Warning: Amazing Fantasy #15 Scam

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

This book from (spidey76) is actually restored with a color copy cover.

 

Amazing Fantasy # 15 (1962) first spider Man

 

In the listing he states:

 

"This is a VF to a VF+ copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 featuring and introducing Spiderman.Very RARE to find a copy left for sale!. It has been very well taken care of, pages are a little bit yellow, but the comic is complete and in great condition, bought it on Frank and Sons a few months ago, it was my lifetime achievement, but crisis gives me no choice, it is the real deal, i add 12 picture so you can check it, if you need more pictures i can provide them. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the same book.

 

Amazing Fantasy # 15 4.5 cgc first Spider Man

 

 

 

 

 

The seller (spideygeek12) sold it twice as a PLOD and then cracked it out and tried to sell it raw with no mention of restoration.

 

spideygeek12 completed listings

 

 

How much you wanna bet spideygeek12 is also spidey76?

 

 

[Gotham Kid]

Nice detective work !! (thumbs u

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I sent the seller a link to this thread.

[Dr. Balls]

Still amazed that CGC will consider a color copy cover when grading.

[Gotham Kid]

I sent the seller a link to this thread.

 

If indeed he reads this: BUSTED SCUMBAG !!!

[Ryan.]

Still amazed that CGC will consider a color copy cover when grading.

 

+1 That's a 0.5. The seller may have lucked into that 4.0 4.5 and may have just screwed himself cracking it out.

[troydivision1]

How many points are deducted for a copied cover?

[zuulioso]

$5100 in bids. Ugh.

 

I reported it to ebay. Hopefully, it gets pulled before someone gets scammed.

[Ryan.]

How many points are deducted for a copied cover?

 

It was my understanding that a missing cover, or even a huge piece of the cover missing, would get a maximum of 0.5. In this case, the owner should tear off the stupid photocopy, resub it, and hope for a 0.5 blue label.

[Jeffro.]

I sent the seller a link to this thread.

 

We can only hope that on this fine boring Friday, he stops by and chats with us.

[CKB]

Still amazed that CGC will consider a color copy cover when grading.

 

I'm not sure how they justify it not being a 0.5 incomplete, even restored. I could see giving it an apparent 4.5 if it was a real married cover.

 

Possibly CGC regards this book as a mistake now? If not, can I get an apparent NM if I take photocopies of all 9 wraps and really carefully staple them together to look like a book?

 

 

[mkronck]

here's a little message to the insufficiently_thoughtful_persons bidding on this....

 

MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BID $5000 ON AN ITEM FROM A SELLER WITH 15 FEEDBACK!!!!!!!!!!!

 

to quote JMS, "just sayin...."

[Gotham Kid]

I sent the seller a link to this thread.

 

We can only hope that on this fine boring Friday, he stops by and chats with us.

 

+1

[VintageComics]

This grade might have been a mistake on the part of CGC or they changed their policy since...can't remember which it was.

 

There was a thread about it a few years ago and the book seems to be making it's rounds.

 

It may have even been owned by a board member at one point.

 

R.

 

 

[Wally's Comics]

Great Work Shellhead!...

 

There used to be Graphically created CGC Detective Badges awarded

for this type of solid detective work.

 

Go Get 'em!

 

(thumbs u

 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

I sent the seller a link to this thread.

 

We can only hope that on this fine boring Friday, he stops by and chats with us.

 

[FatherTorque-migration]

Nice find!

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Here's the discussion about the book from four years ago.

[krighton]

guy goes from selling a Rally Monkey Ty Beanie Baby to Amazing Fantasy 15....

 

Guess he got it graded, found out he'd been hoodwinked and now trying to get his money back by lying about it. Comic Hot Potato.

[ivegotneatstuff]

I hate how on eBay's "Report Item" link, there is no category /description which applies to what this seller is doing...

 

eBay should have something that says "OTHER" and allow us to explain it