I've finally reached the number one spot on one of my sets, All-American Men of War. I will admit my success is mostly due to a lack of serious competition. Even a nitch set like Western Comics is more competitive. My goal now is to keep the top position.

It's amazing the volume of highest and second highest graded issues there are that remain available for sale particularly on Comic Link. Actually that's not the amazing part. What's amazing is how delusional the sellers are. All American Men of War is not what I would consider a "Hot" set but they're priced as if interest were off the charts. Issue 71 CGC graded 8.5 is listed at $750, guide priced at $162. Issue 16 CGC graded 8.5 is listed at $1000, guide priced at $495. Issue 17 CGC graded 7.5 listed at $800, guide priced at $374. I happen to own a 7.5 copy of issue 17 and I didn't even pay close to guide price much less a ridiculous $800. Issue 34 CGC graded 9.0 listed at $1900, guide priced at $476. There's a copy of issue 81 CGC graded 8.0 for $300. I just bought an 8.5 copy on Ebay for less than ¼ of that price. My favorite is probably issue 18 CGC graded 8.5 listed at $2400, guide priced at $487. There must be 3 dozen or so of these outrageously priced issues. People aren't even putting in ANY bids on these issues because even the minimum bids are way over guide. I cannot imagine what these sellers are thinking but I can guarantee these will never sell. Even most on Ebay, which are more reasonably priced, are still too high and sit there endlessly.

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