ciorac Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Nice! Are you going to get it graded? Probably send it off in the fall. I want to enjoy it in raw state for a few months! Consensus seems to be that it's a 3.5, which is what I thought, too. We'll see. It MIGHT come back as a 3.0, but I'm going to remain optimistic. 3.5 sounds about right to me. I need to get my #1 graded sometime soon also. It has a bit more spine wear than yours, so I'll be thrilled if it gets a 3.0. Nah, why bother. Just sell it to me and find a higher grade copy. You will be much happier, trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He11blazer Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Hey Designer Toast, I'm specifically collecting YOUR Avengers it seems! Getting a bit hooked on these. They're distracting me from my Spidey goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhhooks22 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Just got my 5th one in ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerg Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 love that cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan57 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 A few recent pickups from WW Chicago.......... Three from Dale Roberts.... Dale and Bob had a lot of great books and I could have easily bought a dozen more. That is a beautiful copy. Absolutely perfect. Nice pickup. Thanks. I've been looking for a nice copy of #18 for a long time. I was pretty lucky to find a raw copy in this condition. A great copy. In 1964 and 1965 Marvel were at their absolute peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma23 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hey Designer Toast, I'm specifically collecting YOUR Avengers it seems! Getting a bit hooked on these. They're distracting me from my Spidey goals. Nice! If you're going to start collecting Avengers, those are definitely the two to start with, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Wow - great books everyone! Haven't been able to check out this topic in sometime. Love those Avengers comics!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Brilliant brace of books, 'Blazer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moloch Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Now if I can just find a #4 in the 7.0-8.0 range at a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma23 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Congrats Jason, very nice indeed! Good luck on a comparable #4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjacobs8 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I posted the sellers scan of this book earlier in this thread, now that I have it in hand, here is my scan. Billbrecks' raw copy may be a little sharper, but I'll live with this copy until I upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromium Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Now if I can just find a #4 in the 7.0-8.0 range at a reasonable price. Nice book (thumbs u I think this is the one I got outbid on by $25.00 on Clink this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moloch Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Now if I can just find a #4 in the 7.0-8.0 range at a reasonable price. Nice book (thumbs u I think this is the one I got outbid on by $25.00 on Clink this week I just submitted the bid thinking I'd get a large counteroffer. Was kind of surprised when they accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz973 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Now if I can just find a #4 in the 7.0-8.0 range at a reasonable price. Nice book (thumbs u I think this is the one I got outbid on by $25.00 on Clink this week I just submitted the bid thinking I'd get a large counteroffer. Was kind of surprised when they accepted. Congrats ,these are being snapped up left, right and centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjacobs8 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I posted the sellers scan of this book earlier in this thread, now that I have it in hand, here is my scan. Billbrecks' raw copy may be a little sharper, but I'll live with this copy until I upgrade. Nice one. Was this from an eBay auction a few weeks ago? Yes, I set a new GPA high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I can't think of the last time an Avengers I was looking at didn't go for a new GPA high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewincanada Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I can't think of the last time an Avengers I was looking at didn't go for a new GPA high. And it's probably only going to get worse as more info about the movie is released. I have around 10-15 books left to upgrade and I'd ideally like to get them before the prices become too crazy. I'm starting to wonder if I should shift my focus to another title and wait until AFTER the movie has been released. If it's another Daredevil dud, perhaps prices will plummet again and it'll be a buyer's market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz973 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I can't think of the last time an Avengers I was looking at didn't go for a new GPA high. And it's probably only going to get worse as more info about the movie is released. I have around 10-15 books left to upgrade and I'd ideally like to get them before the prices become too crazy. I'm starting to wonder if I should shift my focus to another title and wait until AFTER the movie has been released. If it's another Daredevil dud, perhaps prices will plummet again and it'll be a buyer's market. I can see your logic and it's sound logic. Trouble is, if the film is a success, the prices will probably stay on a higher tier. The modern comics can either help raise or impede prices to a lesser degree. I predict that Brubaker will bring back Cap at some point (after all, he will be back in time for the film) and knowing Brubaker, he'll do it well. Also someone (and I hope it's not Bendis) will bring back more of a traditional Avengers book before that film, I think. Anyway, I digressed a bit then but my point is that it can go either way at this early stage. The Iron Man success has put a lot of the fanbase and critics in a good frame of mind to receive an Avengers film but it's a long time between now and then and a couple of stinkers between now and then could easily kill the momentum. So in conclusion, I have no idea, what is the best buying strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz973 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Also someone (and I hope it's not Bendis) will bring back more of a traditional Avengers book before that film, I think. I hope he doesn't have anything to do with the movie. Yegods, that thought hadn't occured to me before you mentioned it. Now I can't drive it from my mind, no matter how hard I try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewincanada Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 The Iron Man success has put a lot of the fanbase and critics in a good frame of mind to receive an Avengers film but it's a long time between now and then and a couple of stinkers between now and then could easily kill the momentum. So in conclusion, I have no idea, what is the best buying strategy. But can you tell us the outcome of this year's World Series? A bit OT... but I finally saw Iron Man a few weeks ago, and I have to say that while it was an enjoyable way to pass 2 hours, I didn't think it deserved the near-universal praise it got. I thought it was a fairly pedestrian. Just another disposable Hollywood popcorn flick. Not much of a -script, and bit TOO camp and jokey, the cinematography was nothing special, and I didn't really care about the characters. It all just zipped along from scene to scene without spending any time to build the scenes for maximum impact. It was all rather emotionless. As loath as I am to say it, I think DC is doing a much better job of translating their characters to film than Marvel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
