Bluemedgroup Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) On 1/31/2022 at 3:18 PM, gadzukes said: A 9.2 purchased at the end of 2020 would have been an AMAZING investment if you were able to find one. Thanks. The sale listing was actually listed on these boards. The seller was taking bids and I looked at my savings account and said here is my bid to the last dollar. A month later, seller calls to tell me my bid won. I was nervous even after winning LOL. Edited January 31, 2022 by Bluemedgroup RetiredOldMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 4:37 PM, Batmanis#1 said: AF15 Hulk 1 FF 1 SC 4 X-Men 1 ASM 1 JIM 83 To me these are the true top SA keys worth holding onto long term sure there are others people will say but these are the ones I truly believe in. That's a great list but TOS 39 needs to be there as well. It tends to track pretty closely with JIM 83. RetiredOldMan and Readcomix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC# Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 1:12 PM, Bluemedgroup said: Yes sir, that was me. After my initial failures, I gave myself enough collecting and investing knowledge to be comfortable and confident with the huge decision to pull the trigger on that book. If I hadn't, probably at least half that money would be collecting 0.5% interest in a cash savings account today. Great story........and congrats overall. At this risk of being nosy, were you tempted to sell or were you able to put the high sales by mid-year out of your mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluemedgroup Posted February 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 7:30 PM, DC# said: Great story........and congrats overall. At this risk of being nosy, were you tempted to sell or were you able to put the high sales by mid-year out of your mind? Absolutely was tempted to sell just a short time maybe around 6 months after I bought it. Got a fair offer to and almost even accepted. But, I thought how often am I going to be able to pickup a copy like this, if ever again? So I put it away in my safe deposit box. thedude, DC#, RetiredOldMan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yeti Poacher Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 Here is my baby to join the club, it’s about a 3.0-3.5 but I love it. KCOComics, Dave2739, c_mkv and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alexgross.com Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 https://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/superhero/x-men-1-marvel-1963-cgc-vf-75-white-pages/a/122207-13981.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-endofauction this gorgeous 7.5 white page x-men1 just sold for 63k yesterday on heritage. the all time high in this grade was 75k, once last month, and once last spring. so this is a bit down from that. if i had been the seller i would have hoped for at least 75k total hammer price including bp. Bluemedgroup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) So good deals can still be had. That's good, right? To provide a little more information, the last three sales of a blue 7.5 were 1/14/22 White (dark-green cover) for $66K; 1/31/22 Off-White for $75K (light-green cover; matching all-time high); and this 2/14/22 White (dark-green cover) for $63K, a 16% drop. Significant, but I blame recent market jitters and expect it's temporary. The $75K record had previously been set in May for an OW/W (dark-green cover), which was followed in November by a $55200 sale for an OW/W (dark-green cover) before those three sales in 2022. So those were the 5 most-recent sales of a 7.5, as far as I know. The recent 1/31/22 record-tying $75K sale was the light-green version, which should interest those who subscribe to the dark-green vs light-green cover debate (I don't and think both are fine). Edited February 15, 2022 by Pantodude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 9:08 AM, alexgross.com said: https://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/superhero/x-men-1-marvel-1963-cgc-vf-75-white-pages/a/122207-13981.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-endofauction this gorgeous 7.5 white page x-men1 just sold for 63k yesterday on heritage. the all time high in this grade was 75k, once last month, and once last spring. so this is a bit down from that. if i had been the seller i would have hoped for at least 75k total hammer price including bp. No kidding, that's a GORGEOUS 7.5. Nice bright white cover, not see thru. Someone got a good deal. Or perhaps HA forgot to shill bid on this one alexgross.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Or perhaps the book is cooling off after its meteoric rise starting in late 2020/early 2021. I believe X-Men #1 was the first major silver age key that began the rising in market values with the rest followed after. Pantodude, silverseeker and alexgross.com 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 11:12 AM, Dark Knight said: Or perhaps the book is cooling off after its meteoric rise starting in late 2020/early 2021. I believe X-Men #1 was the first major silver age key that began the rising in market values with the rest followed after. no doubt this is true to some extent- Dark Knight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 11:12 AM, alexgross.com said: no doubt this is true to some extent- General cooling trend across the silver age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post *Bronze age fan* Posted February 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2022 Add me to the club. jeffreyk, BlowUpTheMoon, KirbyJack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 9:43 PM, Batmanis#1 said: Anyone? Dunno. Maybe seller pulled it upon hearing Patrick Stewart’s voice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMBIT Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 12:30 PM, Pantodude said: So good deals can still be had. That's good, right? To provide a little more information, the last three sales of a blue 7.5 were 1/14/22 White (dark-green cover) for $66K; 1/31/22 Off-White for $75K (light-green cover; matching all-time high); and this 2/14/22 White (dark-green cover) for $63K, a 16% drop. Significant, but I blame recent market jitters and expect it's temporary. The $75K record had previously been set in May for an OW/W (dark-green cover), which was followed in November by a $55200 sale for an OW/W (dark-green cover) before those three sales in 2022. So those were the 5 most-recent sales of a 7.5, as far as I know. The recent 1/31/22 record-tying $75K sale was the light-green version, which should interest those who subscribe to the dark-green vs light-green cover debate (I don't and think both are fine). Is there really a "thing" on light green vs dark green?. If so, Mine is "Dark Green". So, am I part of the cool kid crowd? or does that belong to "light greeners" Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 11:18 AM, GAMBIT said: Is there really a "thing" on light green vs dark green?. If so, Mine is "Dark Green". So, am I part of the cool kid crowd? or does that belong to "light greeners" It's just that some people have preferences, and it goes both ways. These preferences are sometimes voiced on the boards. The cover variations are distinct enough that it would be cool to own both, whatever one's preference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 11:33 AM, Pantodude said: It's just that some people have preferences, and it goes both ways. These preferences are sometimes voiced on the boards. The cover variations are distinct enough that it would be cool to own both, whatever one's preference! I’m team darkside green. Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) On 2/21/2022 at 12:39 PM, Bluemedgroup said: I’m team darkside green. Funny thing, for the longest I thought I had both versions. I was cool with that since I have no preference. But now knowing both are dark green, I want a light green one, too! Wish I had known that even two years ago before the runnup in XM1 prices. Edited February 21, 2022 by Pantodude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 I prefer the dark green, but my copy is light green. I'll probably be looking to upgrade soonish, so I'll look to switch teams. Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GAMBIT Posted February 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2022 I dark green for the win! Jasonmorris1000000, CycleGirl, Bluemedgroup and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
