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THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1 CLUB
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On 6/16/2022 at 9:53 AM, Batmanis#1 said:

The hot book right now in the top SA list FF1 CGC 9.0 white pages sold for 420 000$ at HA today.

Yup, it is the flavor of the month.  Seeing a bunch of copies that sold and are currently at auction as we speak. Eventually, like the other major SA keys that sold for higher prices last year, this book will also see a correction.

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On 6/16/2022 at 6:20 PM, Ltpink2002 said:

9.0 was a good deal considering 8.5 was 350,000 one week ago and 9.2 was 1,500,000 in April.

As the seller of said book I agree.

But there were lots of soft results. The 9.6 Daredevil 1 (not mine) went for 30% less than last years. My 9.4 Aquaman 1 went for 40% less than last year. There are 16 more Truckee Meadows books in this signature. Three tomorrow and thirteen Saturday iirc. And I’m expecting pretty much all of them to go 20-40% cheaper than they would have in April. Lots of folks don’t feel as wealthy as they did eight weeks ago. And bids rein in as a result.

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On 6/16/2022 at 9:55 PM, lighthouse said:

As the seller of said book I agree.

But there were lots of soft results. The 9.6 Daredevil 1 (not mine) went for 30% less than last years. My 9.4 Aquaman 1 went for 40% less than last year. There are 16 more Truckee Meadows books in this signature. Three tomorrow and thirteen Saturday iirc. And I’m expecting pretty much all of them to go 20-40% cheaper than they would have in April. Lots of folks don’t feel as wealthy as they did eight weeks ago. And bids rein in as a result.

Dang, you were the seller of the FF1?  Did you feel disappointed?  Whoever bought it got a steal of a deal. 

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On 6/16/2022 at 9:11 PM, Bluemedgroup said:

Dang, you were the seller of the FF1?  Did you feel disappointed?  Whoever bought it got a steal of a deal. 

Well considering I also sold the $1.5 million 9.2 in April (as well as the 7.5 in that auction), it’s hard to get toooooo disappointed. There’s still a 5.0 in tomorrow’s items as well. That’s four of the five Fantastic Four #1s from the Truckee Meadows collection.

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When you get in the $15k-$20K range and almost fall out of the ability to own a book in any grade  I felt now was the time to get in or miss the boat completely.  We will see what the future holds but this being a top 3 all time silver age Marvel book I don't see the popularity or demand for this book ever decreasing to much.

At the end of the day we buy for the love of the hobby over the investment so let the chips fall where they may and we will sit back and enjoy the ride that is the greatest hobby in the world for my son and I.

 

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On 11/18/2022 at 5:00 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

Huge upgrade and I actually think I got it for a reasonable price.  I can't get over how white it is.

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I was taking a hard look into it too as a bidder. But decided to opt out.  There will be more. 

Congrats on a sweet pickup! It sure is a beautiful 8.0 copy! Hopefully the Heritage scans of the book are accurate in person. I believe a few boardies complained that the scans were tweaked to make it look brighter and nicer. Hopefully it's no longer the case.

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On 11/19/2022 at 1:25 AM, Dark Knight said:

I was taking a hard look into it too as a bidder. But decided to opt out.  There will be more. 

Congrats on a sweet pickup! It sure is a beautiful 8.0 copy! Hopefully the Heritage scans of the book are accurate in person. I believe a few boardies complained that the scans were tweaked to make it look brighter and nicer. Hopefully it's no longer the case.

People complained specifically about the scans for this book?

I've been buying from Heritage for years -- and while I agree their scans show books in their best possible light, I've never felt like I was outright deceived by one of their scans.

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On 11/18/2022 at 5:00 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

Huge upgrade and I actually think I got it for a reasonable price.  I can't get over how white it is.

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congratulations on an awesome book! the picture looks good to me. the label is not blown out, which is often a clue to when a seller has tweaked the levels to hide flaws.

what's your white page undercopy, and when/where you selling it? :bigsmile:

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On 11/19/2022 at 8:45 AM, alexgross.com said:

congratulations on an awesome book! the picture looks good to me. the label is not blown out, which is often a clue to when a seller has tweaked the levels to hide flaws.

what's your white page undercopy, and when/where you selling it? :bigsmile:

Thanks so much!  The white cover and the centering make this the nicest 8.0 I've ever seen.  There is a visible crease in the lower right corner, and there are a few tiny stains on the back.  Overall a beautiful copy.

Here is my 7.0 undercopy -- it's OW/W not WP:

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I haven't decided whether to sell it now or wait a little longer, as I suspect we haven't yet seen all of the potential rise in value for the FF's upcoming intro to the MCU.

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I got this in a trade around 1973/4 along with a bunch of silver age Marvels for a stack of newer books.   At the time I had no idea they had any value I just wanted to complete my collection; condition wasn't important either.  I was about 10 years old.

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On 11/19/2022 at 5:02 AM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

People complained specifically about the scans for this book?

I've been buying from Heritage for years -- and while I agree their scans show books in their best possible light, I've never felt like I was outright deceived by one of their scans.

No not about this book, but a few books that were won in the past. I dunno maybe Heritage has gotten better displaying the books naturally with their scanning, but I've read that a few complained that they have tweaked it to look better.

I think I had just one experience, but it wasn't anything major with the back cover when I received the book in hand. It was suttle that I just let it be.

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