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Just saw the movie today. I was bracing for disappoinment given the reviews have been very mixed. I was pleasantly surprised - I thought the movie flows pretty well and was quite entertaining. Some of the jokes were quite bad (they need to stop trying to make every movie GOTG or Ragnorok). I'd say solid B+ (borderline A-). Can someone please clarify for me the background of the big bad - I don't know his back story in the comics - and I've always found timelines confusing in any storyline.

Very fair price and nice eye appeal for the grade. I suppose it "seems cheap" if you believe people asking 50-100% higher for the same grade can actually sell it for that price

Also - it's National Movie Day - September 3. You can get $3 movie tickets to go see it.

I thought I was a big fan on the MCU but I only learned a day ago No Way Home is re-releasing with a new post credits scene. Later I found it was 11 more minutes as well. I guess I'm not as big of a fan as I thought I was lol. Anyone know the main purpose of this rerelease? Is it just a money grab. Maybe they are hoping to push the total haul over $2b (I think it's at $1.9b-ish)? Or is there actually some important story telling they needed to "correct" or enhance? TBH - the film was not one of my favorites. I'd rather they told a new story and introduce new characters rather than just rehash what I've already seen before. I'm sure Sony forced Marvel to do such to renew the Spider-Man MCU rights.

I was looking at the Pelican 1470 but it's quite expensive for only 4 books. Then I found this Casematrix "Pelican clone" on etsy which has double the capacity at a fraction of the price. Still haven't bought any yet but thinking of pulling the trigger. For me, I'm mostly concerned about accidental droppage or leak/water pipe burst. If you really want to cover all the bases (theft, fire, etc) I think insurance is the only route to go. Even a safety deposit box can be burglarized. My understanding also is safety deposit box contents are not insured by the bank. It seems to me your preference is to keep the items at home in which case I think placing obvious security cameras both indoors and out is a good deterrent and both convenient and economical these days. If you have the space I'd go with a floor standing safe and pair it with the cases I mentioned.

Ah LOL - still sipping the morning coffee here.

I'll buy all your mega keys that look as nice as the IH1 for 7.5 grade prices. It may have what you might consider prominent flaws for a 9.2 but the front cover looks like it was printed yesterday.

Does anyone know if HeroesOnline/Heroes Aren't Hard to Find has a strong online presence with photos/scans and such? I couldn't find much on their website - are they on ebay or any other outlets? Interested in some stuff on their wall.

Thanks for the D23 tip - I knew they had paid memberships but I never knew there was a free tier. I was on the fence on D+ because they are releasing episodes slowly (rather than the full season at once ala Netflix). Was going to wait for a block of shows to be fully released and binge and cancel, rinse and repeat. But at this price it's probably worth just holding the subscription.

As a huge fan of the MCU, I ignore all spoilers until after I see the movie. Then I go back and read all the leaks to see how many were true. FF48 and IH181 all spiked due to rumors of their characters appearing in post credit scenes for the latest Avengers films. I had no idea at time what was spiking the prices, but I'm sure that was it. Now I'm sure a lot of people were aware the Sony/Marvel deal for Spidey was over after FFH and a renewal didn't appear to be moving in the right direction - and I'm sure this was leaked all over the internet. I'm speculating now that has led to the decline in price on AF15 (I suppose the reverse/opposite of hype). Very weak prices in the recent CL auctions. A chip free 4.0 went for under 24K. 2 years ago a "high end" 3.0 (if there is such a thing) went for that price. Then you could get 3.5 chip free for 24K or less. Now 4.0 - what's next? A 5.0 with some chipping went for $34K. I would consider a better looking chipped book - as it didn't look all jagged and raggedy like some do.

One of the biggest factors in success of the MCU is the crossovers. It's no coincidence all the Avengers films are the top global grossing films of the MCU. Spiderman on his own is just going to grow stale (it already has with 7 standalones in the past 2 decades). Same would be true if it were just Iron Man or just Cap. Another Spider-Man standalone or Spidey + Wolverine or Spidey + F4; tell me what's going to draw more interest? Also whether you like it or not, films are made for the masses. If there is no mass appeal there is no big budget movie. Truth is the masses aren't going to care about diving deep into Parker's roots and such; that's what the print is still for.

I don't see this being much different than a bindery chip. A chip along any front edge will knock the grade down more than bindery chip of the same size.

At a high level, my understanding is Marvel Studios provided all the financing to make the prior 2 Spiderman movies, while Sony collected most if not all the box office. For the current negotiations, I read something about a 50/50 split - does that mean Marvel now wants Sony to pay for half the budget? This is a large sum of money - easily north of $100m. MCU can easily explain Spidey missing for a while based on the ending of FFH. I guarantee Sony will ruin the franchise once again. I think the main issue here is Marvel Studios is only going to leverage the best assets (which is primarily just Spiderman) as they need to get the most bang for their buck given the terms. But Sony thinks it can somewhat replicate the MCU with the huge assortment of characters in the Spidey-verse; and having them all sit on the shelf is a waste. And this is why Sony/Fox/WB have all failed the superhero business - they think just having the roster and printing movies is going to be a cash cow - but it's really about the quality of the films that will draw a fan base.

The big news would come on Saturday, 5:15PM in Hall H where Marvel Studios has a 2 hour block.

Endgame was his last.

Just one book - Sgt Fury 5 CGC 9.4 OW/W - $1095 shipped/insured Rules First "Take It" in the tread wins. No probation or HOS. PayPal only. No returns on graded books.

Last bump - goes to ebay ~Sunday night EST.

The extra footage was very underwhelming. The tribute was the best part. Well at least I got the poster and I'm fine with seeing it probably the last time in theaters.

I was surprised to see the boxofficemojo forecast so low. You would think at least $2.5m/day. But looking at my area (Boston) there really aren't that many showtimes available. Not exactly sure which side has more control over that; the theater or the distributor.

Pre-ebay bump.

I thought the same would apply to X-Men 1 and (especially with) IH 181 as well (and was wrong of course). Years ago I used to collect sports cards and the 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan was scarce relative to other issues of the same time frame, but there were thousands and thousands of copies. As the game of basketball went global, and ebay went global, you started seeing the card dry up. Still not "rare" by any means but the growth of demand was outpacing the supply. I see the same happening now with the MCU/DC bringing in new fans across the globe. When you are looking at key books with POP in the low thousands, perhaps it's a lot for North America + UK. Expand that out to more countries and all of a sudden it's not so much to go around any more. Endgame will have done less than $1b in NA + UK. Yet globally it has taken almost $2b. Movie going is certainly a more common past time than comic book collecting. But no doubt the growing popularity of superhero movies will usher in a new wave of collectors.

I think the point your are trying to make is nobody is auctioning them off to "take current market value". But there are certainly examples of auctioned sales in completed/sold items. There are at least 2 or 3 4.0 signature series that sold recently for $30k or less.

Just to add - what I have observed in the grade ranges specified is a VERY high percentage of books closing on the platforms I specified immediately come back up for resale at a higher price. The market is dominated by flippers. That model can't be sustained unless there is true demand. My guess is that has contributed to the downward trend as some flippers can't afford to hold the books and must take the current true market value.

I've kept a very close eye on 2.5/3.0/3.5 over the past 1.5 years, and within that time frame no doubt the price has peaked and has trended down this year (which is great news for me as I'm looking to acquire). The 'continued to drop in value" statement has to be taken into proper context - over the past 1.5 years it's absolutely true; at least for the grades I specified - I can't speak to other ranges. Over the longer term, no the statement would not be true. I am only looking at public data such as CL/CC/HA/ebay/Hakes/CGC forums. Can't speak to GPA or private dealer transactions. As Gator pointed out there will be variances within the same grade but I am taking that into consideration as well. A chipped 3.0 is down from where a chipped 3.0 was a year ago; likewise with a no MC today and a year ago.