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Evolution of this awesome thread - What are the rarest romance comics? What are the rarest romance comics? What are the rarest romance comics?

Yes, I think the lower left ended up as the 5.0 and that's the one I still have

Hoarded this book at one point - I think 3 came from Joe Nacca. Only one left!

Wish I'd seen it. For now I'll have to settle for this!

I don't see that in my digital images nor in the scan of the book from when I bought it (below). But, as I don't have it and you have already gone over & above the call, I'd say case closed!

Thank you and I really appreciate that. It looks a lot better but in the price box towards the spine it still looks like there is tanning that isn't on the actual book. In my experience HA has the best scans in the business; I wonder why their competitors don't just copy what they are doing. Even CGC's scans leave a lot to be desired. Thanks so much for addressing my question and so quickly.

@mycomicshopWondering if you have any plans to improve the color quality of your scans? Thanks Real life vs Your scans:

Death Valley #2 (Comic Media 1953) fs on myComicShop

It sucks but I wouldn't risk sending the books back through the mail two more times

What does it say if there is only one copy graded and it's a 9.8? Probably not rare in high grade

This one I bought from Joseph Koch Comics on eBay around 2002 for maybe $12-$20. Slabbed it in 2014, sold it in 2020. My baby is all grown up!

Nice book! I bought this raw off Metro's website for $93 in 2011, had it slabbed in 2019 and later sold it here on the boards

Different crime, different case

If CGC does not have this already, they should have a program where they buy a certain amount of graded books per year in the market, examine them, and release them back into the market. Kind of like wildlife monitors who catch animals, tag them, and monitor their health from time to time. Except with different books each time.

Anyone have thoughts about how a CGC employee's duties could include receiving and verifying items from eBay? Does CGC deal on (what in the financial world would be called) a proprietary account?

No idea what the infraction is

I can only find the doc behind a paywall. If anyone has a public source please post it here - thanks

MN

I got one of those calls After asking for it

Return it

Came across this & thought folks here might find it of interest https://www.marketwatch.com/story/thats-rich-a-richie-rich-comic-sold-for-108-000-last-year-more-will-soon-be-auctioned-off-d1af95c7 Don't think there's a paywall but here are the first 3 paragraphs This ‘poor little rich boy’ is becoming a sensation among comic-book collectors Last Updated: Jan. 27, 2024 at 10:13 a.m. Published: Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:25 p.m. ET By Charles Passy A Richie Rich comic sold for $108,000 last year — more will soon be auctioned off Philip Cole’s collection of classic Richie Rich comic books is being auctioned off next month. He is shown here holding his copy of Richie Rich No. 1. Collectors of comic books have long obsessed about Superman, Spider-Man and the broader array of superheroes. And that has led to surging prices for some titles, including sales that have topped $3 million for the rarest ones. But now some collectors are turning their attention to an entirely different type of comic-book character and asking the question: Is it possible to get rich off Richie Rich? Yes, Richie Rich, the character otherwise known as “the poor little rich boy” and the namesake behind a line of kiddie-oriented comic books that were popular in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Bookstore but hey...

I'm sure someone posted this and I probably missed it https://www.comicsbeat.com/cgc-slabbing-scandal-rocks-collecting-world/

I knew a small shop that ordered 1000 Ultimates #1s. By the time he was done selling his 9.8s on eBay I think the price had dropped to $15

For sure it could be a tool for opening up slabs they want to resubmit, as in crack (melt) - press - resubmit This coming from someone who has never opened a slab