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Comic collecting is like that. Regrets selling the ones that stand the test of time. there was a guy in the MJI threat that trawlled through sales data. He mentioned in the past 10 years. Only 2 ASM129 cgc9.2 traded and none higher. So…maybe there isn’t anything better

Oh that’s a nice one. I’ll school label. Mine’s newer, so there’s at least 2 out there

I have a ASM129 in CGC9.2. It is also a Mark Jewelers variant. Whilst I can’t know for sure, I believe it’s the highest graded MJI. Anyone guess if this worth … more?

That’s a very nice collection. 101 diamond isn’t easy to find. And 122, 194, 238 and 252! Didn’t even know 238 had a MJI! been trying to find a decent IH181 too but those seem super rare

Ah. This is more like hard cord research! Good job. You might have some of the best research in MJI in the world. I’ve always suspected MJI was something like 1-3% of the population for 70s comics. At high grade, <0.5% as it must have been hard to keep comics clean when stationed overseas. Been trying to find high grade key comics with MJI/Diamond for years, but so far, just the ASM129, a XM94 in 8.0 and an Iron Man 55 in 5.0.

That’s very cool….and creepy. On GPAanalysis, is there a flag for MJI so it’s easy to find? Or do you need to go through the detail?! Looked at my purchase and it’s indeed a 2019 purchase at around that price…

This is amazing research! How do you go about finding out what the highest graded MJI is and how many there are? Didn’t know this was possible? I have a ASM 129 in CGC9.2. Always wondered if there were any higher graded ones…

Oh right. Didn’t know about 162! Although I’ll still search for it. Actually, all my comics are also White pages, but for the last 4, I’ll be happy to look past it

I’ve been trying to put together the Frank Miller DD run in CGC 9.8. I’m down to the last four - and you just don’t see them. 162, 163, 165 and 171. Now these are hard to get If anyone has one that they are willing to part with, please DM me!

Love this thread! Found a CGC upgrade of NA26 from a 2.0 to 2.5, which cuts down 1 from the census!

Adding to the Mark Jewelers insert pics. Anyone know if the MJI had a bigger uplift when the grades get higher? I’ve been actively looking for high grade MJI of keys for a few years - it’s a slow slow process

My theory is that recent boom coincides with the rise of Bitcoin. Perhaps some people are selling off their coins and buying / investing into their passions.

Wow. ASM129 is heating up! What happened? Anyone know if the MJI commands a big premium on this book now? My ticket below:

My X94 ticket:

My ticket:

And this one also:

Hi. Thanks for all the info over the years by boardies on the Mark Jewelers inserts. It’s helped me understand them a lot. Ive got some to add: