[Groop] eComics: ethics, the future & ME

[Alexander Durnan]

not true.  I collect things other than groo.  Often I buy "Fine" and "Very Good" comics from the Silver Age period due to their balance between condition and affordability.  Unless its ridiculously cheap I won't even look at something in a higher grade.   Quoting from my Comics values annual "Very Good: A well worn reading copy with some minor damage such as creasing, small tears or cover flaking.  Some discoloration may be evident, with obvious wear around the staples.  Little luster remains, and  some rolling of the spine may be seen when the comic is laid flat on the table."  

All in all not too shabby.  Water damage, anything missing (anything at all really) tape repairs, excessive scribbling/writing  don't even get you into the "Good" range.  The names of the grades  actually are pretty accurate for what they describe.  

The ones I was talking about, I would  have graded as "Fair"  I'm generally displeased with grades given by ebay sellers.  Fortunately they were in a large lot, and  half of the books were in collectible quality, and the price was cheap.  Still disappointing though.  Its happened to me too many times actually.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Hubbell 
  To: groo gram 
  Sent: Sunday, 03 May, 2009 16:29
  Subject: Re: [Groop] eComics: ethics, the future & ME


  "Very Good" in comic grading is pretty close to rotten in condition! 
   
  Mint
  Near Mint
  Very Fine
  Fine
  Very Good
  Good
  Fair
  Poor

   
  > From: alexian.emperor at earthlink.net
  > To: elie at harriett.us; ryan.gsimmons at gmail.com
  > Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 16:19:41 -0400
  > CC: Groop at groo.com
  > Subject: Re: [Groop] eComics: ethics, the future & ME
  > 
  > For me, I'll take them any way I can find them. If its at shows, stores, 
  > online stores, trades, gifts, or ebay. Since joining the Groop I've managed 
  > to nearly complete my collection and one for a friend, but there are a few 
  > outstanding issues yet. I disagree that they are not difficult to find 
  > online. The last few I need are rarely available. Granted I don't search 
  > every single day, but they still don't turn up very often. When they do, 
  > someone wants $50 or some obscene figure, or I have to buy a lot of 100 
  > comics for 1 issue. I've also rarely been happy with the conditions of 
  > comics described as "very good" I've bought on ebay and they get here with 
  > water damage. So I guess I'm hoping for a better deal.
  > 
  > Hopefully we can get the comic book exchange up and running. I have a lot 
  > more duplicates than I do holes in my collection.
  > 
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Elie A. Harriett" <elie at harriett.us>
  > To: "Ryan Simmons" <ryan.gsimmons at gmail.com>
  > Cc: "groop" <Groop at groo.com>
  > Sent: Sunday, 03 May, 2009 14:01
  > Subject: Re: [Groop] eComics: ethics, the future & ME
  > 
  > 
  > > There's the hunt, then there's the acquisition. Most issues are 
  > > available to read in graphic novel form. We've probably already read the 
  > > missing issues. But the fun is in trying to find the issue. When we 
  > > want the result: the acquisition of the issue, ebay works. When we want 
  > > to have fun finding the missing issue, possibly even discovering a new 
  > > interesting series along the way, we do it the old fashioned way.
  > >
  > > Elie
  > >
  > > On May 3, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Ryan Simmons wrote:
  > >
  > >> I still find it a little odd that so many die-hard fans of Groo do not 
  > >> have a complete set of the original copies of groo or at least a reprint 
  > >> of those copies.
  > >>
  > >> It's not difficult to find them online. Nor are they expensive to find 
  > >> some hard copy of every story in one form or another. Why the delay? 
  > 
  > _______________________________________________
  > Groop mailing list
  > Groop at groo.com
  > http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it out. 


------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  _______________________________________________
  Groop mailing list
  Groop at groo.com
  http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.newdream.net/pipermail/groop/attachments/20090503/4d40cd2d/attachment-0001.htm>