Popular Post Primetime Posted August 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 Dark Knight, M-F0uRce99, silverseeker and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alexgross.com Posted August 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 here are my twin grade xmen children. i may need to get 3&4 at some point too in the same grade, to fulfill my inner @DST Math Teacher, TheBook, Waylander and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 11:43 AM, Batmanis#1 said: The CGC 9.2 is open for auction. https://www.comicconnect.com/item/920988 Wow that’s a nice looking 9.2. And it’s already at $150k! RetiredOldMan and M-F0uRce99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sweet Lou 14 Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 12:20 AM, Bluemedgroup said: Wow that’s a nice looking 9.2. And it’s already at $150k! Glad to see that the not-so-deep greens aren't holding this copy back. When I got my 9.0, a handful of people were questioning mine. Bluemedgroup, Austin_t_a, RetiredOldMan and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) The 9.2 on CC is al $200K now. Where is that compared to expectations for a 9.2 a week ago? Seems kinda sorta bullish? Edited August 10, 2021 by Pantodude Bluemedgroup, RetiredOldMan and M-F0uRce99 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 9:46 AM, Pantodude said: The 9.2 on CC is al $200K now. Where is that compared to expectations for a 9.2 a week ago? Seems kinda sorta bullish? Well gocollect has FMV for 9.2 at $330k. RetiredOldMan, M-F0uRce99 and Pantodude 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) 24 days left too! Edited August 10, 2021 by Pantodude M-F0uRce99 and RetiredOldMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 11:00 AM, Bluemedgroup said: Well gocollect has FMV for 9.2 at $330k. And just like that, because of our posts I am sure (!), now up to $210K. M-F0uRce99 and RetiredOldMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alexgross.com Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 10:15 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said: Glad to see that the not-so-deep greens aren't holding this copy back. When I got my 9.0, a handful of people were questioning mine. only dummies would question your amazing copy. there are two versions of this book, one with deep green, and one with light green, which everyone seems to know. the light green version is not faded or in any way inferior to the other version, and many of us prefer the light green version. your copy is amazingly clean and fresh looking for the grade. namisgr, Pantodude, Sweet Lou 14 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) Interesting fact (maybe): the creator of this thread for years on his Youtube videos has expressed a preference for the dark green, suggesting it was economically-related. That was really the first time I became aware of this possibility. Since that dude is all mostly about profit maximization, it was implicit at the least.. But he NEVER explained why. In fairness to etaNick, no one asked him in the few vids I saw where he evaluated an X-Men1 in hand or a then-upcoming auction, not even in the comments. It's one thing if the dark greens are decidedly less common, but even then the effect on valuation would be unclear. But if split between light and dark green is an unknown, the color shouldn't matter (except at the individual preference level). Just in case, does any one know of a non-whimsical reason for singling out the darker green? To me the books are interchangable w/o such info. Edited August 10, 2021 by Pantodude M-F0uRce99, KCOComics and Sweet Lou 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post speedcake Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) The darker green looks far more appealing than the light green, to me. The lime green “looks” faded even though it isn’t , and does not complement the reds on the cover at all. It doesn’t pop off the cover against the white background nearly as well. that being said ; the 9.0 above is a stunning copy that anyone in their right mind should be thrilled to own. etanick isn’t purely profit driven. Just because he prefers high grade copies of books. Edited August 10, 2021 by speedcake Bluemedgroup, M-F0uRce99, KCOComics and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I prefer darker green myself due to the reasoning above. I've had multiple lighter green shade copies and I don't think I've ever owned the darker green version. But yea, will be interesting to see how the 9.2 CC copy ends up at. I think your 9.0 copy @Sweet Lou 14 trumps the 9.2 by a hair, just my opinion. Great pickup! Sweet Lou 14, M-F0uRce99 and RetiredOldMan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-F0uRce99 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I learn something new everyday on these boards. I had no idea there were different green versions. I wish I could go back in time I bought my X1 in the pre CGC days and fading was my numero uno rule for "do not buy" I HATED seeing a faded comic and the dealers would sometimes have them bagged and taped onto the front store window facing the sun for weeks at a time yikes but I digress and I'm showing my age here. Point is- I wonder how many lime greens I passed on as I was upgrading and as I continue to upgrade I have new knowledge and thanks for the info, my friends. RetiredOldMan, Bluemedgroup and Austin_t_a 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 7:27 PM, Batmanis#1 said: Same here did not even know just looked at mine dark green. I also never knew. And, turns out I have one dark green and one light green! RetiredOldMan and M-F0uRce99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) I’ve noticed the green difference for many years now. Dark green is preferred for me on X-men 1, but also on FF1 (can be a problem on the monster), FF5 (Doctor Doom - not as much a problem to find), and FF6 (Dr. Doom - more of a problem here than on #5.). That said, I believe it’s been 50/50 (dark/lime) on the copies I’ve owned in my career. It makes a difference. Dark green boxes on an X-men 1 tend to come with brighter, richer reds as well. Edited August 11, 2021 by Primetime M-F0uRce99, KCOComics and Austin_t_a 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluemedgroup Posted August 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 9:17 PM, Hulksdaddy1 said: I also never knew. And, turns out I have one dark green and one light green! Same here! Didn’t realize that either. My two copies side by side. silverseeker, Waylander, Math Teacher and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) On 8/10/2021 at 11:12 PM, Bluemedgroup said: Same here! Didn’t realize that either. My two copies side by side. Beautiful books! I'm not buying the "darker greens come with richer reds" theory. Haven't seen the evidence and besides, even if that's true for some copies, each copy tells its own story. Edited August 11, 2021 by Sweet Lou 14 M-F0uRce99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sweet Lou 14 Posted August 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2021 Anyway I am super glad I bought that 9.0 when I did, because honestly I'm not sure when I would have had another opportunity to buy a copy in that grade. It would be out of reach today. M-F0uRce99, RetiredOldMan, silverseeker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-F0uRce99 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 I'm guessing we're in a little lull here because everyone is monitoring the late summer auctions. I hope these questions are not too distracting but they are directed towards the experienced collectors and graders- Are there different degrees of fading in comic book grading? If so, how are they measured? Thanks! PS-This is X1 related as I am in the process of upgrading and I need info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/16/2021 at 6:00 PM, captain_em said: I'm guessing we're in a little lull here because everyone is monitoring the late summer auctions. I hope these questions are not too distracting but they are directed towards the experienced collectors and graders- Are there different degrees of fading in comic book grading? If so, how are they measured? Thanks! PS-This is X1 related as I am in the process of upgrading and I need info. it does not appear to be as important to the grade of the book as it ought to be. i've seen faded gsx1 8.0 copies up for auction and they look terrible imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
