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I had a big raw sale and probably sold 10-12 copies of this book, Uncanny X-men #266 and a few others that are white hot right now. The 9.8's sold in the $275-375 range IIRC

That's all for today, folks!

Uncanny X-men #266 CGC 9.8 White Asking $1200 (shipping included)

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 CGC 9.8 White Asking $ 850 (shipping included) SOLD!

Amazing Spider-man #361 CGC 9.8 White - 2nd print Asking $510 (shipping included)

Amazing Spider-man #361 CGC 9.8 White Asking $1200 (shipping included) SOLD!

Amazing Spider-man #361 CGC 9.8 White (newsstand edition) Nobody bought this copy raw last summer when I had it for sale. Here it is again, now slabbed! Asking $2200 (shipping included)

Amazing spider-man #316 CGC 9.6 White Asking $550 (shipping included) SOLD!

Gang, since this market is very fluid and volatile on Marvel Keys lately I am going to add some new rules to make things more fair and clear to both seller and buyer. I've had a lot of trouble negotiating with people lately (not singling out anyone in particular - just in general) because everyone wants to have their cake and eat it too. They want a book but wait to see what other copies end at auction and then when that auction book skyrockets they want to buy old inventory at old prices. In order to make things more fair so that there are no misunderstandings, I've added the following rules: If we are negotiating on a book but we have not come to an agreement on a price then I reserve the right to change price after midnight EST of that day. That means that the price I quote you expires at midnight just like Cinderella's pumkin carriage! Also, if we are negotiating privately but have not come to an agreement on a price, the book will continue to remain available publicly to other buyers. I am under no obligations to accept offers but if someone agrees to a price I offer the book at then the deal is sealed and the book is off the market. Sorry for all the verbiage but I felt it was necessary.

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Shipping: Certified books, shipping is included FREE within North America, ROW we split it. Raw books, include $10 for shipping within North America. ROW I will split with interested parties.  Who wins: Time stamp seals the deal as to who wins regardless of the form of communication (including PM, in the thread, text or phone conversation). A negotiation is not a deal until both sides have agreed on terms. If there is an unconditional posted (or communicated) it will trump all negotiations unless we have already both agreed to terms before the was posted. In that case, the will have been in vain. Except that it will give you street cred and look cool to passers by. No House Of Shame or Probationary members or any others of ill repute. Returns: I am considered a very good grader among my peers ( Here is a link to my kudos thread ) but since even CGC is inconsistent I will not guarantee a CGC grade. I will guarantee to be within one grade increment in either direction - so if I am calling the book a 9.4 it could go 9.2 or 9.6. If it falls outside of those parameters (and it does happen that they go in both directions), I will offer a refund. But I don't expect anyone to complain if I undergraded it. I will accept returns if item is otherwise not as described. Consider all books pressed. Pricing: I try to price books close to fair market value. I am open to offers but it's not very likely I'm going to be accepting offers at 30% off fair market value.

That's all for now, folks. I'm also going to list a bunch of CA / MA keys in the CA / MA forum including a newsstand copy of ASM #361 CGC 9.8

X-men #134 CGC 9.8 White Asking $800 (shipping included)

Giant-Size Conan #1 CGC 9.8 White Asking $1350 (shipping included) SOLD!

Avengers #101 CGC 9.8 OWW Asking $1000 (shipping included)

Amazing Spider-man #1 CGC 9.0 OWW - No Paypal for this book. Check / MO / Wire or some similar fee-less payment please Asking price is $115,000 (shipping included) SOLD! Not many recent comparables but I sold 2 copies in 9.0 for $70K in 2018 and there's a 9.2 copy on Heritage currently sitting at $150K with 2 weeks to go.

Gang, since this market is very fluid and volatile on Marvel Keys lately I am going to add some new rules to make things more fair and clear to both seller and buyer. I've had a lot of trouble negotiating with people lately (not singling out anyone in particular - just in general) because everyone wants to have their cake and eat it too. They want a book but wait to see what other copies end at auction and then when that auction book skyrockets they want to buy old inventory at old prices. In order to make things more fair so that there are no misunderstandings, I've added the following rules: If we are negotiating on a book but we have not come to an agreement on a price then I reserve the right to change price after midnight EST of that day. That means that the price I quote you expires at midnight just like Cinderella's pumkin carriage! Also, if we are negotiating privately but have not come to an agreement on a price, the book will continue to remain available publicly to other buyers. I am under no obligations to accept offers but if someone agrees to a price I offer the book at then the deal is sealed and the book is off the market. Sorry for all the verbiage but I felt it was necessary.

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Shipping: Certified books, shipping is included FREE within North America, ROW we split it. Raw books, include $10 for shipping within North America. ROW I will split with interested parties.  Who wins: Time stamp seals the deal as to who wins regardless of the form of communication (including PM, in the thread, text or phone conversation). A negotiation is not a deal until both sides have agreed on terms. If there is an unconditional posted (or communicated) it will trump all negotiations unless we have already both agreed to terms before the was posted. In that case, the will have been in vain. Except that it will give you street cred and look cool to passers by. No House Of Shame or Probationary members or any others of ill repute. Returns: I am considered a very good grader among my peers ( Here is a link to my kudos thread ) but since even CGC is inconsistent I will not guarantee a CGC grade. I will guarantee to be within one grade increment in either direction - so if I am calling the book a 9.4 it could go 9.2 or 9.6. If it falls outside of those parameters (and it does happen that they go in both directions), I will offer a refund. But I don't expect anyone to complain if I undergraded it. I will accept returns if item is otherwise not as described. Consider all books pressed. Pricing: I try to price books close to fair market value. I am open to offers but it's not very likely I'm going to be accepting offers at 30% off fair market value.

OK, gang, Thread has been updated. This is what's left. Amazing Spider-man #129 CGC 9.2 OW - Asking price is $5000 shipping included. Additionally, ake 15% off remaining books below Fantastic Four #145 CGC 9.8 OWW - Asking $450 shipping included Joe Palooka Fights His Way Back #nn CGC 9.8 OW - a CGC 9.8 from 1945! This is a giveaway - Asking $450 shipping included Captain Marvel #29 CGC 9.6 OWW - Asking $350 shipping included DC Comics Presents #26 CGC 9.8 White - Asking $1000 shipping included Eerie #1 CGC 5.5 White pages (1951) Avon - Asking $2500 shipping included Marvel Super-Heroes #12 CGC 8.0 OW - Asking $400 shipping included (looks much nicer) X-men #112 CGC 9.8 White - Asking $500 shipping included

I can genuinely say that every 'Andy' I've ever met is an awesome dude.

This thread keeps upping the Andy.

I think DKR was more than that (although young Frank Miler was just starting to scratch the surface of that issue of censorship). It was a divide between two different ideologies. The boy scout and the cowboy, so to speak. And that the boy scout eventually came to realize that the cowboy's way was more practical to getting things done in the real world.

Censorship definition "Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient. Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions, and other controlling bodies" Private Institution definition "Independent entity owned by a non-State entity, such as a firm, business enterprise or individual. Although the principal activity is non-educational, it may develop, finance or implement activities in the domain of ICT in education." Censorship is not limited to public libraries or public institutions. Combined with what's currently going on in the media it's pretty clear to me that this is censorship and it won't stop here. Correct. It's not a light switch that just happens to get turned on one day. You don't wake up one morning and everything is different. It creeps around you slowly and you don't see it until it's somewhere close. And it's not just 'private firms' it's happening across society with a swath that captures everyone in some way. And there's clearly defined and identifiable reasons why. It's just really beyond the scope of this chat forum to discuss it. It's a discussion I'm happy to have if anyone feels like doing it via PM