Latest addition?second chances.

This has been the best month of collecting in my life. I was able to find and purchase both of the comics that have been at the very TOP of my ?must have? list for the last couple years. What are the odds of both of them coming up for sale at the same time, let alone becoming high bidder on both?!?

I could not believe it when I saw this book up for auction on eBay again, and listed by a seller who primarily deals in electronics no less (how he ever got a hold of it I?ll never know). This same exact book, same CGC serial number and everything, got away from me in May 2008 when I was outbid (don?t you just hate that?) by a collector of old U.S. dollar bills. That experience haunted me for weeks afterward, but it all worked out in the end cause now I got it, AND for $100 less than it sold for the first time!!! I still had to sell a couple of my minor keys to help pay for it, but its well worth it.

This book has so much going for it?it?s from the early Bronze Age (1973), it?s the second highest grade on the census (there are only 2 copies graded higher at 9.8, out of only 74 total graded copies) with WHITE pages, it features what I consider to be one of the best covers?ever?with Magneto standing triumphant over the defeated X-men and The Avengers next on his hit list, and it rarely EVER becomes available for sale (according to GPAnalysis there are only 2 copies of this book for sale on average in this grade each year). I have no intention of ever letting this one get away from me again!

FYI- I recently added back cover scans to all of my books. I decided it would be cool to check out all of the old advertisements (Chopcycles? Sweet!). My gallery also looks a lot better without having to look at ?image not available? anymore.

Til next time.

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