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5.0

5.0

8.5

Sorry, not able to see and defects. 9.8

6.0

8.0

Oh wow, I can't believe I missed Amazing Spider-Man 300 in that list. In any case, musicmeta...you were bang on in your post 18 years ago.

X-Men 129, Batman 423, Usagi Yojimbo 1, Dark Horse Star Wars, Machine Man 19, Star Wars 42, Moon Knight 1, She Hulk 1, Fantastic Four 232, Hulk 271, Hulk 449, Marvel Premiere 47 or maybe just anything and everything in 9.8.

We now know we all got a huge jolt when Disney bought Marvel and started making spectacular movies bringing the Marvel Universe to the masses just a little while after JoeCollector said movies were winding down. More recently the Sports Card collectors realizing the rarity of a 9.8 comic against the thousands of Gem Mints out there may be a better bet long term. The hobby has a long history of getting kicked with a frozen boot time and time again to keep it going. I can't see any reason why this won't change.

If the tick is breaking color, I don't think it can be pressed out. I know how you feel...I have a few nice ultra expensive books that could be a 9.8 if not for that tick. So, hoping I'm wrong if anyone else wants to chime in?

I'd probably go with the majority here as I'm sure they have good reasons for going Standard...by I bag my Silver in Silver Age bags and my moderns in modern. Just my preference. I do have some difficulty removing them...have to be careful. However, I rarely remove them. Most will stay that way until I decide to re-bag them in 10 - 15 years. I've got 18,000 to re-bag and I think to date I've done about 1400 only. But I don't mind...it is a hobby after all. Something to do in my spare time.

I genuinely felt Hulk 181 had legs to go higher due to the popularity of Wolverine and kind of looked at that against what had already happened to Superman's 1st appearance Action 1 and Batman. I just took a a shot at a number and basically lucked out. I also tend to ignore people who are negative insofar as how long this hobby will last and that's why I knew it would go up....not down...or stay where it is. I'm that way because I've been hearing it ever since I started collecting 40 years ago. Also, around the same time there was a thread about the coming demise of comic collecting and remember posting there is always something that happens, that keeps the hobby going. This was (obviously) after Overstreet, cons and CGC but before Disney bought Marvel and obviously way before sports cards collectors got involved in going after high grade 9.8's. Not sure what the next big leap will be, but I'm sure it will be something.

That hulk 181 you own will be a $35,000.00 comic in 20 years so it's good you're keeping it.

I bought mine direct and no tattooz.

Hey Terry, thanks for bringing this thread back from 19 years and 6 months ago. Completely forgot about it. I got lucky on this one.

Sorry, I meant to say that according to gocollect no 9.8 graded copies exist in the variant.

Whitman Variant of Micronauts sold on a BIN for $350.00 on e-bay. Direct Edition sold for a bit over $90. Huge difference. Also, according to go collect, no 9.8's have sold to date. MIcronauts #1 CGC 9.6 Whitman variant 1st appearance of Baron Karza & Bug | eBay

3.0

I'm seeing about 8 or 9 spine ticks front and back with a color breaking crease in the upper right corner on the front. Because it may have a few things I can't see, that along with the general wear I feel comfortable going in at 8.0 and only basing that on what I see.

IMO...no gocollect has this sitting at $46 as a 6.0. With a clean and press, many of the defects will still be there. If you somehow come out with an 8.0 you will then have an $80.00 book. But, I'm pretty sure it's going to cost more than $34 to do the work. Admittedly, I don't have a lot of experience either on this...but looking at the dollars involved, I don't feel it's worth it. I would however be interested in hearing other opinions.

I was going to go at 9.8 until I saw the tick on the back cover. So, I can see this easily as a 9.6

7.5...

My only worry was the size of the piece missing upper right. It's less than a 1/2" triangle...so you're good at a good. 2.0...IMO

It's perfect. 9.8

I don't know, what am I missing. All I see are 3 spine ticks and some scuffing on the back cover. So...9.4.