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Man this post is really old how did you find it?

Resto or rare conserved ( Taco Bell Edition) it is one BADASS iconic cover................ I know everyone drools over # 31 but imho this is THE BAT-MAN in all his GA glory! ps it destroys Action # 7 for 2nd app on a cover imho. Hahahahahahaahhahaahaahahhahahahahahaha

Trends come & Trends go but look up the top 10 GA comics over the past 40 yrs & Batman #1 will/is always be there. High grade, low grade,trimmed, coverless, resto, no resto it's always going to be one of the most sought after and iconic GA comics ever published imho so if you can catch a deal on one this year grab it.

I am aware of quite a few having surfaced this year.

This WAS considered very scarce even ( legit RARE) but it seems multiple copies have popped up this year.

This was my biggie this year, MTE # 23 original cover by Big John. This was among one of the first comics I ever read ( unless you count Archie digests) & a big part of why I started to collect comics all those years ago. My recommendation if you have never read the original REH Conan tales you should, they are amazing!

All GREAT books & a really fun post. In this era of encased investment books the RAW runs just pop & are a wonderful reminder of how much the hobby has changed.

Seriously would you consider it?.............. Recent and sincere PM. "Hi, I have been a board member since 2007 I can provide many references for private trades and sales. I saw your recent posts about your cover less Tec # 27 ( I assume you still have it?). I have been in the market for a complete copy for the past few years and wanted to throw out a potential trade/cash offer. I have a ow/w Blue 6.5 AF # 15 & think it's a very fair straight up trade offer in terms of value and potential future MG. If your interested I can send better scans. Based on your recent posts I know your not looking to sell/trade your book at this time but if you have a counter proposal or decide to let the book go please let me know as I have many other significant Silver keys ASM #1 9.2, DD #1 9.2 SS, FF # 48 9.4, TMNT #1 1st 9.6, Silver Surfer # 1 SS 9.2 to name a few. I am on a GA kick the past few years & I am very open to counter offers". Thank you for your time and have a great Thanksgiving" Please Note: I asked if it was ok to post this because I am looking for input, please keep in mind this is a fellow board member so be cool either way! Not sure if this post belongs here but seemed like as good a place as any

Over the last few days I got a few PMs about my opinion on the bound volume for sale on Ebay ( the price has been lowered) 10000% yes its a GREAT DEAL for the RIGHT collector IMHO at around 100/120k you find a way ( still a hell of a lot of $$$). However, bound examples are really a separate & unique type of collectable for a very specific type of collector & honestly NOT the same as a complete original book that has no cover. At 100k I even think taking it apart there is money to made but it just seems so wrong to do so, it should stay together and go to someone who understands just how amazing it is to be able to own all those wonderful original stories and it's a solid long term (10yrs) investment as is. What's it worth when a Tec 27 comes to market and hits 2 million, 3 million and those pages are almost 100 yrs old? But again it needs to find the right collector. On a side note: if this hit Heritage I think it might do the 120/130 but its a roll of the dice for sure.

I was offered very close to 100k in $$$$ and trade for my Coverless Tec from a board member, the deal was based on time payments & included a mid grade AF15 & this was over a year ago. I know I am biased but to me AC1 & TEC 27 are either close to or at 100k+ coverless in the right auction ( which still blows my mind) I know the general feeling is 80s on a complete Tec but go get one for 75/80k today and please let us know? It just seems like at this point nobody is quick to want to part with them when they are all original & complete, it's a classic case of the lower end having as much if not more demand then the top end, I mean how many collectors do you/we know throwing around 200k to 1 million on a single comic? I don't know any of those guys and most of the day to day action in our store & on the net is in silver and bronze keys ( or the hype BS books) with a big buy being 10/20k ( which is still a lot of money in my neck of the woods ) & for most collectors. ( Side Note) Iv got a few PMs asking who the buyer was, I mentioned this offer in a post months ago and the board member wanted to stay anonymous but is a long time member and it was a real stand up offer ( we still do deals) & if not for the fact that I know I would not be able to replace the book & blown the $$$$ I would have pulled the trigger. I assume anyone willing to part with one would want 10/20% CMV because it's really a blue chip comic.

Hi, yes that volume was around for a long time before it sold, if I recall an art dealer had it.

It's a HARD item to put a sold real value # on right but look at it this way 5 yrs from now 125/150K will look like the deal of a lifetime for all those wonderful bat pages. In early 2000 I passed on a bound volume with #27 -38 trimmed but with the front & back covers for 15k yes 15k Anyone got a gun?

100% agree if you really think about it its very good deal & to be honest, I think a solid long term investment

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How would anyone know that %????

I know this take the post a little to the left or right ( no politics here) but WHAT IF: NOV 12th 2009 " I POSTED/PREDICT IN 10 YEARS A COVERLESS COPY OF ACTION 1 WILL BE WORTH 100K could you imagine the response? Let's be honest who in their right mind would have thought the day would come when one or even two comics ( I still think the right Tec 27 does the same) would be legit 100k contenders? WOW right? I mean you realize that in some parts of this country that's a decent house, a badass muscle car, a solid 401K & a whole lot of other cool real world s#it, Just blows my mind!

Tec 27 I would put at 80k for cream off white or better maybe even 100k. At this point when it comes to AC & Tec 27 its apples to apples ( god knows we have had enough post about which one is the one) but either are the ultimate GA grails for most collectors and will continue to go up as long as the top keeps going up.

I have to be honest based what Iv seen the days of 50K or even 75K are Looooooog gone do I think this could be a mid 80s yep ( in fact this went for 80+ last year on bids on ebay on a very bad auction) but just as easily could do 100k tomorrow and it would not surprise anyone imho, supple and demand and all that

Wondering what makes you think that? Based on what? The seller put up some legit prices for individual pages that have recorded sales. Also when you say considerable less what is that number? 25/50/75?

Anyone think its a good long term book at 100k

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ACTION-COMICS-1-FIRST-APPEARANCE-OF-SUPERMAN-UNIVERSAL-UNRESTORED-HOLY-GRAIL/193174618878?hash=item2cfa1ac2fe:g:vxoAAOSwYItcyTZk TEXT FROM THE LISTING: There is no comic book more highly regarded than this one... It it the undisputed king of the Grails. It features the first appearance of Superman, including his origin story of being sent to earth from a dying planet. Moreover, this is the first Super Hero comic book ever and many consider this book started the Golden Age. A world record sale for a comic was set with this very book in it's best grade 9.0, making it the most valuable book in existence. There are believed to be somewhere in the ballpark of 50-100 copies of Action Comics #1 and only 40 of those in the CGC Census are unrestored. The first page alone last year sold for over $25.5K and was brittle pages! To date, the first 4 pages have been auctioned over the last year for roughly $50K and page 5 with the cover panel is being auctioned this December, still leaving 2 more superman pages, and 25 more pages including the centerfold. Non Superman pages have sold for $2K+ and are being offered here on ebay for well over this amount. Do the math, there are 7 Superman pages, and another 25 pages including the centerfold valued in the $2-3k range, which more than justifies the BIN price. This book, less the cover, is otherwise complete and is very presentable with cream to off-white pages. Though less the cover, it's almost another comic within a comic showing the transformation of Kal-El to Superman all through the first page slab. Keep as is, or if you're able to find a cover you now have yourself a quarter million on up book in today's market.

I had just sold two big books from my personal collection ( AF 15 & a married CA #1) & had a nice chunk of change to buy a PC book. A week before this came up for auction on Ebay I was offered an incomplete copy ( no centerfold & I think only 1 or 2 BM pages) I was ok with no cover but decided I just did not want an incomplete copy and had resolved myself to moving on and started to look for a Captain America #1 & then this came up on a 7 day auction which gave me time to do research & come up with what I thought would be a crazy pants bid, This was a PC buy and the store could not absorb a purchase like this without having to resell it at some point. So I had to talk to my wife and she was ok with a me taking out a small loan from our savings as I was going to need another 15k based on what I thought would give me a decent shot at winning it. Long story short I put my bidnapper bid in and went to bed & when I first looked I thought I had been out bid ( to be honest I was relieved) only to realize I had won the book by less than $100. By far the most I had ever paid for a single comic for my personal collection and needless to say at this point I could never afford to replace it & to this day I still pinch myself when I realize I own it. (I am two away from a complete run of low grade complete pre tech books but none of them have come close to being this crazy pants but #31 is one of the two so who knows............Honey I have have a question to ask

Pretty much everyone has said get a FULL BOOK, so I am in the minority. However, if you have a chance to get a nice BATMAN CGC quality page from tec 27 on your budget GRAB it ASAP & run! Pretty much all of the other books you buy will be there down the road & if you do some research they generally have a built in appreciation or in some cases depreciation projection that can be predetermined (not counting on market fluctuation on HOT characters ( ie the movie bump). But I promise you will never not find a buyer for that page or lose money. We have reached a point where AC #1 & TEC #27 are in a different category all together they are not just comics anymore but HISTORIC AMERICAN POP CULTURE LEGENDS that will matter long after even the best current GA books start to decline as the hobby inevitably moves past books now treasured by the aging 2nd and 3rd generation of collectors. Yes AF15, HULK 181 & X23 are all good solid long term investments they are also a dime a dozen. But how many collectors do you know that have a page to either of those iconic books ? On a side note: which page it is must be taken into consideration imho. Husband: I just bought the Submariner #1 Wife: Great, what do you want for dinner, Friend at work:: Who? Husband :I just bought an original page from the first Batman comic Wife: You mean Detective #27? Friend at work Dude awesome Holy S#it! What's that worth? Belloq: " Look at this. It's worthless - ten dollars from a vendor in the street. But I take it, I bury it in the sand for a thousand years, it becomes priceless."

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I looked at some recent sales & maybe I am missing something but a typical 3.0 with chipping is getting 18-20k which is about where the book has been over the past few years ( yes I know there are exceptions either way) " I never meet an AF 15 I didn't like" Here is my personal history with the book, I bought my first one in 1988 for $1500 on time payments ( I picked Bluberries all summer to buy that book) from Rainbow comics here in South Jersey, it was raw and when graded came back a VF 7.5 and after being pressed last year its a 8.0 OW it is my personal book and will stay with me until I need some type of medical attention I can't afford Net gain a lot As a store owner since late 2006 I bought my first AF15 in 2005 on ebay with time payment again ( picked it up at a Nathans parking lot in NY) for $6500 it graded Blue 5.0 no chipping and in 2007ish I sold it on ebay for $11,999 to a buyer in Germany ( top $$$ sale for that grade at the time) to help start the store. Net gain apx 4k Two weeks later 2008 I bought a Blue 4.5 witth tape on the insdie cover and chipping on an ebay BIN for $4500 ( sat there for 4 days) 2 years later it sold in the store for $8500 apx net gain 4k 2009 l am at the once a month Wayne NJ comic/toy show and I buy a stunning 4.0 no chipping ow for 10k & trade it in 2013 for a Star Wars figure that I sell for 18k net gain apx 8k 2017/18 I buy a 3.0 with chipping here on the boards for apx 17k and net gain thus far 0, then I am offered another typical 3.5 chipping for 20k (time payments again) again net gain 0 ( I still have both almost sold one here on the boards last year but the buyer backed out) However, discounting the 8.0 but counting the profit on the sold/traded AF15s since 2007 ( apx 15/16k) I am about 21k into the 3.0 & 3.5 so for me AF 15 has always been a solid winner and I will always buy one at a FAIR DEAL if I see it for sale, the recent sales on ebay for thr 5.0 and on Heritage will be money makers for the new owners at some point imho. Like I said " I never meet an AF 15 I didn't like" I would love to hear other boardies AF #15 history good or bad?