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[Dergrosse13]

So I saw a 9.8 CGC Star Wars No. 25 (Marvel 1977 series) just sold on eBay for $639.  It was not signed.  This is 2-3x that, for example, issues 2-6 sell for.  What’s the deal?  It’s got a cool cover, but why such a brig premium for issue 25?

[BrooksR]

15 hours ago, Dergrosse13 said:

So I saw a 9.8 CGC Star Wars No. 25 (Marvel 1977 series) just sold on eBay for $639.  It was not signed.  This is 2-3x that, for example, issues 2-6 sell for.  What’s the deal?  It’s got a cool cover, but why such a brig premium for issue 25?

Wow! I didn’t know there was anything special about that issue. For some reason 25 and 26 are way more expensive than the surrounding issues.

I just looked at gocollect, issue 26 is $775 for 9.8 and $60 for 9.6! That’s crazy!?! 

Edited November 26, 2019 by BrooksR

[Lazyboy]

19 hours ago, Dergrosse13 said:

So I saw a 9.8 CGC Star Wars No. 25 (Marvel 1977 series) just sold on eBay for $639.  It was not signed.  This is 2-3x that, for example, issues 2-6 sell for.  What’s the deal?  It’s got a cool cover, but why such a brig premium for issue 25?

The first thing to do when you notice a price discrepancy like this is to look at the CGC Census numbers. The only issue from 1-60 that has fewer 9.8s than #25 is #33.

I find the best way to view the Census numbers is to use @valiantman's site: CGCdata.com

[RockMyAmadeus]

Star Wars #33 suffers from the March 1980 Marvel curse: that stupid Star Trek the Movie back cover ad.

Every book with that ad is very very difficult in 9.8. 

As for the rest, they'll filter in here and there and prices will settle.

[the blob]

wow, a chunk more than 42, which is actually relevant. Filler issues in 9.8 seem to sell for pretty reasonable prices around $50. Those are pretty reasonable prices for 35-40 year old comics. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-91-CGC-9-8-White-Pages/184031298644?hash=item2ad91ec454:g:ffsAAOSwK5VdyLY6