<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Hi all!<BR>
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To Arie Fachrisal: Could you post a link to the article you're talking about?<BR>
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As for CGC, I don't know much about it and don't really know what to think of it. I know the CGC judges or whoever, wear gloves so they don't get fingerprints on the comics they're grading. What I don't get, is sometimes I'll read Scoop, etc. and they'll say how this very recent (say less than a year old) comic of a CGC grade 9+ whatever, gets sold for hundreds of dollars. How is that possible? The comic is in no way a rare item and it would seem that mint issues wouldn't be hard to come by. Are they worth alot simply because they are officially graded? If that's the case, I should start a business by buying mint comic books for list price as they come out, have them graded and watch the money come rolling in when I sell them. :p<BR>
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I noticed in Previews that the Mickey Mouse In Color Deluxe Edition, reprinting various Gottfredson stories, the Carl Barks MM story, etc. is being offered again in August. Are these new, unsold books? The book was limited to 3,000 copies and was released back in 1988. How in the world could there still be new, not used copies left? I can't believe the book didn't sell out long ago. I'd like one myself, if I can ever spare the money. At least I know there are still books to be had! :)<BR>
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Derek Smith</FONT></HTML>