I agree for the most part. I'm pretty selective with the ones I get since there are so many. It's both a blessing (due to the great artwork) and a curse (due to the amount made -- especially with Marvel's current method of pimping out #1s with a minimum of 4 variants). Some are the price of a classic key, which is ridiculous. But that just my
I am still blown away by the prices Greg Horn was getting for his slabbed Gamestop variants with his and Lee's sig and a quick sketch.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMAZING-SPIDER-MAN-1-CGC-9-8-GAME-STOP-SIGNED-SKETCHED-BY-GREG-HORN-STAN-LEE-NR-/321443785853?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item4ad78aec7d&nma=true&si=LAPHHcRad1Kp%252BtuMrQDJVRkWXow%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Death-of-Wolverine-1-CGC-9-8-REMARKED-edition-GAMESTOP-variant-by-GREG-HORN-/361033466606?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item540f4582ee&nma=true&si=LAPHHcRad1Kp%252BtuMrQDJVRkWXow%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
just wow...
Speaking of which here is what I found
Stan Lee Spider-man Sketch
Now judging from the recent sales of those books above, it might be worth it, if you could somehow authenticate it......
Check out a recent sale of Stan's sketches that I found on the bay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAN-LEE-AUTHENTIC-SIGNED-8X10-HAND-DRAWN-SPIDER-MAN-SKETCH-PSA-DNA-V09658-/400703654374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d4bcc89e6
Thats a whopping 8k for it. I spoke with the dealer and its a legit sale!! Its amazing what people buy these days...