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If Joey's the seller then I have no doubt it's genuine and can only say congrats and

Closer to $8k more actually. I stand corrected - I should probably read more thoroughly. I still can't afford it! Who was the seller? A dealer or 'just' a random ebayer? I don't recognize the seller but he is badged up like a dealer on Ebay. My initial thought was this sale had to be fake and that we'd see the seller or a friend re-selling this in a few weeks with the $19,000 "sale" recorded in GPA as a reference point. Having checked the sellers feedback though, there've been some pretty big books there like an ASM #50 9.6 for best offer on $12,500 so he may be legitimate.

Closer to $8k more actually.

Anyone see this ?

All I can hope is that some day some industrious Economics Student does a google search on their Economics Professor, manages to put two and two together, and then facefarks him with this wall of deliciousness. It appears he was also the buyer on the first HFH #1 9.8 copy that cost him over $10k. The most recent 9.8 sold for $2,300

It's funny but there are loads of people who will pay $4k for this book, but very few who'll pay $5k and over. I guess that's why the spreads have diminished hugely between the sub-9.4 copies and and the 9.4's. Every grade has shot up in value whilst the 9.4's are pretty much where they've always been.

A 9.6 White just sold for $6,911 on Comiclink Jan auction. Seller netted $6220.

...here you go: This was my LCS when I was a kid.

There's a 9.4 W in the next Comic Connect auction, I wonder what that'll go for ? The last 9.4 sold for $220k-odd...

I bought, pressed, resubmitted, and resold r100comics 9.6(W) copy. It is now a CGC 9.8(W). It only took you 6 months to build the courage to pull the trigger.....

The $10,100 and $9,800 sales were in November when there were 7 x 9.9's, so not sure why 1 more copy will make any difference ? There are a lot more than 8 people looking for this book in highest grade. The two previous sales established the benchmark at $10k (when it was previously at $7k) so i could see this copy going to the next level and bringing in $12k+.

Thor #165 all the way. One of the best covers of the Silver Age and one of the toughest books to find in high grade.

IIRC the last 9.8 on Comiclink sold for $12k and the one before that at $14k so I think prices are being impacted by more and more 9.8's hitting the census. The Heritage copy also probably won't be helped by the fact there's another 9.8 in the November Comiclink auction as well.

You're maybe giving CGC a bit too much credit. They do a great job but they're not infallible. I know people who have sent in a large number of NM/M books with a 9.8 pre-screen, got back a load of rejects and then re-submitted those same rejects and got 9.8's 2nd time around.

Amazing to think these very earliest Mad covers are tucked away in someone's collection. Does the price on the #1 read $15,500 ? That's pretty strong for the day, but can't imagine what that would hammer for today...

Any thoughts on the OAAW #83 CGC 7.0 that just sold for $8,500 on Comiclink ? I don't really follow this market, but that's double what I'd expect. I wonder where this puts the price of the 6.5's ?

This shows an amazing level of foresight. What I'd have given though to be a fly on the wall hearing you explain to a 1980's UK bank manager that you'd like to take out a loan to buy comic book art. I was always very vague and evasive when the 'loan arranger' asked me what art I was buying. "Illustration Art" was always my answer. I was earning good money at the time, and the loans rarely topped £1,000, so I don't think I posed any great risk to the lender! Awesome ! The anecdotes are nearly as good as the scans. We all look back and wish we'd made more of the opportunities that have come our way in life, but you must have some satisfaction to know you really grabbed the bull by the horns here. Particularly admirable residing on our sceptred isle, at a time when the OA community was a continent away. (thumbs u

This shows an amazing level of foresight. What I'd have given though to be a fly on the wall hearing you explain to a 1980's UK bank manager that you'd like to take out a loan to buy comic book art.

This has been a really interesting thread, and you definitely deserve some 9.9's after all the effort you've put in. Your quest would make more sense to me if I knew what you'd paid for the 7 boxes ? Does the value of a 9.9, cover this cost ? I understand you might not want to say it here but feel free to PM me as I'd love to know. Hearing that some of the boxes were previously opened is a slight concern, as the best copies could already have been cherry-picked from those. It's worth bearing in mind that 9.8's (and even a 9.9) are allowed one or two very minor flaws so I wouldn't be surprised if you have more 9.8's than you thought across all the boxes. Good luck ! (thumbs u

Congrats on the sale ! It's amazing what a bit of keyword spamming in the auction title can achieve.

So what are the estimates on what this is worth ?

I loved the cheer-leading initially about how the new 9.2 has a better spine and corners than any other copy, and then it turns out it's an old 8.5.

Welcome to the club! Unfortunately there are no books allowed in the club meeting hall so if you would just hand over that copy to me you can go inside and help yourself to cake and punch. Thanks, I'll leave it in the cloakroom. It should be safe there.

Here's my ticket to the club. I got this graded before CGC became a little looser in giving out 9.8's but I'd say it has a great shot on re-sub. Hard to see any flaws on this and it doesn't have a single spine stress. It's also pretty unusual to find a copy that was signed by Eastman and Laird and is still above 9.4. They were a little less careful handling books back in the '80's than we are today.