Keep_It_Clunky

Received back this week from a 9.8 precreen batch. One of several now ruined books with the same problem. 

Oops included FF77 by accident above.  Some more:

Have always loved this book, a must for Spidey completists

On 7/28/2021 at 7:28 PM, Illustrious said:

Anybody have a guess as to what a restored Extensive Professional copy would go for these days? I know it's so hard to tell what restored copies are worth when they have to be taken into account individually depending on the work done to the book. I'm trying to get a ballpark range on this copy for insurance purposes:

 

 

a  5.0 with similar resto I believe sold for around 12.5K a month or two ago in a comic connect auction. I believe the buyer flipped it for even more money. So that's a good starting point

Haven't sold over there, but have bought a few things issue free. @keep_it_clunky for anyone that wants to connect. 

Byrne

Perez

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Moore 

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16 hours ago, Dark Knight said:

Or even Purple Man!?

I'm wondering why there was no explosion in price as we see now when the Netflix DD series came out, or even when it was first announced? 🤔

I think the Netflix DD series really put the character on the map as it was very well made. In fact I'm re-watching all 3 seasons as we speak.

The series got so much right, it really was great. I rewatch it often. And Kilgrave was really good in Jessica Jones, I do think DD will ultimately be lighter in tone once he hits the MCU. At least at first. 

On 2/22/2021 at 10:01 AM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

I love DD #1 but I can't ever imagine it approaching ASM #1 or JIM #83.  Dated April 1964, it is the last of the early Marvel Silver Age #1s, arriving at the end of that burst of early creativity.  The character has also never been central to the Marvel Universe, nor have his villains or plotlines (his two best villains, Kingpin and Punisher, are actually Spidey villains).  Contrast with Spider-Man, who has been the face of Marvel and whose central role in the universe has been cemented by a bazillion crossovers including a long-running team-up book that made sure he interacted with just about every other character in Marvel's portfolio.

(Side note:  It occurs to me that one reason Hulk #181 will always be the top book of the Bronze Age is that for an entire generation of collectors who grew up in the '90s, Wolverine was that character for them.  Marvel found a way to cross him over to an insane degree, tying him and his backstory to so many other Marvel heroes and villains in the process.  He became almost as much of a nexus character as Spidey himself.)

As for JIM #83, JIM / Thor will always be a top top book because it was one of the two primary vehicles (along with FF) for Kirby's creative genius.  (We should remember that TOS / Iron Man was definitely on a lower tier, at least from a solo standpoint, before Robert Downey Jr.)  From a universe-building standpoint, there's nothing in the DD run to compare with what was going on in ASM, FF, or JIM / Thor.

Agree with the bulk of what you said, but I would argue it was Daredevil that made Kingpin the formidable villain that he is, and you left out the ultimate DD baddie: Bullseye!

I believe the 111 2nd print is the only 9.8 on the census. 

Thanks, this has never happened before, so when did your actual tracking update in the usps system as "delivered?"  

Should I be concerned that I have books sitting in the Sarasota post office for 4 days "available for pick up" sitting undelivered to CGC? 

Is it possible that CGC picked up the books but no one ever scanned them as "delivered?"

17 hours ago, 01TheDude said:

First-- beautiful copy!

this cover seems like it would deceptively hide any newton rings. I know it freaks me out when I look at my scanned copy thinking I forgot to take off a warped bag ..... but it is just the artwork as this is not in a bag

Yeah no rings, and thanks. Classic  book.

Generally, I've noticed a big decline in quality control throughout 2020; books slabbed too tightly, not tight enough, scuffs, debris in case, rings, etc. 

3 hours ago, Stuntman said:

Found it:

 

Thanks, I may send this back eventually for a reholder. It irks me that it is "wrong" even though it does indicate the resto on the label.

On 6/26/2020 at 4:18 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I'm not sure I entirely agree with that. Once slabbed, you can't hold a book up to inspect the colour touch for yourself, see where it bleeds through, where it is, check it in the light etc. And a 'small amount of colour touch' label description doesn't itself tell me where, how many instances or how significant the amount is.

Take this example posted earlier - "small amount of color touch on cover":

 

The B-2 definition indicates that that 'small amount' could be 1" × 1":

Why use the word 'small' on the label wording when the grading scale terms - also on the label - are 'slight' and 'moderate'? I find that misleading, especially if I don't happen to recall the precise definition of B-2 without looking it up. 

Personally, 'small' to me indicates a dot here or there - a one inch square color touch could hardly be called small in the context of a comic cover's dimensions, could it? CGC would do better to drop the use of the word 'small' and stick to their own 'slight', 'moderate' etc grading terms.

If one book can have a tiny dot of CT on the black of the spine, another significant amounts, both books get the same purple label and both see their value and desirability almost equally destroyed. 

So I see CGC's current practice as unecessarily unclear and the end product - the PLOD - value destroying regardless of the extent of the CT present. It doesn't help either when you see blue labels with 'very small amount of CT' on them either. If 'small' is 'slight/moderate' then 'very small' should be 'slight' and, therefore, a PLOD. 

 

I agree with you overall. Once slabbed, there's nothing you can do. Color touch aside, the slabs conceal a great deal. 

16 hours ago, oldbsturgeon said:

that's the first time I have ever seen a book with the mention of color touch still get a universal label. very fascinating stuff

This was a bizarre one that I received back from them when they first introduced the specialized labels. Could they not do these in purple, or did they screw up?

Don't have too much TTA

On 6/10/2020 at 12:56 PM, Frisco Larson said:

Sweet copy!!! Well done!!! 

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