Ebay gambles

[nik]

PurpleLableOfDeath

 

another term for a restored copy.

 

[namisgr]

Sold on E-Bay by the sons of the original owner as a copy read once and then stored away:

 

 

 

[blue808]

Sold on E-Bay by the sons of the original owner as a copy read once and then stored away:

 

Sweet!! So you bought it raw on ebay? What grade was it?

[JohnT]

And how much?

[namisgr]

The "grade" for the raw book was "read once and then stored away". I don't remember the exact price, since it was several years ago, but it was something on the order of $80.

[Timmay]

And how much?

 

 

 

you guess on this ebay gamble JohnT.....

[namisgr]

9.8?

[Timmay]

9.8? 9.4

 

but an Ebay gamble....

[joe_collector]

9.8? 9.4

 

but an Ebay gamble....

 

How much was that book?

 

I've bought plenty of variants on EBay, some of which have a good shot at HG, just never submitted them. I wouldn't class these as "gambles" since I'm so frugal I'd probably come out ahead on the recycling value.

[Fazybones]

Here is my most recent e-bay gamble and not the money makers that

you guys have shown. I was still very pleased with this for only 12.50.

I usually only buy from known and trusted sellers lately.

 

 

 

 

I don't enough time to take pictures or list all the hundreds of poor

gambles I've made before joining these boards.

[nik]

Bought raw for $30

 

 

bought as a VF/NM

 

 

 

 

bought as a NM

 

 

 

bought as a NM-

 

[nik]

and the results

 

 

 

 

 

[Point Five]

[cannonfodder]

Wicked1

 

Dude...for the love of everything I hold dear in my basement (not including the kidnap victims)

...tell me who you bought your ebay gambles from

Those are KILLER fickin' books!!!

 

:thumbsup: Seller...?

 

Hey Rich. My memory is a bit foggy, but the ASM 122 came from zillaf4 about 3 years ago, and the Wolverine came from (I think) someone by the name of cabin_weirdos or something along that line. As for the Superman book, that I don't remember only that it wasn't a comic seller, but someone that dealt in antiques, and the Iron Fist I have no clue. The funny thing about the Iron Fist issue that I remember is that it came with microchamber paper inside of it, so I'm assuming it was a cracked slab.

[Arcade]

My latest Ebay Gambles.

 

Ebay scan as 9.0 to 9.2

 

 

Actual from CGC

 

 

 

I don't have the before scan for this one but also 9.0 to 9.2 before.

And after CGC:

 

[joe_collector]

Oh, to live in the US and be able to easily submit books.

[joe_collector]

and the results

 

[JohnT]

you guess on this ebay gamble JohnT.....

 

Ummm....9.4?

[nik]

and the results

 

 

My birthday book

 

I would love to find a VF/NM copy of it.

[EwanUK]

bought this for £20 / $40

 

 

as it was described as -

"JOB LOT 340 AMERICAN COMICS 1970 - 1980 VERY RARE"

 

Quess what was in it....

 

Bronze joy???

 

 

 

 

 

Erm.... no....

 

300 copies of DNAgents.... and some other junk...

 

So this time it didn't pay off.... but I got an ASM no.1 for $80 last year.... yes really...