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11 minutes ago, kav said:

I wonder why its only a 20 day contest-something must be happening on the 28th or he would get more applicants it seems if he drew it out longer.

maybe after he paid his estimated tax payment in january hes broke

im in the chicagoland area... i may drop off an application for kicks

On 2/5/2019 at 9:15 AM, tdotcbc84 said:

We have to keep in mind, anything can be viewed as a bubble.

Reality is, comics are not a commodity, as much as you want it to be.

Very technically speaking, comics (and any collectibles for that matter) are basically useless junk with some cool history to it.

 

But if the comic book industry is alive and well, X-Men 1 is as safe a bet as any book.

If WW3 does happen, I think the value of my X-Men 1 is the last thing I'm worried about, right?

Fine art and classic cars are not commodities either but they hold value... some comics can be viewed as wealth protection imo

With that being said i think x-men #1 is a safe bet for wealth protection Darkowl

with the cult like following Ash has... its definitely worth adding to the collection

and now some more dark horse stuff... always been a big fan of dark horse comics

On 1/9/2019 at 6:43 PM, F For Fake said:

My pride and joy. 

very nice!!! i've been trying to put together a set myself.. id be happy with some NM raw copies but they're hard to come by..... for the right price anyway

^^^ agreed

I think this is in the range of a 3.0 to 4.5...  awesome book and still a good looking copy.  i wish i had it

If it was mine i would not get it pressed/cleaned... Sure you may be able to get rid of some of those flaws but i think its to risky with this grade.. besides a 3.0 to 4.5 will still bring a high dollar amount

That color breaking crease in the upper right corner, very small color breaking crease lower right corner,  upper left corner very blunted with color break... plus lots of little things i see.. I would give this a grade of no higher then a 7.0

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On 2/3/2019 at 4:50 PM, SBRobin said:

I have an ASM direct 9.6. Given that this is the most graded comic in the CGC census and there are likely still 100,000+ issues out there, from a purely speculative standpoint, should I sell it on ebay for around $775, and use that money to buy SAGA 1 and Into the Spider-Verse #2 CGC 9.8? or spend another $150 and get Invincible #1 CGC 9.8? I can't imagine ASM 300 holding its value over the long term. 

I would keep the ASM #300... Its has a lot going for it.. Spider-Man & Venom are very popular characters.. key issue.. classic cover.. Todd McFarlane

On 2/4/2019 at 6:46 PM, Bomber-Bob said:

Great looking book ! I have to ask, is this your real name or are you having fun with us ?

just having fun... didn't think i would post anything and now im stuck with it

From looking at pictures alone and just looking at the front and back i would say a 7.0...

only a 9.2 but its mine

my copy... i like being able to join clubs