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@lou_fine I would love to hear some of your "I paid what for that" stories. Even if you just shared sales you know of or witnessed. I know you've seen some of the biggest books in this hobby trade hands for prices that feel like peanuts by today's standards.

I honestly haven't paid much attention to SS books. I have nothing against SS. I own 3 of them. A Wrightson and a couple of Stans. One thing that should drop in value are Stan signed books he had nothing to do with, like ASM 300 and Hulk 181!

Serious and respectful question. If all you have is the digital asset in your phone, what is the purpose of collecting? It's not there. You can't hold it, see it, admire the art or the Stan Lee signature obnoxiously scribbled across the front in sharpie. If this isn't abundantly obvious from my posts, I don't really understand NFTs or Bitcoin. But comic collecting has always been about far more than the investment. It's looking at old Ads, smelling the paper, reading stories from 50 - 80 years ago. Without that physical connection I would lose all interest. As an aside, there are companies that do fractional ownership of collectibles where you can buy and sell shares of Action Comics 1 (for example). I never got interested for all the reasons above, but it seems like a step closer to the digital future your describing. A big warehouse that holds the physical asset while buying and selling comics digitally. https://rallyrd.com/collections/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand-search&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwy4KqBhD0ARIsAEbCt6ivEzippvmAIb5fIs5-2qXN9u-skTEE150-_xDmZnpBM2oirzC6AE0aAnylEALw_wcB (I'm not affiliated with Rallyrd, don't endorse them, don't know much about them, or recommend them. In fact, I think its a bad idea. But I do know they are a legit company.)

Congrats

I love that lol. I'm afraid if I actually bought one, I would never have time to play it and it would become furniture! My kids would like it for at least 15 minutes.

This won't be nearly as impressive as some of the collections you'll see here. I bought all of these comics before graduating high school in 2001 and still have all of them besides ASM129. I was working at Kmart for $5.40 and doing landscaping with my grandfather. Spending $50 on a comic book wasn't easy. I was a 90s kid, so Wolverine, Punisher, SS and McFarlane were my early focuses as a collector. I don't think I have any of the McFarlanes anymore. The FF 48 - 50 I bought for under $60 each, all raw. I had them graded years later. SS 1-18 were all very in expensive. I think I paid $25 for #3. The #1 was $75 and was a big investment for me at the time. I bought it at a small local comic show and sadly found out it was restored years later!! The Hulk 181 was my big purchase!! I took a train with 3 friends into NYC to my first Comiccon. I couldn't drive so it was probably 1998 or early 1999. I bought the 181 and my SS14 for $260. The most money I had ever spent on anything at the time. I was numb from having spent so much.

Do you still have these? Or did you sell?

I was bigger on Space Invaders. I had it for the Atari 2600 (the reboot. The original 2600 was before my time). 1983 Ms Pacman is my favorite. There are 3 places in New England that I know of that still have original ones.

I took my son to Funspot in New Hampshire as a surprise father / son road trip. It is amazing how far $20 can go with Arcades that still take quarters! (Well, tokens that are $0.25). Finding those early arcade machines is getting hard, but I love them.

Wow, that was fast! Congrats!

I had to look up who Elizabeth Olson was. I think I represent a totally different end of the comic collecting spectrum lol. I do own 2 Stan Lee signatures on books I thought were synomonis with him. One was a Stan Lee "file copy" (which i know folks around here like to dispute). The othwer is on what is widely regarded as his first work in comics. For me personally had to choose between two copies of a big SA key, that are entirely equal, aside from one having a yellow label and "Stan Lee" scribbled on it with a sharpie, I would pay considerably more for the blue label. I imagine I'm in the minority.

It is 100% a scam. The sale will never happen. But yes, it would be a good price for a 3.0

Yes, CGC will let the store know. The store will have an account with a dealer ID and they'll be able to look everything up. I use to send them out through my local store and I don't recommend it. It's fine until something goes wrong! I had an GA book that i really liked get damaged. The local store blamed CGC, CGC said they got it from the store that way. No one took responsibility and I was left with a damaged book, despite having clear before and after pictures. So I would recommend getting an account and sending them yourself. At least then, if something goes wrong it's between you and CGC. Not you, CGC and a store.

Yes, I believe they will provide guidance. I would also ask them about having the books graded. The PCH / EC are likely worth the cost. And MCS can send them in for you. What you give up is time. It could take several weeks to get them back from CGC and up for sale.

I've seen pictures on these boards of multiples that have made my jaw drop! Books I've never even seen in person!

Not sure if it's illustrative or not, but I can't imagine a Stan Signature adds anywhere near an increase of $600 in value on a $2 book. I would assume if makes a $2 worth about $50 if it's stabbed. Stan signed everything. Thousands of new signatures most weekends for years and years. A lot of collectors prefer books unsigned.

I'm also in the .5 club!!

Hello - this probably needs to get moved to a different part of the forum. But to answer your questions: 1) yes, there is definitely interest. It may be harder to move as a lot, but people here would be interested. 2) I don't know a ton about Cerebus, but I know #1 is valuable and sought after. Def worth getting it slabbed. For the rest, it's likely a balance between the expected grade and given value. If it's worth more than a few hundred $$, you'll likely get an ROI from having it graded it. Good luck

I wouldn't have it graded. Unless it graded a 9.8, it's likely not worth the price of grading. And that book shouldn't be a 9.8 from what I can see.

My guess is, he just hasn't taken your book down off his website. I wouldn't be to stressed. You've got the book for what seems like a good deal

Really sorry to hear about this. Keep us posted on what comes of this and good luck!

Wow!! What a thread!

For those of is who weren't born when Chuck bought the MH1 collection, this thread has been an extremely enjoyable and educational read. @Cat-Man_America those comics are incredible. And a great example of why the Church collection was so special. Tec18 is one of my favorite comics.

In the spring FedEx delivered 4 boxes to my house. Only problem was they weren't my packages. It had someone else's name and address. They were over 25 miles away. I called FedEx and they said they would pick them up, but never showed. After a few days of getting nowhere, I drove out to the guys house and delivered the packages. The guy said he had filed a claim but FedEx kept showing the package delivered.

I wouldn't get these books pressed because I don't think they would be worth the price of pressing. If you really wanted to get them pressed at some point, there are other, well known presser you could send them to, rather than trusting a stranger.