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On 5/14/2024 at 3:39 AM, LordRahl said:

And probably my favorite cover in my collection that is from a ped

 

A former super key, heck it still is for a lot established collectors.

That is a gorgeous copy 

On 2/19/2024 at 11:05 AM, Parabellum said:

Finally!  Last book to complete my 9.8 CPV set of the Punisher Limited Series.

Dam that's a sweet copy!!! No doubt about it, a thats grail book there my friend!   

You   how in the world!  

1 of 2 graded copies!!!   340 75c regular 9.8's, but only a deuce of CPV's in top grade.    

9.4, and 9.8.

9.8 and 9.8.

9.6 Wawa collection copies.

On 5/12/2024 at 3:34 AM, Lee Enterprises said:

Recent CL win for my Marvel 1968 Series Starters set. 

 

 I thought it was a great set to have, and an obvious one for SA collectors.   

Check out the other SA focussed sets. they have done as well, I think the best set I put in was SA Silver Surfer, it's just called Silver Surfer (1968) now.    You get the Surfer books, FF's, Tales to Astonish key appearances, and Hulk 102.  

The latest one is Doctor Strange (silver age), only 4 of us collectors listing so far 

The set I always wanted was Hulk silver age.  It would cover some fantastic SA, albeit pricey books.    I was thinking of it when ASM #14 was just slightly affordable in grade.... so about 15 years ago 

On 5/12/2024 at 4:05 AM, Lee Enterprises said:

New Silver Age incoming...what a cover!

Thats some fantastic colour saturation on that book!

This copy looks like it got the first run of freshly loaded inks on the press.    

On 5/11/2024 at 4:15 AM, Telegan said:

 

I watched it last night and was happy to see he isn't offended by opposing viewpoints.  To me these indexes/indices are kind of fun to look at, but I'm not sure I take them too seriously with the way collectibles are "traded".

And it's always a floor.... until it isn't.

The video Swag references is below (another guy whose channel I enjoy watching) :

 

The cold refreshing cup of reality, drink up 

On 5/10/2024 at 6:55 AM, Silver Surfer said:

For me I will probably keep it to the select covers/issues to I enjoy, maybe complete a Simonson Thor run or Byrne FF’s. There are just too many books.

The same goes for MJ's as well.   Only the keys are worth the excitement, and the excitement gets very expensive, very quickly.

On 4/20/2024 at 9:43 AM, Lee Enterprises said:

I just received this monster back from CGC. Apparently it's the highest graded Hulk #1 ever by CGC whether unrestored or restored, but not nearly as valuable as many of the books in the rarified air of the unrestored column on the census. In hand, it looks flawless and even with the purple label (I knew 100% about the restoration) I'm very happy with it.

 

Thats a staggering book, irrespective of the resto.   Whats the history of the book, is there a story attached to it?   Do have any pre-resto pics, it had to have been quite an impressive copy from the start.

On 5/9/2024 at 8:53 AM, Frisco Larson said:

On 5/9/2024 at 8:51 AM, bc said:

-bc

It had been a couple of years since I posted any on here!  

Ok, I feel better reading that... this spamming of the thread is seriously impressive! 

On 5/9/2024 at 4:04 AM, Silver Surfer said:

Nice but don’t be surprised if the mods prod you about posting Voldy books.

Ah yes.

Voldy books go bye bye

On 4/27/2024 at 6:24 AM, Pyromaniac said:

Some recent MJs (with CPV counterparts) I acquired.  Just need that X-men 266 MJ to complete the list

 

 

It's a popular book!  $565 for a solid VF+ unslabbed is very impressive,

On 5/4/2024 at 5:41 PM, Bosco685 said:

 

Dam, that looks good!

On 4/26/2024 at 5:34 AM, Silver Surfer said:

Seems like the market for these has been dead the last few years, I don’t get it. If it’s not a key book the auction prices have been horrible. 

The big CPV/keys are still going strong.   Spidey 282, Thor 337... the demand for these books seems inexhaustible.   

On 4/29/2024 at 12:18 PM, Jesse-Lee said:

NM 98 is a good call, I forgot about that one.

Is anyone buying high grade NS 98's this soon after the holder tampering scam??    Prices are strong, but the scam has to have taken a toll.

On 4/29/2024 at 12:18 PM, Jesse-Lee said:

NM 98 is a good call, I forgot about that one.

The interesting part is I can see a NS 88 going for more than a #1 NS of the same title.   Though issue 8 is super strong right now, for just being a classic cover and FOMO driving prices. 

On 4/19/2024 at 7:45 AM, Jesse-Lee said:

I haven't, and I have a decent chunk of Wolvie newsstands. Speaking of Wolverine, 88 could be a candidate, and Origins 10. But I feel like I'm just naming big keys in newsstand as opposed to "newsstand grails" like UF4.

Would Batman 457 2nd print newsstand be considered modern or copper? That would be a good one...

I think you're right.  I can see 88 joining NM 98.   The regular issues prices are all softening at the moment, and the NS editions are only climbing.   NS is the clear winner in these huge population key books.

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On 4/25/2024 at 1:45 PM, Stefan_W said:

Well this seems excessive. Maybe a couple of people typoed when they were putting in bids. 

 

No not really, I sold the 9.2 Don Rosa copy for $400+ this year.   Wrightson is gold right now, in any and all contributions,

On 4/22/2024 at 3:56 AM, Bosco685 said:

Dune 1984, those numbers have to be ignoring 30 years of rentals, and subsequent dvd sales. surely.

5 weeks later, and a $300 higher battle to secure this book.   Interesting. 

On 4/18/2024 at 5:44 AM, comic_memories said:

8th or so appearance of the X-Men

Thats a tough one to find in grade, well done 

In the not quite there category of this thread. this result still proved to be quite impressive.

Doug said (shortly after telling this book) that it would only grade out as a 9.8, but the arguments on 9.8's vs 9.9 copy's of SA books is a never ending tale.   We'll take this result at face value.   Face value of the slab, or book, the result still stands.

In recent news we have the NF#1 9.9 that went up for sale at HA.    Things started off very tame on the bidding, but the final result exceeded a lot of expectations.

Let's see how this impacts #1 issues, they have been on steady rise for the last few years.   No pandemic hyperbolic jumps, and now after that period, the book continues to climb.

H