THE ASM #129 SOCIETY 15 15

[jjonahjameson11]

On 4/2/2022 at 12:00 PM, southern cross said:

Nice looking copy.  Congrats 👍🏻

[99sscamaroma]

Thoughts on an OW/W CGC 7 for $2K?

Local seller avoiding ebay/pp fees.  Thinking of picking it up but not sure if market is going to soften?  Ebay is LOADED with copies now and not a lot are moving unless they are auctions starting at a reasonable price or no reserve.

[yogi_bear13]

On 4/4/2022 at 6:35 PM, 99sscamaroma said:

Thoughts on an OW/W CGC 7 for $2K?

Local seller avoiding ebay/pp fees.  Thinking of picking it up but not sure if market is going to soften?  Ebay is LOADED with copies now and not a lot are moving unless they are auctions starting at a reasonable price or no reserve.

I think it is a no brainer.  129 hasn't gone up quite like GSX 1 or Hulk 181 the last 10 years, you are saving about 400 bucks off of FMV, iconic cover, apart of the most desired marvel series of all time, etc. 

[grendelbo]

I got my copy 30-35 years ago. I don't remember exactly how. It was either a trade with a friend or a gift from one. A couple of buddies got out of comics about the time we hit junior high and I got their spoils.

It's about as beat as can be with a detached cover, tears, tape, stains and clipped ads which effect the story and artwork. But it presents nicely on display. I've never considered upgrading it.

 

 

[jjonahjameson11]

Great display.  Takes me back to the days when I collected anything and everything Punisher!

[lovesend1]

Add me to the club

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/27/2022 at 2:42 PM, lovesend1 said:

Add me to the club

Just an FYI, If your regular board name did not have a number "1" at the end of it?

Spoiler

The boards migration in 2016 might have affected it, or that was typical of the board migration back then...

If you need your old profile back pm boardie cgc mike

But it does show you from 2010, so it might not be that  

Anyway, NICE BOOK! Hope to see more  

[Cyborg-Sinister]

This was busted out of a CGC 7.0 case (not by me), I had another copy since the very early 80's that I actually liked more because it had much better centering and no creases but it got ate up with foxing, I figured it was better to keep this one for my ASM run.

Edited July 2, 2022 by Cyborg-Sinister
Clarification

[Mmanick]

Adding my 6.0 that presents like a 9.0. when subbing this one I was sure it was going to be a 9.0. ohh well I'm still happy with it and I've got a ton of punisher keys.

[Define999]

I am enjoying myself...... LOL

 

[Peter Loves Gwen]

I see this thread began after I stopped my collecting, and now it's an old thread LOL. I still have my 9.6 and three raw copies I got in the late 70's. I think those cost me about $15 each at a local show yearly, and they will end up in the 8.0-9.0 range.

 

This one I think is a solid 9.6 and can't be pushed up, who might think it's worth a try;

[MattTheDuck]

On 7/25/2022 at 9:18 AM, Peter Loves Gwen said:

I see this thread began after I stopped my collecting, and now it's an old thread LOL. I still have my 9.6 and three raw copies I got in the late 70's. I think those cost me about $15 each at a local show yearly, and they will end up in the 8.0-9.0 range.

 

This one I think is a solid 9.6 and can't be pushed up, who might think it's worth a try;

What do the grader's notes say, if any?  It's really a beautiful copy.

The only thing I see on the FC is a little bump in the center of the bottom of the cover which might be a trick of the light or a scanner artifact.  IF that's a bump, and if that's one of the reasons this is a 9.6 vs a 9.8, a press would take that out.  The difference in GPA value between a 9.6 and a 9.8 is almost $30,000!

[Peter Loves Gwen]

Thanks, it's very hard to grade anything in the cases, we can't see the smallest defects. I sent in an ASM 101 that was a 9.6, because I couldn't see anything wrong with it. That came back as a 9.8 in about 2012 when I had found another nice 9.6, and then sold the 9.8 to buy my #3 or #4. Time keeps going, you gotta try to keep up.

[UncleBEN]

On 7/25/2022 at 9:18 AM, Peter Loves Gwen said:

I see this thread began after I stopped my collecting, and now it's an old thread LOL. I still have my 9.6 and three raw copies I got in the late 70's. I think those cost me about $15 each at a local show yearly, and they will end up in the 8.0-9.0 range.

 

This one I think is a solid 9.6 and can't be pushed up, who might think it's worth a try;

Beautiful copy but I think you are stuck at a 9.6 based on the notes, as you said pretty hard to grade without it being out of the case

 

 

 

 

CGC Cert #

0965706009

Title

Amazing Spider-Man

Issue

129

Issue Date

2/74

Issue Year

1974

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Grade

9.6

Page Quality

OFF-WHITE TO WHITE

Grade Date

02/23/2009

Grade Category

Universal

Art Comments

Gerry Conway story, Ross Andru,
Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt art
Gil Kane and John Romita cover

Key Comments

1st appearance of the Punisher
(Frank Castle) and the Jackal.

Grader Notes

Center Spine Small Scratch Breaks Color
Left Top Front Cover Small Printer's Tears

 

 

Edited July 26, 2022 by UncleBEN

[Peter Loves Gwen]

Thanks, I hadn't looked at the grader's notes yet. I'm glad they changed their policy and let us have access to the notes again.

[UncleBEN]

On 7/26/2022 at 3:52 PM, Peter Loves Gwen said:

Thanks, I hadn't looked at the grader's notes yet. I'm glad they changed their policy and let us have access to the notes again.

Ah, yes sir notes are free now I think?  Not sure if you need a membership or not, the amount you can look up in one sitting is throttled still I believe likely to save bandwidth or prevent flooding.

I do have a 9.8 121 that has some small printer tears, unsure of how deep that scratch they indicate is. 

Your mileage may vary for CPR. 

Either way you should get a premium for it as 129's are super hot right now

 

Here are a few of my favorites, the 9.4 was off the stands : 

 

[Bluemedgroup]

On 7/25/2022 at 11:18 AM, Peter Loves Gwen said:

I see this thread began after I stopped my collecting, and now it's an old thread LOL. I still have my 9.6 and three raw copies I got in the late 70's. I think those cost me about $15 each at a local show yearly, and they will end up in the 8.0-9.0 range.

 

This one I think is a solid 9.6 and can't be pushed up, who might think it's worth a try;

So I did a thing.  Took my ASM 129 9.6 graded by the "Other guys that start with C" and sent it to CGC for the Gerry Conway signing and CCS for CPR.  Either I made a terrific decision or terrible.  What I can say, beside I'm a gambler?

[Peter Loves Gwen]

On 7/29/2022 at 1:31 AM, UncleBEN said:

Ah, yes sir notes are free now I think?  Not sure if you need a membership or not, the amount you can look up in one sitting is throttled still I believe likely to save bandwidth or prevent flooding.

I do have a 9.8 121 that has some small printer tears, unsure of how deep that scratch they indicate is. 

Your mileage may vary for CPR. 

...

 

The ASM had a common printing error that I saw a lot. I bought about seven or so of the 121 to find a couple of nicer ones without that defect. The usual place was along the cover's bottom edge, two tiny tears evenly spaced, from the equipment moving the cover sheet I guess. My CGC issue is also a 9.6 that looks better, without knowing the grader notes. That was one of several I had already wanted to regrade.

[Bluemedgroup]

On 7/29/2022 at 12:31 AM, UncleBEN said:

Ah, yes sir notes are free now I think?  Not sure if you need a membership or not, the amount you can look up in one sitting is throttled still I believe likely to save bandwidth or prevent flooding.

I do have a 9.8 121 that has some small printer tears, unsure of how deep that scratch they indicate is. 

Your mileage may vary for CPR. 

Either way you should get a premium for it as 129's are super hot right now

 

Here are a few of my favorites, the 9.4 was off the stands : 

 

But are they really "super hot"? It looks like prices are dropping right now. 

Last 9.2 sold at $4100, down from 4600, 5500, 4945.  

Last 9.4 sold at $5100, down from 6435, 6999.  

Last 9.6 sold at $8400, down from 9942, 9600

More like super cold to me.  

[UncleBEN]

On 7/29/2022 at 12:44 PM, Bluemedgroup said:

But are they really "super hot"? It looks like prices are dropping right now. 

Last 9.2 sold at $4100, down from 4600, 5500, 4945.  

Last 9.4 sold at $5100, down from 6435, 6999.  

Last 9.6 sold at $8400, down from 9942, 9600

More like super cold to me.  

Guess it is all relative, I get what you are saying. But I never would have thought we would ever see sales this high for a common book. BA keys have gone pretty nutty over the last year in my opinion

Last 129 9.6 I grabbed was 3k for a white page perfectly wrapped copy

What does 129 9.8 sell for these days ?  My signed copy was under 14k, my White pager albeit awhile back was significantly less

The last Hulk 181 9.8 W I picked up was 17k for example...

Just seems like a crazy trajectory for very common books, but you are correct the market is correcting but I personally think there are a lot more variables in play and desire for these books will remain strong.  Just will take some time for the economy to correct itelf.

 

 

 

Edited July 30, 2022 by UncleBEN