Am I the Only One... 0

[theCapraAegagrus]

Who thinks that these are awesome?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MARVEL-COMICS-AMAZING-FANTASY-15-SILVER-FOIL-CGC-10-GEM-MINT-FIRST-RELEASE/153228563529?hash=item23ad225449:g:gB4AAOSw8-lbzjV3:rk:5:pf:0

I haven't bought them, yet, but I plan on getting all of the New Zealand Mint silver covers relatively soon.

[Artboy99]

I can see the appeal.

I personally wouldn't buy one though. I generally dislike manufactured collectibles as the industries that create them tend to never have sustainable markets for them.

[JazzMan]

I remember when these cam out a few months back and thought they were cool.  However, after some thought I saw this as a way to make a quick buck and not really provide a real collectible.  The perceived value is neither in the silver (which the spot price per ounce is at about $14.70) nor on the grade (a 10.0 as compared to what? How many 7.5s are there?) so yeah, I'll pass on this instead of giving away $300 for something that is neither a collectible nor a commodity.

[Domo Arigato]

Get the gold 1 ouncer for only $6,999 instead.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MARVEL-COMICS-AMAZING-FANTASY-15-GOLD-FOIL-CGC-10-GEM-MINT-FIRST-RELEASES/153228569718?hash=item23ad226c76:g:ZrgAAOSwaDtbzjbm

[NoMan]

i was never an expert in the comic crash of the 90s so I'm sure there lots I don't understand (so don't mind me, kids!) however when I see 15 variants of the same comic with a price tag of $14.99 each spread out at my LCS my brain, like, goes DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! DANGER!

And now precious metals in comics? How about diamonds and jewels? 

But to answer the OP's question: No you're not the only one. 

Edited October 24, 2018 by NoMan

[Senormac]

meh.....  

[RockMyAmadeus]

[BlowUpTheMoon]

5 hours ago, Domo Arigato said:

Get the gold 1 ouncer for only $6,999 instead.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MARVEL-COMICS-AMAZING-FANTASY-15-GOLD-FOIL-CGC-10-GEM-MINT-FIRST-RELEASES/153228569718?hash=item23ad226c76:g:ZrgAAOSwaDtbzjbm

I'm confused.  Underneath the "10" in the top left corner it says, "First Releases".   There were only ten of these released.  Is "10" the grade or the number of books released?  Are all ten copies of this book "10"s?   There is no entry for this book in the census. 

[Mercury Man]

 

[theCapraAegagrus]

1 hour ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

I'm confused.  Underneath the "10" in the top left corner it says, "First Releases".   There were only ten of these released.  Is "10" the grade or the number of books released?  Are all ten copies of this book "10"s?   There is no entry for this book in the census.

"10" is the grade. "First Release" indicates that it was graded within 1 month of it being minted. There have only been 10 minted of the gold cover replica (there were 1,000 minted of the silver cover replica).

Edit Added: To my knowledge, only 2 of the 10 gold replicas were graded.

Edited October 25, 2018 by TwoPiece
Notes added.

[ExodusGear]

They look awesome, though as a coin collector and a comic collector, I don't feel comfortable with the mixing of precious metals. I get that irky feeling as someone stated above. 

12 hours ago, NoMan said:

i was never an expert in the comic crash of the 90s so I'm sure there lots I don't understand (so don't mind me, kids!) however when I see 15 variants of the same comic with a price tag of $14.99 each spread out at my LCS my brain, like, goes DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! DANGER!

If it were more reasonably priced I would purchase it as a novelty but not necessarily a collectors item. $300 is a bit over priced for 1 oz of silver even it if it comic book shaped. I have silver coins from the roman era that were of less cost than these and those are considered antiquities which will gain value. 50-100 I would buy one, but with 300 you could try and get a semi-key or key, depending on which comics you follow, an have a better chance of the value going up. Just my opinion though.

[Jeffro.]

I can think of much better comic book uses for $300 that I will enjoy more and will have more potential long term value. 

[Transplant]

13 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

There is no entry for this book in the census. 

Well, it shouldn't be, should it?  It's not a comic book.  If there were a census for money grabs by CGC, you'd find it there.

[october]

Not a fan of manufactured collectibles, that stuff always seems like Home Shopping Network gimmicky junk. Too many horrible memories of the 1990's collectible scene.

[mattn792]

Consulting the fine people at JM Bullion, it looks like I could take that $300 and buy 19 ounces of silver at present, and have enough left over for a sandwich.  I will take that action.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

2 hours ago, Transplant said:

15 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

There is no entry for this book in the census. 

Well, it shouldn't be, should it?  It's not a comic book.  If there were a census for money grabs by CGC, you'd find it there.

Unsure if these ten books should be in the census.  They have serial numbers.  On the other hand, they don't have grades or PQ. 

[the blob]

The comic market in the 90s collapsed under the weight of a bazillion turok 1s and similar books, not under some shiney variants.

[ExodusGear]

About the only thing that I miss from the 90's influx was the Comic Cards themselves. I still have a few, its a shame that they flooded the market the way they did.

[theCapraAegagrus]

I just find them really cool, and still intend on collecting them, because they're perfect replicas (if you get the Gem Mint 10s) of comics that I'll never own originals (Action #1, Detective #27, etc). Would you rather own a graded reprint? Difference for me is that I'll never "read" either, so the cover in pure silver is just something nice to have on display.

[Mercury Man]

1 hour ago, TwoPiece said:

I just find them really cool, and still intend on collecting them, because they're perfect replicas (if you get the Gem Mint 10s) of comics that I'll never own originals (Action #1, Detective #27, etc). Would you rather own a graded reprint? Difference for me is that I'll never "read" either, so the cover in pure silver is just something nice to have on display.

That's all that matters then. Me personally, zero interest.  I would rather use that money for actual Silver Age comics, not Silver Age comics made out of silver.