The Top 5 books you sold that keep you up at night 3 3

[kagemusha7s]

On 6/13/2022 at 11:19 AM, aardvark88 said:

 

AF 15 raw 6.0 $1,700 Cdn. consigned thru an AB, Canada comic store

Murphy Anderson cover original art Showcase #60 Spectre (not the pencil prelim) $110 US  to Eastcoast art dealer Wally Harrington.

A new champion arises...

[zzutak]

I sold several of my off-the-rack Marvel "first issues" way back in 2006.  I was certain market value would only drop in the years to come.  Needless to say, I'm not the person you should consult for sound investment advice. 

   
   

[pemart1966]

On 6/13/2022 at 11:19 AM, aardvark88 said:

No regrets at the time as I was making 'filthy lucre.'

Avengers 1 raw g $24

Avengers 1 raw g- taped $24

ASM 1 raw 3.5 slight resto $1,100 sold to a local wrestler.

AF 15 raw 6.0 $1,700 Cdn. consigned thru an AB, Canada comic store

Murphy Anderson cover original art Showcase #60 Spectre (not the pencil prelim) $110 US  to Eastcoast art dealer Wally Harrington.

I'd love to hear the story as to how/when you acquired the Showcase 60 cover...judging by the sale price, your sale was a long time ago when the earth was green.

Do you have any photos of it?  Obviously they won't be digital...

Edited June 13, 2022 by pemart1966

[kagemusha7s]

On 6/13/2022 at 2:26 PM, zzutak said:

I sold several of my off-the-rack Marvel "first issues" way back in 2006.  I was certain market value would only drop in the years to come.  Needless to say, I'm not the person you should consult for sound investment advice. 

   
   

Wow... I must say this does help me to move on from my regrettable sales...  this is like free therapy.  I shall now call you Dr. Zzutak. 

Edited June 13, 2022 by kagemusha7s

[Funnybooks]

My multiple copies of Action comics #1

 

 

 

[zzutak]

 

[grendelbo]

On 6/13/2022 at 1:01 PM, Funnybooks said:

My multiple copies of Action comics #1

 

 

 

 

[LordRahl]

Hulk 1 6.5

Tales of Suspense 52 Pac Coast 9.6

FF 1 5.0

X Men 12 Pac Coast 9.8

FF 48 9.4

The 2 Pac Coast books in particular I should have never sold, won't see those again even if I could afford the asking price (which I probably can't).

[Funnybooks]

On 6/13/2022 at 3:34 PM, zzutak said:

 

Cgc psychiatrist?

the 1.0 tier?

[kagemusha7s]

On 6/13/2022 at 3:49 PM, Funnybooks said:

Cgc psychiatrist?

the 1.0 tier?

No no..  I think I'm cured in just one post.  Definite 9.8 tier.  Maybe pressable to a 9.9

Edited June 13, 2022 by kagemusha7s

[MB1952]

I have bunch of Marvel CGC Keys that will would have brought me nice fortune 

2010 

Hulk #1 CGC 5.0

Fantastic Four #52 CGC 8.5

Fantastic Four #48 CGC 7.0

Tales Of Suspense #39 CGC 5.0

Strange Tales #110 CGC 6.5

Tales of suspense #57 CGC 8.5

Hulk #181 CGC 8.0

Giant Size X-Men CGC 8.0

2005

Tales of Suspense #52 CGC 9.2

House of Secrets #92 CGC 7.0

Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 1.0

of course not everything is a loss some books help fund my OA. 

Edited June 13, 2022 by MB1952

[namisgr]

Having sold off virtually the entirety of my collection amassed off and on over 40+ years, there are a bunch of valuable books that got sold.  But I don't lose sleep over them, and made decent coin on many.

I sold:

Amazing Fantasy #15 cgc 6.5; ASM #4 cgc 9.0; #13 cgc 9.0; #15 cgc 9.0

Avengers #1 cgc 8.5; #8 cgc 9.4

Daredevil #1 cgc 8.5

Fantastic Four #1 cgc 6.5; #5 cgc 9.2; #s 36,51 Pac Coast cgc 9.6; #48 cgc 9.6; Ann #6 cgc 9.6

House of Secrets #92 cgc 9.0

Incredible Hulk #1 cgc 7.0; #2 cgc 9.0; #180 cgc 9.6; #181 cgc 9.6

Journey Into Mystery #85 Mass copy cgc 8.5; #83 cgc 6.0; Thor #165 cgc 9.4

Marvel Spotlight #5 cgc 9.4

Showcase #22 cgc 7.5

Strange Tales #110 cgc 9.0

Tales of Suspense #39 cgc 8.0 two copies; #52 Twin Cities cgc 9.2

X-Men #1 cgc 5.5; #4 cgc 8.5

 

Edited June 13, 2022 by namisgr

[DST]

My Top 5

Journey into Mystery #85 CGC 8.0 WP - Sold for $4,000, current GPA avg = $15,088

X-Men #1 CGC 3.5 WP - Sold For $5,800, current GPA avg = $13,889

Silver Surfer #4 CGC 9.4 WP - Sold for $3,000, current GPA avg = $9,900

Amazing Spider-Man #50 CGC 9.0 WP - Sold for $3,000, current GPA avg = $9,205

Daredevil #1 CGC 4.5 WP - Sold for $1,900, current GPA avg = $4,914

 

Honorable mention to my biggest disparity (not Silver though):

Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 9.4 WP - Sold for $4,500, current GPA avg = $17,243

 

Edited June 13, 2022 by DST

[alexanderjk]

Only SA book I regret selling is Strange Adventures 205. Was a low grade — 3.5 — but it had a lot of sentimental value. 

Biggest BA regret: Tie between DD 168 9.6 newsstand, and Special Marvel Edition 15 in 9.0. 

Biggest Copper regret: GI Joe 1 9.8 and 21 in 9.6. 

Edited June 13, 2022 by alexanderjk

[PovertyRow]

About 80% of my 3 longbox PreCode Horror collection and some choice SA Atlas like ST 110 and TTA 27. 

[Qalyar]

I don't really regret any of the comics I've sold, because the things that make me happiest aren't for sale. That said, I think I've owned four IH181 raws in, oh, let's say 7.5 - 9.2 for the spread. I made money on the sale of every one of them, but the total is almost certainly less than just the 9.2 would go for now. Not really a regret though.

If I have any regrets regarding selling collectibles, it's my original Magic: the Gathering collection. Jumped in on that hobby with some friends pretty shortly after it started, but sold off right around 2000. I want to say I got around $4000 for everything at the time. Even with extremely conservative estimates on condition, that collection would be well north of a quarter-million dollars today.

Oops.

[kagemusha7s]

On 6/13/2022 at 6:33 PM, Qalyar said:

I don't really regret any of the comics I've sold, because the things that make me happiest aren't for sale. That said, I think I've owned four IH181 raws in, oh, let's say 7.5 - 9.2 for the spread. I made money on the sale of every one of them, but the total is almost certainly less than just the 9.2 would go for now. Not really a regret though.

If I have any regrets regarding selling collectibles, it's my original Magic: the Gathering collection. Jumped in on that hobby with some friends pretty shortly after it started, but sold off right around 2000. I want to say I got around $4000 for everything at the time. Even with extremely conservative estimates on condition, that collection would be well north of a quarter-million dollars today.

Oops.

That is insane.  My kids have told me about crazy values of those cards... I dont get it.

[Qalyar]

On 6/13/2022 at 5:51 PM, kagemusha7s said:

That is insane.  My kids have told me about crazy values of those cards... I dont get it.

Popular hobby, large pool of interested collectors, and -- especially for the really early stuff -- comparatively tiny print runs. Enough information is known about the first few sets to establish the number of copies of each card printed. So, you're looking at 3,000 copies of each Beta rare ever, and 16,000 copies of Unlimited rare ever (and even less for the Alpha stuff, although I didn't own Alpha prints of any of the big-ticket cards). And of course, survival rates are nowhere near 100%. Plus, for a lot of those first sets, they later implemented a dumb policy that says that anything they hadn't already reprinted at an arbitrary cutoff date would never be reprinted, so there's a strong element of forced rarity in that regard. Even copies way outside what you're consider "collectible" condition are still big money, in part because there are formats (such as Commander) which are very popular to actually play and where at least some of these cards are still absolutely legitimate parts of decks (original dual lands, I'm looking at you).

That doesn't mean the prices aren't still crazy. But the prices for SA comic keys are also crazy. Everything is crazy!

[grendelbo]

I'll have to think about another four to add to this post. 

It's not a big book but it was one of my earliest from the SA. I got it when I was 10-11 and just entering the hobby.

It was also my first and only tape pull. I can still vividly remember the cover ink coming off smooth like warm butter. For years I kept the piece of tape with the cover ink on the back side of the backing board (as if I needed another reminder aside from the cover damage).

[aardvark88]

On 6/13/2022 at 11:47 AM, pemart1966 said:

 how/when you acquired the Showcase 60 cover...judging by the sale price, your sale was a long time ago when the earth was green.

Do you have any photos of it?  Obviously they won't be digital...

The owner of the biggest local comic store (still in business) allowed me to outbid him in a live auction mano-a-mano circa 1979 for the cover art. After that, I was so poor I could only afford to xerox the top part of original art for my paper records. I believe @patcalhoun had this Show # 60 cover locked up in his collection for a while.