is since new comics to my knowledge and memory. Were date stamped the day they were put out on the newsstands/ magazine racks. On the Tuesdays and or Thursdays they were put out for sale. I traded him another mint copy of ROM #1 and a copy of. Incredible Hulk #296 with ROM also. That was also mint copy with a Marks Jewelers insert in it. I bought cheap for $3 about a year ago. The only reason I didn't like the Hulk was the smaller numbering/ the issue number. Even when they first came out. I hated the black diamond/ line through the cover barcodes and tiny numbering. Once bagged and boarded. With light glare made it hard to read and I had great eyesight back then in my early/mid 20's too. I hope you and Mrs.Cougar are doing well. I know this video here is nine years old. So not sure if Cosmo is still with you. If so I hope he's doing great too. We miss your videos too. ruclips.net/video/X5CUcMoutWA/видео.html
Wow your room is amazing
Thanks! The cabinet worked out great
Great collection thanks for sharing your story
Wow great ones. Love the x men wolvie
Me too!
Wow you still collecting? Nice comics tooo 😊😊😊
Yep, still at it. Just slim pickins out there for higher grade Marvel Silver
Missed this vid. That spidey vulture is pure bliss. I hope you do the entire cracking on the comics. It more fun and suspenseful. Lol
Yep, some people freak out buts it's fun for me!
Yup. The whole cracking of the slab is cool. Anything can happen. Thats what makes good tv.
Enjoyed watching this one, CC. That ASM book is a beauty!
Thanks. Yet another of my "favorite" Romita covers
CGC is a scam. They charge too much for their service. Unless you have a Silver age comic or earlier, it does not makes sense to make money from getting CGC stamp of approval.
I was expecting a high grade on the Hulk which would have made me about $200 profit. But...this lovely 8.0 yielded a whopping $20
Beautiful Werewolf 1 and ASM 48. Almost bought a 48 a couple days ago, but did not pull the trigger. Always happy to see one of your videos in my sub list here on youtube.
Thanks for hanging in there all these years!
Lucky Dog got a beautiful collection.
Yep, I still pinch myself once in a while
I held back submitting on 40 pre-75’ books. The wait would cause me to miss both local shows I set up at.
Hey Patrick. So I guess the only thing to do is pay extra for the faster service? As a seller it sucks when you miss out cause of the the market dropping back to correct itself. The buyer in me likes it tho!
I bought/traded for eight CGC graded cased comics. I don't remember seeing even one having the micro-fiber sheets in them. Did CGC stop putting those sheets in their graded comics now? Not sure when these coics were graded off hand. I agree I'd have those two sheets between the pg 1 splash and the last pg of the comic too.
I know CBCS does not use them. On cgc books I usually see them between the first two and last two pages. Sometimes there are none. Sometimes, like in this video, there is one one. Not sure what they currently do.
Hey Cougar! Happy to see your back! Miss seeing your videos and uncasing some of your CGCs too. I only have eight CGC cased comics. Which I opened every one. Bagged and boarded them all with BCW sealable Silver Age bags and backing boards. Three I got in trades and some cash and bought the other five. Some great looking books. Got a 9.2 ASM #77 in a trade in the eight I mentioned. I've been repairing old comics since 1972. Not a lot but like twenty five over the decades. Mainly replacing missing, damaged pages. Usually had pen marks, initials/names written on pg one. A long with the MVS had been cut out or other pictures or coupons. I'd buy coverless copies or low grade books like Hulks #180-#182, ASM's key issues. Very slowly lift the staples straight up in the center. Using a butter knife or a mail opener. Did this for several customers who either had keys missing things or were damaged. CGC even graded some of them and never could tell I repaired these comics. CGC to me is way over rated. Maybe 50-60% of their graders are experts. But I still believe 40-50% are either just rushing comics out. Or simply thrown on any grade they feel like giving it. To simply make more quick cash. I can see waiting three to maybe six months but that it to me. Hope your back soon to post some more videos. I bought a few CGC early Novas from 1976 and Rom Spaceknights myself. I put the CGC grade/label in the back of the comics backing board inside the issue's bag.
I do the same thing with the labels. A year is insane to wait for a book. Not sure what goes on at CGC but it looks like they are overloaded with books to grade. But then again, what do I know?
So great to hear you Cougar. Nice books. With so many in the hobby now it seems like all grading takes too long.
Waiting that long was painful. Next time, if there is one, I'll pay the extra $ to get it back quicker.
November of '21?! You are more patient than most Mike!
Well, I really didn't have a choice once the whole process started. If I had any hair I would have been pulling it out!
Gee Whiz! A year+? I don't have the patience you do. Beautiful Werewolf by Night #1 and who has ANY Amazing Spider-Man below #100 in that grade anymore? Man, so good to see one of your videos! You are one of the reasons I started doing videos on You Tube.
And the student surpasses the teacher? Haha. I would be happy to think I helped unleash your collection on my fellow youtubers! Waiting that long sucked all the fun out of it for sure.
Good to hear from you ! Nice books !
Thank you sir!
Definitely shocking turnaround time. That Spidey's perfect for your collection. Thanks for checking in with us!
Thanks for stopping by. Good to hear from you!
Wondering if that Journey into Mystery #82 mentions Thor on the last page?
That's a great question! I checked and there was no mention of the next issue. The only add in the whole book was one line at the end of the last story saying something like" If you liked these stories pick up Amazing Fantasy comics" on sale now
Awesome books! Love those classic Tales of Suspense and that FF 10!
Thanks, really happy with all the books. Thanks for watching
How did you mount the plexiglass to the front
Just drilled pilot holes thru the plexi and screwed into the front edge of the sides and bottom panels
So happy to see you still making videos 👍
Thanks for watching!
Hey, CC! So great to see a new video and a blockbuster one! I didn’t see the notice that you had a new one but heard Allen Garrett mention it in his new video. I spent lots of time watching this one - I stretched my viewing out so I watched one book at a time - it was like having 11 Cougar videos! Outstanding copies - the condition of your books is top-shelf - that FF #14 - WOW!! - amazing artifacts, just like I remember them. I loved your mention of the FF annual #3 swap - it is truly one of my prized possessions equal to my off-the-rack books!!
It's nice to find people who collect with the same passion I do. I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday but I can remember how much I paid for my ASM #16 back in '72 ! I treasure all the books I bought off the stands as a kid. Since I started collecting again in '02, I have bought many key and high grade books that dwarf my original collection. Yet those don't measure up to my "original" collection. And I have the same problem with your videos and Allen's! I have the "bell' rung but don't get the notification. Take care
Really great looking books, especially the FF 14. I have always loved that Namor cover.
Hi, I was waiting for you to stop by! The Ff14 is a beauty, actually looks nicer in person. Great to hear from you
I don't know how I missed this video and another one you posted after this. Sometimes RUclips really messes up my subscription videos. Really great books! That Tomb of Dracula cover is really nice!
Sold the TOD on eBay, think I got about $200 for it. You don't see this one too often, not sure why. RUclips does the same thing to me
Freedom! Great looking books.
Hi Patrick! Freed and then put back in mylar, haha
You've been holding back on us! Beautiful books! Yes, Love the date stamp. I'm not there yet with the whole pressing thing. What changed your mind? Tales of Suspense #49 is my favorite of the early Iron Mans. Nicest ASM #55 I've ever seen. The #42 I picked up in 1980 while in college, from another collector I found in the Buyer's Guide. These are some big books in this condition!!!! #19? My all time favorite Spidey cover! The FF books are just perfect! I think we talked about the FF# 43 and how tough that book is to find above a 7.0? Steady, steady..ok...nice #10 !! Great story on selling beat up books for upgrade purposes! #14 is amazing, just amazing! Thanks to your wife for shooting this! Great video, great to hear your voice on something again!
Hello Allen! Yep, really happy with every book. The first TOS I opened had the tanning which I'm not crazy about but still a nice book structurally. The ASM 55 is so nice for an 8.5 and such a cool cover! The king of the hill is the FF 14 for sure. The video doesn't do it justice. As far as pressing goes, I always said if I ever sold any books that I thought were worth grading that I would probably press it first. My first try was with erod 212 (here on youTube and Instagram) and I got really good results. Then I was gonna sell my copies of ASM 42 and 19 (the upgraded copies shown in this video). I had Mike from Rochester do the work for me. Those were not high enough grades for me to slab but seeing how I was going to sell them I still wanted them pressed to get the most out of them. The 42 had a light round water stain on the cover which he totally got out. I guess I have been converted. I don't plan on pressing anything in my collection except the JIM I showed in this video. Great to here from you!
Great to see you back. Those are very nice books every single one looked like they are under graded to me the FF # 14 is a stunner you must be delighted with it, Best wishes to you and yours for the festive season.
Thank you, same to you .Only a few minor disappointments like the name stamp and the prices written in pencil but those are no big deal. Yep, the FF 14 is really nice. Good thing I pulled the trigger on that one a few years ago.
Holy Comic Book unslabbings
Ha h. Got some nice ones, right?
@@cougarcomics the spider 19 is beautiful. All great books cougar. Nice to see a new video. Hope to see more. 😃
Beautiful, beautiful books. Loved every one of them. Awesome to see a vid from you again!
Hi! Thanks for stopping by. Very happy with every book. Some are even "32_Pages" worthy!
Very nice, so happy your back up on youtube. Always enjoy watching your unslabbing videos. Got some super nice issues here. Have a very Merry Christmas!
Thank you, you too! I never really left, just ran out of stuff to say! Really happy with all the books. Glad to hear from you
Great to hear from you ! I get nervous when i see you cutting the plastic covers off those books ! I couldn't do that without messing up. I have to look into micro-chamber paper. I heard of it but never used it before. Great video !
CBCS never used the paper as far as I know. Not even sure if CGC uses them any more. About 10 years ago I put them in every book and then Steve Borok says you should replace them on a regular basis. So do some research before you sink money into it. I have seen videos of people cutting the inner well with an exacto/razor blade. That scares me, I would be worried about slipping towards the book. Luckily I have not goofed up yet! Good to hear from you!
Fantastic!
Haha, well said!