the blob Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Wolverinex said: 400-500 for a 9.8 is cheap, my friend. The raws approaching $300 seem nonsensical. That shouldn't be an easy 9.8 with the white cover and the spine corners got dinged. I owned 30+ copies and I didn't feel like I could call any better than 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 32 minutes ago, the blob said: The raws approaching $300 seem nonsensical. That shouldn't be an easy 9.8 with the white cover and the spine corners got dinged. I owned 30+ copies and I didn't feel like I could call any better than 9 4 The corners all have bindery tears, which CGC doesn’t knock off for. That white cover is a perfect book to press out to a 9.8, too. I’ve had quite a few that had issues that all pressed out to a 9.8. Any time I can find a raw for cheap enough I’ll snatch it up and have it pressed. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, awakeintheashes said: The corners all have bindery tears, which CGC doesn’t knock off for. That white cover is a perfect book to press out to a 9.8, too. I’ve had quite a few that had issues that all pressed out to a 9.8. Any time I can find a raw for cheap enough I’ll snatch it up and have it pressed. Yeah, I can't get over how cgc ignores bindery tears. Cgc is tighter than "old school" in many ways, but not that, those would all be 9.2s in the 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamblood Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) strange academy #1 war of realms new agents of atlas #1 fear 11, 1st app of Jennifer kale devil dinosaur #1, 9.8s only far sector #1 werewolf by night #1 2020, 1st app of jake star wars #21 2016, 1st app of scar squadron (bad batch?) doctor aphra #3 2017, 1st app of Magna Tolvan (aphra's girlfriend) miles morales spiderman #6, 1st app of starling naomi #1 captain america #253, 1st union jack, high grade only listed books that are 1-2 years old OR can still be found for decently cheap price Edited April 25, 2021 by williamblood ygogolak, WolverineX, oldmilwaukee6er and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I also like marvel spotlight 28. Have 3 copies. Seems undervalued for the first solo moon knight. JTLarsen and kairos70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieWoogie Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Here's a low-risk, low-reward one... Amazing Spider-Man #329, first tri-sentinel. There is going to be a LOT of X-content() across the films, Disney+, Hulu... we'll definitely get sentinels but will we get tri-sentinels? And will anyone care about their first app if we do? As a bonus this is also the first time we get Spider-Man's Captain Universe outfit, which is bound to reappear in the video games at least and video games have moved the market before... WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieWoogie Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 If you guys think me being in here talking to myself will dissuade me well, you're wrong. Here's another. And it's even a DC title! Yara Flor. Nuff said! JTLarsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I picked up a speculators collection a few weeks ago. Here are some of the books he had multiples of (more than 20 copies) Undiscovered Country 1 Brigade 1 Image series Deathmate Black (haven't we all speculated on this book at one time or another) Stormwatch 1 greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: I picked up a speculators collection a few weeks ago. Here are some of the books he had multiples of (more than 20 copies) Undiscovered Country 1 Brigade 1 Image series Deathmate Black (haven't we all speculated on this book at one time or another) Stormwatch 1 I get a kick out of going through collections like this. Funny seeing where their head was at during a point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, awakeintheashes said: I get a kick out of going through collections like this. Funny seeing where their head was at during a point in time. he's been a recent buyer. There are other things he had 2-3 of. but he really brought into these big time. I think at least 50 copies of each of those books. One book that I brought in on was Batman and red robin 19. I probably have about 15-20 copies in various boxes. awakeintheashes and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 30 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: he's been a recent buyer. There are other things he had 2-3 of. but he really brought into these big time. I think at least 50 copies of each of those books. One book that I brought in on was Batman and red robin 19. I probably have about 15-20 copies in various boxes. I picked up one where I added to my stash of Nowhere Men. Luckily, I sold off most of my #1s back in the day before that book went over the cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotKey Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I won't give any specific books but I will say that if you look at the formula that Marvel implemented leading up to their first Avengers movie and its success, and compare that pattern against current projects, certain comics may emerge as fitting in that pattern almost perfectly. Marvel proved the formula, I see no reason they would change it. BoogieWoogie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, HotKey said: I won't give any specific books but I will say that if you look at the formula that Marvel implemented leading up to their first Avengers movie and its success, and compare that pattern against current projects, certain comics may emerge as fitting in that pattern almost perfectly. Marvel proved the formula, I see no reason they would change it. Guess I dont know it well enough, there really is a lot to tak in about it though Spoiler So in the spirit here is a gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buzzetta Posted April 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) I don't know if it is considered long term speculation versus "can't be bothered to get them graded" Off the top of my head, 1st Suri, 1st Ironheart, 1st Riri x3, 1st Moon Girl x 5, UF4 x 11, Gleason ASM 55 x 10, 1st Batman Beyond, bunch of modern SW 1st Appearances and so on... I mostly submit GA and Silver when I do submit. I have a 1st Spider-woman x3 and a bunch of other Bronze I might send down. What is stopping me from sending all of these things in? It's a combination of turn around times and that I want to hold onto them for the time being so it's easier to keep 125 books in a short box rather than 125 slabs in four boxes. Edited April 27, 2021 by Buzzetta Jitstark, BoogieWoogie, greggy and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) As a Batman fan, most bronze-modern Batman keys. I hope. If DC could figure out their extended universe like Marvel did, there are a lot of books that are fairly cheap right now with a lot of room to grow... Edited April 27, 2021 by Jesse-Lee BoogieWoogie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Convergence 2. First jon Kent spiked. It's a matter of time for batman 655. Pick up copies if you find them cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1Cool Posted April 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2021 My current long hold books are: Longshot 1 - 6 (heating up a bit but should explode in the future) Power Pack 1 (still insanely cheap) The Death in the Family series (most are tough in 9.6/9.8) Fantasy Quarterly 1 Micronauts 1 Destroyer Duck 1 (bit more of a stretch but Groo could go off if done well) Legion HQ, mysterymachine, maidenmate91 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenmate91 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, 1Cool said: My current long hold books are: Longshot 1 - 6 (heating up a bit but should explode in the future) Power Pack 1 (still insanely cheap) The Death in the Family series (most are tough in 9.6/9.8) Fantasy Quarterly 1 Micronauts 1 Destroyer Duck 1 (bit more of a stretch but Groo could go off if done well) I agree with the longshot series. 1st longshot, Mojo, Spiral. 8thlight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I'm also going long with the original Contest of Champions series. With a ton of super-heroes coming under 1 umbrella (Disney) I'd think a contest of champion movie or series could come up in a few years. For now I'm just buying #1 but the whole set is dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, 1Cool said: My current long hold books are: Longshot 1 - 6 (heating up a bit but should explode in the future) Power Pack 1 (still insanely cheap) The Death in the Family series (most are tough in 9.6/9.8) Fantasy Quarterly 1 Micronauts 1 Destroyer Duck 1 (bit more of a stretch but Groo could go off if done well) so i should sit on my longshots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
