It was a nice surprise to come home yesterday to find my new comics waiting. I've had a blast reading through some of them.
A few tidbits:
- I'm a bit surprised at the grades on some of these. Mile High is usually spot on or extremely conservative in their grading, but at least one of these missed the cut. A VG copy of ASM Annual 21 would honestly be a Good in my opinion, with banding damage, warped edge, and some interior discoloration. It's completely readable and only cost a few bucks though - if I want a higher grade copy I'll get one later.
- Packaging for shipment is still top notch. All comics come at least bagged, and are all bagged together in a large, magazine type bag. This is then placed in a custom mailer that looks like its made from an old comic book box. Very sturdy and very reliable.
- Prices have gone up a bit. I found an invoice from 2006 from Mile High that showed lots of comics less than $1.00. Nothing I've seen online so far has been less than $1.00 at Mile High. This makes sense though - the price of everything has gone up over the last 4 years.
I'll post more later - including pics. I've got a video I made of the unboxing, but its too large for YouTube. Might have to make another to fit their 10 min maximum limit.
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