ASM 300 Appreciation/ Club Thread 12 12

[Kevin76]

On 3/27/2017 at 9:04 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

how much do you charge for your services  I found one raw, didn't press it though, thought it'd come back in the 9's at worst 8.5, came back 8.0  even those who held it in hand raw were surprised.....plus at LCS nearly every copy they've had for a while has been priced at $300 raw......  

Not really looking to make this into a business, I mainly press for myself.  

[ADAMANTIUM]

24 minutes ago, Kevin76 said:

Not really looking to make this into a business, I mainly press for myself.  

Don't mind me, I was a little jealous that you picked such a nice copy is all  

[Chadwick]

Just dug this relic out of my parents basement, I can't even imagine how many times it has been read. My cousins and I beat our comics like they owed us money when we were kids. This is one of the lucky few to still have a cover attached 

 

[Patriot6]

50 minutes ago, Chadwick said:

It's alive and exists, I'll trade you a TTA 84 for it

[Chadwick]

36 minutes ago, Patriot6 said:

It's alive and exists, I'll trade you a TTA 84 for it

It's complete and firmly attached, I'd like to try a press for scientific purposes. See if that spine roll would ever come out. 

Edited March 31, 2017 by Chadwick

[Patriot6]

1 minute ago, Chadwick said:

It's complete and firmly attached, I'd like to send for a press for scientific purposes. See if that spine roll would ever come out. 

I'm sure it will look really nice after a press. Those chunky spine ticks though...

[Kevin76]

On 3/31/2017 at 9:39 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Don't mind me, I was a little jealous that you picked such a nice copy is all  

I've bought about a half dozen raws over the years before I finally came across a 9.8.  Keep lookin!  You'll score one eventually 

[Jaydogrules]

26 minutes ago, Kevin76 said:

I've bought about a half dozen raws over the years before I finally came across a 9.8.  Keep lookin!  You'll score one eventually 

Considering 9.8's in the wild look to be about 1 in 20, you still did well.  

-J.

[manetteska]

9 minutes ago, Jaydogrules said:

Considering 9.8's in the wild look to be about 1 in 20, you still did well.  

-J.

What is this ratio based on?

[Emezy360]

Excited to say i have added a 9.8 copy to my collection sold my 9.6 a few months back and just upgraded with 1-9.8 1-9.2 and 4 raw copies.

[Jaydogrules]

1 hour ago, manetteska said:

What is this ratio based on?

Just looking at the percentage of 9.8's of all copies on the census....

-J.

[manetteska]

Just now, Jaydogrules said:

Just looking at the percentage of 9.8's of all copies on the census....

-J.

Because every ASM 300 has been subbed, right?

[ThothAmon]

1 hour ago, manetteska said:

1 hour ago, Jaydogrules said:

Just looking at the percentage of 9.8's of all copies on the census....

-J.

Because every ASM 300 has been subbed, right?

Sounds like enough have been graded to be statistically significant to me. 

[Jaydogrules]

39 minutes ago, ThothAmon said:

Sounds like enough have been graded to be statistically significant to me. 

-J.

[ThothAmon]

10 minutes ago, Jaydogrules said:

-J.

On the other hand.

[Jaydogrules]

3 minutes ago, ThothAmon said:

On the other hand.

Minty fresh.  

-J.

[ThothAmon]

1 minute ago, Jaydogrules said:

Minty fresh.  

-J.

Thanks.  They weren't always expensive.  Barring any erroneously placed other copies, of my 8 four are newstand and  four direct, although direct are generally nicer.

[Jaydogrules]

9 minutes ago, ThothAmon said:

Thanks.  They weren't always expensive.  Barring any erroneously placed other copies, of my 8 four are newstand and  four direct, although direct are generally nicer.

It's fantastic that you held onto them.  

Seemed to me that 1 in 20 sounded like a pretty darn reasonable extrapolation for pulling a 9.8 in the wild now.  Considering that's what the census shows after 17 years+ of heavy, heavy submissions and it's one of the most slabbed books of all time, if not THE most.  The book will be 30 years old next year,  even 1 out of 20 might look like a pipe dream going forward.  

-J.

[ThothAmon]

Just now, Jaydogrules said:

It's fantastic that you held onto them.  

Seemed to me that 1 in 20 sounded like a pretty darn reasonable extrapolation for pulling a 9.8 in the wild now.  Considering that's what the census shows after 17 years+ of heavy, heavy submissions and it's one of the most slabbed books of all time, if not THE most.  The book will be 30 years old next year,  even 1 out of 20 might look like a pipe dream going forward.  

-J.

Think there might be more than a few longboxes of them out there in collections of collectors in there 60's now.  I'm a little younger but it did come out at a time when I frequently bought multiple copies of books I liked.  The market appears insatiable for them now.

[manetteska]

2 hours ago, ThothAmon said:

Sounds like enough have been graded to be statistically significant to me. 

Really? On a gigantic, publicized, hallmark numbered issue, enough have been submitted for grading (when typically only high grade copies are submitted) to say there is a 1/20 chance of finding a copy and getting a 9.8?