vader2001 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 When I was 19 I bought my first ASM 1 for $365, my mother about lost it. Why would I spend that much $$$ on a comic book. That was back in 1979. I bought it from a store in downtown Minneapolis. I bought my second one from them for $200 when I worked for them in the early 90's. I still love them, I do not have them graded, but #14 is still my favorite comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscott Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) in 1999 when I was an insufficiently_thoughtful_person teenager my Dad (who I had not spoken to in 13 years) gave me all his books in an attempt to reconnect with me. Being the ever so smart 16 year old that I was I promptly read them all and then sold them to the local store. I think I got 600$ total ahh youth. Contents included ASM #1-150 X-Men GSX1 94 -200 Hulk 181 and some other titles that I cant remember mostly Avengers and FF. I want to say that the X-Men and ASM were the highlights though. At least they were to me since they were the books that stuck out at the time when I read them. I obviously didnt know how important they were. I knew that they had value but at 16 600$ free dollars was a lot of money. I think I took it straight to the mall and spent it on clothes. edit: oh and a complete run of ROM which was obviously a huge mistake to get rid of. Edited June 8, 2012 by dscott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramses717 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I picked this up over the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Loves Gwen Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Congrats, excellent. Now find me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 NICE!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comichut Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I'm finally in! (Thanks Brock!). Just arrived now. what a beauty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramses717 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Congrats, excellent. Now find me one. Don, I didn't know you were looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vader2001 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 in 1999 when I was an insufficiently_thoughtful_person teenager my Dad (who I had not spoken to in 13 years) gave me all his books in an attempt to reconnect with me. Being the ever so smart 16 year old that I was I promptly read them all and then sold them to the local store. I think I got 600$ total ahh youth. Contents included ASM #1-150 X-Men GSX1 94 -200 Hulk 181 and some other titles that I cant remember mostly Avengers and FF. I want to say that the X-Men and ASM were the highlights though. At least they were to me since they were the books that stuck out at the time when I read them. I obviously didnt know how important they were. I knew that they had value but at 16 600$ free dollars was a lot of money. I think I took it straight to the mall and spent it on clothes. edit: oh and a complete run of ROM which was obviously a huge mistake to get rid of. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Loves Gwen Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Congrats, excellent. Now find me one. Don, I didn't know you were looking. I need a match to my AF 15. The one in the last Pedigree auction was close, but the reserve was really high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roulette44 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Congrats, excellent. Now find me one. Don, I didn't know you were looking. I need a match to my AF 15. The one in the last Pedigree auction was close, but the reserve was really high. what grade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Loves Gwen Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Congrats, excellent. Now find me one. Don, I didn't know you were looking. I need a match to my AF 15. The one in the last Pedigree auction was close, but the reserve was really high. what grade? I want one at 9.0 or 9.2 with minor restoration. The one I mentioned was on eBay before the other auction, they are asking way too much for that one though. It didn't sell at $5100 last month. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=270965836443&nma=true&rt=nc&si=VG8NJ8iSFLjjNNUGF6SfOlC4HFE%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycomicshop Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 In auction ending tonight, ASM #1 VG+ 4.5 signed by Lee and Kirby on splash page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roulette44 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Is that book really at $6,650 for a raw 4.5?! wow. I have a CGC 4.5 i'll sell for much less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycomicshop Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 It's not sig series obviously, but it's autographed by Lee and Kirby on the splash page. Not sure how much of the price is attributable to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscott Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 It's not sig series obviously, but it's autographed by Lee and Kirby on the splash page. Not sure how much of the price is attributable to that. That and its a pretty nice looking 4.5 also. I am sure some of the bidders are expecting to turn the book into a higher grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscott Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) On a different note I won this book today on eBay. Pretty happy with it though my Heroes budget did take a bit of a hit. Instead of coming home with a TOS 39 or Hulk 1 4.0 next weekend I think I will have to stick to a Strange Tales 110 or Sgt. Fury 1. Otherwise the wife will murder me in my sleep. Edited June 12, 2012 by dscott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Loves Gwen Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sharp copy, and lots of the lower grade books like that have sold for good money lately. I wish I still had my 5.5 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnetoWasRight Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 That 4.0 is sweet, and begging for a re-sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot70 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Very nice buy DSCOTT - I had that on my watch list Like you also on hunt for TOS 39 - ASM 1 was a strong distraction : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 thats a great looking 4.0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
