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I am hoping for at least 9.0.

What do you think ? Thanks

36 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

Sorry, that's an old CGC grading room comment...

Wow @The Lions Den 3 811 posts in about 27 months, that's 141 posts per month or 4.7 posts per day !!!! Give this man a medal

8 hours ago, Primetime said:

it's a small piece out, not a chunk. 

G/VG (3.0)

Yeah I guess it's a small piece. I generally don't like to get a comic like that but it's not as bad as other deffects.

1 minute ago, ChrispyC66 said:

Yes, That and the surrounding creases are the biggest issue. Depending on the size of the chip your are looking at a 3.5-4.0 hit IMO. Top staple wear and other edge/corner issues plus edge tanning cost you the rest of the hit. If any staples become detached the grade will drop hard.

Throwing this out to a few other folks for their thoughts.
@Deadpoolica @theCapraAegagrus @Azkaban @comicginger1789 

Hey thanks man. Yeah I compared to graded copies and I think it will take a big hit. 4.0 if I'm lucky. Staples are loose.

2 hours ago, ChrispyC66 said:

4.5, Outside chance at 5.0

Won't CGC downgrade alot with the missing piece near Dr. Doom's shoulder? 

I think it might be a 3.0.

Staples slightly loose but intact. Spine is intact. General wear on the comic. Slight discoloration on pages. Minor damage on front cover (on Dr. Doom), chunk missing.

Thanks for your help

6 minutes ago, joeypost said:

With some TLC 4.5...maybe 5.0.

TLC = Clean & Press ? Or generous grader at CGC ? haha

2 minutes ago, csaag said:

To me your FF 48 looks better than this one, so I'd go 4.0 here

Now that I look properly, Yeah the corners on the cover are pretty creased. You are right sir

I am thinking CGC 3.5 ?

What do you guys think ?

Thanks for your help !

I am thinking CGC 4.5 ?

What do you guys think ?

Thanks for your help !

I am thinking CGC 4.0 ?

What do you guys think ?

Thanks for your help !

On 5/4/2020 at 2:16 PM, CJ Design said:

I'm thinking 6.0 if the pin-up is intact.

Pin-up og gotta check

I am hoping for a 5.0 CGC (any chance?)

Thanks for your opinion

6 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Always difficult to say without the book in hand, but I don't see anything that raises alarm bells here. One reason to remove staples would be because they are starting to rust - I can't see any migration to the book. And, as Tom Jones once said, it's not unusual for the staples to miss one or more interior wraps during production. The bottom staple looks like it has discolouration too, indicating authenticity. What makes you worry?

Thanks for your input. 

The bottom staple has me worried because it looks like the paper around the holes was widdened. Look at the top staple and compare. However on the outside of the book it looks good. 

Hi guys,

Someone wants to sell me a nice copy of Avengers #48 but I'm not sure if the staples have been replaced.

Here are some pics. Do you think there has been restoration (staples replaced) ?

Any experts on restoration here ? Thanks for your help !

I am thinking 6.5 CGC.

Thanks for your opinion

10 minutes ago, miraclemet said:

for Sig series I feel like eBay does best at realizing values vs HA or CLINK. 

What do you guys think? Is eBay the best venue for Sig Series auctions? (even with the possible headaches of buyers, returns, and other eBay annoyances)

All of my best deals on sig series books came via CLINK/HA cause it seems like the buyers there are less interested in autographed copies of books. 

(granted keys do best, and stan sigs do well so if a book were to have a chance to do well on CLINK it'd be a book like this)

This makes sense ! I don't see many SS on HA or CLINK but maybe I'm just not looking for them.

1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said:

might grade "fine" if submitted with a press , 50/50 chance

Does CGC do a good job when pressing/drycleaning IYO ? I have never used there service.

28 minutes ago, miraclemet said:

You should be able to look at other grade comps in nearby grades to see what sort of premium the Lee signature puts on the book. 

The main thing is to look at recent data only as the market spiked when he passed, but has settled since. 

lemme take a look at GPA and see what I can estimate...

I have them at buy it now and make an offer. I haven't tried an auction because I'm afraid it might sell for too low. What would be a good auction strategy you think ?

25 minutes ago, miraclemet said:

You should be able to look at other grade comps in nearby grades to see what sort of premium the Lee signature puts on the book. 

The main thing is to look at recent data only as the market spiked when he passed, but has settled since. 

lemme take a look at GPA and see what I can estimate...

I have FF50 (6.0 CGC) Signed by stan lee also. Priced at 899 maybe too much I will do some research.

12 minutes ago, miraclemet said:

FF48 in 5.0. Universal at $1200, Stan SS trending upward. Last 16 months has gone from $1350>$1800>$2500

meanwhile a 5.5 universal which is almost the same price, but a 5.5 Stan sig sold for $1290 (10/2019)

and a 6.0 ($1500 GPA avg) has had Stan sales for just under $3k (so 2x)

in the other direction a 4.5 universal ($1k) has Stan sales around $1800-$2k so almost 2x

 

So it looks like a near 2x multiple is in effect for a stan signed FF48. I'd price it at $2400-$2500, but take an offer north of $2k.

[note these are all ballparky swag numbers, if you want the exact data, GPA is worth the cost, especially for determining the value of a $2000 book. ]

I price the FF48 (5.0) SS at 2499 and got zero offers. I sent an offer to watchers at 2299. No response. So probably the sweet spot is asking around $2099 and getting $1999.

1 minute ago, miraclemet said:

now FF49 in 7.0

Also hasnt had a stan sign sale in 6 months (which was for over $2k and may have been a BIN)

Universal value right now is around $900ish

That puts the Stan multiplier at over 2x, which seems steep considering FF49 is LESS key than FF48, but that's all based on one data point/sale. So lets look at surrounding numbers. 

CGC6.5, a $700ish book, that sold for $1100ish with stans sig

CGC6.0 a $600 book, that sold for $1000ish with stans sig. 

no good sig data at CGC7.5

CGC8.0 is a $1600ish book that had a Stan/Sinnott sale at $2600 (single data point) also looks like a BIN maybe. 

I'd say for the FF49 the stan signed version is probably a 60% price bump  if in auction. which would be $1440. 

Thanks, this has been a great help for my pricing of FF49. I was offered 1350, I price at 1999, might counter with 1550 (this comes to about 1350 after ebay + paypal fees )

21 minutes ago, Jordysnordy said:

Zero chance this is true.

In high grade, many collectors shy away from SS books.

In my experience, lower grade books do better with SS as opposed to higher grade, especially with keys - I’m talking about SA.

I have seen some but they don't sell fast  But yes mid grade keys are 50% more but don't sell (especially now)

2 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

Yeah. I also don't have any Stan Lee sigs. Let's pretend that you're beginning at a price that is spot-on FMV per whatever data source. I would probably pay an additional... $200-300 for a good Stan Lee signature on a SA key. I have no idea if that follows any SS trends. That would simply be my personal price range.

On key silver age comics, it's often +50% of normal FMV value.

Just now, theCapraAegagrus said:

There's no default %. I'm a SS collector. I've probably paid on average 10% more per book, but, I don't have SA keys. They're mostly Bronze/Modern.

I tried to compare on ebay but most sellers overprice Stan Lee's SS in hopes of having some sucker bit.