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2 hours ago, Ride the Tiger said:

Graders have bad days too. Maybe the person forgot to bring their glasses to work or lost a contact.

Agreed people have bad days.  I would think it should be a policy that if that's the case, no glasses/contacts today? No work today so go home with a write up or go get your glasses/contacts. With potentially hundreds of thousands/millions of dollars passing through their hands per shift, there should be no exceptions. I was under the impression that at least at one point, it took 3 graders to assign a book a given grade. I'm guessing that must have changed down the line somewhere because that book is just crazy for the grade assigned. 

2 hours ago, Crops068 said:

I called Asheville when I had issues and was stonewalled.  So I wouldn’t expect much of a response that way.

Same here. Guy answers the phone while in a comic shop and gives me this  about how that's a different part of their business and said he didn't know what to tell me. Paypal refunded me after they didn't respond to Paypal either after 10 days I believe. I will NEVER pre-order comics from ANYONE ever again. Done. 

Whiz comics 69                                                     AA Rating. 

Captain Marvel Adventures 130                           B+ Rating. 

Marvel Family 68                                                  A- Rating

1 hour ago, Wolverinex said:

Agreed.  Plus I love that they used his name on the front too

That's also a great point. I can see how @stillonly25cents said it looks like those candy strips we all used to eat as kids.  It also reminds me of Nova Corp channeling their shields together in Guardians of the Galaxy as well. 

18 hours ago, StillOnly25Cents said:

Avengers 8 is such a goofy cover 

Am I the only one that sees a villain standing behind a wall of those candy buttons on paper whenever I see the book

 

give me ish #23 any day 

Just preference I guess. Not saying it because I have one but I've always though it was a great cover, especially for a first appearance. 

I agree. Definitely going to crack 100k in high grades at some point. 

On 7/2/2021 at 7:58 PM, comixry said:

LOL...What other solo Cap story needs tp be told? 

Nomad has supposedly been filed as a trademark. 

https://thedisinsider.com/2020/12/16/marvel-studios-reportedly-developing-a-nomad-project/

10 minutes ago, wiparker824 said:

Yeah, I own 3 copies of cover A didn’t mean to give the impression I thought Miles would depreciate long-term. Long-term yes these books 1st, 2nd, variants, newsstands, will all go up. Miles isn’t going anywhere. Regardless of if Marvel/Disney ever gets the right to him or not. The only trouble you can get into is doing quick flips as there’s still a lot of volatility with these books as is the case with any modern key. But if you’re in it for the long haul it doesn’t much matter. Congrats on your purchase.

No, I get what you're saying and thats usually the case. If a book dips a bit, sometimes all of their variants dip as well (venom 3).  Im not saying this can't dip since there are no books that are totally immune to that effect. I was just suggesting that while it may seem strong right now from the last 20,150.00 sale, the demand will likely always be there. Prices may fluctuate here or there but I definitely believe 25k will be a gift price in the near future. Not that asking prices translate to factual sales figures but there's a copy on the bay listed at 31k right after this sale it seems. It will be interesting to see where the next few copies land. Now if I can just find a ps5 somehere... I can finally play the game. "Buys expensive book but is too cheap to spring for an E-Bay ps5 😆 Thanks for the congrats on the book. 

23 minutes ago, wiparker824 said:

Very strong price considering the UF 4 main cover 1st prints been falling this past week. Last 4 sales went for between 2200-2350… down ~500 from a week prior and the 90 day average. I know the buyer for a 25k book is very different than that for a 2500 dollar book but they typically trend together.

Im not worried. Miles isn't going anywhere. Animated movie, ps5 game and he's a great character imo. I know a few people looking for a copy and with such a small number available in 9.8 in comparison to the standard version,  im confident in the long term. I bought it though because I really like the character and I think he's going to be a meaningful character going forward. It definitely helps that spider-man is the biggest selling back issue. How many times have we all seen a book achieve a strong price and shortly after or somewhere down the road, it seems insanely cheap? In the end though, Its not a flip anyway. I really wanted one for my collection. 

There are also 2864 9.8 of ult 4 regular vs only 166 9.8 variants. While they pop up from time to time, supply vs demand will support the book as it has been steadily. Even if it dips at some point, I believe events in the Miles timeline will propel it right back to new levels of unseen price points. 

I also agree with Valiantman. A news stand 9.8 would also crack 20k easy. These two copies are set quite far apart from the standard editions in terms of rarity/value and will likely, always be heavily sought after. Don't get me wrong...ANY copy of Ultimate Fallout 4 is a great book regardless of opinions by a certain site or two that say dump them. Dumping one of the newest key spider-man characters in the last two decades? Nah...i'll hold. Many books cool and they also usually come right back up and surpass their previous highs. This isnt directed at anyone on this thread btw...just my general outlook. 

19 minutes ago, carefulsum said:

I thought the last 9.8 was sold in March for $20k from Comiclink, are you talking about that one or this $25k is a different book?

It was a Comicconnect sale that happened this week. The book was listed at 30k and after making an offer and then counter offer, we settled at 25k. 

https://www.myslabbedcomics.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=61694&gsub=3746

Anyone have an idea as to what the print run numbers might be for the Djurdjevic variant? In terms of pricing, GPA doesn't reflect this but a 9.8 was just purchased for $25k.  Personally, I like the cover better than the standard cover but that's just my opinion. 

5 minutes ago, rdz30606 said:

thanks for the insight.  I'm on the same page as you on this.

$1300 vs $400-500 must be the definition of "really wanting it" 

We've all seen some sales this year that were incredibly out of range from the norm. With the influx of new collectors/speculators, seeing a book shatter the normal GPA is a common theme now. It also helps that the Eternals have accelerated out of the stratosphere within the last few years and having a copy of a book that is just so low in terms of numbers on the census per grade must have helped with that sale as well. Definitely cool to add to any Eternals collection. 

6 hours ago, rdz30606 said:

hello all,

not sure if this constitutes thread drift...but has anyone else noticed the price the last Eternals #1 (UK price variant) at CGC 9.4 went for (according to GPA)....$1300?

this is an anomaly, right?

or is the UK price variant now being taken almost "as seriously" as the 30 cent variant?

curious 

Could have been that one collector/speculator that really wanted it. I doubt they're even in the same play space as the price variants. Comiclink had a Hulk 1 4.5 UK variant that sold for pretty much, the exact GPA that a 4.5 Universal was going for (at the time it sold anyway). I was contemplating that purchase for a week or so before someone else decided to pull the trigger on it. Personally, I have no issues with them and I wouldn't mind buying nice copies of them but I wouldn't pay more for them than U.S. copies in most cases but that's just me. I wouldn't mind a nice Eternals 1 UK copy joining the collection though. 

5 minutes ago, Howling Mad said:

But at least it had Dr. Fate on it. Half-mask face granted...

 It was just the red background. I felt that more could have been done to liven up the background, rather than just red. Would have been nice to see Aquaman or Green Arrow front and center though.

21 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Never seen that Marvel Presents cover. I want one!

47 minutes ago, rexinnih said:

Beautiful .30c #1s. 

Much appreciated. 

Hello all

Up for sale before heading to auction are...

New Teen Titans 2 CGC 9.8 ($1000.00) Last GPA June 2021 was $1075.00

Green Lantern 25 CGC 9.8 ($400.00) Last GPA May 2021 was $425.00

Prices are firm.  Wins the book and always wins over any PM. No H.O.S.

$12.00 shipping within the USA. Canadian shipping $40.00. (combined shipping available +$2.00 USA, +$8.00 Canada)

Apparently, I gave these to my father years back and they were still bundled together. Top and bottom copy were low grade but everything sandwiched between them was pretty decent. Death of count Dooku

26 minutes ago, Mdrguy101 said:

Thanks Timeless and thanks to the others who were helpful.

You're quite welcome. Good luck! 

On 6/22/2021 at 5:37 PM, Bird said:

you can do "want to buy" but the rules state you must list a price. So generally people say what you are looking for trade wise and put a ridiculously high BIN to satisfy the rules.

So you have to start somewhere value wise in the trade post and go from there

good luck

 

"For sale" section for pricing. Nice to see someone helping rather than cutting down new boardies. 

Hulk 1 8.0 on Comicconnect closed at $150,000.00 

9 hours ago, KEY ISSUES Comics said:

Darkseid and the Silver Surfer are other major characters in the same boat. And man, FF48 is such a TERRIBLE cover. That's why I love FF50 so much. It's the Surfer's first 'real' cover appearance. Yeah, I know he's on the cover of FF49, but he's kind of lost in the shuffle there.

FF 50 cover really is superb. 

2 hours ago, William-James88 said:

Him not being on the cover is why I never made that big purchase. Same issue with first Captain Marvel Jr

I would rather have him on cover but as long as the cover art is decent, I don't mind. That's one thing I disliked about a copy of more fun comics 73 that I had. Great book, terrible cover. A lot of people feel that way about Strange Tales 110 too. I'm not a fan of the 110 cover to begin with though. In this case, its different. I do like this one.