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1981- what did $400 buy in comic collectibles then?
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11 minutes ago, drdonaldblake1 said:

to those that were collecting comics and related stuff in 81, can you remember what $400 bought?

 

did it buy you a low grade ff1? hi grade avengers 1? mid grade AF 15?

how about this OA?  http://www.comicartads.com/content/daredevil-181-cover

This is 1981 NM pricing. 

My guess is, in 1981 you could get a beautiful AF15 for $400. 

You could probably get 15 NM Hulk 181s

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1 minute ago, KCOComics said:

This is 1981 NM pricing. 

My guess is, in 1981 you could get a beautiful AF15 for $400. 

You could probably get 15 NM Hulk 181s

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I do find this list fascinating. 

Books like X1, TOS39, Avengers 1 don't even make the list. Even FF 5. 

So how much were those going for NM? $50? $100? 

Books like FF3, SC8 and FF2 haven't held their top 10 spots.

I would argue the top 6 are still in the top 10, but the order is probably different. 

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7 minutes ago, drdonaldblake1 said:

wow, incredible info guys

 

great but on the AF 15 5.5!

What does a 5.0ish AF15 go for these days. I dont even know? I do know considerably more than I paid, but....

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I can't recall what my allowance was back in 1981 (didn't even have my paper route yet), but suspect it was around $3 per week plus what ever I picked up cutting grass and returning pop bottles.

I barely had enough to buy new books off the stand, let alone buy back issues.

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56 minutes ago, KCOComics said:

This is 1981 NM pricing. 

My guess is, in 1981 you could get a beautiful AF15 for $400. 

You could probably get 15 NM Hulk 181s

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What issue of ASM was that?  I believe it had Will O' Wisp on the cover...

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15 minutes ago, piper said:

What issue of ASM was that?  I believe it had Will O' Wisp on the cover...

It's a Marvel Collecting guide. 

The owner of a new comic shop in Rhode Island bought a collection that included about 100 uncirculated copies of it in an original mailing envelope. 

He gave me one with a purchase. It's got allot of cool stuff. 

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