This auction is for one CGC graded comic book, sent for grading in January 2022 and received back in January 2023... (That`s TWELVE months, man!). Strange Adventures number 144 from September 1962 in 6.0 Fine with Off-White pages. Awesome Murphy Anderson Atomic Knights cover! Great use of color! The 53rd Edition Overstreet would place the graded value of this book in 6.0 at $45.00, and (even though I know we are not buying slabs... we are buying comic books) the CGC has seen fit to raise their rates, and the grading and encapsulating along with their shipping and handling fees would run you about forty bucks(Total expenses on this one cost me over $43). I have set the minimum bid at 20% below graded guide value plus forty-three dollars for the CGC grading, which, along with the eighteen dollars in shipping is, in my opinion, quite reasonable. Compare it to what other sellers are asking. 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 new, and it is in excellent 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. It ships fully insured, so a SIGNATURE MAY BE REQUIRED.
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
$18.00. If it ends up costing less than
$18.00 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. ABSOLUTELY NO LOCAL PICK-UP. Please do not ask if item can be picked up locally. It can not.