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On 2/20/2024 at 4:22 PM, Primetime said:

FedEx delivered this gem 💎 this morning. Over 30 years in the vintage comic book hobby, and this is actually my first copy ever 🤷🏽‍♂️☺️

Great pickup!

Closing the thread

Offering up a beautiful copy of ASM 50 7.0 with white pages and a nice wrap. Really nice copy 

Gpa - 90 day $2123, last sale $2374 

Price - $2,250 USD/ $3,000 CAD shipped in Canada and the US - price drop to $2,025

accepted forms of payment - PayPal and e-transfer (EMT) if Canadian 

tons of references on instagram, Facebook and here (I have a kudos thread) 

No returns on CGC graded books. 

I’ve never crunched the numbers to determine the premium myself on average. I am also one who believes that a premium is warranted. To me, If the pages are of higher quality then so is the book, even if the number in the top left doesn’t change. That’s why you see price ranges. 

Price drop and adding this book in with it. Leaving this up till the weekend and will pull after. 

On 9/20/2022 at 2:31 AM, Black Bat said:

Love the cover and a super sharp looking copy for the grade!  I don't think that's CT either, I had an LB Cole book with the exact same type of bleed, but more of it, and it came back blue label.  Unfortunately, the book I sent in with it came back purple label / color touch.  Ha ha, go figure.  Great book, GLWTS!

Thanks for this! I wanted to be forthcoming with all info so I outlined my thoughts. Glad to hear I’m not wrong haha!

Hi everyone 

I’m offering up a scarce and beautiful cover. Liberty comics 12 from 1946. Only 25 on the cgc census. 
 

Grade - estimating at 1.5- 1.8 but please review for your own assessment. Cover is detached. This presents beautifully in hand, looks mid grade in my opinion. 
 

In the pictures, you will notice some ink or colour showing through the inside cover. After inspecting this closely, I do not believe it is colour touch. Perhaps from the printing process. I’m not an expert so please have a look at the pictures. I also noticed this on the inside back cover, which I’ve never seen someone colour touch there personally. For example, between the R and T where it shows blue inside the cover, on the cover itself, it’s not blue. To the naked eye, I see no colour touch and there are no creases being covered. That’s my personal assessment. I’ve shown a close up of some letters too, the colour looks different in the red, but inside the cover it shows to be staining. Edit - see comment below on this thread. Proof of similar issues getting a blue label. 
 

page quality - some pages look darker around the edges but I was able to flip through this fairly easily and the pages feel supple. I did not test near the spine (will show a pic of the last page) and am not sure if this would get slightly brittle or not. I think it would be cream to off white, or at least most of the book would be. Any additional questions, feel free to ask on this. I’ve personally never held a slightly brittle book to know If this would qualify. Again, I had no issues flipping through page by page. Nothing felt like it was falling apart, still held together well. 
 

Price - $850 via PayPal goods and services including shipping to Canada and the USA. 

Returns - I will allow a return if I’m notified within two days of receipt. I will only accept a return if I made a mistake or did not disclose something. I did my best to be descriptive. I encourage you to ask any questions prior to purchasing. If it’s buyers remorse or a difference in grade opinion, I will not allow a return. 
 

Claim in the thread trumps on going negotiations, otherwise I will use time stamps. 

Thanks for looking! 

Bump 

On 8/23/2022 at 7:37 AM, ChasingKingKirby said:

Mine's nice for the grade, but does have a few pieces of tape, so probably disqualified, but here it is just in case.

 

Thanks for posting. FF5 is great in any grade but do prefer to see what else comes my way.

On 8/22/2022 at 9:19 PM, Jsoothsayer said:

I have a nice 2.5 but there's no way I could ever send this book to anyone in confidence

 

That’s fair. I’m happy to do a trade via PayPal goods and services if the individual wants to cover the fees associated with it. It’s more expensive but ensures protection. I’m hoping with reputation and references, any interested party can deal in confidence. 

Hey Everyone,

I'm offering my copy of Fantastic Four 5 CGC 4.0 with OW pages on the trade block. I am only offering my copy of FF5 to trade down for another FF5 in a lower grade with the difference to be made up in cash or books or both. I'm also open to time payments if you wish to make up the difference in cash. My copy is not for sale and not for trade for any other books if there is no FF5 included (although you'd peak my interest in a 1 for 1 trade for FF1 or Hulk 1).

If you are interested in a straight purchase, you can message me and I can message later if a lower grade FF5 crosses my path for purchase.

A few things:

The lower grade copy must have:

- nice colour

- unrestored and complete

- no chipping

- no tape

- looking for page quality of off-white or better.

- no staple rust

- no foxing

- no mold

Value difference - I use GPA as a guide, so expect who ever is messaging to be good with this as well. Doesn't mean it needs to be rigidly GPA as a difference but it is a guide. Details can be hammered out on an individual basis. I like to think of myself as fair in my dealings. 

Overall value - not sure if required but in case I will put $12,000 but see value difference above

Books for trade - I'm open to key first appearances in the silver or bronze age 

Cash difference - If money is being used, I accept paypal or wire - Wire is preferable.

I will ship out once all books and/or cash is received. I have a lot of references for big sales, trades, and a mix. References can be provided (here - see kudos below, or on instagram and on Facebook where I am active on both platforms and have been for nearly a decade).

Please note I am in Canada and have never had a shipping issue.

Any questions, feel free to reach out! I'm more then happy to keep this copy but wanted to explore an option here to see if someone was wanting to upgrade.

Thanks, 

Sam

Purchased a big book from Alex. Alex was great to deal with and everything was smooth. Great communication, accommodating extra pics and the best shipping I’ve had to date. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again! 

I’ll knock off 10% for the day as I may close the thread and send to cgc this weekend. 

Hi Everyone,

Have a beautiful copy of this rare classic cover.

Payment accepted - Paypal or Wire

Returns - I will accept a return on missed restoration or the book being incomplete. Any differences in grades will not warrant a return. Please ask for any additional photos you wish, I'm more than happy to provide.

Shipping - Shipping is included to Canada and the USA. If in another country, please reach out to discuss. Shipping will be with tracking and signature. This will be packed in a Gemini mailer and then into a box with bubble wrap/peanuts/etc.

Grade - The book is complete and unrestored. I'm estimating this in the 3.5-4.0 territory. It's a bright copy, supple pages, little chips around the edges, and some creasing that can be seen from the pics. The bottom staple is not attached to the cover. Everything else is attached. This copy has tremendous eye appeal in my opinion. 

Claim in the thread trumps private negotiations unless an agreement is reached. Basically I will go off whatever occurs first.

Price - off to cgc 

References - I have a kudos thread, I can also provide references on instagram and facebook

I think that's everything!