gadzukes Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 10 hours ago, icebergcomics said: New to the forums, but here's my entrance card to the X-men 1 club! Welcome to the boards Iceberg. That's about as strong an entrance as one can make. Gorgeous copy. icebergcomics and piper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarZoneSpider Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/27/2020 at 7:26 PM, icebergcomics said: New to the forums, but here's my entrance card to the X-men 1 club! Wow! Beautiful copy! Welcome to the boards! icebergcomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKJ Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Anyone on here snag that 2.5 off of Clink last night. I put in a respectable offer, got a counter offer I was about to pull the trigger on then it vanished. If the seller is on here shoot me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/27/2020 at 10:26 PM, icebergcomics said: New to the forums, but here's my entrance card to the X-men 1 club! Wow, show's over - you win the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/27/2020 at 10:26 PM, icebergcomics said: New to the forums, but here's my entrance card to the X-men 1 club! Oh! And I hope that book wasn't mailed to you in a bubble wrap envelope!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter3175 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 36 minutes ago, spreads said: Oh! And I hope that book wasn't mailed to you in a bubble wrap envelope!!!! Hahahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 20 hours ago, spreads said: Oh! And I hope that book wasn't mailed to you in a bubble wrap envelope!!!! I bought an x-men 1 5.0 on these threads last year. It was shipped from overseas in a box with no wrap, just a few pieces of packaging paper. Miraculously arrived with just a small crack in the case. Ironic how I also once got a $20k shipped to me from a seller without any signature confirmation required, and then I buy some slabs like $200 and they are wrapped like Fort Knox and require signatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bluemedgroup said: I bought an x-men 1 5.0 on these threads last year. It was shipped from overseas in a box with no wrap, just a few pieces of packaging paper. Miraculously arrived with just a small crack in the case. Ironic how I also once got a $20k shipped to me from a seller without any signature confirmation required, and then I buy some slabs like $200 and they are wrapped like Fort Knox and require signatures. I remember hearing of at least 1 slab getting shipped with No packaging, just an address on the slab. It arrived with no cracks. Bluemedgroup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 19 hours ago, Bluemedgroup said: I bought an x-men 1 5.0 on these threads last year. It was shipped from overseas in a box with no wrap, just a few pieces of packaging paper. Miraculously arrived with just a small crack in the case. Ironic how I also once got a $20k shipped to me from a seller without any signature confirmation required, and then I buy some slabs like $200 and they are wrapped like Fort Knox and require signatures. FFS!! I would lose my mess on the seller.....way to go ultra cheap on 20k sale, not too mention the risk of damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter3175 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 How high will this go with 11 days left? Any guesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_mkv Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, carter3175 said: How high will this go with 11 days left? Any guesses? I’ll put the over/under at $75k carter3175 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpc3qh Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 47 minutes ago, c_mkv said: I’ll put the over/under at $75k I'll take the over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 the 8.5 looks far superior. not sure how such a dull copy gets a 9.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I say over $75k as well. Guessing $86.5k to be exact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Bluemedgroup said: I say over $75k as well. Guessing $86.5k to be exact With the 20% buyer's premium it could never be exactly $86,500. But you could be really close ... if the winning bid ends up at $72,000, then the total with BP would be $86,400. Edited January 3, 2021 by Sweet Lou 14 Bluemedgroup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKJ Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 9 hours ago, www.alexgross.com said: the 8.5 looks far superior. not sure how such a dull copy gets a 9.0 I agree, to me the Red's make that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, PKJ said: I agree, to me the Red's make that book. heritage does "juice" the colors a bit. but yes, still a much better looking copy. hard to beleive someone will pay at least 10-20k more for a cruddier looking copy because some label assigns it .5 higher. absolutley ridiculous. thats my favorite word. PKJ, october, RetiredOldMan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKJ Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 33 minutes ago, www.alexgross.com said: heritage does "juice" the colors a bit. but yes, still a much better looking copy. hard to beleive someone will pay at least 10-20k more for a cruddier looking copy because some label assigns it .5 higher. absolutley ridiculous. thats my favorite word. I personally prefer the presentation, No chipping even if the paper hasn't came off yet, and good color strike. I would take a 1.0 over a 5.0 in regards to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post october Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 57 minutes ago, www.alexgross.com said: heritage does "juice" the colors a bit. but yes, still a much better looking copy. hard to beleive someone will pay at least 10-20k more for a cruddier looking copy because some label assigns it .5 higher. absolutley ridiculous. thats my favorite word. Agreed. I would take the 8.5 all day, especially with the gap in value. Comic collectors are an odd (read: stupid) bunch. We care a lot less about eye appeal and presentation than other collectors and focus much more on the little number on the case that someone else assigned. Not all hobbies are like this. Top end cards seem to have much bigger price gaps between ugly and pretty examples in the same grade, where a lot of comic collectors all but ignore ugly miswraps, sub-optimal PQ, bad color strike, etc. It's confusing, but nice for me since I get much better looking copies for the same money. SpideyFein, DST, alexgross.com and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemedgroup Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, october said: Agreed. I would take the 8.5 all day, especially with the gap in value. Comic collectors are an odd (read: stupid) bunch. We care a lot less about eye appeal and presentation than other collectors and focus much more on the little number on the case that someone else assigned. Not all hobbies are like this. Top end cards seem to have much bigger price gaps between ugly and pretty examples in the same grade, where a lot of comic collectors all but ignore ugly miswraps, sub-optimal PQ, bad color strike, etc. It's confusing, but nice for me since I get much better looking copies for the same money. I think you’re just talking about rookie collectors vs experienced collectors. With more time devoted to the hobby, comes appreciatation in presentation of a book. PKJ, TheBook and c_mkv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
