Popular Post Moondog Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) So happy for my friend. Dreams do come true! Edited March 6, 2023 by Moondog steveinthecity, greggy, TheBook and 23 others 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 What, not a 10.0? Ripoff. Seriously, congrats to your friend. GPA doesn't even have a 9.9 recorded. The high is a 9.8 for $32,221 in December 2022. I can't even imagine where a 9.9 lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 11:19 PM, Lightning55 said: What, not a 10.0? Ripoff. Seriously, congrats to your friend. GPA doesn't even have a 9.9 recorded. The high is a 9.8 for $32,221 in December 2022. I can't even imagine where a 9.9 lands. Right. It's mind-boggling. It's literally like hitting the lottery. I have received one 9.9 in 20+ years (ASM 135) back in 2005 or so. To get one today on such a key book is mind-blowing. Of all the 1968 # 1s, other than the Silver Surfer, this is the one to have in 9.9. lou_fine, Unca Ben, Badger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Pristine Comics owned the original, along with all the other 9.9s Edited March 6, 2023 by Gotham Kid Unca Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 5:19 AM, Lightning55 said: GPA doesn't even have a 9.9 recorded. pretty sure the IM1 9.9, IMSM 1 9.9, Cap 100 9.9 etc went to auction on Comiclink some years back maraxusofkeld and Unca Ben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 et voila https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?articleID=115390 tth2 and Unca Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 and finally, the original IM1 9.9 is better centered on back cover. Still an awesome piece to own, congrats to your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 4:03 AM, Gotham Kid said: pretty sure the IM1 9.9, IMSM 1 9.9, Cap 100 9.9 etc went to auction on Comiclink some years back Somehow not showing up in GPA, as I said. Maybe ComicLink doesn't share its data with GPA. The article said $69,600 in November of 2011. Could be multiples of that now, since a 9.8 was $32k 3 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) On 3/6/2023 at 9:15 AM, Lightning55 said: Maybe ComicLink doesn't share its data with GPA they do not Edited March 6, 2023 by Gotham Kid tth2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 9:15 AM, Lightning55 said: The article said $69,600 in November of 2011 would no doubt hit 6-figures today Lightning55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Like brand new Gran Torino rolled out of the factory Clint Eastwood drove straight to his home, I can imagine this book right out of the printing shop someone might pick the best one of all but two of them showing on the census. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 6:26 AM, JollyComics said: Like brand new Gran Torino rolled out of the factory Clint Eastwood drove straight to his home, I can imagine this book right out of the printing shop someone might pick the best one of all but two of them showing on the census. It is amazing to think about how a book survives like that. You would think somewhere during the 35 years that it was inevitably not bagged / boarded or stored properly, something would have happened to it. A dinged corner or spine tic.. JollyComics, Dr. Balls, LowGradeBronze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post namisgr Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 Ironman #1 was part of a warehouse find out of the pacific northwest back in the 1990s, one that included stacks of NM/M copies of most if not all of the Marvel 1968 new solo titles. Browns81, LowGradeBronze, Unca Ben and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 8:06 AM, namisgr said: Ironman #1 was part of a warehouse find out of the pacific northwest back in the 1990s, one that included stacks of NM/M copies of most if not all of the Marvel 1968 new solo titles. I used to work in two different warehouse in my younger years. It's always cold and hot inside during the winter and summer - there was no AC and let hot humidity and damp air come in through the doors. How did it survive in the climate condition? KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post namisgr Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 10:32 AM, JollyComics said: I used to work in two different warehouse in my younger years. It's always cold and hot inside during the winter and summer - there was no AC and let hot humidity and damp air come in through the doors. How did it survive in the climate condition? Warehouses are neither all the same nor all located in the same location. Here are a couple of things I bought from the aforementioned warehouse find and later had slabbed without any pressing: rexinnih, factory sealed, comic_memories and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 8:06 AM, namisgr said: Ironman #1 was part of a warehouse find out of the pacific northwest back in the 1990s, one that included stacks of NM/M copies of most if not all of the Marvel 1968 new solo titles. Again, the warehouses always get leaking because of the flat roofs. The water goes through and touches ANYTHING included the comic books. I received many books from the warehouse finds that ended up with browning, tanning, water spots and sometimes, the covers are brittle because of the heat dry & hot damp --- only few books survived the ordeals. Pacific Northwest may have saltwater air and damp air that is where all forests are always evergreen during the rainy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) The proof of the dryness of this find is in the grades and the census data for the relevant issues. I don't know the source of the new Ironman sporting a 9.9 grade. But it wouldn't be surprising if it were originally from this or another warehouse find. Edited March 6, 2023 by namisgr Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 9:47 AM, namisgr said: Warehouses are neither all the same nor all located in the same location. Here are a couple of things I bought from the aforementioned warehouse find and later had slabbed without any pressing: On 3/6/2023 at 9:49 AM, namisgr said: The proof of the dryness of this find is in the grades and the census data for the relevant issues. Amazing. I don't think there will be other finds anymore. When did you purchase them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) On 3/6/2023 at 10:51 AM, JollyComics said: Amazing. I don't think there will be other finds anymore. When did you purchase them? Around 1996 or '97. I also bought stunning copies of Ironman #2, Ironman and Submariner #1, Subby #1, and Spectacular Spiderman mag #1. Can't believe I passed on Silver Surfer. Edited March 6, 2023 by namisgr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 9:51 AM, namisgr said: Around 1996 or '97. 27-28 years sitting in the warehouse? That is astonishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
