Dressler Machine

On 9/17/2022 at 3:40 PM, Professor K said:

Hey everyone, I was hoping to hear some thoughts on a move I've been thinking about for some time. I have an AF 15 .5 Blue. It looks not so good but it is complete (which many .5's are not). It's kind of like the John Merrick of AF 15's. 

Because of the grade it doesn't really fit with my other big early Marvel keys which are at least 3.0's. I have been thinking about selling and buying an ASM 1 (which I don't have) with the proceeds. I figure I could get an ASM 1 4.0 with the funds form the AF 15 or put out a few more bucks for a 5.0. Low grade AF 15's are, as we know, unpredictable. I've seen low grade, really bad looking raw copies go for more than many  .5 cgc graded copies in the same time frame. 

Anyway, what do you think? Keep one of the worst looking graded examples of the King of the Silver Age or sell it and get a decent looking ASM 1? Another option I've considered was selling the AF 15 .5 and wait for an AF 15 1.5 or possibly a 1.0 to come around. Of course that would take at about 5K to 8K more to acquire.

A- Keep it and be happy I have one.

B- Sell it and get a comparably priced ASM 1.

C- Sell it and dish out extra dough for a 1.5 or 1.0 

D- Something else

Thanks, 

Hi Professor K. I messaged you privately. I'd prefer to have AF15 over ASM1, but you need to make the decision of what you want.

On 5/26/2022 at 7:36 PM, Bo1983 said:

2.0 So how much did you pay for it In 1990?

$200 which was a ton of money for me back then (I was a student making about $3.35 an hour at a drug store).

On 5/21/2022 at 8:40 AM, gadzukes said:

It's probably a $32k - $36k comic now.  By any chance do you remember what you paid in 1990?  Probably less than $1000

I paid $200, which was a ton of money for me. I was getting paid $3.35 an hour at a drug store while in high school. I think I spent $225 that day and got this, ASM #298 and #300, both of which I sold years ago.

I bought this AF15 around 1990 and have had it in a lockbox for the past 20 years. I've finally decided to have it graded. Any initial thoughts?