jjonahjameson11 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I am always on the lookout for high grade ASM 300’s as I continue towards my personal goal of obtaining 80 copies (it’s the first book that I speculated on, and I purchased 80 copies from my LCS when it was 1st published) very recently, I’ve noticed a strong uptick in prices for the book, not just 9.8, but 9.6 and 9.4’s as well. anyone know why this book is spiking now? Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Hasn't there been an uptick across the board for all books during the quarantine? ygogolak, Hollywood1892 and zosocane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 17 hours ago, Ryan. said: Hasn't there been an uptick across the board for all books during the quarantine? I don't follow too many books so I can't say for certain that there's been an uptick across the board. Just curious as to the uptick for ASM 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keys_Collector Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 17 hours ago, Ryan. said: Hasn't there been an uptick across the board for all books during the quarantine? I'd agree with this for the most part. While some people struggle during the quarantine with furloughs and being laid off, others are reaping the awards of the extra incentive of being unemployed and putting that money right back into the hobby. ASM300 is a great book (don't get me wrong, I do understand its appeal) but IMO the novice collectors seem to snatch this book up at any grade and any price ballooning the price further when these novices find some extra money to spend. The lower end sales tend to drive up the prices of the higher end grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Keys_Collector said: I'd agree with this for the most part. While some people struggle during the quarantine with furloughs and being laid off, others are reaping the awards of the extra incentive of being unemployed and putting that money right back into the hobby. ASM300 is a great book (don't get me wrong, I do understand its appeal) but IMO the novice collectors seem to snatch this book up at any grade and any price ballooning the price further when these novices find some extra money to spend. The lower end sales tend to drive up the prices of the higher end grades. Is this what you meant to say? or do you mean being employed as opposed to unemployed? I realize some states provide varying levels of funding for residents during covid, but I can't imagine their income is higher than whilst employed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keys_Collector Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, jjonahjameson11 said: Is this what you meant to say? or do you mean being employed as opposed to unemployed? I realize some states provide varying levels of funding for residents during covid, but I can't imagine their income is higher than whilst employed? Some people at lower incomes are making more money unemployed then actually being employed because of the Covid +600 bump. So someone who would normally be pulling in say 400 bucks a week would now be pulling more on unemployment because of the Covid $600 increase. So those folk who are comic collectors and not financially savvy are just dumping it right into the hobby. This is pretty prevalent on Facebook and Instagram auctions where books sell for way above FMV. Please do not to turn this into a thread about unemployment or anything of that nature. Edited June 15, 2020 by Keys_Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 59 minutes ago, Keys_Collector said: Some people at lower incomes are making more money unemployed then actually being employed because of the Covid +600 bump. So someone who would normally be pulling in say 400 bucks a week would now be pulling more on unemployment because of the Covid $600 increase. So those folk who are comic collectors and not financially savvy are just dumping it right into the hobby. This is pretty prevalent on Facebook and Instagram auctions where books sell for way above FMV. Please do not to turn this into a thread about unemployment or anything of that nature. Thanks for the info. I didn't take that into consideration as a possible explanation ADAMANTIUM and waaaghboss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 your average comic fan would rather buy ASM 300 than a golden age book of the same price Keys_Collector and djzombi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Kevin76 said: your average comic fan would rather buy ASM 300 than a golden age book of the same price well. then consider me average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Gocollect.com has 9.8 valued at $2800 right now, the highest it has ever been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #300 Newsstand (UPC barcode) = SOLD for $4,500 https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMAZING-SPIDER-MAN-300-NEWSTAND-CGC-9-8-ORIGIN-1ST-APP-VENOM-BLACK-COSTUME/114277925881 CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #300 Direct (Spider-man head) = no buyers at $2,700 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Spider-Man-300-CGC-9-8-NM-MT-1st-Venom-Todd-McFarlane/193471767105 Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, valiantman said: CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #300 Newsstand (UPC barcode) = SOLD for $4,500 https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMAZING-SPIDER-MAN-300-NEWSTAND-CGC-9-8-ORIGIN-1ST-APP-VENOM-BLACK-COSTUME/114277925881 CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #300 Direct (Spider-man head) = no buyers at $2,700 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Spider-Man-300-CGC-9-8-NM-MT-1st-Venom-Todd-McFarlane/193471767105 Beautiful! Edited July 6, 2020 by Chaos_in_Canada jdw1991, Hollywood1892 and MGsimba77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 7 hours ago, valiantman said: CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #300 Newsstand (UPC barcode) = SOLD for $4,500 https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMAZING-SPIDER-MAN-300-NEWSTAND-CGC-9-8-ORIGIN-1ST-APP-VENOM-BLACK-COSTUME/114277925881 CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #300 Direct (Spider-man head) = no buyers at $2,700 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Spider-Man-300-CGC-9-8-NM-MT-1st-Venom-Todd-McFarlane/193471767105 I'm not sure where gocollect.com got their valuation setting it at $2800 https://comics.gocollect.com/guide/view/150744 And it is direct version they are referring too because you see the Spidey head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 5:55 AM, Hollywood1892 said: I'm not sure where gocollect.com got their valuation setting it at $2800 https://comics.gocollect.com/guide/view/150744 And it is direct version they are referring too because you see the Spidey head The Newsstand is not differentiated from the Direct. The $4,500 sale skewed the recent results. Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poekaymon Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 10:38 PM, Chaos_in_Canada said: Beautiful! That UPC was up for like 30 minutes. I put an offer in on it, and then someone bought it at full price. Feels bad. ADAMANTIUM and Chaos_in_Canada 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poekaymon Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, ygogolak said: The Newsstand is not differentiated from the Direct. The $4,500 sale skewed the recent results. I use Gocollect. What's that $1246? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Poekaymon said: I use Gocollect. What's that $1246? IDK, GPA doesn't tell you where the sale was like Go Collect does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poekaymon Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, ygogolak said: IDK, GPA doesn't tell you where the sale was like Go Collect does. It must have been for $1246 plus an Ultimate Fallout 4 or something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 10 hours ago, ygogolak said: The Newsstand is not differentiated from the Direct. The $4,500 sale skewed the recent results. GPAnalysis split out the Newsstand sale today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 9 hours ago, valiantman said: GPAnalysis split out the Newsstand sale today. Interesting. First time they have done that, that I am aware of since there is no label designation. Unfortunately the conversation started with Go Collect's average value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
