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8 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

Probably too late to be of any help, but, current Louisvillian here!   

Indeed, here in town you're going to want The Great Escape. I'm up there a few times a week, still the best back issue shop in town.  However since covid times, they've changed their schedule a bit, so they're only open Wed-Sun, 12-7.

Comic Book World has a lot of back issues as well, I haven't been since quarantine hit so I'm not sure what their hours are. I actually bought my AF15 here a few years ago, so you never know what may come through the door. They also have a Cinci store which I think has a better back issue selection.

Those are the two best bets, but there are more shops here. I haven't been to any of these since quarantine started, so I'm not sure of their operating hours, hopefully they're all still in business! But at one time you could also go to The Zone, Destination Comics, and Heroes Comics and Gaming. My experience is that The Zone and Destination are mostly focused on new books and merch (Funko Pops, stuff like that) and don't have a ton of back issue. Heroes Comics and Gaming is also game heavy BUT they used to have a really nice back issue selection, at least the last time I was there. It has been some time, though.

A newer shop is Pop's Comics and Collectibles, which is a newer shop run buy a guy who was a flea market dealer for a very long time. I've bought a lot from him over the years. His new brick and mortar shop is heavy on the Funko Pops (hence the name) and toys, but he also usually has some cool back issues and random stuff. 

If that doesn't satisfy you, we also have two Book and Music Exchange locations that sell comics. The one on Preston highway has a lot more than the one on Bardstown Rd in the Highlands. Selection is spotty, but sometimes worth the dig.

 

yeah I got a asm 20 in comic book world for 30 dollars about 2 years ago it was super beat but Im happy with it

2 minutes ago, RayJr said:

I haven’t been to The Great Escape in a long time due to my Army career. Definitely was a place I would go to a lot when I lived in Louisville 

yeah I haven't been there in a while but from what I remember it was a cool store 

the great escape and comic book world are cool stores nearby I think theres a lot of cool stores in louisville 

3.0

No shot I wouldn’t even give that a 9.6 😂 leave it and congrats on the pickup

9.0

4.0 blue if that bottom staple isnt detached but it looks detached so 4.0 green label

5.5

3.0

cool article but the 1st spawn is definitely spawn 1 everything before that is just a ad or preview 

9.4

it looks much nicer but you cant do anything about that slice I would just leave it 

7.0

9.4

2.0

9.4

4.5

3.0 but presents much better maybe 5.0 with clean and press

3 minutes ago, comicginger1789 said:

Right? I am curious if that is the case. Maybe that is what the green label is for but still I would not have put double cover on the label at all to give the person the chance to sell as such (if it is a fake)

yeah that's weird 

18 minutes ago, comicginger1789 said:

Saw this online for sale

 

I am not sure what this is implying. Is it a true double cover? I was under the impression a double cover was always blue? Is this one that someone just replaced the staples on? If so, why the mention of marrying covers?

looks like a fake double cover which is weird Idk how cgc would allow that 

54 minutes ago, Qalyar said:

Those Marvel Team-Up 131 sales have to be people trying to speculate on the White Rabbit first appearance? I guess? Both of those sales were auction sales, and both had nontrivial bidding wars that chased up the price. But as far as I can tell, they look like legitimate sales not crazy shilling shenanigans (and don't look to have overlapping participants, either).

Before those, the previous 9.8 sale looks to have gone for $190 back in June, which is itself a huge jump from the 2016 transactions that were the only earlier data for this book in grade. I'm not sure what has changed to make (some) people care about this one, but I'd guess that there's a market to absorb at least another 2 or 3 copies for over $200, if not necessarily the $700+ mania (but maybe...). It will be interesting to see whether this effect trickles down to 9.4/9.6 slabs, but so far those are still hanging out broadly in the $60-80ish range that a lot of random slabs go for. Still a lot better than the ~$30 (or less) slabs that are signs of absolutely zero interest, though. So there's some possibility...

Spending 1000 on a 9.8 is a terrible investment 😂 

5 minutes ago, JollyComics said:

So unbalanced.  Everyone throw money on 9.8 nothing else!

You could literally get a grail for that price 😂 

2 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

It’s real that’s crazy 😂 I gotta pick more of these up and send them to cgc

free comic book day civil war 1 1st nadia pym its like a 5 dollar comic but really common in dollar bins and sells for like 250 9.8

thank you for this info