jimjum12 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Kramerica said: On 4/11/2021 at 1:25 PM, Joe Lindsey said: Thanks! It’s my best book.. the seller I didn’t really understand why he wouldn’t slab it and why he was selling it raw for so cheap. I still don’t get it🤔 Some folks will avoid the huge turnaround and others just want to sell because they need money. When you submit to CGC you have to invest approx $45 for a book like this. Shipping there. Shipping back including insurance. And then down the road you'll get your book back and be able to sell. So there's time and investment to consider. For a collector like yourself it's a no-brainer - you're getting a great book at a great price. For others there might be a few other things involved. And believe it or not, a lot of folks don't even know about CGC and third party grading. They just collected comics. The wait is what keeps me from slabbing more ... slabbed definitely brings a higher return if you can wait. I still have a lot of buyers who like reading the actual comic. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Joe Lindsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Lindsey Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 11 hours ago, Kramerica said: Some folks will avoid the huge turnaround and others just want to sell because they need money. When you submit to CGC you have to invest approx $45 for a book like this. Shipping there. Shipping back including insurance. And then down the road you'll get your book back and be able to sell. So there's time and investment to consider. For a collector like yourself it's a no-brainer - you're getting a great book at a great price. For others there might be a few other things involved. And believe it or not, a lot of folks don't even know about CGC and third party grading. They just collected comics. Yep you right. Let’s not let em in on the secret 🤫 😄. I paid for the standard tier and it came back quick so grand total was around 90 bucks to grade and receive. Money well spent. From what I read the book didn’t qualify for the modern tier and plus huge fan of the turnaround time 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lindsey Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, jimjum12 said: The wait is what keeps me from slabbing more ... slabbed definitely brings a higher return if you can wait. I still have a lot of buyers who like reading the actual comic. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Me too brother t ☝️🤲🏻God bless you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lindsey Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 4/12/2021 at 9:14 AM, HarrisonJohn said: Circa mid to late 80s my LCS kept all their X-Men back issues (the entire box) behind the register, you had to ask to look through it. This sort of special treatment put me off checking out the book for a while. Same here. Behind the counter and they didn’t so much like us kids putting our mittens all over em. Can’t blame em comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Ghost Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 What would the cutoff for the last Bronze Age X-Men issue be? Yes, I get in theory it would be the last 1982 cover dated issue, but who knows how these things work. I personally consider 129+ to be Copper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lindsey Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, brentdevil said: What would the cutoff for the last Bronze Age X-Men issue be? Yes, I get in theory it would be the last 1982 cover dated issue, but who knows how these things work. I personally consider 129+ to be Copper. Ironically I think bronze as a metal has a level of copper in it. I have no clue but that’s a fun fact for the day. Maybe when Wolverine jumped out of the blue and yellow get up? Edited April 14, 2021 by Joe Lindsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Less Blob Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 2/22/2021 at 3:12 PM, Brock said: These all bring back memories... I had a goal of collecting every appearance of the New X-Men. Back then, that might have been 200 books - now, it would probably be 20,000. I remember going through Fantaco's X-Men Chronicles in 1982 to make a full list. Back then, the tough books were thing like The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas, which was a whopping $15 in the guides, and incredibly hard to find for me in Canada. Flash forward 40 years, and its probably worth less than I paid back then... Sorry, you're right, although I see folks trying to sell it for more: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Uncanny-X-Men-at-the-State-Fair-of-Texas-1-1982-Marvel-Comics-Collectors-Item-/363329296077?hash=item54981d16cd%3Ag%3ATjEAAOSwznxgVr~V&nma=true&si=BZbpsjZvXBDBh7scMVfgI%2BAabNw%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Brock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Less Blob Posted April 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) On 4/12/2021 at 1:01 AM, mnaz1988 said: As someone who didn't collect until the late 90s, what were some of those books priced during the 1980s? $5 a piece? No, in the 80s the New X-Men pre and post Byrne were some of the most expensive books out there. Circa 1981 or 1982 or so I wandered into a shop with my older brother and wanted a Byrne x-men. He was completely sold out other than a beat up copy of 127 or 128, which he sold me for a whopping $5, basically the same price my shop would have been selling it for in 2018. You can look at the prices in the ads in old comic books and I assure you those were not mint or anywhere near copies. Many dealers sold 6.0 copies as NM back then, so take any "mint" prices you see with a grain of salt. They were just as expensive, if not more, at my local shops. They were probably charging over guide. Yes, the last few Byrne issues were printed heavily and speculated on. 137 especially, and 141 and 142. I remember stacks of 141 and 142 at shows in 1985 or so, but they were still $5 a pop, so 10X cover price. Meanwhile, at the same time, a nice copy of FF 48 was up on the wall at my local shop for $15. Check out the prices on Warlord comics! Edited April 15, 2021 by the blob Chaos_in_Canada, Joe Lindsey, Morganmi and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post dover Posted April 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2021 The X-Men run continues to get populated. Chaos_in_Canada, silverseeker, Paul_Maul and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BishopT Posted April 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2021 I would love to have a 129 direct 9.8 some day... but I did pick this up this morning: MGsimba77, mec3437, batmiesta and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Ghost Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 X-men 94 is going for ungodly levels at any grade... for a book where, you know, nothing really happens besides it's grandfathered in as a 'key.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ft88 Posted May 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) Getting ready to grade my bronze X-Men collection. Stacked and unbagged. Edited May 4, 2021 by ft88 Treco, KirbyJack, batmiesta and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, ft88 said: Getting ready to grade my bronze X-Men collection. Stacked and unbagged. KirbyJack and JJ-4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AnthonyTheAbyss Posted May 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2021 I don't often look in the Bronze age section of this forum. Too many old people in the area. But I'll make an exception this time... 1. There's and Ebay sale of X-Men 129 CGC 9.8 currently (I don't know the seller...not promoting for him/her)...https://www.ebay.com/itm/274781602538 2. Show off my copy ***One of my favorite ft88, Morganmi, adampasz and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tghutcn Posted July 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2021 This thread is a brilliant idea the Bronze Age Xmen are the best I’ve got more issues of the title but here’s a 133 I just picked up to fill in the run Morganmi, KirbyJack, mec3437 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksR Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 2/21/2021 at 6:03 PM, Jasonmorris1000000 said: proteus was such an interesting character, they could make some wild stuff if they use him in live action Jasonmorris1000000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksR Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 2/21/2021 at 1:04 PM, KirbyJack said: The title is too important not to have its own place to showcase every glorious issue. I’m a low grade collector generally speaking, so the bar is starting pretty low! With prices rising I’m starting to really appreciate low grade copies nowadays. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Legion HQ Posted July 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2021 batmiesta, Jasonmorris1000000, ADAMANTIUM and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...