oldrover

2 hours ago, thehumantorch said:

2.0 unrestored is now selling for around $6k so you're in the ballpark as far as price if it grades out 2.0 unrestored.

 

Seriously?!?! Wow... I sold my X-Men 1 3.5 in 2019 for $5000. 

2 hours ago, Bloodstorm1 said:

It has bad Newton rings

Look away!!!!!

"What about 5.5 with a press?"

[

51 minutes ago, Galen130 said:

Thinking 7.0...but I can see 7.5.

+1

1 hour ago, jf2611 said:

spare bedroom comforter - I'll let the wife know some improvements need to be made. :-)

LOL Don't do it!  The day I would give Mrs. Rover my critique of her home decor... would be my last. Hell hath no fury... like an angry ginger.

3.0 for the book.

5.5 for the upholstery.

On 2/17/2021 at 2:29 PM, comicginger1789 said:

Here is a picture for reference...and as it appears to be torn out for the purpose of the ad (I believe the chunk missing is where you input your info to mail off to become like the stud above). I have a feeling CGC would consider that a coupon clipped, even though it is torn out. 

 

So, presumably, automatic green label? I guess I am curious what if the chunk were missing elsewhere...like not in a coupon spot. What if it was just an entire corner of one page, about this size, that was gone. Would it get green or could it get a low end blue label?

That photo takes me back. As a kid I bought comics from that Robert Bell guy. 

Hadn't seen this until today, but as I looked at the scans, my first thought was... man... it's rare that you can hope for too much in a clean... but this is one of those times.  

Congrats! 

I got back an Avengers 4 with a cracked case. Contacted C/S... they paid for reholdering and shipping both ways. FWIW. 

1.8-2.0. 

A press would address that spine roll. I'd say 3.0, maybe 3.5, after a press. 

55 minutes ago, Flammenwerfer said:

Any chance of an Asbestos Man movie?

Well, he does need the dough, after shelling out $30 billion to the Mesothelioma Trust Fund. 

Another recent example on eBay: an ASM 1 Conserved 5.5 sold for $9750... a 5.5 blue label sold for $14,000. Definitely a better ratio than a purple would get. 

My recollection, based on GPA review (and experience), is that conserved books will sell for about 60-70% of Universal books, and that purple will sell for around 30-35%. Of course, it greatly depends on the grade, and the book.  

I had an Avengers 4 CGC 9.4, conserved (from the Nicolas Cage collection... don't know if that helps or hurts LOL).

I believe the most recent sale on that book at the time (two years ago) was around $13,500. IIRC.

My book sold for about $8500, again, IIRC. 

36 minutes ago, Funnybooks said:

4.0 Definitely get it graded

14 hours ago, William-James88 said:

Just putting this here to keep an eye out. Wondering how low this will sell. Kind of surprised the person who sent this to CGC didn't even bother checking inside first. And if they did, then it's even more puzzling. What a waste.

 

https://comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dcaptain%2Bmarvel%2Badventures%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1459732&id=1459732&itemType=0#detail

That happened to me, twice, on the same shipment, with ASM 20. Didn't realize the poster was gone.

But check this out:

On one book, they gave me a blue 0.5. On the other, they gave me a green 4.0. Same flaw.  (I cracked the 0.5 and sold it raw)

3 hours ago, Funnybooks said:

Man, CGC is really way behind with their turnaround...

Reminds me, for some reason, of one of my all time favorite New Yorker cartoons:

Yes, it's worth grading. And you might be surprised at what a press can do. I had Strange Tales 113-116, all with massive water rippling. I'd call them 1.5's. Sent them to CFP for pressing and they came back looking more like 3.0-3.5. That's a big jump on this book. JMHO. 

8 hours ago, Mars76 said:

I'm gonna say 5.0. Maybe 5.5 tops. It'll still look great slabbed.

 (what he said)

Kinda hard to grade without the back cover. Looks like it might benefit from a press, though.

12 hours ago, Albert Thurgood said:

here is the final tale of woe in the trilogy...

Seriously? 

Too bad about the chunk out. 2.5. 

Wow! Based on the unfixable flaws, that's probably the highest grade you could have possibly gotten on this book. And you got it! Congrats!