fishbone

Have both and love both, but there is just something special about the sub 20 Supes issues/covers, even more so the really early ones like #5

I know #5 is more valuable pound-for-pound than Action #31, but regardless I still pick Supes #5. 

On 11/30/2023 at 9:30 PM, LDarkseid1 said:

Oh yeah without a doubt. I think we’ve seen enough sales to know the Promise books previously sold on the high end, or just during the comic boom.

the Promise books previously sold on the high end, or just during the comic boom.

you mean sold on the completely insane end !!!!!!!!  No way those prices reflected anything in reality then or now ..........

On 10/21/2023 at 1:22 PM, Eclipse said:

Quite a jump in price from a 5.0 to a 5.5. Guess im not upgrading my 5.0 any time soon

looking like more of an outlier recently than anything ..... sort of like the $100,000 5.0 a while back. I'm sure you (and I) were very excited a couple years ago (I have a 5.0 as well)

But this graph will get very interesting as we move forward a few more years into the future 

On 10/25/2023 at 1:19 PM, Gotham Kid said:

 

Comiclink Nov auction

On 10/20/2023 at 8:25 AM, action1kid said:

You were kind enough to answer. But that is crazy.

but isn't this just a simple calculation that Mike didn't need to answer - 4% of 4 million ........    4% of anything over $1000 and there is your number ?

The added insurance answer is very interesting though .....

On 10/18/2023 at 11:10 AM, Robot Man said:

Maybe so. But there is something special about a lot of them. The obvious condition and the fact that they were saved from the ravages of time and without the desire to profit from them. The stories. Both of the original owner as well as those who made the discovery. Many have a special place in the history of the hobby.

I have many of them bought at the time of discovery. I never paid the huge price jumps they have made today. Although, I paid slight multiples of guide back in the early days of the guide.

Most are wonderful books that every collector should have at least one in their collection if for nothing else than for their history. 

yup

Action #1 ? -- all day long, even PLOD no hesitation   (if I could afford one now)

On 10/12/2023 at 10:48 AM, alexgross.com said:

batmanis#1 was annoying because he pretty much exclusively posted his clearly biased opinion that this book was a great investment, classic pump and dump. did the same with xmen1. seemed also like a pretty clueless older person, unable to read the room or the accepted etiquette. 

having said that, i think those who are opposed to the including of recent pricing news on this phenomenally valuable book are being unrealistic and annoying as well. i dont need a weekly update on price info on every af15 sale, but as it is my most valuable comic investment i cannot pretend that i own it just because i love the book. i do indeed love it as i do most ditko spideys. but it is also a large financial investment, and i'm certainly not wealthy enough to pretend i dont care how it does.

and someday, it might pay for fifteen minutes of college education for my son.

well, well said indeed !!!!   

On 4/2/2021 at 4:28 PM, NoMan said:

Not sure these quickly escalating high prices will serve the hobby in the long run. 
 

 

bump....................................................

Not sure these quickly escalating high prices will serve the hobby in the long run

On 10/9/2023 at 10:08 PM, Spider-Variant said:

You know, when I started it the price aspect didn't even cross my mind.

Yes, most here know and appreciate that ....... but Batmanis changed everything  

..............let's get back to celebrating an iconic publication, and maybe talk price here and there for sure ........................

On 9/26/2023 at 9:52 PM, web_spinner said:

I picked up this ASM #9 @ Fanexpo Toronto and this completes my run from #1-present (#927) + annuals.  I'm not a variant completist, I just pick up one I like.  

This has been an ongoing goal of mine since starting back in 1994. 

No AF#15 unfortunately,  Missed the boat on that one but luckily picked up #1 several years ago before it spiked.  

I also have complete runs of Spectacular,  MTU, Web of, and virtually all the other satellite titles. 

 

 

 

Seriously, congratulations!! I know exactly how this feels for you as I have the exact same run  ( ....and ongoing as well)  but I was lucky enough to grab AF#15 a while back, so it is a very precious run for me.  

definitely have fun with this -- it's sounds like you already are, which is great. But I have to say it looks like you don't have a lot of $$$ there unfortunately ........

On 9/21/2023 at 4:53 PM, LDarkseid1 said:

I could be wrong, but I believe the other company implemented that several years ago. Got rid of a gray label or something and now they just list the resto on the normal label. Pretty sure nothing changed with any sales. If anything you just have to be much more careful when buying a book, make sure to read the label carefully. But once again, I could be wrong. Just what I recall.

this is correct

On 9/22/2023 at 2:38 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

I remember seeing that copy and thinking, I could go for it and I'd be getting probably the nicest 8.0 there is, but I decided to sit it out.  No regrets but I'm still looking for a "forever" copy of just a handful of remaining SA keys -- AF #15, ASM #1, and JIM #83.  I feel like I got exactly what I was looking for with these.

On 9/20/2023 at 1:53 AM, LDarkseid1 said:

I’m soo confused. I’m still waiting to see the abundance of CGC .5’s that have been graded the last few years and are purportedly completely coverless. When that day comes, my eyes will be opened. Front or back, a cover is a cover. There’s nothing unjustifiable about a book with a back cover and no front cover getting a CGC .5.

I agree - what is this thread actually about ? I'm confused - if I wanted to drop $408K on a book, I can see it (auction houses actually show and fully describe the book). Plus, there are NO 0.5 comics that are completely coverless as far as I know (and others here know) ......

But the bottom line is you HAVE to see and know everything about a book if your are even spending hundreds on a book, let alone thousands ...

On 9/14/2023 at 12:22 PM, kobra65 said:

good time to pick up BIG books if you have the disposable $$$$$$

Time to MaNN Up !!!!!!!   

$400 max and let them figure it out after that .......

On 8/20/2023 at 3:14 PM, MAR1979 said:

Price in Diamond and line through Barcode indicates Direct Sale for Marvel Books cover dated June 1979 until they employed the Spidey face in UPC less then a year later.

what he said

Respect to a Comic Giant 

What a great THREAD !!!!!!

signed,

An absolute nobody in this field compared to you giants

On 8/9/2023 at 12:59 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

All time low? Ended at a little over $2,100

ASM 194 C-Link

not all-time low if you paid 40 cents back in the day .... always winning !  

On 7/30/2023 at 1:05 PM, Cat-Man_America said:

Jimbo's CatMan  #31 is absolutely beautiful, graded over 20 years ago, reposted for benefit of this discussion.

The color registration is about 99% with very slight, inconsequential red shift to right, not perfect, but very close. 

The PQ can't be seen, but it's clearly noted on the label. Is that what makes this particular copy exceptional, ...or is it the sticker? 

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Here's another copy from another cat's collection: Same grade, but slight, noteworthy difference of opinion in respect to PQ on the label, and no sticker.

Alas, this poor unfortunate collector's trashy copy has a bit less writing on the cover, but lacks the revered sticker. 

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Note: None of this takes away from the awesomeness of Jimbo's stellar copy. It's a superb book with or without a CVA sticker!  

Oh My !!!!   Spectacular, both !!  I give my stamp of approval ...

On 7/27/2023 at 4:15 PM, Dark Knight said:

The last couple of sales with this grade this year were $122k and $117k.  Last year in 2022, the last sale before it went spiraling down was around $200k. Looks like the trend so far is rising from the lows. We'll see if this keeps up.  This is only one sale, need a few more.

I see a brutal $43K for a recent 5.0 sale, but then looked at grader's notes and it has heavy MC ...... but really need to see these mid-grades get back up there to believe we've turned the corner back up the hill

On 7/24/2023 at 9:45 AM, World Devourer said:

How about neither? The market is depressed at present, and you may be better served by saving your pennies and buying a lower-graded copy of a Silver classic. 

speculating on moderns = losing game