Amazing Fantasy #15

[deamentia]

Okay, so here it is. It's got some color touch on the cover, and I suspect there may have been some trimming involved. The original owner paid $2000 for it last year and he sold it to my friend for $1400. Grade? Thoughts?

 

 

 

[Mac Man]

I'd be shocked if there isn't trimming on both the top and side edges. I'd also say the Stan Lee signature looks pretty legit. Looks like some possible CT on the upper right corner. Yeah, she's a resto book.. that said, when you consider when coverless copies are going for... doesn't seem like this is too bad of a deal really. I'd say... VG grade thanks to the trimming and CT, so... at 40% of guide... yeah, looks fine to me.

 

Worst case, if it's a little more than minor resto and considered moderate, give it a year. This will only go up in value. (thumbs u

[Dark Knight]

Hmm.. I'd go 4.5 because of the stain at the bottom back cover.. Certainly looks like a 5.5

[deamentia]

The color touch is very apparent. Whoever did it used black marker or something to darken the word balloon, some of the contours of the building, etc. The marker bled through the cover, so you can sorta see it on the inside of the cover. As far as I know, there's no CT where you specified, Forrest, but I could be wrong! I'm not really sure how else to detect this stuff.

[gilbertotorres]

4.0

[bronzilla]

Your freind got a great deal!!!

3.5/4.0

Looks better!!

[trmoore54]

Add it onto my current purchase...

[marvelcollector]

4.0

Nice book (thumbs u

[oakman29]

apparant 4.0 the book is an AF#15 resto or no resto I would take it.the biggest grail of the silver age.

[Mac Man]

D--I'm looking at the scan now from my work computer and I'm less inclined to think the upper right is CT and more likely some mild foxing. The lighting in bedroom (where I was when I looked at this yesterday) plays around with my laptop monitor.

 

I'd also add that my estimate of it's value doesn't factor in the Stan Lee sig. Because this looks to be a legitimate Stan signature, I'd be willing to say this will increase its value to some extent. I recall a signed copy on Metro (unrestored low grade) that sold for a higher price than its unsigned counterparts.

 

The PQ looks to be pretty decent from the sneak-peep thanks to the slight roll/miswrap. Yeah... the more I look at this copy, the more I think your friend got a really solid deal. *10:24am and my AF 15 has flared up again*

[burntboy]

FC - app 5.0-5.5, but the BC has multiple issues and probably drags the grade down into the app 4.0 range as most have suggested. It's nice having the defects on the BC if you intend to buy and keep..........

[joeypost]

App 4.0

[gernblanston]

With the Stan Lee signature, wouldn't that also be a Q grade, or does the PLOD trump the Q?

 

4.5

[Mac Man]

In lower grades, a signature doesn't really play into the grade as much.

[deamentia]

MacMan, thanks for the comments. I don't think the signature is a forgery. I mean who'd go through the trouble to deface a book as expensive as this. It just doesn't make sense. But who knows...

[deamentia]

He's planning on keeping the book. At $1400, I think he got a steal.

[Comicdey]

IMO that's definately Stan's signature.

 

I'd say that he got a great deal on a classic book that presents real well. Bummer on trimming, but outside a slab, it's just one more thing to describe it.

 

It's an AF15 for goodness sakes alive. Very cool.

[Mac Man]

It's now 7:26pm and my AF 15 has slowly subsided for the evening thanks to my job

 

 

 

[TFL-migration]

{A} 4.5 Excellent price for that book. I would of bought it at that price. I'm not a fan of trimmed book's at all. But never say never....

[Primetime]

He's planning on keeping the book. At $1400, I think he got a steal.

 

Trim or no trim (very much looks trimmed), that is a decent AF 15 to have @$1,400