My oh my!

Ok, I have payed close attention to prices on graded comics. Lately, like in the last two months, I have seen a definite uptake in the prices 80s issues are selling for.

I am not completely sure why this is. In some cases, I can only say its because of the Copper Age 1st appearances issues, which have skyrocketed in selling price lately. I saw a Captain America #354 from 1989 in 9.8 sell for $161!! I can only assume that this was because the issue was the 1st appearance of US Agent. But $161? Sheesh!

Other Cap issues with 1st appearances also sold for silly prices.

#253 9.8 - $105

#282 SS 9.8 - $154

#323 SS 9.8 - $116

Secret Wars #8 9.8 - $160!!!!

Longshot #1 9.8 - $155!!!!

MGN #4 9.8 - $536!!!!!

These are all Copper Age 1st appearance issues, but it still seems ridiculous to me. I got my 9.8 copy of Secret Wars 8 for $70. Two copies of MGN #4 for $200 and $250. I got my MGN Avengers Death Trap issue for $26 just last year, but another 9.8 copy just sold for $110. I have got a total of $95 in my MGN ASM parallel Lives with a sig from Saviuk (see pic below), but a universal 9.8 copy just sold for $164!

I do not know if I have just been lucky, or just managed to catch the market right before it went nutty!

Has anyone else been noticing big time upward prices on Copper Age issues lately?

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