I hit the Trifecta! posted by DBoy

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I never thought it would happen but then.........

 

I actually manged to get all 3 issues of ASM #'s 149, 150 & 151.

It took me almost 3 years to get all 3 of these clone story issues in 9.8 was so difficult and the feeling Of satisfaction that I have finally completed them is pure Utopia. I had picked up the 151 over the summer from Heritage auctions and finally had found the 149 on Comic Link. I know I way overpaid for the 149 & 151 by double compared to what GPA had listed and I'm not surprised due to their rarities in the comic market as of late but it's over now and I am just glad that I have them and will be pulling back on the buying for a while..... I hope.

 

This addition has really made my ASM collection really stand out but I digress there are way better sets than mine so I can only dream of hitting that #1 spot in the registry some day.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

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[Brandon Shepherd]

Congratulations on your accomplishment, they look really good together! I hear you on overpaying and having to hold off for awhile, it's worth it when you get the good stuff.

[Vikingreed]

 

Another success story!

I love it!

 

The feeling one gets after landing their comic dream(s) is priceless!!

 

Grats!

[Rune]

Congrats, great books (thumbs u

 

#140 was the first Spidey I read, I was 5 years old (ok, maybe I just looked at the drawings )- it also took me several years to find it in 9.8 with perfect cover orientation and no miswrap (extremely hard for this book) - and pure white pages:

 

[cpauer]

Beautiful and well done! This is a charge of nostalgia. I loved the Gerry Conway / Ross Andru work, every month those issues were some of the most anticipated to pick up....

 

I remember 151 especially since I had started a subscription to Spidey, but went on a trip to Minnesota, a 12 hour drive to see my sister. I had not read comics for a month, and had a stack about a foot high, which I read on the way, and on the way back. When I got back after dark, Spidey 151 was waiting in our stuffed mailbox (folded in half of course)

[Silver Collector]

Sweet books!

 

Mike

[1950's war comics]

nice 9.8 run !!!!

[jimjum12]

I never thought it would happen but then.........

 

I actually manged to get all 3 issues of ASM #'s 149, 150 & 151.

It took me almost 3 years to get all 3 of these clone story issues in 9.8 was so difficult and the feeling Of satisfaction that I have finally completed them is pure Utopia. I had picked up the 151 over the summer from Heritage auctions and finally had found the 149 on Comic Link. I know I way overpaid for the 149 & 151 by double compared to what GPA had listed and I'm not surprised due to their rarities in the comic market as of late but it's over now and I am just glad that I have them and will be pulling back on the buying for a while..... I hope.

 

This addition has really made my ASM collection really stand out but I digress there are way better sets than mine so I can only dream of hitting that #1 spot in the registry some day.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

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.....you didn't overpay, you just set a new benchmark..... GOD BLESS.....-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[Vikingreed]

Agreed

The whole "overpaying" thing is way overrated when it comes to a PC.

 

I've set some "new benchmarks" myself, .

Part of it.

[axiom94]

A bit on overpaying. It has been my experience that getting what I really want, price be damned, always pays over the long hall. I have a stack of those early nineties X-men 1's with the variant covers that I thought might be in demand in the future... no one wants them including me. About five years ago I decided I had to get a few silver age keys. I did so on eBay and none of them were deals at the time. They were ST110 CGC 6.0 for $500, ASM1 CGC 2.5 for $1100, TOS39 CGC 3.0 for $800 and JIM83 CGC 2.5 for $800. Get what you REALLY want... if you want it, other people probably will too!

p.s. At the same time I made those great buys, I unloaded FF38-47 all CGC 7.0 for about $100 apiece! Ouch!!!

[surfer99]

Those books do look great together and it's cool that it completes a storyline. You really can't go wrong with high grade ASM...or X-men for that matter. The blue chip stocks of comics! I try to pick up reading copies of the Silver/Bronze books when I can because I love those stories...and Kraven has been a fun villain.

 

 

[Vikingreed]

"Get what you REALLY want... if you want it, other people probably will too!"

 

Indeed!

[jimjum12]

A bit on overpaying. It has been my experience that getting what I really want, price be damned, always pays over the long hall. I have a stack of those early nineties X-men 1's with the variant covers that I thought might be in demand in the future... no one wants them including me. About five years ago I decided I had to get a few silver age keys. I did so on eBay and none of them were deals at the time. They were ST110 CGC 6.0 for $500, ASM1 CGC 2.5 for $1100, TOS39 CGC 3.0 for $800 and JIM83 CGC 2.5 for $800. Get what you REALLY want... if you want it, other people probably will too!

p.s. At the same time I made those great buys, I unloaded FF38-47 all CGC 7.0 for about $100 apiece! Ouch!!!

 

....this can be especially true when a book has great centering and eye appeal.... these things can create a premium. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u