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Discussed many times on here. I always say that high grade starts in the VF range, so 7.0 (F/VF) because most VF range books look extremely high grade at arm's length with just a few small defects. Like wise, for me VG range is already mid-grade so low grade stops at 3.0 / 3.5 and midgrade starts there and goes to 6.5 Low grade books look low grade Mid grade books look mid grade High grade books look high grade

Chipping is taken into account in all grades. The lower the grade, the more chipping that is allowed in a given grade. They may not weigh it the way you would but they do weigh it.

Or there could be a bid sitting just below the reserve.

Do you have a link?

The same 8.5 that 'sold' in a recent Pedigree auction?

This is exactly the type of book I always want.ed as a collector. High eye appeal for the grade.

I visited the US for the first time this Summer. At Graceland, there were a good 2000 people there on the day of my visit. Easily more than half the crowd was well under my age (45) I saw Graceland for the 1st time a couple of years ago. I cried uncontrollably. It was a spiritual experience.

I worked for Mercedes Benz for 11 years. My dad's 1st car was (I think) and 1958 Mercedes Benz 220 S in 1960 when he emigrated into Salzburg, Austria at the age of 20 (random pic from the internet). My uncles used to co-own a 280 SE as an investment (random pic from the internet) My favorite Benz was themid 1990's 124 body Benz's. They were handsome and bulletproof (random pic from the internet).

Same as it was last week and the week before.

I don't think I'd ever use a Pedigree auction as a barometer of the market, whether the price is high or low.

Why do you even bother with this hobby as a dealer if you only see the market falling over time? I would not want a job with a company that I know will fail. Where do you want this market to end up seriously? Promote selling then tell people hey it's going to fall....never seen that before must be a new marketing strategy. It would be like buying a new car while the guy just says your going to lose so much on this but hey buy it and you will be happy and that is what matters with a huge fat grin on his face. Don't worry about the money my ''friend'' it's all about the fun!! What kind of dealer are you do you just want to be the one making profits and as far as your clients go their payoff should only be happiness of owning comic books and never to make any kind of money out of it. I'm not talking about the comic market. I'm talking about your economic analysis of Chinese culture finding an interest in American culture.

I think that you have no idea what you are talking about. And it's basically you and one other person pumping/defending the market so hard I can feel the ground shaking miles away.

Anyone can potentially appreciate KFC or a Lamborghini. They are non-verbal and non-language based items. You don't need to speak English or Italian to appreciate a Lamborghini. You don't have to be American to like the taste of KFC. Yes, anyone can appreciate the pictures in comics, or just the cover showing through a slab, but, even among North American buyers, the ones who drop the big $$$ are the ones who have read the stories, appreciated the artwork, gone through the experience of growing up with comics, searching for back issues, coveting the big books when they were younger, etc. People from a different culture have none of that shared experience. I don't see people here clamoring to buy Chinese language-based books or other collectibles where proficiency in Mandarin is essential to understanding it - why would we expect foreigners to do differently with English language-based things? Because the world revolves around superheroes? Why would they gravitate to comics when there are literally millions of other things out there they could be interested in, including things they grew up with, things in their own language, things that are more universally coveted (e.g., property, luxury goods, etc.)? As if they don't have their own culture and haven't aspired to own other things their whole lives. The Ameri-centric, comic-centric viewpoint expressed by some here is not only shockingly unrealistic, it's also quite parochial and provincial. Asian culture seems to always have a fascination with American culture and piggy back on it, but the backbone of the market has to be native to it's own homeland. If they have a fascination with Elvis, it's only because Elvis is American and was an American legend first...and stayed legendary all these years. But if Elvis culture fades and disappears there is less of a desire for outsiders to own it. It's just simple psychology. Sure wealthy Asians can start purchasing comic books as trophies and paying record prices but that is just another bubble without any real fundamental base. The fundamental base is the American market. The Billionaire who bought the two Action Comics #1 copies? He had an emotional attachment to the books. He didn't buy them as trophies. He bought them as treasures. Gene, when you saw GNR play, did Axl throw his mic into the audience at the end of the show? Best. Mic drop. Ever.

Could have been, this thread surely documents those sales ( and the others in early Spring) since they are the ones that precipitated the run up in prices this year. There were 3 record sale prices in that March CC auction that sparked the new price craze. All copies were exceptional for the grade (1 upgraded for sure, the other two were likely attempted). None of the copies that did not look exceptional for the grade set records. Then there were a few other mid grade sales that got posted to GPA that also helped spark the price hike. Like the 7.0 that went for $65K in Nov 2016, but for some reason wasn't posted on GPA until this year. It also looked exceptional for the grade. The only person that I know of in this entire thread that agrees with jaydogrules is jaydogrules. Everyone else seems to be on the same page.

I've also moved the Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 9.0 White and Journey Into Mystery #85 CGC 9.4 White to eBay but if you have any interest in them you can message me to talk about them. ---------------------------------------------------------- The following books are available at 20% off. This will be the last discount as I feel they are fairly priced. Avengers #12 CGC 9.2 OWW - Asking $500 Avengers #78 CGC 9.8 OWW - Asking $650 Captain Marvel #33 CGC 9.8 OWW - Asking $1500 X-men #61 CGC 9.6 OWW - Asking $700

The above books are now available at 15% off their listed prices.

Just wanted to post a scan of the JIM #85 now that it has been reholdered.

These books are still available. Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 9.0 White - Asking $75,000 Journey Into Mystery #85 CGC 9.4 White - Asking $31,000 (This book is currently being reholdered and will be delivered in a new CGC holder) Strange Tales #89 CGC 7.5 White - Asking $5250 ----------------------------------------------- These books below are available at 10% off. Avengers #12 CGC 9.2 OWW - Asking $500 Avengers #78 CGC 9.8 OWW - Asking $650 Captain Marvel #33 CGC 9.8 OWW - Asking $1500 X-men #61 CGC 9.6 OWW - Asking $700

Take 15% off the Hulk #271.

Take 10% off this book that is left.

That is it for now. Might have some more stuff next week.

Strange Tales #89 CGC 7.5 White pages Asking $5250 SOLD!

Journey Into Mystery #85 CGC 9.4 White pages Asking $31,000 MOVED TO EBAY

Again, apologies. I got pulled away. Busy night. When is the last time you saw a NM range Journey Into Mystery #83 for sale publicly? I can't answer that but I know it's been over 2 years. Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 9.0 White pages. Stunning centering, page quality and presentation with a nice blue cover. Asking $75,000 MOVED TO EBAY