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Hello,

First off, let me say that I am so happy to have found these chat boards... I am learning so much and appreciate all of the help I have received so far. 

With that being said, I thought it only right to come here and get a "second opinion" on a group of books I just returned from viewing.

I have been trying to connect with a seller who has roughly 125 GA books dated between 1943 through 1954. Finally, she had some free time and I saw them today ? I went with the assumption that the books would probably average 4.0. For the most part, I wasn't wrong...

Here is a list of what she has:

Fight    1952    82

Ghost    1953    8

Jungle    1944    59 – 60 – 61 – 62 – 63 – 64 - 65
    1945    66 – 68 – 69 – 70 – 71 – 72
    1946    73- 74 – 75 – 76 – 77 – 78 – 79 – 81 – 82 – 83 - 84
    1947    86 – 87 – 88 – 89 – 90 – 90 – 92 – 93 -95
    1948    97 – 102
    1951    143
    1952    146 – 147 – 149 - 150
    1953    154 – 157 – 158 
    1954    162 – 163

Jumbo    1944    69
    1945    71 - 73 – 74 – 75 – 76 – 77 - 78 – 79 – 80 – 81- 82 - 83
    1946    84 - 85 – 86 – 87 - 88 – 89 – 90 – 91 – 92 – 93 - 94
    1947    95 – 96 - 98 x2 – 99 – 100 – 101- 102 – 104 – 105 – 106 -
    1948    107
    1952    155 - 160

Planet    1953    71

Ranger    1948    39
    1952    66

Sheena    1952    14

Tarzan    1951    25 – 26 - 27
    1952    28 – 29 – 30 – 31 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 36   
    1953    42 – 43 – 44 - 51
    1954    52 – 53 – 54 – 55 – 56 – 58 – 62 – 63
    1955    64 – 65 – 67 – 69 – 73 – 74 – 75
    1956    76

Wings    1948    89
    1951    115
    1953    119
 

I was REALLY HOPING the the Ghost, Planet and Wings would be in nice condition. Unfortunately, they were average VG (give or take). 

Out of the group, there were about 7-10% Canadian Editions, 50% VG, 15% VG+ - F, 15% F+ or better and about 15% VF OR BETTER! 

There were some Jungle and Jumbo's that looked like they were printed yesterday! A LOT of white pagers as well ?

With all that being said, I need some HELP! This is my first time purchasing comics like these in a group and I want to get them... My plan would be to spread them around and flip most of them to recoup my funds put out for purchase. I'd like to keep the majority of the best copies for my personal collection. 

So I ask; at what price per book would be a GREAT DEAL and what would be a MAX per book in order to accomplish what I'd like to do??? 

I know it is not the easiest to answer sight unseen, but with info provided, I believe the knowledge here can help me out. At least I am hoping to get some help... 

I am planning to go back and purchase ASAP if tthe numbers work. 

Thanks so much for any help provided 

11 hours ago, comxdlr said:

Cool yeah i figure i have some more of these.. but these were all i could put my hands on quickly    I guess i may hold that one to get graded at some point but, if the Label doesnt note that its a #000 inside, then may have to wait til that gets added to the Notes.

Call and ask them to add it. From what others have told me, as long as info legit they usually do.

Good luck ?

23 hours ago, Philflound said:

The direct 2nd print isn't that hard to find. I see them for sale on Ebay for like $10.

Thanks! 

8 hours ago, namisgr said:

Geez, so what is going on with Fear #10 in high grade?

I JUST saw one on top of one of the "to sort" piles. Will be back in there to grab and get looked at right away ?

Thanks for all the input folks, very interesting!

I'd pulled 10 copies out of a box a few weeks ago and will have to revisit those. I'd rebagged/boarded and never looked to see the indica indication and don't recall "noticing" anything out of norm at time. 

After reading this earlier, I went looking through some unsorted Copper boxes and came across a 2nd Direct copy. 

I may have missed the comment, but I DO see that there are only 4 on the census... Does the 2nd Direct edition command a premium over the 1st? I am looking at the GPA data and it is unclear to me. When did they start to list the newstand designation on sales and slab? Only sales are of a 9.8 and a 9.6 from '14 and '16. 

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Again, great post and thanks to those who contributed ?

Oh and congrats on the very nice turn overs.

On 7/13/2017 at 4:57 PM, Martin Sinescu said:

At one point I had a spreadsheet when I was trying to keep track of Copper Keys, this is what I had on there. There's Valiant, Dark Horse and other publishers that you didn't mention, but at least this will give you an idea. It's by no means comprehensive as it was just a personal list, but there's plenty of great stuff from that era, so....

 

Action Comics #583
Albedo #0
Albedo #1
Albedo #2
Alf #48
Aliens #1
Amazing Spider-Man #238
Amazing Spider-Man #252 
Amazing Spider-Man #293
Amazing Spider-Man #294
Amazing Spider-Man #298
Amazing Spider-Man #300
Amazing Spider-Man #316
Amazing Spider-Man #328
Amazing Spider-Man #344
Amazing Spider-Man #345
Amazing Spider-Man #359
Amazing Spider-Man #361
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21
Avengers #196
Batman #357
Batman #366
Batman #368
Batman #386
Batman #400
Batman #404
Batman #426
Batman #427
Batman #428
Batman #436
Batman #442
Batman #457
Batman #492
Batman #497
Batman Adventures 12
Batman Adventures Annual 1
Batman: Dark Knight Returns #1
Batman: Harley Quinn
Batman: Mad Love
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Vengeance of Bane
Bone #1
Caliber Presents #1
Captain America #332
Captain America Annual #8
Crisis On Infinite Earths #7
Crisis On Infinite Earths #8
Crow #1
Daredevil #168
Daredevil #181
Daredevil #182
Daredevil #183
Daredevil #184
Daredevil #227
Daredevil #254
Dark Horse 5th Anniversary Special
Dark Horse Presents #24
DC Comics Presents #26
Detective Comics #575
Eternal Warrior #4
Evil Ernie #1
Evil Ernie #2
Fantastic Four #232
Fantastic Four #243
Faust #1
Flaming Carrot #1
Ghost Rider #1
GI Joe #1
GI Joe #155
GI Joe #21
GI Joe Special #1
Gobbledygook #1
Gobbledygook #2
Harbinger #0 pink
Harbinger #1
Hellblazer #1
Incredible Hulk #324
Incredible Hulk #330
Incredible Hulk #340
Incredible Hulk #377 (3rd)
Infinity Gauntlet #1
Iron Man #282
Iron Man #304
Iron Man #305
Justice League #3
Lady Death #1 Comm. Ed.
Legends #3
Magnus Robot Fighter #0 
Magnus Robot Fighter #1
Magnus Robot Fighter #12
Magnus Robot Fighter #5
Marvel Comics Presents #72
Marvels #1
Miracleman #1 (Gold/Blue)
Miracleman #15
Moon Knight #55
New Mutants #87
New Mutants #98
New Mutants Annual #2
New Teen Titans #2
Punisher Limited Series #1
Rai #0
Rai #3
Rai #4
Sandman #1
Sandman #50 Platinum
Sandman #8
Sandman #8 Editorial
Secret Wars #8
Silver Surfer #34
Silver Surfer #50
Solar #1
Solar #10
Solar #3
Spawn #1
Spectacular Spider-Man #64
Spiderman #1 (Gold w/UPC)
Spiderman #1 (Platinum)
Spiderman vs. Wolverine #1
Star Wars #106
Star Wars #107
Star Wars #42
Star Wars #68
Star Wars: Dark Empire #1
Star Wars: Dark Empire #2
Superman #423
Superman (2nd) #75 (Direct)
Superman (2nd) #75 (Newsstand)
Superman: Man of Steel #17
Superman: Man of Steel #18
Swamp Thing #20
Swamp Thing #21
Swamp Thing #37
Swamp Thing #50
Swamp Thing #53
Swamp Thing Annual #2
Tales of the New Teen Titans #44
Thanos Quest #1
Thanos Quest #2
The Tick #1
Thor #337
Thor #411
Tick Special Edition #1
TMNT #1
TMNT #2
TMNT #3 (NY variant)
Transformers #1
Transformers #80
Uncanny X-Men #201
Uncanny X-Men #205
Uncanny X-Men #210
Uncanny X-Men #211
Uncanny X-Men #212
Uncanny X-Men #221
Uncanny X-Men #222
Uncanny X-Men #248
Uncanny X-Men #266
Uncanny X-Men #268
Uncanny X-Men #282
Unity #0 Red
Vampirella #113
Watchmen #1
Wolverine #1
Wolverine #1 Limited Series
Wolverine #10
X-Factor #24
X-Factor #6
X-Men #25
X-Men #25 (B&W cover)
X-Men #25 (Gold cover)
X-O Manowar #1

Nicely done... Needs a little tweaking with recent movement, but great reference for someone who is unfamiliar ?

I copied it, made adjustments and it is now my "go to"! 

Thanks ?

Nice! I've got 5 HG copies of the #1 Eternals 30cent variant. I see there are no SS on the census... What is Stan charging these days? I am certain that they are all better than 9.0 and probably in the 9.4 range. Would the SS route be viable for a couple?

Question: I plan on submitting the 30 centers, should I send them all in at once, or scatter them out? I ask because I've had mixed results sending in multiples of an issue. 

1 hour ago, Payal Yusaf said:

Thanks for your response. I was going to send it in purely because I am going to have Claremont and miller sign it later this year. Would you guys send it in or should I consider the eBay option recently given to me?

That will add an additional sum to the fee category! If you figure $25/sig and then the additional cost for the SS designation, you'll be looking at about $125 (min as I believe Miller will cost you 2x what said above) total just for fees... Do you have a GPA account? If so, research the realized prices to see what your best move would be... 

You could buy a SS 9.4 Claremont/Miller for right around $200... You will be spending right around that to grade your "potential" 9.0 ? 

Again, just my thoughts and what I would have to think about... good luck! 

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From what I can see, I'd say should be an EASY 8.5 and depending on day, a 9.0. IMHO I wouldn't send it in. Instead, I'd sell the book on eBay RAW with GOOD pics. Take the money I clear and add to it the fees I WOULD have paid (roughly $50) and buy a minimum 9.2! 

Good luck!