tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post4776058726449057273..comments2024-03-28T16:55:49.068+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: WHAM! - THE FIRST AND THE LAST - AND LEO BAXENDALE'S PLACE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-33113764365532715682017-11-16T20:32:09.117+00:002017-11-16T20:32:09.117+00:00I must try that sometime and see what happens. Thi...I must try that sometime and see what happens. Thing is though, if memory serves, even misspelt items seem to pop up in the correct categories these days. I've seen Darleks and Dalecks listed alongside correctly spelt versions. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-60009021490268113582017-11-16T20:24:02.178+00:002017-11-16T20:24:02.178+00:00You can get bargains on eBay sometimes by looking ...You can get bargains on eBay sometimes by looking for mis-spelled listings - I got a hard-to-find CD of Rory Gallagher very cheaply because the seller had listed it as Roy Gallacher.<br /><br />I remember reading of someone who got a '70s Palitoy talking Dalek dirt cheap because they searched for 'darlek' just on the off-chance that anything would come up.Dave Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-1276189133242205302017-11-16T20:06:00.682+00:002017-11-16T20:06:00.682+00:00I suppose it's swings and roundabouts, DS. You...I suppose it's swings and roundabouts, DS. You can get some great bargains on eBay, but there are some pure chancers on it as well. Back in the '90s, Burger King issued some Yogi Bear toys with their kids meals (no apostrophe, because they're meals FOR kids, not made or owned BY them), all of which I happened to get at the time. One comes in two parts (in the one bag), and there are (or was) three of them on eBay just a few days back.<br /><br />One was selling at £4.99 with free postage, another was selling at the same price, plus £3.50 for postage, and a third was selling at £9.99, with something like nearly £3 or £4 for postage. Thing is, the dearer one was only one half of the toy, with absolutely no mention of this fact in the listing - despite me previously contacting the seller months ago to tell him. (It had been listed for ages.)<br /><br />A few days ago, after spotting the toy again, I contacted the seller and said that by not revising his listing to incorporate the new information I'd supplied (which I suspect he knew anyway as the toy was obviously incomplete), he was clearly chancing his arm by asking nearly twice as much for half a toy than others were asking for the complete version. The ad came down shortly after, but it'll be interesting to see how it's worded if or when it reappears.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-34613945968133390552017-11-16T19:31:45.028+00:002017-11-16T19:31:45.028+00:00I don't know a lot about Baxendale, but it str...I don't know a lot about Baxendale, but it strikes me looking at some of his stuff how familiar it seems to me - doubtless, as you say Kid, because he pretty much set the style for British humour comics that I read growing up in the 80s.<br /><br />As for unrealistic eBay prices, some of them are ludicrous. I was looking at an old book about UFOs which there was only one copy of for sale at the unbelievable price of £89.99. Ebay then emailed me to tell me that another copy had been listed - I dashed over to eBay to find that the seller had indeed listed it at a cheaper price...£89.75. I don't want to read it that badly. Dave Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-13733973413610165152017-11-12T00:09:03.318+00:002017-11-12T00:09:03.318+00:00About 5 years ago, an eBay seller in America was a...About 5 years ago, an eBay seller in America was asking for £432.87 (and £23.53 p&p) for the British Marvel Annual for 1974. Mile High Comics are currently asking £368.07 (and £10.59 p&p) - I bought one in almost mint condition (to replace one not quite as good) a few weeks ago for £12.99 inclusive of p&p. I think Mile High was the seller in the first instance, so they've obviously reduced their price, but it's still ludicrously high for a reprint book with some clumsy alterations. There are also another 5 on sale at the moment, at a variety of prices - none of which I'd say reflect its true worth.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-1172398447610085462017-11-11T23:46:37.080+00:002017-11-11T23:46:37.080+00:00Yes the greedy comic dealers. Smash 27 was listed ...Yes the greedy comic dealers. Smash 27 was listed last year for $74us by an American seller with postage of $24us..It never sold and I sure as hell wasnt paying that much for it.. Yet they still over price them .As you said the guy with all the dosh.Lionel Hancocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-77354732440300962712017-11-11T23:06:36.416+00:002017-11-11T23:06:36.416+00:00I've seen sellers ask for around £700 or £800 ...I've seen sellers ask for around £700 or £800 for the free gifts from Smash! and Pow! (separately) on eBay, LH. I've never seen one sell, but it only takes one person with loads of dosh to buy one, and suddenly all sellers think that's what they're worth. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-11170364286840451272017-11-11T22:58:06.017+00:002017-11-11T22:58:06.017+00:00I saw No1 with its toy gun listed on ebay the othe...I saw No1 with its toy gun listed on ebay the other day for near on 800ELionel Hancocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-27345682811353117692017-11-10T09:28:40.094+00:002017-11-10T09:28:40.094+00:00I'd like to see an Omnibus edition of Willy Th...I'd like to see an Omnibus edition of Willy The Kid. I already have all three books, but I'd still buy an Omnibus.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-136987265542754602017-11-10T03:33:29.719+00:002017-11-10T03:33:29.719+00:00It’s absolutely true, his style was what defined B...It’s absolutely true, his style was what defined British comics for a generation. They should re release his material. It’s timeless. Phil Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-72580941934639496792017-11-09T19:45:43.343+00:002017-11-09T19:45:43.343+00:00Not that I know of, but obviously Leo meant to hav...Not that I know of, but obviously Leo meant to have someone else draw it while he was still alive.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-73790323312437083812017-11-09T19:32:55.809+00:002017-11-09T19:32:55.809+00:00Really? Was the script ever made public? I'm g...Really? Was the script ever made public? I'm guessing not, by the phrasing of your comment.-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-72573317136187028882017-11-09T19:27:02.427+00:002017-11-09T19:27:02.427+00:00Very weird. In fact, it's utterly perverse. In...Very weird. In fact, it's utterly perverse. Interestingly, Leo wrote a story he never got around to drawing, called something like Willy The Kid meets God. He said it was the funniest thing he'd ever written and that someone else should draw it some day. Either Tom Paterson or Leo's son Martin would make ideal choices. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-18557042961514876542017-11-09T17:30:25.321+00:002017-11-09T17:30:25.321+00:00I like the weird covers for Willy The Kid, especia...I like the weird covers for Willy The Kid, especially the first issue. I had no clue about the history of the books, or the ambitious hopes behind them. I remember the mental image upon first hearing the title... most rude. And, yet - the cartoon in my head sometimes still wants to be drawn.<br /><br />Is it weird that i want to see a George Michael/Andrew Ridgeley album cover drawn by Leo Baxendale?-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.com