Glassman10

you're entering third rail politics here

capital gains on my collection was 10%. It was held for almost fifty years. I did get to deduct costs for storage. The market produced far more income for me in the 2016-2019 period, until the covid thing hit.

well, wait! Which Nigerian Prince exactly? This is important! Somewhere around a 9.0. You'll have slab it to see.

It's been flat to down for a 5.0 since I sold mine four years ago. I did get a great price but it strikes me as still down. Golden books are an odd animal. Lots don't go up at all. If one thing seems to rise, for now, it's Marvel Silver age conditions of 7.0 and better do nicely. That could stop too. They don't offer the liquidity that stocks do.

keep in mind how you store them. Comics can really vanish in a flood or a fire, or from general climate conditions. Then there are mice as well. This suggests to me that you don't keep them at home but at a site that will cost you money over the years. I sold mine four years back and it's all in the market which has been reasonably reliable. even that can change. We're never going to get out of this alive. Selling stock is far easier than selling comics. Both have risks but not everyone has their beak in the water.

One of the prettiest Spidey covers ever... but, .. life has been hard on it. 2.5-3.0 maybe

Go out and buy AF 25 right away from the same guy. Otherwise, that spine has seen better times and the whole exterior edge is getting ragged.. Oddly, few color breaks. I'm inclined to a 5.5.

After "Miracle on 34th Street", one might think that the notion of what's good for Gimbals is good for Macy's. Sadly, not the case. It doesn't serve the collectors at all and I wish they could see that.

5.5, possible 6.0

2.5 readers copy

when I was evaluating my collection, it took one year to get it organized to the point where I knew value for most raw books. If they had been slabbed, it would have been far easier, Hot books sell faster and slow books wait for the right person unless you want to dump the load. It's an enormous amount of work. I sold about 40 of the 950 books for nice money and the rest went for $3.75 each. raw but 6.0 or better. They were all silver age, mostly pre 1970. It included things like the AF15. I wouldn't do it for 20%, knowing what I know now. I wouldn't do it for someone else at all. Your friend will still have cap gains to pay regardless of what you get. That's another 10%.

This. I don't think the 134 can get a 9.0

4.5- 5.0

5.5

1.0

4.5

7.0

The corners immediately bring it down. It's the first thing I look at. the corner that has the color breaks is the worst but if you flip to the back cover, you see yet another corner issue. It also has some checks along the spine, another unacceptable issue. The book is to be sought after, don't misunderstand me but as has been said, 9.0 is near perfection. It's extremely easy to slip to an 8.0, and then down to 7.5. Overstree tends to look casually at grading in the price guide and is quite different in the other publication grading comics. I had three copies of this fresh off the news stand back arounds '71 and they all got different grades. Anything above a 7.0 is a very nice comic. The money is in the 9.0's

7.5

sliding scale based on the value of the comic which is based on the grading CGC gives the book, based on the factored multiple of the instep of the queen of England, based on how fast you want it done.

7.0

you make no mention of whether they are loose stacked or on backer boards in good quality bags. That's important. My ideal world would be about 60F, low humidity. low light in bags on boards. Take care to not stack them all in the same position . Best in good storage boxes, off the ground

2.5

and your crystal ball sees ?.... not what I see apparently, and this was posted in the newbie section.

I have a differing view. 'That ain't gonna happen". Why would anyone pay more than the current market value of comics every time? It just doesn't sound like a business model that will last over the decades.