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On 12/6/2021 at 3:43 PM, A.K. - SilverAgeComicsUK said:

Wish I bought eternals before my package was sent oh well

Didn't see that on any wish list and threw it up last minute. Sorry.    I also have Eternals #2 and #3 in similar high CGC NM grades both featuring major 1st appearances also if anyone is interested in the set!

WHIZ COMICS #1 CGC Origin & 1st Captain Marvel Page 30,  Single Pages GPA averaging $155-$175 to own a true piece of history at a super affordable price! Board Price $140

BATMAN 139 CGC FN 6.0 1ST ORIGINAL BAT GIRL!  Last 5.0 just sold for $700, last 6.5 just sold for $1,320.  Recent sales are way way up, so throw out the 6 month old sales on this one.  Board Price Just $875 ($450 below the most recent 6.5 price!)

ADVENTURE #260 CGC FN 6.0 1ST SA ORIGIN & LIKELY 1ST SA AQUAMAN! SHOWCASE 30 is the 1st try out issue!  Most recent GPA $456 from June, book going up fast since then as New Movie approaches.  Board Price $415

AQUAMAN #35 CGC 5.0 KEY 1ST BLACK MANTA! 90 Day and most recent GPA $412, Board Price $375

GREEN LANTERN 59 CGC 4.0 KEY 1ST GUY GUARDNER GREEN LANTERN, GL LIVE ACTION TV SERIES & ANOTHER MOVIE IN THE WORKS SO THIS BOOK IS HOT! GPA $300 AND RISING FAST, BOARD PRICE $285

ETERNALS 1 CGC 9.4 1ST appearance many characters, Big Movie is doing well.  $329 GPA, BOARD PRICE JUST $249 25% Below Average 90 day GPA.

Fantastic Four #48 1st Silver Surfer  Remainder copy of what otherwise looks like it would have been a VF/NM maybe even NM- range FF48 before the top 1/4 to 1/5th was taken off for store credit, the knife cut into a good portion of the top of the 1st and a little into the 2nd story page also.   I counted every page and all the story pages are 100% there, but it is missing a wrap, probably page 12 and corresponding ad page wrap which seems to be common on these.   Last sale of a .5 was $850, hard to price this one, but it sure has a lot of nice high grade and excellent page color qualities etc. other than the very top strip.   Board Price $750. $695

Avengers #55 CGC 8.5 Stan Lee Signature Series to the 1st Ultron!  Last Stan Lee copy in grade was $795 in April 2021 and last 9.0 sold for $1,000 in June.  All the upper mid grades have jumped 25-35% since then in this crazy year, but I will offer it even lower than the low Below Market April price at just $775.

Doom Patrol 99 CGC 4.0 1st Beast Boy of the Teen Titans! GPA $252 looks like every new sale is goin way up per GPA.  Board price $235 

Superboy 68 CGC 3.0 1st Bizarro.  GPA $610 and going up fast across the board with every new sale.  Board Price $585.

 Iron Man #1 8.0 sold per PM.                 

Note, I had the wrong pricing on Avengers 48, I had accidently used the GPA from one of the other Avengers books I had listed by mistake.

This is Now correct.....  Avengers 48 Strong 7.0 attractive upper mid grade just minor reading wear as expected for grade, 1st Black Knight as previewed in the end credits of the Eternals movie.   7.0 GPA is $976 and with clean and press this has 7.5 potential.  Board Price just $795 Nearly $200 Below market.  

I will be putting up more Keys throughout the day, so please check back!                      

On 11/30/2021 at 6:14 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Not unless you're BFFs.

So I guess I am looking for a new BFF from someone out there.      

Tales of Suspense 52 Key 1st Black Widow High Grade looks like a solid VF range, beautiful spine, striking vivid colors, white pages, only very minor wear and small corner crease barely breaks the color.   $6,751 is the most recent 8.0 GPA and prices are spiking up in almost every grade.  $3,900 board price and well worth taking the risk for the reward of getting 8.0 vs 7.5 and nearly doubling your money if you pull the better grade in submission.

Tales of Suspense 57 Key 1st Hawkeye Strong VG (almost VG+), typical wear, solid spine, staples, complete, typical reading wear, very light marvel chipping.  GPS $831 in VG and $1,080 in VG+ if you get a generous grade.  Board price $775

Marvel Super Heroes 12 1st Captain Marvel 7.5/7.0 $280 to $325 GPA Board price $235 

Marvel Super Heroes 13 1st Carol Danvers Ms Marvel, the most powerful super hero in the Avengers movies?  6.0/6.5 range, strong vivid colors, minor wear, light creases and light color rub expected in a strong Fine range.  GPA for both grades is $325 either way. $265 board price.

Marvel Super Heroes 17 Origin of Black Knight Beautiful 9.0 range. Sharp, tight, glossy, only very slight wear allowed in the high grades. $800 to possibly $1,305 GPA with an amazing press job and slight grade bump. Board price  $775

Marvel Super Heroes 18 1st Guardians of the Galaxy VF range, tight attractive only minimal wear.  Board Price $875.  $984 GPA, last sale $1,200 trending way up across the board with anticipation on the big movie and cross over movie appearances coming soon.

Daredevil 2 Solid 4.5, tight, glossy, typical reading wear, very small corner chip bc.  2nd appearance DD. $665 GPA, board price only $585

Amazing Spider-man 101 1st Morbius really cool looking movie coming out soon! Solid 3.0 range.  $415 GPA average $440 most recent, board price just $375.

Amazing Spider-Man 194 1st Black Cat VG/FN range, tight staples, spine, complete, defects shown well in scans. $225 GPA, Board price $185. (20% BELOW GPA!)

Hulk 182 VGVG+ completion of 1st Wolverine appearance trilogy.  GPA $200-$210  board price $170 (20% BELOW GPA)

Superman #4 a virtual tie for the 1st Lex Luthor Qualified 3.0 range due to CFO  Last .5 sold for $581 in 2019, recent sales in higher grades show a 50-70% increase since then a restored 1.5 sold for $1,175 probably more similar in value to a qualified 3.0.  Small spine split at bottom, small/light water mark, cover detached.     Board Price $895.  

X-Men #1  1963 Holy Grail 1st X-Men/Mutants, complete and attached Fair 1.0, typical wear and tear, minor staining, shows almost 3.0 except for the corner bug chew.  The bug had an appetite for the corner margin only, just barely stays out of the panels!  $6,200 Over $200 Below most recent 1.0 GPA.

X-Men #2 2nd appearance of Earth favorite Mutant Super Heroes!  Strong 3.0 to almost 3.5, front cover shows VG/VG+ but the back has two larger edge tears and a small corner piece out.  90 day 3.0 GPA is $1,100 and I would take this over almost any 3.0 based on how well the front cover shows.  Only $895 over $200 Below GPA! 

Avengers 8 Key 1st Kang the Conquerer the primary villain and storyline in the upcoming Marvel movies!  3.0/3.5 range, complete with typical wear and tear for grade as seen in scan.  3.0 90 day GPA is $900 over 6 recent sales.  Only $775, go look around and try to beat that price anywhere!

Avengers 7 CGC 3.5 Early Baron Zemo, Odin, Loki, Enchantress $150 (Most recent GPA $168)

Avengers 10  Gd+ 2.5 range, $175, cheapest copy on all of ebay is $250 and up. Detached from the top staple, plenty of wear and 2" spine split, Reo signed this multiple times, don't get too excited, it's doubtful it was REO Speedwagon.      1st Immortus Key from Loki's Live Action TV series.  No sales in this grade since early this year, but a 3.0 sold in July for $325 when this book started heating up with the Loki Disney series and overall Market take off.

Avengers 48 Strong 7.0 attractive upper mid grade just minor reading wear as expected for grade, 1st Black Knight as previewed in the end credits of the Eternals movie.   7.0 GPA is $976 and with clean and press this might make it to 7.5!  Board Price just $795 Nearly $200 Below market.  I also have a CGC graded 5.0 and 3.0, that I am too lazy to post pics of, inquire if highly interested. GPA $530/$230, 10% discount offered from GPA prices!

Avengers 53 8.0/8.5 range, 1st X-Men vs The Avengers, minor wear, very tiny micro tear bottom back cover, tiny rust stain transfer near spine that came from another book. $174 8.0 to $222 8.5 GPA.  Just $125!

Avengers 57 1st Vision.  I had a key graded almost exactly like this one that showed approx VF range but had a similar size corner crease and was still given a 6.5, but it depends on your grader and the day +/- 1/2 grade or so etc.  $580 90 day 6.5 GPA and the last 6.0 just sold for $650.  Only $475

Avengers # 141 CGC 9.6 1st George Perez, Immortus & Kang the Conquerer Story (the Next Thanos type bad guy for several upcoming Marvel movies)!  GPA $200 Board Price $185

Yeah, I am more in the western side of the US and I had some family stuff that always slows me down.  I had to take the pics and will be posting shortly and more tomorrow in my breaks while at work. 

First wins the prize, but I also accept PM.

No returns on CGC books, raw books are can be returned within 14 days Grading Satisfaction Guarantee for any reason, I accept paypal or money order/check.  I have been selling huge mega keys on the boards for years, check my feedback.  USPS boxed Priority Shipping with signature confirmation is a flat $15 on CGC books no matter how many books you buy ($7 for 1st class/raw in a box or envelope with boards with bubble wrap and signature confirmation), Canadian shipping will be actual shipping costs.  Anything in the ball park of $3K give or take and I prefer registered/Insured mail for your and my protection, so an extra $15 to help split those costs are appreciated.  All books are priced well below GPA to give my fellow board members a great deal below market, but I will accept PM's.

All purchases above $400 are also given optional payment terms up to 3 months (with a 10% or more deposit) to help you out with timing of funds, getting your next bonus/pay check/big sale etc.   Please PM me with any questions or requests/additional scans etc.

Check out my extensive major Key Kudos/Feedback! (Many Keys Bigger than these!)

Iron Man #1 CGC 8.0 WHITE PAGES! Nuff Said!  Past 12 months averaged $1,804 with a high sale price of $2,800!  Board Price $1,495.  

Incredible Hulk #2, 1st Green Hulk, 2nd Hulk overall. 2nd Rick Jones, General Ross & Betty Ross, 1st Toad Men.  Raw, complete and unrestored.  Looks to have had just a bit of tape removed from the spine at some point.  Mostly detached, but top staple somehow hanging on by a thread.  Rough, but perfectly respectable and complete entry complete level lower grade copy that is not missing any pages/coupons or huge cover sections etc.  I would say Fr/Gd 1.5 is the most accurate grade with a very recent 1.5 sale last month at $1,872 for comparison.  (this one is rising fast across the board).  Board price just $1,375 a whopping $500 BELOW GPA with a 14 day Grading Satisfaction Guarantee!

FLASH 112 CGC FN 6.0 FEATURING THE ORIGIN & 1ST ELONGATED MAN! (Ralph Dibny)   Average GPA of the last 3 sales was was $572 and grade vs price point is a sweet spot with the most recent 7.5 going for $1,250!   Board Price 15% Below GPA at just $485 for a great early silver age 1st Appearance/Origin Key!

Star Spangled #69 1947 Early Solo Golden Age Robin!  Solid VG/VG+,  Just typical VG range wear and tear, attached well at both staples, nice page quality, complete, no pieces missing!  A 3.5 recently sold for $800 per GPA as the only sale this past year not including a 9.6 that sold for $16,800 so you can throw out the 2020 prices just like on most other desired SA/GA keys!  Board Price Just $695 WELL BELOW the last 3.5 sale of $800 even though a VG/VG+ should be worth at least several hundred more than a 3.5! 14 Day Grading Satisfaction Guarantee!

I recently acquired a long time comic dealers personal Silver Age runs he has had tucked away in his basement since the early 80s! Many More Major & HOT Keys coming up later tonight and tomorrow after I get home from work and take some pics, research GPA market prices etc. (Everything priced to sell well below GPA market!)

Save yourself all the trouble and year long turn times for press/grading and sell them to me raw at a good price! 

There are always two ends of the spectrum and with Murphy's law, I am pretty sure if I were to resubmit that same book they would give me an 8.0, maybe an 8.5 on a good day!    Yes I would be OK buying a low dollar 9.2 label on a book that looked like that without being too pissed, but 9.0 would be a bit more accurate IMO and anything higher than 9.2 is a total gift.  That book is no 9.6.  I have quite a few nicer looking 9.0/9.2's I would resubmit tomorrow if I could get that same grade!  

Just noticed you now have to pay $299 for an elite membership to get the 10% submission discount instead of the premium $149 tier that used to offer it I believe.   Does anyone know of a dealer that lets you submit directly to CGC using their 10% discount code (without having to sell all those books through their auction house etc)?  Would prefer direct shipping to CGC since I am sending a ton, if that's not possible through the dealers/discount, I will just bite the bullet on the extra fees. 

On 11/21/2021 at 4:50 PM, ft88 said:

Avengers 64-91 G to VG lot of 23 for $195

69 stained spine

71 detached cover

80 and 87 are VG-

Take along with the other books I claimed earlier today. 

 Avengers Annual 1, TOS 94, 97/99 lot, Thor 133, Thor annual 2.

On 10/22/2021 at 3:33 PM, Thisisrequired said:

Good luck. I have a feeling you will be using your dealer's 20% but give them H.

Are there any big dealers out there that will still offer their 20% discount WITHOUT requiring you to list every book you submit through them in their upcoming auction?  I would be open to go that route, but I have not know that to exist for some time.  I know some pressers to do the same thing, but again you have to ship every book to them first and use their services before getting the grading submission discount. 

On 10/22/2021 at 2:51 PM, Thisisrequired said:

Most things are negotiable. If someone refuses then accept that or try someone else. Dealers have more leverage so bigger discount. Call them up and don't ask for a discount. Tell them why they need to give you a discount. 

True.  I suppose telling them I have significant future business (which is factual) along with this huge multi thousand dollar order along with the idea I am contemplating the big discount their competitor offered vs going with CGC might be a better negotiation tactic/request than just saying can I please have a discount.       Wish me luck.   

I just read on the CBCS site that if you call them with a huge submission request, they will work with you on price. Is there anyway to do that for CGC?  I literally have like 500-700 books I am considering for submission to CGC after acquiring a huge collection of Silver Age to some Key Copper age books. I am only sending them the nicer grades and at least semi-keys, but in there are a few nice holy grail type keys even.  Does anyone know of any way to bump up the CGC grading discount above 10%?  I know they used to offer 15% for a larger subscription cost, but I don't see that offered anymore.  Meanwhile some big dealers/resto guys still can get 20% somehow with dealer pricing?  Maybe I can ask them for the dealer price on this one since my submission would so huge/expensive and as big as almost any of theirs? Not sure how I go about doing that though or if its possible?   Any help would be appreciated. 

The conserved label would be highly desirable vs purple.  CGC has their own in house team that will remove it and resubmit it for you.  They can't guarantee the same grade but it its really small it should still be in that same 3.5/4.0 range give or take I believe.   If for some reason the color touch was too big and impossible to remove without  destroying the books appearance/grade, as an alternate idea, they could even add slight color touch to keep it at the slight 1 level, but probably bump it up to a restored B1 5.0+ range?  The first option is the better one though and I would think should be worth the cost.  The second option is more of a break even to slight gain at best but gets you a better presenting book that's still only slightly restored.  

I would be curious to see what you did with fixing the missing art from the ad on the interior cover.  Leaf casting is fairly complex, right?  How do you just pick that skill up as a hobby?  Now rice paper I understand can be fairly easy to learn, but leaf casting?  Did you learn cleaning also?  I hear that can also be very complex. 

And given the lower grade condition it is already in, you should be just fine regardless.  I think that small of doodling would be totally acceptable in a Good condition book, probably would not even deduct from a G/VG.   Now had it been a VF or NM book, that doodling would had dropped it a ton! LOL

Awesome person to work with!   Paid lightning fast on a high grade Giant Size X-men #1! 

Hulk 180 taken per PM. 

X-Men #266 Origin & 1st Gambit Investment Grade NM/MINT 9.8 White Pages.   Gambit is to play a big role in the upcoming Marvel Movie Reboots!  90 day GPA $1,054 and has been going up and up fast, expect much more to come as the big movies get closer.  Just $895  $159 BELOW GPA! and over $800 Below the highest price paid for a 9.8!