First Upgrade

Full disclosure, I am not in attendance...

Has anyone received a response from Geof Isherwood?

Glad to hear it...I was getting anxious...problem must be on this end...

Since yesterday, I have not been able to reach CAF, nor any of the other 'hosted' websites...Albert Moy, Anthony's Comic Book Art, Comic Art Page, Koch Comic Art, Romitaman, etc... Anyone else unable to reach CAF??... Is the END NIGH??...

According to GPA, there was a recent 'sale' of a similar example, CGC 9.8 (Q) Manufacturing Error, for a measly $250...

Yes. It certainly was...but... No. He certainly did not... Yes. And, it got up there just a bit too much...the book apparently did not sell to the highest bidder as it is relisted with a BIN of ~$3k... ...Villainy afoot...

The Autobots & The Decepticons!!

Warlock & Magus...(??) [Because I do not have a Warlock & Thanos piece!]

I am not certain...

Grades posted...image to follow next week...

I heard that a Comic Connect representative had phoned certain clientele several days ago just as a friendly reminder about their auctions ending soon... And, with only a few days left for bidding, at least a few of the comic book lots were changed to allow for 3 month, 0% interest, timed-payment plans...

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Yes it was...I was out at $5,500...

It was a 9.6...

This Sunday!!...

The second Ms. Marvel #1 CGC 9.8 (Off-White to White page quality, & less of a mis-wrapped front cover) just ended at $1,307.00 in the same CLink Featured Auction...after the 10% Seller's Comission fee, the seller would net $1,176.30...allegedly...

[presuming the buyer is legitimate] Depending on which state one claims to reside, CLink will charge State Sales Tax...& the shipping costs for 1 comic book is not 'cheap', especially in comparison to an eBay seller offering 'free shipping'...

The above featured example of Ms. Marvel #1 CGC 9.8 ended at $1,900.00... In the same auction, a second CGC 9.8 example ends tomorrow...

Definitely phone HA & ask to speak with the customer service dept. Sometimes, it takes more than one conversation with two different representatives in order to process your request correctly. From my experience, emailing the general customer service dept. has yet to 'work' in yielding a same-day or timely resolution.

Apparently, at least one more bidder is chasing the dream tonight as the Comic Link Featured Auction closes... This Ms. Marvel #1 CGC 9.8, with a nice mis-wrapped cover & white pgs, has a bid of $1,900.00...less than one hour left in that auction...

...not looking for so-called explanations &/or fanboy conspiracy theories... Just marveling out loud at the significant price drop in sale prices of Ms. Marvel #1 (1977)... Compared to other similar 'Keys' related to developed MCU projects, based on GPA sales data, it appears as though this book has preformed the worst post movie release... It is tracking downward so fast that it may reach 2013 levels before summer's end...at least, 'publicly'...

Anyone else willing to comment on the backstory of these two specific examples?...Any information regarding their "grade" would be appreciated [before I place another less than informed bid...]

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