Followup to Yesterday's Journal Entry

It was just yesterday that I offered up my comic "Holy Grail" that included an early issue of Superman and one of World's Finest. These two comics were something I would have liked to acquire someday in the future perhaps the distant future perhaps never. Generally I only look at comics graded at least VF (8.0) but I lean towards 8.5, 9.0 and up even in the case of Golden Age comics. So I was perusing Comic Link yesterday and on a whim expanded my search to include FN/VF (7.0) and up and low and behold there was one of my Holy Grail's. World's Finest #21 graded CGC 7.0 and well below the guide price $700. In fact it was well below the asking price of other World's Finest comics from the same general time period in the same general condition. So after some internal debate I decided to put in an offer that was 33% less than that asking price. This was just sort of my initial jab to feel out the seller. It can sometimes take me months of back and forth before I settle. But to my shock it was accepted.

My first thought was that something was wrong. The comic had been available since July and no one had made an offer. Was this some kind of reprint that I was unaware of? No, I plugged in the CGC number and it's for real. Was there some problem with the comic itself? Actually it looks quite nice. The only issue I see is that the cover is somewhat translucent but I've seen much higher graded comics with this issue. The spine is a little wrinkly but that's common with squared off spines on thicker comics. Did I accidentally bid on a restored comic? Nope, it's Universal.

My final cost was well below half guide price and I couldn't be more thrilled. It doesn't really satisfy as a "Holy Grail" since a 7.0 is on the low end of acceptable grade for me but this should keep me happy for several months.

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