I just broke into the top 500 in overall registry points! Currently ranked 467 with only 23 books. I'm still very much a small fish in a large pond, but I do enjoy watching my ranking increase with each book I add to my collection. The registry points don't effect what I choose to collect, but it is an added bonus that keeps the idea of collecting slabbed books interesting to me. My personal collection of slabbed and raw books is under 100 books total and actually getting smaller as I sell some books to turn my focus to building a refined investment set of books I enjoy.

This "rank up" is due in large part to my latest acquisition of Daredevil #7 (1965) slabbed at a Universal 8.5 worth 2,546 points. This is the first appearance of Daredevil in his red costume which is, for the most part, as we are accustomed to seeing him today. I love the Wally Wood art and the deep blues of the underwater scene that depicts two of my top 10 Marvel characters locked in underwater combat. I already have this book at a Universal 7.0, but once I saw this book in a "no reserve" auction I could not resist the opportunity to upgrade. I picked it up cheaper on eBay than the last few Universal 8.5s that sold at Heritage auctions (it is usually the other way around as eBay tends to be overpriced compared to traditional auction galleries). Now, I guess I need to start looking at upgrading my Daredevil #1 as well...

Well, I guess that's it... just wanted to share my excitement about my new book I received today.

Happy hunting to all and good luck with your collections!

Clouded9

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