redhood

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5/21/2016
Topic: Ruk's list-Who has the best collection

redhood

Hey Ruk, Sorry I have been gone for a while. Been building out my Batman Vol 2 collection including the Batman 1:100 sketch 9.8, all the frakin variants, the rarely know Batman 1 Warner Entertainment variant(not to be confused with the Warner Batman Exhibit issue). Also grabbed the Amazing 667 Dell otto, Bats 608 RRP...it has been a busy several months.

New $$$ up to $475,000. Still behind you but of course it is ok to be in the shadow of a legend.

Mark
edited by redhood on 5/21/2016

5/21/2016
Topic: Batman Vol 3 #1 Variants

redhood

With the new Batman Vol 3 coming out, store are soliciting their own variants. For those of you interested, here are the variants I have found. We can add as this list increases.

Regular issue
Sale variant
Fried Pie color and sketch
DCBS
Midtown color and sketch
Dynamic Forces
BulletProof Color and sketch
BuyMeToys Color and sketch
Legacy Color and sketch
Zapp color and sketch

4/19/2017
Topic: Ruk's list-Who has the best collection

redhood

My friend Ruk, you have far surpassed me in value. My measley collection has finally topped $500K EEIG. Total number of comics is 41, 700. I know, I know...I need a life....

Mark

4/19/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Board members and mods and with sincere apologies if I have broken any rules here.

I wanted to share this with all of you as this board was truly my home for many many years. This is where I started cataloguing all of those Batman variants and started the whole filing cabinet as a storage option. But that was years ago and time has moved on.

For years I have been collecting. Many of you know that. But I always wanted to give back. About three years ago, I wanted to donate some comics to medical facilities and then it hit me, there was no major initiative that really was in place to help children in hospitals, medical facilities and cancer centers across the US. This is not to say that there aren't sites out there-there are. But there was nothing that I could see that brought the industry, publishers, shops and all of us into this endeavor.

It has been my experience that as collectors, many are some of the nicest people you can meet. Exceptons exist everywhere but still, many have asked how they could help.

To that end, http://www.Comicbooksforkids.ORG was created. This is a new initiative whose only goal is to provide comic books to kids in hospitals, cancer centers, etc.

Each of you can help. Please let others know. Please ask your comic shop to contact us. This site relies on donations of all types to ship comics to medical facilities. In the past week, I have shipped almost 200 comics to 5 facilities, all listed on the board. As word continues to spread, my inbox is filling up with requests.

And this is wonderful because it is an opportunity for all of us.

If we do nothing else but perhaps bring some cheer to these children, then we have done our jobs.

If there is a hospital or medical facility near you and you have 25-50 comics that are in really good condition, age appropriate and you want to donate to them, let me know. I will personally contact the hospital and make arrangements for you to deliver them. Your name will also go on the board as a contributor to our cause.

If you simply want to share a few dollars, our paypal button allows that. Each shipment we send out costs $10,00 so again, anything is appreciated. And again, your name goes on the board!

Let me state in closing that I dont have all the answers. Heck, I am still not sure what all the questions are. This all started with a desire to help out kids and perhaps for a period of time, they can imagine themselves soaring through the sky, being Superman, Thor, Batman or any other of the many wonderful characters that we ourselves appreciate.

Thanks for reading, sharing the vision and supporting any way that you can.

Mark

4/20/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Defiant1, nice to say hello again. It has been many many years.

Actually we are ok here.

We talk to the child life specialist to understand what their policies are. Some have infectious disease criteria that doesn't allow for anything other then plastic boards that can be sanitized and wiped clean. Others require new books right from the Publisher. Still others take gently used comics. WE do all the work of validating and then providing.

This is ALL about putting comic books into the hands of these children.

But at the end of the day, they medical facilities tell us what they want.

In our first week, we have now shipped OVER 200 comics to 6 facilities with many requests coming in! The thank yous have been overwhelming.

But...this is really a grass roots endeavor. Even a $10.00 contribution allows us to ship one box of 40-50 comics. Already many from the community are helping and I am hoping my friends here at CPG do the same.

4/22/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Completely agree my friend and that is where we come in. We PERSONALLY call the child life specialists to make sure all is acceptable!

Yup, see the issue with board traffic. Wonder what that truly is a sign of?

You still collecting have your Continuity and Defiant collections? Actually managed to pick up a 9.6 Miracle on Broadway years back. Not sure anyone even knows what that is anymore....

7/1/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Wanted all of you to see this as you were there on day 1.

Check out the sight now, all.

We are completely up and running and an IRS approved charity meaning all donations are tax deductible (our document is on the site for all to see). Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, Archie, Oni Press, Lion Forge, IDW and BOOM are all on board with us as is Diamond.

https://www.comicbooksforkids.org/

We have already contributed to almost 40 hospitals including people who contacted us who wanted to give as well.

Here is how you can help. Friend us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (all accessible from our site). If you know a company that wants to sponsor us, please pass our name along. All personal donations of $100 put you on our wall of heroes.And dont hesitate to ask any questions. Full transparency here !

This is real my friends and all of YOU were one of the first to know!

7/4/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Just keeping all of you in the loop.
We have already acquired a corporate sponsor with a couple more that are looking good. For all of you that want to contribute, even the smallest of donations helps us and we will send you a donation receipt. Please connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.
And again, please promote us to your friends. The scale of what we do here is directly proportional to the funding we receive.

Finally, for your feel good 4th:
https://www.comicbooksforkids.org/community

7/10/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

For those of you who may have friends in the retailer community, ComicBooks For Kids was spotlighted today in Diamond's weekly e newsletter. We will be posting this on our board later this week but just a heads up. Ask you favorite LCS to read it and get involved! We need everyone contributing. Every bit helps the kids.

7/15/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Just a quick update! We added 5 more hospitals this week shipping over 200 comics! And, we are NOW listed as a 501 (C) 3 in the IRS database.
Please tell your friends, follow us on Twitter and friend us on facebook...but even more, if you can contribute, even $25.00 it would help us immensely!
https://www.comicbooksforkids.org/

7/27/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Anybody home here guys?

7/28/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Thought some of you may be interested.

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/38089/diamond-joins-comicbooks-kids

8/7/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Bleeding cool article today.
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/08/06/fighting-dragons-battling-super-villains-hospital-bed/

We would love your help too, especially as one of the best sites in the industry! We are SOOOO close to our funding goal and I want to reflect you guys as the difference maker!
(so far...sadness...no one from this board has contributed..)

9/14/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Friends, if you have not seen our results, please check out our site and contribute where you can. We have shipped over 3,000 comics already and by the time Halloween Comic Fest hits, will exceed 5,000 comics!. Our medical facilities tab shows the hospitals we have sent to. The community tab shows feedback. You can also be on our wall of heroes with a donation. Please help us if you can. Even the smallest donation makes a difference!

9/21/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

imatonkatoo wrote:

Brilliant idea. Well done. Nice site too.

Thank you. The rewards are amazing. And, if there is a hospital near you that you want to get involved with, just let us know. We will work with you and even get you comics to give to them.

10/4/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

imatonkatoo wrote:

redhood wrote:
imatonkatoo wrote:
Brilliant idea. Well done. Nice site too.

Thank you. The rewards are amazing. And, if there is a hospital near you that you want to get involved with, just let us know. We will work with you and even get you comics to give to them.

I'm in England so the shipping might be a bit too high. I'm involved with my daughters charity. Which is a hospital that I could ask. She was born with a big hole in her heart (13 years ago now) and the hospital that looked after her were amazing to both kids and the parents.
edited by imatonkatoo on 9/22/2017

Sounds like you are ready to start our UK chapter!!! Wonderful story and thank you for sharing.
This is what we do my friend.

11/28/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

For those of you with an interest, what we have done together as a comic book community is amazing. In just 6 months, we have delivered comic books to over 6,000 children in over 90 hospitals. If you haven't seen us lately, please take a look and contribute something if you can. Even $25.00 makes a big difference for us as 100% of what we do goes to the "kids". We draw 0 compensation from this-all 100% donated time.

So many ways you can get involved INCLUDING getting your retailer involved.

Together we are putting smiles on children in hospitals!

12/19/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

As the end of the year approaches and you are considering your donations, remember, we work on behalf of the comic industry representing Distributor, Publishers and the retailers to provide comic books to kids in hospitals and cancer centers. keep us in mind and check out our Facebook page as well! Amazing story about a three year, open heart surgery and comics.
https://www.facebook.com/comicbooksforkids/

12/21/2017
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Last post of the year. If you cannot contribute..and not everyone can, perhaps you can simply go on our Facebook page and like us (if indeed you do).
https://www.facebook.com/comicbooksforkids/
Our goal was a meager 100 likes for this year and we are at 97.
Regardless, my thanks to all of you who DID contribute and made a difference for the kids out there.

1/15/2018
Topic: Comic Books for kids in hospitals, cancer centers

redhood

Hey all. Wanted to make you aware that we received a donation of ten long boxes from a collector that is simply in NM 9.4-9.8 condition. All comics are bagged and boarded and for the most part are Batman related. We are talking sets or almost sets of Shadow of the Bat, Legends of the Dark Knight, Batman Dark Knight, Robin, Nightwing, Grayson, Batman and Robin, Batman Inc, Azrael, Catwoman Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Robin son of Batman, Superman/wonder woman, Zatanna, and many others.
While 99% of what we receive goes to children in hospitals, we will on ocassion when the material is too adult for children sell them and use the proceeds for shipping comics to hospitals.

I apologize to the mods if this was the wrong place to put this and if so, please move it but wanted to offer these to collectors at what may be considered a fair and reasonable amount with 100% of these proceeds going to charity. What you would do if you wanted any of these is contact me at the charity web site and we could work from there. Donations would be made via paypal to the charity as well although if you wanted, we could always do an ebay auction.
No real hidden gems here but a great chance to get a run at a very low price and help us out!