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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Buy with Assurance...
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: eBay Info

 

Buy with Assurance...

With Third Party Graded Comics!

We've been buying and selling comic books since Michael started selling at San Diego Comic Con in 1972.  (See sidebar story in right column.)


Over the years, we've seen a number of innovations in the comic book industry, but few have made as big an impact as third party grading. 

The leader in third party comic book grading is CGC (Comics Guarantee Company), the company we use. CGC takes the raw comic book, grades it according to their guidelines, encapsulates and seals the comic with a label showing the title, grade, writer, artist and any special notes.

A comic that has been CGC-graded can fetch twice the value of the same comic's Overstreet Guide price. Now that's impact!

Why would comic book buyers pay twice as much (and sometimes more) for CGC graded books?  Simple - confidence in the grading.  As a collector you want what you're buying to hold it's value (unlike today's stock market!)  With third party graded comics, collectors feel confident that the comic is as described. 

While we pride ourselves on our conservative grading, we also carry CGC graded comics for our customers.  We invite you to take a look at several CGC-graded comics we have listed which feature
a "Submit Your Best Offer" option.  Just click on the eBay widget above.  Make us an offer we can't refuse!

CGC graded comics make a treasured gift for the holidays for those special collector friends and loved ones. 

If you're new to our blog, we have an ongoing 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Show' here with daily blog posts and new listings of items for sale in our online store!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!

~  Tina and Michael
Make It So Marketing, Inc.

 

 

 

Welcome To Our World! Michael first started selling at Comic Cons back in 1972!  

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!
      
The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!
      
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!  
         
We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!  
      
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!
      
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!
        
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All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

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For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

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Have You Missed Any Of Our Recent Blog Posts? Just Click On Any of the Photos Below to See What We Have Also Been Blogging About! 

 Vacation In Inverness, Scotland and...  Comic Book Superhero Baseball Fans!

  Wonder Woman Joins the Cover Girls of the DC Universe!  Trunk Or Treat ! 

 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers!

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 8:25 AM PDT
Updated: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:04 PM PST
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Wonder Woman Joins the Cover Girls of the DC Universe!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons

 

Wonder Woman Joins the Cover Girls of the DC Universe!

It's about time that Wonder Woman joins the Cover Girls of the DC Universe!

The Adam Hughes Limited Edition Statue shown to the above right is sculpted by Jack Mathews.

This is a limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue and is based on the stylish cover of WONDER WOMAN #150 by artist Adam Hughes!

Of course the staute is packaged in a 4-color box and also includes a 4-color Certificate of Authenticity.

This statue is due to ship by Late June of 2009 with a MSRP $99.99!

This Wonder Woman statue would add to the others in the Cover Girls of the DC Universe statues of: Catwoman, Zatanna, and Supergirl!

Of course Tina will think I will want one, as she thinks Wonder Woman is my favorite Superheroine! She even took my photo with 'Wonder Woman' at the SDCC 2008 below!

 

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Michael and WW SDCC 2008!

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Another Wonder Woman @ SDCC 2008!

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Rachel Bilson, (of The OC and Chuck TV Shows), as Wonder Woman!

 

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comic Con' and Pop Culture Show ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts and new listings of items for sale in our online store!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!

~ Michael
      
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Wonder Woman joins the Cover Girls of the DC Universe in late June 2009 in the above shown statue format!

 

Welcome To Our World! Michael first started selling at Comic Cons back in 1972!  

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!
      
The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!
      
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
      
We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!  
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!
      
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!
        
NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!  Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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Have You Missed Any Of Our Recent Blog Posts? Just Click On Any of the Photos Below to See What We Have Also Been Blogging About! 

   Boston Comic Con - November 2nd, 2008!  Go APE

    Plainville (CT) Comic, Toy and Collectible Show Oct 26th 2008.  Even Though The New 2008-09 TV Season Has Started... 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers!

 

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 8:04 AM PDT
Updated: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:15 AM PDT
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Hi Ex 2 - Highland International Comic Expo - Inverness UK
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Cons

 

Hi Ex 2

   Highland  International Comic Expo 2

 

Inverness, Scotland,  UK!

 

Now this is a Comic Con that has a great location!

I may be a little prejudiced, but I would love to attend this Comic Con!

Why? Well my mother's lineage is from Scotland, (Clan Chattan), so the Scottish Highlands are calling me even now, LOL!

We have been blogging about more Comic Cons and Pop Culture Conventions outside of North America because so many of our Blog readers are from outside the USA, and we want to include areas that could be combined for Cons and tourism at the same time...

This Comic Expo is scheduled as a 'Valentines Special' as it happens the 14th and 15th February of 2009!

The Con's Guest List includes:

 

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll is the author of fifteen published books, including the New Heroes series for younger readers. He has also written for 2000 AD, FutureQuake, SFX, Judge Dredd Megazine and Solar Wind.

Gary Erskine
Gary has been illustrating for nineteen years and contributed character designs and storyboards for television, commercials and games development for every major comics company, as well as licensed properties such as Star Wars, Terminator, The Mask, Shrek, Madagascar and Transformers. He is currently working with Garth Ennis on the new Dan Dare.

Alan Grant
Alan Grant is best known for his comic work on Batman and Judge Dredd. He was the only UK writer on the hit BBC TV kids' show Ace Lightning and is currently writing the script for an animated movie.

Leah Moore
With her writing partner John Reppion, Leah Moore is fast becoming known as one of the most interesting and imaginative of the new generation of comics writers. Their co-creations include the mini-series Albion, Witchblade: Shades of Grey and Raise the Dead, as well as many anthology contributions and one-off tales.

Frank Quitely
Widely considered to be one of the top comic-book artists in the business, Frank has drawn All Star Superman, We3, New X-Men and JLA: Earth 2, (all written by his frequent collaborator Grant Morrison), Missionary Man and Shimura (both for Judge Dredd Megazine), The Authority, Sandman and Batman: The Scottish Connection, among many others.

 

The first Hi Ex Comic Expo had programs and workshops throughout both days. I do not see the planned programs for the 2009 Expo at this time.  However there will be dealers there with comics for sale.

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we also have an ongoing 'Comics Con and Pop Culture Show' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts and new listings of items for sale in our online store!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!

~ Michael

Digg!  

 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to us or our blog readers!

 

 

 

Click here to see our currently listed Comics, Cartoons, Graphic Novels, Promos, DVDs and Magazines for sale! 
         
The Hi Ex 2 Comic Con:
       
When - February 14th & 15th, 2009
       
Where - Eden Court, Iverness, Scotland, UK 
       
Cost - Admission is not yet posted for this Comic Con Expo. Please see their web site for cost when it is posted.
       
Additional Details -  hi-ex.co.uk/home.htm

 

 

Welcome To Our World! Michael first started selling at Comic Cons back in 1972!  

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!
         
The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!
       
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!   
         
We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!  
         
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!
       
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!
         
NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!  Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

Site Meter

 

Have You Missed Any Of Our Recent Blog Posts? Just Click On Either of the Two Photos Below to See What We Have Also Been Blogging About! 

Plainville (CT) Comic, Toy and Collectible Show Oct 26th 2008.  Are You A Fan Of The Harvey Cartoons & Comics?

 

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:12 PM PDT
Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:36 PM PDT
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Baseball on My Mind...
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Book History

 

Baseball on My Mind...

I've got baseball on my mind. 

My hometown team, the Philadelphia Phillies, are in the World Series - YEAH!

I'm actually typing this watching the first game so Michael can post it soon... so far so good but the Rays are catching up.

Michael and I spent last Saturday watching my niece Jackie, (pictured below), play in a college showcase softball tournament in Anaheim Hills, California.

 Click Here To See Our Current Listings listed for sale!

She's such a dynamo on the base path her coach kept putting her in to run for her teammates. (These showcase tournaments sure have different rules!)

Watching her poised to steal second, I said, "She looks like Spidey getting ready to shoot his webs!"

That started a discussion of what baseball teams different comic book super heroes would root for. 

Since Peter Parker grew up in Forest Hills, Spider-Man must be a Mets fan. 

Ben Grimm/The Thing comes from Yancey Street in Brooklyn, so he's probably still moaning over the Dodgers move to LA. 

Mr. Fantastic annoys me such much he'd have to be a Yankees fan - the team I always root against no matter who they're playing!

Wolverine being from Canada is probably a Toronto Blue Jays fan.

Sub-Mariner HAS to be - DUH - a Mariners fan.

What do you think?  Let's hear your suggested teams for: Batman, Superman, DareDevil - you name it!

~  Tina

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Talk about comic books foretelling the future!

The above is the Devil (Rays?) playing in the World Series!

 

 

 

Welcome To Our World! Michael first started selling at Comic Cons back in 1972!  

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!
       
The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!
       
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
       
We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!  
       
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!
       
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!
         
NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!  Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

Site Meter

 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers!

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 8:50 PM PDT
Updated: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:02 PM PDT
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Trunk Or Treat !
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: TV Shows

 

Trunk Or Treat ! 

 

It's that time of year again!

But this time Tina and I are 'Trunk or Treating' the Sunday before Halloween Night.

What's 'Trunk or Treat' you ask? Well, it's where cars, trucks and other vehichles line up on a parking lot or makeshift lot with their trunks open. Then the kids walk by each trunk and the owner(s) pass out candy! 

This is a new idea that our church is sponsoring this year. We'll have to take photos and blog about it, as Tina's red sports car will be decorated ala Spider-Man webs and goodies! 

Of course we'll have on Michael's favorite Halloween CD: Elvira Presents 'Haunted Hits' which features:

  Track Listing

1. Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
2. Haunted House - Jumpin' Gene Simmons
3. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
4. Out Of Limits - The Marketts
5. The Blob - The Five Blobs
6. The Creature From The Black Lagoon - Dave Edmunds
7. The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
8. The Addams Family (Main Title) - Vic Mizzy
9. Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes - Lee Lewis (cassette only)
10. Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
11. Twilight Zone - Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra
12. Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
13. Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (cassette only)
14. Attack Of The 50-Foot Woman - The Tubes (cassette only)
15. King Kong - Big T. Tyler (cassette only)
16. The Creature (From Outer Space) - The Jayhawks (cassette only)
17. Halloween Spooks - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
18. Horror Movie - The Skyhooks
19. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
20. I Was A Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps
21. Voodoo Voodoo - LaVern Baker
22. Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells (cassette only)
23. Full Moon - Elvira

Speaking of Elvira, we just listed some more new issues in our eBay Store, which you can view by clicking on the Elvira wannabe in costume below!

  Click Here To See Our Elvira listings for sale!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comic Con and HoRRoR Trick Or Treat Night' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts and new listings of items for sale in our online store!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!

~ Michael
       
       
Digg!  

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers!

Click here to see our currently listed HoRRoR & MoNSTer Comics, Graphic Novels, Promos, DVDs and Magazines for sale! 
         
The above pictured CD will be great for us to play for 'Trunk or Treat' and then again for 'Halloween Night'!
       
         
Who could forget the great commercials that Elvira has starred in during the years? Not I !!!
       
Welcome To Our World! Michael first started selling at Comic Cons back in 1972!  

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!
       
The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!
       
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
       
We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!  
       
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!
       
Comics Graded And Then Listed Here!
         
NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!  Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

Site Meter

 

Have You Missed Any Of Our Recent Blog Posts? Just Click On Any of the Photos Below to See What We Have Also Been Blogging About! 

  Majesticon Comics Con - Colorado - Sunday, October 26, 2008. Go APE

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 7:33 AM PDT
Updated: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:49 AM PDT
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