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KEY ISSUES Comics

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  1. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Please provide the URL. I owned the domain for keyissuescomics.com until recently. Thanks! (Just curious.)
  2. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Are you asking if my copy is a 7.5? If so, heck no. Just a measly 2.5, but a VERY nice looking 2.5 that cost me peanuts ages ago.
  3. KEY ISSUES Comics
    I too have been wondering the same, as one of my few "keepers" has been my copy of this book, but I decided that the time has come to sell it once the trailer hits. I do think the book will explode and the $10K for the 3.0 will seem like a bargain within 3-6 months. Why wouldn't it explode? Everything else seems to, but unlike most books from the SA to present that are hitting ridiculous highs, this is truly scarce in comparison, and just that should be enough to fuel a rapid ascent. Plus, it's the Rock. I'm not a fan per se of his work, but he's a money maker at the box office, and what better way to make the Black Adam character a household name? Time will tell and I am impatiently awaiting to see what happens.
  4. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Hello, No, I did not. But an acquaintance from the OA circle referred me to someone who he used for shipping insurance. I'd have to hunt down the info if you are interested.
  5. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Thanks, but that's a $7.5K USD copy. Someone pointed out that a copy just sold for $9K (USD presumably).
  6. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Well, there we go. What I feared! (Could you kindly provide the link. I see it in GPA, but for some reason my Ebay searches are acting wonky and not showing ANY 9.8s... Thanks!)
  7. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Seriously, why aren't copies without the insert given a green label? The only thing I can think of is that the inclusion of such inserts are not printed on the front cover. Also, are graded comics from the '90s that are missing those Overpower or other card inserts given a green label?
  8. KEY ISSUES Comics
    I was actually quite serious. Sooo many people have come up to me at my booth asking to have their photo taken with books much less prestigious and valuable than say, an AF 15.
  9. KEY ISSUES Comics
    There's a great article somewhere online about ASM 238 and the whole matter of Tattooz. IIRC CGC has missed some instances of the tattooz being married, and because of that, among other reasons, many do not believe that copies with the tattooz should fetch a premium, nor the should the books without them be considered incomplete (qualified). I mean, for the longest time the OSPG specifically stated that there was no difference in value between copies with and those without (but it has been changed recently I believe). And please, correct me if I am wrong, but didn't CGC assign a blue label to copies without once upon a time?
  10. KEY ISSUES Comics
    I once thought of doing something similar at cons. Instead of pay for view, it was going to be a photo op with the book.
  11. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Thanks. Is there anything specific one needs to look out for when choosing a safety deposit box, or are they all essentially the same? I presume yours are kept in a climate controlled space. But are the boxes themselves airtight? I'm going to meet with my bank to inspect their boxes.
  12. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Well, there was more to the story. I actually offered him what he was asking for, but he was experiencing seller and buyer's remorse both at once. As it turns out, HE was the buyer of the last recored sale on GPA a few months ago, so he doesn't really want to sell it, but he needs cash to to buy something else. A classic case of playing with big books that one cannot actually afford.
  13. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Well, what makes you say that? Another copy sold for just that recently. I offered the same amount without the seller having to pay fees to Ebay, etc., so I think that's right on par for the course. He could perhaps sell it on Ebay for $8,500.00 USD and pay the fees and then be right back to what I offered in cash. Regardless, I'm glad he declined. The point I'm making is that who knows where the price will end for this book (and many other of its ilk).
  14. KEY ISSUES Comics
    So, I've been reading all of these related threads and I'm still unclear about one thing: safety deposit boxes. Are they a good choice? Not in terms of cost, but in terms of conservation. Has anyone had any problems as the result of having stored pre-80s slabbed books in one for 5+ years?
  15. KEY ISSUES Comics
    You can insure up to $50K via USPS?!?!?!? Wow. I think we're limited to $1K with CanadaPost.
  16. KEY ISSUES Comics
    So, I offered a local about $9K CAD for an ASM #300 CGC 9.8 SS LEE MCFARLANE yesterday. He declined the offer. I'm relieved! (Until it's suddenly a $15K CAD book in a year! )
  17. KEY ISSUES Comics
    I agree with that logic, but it's old guard logic. We're people who love comics, as in the medium as a whole, and therefore appreciate a Golden Age war cover (and it's scarcity), but I venture to presume that a lot of the new money and buyers are just chasing the 1st appearances of popular mainstream characters (Venom is as popular as it gets right now with the younger generation). They're not necessarily in this because they love the medium, and therefore have little to no interest in ASM 1 (they want AF 15) or FF 5 (but wait until he appears in the MCU and is pumped on social media!). The rules have changed and those of us from the old guard have to adapt.
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    Things do happen. I recall back in my youth when I worked for a publisher who printed travel guides and we went to print with "Britsh Columbia" on the cover of a book... That was the ONLY text on the cover. How does a team of editors of proofreaders miss that, right? Sadly, it happens. Fortunately, the mistake was caught before the books were delivered!
  19. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Good question. I'm on the fence about purchasing a 9.8 Lee/McFarlane copy.
  20. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Good stuff! I would have done the same.
  21. KEY ISSUES Comics
    And that's why most online forums provide the option to ignore members.
  22. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Correction. The seller is sketchy as can be. I did a little digging on Ebay and I found an account that is likely his, because it has sold listings of many of the books he showed me, including the one I purchased. It gets worse. Many of the books have been 'sold' numerous times on this account over the course of a few months, with many of the bidders/winners being "not a registered member of Ebay." It looks like his mo is to drive up the apparent value of these very low grade and often restored keys, and then try and sell them elsewhere to the unwary buyer who trusts the sales data in GPA. These books have a very limited sales history, so a few bogus sales can really skew the numbers. *sigh*
  23. KEY ISSUES Comics
    An X-MEN #1. The seller seemed fishy, but it went done well. Just an odd fella.
  24. KEY ISSUES Comics
    For the record, the transaction went done without a hitch. I hope to do more business with the seller.
  25. KEY ISSUES Comics
    Oh the irony of this. I'm trying to close a deal on a big book with a local and it's as sketchy as can be. The book I want was recently sold on Ebay from a Montreal seller and the winner, as well as several other bidders, are no longer registered Ebay users. Pretty fishy... And now said book is available locally via another online source. Don't worry, no payments until I have the book in hand. I was offered a price to which I agreed, but now they want more money because it's "guaranteed" to come back a higher grade if re-submitted to CGC. Then do it yourself! END RANT