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There's a booger on the camera lens.

The man without fear of eating.

I think this has worked for them so far. But there are more and more places stepping into the market and I think in time they'll have to adapt or die. Josh may be fine with this if he plans to retire at a fixed date. If he can see the horizon, why bother investing in unnecessary infrastructure if the plan is to flip it in a few years and let the new guy update it. But that's pure speculation.

I went through a bunch of the titles on atlastales, and I can maybe narrow it down to 20-25. I feel like Spellbound 20 is the only one I can definitively put as a top 5 for me. But there's just too many to choose from. BTW, these are all

I tend to lean toward the first printing, but there are a lot of assumptions leading to that which I would prefer more information on. Fortunately, I have no need to make that choice. Given the option with Marvel 1, I'm choosing the Oct copy every time.

Ok, we've all seen our AIWW 13s, how about 17? That's been among the toughest issues to find in decent shape for me.

I wouldn't be surprised to see it change. But it would take a lot of crack/resubs to get the data, and my guess is at 4% FMV with the potential for a big loss there aren't a whole lot of people willing to do it. It's not like the Marvel 1 Oct/Nov discrepancy where it's visible through the slab. Do you think the early version is rare because people are holding it? From the print runs it should be more common. That might also affect any discrepancy in value if the 2nd or 3rd printings are less common. It's the opposite of Marvel 1. Overall, I don't think it's quite as clear cut as we see with moderns where 1st printings are typically more valuable (but even that is changing as people look for scarcer printings)

In my 30 years I don't know of a single person who has marketed a Superman 1 with the distinction noted. I would say that they're following what the market has set.

That's an impossible ask.

Would you like the number for my divorce attorney?

I think it was something like "$3 for a scan, but if you buy the book no charge"

Fantastic stuff! It's crazy to see a book that you've searched for for over a decade, and the nicest copy is a 4.5.

On occasion I had someone mail me a color copy prior to committing to a book. Those were the days!

Apparently they grow on trees.

I'm going to flip through it tonight, maybe we can talk this weekend about strategizing!

Good news everyone, I just got my catalog for this auction in the mail today.

Especially with that atrocious resto removal.

I've spoken with people at CGC directly about this, and there are videos all over the internet about people getting PLOD with this technique. If you take it too far it's obvious.

CGC is absolutely treating this as restoration with a PLOD. It's not always detected, but when it is it gets a purple label.

Collecting is still magical for me after 30 years. Sorry to hear it's not enjoyable for you any longer.

What an incredible cover.

What are thoughts on this? Seems in line with sales over the past 2 years, but it's not a book that I expect to stagnate.

You know I love this one!