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Was the white strip on the spine the same on your old 9.6?

Are any of the HG GL #7s perfectly centered, or do they all have the white stripe on the spine?

What did you pay for it?

Not as much as Bunky Brian, though. (thumbs u

After looking at it closely, I believe it is my old 9.2. Just in case anyone is interested in doing this, the book was not pressed and had a couple of bends that can probably be corrected, but there is a tiny edge tear on the middle of the right side due to a slight overhang that will hold it back from 9.4. The owner needs to post better pics/scans if he wants to sell it for a decent price IMHO. It will be interesting to see where it ends up, regardless. (thumbs u

I wouldn't worry about that, Ryan. If there's one thing that the last few years have shown, it's that the reputation of GA collectors being "real" collectors, and SA collectors just being flippers, is a myth. Sure you've got your old school collectors Anderson, Verzyl and Berk who picked up their primo GA books for relative pennies and have locked them away, but it seems that in recent years, once a really nice GA book comes to the market, it keeps reappearing. In contrast, the NM SA mega-keys (both Marvel and DC) that appeared in the 2001-2003 time frame have disappeared from the market. With the exception of some TOS 39s when the Iron Man movie broke big and the odd 9.2 Hulk 1 or 9.6 ASM 1 here and there, there was a real drought until 2008-2009, indicating that the prime books had truly been absorbed into real collections. When some books started appearing on the market again in 2008 and 2009, we saw record-breaking prices because SA collectors knew the opportunity to acquire the books truly was limited. Good point, Tim. I am torn since I do not want to put any more savings into funny books right now until I see which way the economy and markets are going to go. If they take another hit as I suspect, then it will be better to have cash on hand for investing and collecting purposes. If I sell, the only book I will probably keep is the GL #7 since it is so hard to find in even 8.0 or better condition. I guess my GL #9 is probably a keeper as well since 9.0 is 2nd highest graded after 9.2, but it is not as important to me as #7.

I am looking at it from more of a perspective that more long held GA collections will surface in the next couple of years due to the age of the owners and financial needs thanks to the recession/depression. This might be the best chance to chase them before they disappear into collections for another extended visit. WRT my new GL #7, I will post scans when it arrives back from CGC later this week.

No. I will post the new GL #7 when it arrives back from CGC this week. I am debating whether I should unload them to start chasing some pre-Robin Tecs and early Action issues, to be honest, since it looks like we might start to see more long held GA collections surface the next two years.

Thanks, but I no longer have the 7.5 GL #7.

I dropped out once it crossed the $300 barrier since I was looking at it as a copy to flip down the road and they did not post a back cover scan. Looks like the bar has been set much higher for even mid grade GL #7s, or this one has more potential than the stated grade.

Well.....either this copy is undergraded or the Mound City 9.0 sale is starting to drive up prices for lower grade copies as well. The final price with BP was $388.38 for the raw 6.0 GL #7 on Heritage tonight: http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=191220&Lot_No=12333&type=bidnotice-outbid

I was wondering about this one. Is there a stain on the back cover? Interior damage? Oh yeah, feel free to remove any mention of this book in your posts. (thumbs u

I agree that it is a fugly miswrap, but prices paid on 9.8s or 9.4+ "HIGHEST GRADED COPIES" do not surprise me any longer. It looks like there is a segment of speculator/investor collectors that want the highest graded runs possible and just buy the label, not the book.

And last but not least, an unexpected PLOD surprise. Must be very minor (one or two spots) color touch as the previous owner and I could not detect it before. Luckily, I have since found a nicer copy for the collection. (thumbs u

This one came in lower than expected. Only thing I can think of is that the color fleck out of the bottom right corner and a small tear between the bottom two staples (manufactured with 2 sets of staples ) did it in. I am going to call to see if there is something on the inside I missed.

Another nice one:

This was a pleasant surprise both grade and page quality wise. (thumbs u

Here are some new returns from CGC (previously posted here, I think):

A few that just came back from CGC today:

Congrats on the purchase!

I am not too sure about that, now. It has already gone parabolic to this point and while I agree that it has been undervalued for a long time, prices are already a bit too high in the sub-8.0 grades IMHO. Time will tell, I guess, but I think it will be a slower price increase from here on out (which is a good thing as it will mean that the price levels can be supported).

It is hot, but not quite as hot as during the summer/early fall. $2500 seems very aggressive for that copy right now, but closer to the movie it might sell.