Pickycollector Summer sale thread: mostly high grade GA/SA/BA books 5 5

[pickycollector]

Amazing Spider-Man 17 CGC 9.2: $3,500

2nd Green Goblin appearance

I don't know if the book was pressed or not.

CGC grader notes

[pickycollector]

Amazing Spider-Man #17 VF: $1,050

2nd app. Green Goblin

Small impact ding on lower right corner of bc that does not break colors. Small tear on upper edge of fc. Also, has an arrival date on fc. Presents better than its technical grade.

There is also some ink transfer from another book when it was printed. It's not stains nor dirt. You can see it on the title in the fc.

In all honesty, there is not much difference between this copy and the CGC 9.2 copy above. The spine on this raw copy is better than the CGC copy which has more stress lines but on this raw copy there is that arrival date that can bother some people (like me) although CGC doesn't seen to care about such defects these days... If you don't mind it though, then it's a gorgeous copy for the price.

[pickycollector]

Aquaman #4 de-slabbed CGC VF+ 8.5: $275

I still have the label and it will be included with the book. I am including a scan of the book when it was in its CGC holder. Book was not pressed. Very early CGC graded copy in a period when grading was tight.

CGC grader notes

[pickycollector]

Aquaman #3 VF/NM: $325

[zoso99]

On 8/13/2023 at 12:05 PM, pickycollector said:

All-Star Western #11 NM- : $250

2nd app. and 1st cover app. Jonah Hex

I’ll take it.

[pickycollector]

On 8/13/2023 at 10:20 PM, zoso99 said:

All-Star Western #11 NM- : $250

I’ll take it.

[pickycollector]

Atom #7 VF- : $95

1st Atom & Hawkman team-up

[pickycollector]

Atom #1 French Edition F/VF (R?): $35

Almost impossible to find in any kind of shape, this one presents very well but there seems to be two very faint dots of black color touch-up on spine (do not bleed through). Not sure about that but there is a question mark and hammering the price for this reason.

[pickycollector]

Avengers #138 NM- : $22

[pickycollector]

Avengers #121 NM/NM+ : $40 SOLD

Killer copy but I am almost certain that it has been pressed and hammering the price for this reason.

Edited August 17, 2023 by pickycollector

[pickycollector]

Avengers #98 NM- : $45

Barry Smith cover and art

[pickycollector]

Avengers #54 F/VF: $50

1st app. Ultron

Looks 9.0/9.2 at first glance but has small stain on lower right corner (visible on scan) and some wear on bc

[pickycollector]

Batman #248 NM-/NM: $70

[pickycollector]

Batman #5 CGC Fine- 5.5: $5,500

Classic cover and Joker story.

This book was NOT pressed and it would obviously benefit from pressing and cleaning if you are into that kind of thing (not me). Unpressed copies of such early GA books are today near extinction. Colors and gloss on this copy are unreal for a comic of that age. Graded in 2004, it looks gorgeous for its technical grade. Most recent sale was a CGC 6.5 that sold for $6,000 but feel free to compare that copy with this one, buy the book, not the label: Batman #5 CGC 6.5

 

CGC grader notes

Edited December 4, 2023 by pickycollector

[pickycollector]

Blitzkrieg full run #1-5: $175

Grades are as follow:

#1: 9.0 (pressable to higher grade)

#2: 9.2

#3: 9.0

#4: 9.0

#5: 9.2

 

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[pickycollector]

Captain America #272 NM/NM+ : $40 SOLD

1st app. Vermin. Killer copy

Edited August 17, 2023 by pickycollector

[pickycollector]

Captain America #184 NM- : $22 SOLD

Edited August 17, 2023 by pickycollector

[pickycollector]

Captain America #167 former CGC NM 9.4: $45

Along with #144 and #161, this is a tough BA Cap to find in high grade. I cracked this book in order to put it in my collection but recently found a better copy. I kept the label though and it will be included with the comic.

In all honesty, I would rather grade this book as NM- 9.2. The book was graded in 2007, no grader notes unfortunately but it was not pressed.

[pickycollector]

Captain America #158 VF/NM (but has light tanning and c/ow pages): $20 SOLD

Edited August 17, 2023 by pickycollector

[pickycollector]

Captain America #152 VF/NM: $35

Probably pressable to 9.2/9.4