Most bizarre way of selling comics

colcool007 · Post by **colcool007** » 06 Nov 2006, 14:50

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :B:SS:UK:1

Has anyone ever seen this before? I have seen quite a few stories framed and displayed, but never seen anyone do this to the whole comic.
It feels so...wrong.

steelclaw · Post by **steelclaw** » 06 Nov 2006, 15:19

The front pages of comics make great framed artwork.I would love to put all my comics in frames after I've scanned them all and try and fit them all up in my living room.

Gary Northfield · Post by **Gary Northfield** » 06 Nov 2006, 16:56

That old newsprint will just fade/discolour if hung on the wall. That's just nuts.
You can get UV protection glass but it's really expensive from what I've been told.

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 06 Nov 2006, 17:11

colcool007 wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :B:SS:UK:1

Has anyone ever seen this before? I have seen quite a few stories framed and displayed, but never seen anyone do this to the whole comic.
It feels so...wrong.

Ha!

It's barmy! Comics are for reading not enclosing in a frame. I don't see the point of this.

It's not even a significant comic. Why draw attention to an average issue of a partly yellowed comic by hanging it on a wall?

Lew

Korkythecat · Post by **Korkythecat** » 06 Nov 2006, 17:21

He is also selling a framed Sparky from 1968......but it's the WRONG one!!!!

Jimmy Screw · Post by **Jimmy Screw** » 06 Nov 2006, 17:37

I suppose I can see the appeal for someone not that interested in comics to frame/hang up some antique memorabilia.

I would be surprised if anybody here thought it was a good idea though.

Interested to see if anyone actually buys them.

Well done, CoolColl. You spotted a highly amusing little titbit there.

I suppose people are always trying new ideas out on Ebay.

Earl · Post by **Earl** » 07 Nov 2006, 20:56

IF I was to do this I would just scan my favourite covers, print them out on a colour printer and frame the print.

Earl.

colcool007 · Post by **colcool007** » 07 Dec 2007, 18:01

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-VINTAGE- ... dZViewItem

Just to resurrect an old thread, here is someone barking enough to sell the back covers from old Commandos. Daft enough, it has its' twisted logic, but the bit that is craziest is that he is looking for ?10 for 8 of them!!! I think that's a better page rate than the artists got at the time!

ROY ROGERS · Post by **ROY ROGERS** » 07 Dec 2007, 19:34

OH SHAME THE ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED I CANT SEE IT. AS SOMEONE GOT UPSET?????

Captain Storm · Post by **Captain Storm** » 07 Dec 2007, 20:28

Just do what Earl suggested if so inclined.In fact I printed a few out years ago and just stuck them to the wall of my study with blue tack.It puts me in the comicy mood

Kashgar · Post by **Kashgar** » 08 Dec 2007, 11:32

If comic collecting can have a 'navel fluff' category, this comes close. Bits 'n' bobs for sale at inflated prices. I think I'll decimate my spares collection of Beanos and see if I can offload a dozen images of Biffo's feet.

Captain Storm · Post by **Captain Storm** » 08 Dec 2007, 17:13

Caveat Emptor..Let the buyer beware!I agree that this anal-retentive method of conning buyers needs to be stamped out,but the best way is to treat it with the contempt it so richly deserves!

stevezodiac · Post by **stevezodiac** » 10 Dec 2007, 11:31

Many years ago Dennis Gifford published a book of Christmas comic covers. The book was done in such a way that each cover was perforated near the spine and easily removed. On the back was a brief history of the title. They were a perfect fit for an A4 frame and i have five on my bedroom wall. The book was selling for 50p a copy in Greenwich market so i bought 3 or 4 copies and used one for posters. it might turn up on ebay but might be too costly for you to want to break up. The covers were in chronological order and took in just about every title starting with Funny Folks and Comic Cuts in the late 1890s and ending with Beano Dandy Film Fun, Knockout etc. all were in glorious full colour.

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