Wanted Superman 199 (first race) in 9.4 or 9.6

[rube11]

If anyone has one they would be interested in selling or knows where one is please let me know.

 

Thanks,

Steve

[Kevin76]

I used to have a 9.2 of this Don't think I've ever seen a 9.4/9.6

[nearmint]

I'd be happy with a 9.0.

[jimm94]

Good luck in your hunt, Rube. There are five 9.4's, and two 9.6's in the census, so there really aren't that many to go around.

[rube11]

Thanks,

 

I was hoping that someone here had one of them and wouldn't mind parting with it

 

 

I would be interested in something ungraded also in "NM"

 

Rube

[comicartfan]

That's a tough book.....Jason Ewert had a 9.6 at one time and it went for 3k -

[rube11]

Don't I know it.

 

Rube

[Kakapo]

My 8.5 is quite nice, even if the grade starts with an 8

[nearmint]

Got a scan?

[Kevin76]

Maybe you should look through the registry and start contacting ppl who have 9.4/9.6's of that book and ask them how much? worth a shot if you want it that bad.

[rube11]

That is not a bad idea.

[comicartfan]

my brother and i each had one...a 9.0 and a 9.2 - only book that i regret selling....more than my GL 76 9.4 - this was early in the CGC origins and I figured i would come across another one.....never did...i don't think Greggy ever replaced his either.

[Kevin76]

I picked up that supes 199 for like 200 bucks at the time too on ebay like 4 years ago.Keep looking you'll find one eventually

[Kakapo]

Got a scan?

 

I have tried to post this scan before, with "hilarious" consequences. Let's try it one more time...

 

[Kakapo]

Woohoo! Although Photobucket resized it

 

Anyway, please note the little colour break below and to the right of Superman's left foot. Other than that, at this distance from the monitor, I can see very little wrong with it. I've seen an Iron Man 1 CGC 8.5 that was definitely worse, but of course, that doesn't make this book a 9.

 

Mmmm, grading...

[Kakapo]

my brother and i each had one...a 9.0 and a 9.2 - only book that i regret selling....more than my GL 76 9.4 - this was early in the CGC origins and I figured i would come across another one.....never did...i don't think Greggy ever replaced his either.

 

This isn't making me inclined to part with mine! Using the twin titans of ebay and google, the nicest copy I could find recently was a hideous 8.0 from showcase new england:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74&item=6541117088&rd=1

 

And the only reference to a VF+ was from Metropolis in October 2001, when they sold one for $250. I didn't realise it was such a tough book. I know there aren't -that- many HG copies in the census, but dealers have repeatedly told me (here in the UK at least) that Marvel collectors outnumber DC collectors by about 9:1, so I assumed there would be enough to go round...not for the first time, I appear to have been completely wrong.

[rube11]

Thanks for the info, I am starting to realize this is going to be ALOT tougher then I thought.

[rube11]

Still looking if anyone has a lead on one. Thanks.

 

Steve

[goldust40]

the nicest copy I could find recently was a hideous 8.0 from showcase new england:

 

It's not that bad. Certainly not hideous.

[steelcity]

Thanks for the info, I am starting to realize this is going to be ALOT tougher then I thought.

 

Superman #199 is a very tough book to find in high grade. I once had a seller string me on for weeks about a nice copy he had. I finally pinned him down to bring it to a show and when I turned up he told me he just sold it a few minutes earlier to a buyer who offered him more than his asking price and he thought I wouldn't match it!

Anyway, in the end I bought the Oakland copy from "Vincent's Collectables" in the late 1990s and I have been very pleased with it.