maraxusofkeld

Any Jonah Hex Bronze Age run?

On 6/18/2022 at 1:30 PM, october said:

eBay was incredible up until about 2016, then the air slowly went out year after year. 

I found so many good deals and got so many amazing leads that it hurts to think about. I bought five or six massive high grade OO Silver collections just from networking after a purchase. One ended up being a box truck load of 30,000 comics, Silver through Copper. Another was 1,000 virtually untouched SA comics...and when I say untouched, I mean it. The friggin distributor overspray was unbroken on some of the top edges. I was the first person to open them, ever, 50 years after printing. Tons of 9.6's and 9.8's. All sold off to finance my collection and other stuff. No regrets, just sorry the party is over! eBay is a shadow of a shadow of its former self now. 

Their anti seller sentiments have driven a lot of sellers to other avenues. 

I joined in fall 98 but did not send the confirmation email back until April of 99, but I was not 18 at the time. I had to use my dad's info to register. 

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I think most collectors now a days are key collectors, where I feel your older collectors are run collectors. Your non-keys from the SA are not as collected. When I was putting together my X-Men, many of the non key silver age issues in 9.4 where less than a modern hot book in 9.8.

Does anyone think the state of the economy has more to do with it? 

If you break up the set, I’d be interested in #5 and #15!

Right under the price box, you can see white staining where it looks like color is missing from the cover. What did you think it was going to come back as?

Hey guys, appreciate your input 

Hey guys, I want to buy and item from eBay Australia and seller will not ship to USA. Anyone here use a proxy shipping service, and if so which so you recommend ?

Thanks in advance !

Is the strange adventures 214 still available?

It's definitely not worth to slab, I'd say 7.0 to 7.5, maybe a 8.0 with a press.

Anyone believe this copy actually sold? Graded copies were up for less.

On 7/23/2023 at 10:58 PM, tth2 said:

Well, in this case the pricing is borne out by real world prices.  A CGC 9.4 Flash 105 would certainly go for more than a CGC 9.4 DD 1 and much more than a CGC 9.4 Avengers 4.  

Yes, but it’s going for more money due to scarcity in grade than actual demand. If all three books were available in equivalent high grade copies on the census, both Marvel books would go for more.

So to recap, what issues do you have?

This is an example of what happens when clowns enter the hobby.

Are you interested in any trades?

On 5/12/2023 at 11:21 AM, Black_Adam said:

I agree with those who vote for neither of the above copies. ASM #129 is plentiful in the mid-grades and based on current GPA you should be able to land a CGC 5.0 - 5.5 at your budget of $1,200. And for mid-grade copies I would try to hunt for copies where the major flaws are on the back of the comic. As an example I show my own copy which presents very well for its grade as the major flaw is a subscription crease on the back cover. Be patient and be picky and you will be rewarded. Good luck with the hunt!

 

 

Wow, they really hammered the back for the crease as the front looks like a 9.0+

Not sure of your budget, but Greg Reece has a nice presenting 8.0 on his website:

https://reececomics.com/product/amazing-spider-man-129-cgc-80-owwh-pages for $2600

here is a nice 3.0 on comiclink ending tonight:

https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Damazing%2Bspider-man%26ItemType%3DCB%26pg%3D4%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%23Item_1682397&id=1682397&itemType=0#detail

Personally, I would just look for different copies in the desired grade range, as both have detrimental defects that I think would be a hard sell later on, unless they are at a bargain of a price. 

Do you guys think the whole cancel culture will cool this book off, demand stay the same, or increase as time goes on?

I think the point is, everyone on this board for the most part, is fully aware of their policy regarding the back scans, so why bring it up. Additionally, the fact they do not have a buyer's premium comparted to HA, makes up for that fact.