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And SOLD via PM. Thanks everyone!

I will leave it here for a day or so, and then either put it back in the vault or send it to auction :-)

10% Price drop on Phantom Lady 23 CGC 6.5 WHITE Pages - $14,000 Now $12,600

Phantom Lady 23 CGC 6.5 WHITE Pages SOLD

Amazing Fantasy CGC 3.0 Off-White Pages No Longer For Sale

Amazing Fantasy CGC 2.5 Off-white to White Pages - Stan Lee Signature Series SOLD

When I acquired both of these books, I paid somewhat over average market price per grade, because I wanted copies with superior eye appeal (and nice page quality) for the grade. I would like to sell just one of the two.

UPDATE - sale of an AF 15 is pending. But I have added another book, Phantom Lady 23. UPDATE 2 - Phantom Lady 23 is SOLD Rules: 1. No HOSers/Probies, etc. 2. Shipping included to US only (with tracking and signature confirmation). I would ideally like to find a US buyer to keep things simple, but if you’re outside the US feel free to contact me. 3. No returns on CGC graded books. I have numerous boardie and dealer references, including Bob Storms, Ricksneatstuff, Gator, etc. 4. Payment by check. 5. in thread wins.

Price drop. I will keep the book listed here for another 48 hours.

Closed

Rules: 1. No HOSers/Probies, etc. 2. Shipping included to US only (with tracking and signature confirmation). I would ideally like to find a US buyer to keep things simple, but if you’re outside the US feel free to contact me. 3. No returns on CGC graded books. I have numerous boardie and dealer references, including Bob Storms, Ricksneatstuff, Gator, etc. 4. Payment by check. 5. in thread wins.

Here is my reference / feedback / kudos thread: I have a lot of other transactions too.

SOLD

Rules: 1. No HOSers/Probies, etc. 2. Shipping included to US only (with tracking and signature confirmation). I would ideally like to find a US buyer to keep things simple, but if you’re outside the US feel free to contact me. 3. No returns on CGC graded books. I have numerous boardie and dealer references, including Bob Storms, Ricksneatstuff, Gator, etc. 4. Payment by check. 5. in thread wins.

I wonder what an Unrestored 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 Tec 27 would realistically sell for, right now. I suspect a big splashy sale like this changes the dynamics a bit, in that it gives potential buyers more confidence. But on the other hand, at least on the entry level end, it’s probably a different group of potential buyers.

The 26 was a war cover though. Those generally carry a premium.

Arguably the nice looking 2.5 that sold for $410k I believe, presents better than this book.

The labels do carry a market perception beyond the notes though. Married cover or something like Trimming is a “scarlet letter” that will affect the market perception of the Conserved label.

If I am remembering correctly there was a thread a while back about how CGC was grading IGB books again.

Yep... agreed

As a collector who has favored Conserved books in the past, this would seems a worrying trend to me.

If I am remembering correctly, I believe I was told it was not IGB when I purchased it

Yes

I consigned an extensively restored GA mega-key to this auction. It hammered for 45% of what I had paid for it in 2017 (I purchased it via CC). ...Yes, a 55% loss. Perhaps Extended Restoration has continued to its fall out of favor in the past two years, but even so, I was pretty shocked. I would definitely not consign in a December auction, again.