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THE AMAZING FANTASY #15 CLUB
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Gotham Kid

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i dont go over to the ga section much but i would assume that this would rank #1 on the boards

 

You mean best known copy of AF15 among boardies ? Hands down.

 

If you mean most expensive comic, no chance. sartre owns a Captain America 1 CGC 9.4 (easily a 700k book)

 

For an existentialist he has some amazing books.

 

:grin:

 

Doesn't he also own a J.I.M. #83 CGC 9.4 ?

 

Not sure.

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Spiderphill

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Looks pretty sweet to me. Is this a new copy or an upgrade? It's the first new 9.4 in years!

 

It's suffering from a defect that CGCs notoriously harsh on, edge tanning. I don't think anyone of us would question a 9.0/2.. but a 9.4.....

 

Are you sure about this? ???

 

I have always thought that CGC tended to go relatively easy on edge tanning. It's the stains that they really apply a heavy hammer to on the books. (shrug)

yep. They are harsh on tanning.
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Spiderphill

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i dont go over to the ga section much but i would assume that this would rank #1 on the boards

 

You mean best known copy of AF15 among boardies ? Hands down.

 

If you mean most expensive comic, no chance. sartre owns a Captain America 1 CGC 9.4 (easily a 700k book)

 

For an existentialist he has some amazing books.

 

:grin:

 

Doesn't he also own a J.I.M. #83 CGC 9.4 ?

 

Not sure.

sartre's collection is redic. I do believe he owns a JIM 83 9.4. The ones that stuck in my mind are the ASM 3 9.6 and his Cap 3 9.4 Allentown if my memory serves me correctly.
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Gotham Kid

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i dont go over to the ga section much but i would assume that this would rank #1 on the boards

 

You mean best known copy of AF15 among boardies ? Hands down.

 

If you mean most expensive comic, no chance. sartre owns a Captain America 1 CGC 9.4 (easily a 700k book)

 

For an existentialist he has some amazing books.

 

:grin:

 

Doesn't he also own a J.I.M. #83 CGC 9.4 ?

 

Not sure.

sartre's collection is redic. I do believe he owns a JIM 83 9.4. The ones that stuck in my mind are the ASM 3 9.6 and his Cap 3 9.4 Allentown if my memory serves me correctly.

 

Still, the only one that trumps Barton's AF15 in value is the Cap 1. JIM 83 would be a close runner up.

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loadstone

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No doubt, the Heritage 9.4 AF15 is a beautiful copy of an AF15. It has great structure, great color, decent registry, etc. I would love to own that copy.

 

Structurally it appears to be a NM or better copy. However, there are a few defects on it that might prevent me, personally, from wanting to shell out anticipated 9.4 prices for this book based on the scans. Notably:

1. The tanning

2. What appears to be a 1.5" horizontal dirty crease/printing crease at the mid right FC edge. (visible when zoomed in)

3. What appears to be a light horizontal 1/2" crease at the Bottom Right FC edge near spidey's foot. (visible when zoomed in)

4. The misaligned bottom staple

 

Of course this is all from the Hi-res scan detail. If I were seriously interested in this copy I would, of course, go see this in person to confirm the true presence of those defects and how much they affect the beauty in my eye. Based on the scans, I would give it a lower grade. Not that it deserves a lower grade as that is clearly subjective, but solely my opinion because I am harder on tanning and creases than CGC.

 

If I were in the market for a 9.4 copy I might underbid or pass on this particular book despite the possibility that another 9.4 copy is not likely to surface anytime soon. I would prefer to pay a strong 9.2 price for Barton's copy or a copy similar to his which appears and presents as well as a potential 9.4 with better eye appeal (again based solely on a scan and my opinion - I'd have to pay him a visit to confirm) rather than high 9.4 prices for the Heritage Feb auction copy.

 

That being said, for the people interested in a 9.4 willing to afford it and don't mind the defects on this particular copy, this is a great opportunity to win a great looking AF15 with a CGC cert at 9.4 and I encourage them to bid their max.

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Aman619

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Considering that a 9.4 copy has not sold publicly in many years, it's tough to guess what would be a high, or low, 9.4 bid. This sale will likely blow the last one out of the water, leaving us to argue whether it went cheap or not, since expectation will run high.

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Spiderturtle

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I'm digging the CC 9.0. Fresh to market ?

 

Heritage and comiclink have better scans. The gray background looks brownish due to scan on both the 9.0 and 8.0?

 

Also i'm biased, but i would have prefered it a cgc holder

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streyouttacomics

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Hi newbie to the boards (but not to comics :grin: ) I thought I would share my AF 15, its not a high grade or anything but as long as its complete, unrestored with no big chunks missing im happy :D (hopefully the picture shows up)

 

http://s1042.photobucket.com/user/myelite1/media/12544041_10205922466160622_572453939_o_zpstgbbjok2.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

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gadzukes

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Hi newbie to the boards (but not to comics :grin: ) I thought I would share my AF 15, its not a high grade or anything but as long as its complete, unrestored with no big chunks missing im happy :D (hopefully the picture shows up)

 

http://s1042.photobucket.com/user/myelite1/media/12544041_10205922466160622_572453939_o_zpstgbbjok2.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

 

Awesome. it's low grade but present really well. Congrats

12544041_10205922466160622_572453939_o_zpstgbbjok2.jpg

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Hi newbie to the boards (but not to comics :grin: ) I thought I would share my AF 15, its not a high grade or anything but as long as its complete, unrestored with no big chunks missing im happy :D (hopefully the picture shows up)

 

http://s1042.photobucket.com/user/myelite1/media/12544041_10205922466160622_572453939_o_zpstgbbjok2.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

 

:hi: nice to see you joined

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