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12-05-2016, 08:46 PM
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
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Sideshow Grail: What does it mean to you?
Starting this thread to avoid derailing another active thread and find out what is a Sideshow "Grail" to you?
What does it mean to you and do you have one?
Me, I consider a "Grail" a sought after piece, in this case Sideshow, that is highly desirable by the market yet hard to come by. My Sideshow Grail is my 1:1 Alien Warrior. To this day it's a head turner and a centerpiece of my collection. What's your Sideshow Grail and what does it mean to you?
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12-05-2016, 08:56 PM
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Captain Marvel
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I think most would just refer to it as their cornerstone piece. I'm not sure I would truly consider any mass produced statue a grail, but it comes down to personal preference.
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12-05-2016, 09:08 PM
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Hydra
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nugchompa
I think most would just refer to it as their cornerstone piece. I'm not sure I would truly consider any mass produced statue a grail, but it comes down to personal preference.
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There is no such thing as a grail. Just what you consider a grail.
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12-05-2016, 09:10 PM
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Batman
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something along the lines of this
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12-05-2016, 09:16 PM
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
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I've also got the Meg Mucklebones LSB which, to me, I consider a Grail. They make VERY FEW of them(200?) and I am HUGE fan of Legend. The quality of the LSB is incredible and overlooked by people who are not a fan of the license.
But again yes, a Grail is of personal preference.
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12-05-2016, 09:17 PM
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Phoenix
Join Date: Feb 2013
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A grail would be the original Superman comic in mint condition. Now that's a grail.
I don't think there really are any true grails with statues, most are always available, even Doom on Throne and XM Magneto are readily available if you want to dish out $3000+... I would maybe call them grail light 
If there was only like 8 Doom on Throne statues in the whole world then I would say it was a grail but there are hundreds of them out there...
Now personal grails, well that's a different subject...
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12-05-2016, 09:21 PM
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Batman
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Location: Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by built2shred
Now personal grails, well that's a different subject...
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as far as im concerned, there are only personal grails
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12-05-2016, 09:34 PM
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As far as I'm concerned, the only thing that would approach "grail" status in this hobby would be a prototype, because that's an original piece of art to a mass produced piece. And I don't mean a sample, or artist's proof, or whatever, I'm talking the original prototype made by SS's artists.
A prototype checks all the boxes for a "grail" collectible.
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12-05-2016, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SONICobra
as far as im concerned, there are only personal grails
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If that's the case, then how do you classify something like an Action Comics 1 or Detective 27 from other collectibles?
Grail is the word that separates the truly significant, rare and virtually unobtainable from the rest of the pack. But at some point people decided to use the word to say "this is my favorite" or "this has appreciated in value". I don't get it.
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12-05-2016, 09:38 PM
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COI
As far as I'm concerned, the only thing that would approach "grail" status in this hobby would be a prototype, because that's an original piece of art to a mass produced piece. And I don't mean a sample, or artist's proof, or whatever, I'm talking the original prototype made by SS's artists.
A prototype checks all the boxes for a "grail" collectible.
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Like Rick O'Connell!! I told you all, GRAIL!!
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