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Given a choice I'd go with the 180 last page OA due to the historical significanse. The cover of 181 is probably burned into my pupils at this point

A 9.2 sold for 7k a few days ago. 2nd highest. No holds barred!

Why so many GSXM books with Stan's signature? Because he was involved with the original group?

Or bidders that takes their sweet a*s time responding to counter offers...Gotta love them!

At 9600 with a couple of days to go Not bad... https://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-INCREDIBLE-HULK-181-CGC-9-4-NM-OW-W-1st-Full-Appearance-Of-Wolverine-NR-/192630684104

At current rate it's heading towards 2k. At the moment I'd say ~1800

The sale preceding the 11,400 9.6 was an ow/w for 10,800. I know it was a Thursday afternoon but the 11,400 wasn't exactly an ideal end time either on a Saturday afternoon. This thing is so rapidly on the move right now so it's not all going to make perfect sense. The general rule still applies. I'd still prefer a white pager

I don't know if thats snark but It was a white pager. Edit: I don't know if you were referring to the 9.4 with that comment? If so your assertion could have some merit but only with recent 9.4 sales. The 9.6 was a white

Here's the actual offer accepted. 14,550 + 22 shipping. I wonder if the wording on the listing will allow it to get recorded on GPA?

Beautiful! Always impressed by well preserved vintage books! I'd assume the autographs were factored into the grades? I could definitely use few of those stands in the 2nd unboxing. Anyone know where they're sold?

Yeah I don't think this listing violates anything. This however requires a giant leap of faith from the buyer of this "service". You'd of course have to assume they're not going to just keep whatever is sent to them. How exactly would they bill you for the CGC grading fee & return shipping since I'd assume that's separate from the 100 dollars? Who's dumb enough to send this guy billing information + books to be graded??? Assuming everything's honest you'd be paying 100 dollars not to join CGC (which is just 25 dollars a year minimum) & not to fill out / print the online form. Plus you'd be waiting much longer to get your books back since you're shipping to Hawaii. What's the shipping + insurance cost for shipping to Hawaii? Not even sure USPS flat rate covers Hawaii? There are tons of buffoons out there but Jeez... really?!

I wouldn't mind either if these were serious offers

Did you include that message stating you couldn't go any higher along with your offer? eBay lets you include messages with offers

Amen! That's happened a couple of times. I've countered the original offer only to have the 48 hours expire with cricket sounds from the other party. If you can't meet the seller's counter make another counter or decline it so not to waste people's time!!! Another thing is people messaging you regarding your listing asking "what's your best offer" or asking if you could go for X amount of money without bothering to put in an offer. Usually the X amount is some ridiculously un-serious low ball number. These people blow!!!

They made him look like Randy Travis...10 years from now It's a disgrace I tell you!

In it's raw form. Otherwise you may end up paying for a higher tier than you should. If you think it's a high value book after grading then request that they ship it back to you registered mail.

More interactions doesn't automatically translate into higher popularity. Why is the demand so much higher for ASM 300 than for NM 98? Why so many more CGC submissions? The idea of a parasite taking over someone's body and engulfing them into an alien symbiote is much more original & interesting than an expert swordsman mercenary with super healing factor. But hey it's just an opinion. They're both highly successful characters. Deadpool has already had his Hollywood moment. Now it's Venom's turn!!!... We shall see...

Where's my "fist punching through a coffin" meme when I need it!!!

Cringe Worthy!...Wonder what Joe Sinnott & John Byrne think about this? And Jack Kirby...ugghh

It's '93 so modern. Even if it was copper the high for BA 12 is 2500. ASM 300 is much higher census & the highest sold was well over 2500 in same grade. I don't think I agree that Harley Quinn is more familiar to the general public than Venom.

Agreed. A lot is riding on this thing! Still hate that we have to depend on Sony for it though . Imo he's the premiere character of the copper age. Maybe an argument could be made for Deadpool but I'd probably consider him as an early modern

I too grew up in this time frame. Just curious since you're into Venom. I was debating this question with a co worker recently. Do you think Venom is a "major" character? I don't mean just a major villain but a major character. I happen to have a broader scope of characters I consider major so i think he is at this point. Curious to get some other people's views on this?

I agree with you. In my view it's easy to get cought up in the supply side numbers but totally miss the current or potential future demand side numbers. How many 10 year olds went to see infinity war & as a result will now get hooked on marvel comics? How many become interested after Black panther?... Or Venom? The possibilities have just expanded infinitely due to MCU now having all it's toys back! These high grade bronze early copper keys will only become less & less available as years go by not more. The MCU will ensure that demand for keys or comics in general will remain high.

Currently in the 3k to 3.6k range. Don't think the old case makes a difference