Zegeroth

I want to see the tape on inside of the front cover. 4.5 was my call.

Production flaws do not affect the grade at all. This book looks like a 7.0 with a crease on the lower right corner, spine creases, and edge wear.

7.0

3.0 here. Need to check the center fold for moisture damage as well..

7.0 from me.

6.0. 2 bad corners and spine.

I use gocollect.com and ebay past sales. I looked a bit more on past sales and you are right. $1900 seems like where this book is. It shot up in value (along with everything else) early this year and has remained stable at $1900 since July. Gocollect has been having issues lately, I’m about done with that site. The new format is garbage and the values are off as you can see. I’d caution you to be patient as this hobby is not completely liquid. It is really good, but sales swing between 10-20%. Try comic conventions and haggle with them on the last day. Buying there can save you 12% that the seller does not pay on ebay (your seller really accepted $1672 for this book). Facebook marketplace is becoming an option too. I obviously agree with you that comic books are a great way to invest. For me, the illiquidity prevents me from over trading and I get some really fun things while it appreciates. I also clean and press books, which adds a bit of craftmanship to the hobby. I pick up low quality keys at comic shops and flip them for 50-100% profit sometimes. Bronze age should be solid. Get you a nice star wars copy or first Thanos appearance. For me, I think the silver age established icons are risk free. An example is say Silver Surfer #4. Finally, I believe 30 years from now, people will be drooling over the TMMT issues from the 80s.

Any reason why you want Nova 1 as an investment? I believe the MCU price is already baked in to this one. To me, this would be speculative based on Nova’s reception. Investment books to me are core silver age slabs like Spiderman, Hulk, ect. Maybe TMNT also for a modern line. I’d want this Nova 1 below $1750 max to own it. No reason to pay more than others did last week.

The original book is a 9.0 tops. Good deal on this raw would have to be around $180.

3.0.

Doesn’t affect the grade at all

2.5 was my thought.

5.0 Won’t get to 6 with 3 creases on that lower right corner. Back will clean.

I see 2 spine ticks. If thats it you vould get 9.6. There’s probably 1-2 things that don’t show in picks, so if buying, I’d have this at 9.4.

3.5

That back cover should clean up, i’ll go 1.8 after clean.

That much writing on the front does matter to me. I’m at 2.5 with it.

I’m here too. Maybe even 7.0 with the foxing.

Can’t grade this range via pics. 9.4 or better.

I’ll go 7.0. Crease pulls go 8.0, stains bring it down to 7.0

I’ll go 7.5, the tanning on the inside of the back cover pulls this down from 8.5-9.0.

5.0 from me. It’s a 6.0 without the stains.

2.0 from me.

This might press to 9.4, spine look pressable. Top right corner might just be curled down?

I’d say 8.0, the back color breaks, edge wear, spine crease, and inner tanning. Really just accumulation of minor defects.