Not very close for me either! However, I am down to 44 in the 4000s. And considering at the start of the year I had almost none, I think I have worked out where a good chunk of this year's collecting has been!Adam Eterno wrote:I still need 13 in the 4000s but Nairn is a bit far for me sadly!starscape wrote:Currently in Nairn where a charity shop has loads of 4000ish Commandos at 25p each.
Success! I bought issue 1 this morning. Thanks again, Adam.Phoenix wrote:Thanks for that information, Adam. I've only just seen your comment as I've been busy most of the day. I'll ring them tomorrow morning bang on 10.30 when they open.
More than welcome, glad to help.Phoenix wrote:Success! I bought issue 1 this morning. Thanks again, Adam.Phoenix wrote:Thanks for that information, Adam. I've only just seen your comment as I've been busy most of the day. I'll ring them tomorrow morning bang on 10.30 when they open.
Sorry to hear that. I always think you forum folks get pristine copies so now I won't feel so bad when comics I receive fall short of perfectionsuebutcher wrote:It's been an up and down week for me. On Wednesday I found an Xmas 1937 Funny Wonder in quite good shape, not something I needed but nice to have. Then on Friday Whizzer and Chips No.2 arrived, a comic I've been after for ages, and it fell apart in my hands! Very disappointing. Not only is the paper really poor quality, there's colouring errors all over the cover. It'll take a lot of archive tape to make it readable again. Still, Denis Gifford's art makes the effort worth while.
I have got to be honest and say that very few of my issues are pristine. I collect comics to read them not as an investment.abacus wrote:Sorry to hear that. I always think you forum folks get pristine copies so now I won't feel so bad when comics I receive fall short of perfectionsuebutcher wrote:It's been an up and down week for me. On Wednesday I found an Xmas 1937 Funny Wonder in quite good shape, not something I needed but nice to have. Then on Friday Whizzer and Chips No.2 arrived, a comic I've been after for ages, and it fell apart in my hands! Very disappointing. Not only is the paper really poor quality, there's colouring errors all over the cover. It'll take a lot of archive tape to make it readable again. Still, Denis Gifford's art makes the effort worth while.
Exactly. It's not a case of investment. It's just nice to have comics that have been looked after, and it is possible to read and enjoy comics comfortably without damaging them. Sorry to hear you received a poor condition comic. A comic from 1969 shouldn't fall apart unless it's been kept in a shed or handled roughly.suebutcher wrote:Ditto. I want comics that can be read without disintegrating, I don't care much what they look like sealed up in a plastic bag.
For the most part I don't worry too much about condition. The three major exceptions are brittle paper (where the comic in question literally disintegrates in your hands), missing pages or coupons, etc., and 'questionable stains'abacus wrote:Sorry to hear that. I always think you forum folks get pristine copies so now I won't feel so bad when comics I receive fall short of perfectionsuebutcher wrote:It's been an up and down week for me. On Wednesday I found an Xmas 1937 Funny Wonder in quite good shape, not something I needed but nice to have. Then on Friday Whizzer and Chips No.2 arrived, a comic I've been after for ages, and it fell apart in my hands! Very disappointing. Not only is the paper really poor quality, there's colouring errors all over the cover. It'll take a lot of archive tape to make it readable again. Still, Denis Gifford's art makes the effort worth while.
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