UncleBEN

Definitely anxious to see your results , these square bound books can be very tricky to press. I have seen many a copy with protruding staples after pressing. But this looks like a good cleaning candidate

I have seen and experienced damage from books sliding into the indentations in the inner well. Is there a reason for this design? A straight line across the inner well would prevent much of this shaken comic syndrome damage. As I do not expect a complete redesign to happen any time soon, can wedges be requested on all books submitted? I have refrained from any new submissions for many years as a result of this flawed design. Any assistance would be appreciated Thanks!

Based on your posts I would say you are doing an epic job. Presently for me it has been very challenging to make any new acquisitions without having to sacrifice something else. I knew it was only a matter of time before we were here but It has certainly come faster then expected.

This book will never cease to boggle my mind. And to be transparent I think I helped open the flood gates on this one, as I broke GPA at least twice with two 9.8's sold in the last couple of years . 38k and 45k respectively . Shortly thereafter it really started picking up steam. I am done selling for awhile , lol.

Two slabbed copies , the raw copies are where the magic happens . Honestly I have made a solid effort to hoard as many early ASM'S as I can, in my mind there is no better investment.

And speaking of 11

This is a very true statement. 12 is up there with 19 for access in higher grades. And as previously stated I would expect 11 to start ascending in price point following the recent sales , it will be very interesting to see where Scott's 9.6 lands. The person who snagged the curator copy last year must be delighted , as the underbidder on that auction I know that they were ready to pay for whatever it took.

Ah I see that now, smart man! I should have known !

I think the fading on that copy hurt the hammer price just a tad, but still a solid structure on it

I am surprised that ASM 2 is still here

While I agree with you, neither of these would be acceptable for a keeper for me. As there are so many copies of these issues, I only look for a perfect wrap vertically and horizontally. The right side copy is the lesser of two evils but that slanted top edge would not work for me personally . Although sometimes we have to settle ;P

Sell DEFINITELY ......

CVA stickers add value as proven by recent sales and recent resubmissions, but the QES program seem to be more incestual then CVA. Meaning I would argue that some collectors do care about nicely presenting books that also perhaps have a sticker on them. I think I will have a couple of mine QES/CVA/WTF certified and make some real cash :P

No offense but that is not a very nice looking 9.2 IMHO, and I wonder how they got the QES certification with " flawless cover edges " That back cover top edge has a pretty nasty case of SCS as well as an impression not likely from the "flawed" CGC case design Just another example of why they need to redesign their holder

My point was that high grade ASM'S simply are in their own price point, and collectors will pay a premium to complete runs. With the latest market trajectory it was only a matter of time until books like 11 and 2 which are harder to find went for record numbers and honestly the entire run is on fire right now. Thankfully I only need a couple of books to finish it up but anyone late to the show now has to have very deep pockets

Those truly shocked by the ASM 11 pricing , must not be trying to put together a high grade ASM run.

This is a stretch

I would wager that when it was a 9.4, they had the best get it to 9.6 , no doubt the ceiling on this very pressed book. I have had the diamond run copy in my hands and would venture to say that it was the better looking copy for my taste at least when it was a 9.4 as it was also pressed to a 9.6

Out of these two I prefer the TMNT

Well if the latest Stan Lee signed sales prove anything resale value is not affected And personally I think this is pretty unique

Long enough to inflate the bids, as it happened right at closing. Mark my words there will be some RECORD ASM numbers today

Doug will certainly send you what you paid for usually quite promptly, I personally stick to a BUY IT NOW format or books with an agreed on price.

So Devils advocate here, if upon resubmission the book came back unrestored or a higher graded PLOD would you be contacting the seller to pay more?

It's a beautiful book and I have not doubt Scott has a good reason to acquire the capital. I did cringe a bit seeing the back top edge, CGC really needs to smooth out their inner well issues. And for those of you wondering why don't raw collectors slab everything , I think they are safer outside a CGC holder IMHO.