Marvel Tales 1 price

[clobberintime]

We had that other thread about the price of the FF 33 9.4 but this looks even more out of whack to me. This book is a reprint book and although it might be a hard to find squarebound, $1100+ seems a bit nutty. I paid a little over $100 for a cgc 9.2 Marvel Collectors Item Classics #1 which is a similar book - that was a good deal but I couldn't imagine paying more than $500 for this book. Anyone with a case why this book should be selling at this price - it has a few days to go so $1500+ is not out of the question!

[greggy]

Ummmm...because mrahome@aol.com is one of the bidders is as good as a reason as any!

[murph0]

I was willing to go 500 on it b/c I think it's a really nice book. Extremely hard to find. One of the hardest squarebounds. Reprints some big issues. Not really anything special unless you want it. I believe it's only that high b/c Mrahome really wants it and evidentally so does Rider33

 

Brian

[joe_collector]

Yeah, it's teh classic case of two guys who are tossing their brains out the window in pursuit of a hard-to-find book. As long as they're both doing well financially, have at 'em!!

[musicmeta]

I think it's pretty rare in high grade. CGC census only shows 3 9.4's, 2 9.2's and only 2 9.0's. Nothing higher than 9.4. This square bound is hard to find in high grade. I guess not a lot of people bought it since it was a reprint.

[joe_collector]

Those reprint issues were HUGE sellers, but then again, even collectors had no qualms about reading them over and over.

[ArAich]

, even collectors had no qualms about reading them over and over

 

Kinda like a Stan Lee file copy....

[aardvark88]

It is the premier issue of a very long Marvel Tales Spidey run. This book is essentially ASM Vol. 2, #1. Marv Team Up 1 is like ASM Vol. 3 #1 IMHO. I also carefully spammed keys words cgc Hulk 1 in the title. Think Heritage sold the Circle 8 pedigree Marv Tales Ann 1 last summer cgc 9.4 for around $1,740 including juice. No other cgc'd copies have been brokered by Heritage since then. No copies in stock at PGC Mint or ComicLink as of yesterday either.

Crash, what crash?

[doc_sampson-migration]

totally agree

 

$1100 is way too much, $600-700 is more realistic

 

this book never appealed to me, ugly cover!

[Aman619]

you guys here have saved me some money.

One--cause you talked me out of bidding on it on its merits (or lack of)

two--cause you said that other bidder will not quit.

 

I thank you sirs.

[aardvark88]

Since it is a reprint book, guess they just cut & paste the cover box illos together.

 

[aardvark88]

Interesting comic has b/w pics of Stan the Man & the rest of the bullpen.

[Aman619]

thats true enough....but I like the cover. Its got six archetypal early action illos of six top Marvel characters...and the comic is the first reprint of all these stories AND all together.

 

Its the Marvel equivalent of the DC Secret Origins Annual (a ripoff actually!) which is a very cool book that unfortunately doesnt have a strong following either.

[clobberintime]

Yet more crazy price stuff on ebay. Someone had a double cover Spidey 150 up for a reserve of $1000 or so! And now an FF 12 9.2 with an opening bid of a mere $7000! Come on. The lead in for the FF 12 says something about seeing how the movie will effect the price of the book! I think $5000 is probably a good price for that book - but $7000 to open?

[musicmeta]

Sounds like people actually bought this comic to read and enjoy, therefore the percentage of potential solid NM copies is a bit lower then most other books.

[musicmeta]

No other cgc'd copies have been brokered by Heritage since then. No copies in stock at PGC Mint or ComicLink as of yesterday either.

 

 

Seems to me that this book is going to be a little tough to get in 9.2/9.4 unless you spend a lot of cash.

[aardvark88]

Also, the Marv Tales run lasted to about issue #286 which is longer than PP Spect Spidey which ended at #263. Let the Punishment bidding begin.

[murph0]

It's very tough. The highest I had seen before this was an 8.5

 

Brian

[aardvark88]

Wow, I set a record on eBay at $1,325 for a cgc 9.2. The Circle 8 pedigree cgc 9.4 Marvel Tales Ann 1 netted the consigner about $1,204 last summer at Heritage. Crash, what crash?

[joe_collector]

Just think Classic X-Men (or don't - those crappy Vignettes give me nightmares ) or Marvel Milestones. Most people toss those puppies in the corner, and use them for readers.