Are prices still climbing or have they eased up a bit??? 43 43

[Cool Ghoul]

On 9/4/2021 at 3:48 PM, UncleBEN said:

While I agree with you, neither of these would be acceptable for a keeper for me. As there are so many copies of these issues, I only look for a perfect wrap vertically and horizontally. The right side copy is the lesser of two evils but that slanted top edge would not work for me personally . Although sometimes we have to settle ;P 

 

I would have to 100% agree with you on this book, especially with the key phrase you used: "As there are so many copies of these issues."  In addition, this book is not WHITE pages, which would be a must for me for any comic from the 1980s, when knowledge of preservation was more widespread and Mylars were abundant. 

That said, if the book was from the early Bronze Age (1970-75), I would consider this acceptable centering, especially when factoring in scarcity and less consistent spine wrapping at the time.

[Cool Ghoul]

On 9/4/2021 at 1:22 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Yup

 

White pages and perfect QP allowed me ignore the nosebleed prices of 9.6/9.8s bronze books and collect 9.4 very happily 

I've done the exact same thing -- opted for lower Bronze age grades with W pages & Centering vs a higher grade (and price) on a 9.6-9.8 OW/W with a miswrap.

I'm perfectly fine settling for a lower grade with nice presentation.

[lou_fine]

On 9/2/2021 at 5:58 PM, djzombi said:

Wow, some HUGE (e.g. 30%) drops here...!

yikes

Yes, although I believe some of these would appear to be measured against outlier one-time sales like that CGC 9.8 copy of Spidey 129.  

In addition to the 90-day average, would be good to see how prices are against a 1-year time frame to get a better picture for the collectors. 

[Gregd]

What has the precode stuff done? Bought PCH stuff a few years ago, and left the boards for a while. Did they jump, fall or stay steady? 

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 9/5/2021 at 8:20 PM, Gregd said:

What has the precode stuff done? Bought PCH stuff a few years ago, and left the boards for a while. Did they jump, fall or stay steady? 

[Jordysnordy]

On 9/1/2021 at 3:52 PM, zosocane said:

At $36K, this goes beyond that.  The last reported CGC 9.0 went for $4K two years ago -- a 200% annual growth rate.  I appreciate that ASM 11 is a very tough book in high grade, and that has a lot to do with this record-breaker for a second-appearance book.  

There are 18 9.0s on the census, with eight 9.2s, nine 9.4s, and seven 9.6s.  Congrats to their owners.  

I bought the 9.0 on HA and felt lucky to get it at that price as I know what a tough book it is.

[Gregd]

On 9/5/2021 at 6:42 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Does that mean they got crushed? 😬

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 9/5/2021 at 9:08 PM, Gregd said:

Does that mean they got crushed? 😬

They exploded. It’s a good thing if you’re holding

[Spawnfreak]

On 5/2/2021 at 5:54 PM, lou_fine said:

WTF:  But I just won Transformers 1 last month for a paltry $44K, expecting it to continue climbing to 6-figures before the end of this year.    

Which Transformers 1?

[Gregd]

Ok- thanks. It’s tough to figure out since many books I have have no recent sales in GPA (especially at a grade I might have). So wasn’t sure all the “secret” purchases my wife knows nothing about were done for little or no gain 😂😂… or worse!

[lou_fine]

On 9/5/2021 at 7:34 PM, Spawnfreak said:

On 5/2/2021 at 2:54 PM, lou_fine said:

WTF:  But I just won Transformers 1 last month for a paltry $44K, expecting it to continue climbing to 6-figures before the end of this year.    

Which Transformers 1?

Why, thank you, kind Sir....................this book here, but only the super super rare CGC 1.5 graded copy which is the single lowest graded copy by a long shot out of almost 4,000 graded and slabbed copies out there already:    

 

None of that common as dirt CGC 9.4 to CGC 9.9 graded copies of this book where there are already well over 2,000 copies in those easy to find overcrowded nosebleed grades.    

Edited September 6, 2021 by lou_fine

[UncleBEN]

On 9/5/2021 at 7:06 PM, Jordysnordy said:

I bought the 9.0 on HA and felt lucky to get it at that price as I know what a tough book it is.

I would say you got way ahead of the curve with this one, great snag!!

[HotKey]

[WolverineX]

On 9/7/2021 at 10:48 PM, HotKey said:

[apollobuzz]

On 9/4/2021 at 3:48 PM, UncleBEN said:

While I agree with you, neither of these would be acceptable for a keeper for me. As there are so many copies of these issues, I only look for a perfect wrap vertically and horizontally. The right side copy is the lesser of two evils but that slanted top edge would not work for me personally . Although sometimes we have to settle ;P 

 

The interior cover has perfect centering though!  

[HotKey]

Silver spec seem to still be going up. This just closed on a high grade raw.

$1,150. I was out at $300 😆

[UncleBEN]

On 9/8/2021 at 7:34 PM, apollobuzz said:

The interior cover has perfect centering though!  

As the original owner I can attest to that :P 

[MGsimba77]

Anyone catch the 9.8 ASMs on HA today 🤯

I don't know about the other stuff but DAMN‼

[musicmeta]

On 9/11/2021 at 5:22 PM, MGsimba77 said:

Anyone catch the 9.8 ASMs on HA today 🤯

I don't know about the other stuff but DAMN‼

If you're the seller of these ASMs, you are high fiveing and jumping up and down with pure joy!

[alexgross.com]

if you beleive that heritage auctions results are real, then today says the market is hotter than even a few months ago. many unreal silver age results there. personally i'm very skeptical given all the recent news about their alleged practices like bidding on and buying their own stuff. but clearly it cannot all be rigged either.