$84K for an FF 52?!?

[goldust40]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

[TeddieMercede]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Not bad all things considered. Still crazy over priced.

[goldust40]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Not bad all things considered. Still crazy over priced.

 

It did better than I expected.

[tth2]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Not bad all things considered. Still crazy over priced.

 

It did better than I expected.

+1

[Gotham Kid]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Not bad all things considered. Still crazy over priced.

 

It did better than I expected.

+1

 

+2

[SupergirlDC1959]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Way over priced....there is a lot of better books for that kind of money I for one would rather have a Detective Comics #1 in mid grade!! But then again to each their own.

[Jaydogrules]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Not bad all things considered. Still crazy over priced.

 

Looks to have settled in at around that price point for now.

 

FF 52 is actually doing well in most grades right now.

 

-J.

[Hepcat]

So are impacted staples another of many manufacturing defect that gets ignored by graders?

 

Maybe not "ignored", but evidently not penalized too much either.

 

[Bfairb]

Are impacted staples mostly a result of manufacturing and/or pressing?

[lou_fine]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Not bad all things considered. Still crazy over priced.

 

It did better than I expected.

+1

 

+2

 

+3

 

Most definitely a lot better than I had expected!!!

[World Devourer]

This issue is worth $24K. No more.

[Ghost Town]

This issue is worth $24K. No more.

Sell me one for $24K.

[World Devourer]

This issue is worth $24K. No more.

Sell me one for $24K.

 

Only if you promise not to re-sell for you know what...

[namisgr]

Are impacted staples mostly a result of manufacturing and/or pressing?

 

Both. Often times when staples are slightly impacted, pressing makes them worse. It bugs me that CGC doesn't detract from the numerical grade for impacted staples, as it encourages the introduction of pressing-induced defects on books that should never be pressed, and it looks bad, especially on an otherwise high grade comic.

[Bfairb]

i echo your sentiments. I think pressing is def making it worse. You can see the damage around the staples from pressing. I avoid any impacted staples. My OCD pet peeve.

[lou_fine]

Are impacted staples mostly a result of manufacturing and/or pressing?

 

Both. Often times when staples are slightly impacted, pressing makes them worse. It bugs me that CGC doesn't detract from the numerical grade for impacted staples, as it encourages the introduction of pressing-induced defects on books that should never be pressed, and it looks bad, especially on an otherwise high grade comic.

 

This would definitely hurt their business model and result in substantially less revenue for their parent company as it would discourage collectors from sending everything in for pressing before getting their books graded.

 

They want to have grading standards which encourages pressing, as opposed to grading standards which discourages pressing.

[Hepcat]

Pertinent observations these.

 

 

 

[lou_fine]

The 9.8 on Heritage went for $65725.

 

Not bad all things considered. Still crazy over priced.

 

It did better than I expected.

+1

 

+2

 

My sincerest apologies to everybody here, as I was also part of this rabid crowd saying that $84K or even $65.7K for a 9.8 copy of FF 52 was way overpriced.

 

Now that I have seen the light and the error of my ways, it is obvious that at these muted pricing levels of under 6 figures, the FF 52 is crazy undervalued in comparison to the 9.8 copy of the highly sought after and much in demand Iron Man 30 that sold for a measly bargain basement price of only $15K.