I was the one who purchased this copy, and yes I paid sales tax on it. There was a similar CGC copy for sale at the same time for about 1k more. I think it had the centerfold so it was more complete. But it had poor paper quality as you could see major discoloration around the edges and small pieces were falling off due to the start of brittleness. Yuck!
I was seriously thinking about sending it in for a proper restoration as it is missing the most common parts and I doubt I will find a cover and the needed pages anytime soon, or for a good price with how single pages are not cheap these days! Anyone have any thoughts on if this is worth restoring, or even if it should be. I would like to hear opinions on this.
I also have a Sub-mariner Comics #1 in the same condition. CGC NG coverless, missing first two wraps and centerfold. Thinking of restoring this one too. I also recently picked up a Showcase #8 CGC'd with missing cover and last page. The spash page is full of yellow tape and ugly. I did get lucky and found a first wrap for $65 and snagged it. So I just need to replace the cover somehow on this one. I don't usually buy incomplete copies like these, but sometimes you just have to get what you can afford haha
And in regards to the original question about a coverless Superman #1, I would think it should be worth up to about $50,000. There is a comic book store nearby me which has a .5 CGC complete copy for sale at $95,000 and I wish I had it instead of my copy...
