eBay Nightmares
Posted by Thomas Landschulz onMost people who collect comics and buy comics online have purchased books on eBay. I have done so hundreds of times. While most of the time the transaction goes smoothly, it can occasionally be an unsuccessful and...
CGC Restoration Story
Posted by Thomas Landschulz onAbout 4 years ago I bought high grade raw copies of Fantastic Four #49 and Fantastic Four #50 (these books were represented to be 9.6 NM+). I was expecting them to be good spec books, which...
CGC vs. CBCS: Which is the superior grading company?
Posted by Thomas Landschulz onI have submitted many books to both companies over the last several years. In my opinion, they both seem to do a great job grading books. If anything, they tend to be overly picky. That...
Should comic book pressing be considered restoration?
Posted by Thomas Landschulz onConventional wisdom in the comic book world is that pressing out creases in a comic book and/or cleaning the book prior to pressing is not considered “restoration.” When it is done professionally and properly, one should...
The Jackal's Den: Any amazing recent reads?
Posted by Thomas Landschulz onRead any amazing comics lately? I'd love to read your comments. I just read the Image series Skyfall and thoroughly enjoyed that storyline so much that I just bought the first five issues of Shadecraft. I’m also really impressed with...