ASM 300 - Worth the dice roll? 3 3

[Bobby Newb]

Found this and only had the cover pics to go off of. Anyone see anything? Looked clean to me. W/ Sig and sub $600 price tag, had to take the shot. Listed as high grade. 

[Point Five]

I mean, it looks great. No way to tell through a bag though what the specific grade is, and/or if there are back cover defects.

 

[Bobby Newb]

I figured it would be tough, but I know there are much more experienced eyes than mine. Just more so was checking to see if there was something I missed, and if gambling at that price seemed worth it

[Buzzetta]

3 minutes ago, Point Five said:

I mean, it looks great. No way to tell through a bag though what the specific grade is, and/or if there are back cover defects.

 

I think with the way this book is going that even if that book turns to have something crazy going on with it that it comes to a 8.0 that within a year money can be made off of it. 

Edited December 24, 2020 by Buzzetta

[Point Five]

Neat story about ASM #300. I bought a copy off the stands back in 1988, read it once or twice and stored it away. Slabbed it in 2006 after it got hot and got a CGC 9.8; sold the slab on ebay for $1K; used the proceeds to buy a 2.0ish ASM #1. I've always been tickled about that swap. It's funny, but comparing the current GPA values all these years later, both books in their respective grades are still pretty much in the same ballpark. 

 

[ChrispyC66]

36 minutes ago, Point Five said:

Neat story about ASM #300. I bought a copy off the stands back in 1988, read it once or twice and stored it away. Slabbed it in 2006 after it got hot and got a CGC 9.8; sold the slab on ebay for $1K; used the proceeds to buy a 2.0ish ASM #1. I've always been tickled about that swap. It's funny, but comparing the current GPA values all these years later, both books in their respective grades are still pretty much in the same ballpark. 

 

Cool story .5

[Bobby Newb]

Figured I did pretty decent, there is a near identical one up on eBay for 1270 w/ 2-1/2 days left. Guy said that one (1270) was a 9.8 that was cracked to get a signature. Not sure it was or not, looks like two color breaks on spine it me, but maybe not. Not sure how those grade out. 

[Ozonetv]

There are so many SS copies out there, you'd have to get a yellow label CBCS for this...and add that to the expense of this book,not sure its worth it. Besides, I dont think anyone wants a Verified Sig if you're going to resell.

[FoggyNelson]

I think you got a fair deal🎄🎄😷😷

[Chaos_in_Canada]

Nice book, I missed this on the newsstand when it first came out but bought three copies months later at a con for six bucks each 

all bagged and boarded.  I didn't even bother to take the comic out of the bag to check for defects, I just looked at the front cover

and that was it.  All three were slabbed back in 2003 and came back two 9.6 / one 9.8.  I sold the two 9.6 back in 2004 for $200 each 

and kept the 9.8.

[Galen130]

Hard to give a good grade estimate while it’s inside the bag.  CGC would probably do a green ‘Qualified’ label if you went that route.

[Bobby Newb]

Think I got a good deal, the other one ebay sold for $2500 raw. So as long as mine doesn’t show up trashed, I saved myself a couple bucks. Prob send to CBCS just for protection. Hate the green label. 

[Point Five]

9 hours ago, Bobby Newb said:

the other one ebay sold for $2500 raw. 

 That's bananas. Are signed copies really that hard to find? What I am missing here?