NOTE: FOR YEARS IN ALL MY LISTINGS I`VE INCLUDED AS THE FINAL PHOTO A
PICTURE OF THE FULL MOON... Werewolf By Night... Now (in March of 2023) I`m starting to use a new one on future listings that a fellow Ebayer was nice enough to send me... Taken in Florida...
NOTE: The first, fourth, and tenth photo are taken with a camera. They have
flash glare, but they offer a better idea as to the actual color tone.
The other photo`s are taken with my phone, and they show better detail
in most cases and lack the glare...
This auction is for one CGC graded magazine, sent for grading in January 2024 and received back in February of 2024. Heavy Metal number 1 published by HM Communications from April of 1977 in 9.0 Very Fine to Near Mint with Off-White to White pages. The one that started it all! Who could have known when they purchased this magazine off the stands back in the late seventies, that it would lead down so many paths...(!!!) The 53rd Edition Overstreet does not list values for Heavy Metal magazine... I have listed it at what I think is a fair price, and (even though I know we are not buying slabs... we are buying magazines) the CGC grading and encapsulating along with their shipping and handling fees, even on a modern magazine, would likely run you as much as forty bucks(magazines cost more)(Total expenses on this one cost me just over $33.00)and they just raised their rates. I have set the price at one hundred and ninety-nine dollars plus thirty-three dollars for the CGC grading, which, along with the nineteen dollars in shipping is, in my opinion, quite reasonable. Compare it to what other sellers are asking. You will likely agree that this is perhaps the best deal on Ebay for a graded copy of this book... This is a CGC certified grade, so you know what you`re getting. I may have a different opinion of the grade of a book than the CGC, but they ARE the recognized grading standard these days, and these differences usually are on older books. No returns on CGC graded books.
They are what they are. The plastic case is the new style they have used since the start of 2023, and it is in great shape with no noteworthy defects. This book will ship
securely packaged in a box, NOT AN ENVELOPE. It will be individually
bagged, but you will most likely want to put a new bag on it, since the
one it is now in is for protection, not looks, and it may show wear.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON SHIPPING: This CGC graded book will ship Priority(UNLESS your zip code begins with a 7, 8, or 9, in which case it will likely ship PARCEL POST.) for a total shipping cost of
$19.00. If it ends up costing less than
$19.00 by more than a full dollar, then I will send a partial refund to
make sure you are only paying actual shipping costs.
NO RETURNS: Almost all of the comics I list have been bought as back issues by me. I have know knowledge of where they have been prior to being in my home. They have been in a smoke free environment since I bought them. Be sure before you bid. Items are sold "AS IS" and all sales are final. No returns allowed unless I have grossly misrepresented the items(which I have not). Recently I have been putting most of my effort into collecting melmac, mainly off of EBAY, but close to half of my feedback rating is from my former hobby of collecting and selling comic books, and I apply the same standards to all of my listings. Bid with confidence.
SHIPPING and HANDLING: Although many of my comic book listings for un-graded, or RAW books ship for FREE, these CGC auctions will have a shipping fee for PRIORITY shipping attached, and they are shipped fully insured, so a signature may well be required for receipt... Although I do offer combined shipping, I will not combine shipping for COMIC BOOK AUCTIONS or with shipping for MELMAC AUCTIONS. CGC Books ship Priority(unless ZIP CODE...). Raw books ship MEDIA MAIL, which is the most economical way to ship these, so that is how they will likely ship, with tracking included. While this method is the cheapest it is also the slowest. Items COULD take ten days or so to arrive. Melmac ships at the Parcel Postage rate, unless Priority is the same cost(which it sometimes is...).
COMBINED SHIPPING FOR CGC BOOKS: Pay full amount of shipping on each auction won. Discounts for combined shipping will be handled as a REFUND to give back over-payment to reflect actual shipping costs. Additional shipping will not exceed more than half of full shipping amount for each additional item.
HANDLING TIME: Your items will ship
within two business days after I receive your payment, provided the Post
Office is open. If you pay late in the week, like on Friday or
Saturday, then the items will ship on Monday.
PAYMENT: Paypal is the preferred method of payment. If you haven`t used
it before, I encourage you to do so. Its a great system, especially for
the Buyer.