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And here's one where the price inverted. In June 2021, X-Men #49 (9.8) sold for $36,000 on Heritage. There's one on CL buy-it-now for $19,999. Maybe I'm missing something. https://www.comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fsearch.asp%3Fwhere%3Dsell%26title%3Dx%2Dmen%2B49%26ItemType%3DCB&id=1531881

I followed several of the Promise Collection issues when they went up for auction. It was amazing to see the prices skyrocket. Then, within minutes/hours (?) of the auction closing, a lot of the comics were listed for sale (on the same auction site) at a higher price. Really made me wonder what happened?

And keep in mind prices on sites are for Slabbed comics, not RAW. This isn't always the case, but I've seen far too many examples where a seller references the value of their comic from a site that only posts values of Graded/Slabbed comics. If you plan to slab a RAW comic, make sure to factor in the price (and time) for shipping (to and from + insurance), cleaning/pressing, grading and service speed.

I will be posting my info there.

I'd like to provide feedback on the multitude of sellers I've purchased from whose comics went to CGC (and others) for grading. I am well aware grades vary, but this could help identify a trend; positive, negative or neutral. My plan is to post: Grade the seller assigned, CGC Grade (and CBCS if allowed), era (Golden/Silver/Bronze/etc), Grading notes, and names of private sellers and businesses (online and storefront). Before I proceed, I want to confirm no-one else has done this so I'm not duplicating the effort. Have a great day.

"Be American first" appears at the 10th item on the list. By the way, I love that forum members are sharing these.

I sent an email to gocollect inquiring what functionality the "Comics Own" and "My Comics" perform.

I'm looking for a comic book inventory App where I can upload my collection and track pricing. I see gocollect has a list/tracker, but not sure what it does. Here are the requirements: (1) I will not provide a mobile phone number (2) I am not interested in sharing or having my inventory listed where anyone (other than myself) can see it (3) Desktop application (4) Downloadable from Apple App Store I'm confident there's many wonderful Apps out there, but if they don't meet the aforementioned criteria, I'm not interested. Thank you for your time.

And...as you typed your response you heard the sound of that bookshelf collapsing in on itself

Love the pics, but I'm also interested in seeing the heavy-duty book shelves buyers are using to secure these monstrous publications.

Heavy emphasis on "more time consuming." With this option, I've seen packages sit at USPS facilities for 5 days without moving. Then when it proceeds to the next stop, another 3-5 days, and repeat.

All Right! I received the replacement copy from Amazon. Saw the corner of the box and began to worry. However, as I opened the box, I saw they wrapped the book...in a single piece of paper. Damaged again. Before I return it to Amazon, I am going to ring them and provide them with the option to provide a discount or return and try again.

I just received my copy of Marvel Comics Library. Spider-Man. Vol. 1. 1962–1964 from Amazon. When will I ever learn to not buy books from them. The moment I picked up the box, I could feel the contents shifting - no protective packaging. Approximately 2 years ago, I ordered over 30 books (HC and TPB) from Amazon. Ten arrived without damage. I returned the rest and repeated this process four times before I gave up. The cause of the damage, no protective packaging. All they did was throw a piece of packaging paper in the box. Each time I contacted them, they assured me the next shipment would include protective wrapping. In the end, a manager called me, apologized and said there was nothing they could do. He compensated me very generously. This Spider-Man book weighs 10 LBS. And note that it comes in its own protective box, which was also damaged. It's going back and I'll continue this merry-go-round until I get an undamaged copy.

I lived through the fall of Valiant comics.

Agree with all comments that it is not time to hit the panic button. I've had several items sit for days at a USPS facility (Priority Mail) without moving. Over the past two years, the USPS has just been suffering delays. Have a little patience and we'll remain positive for you.

OK, I found one of the examples you referenced (not the person I purchased from). You read all of the way through the verbiage about their experience and accurate grading and then all the way at the bottom, last sentence...Slight color-touch, trimmed. Which we all know means Restored. Note that under "Details about the item" the, "seller has not specified the condition of the item." At best, even if this comic came back graded a 9.0, with the C rating it will get on the quality of the Restoration, it would be worth, at most, $10,000. I wonder if within eBay you would get a refund because he included in the Item Specification, "Grade: 9.4NM".

I will reveal the seller, but not at this time. I purchased several comics from them as well as others and they'll soon be back from grading. In addition, I purchased comics from WorldWide Comics (Texas) and Cyber Comics & Toys (Washington) spanning a period of years. I will post the condition they assigned as the time of the sale followed by CGC's grade.

Options were Buy It Now and Make Offer.

Unrestored, the comic is worth what I paid for it. With Restoration rating of C-1; drop at least 50% in value.

OK, the seller found it on PicClick. And...the Restoration was clearly displayed. This is 100% on me. And I told the seller as well. I did point out that on his current listings the only place it shows any type of modification is in the Modification Item. I suggested he again prominently highlight the comic have Restoration. I consider this matter closed and an expensive lesson learned. Thank you all for your feedback

No this is not the name of the seller and no one has guessed correctly. I am still exchanging emails, via eBay with the seller and at this time do not want to "out" them as I work through this.

Lightning, I'd like to agree with you, but he eBay Rep was very clear and said they confirmed with others in their office. In addition, the provided the exact date the seller deleted the listing and how much the seller paid in fees. I acquired the comic through the Make Offer option. Not sure what, if anything that would change.

I've only been watching this seller since last year and have only seen them list RAW comic books. What kills me is that this seller (or person they are acquiring the comics from) is adding color, glue, trimming the covers of comics that are in high-grade. Who would restore a high-grade comic from the 1950-1960s eras? And, do a poor job? I do need to add that I did buy other comics from this individual. One returned from CGC with a small grade less, but I'm happy with the grade. The other returned a full grade less. I realize grading is not an exact science, but the Restoration issue - that detail (if present at all) was buried in a checklist. Never seen that before since most will include Restoration in the title or prominently display it as a separate sentence in the Description. As for 130point and watchcount, no luck. It did appear on watchcount but no details.

Last year, I purchased a comic book on eBay. Paid a good amount for it (> $5,000). The seller had a robust history of selling a lot of expensive and very, very clean comics (VFNM - NM+). When I received the comic, I was ecstatic. Exactly as described. I provided positive feedback and submitted it to CGC. When it returned from CGC with the Restoration label (the C poor-type of Restoration), I was surprised. I reached out to the seller and he was emphatic the restoration was disclosed in the description. I believed him, but here is what I've learned to date. (1) He told me to reach out to eBay and get the listing description. I did. eBay informed me he deleted the listing before I received the comic book. If not, the listing would have remained on eBay for 2 years. (2) Next, I started looking at his postings. On all of his highest value comics (some over $10,000 and rates of VFNM-NM) it does show Modified, but it is buried on the Modified Item line within the Item Specific box. No where else on the listings does it mention any comic is Restored. (3) When I look at his Sold History listings, of which some are 6 months old, all of them indicate "No" under the Modified Item line. What I am implying here is that it's possible he deletes any comic he sells that says "yes" under the Modified Item line. If not, why delete my listing before I received the comic book? I am not accusing this individual of fraud, because it is highly likely he did have something written in the Modified Item line. However, it's challenging to overlook the items above as an aggregate. As this time, I'm stuck with the comic book. However, eBay has provided a potential route to recover the original listing. Not sure if it will work, but I think it's worth pursuing. The only way I can think of at this time to determine if others are running into the same issue is to track all of his listings that say "yes" under the Modified Item. If he deletes the listing on these shortly after they're sold, then I'll know. Any feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.

Yah, I think that is it. The grading was a C-1.