THE AMAZING FANTASY #15 CLUB 39 39

[piper]

I would definitely have to sell lots of books to be able to afford a copy now!

Have you considered selling off some of your ASM run to finance a copy? (I did)

[tbshay]

@Sweet Lou 14 great question, I've been thinking a lot about that as there is one strand in particular that looks precarious. I will have to call them up and see what they would do...

[Sweet Lou 14]

1 hour ago, tbshay said:

@Sweet Lou 14 great question, I've been thinking a lot about that as there is one strand in particular that looks precarious. I will have to call them up and see what they would do...

Good luck, rooting for a good outcome for you!

[jason4]

As others have stated...sell a bunch of books to get one is possible. You might even find a well presenting .5 like I did which is only a .5 because it’s missing pages outside of the Spider-Man story. I would not feel like my collection was complete without this book. I’ve done this with multiple keys and it’s just a great feeling to have the books you really want in a small collection vs a huge pile of books you could do without and not bat an eye. 

Just recently I did this and got a key I never thought I would own....1st dr doom. Sold 50 Spider-Man books from 1-100 range that were not major keys (I kept those) and sold an autographed Pink Floyd guitar I had and boom I got The book without a dollar spent. I will not miss the 1st kangaroo or the 8th doc ock etc. when I know dr. Doom is now mine. 

Edited January 26, 2019 by jason4

[Dark Knight]

No ASM collection is complete without an AF 15..  Practically the most important book of the SA Marvel era.

[peewee22]

1 hour ago, Dark Knight said:

No ASM collection is complete without an AF 15..  Practically the most important book of the SA Marvel era.

Edited January 27, 2019 by peewee22

[AnkurJ]

Fairly decent 3.0 went for 18k at Heritage tonight. Book has cooled down quite a bit from two years ago.

[peewee22]

20 minutes ago, AnkurJ said:

Fairly decent 3.0 went for 18k at Heritage tonight. Book has cooled down quite a bit from two years ago.

So has the stock market. 

[Bomber-Bob]

3 minutes ago, peewee22 said:

So has the stock market. 

There's a lot to be said for that comment. I know I feel more flush, willing to buy comics, when the market is going well. There must be others like me ?

[AnkurJ]

53 minutes ago, peewee22 said:

So has the stock market. 

The DOW opened at just under 20,000 in 2017. Its now at 24,737. Has it come down from its peak? Sure. But I don't see the correlation with a small correction and the comic market being down. Unless the new thing is to buy high and sell low.

[peewee22]

4 minutes ago, AnkurJ said:

The DOW opened at just under 20,000 in 2017. Its now at 24,737. Has it come down from its peak? Sure. But I don't see the correlation with a small correction and the comic market being down. Unless the new thing is to buy high and sell low.

People in general seem to be more cost conscience when stocks fall esp the past few months or so. Comics, household goods, cars, AF15s, etc.  

[drbanner]

13 hours ago, AnkurJ said:

The DOW opened at just under 20,000 in 2017. Its now at 24,737. Has it come down from its peak? Sure. But I don't see the correlation with a small correction and the comic market being down. Unless the new thing is to buy high and sell low.

Yep, the AF15 market peaked (~Summer/Fall 2017) long before the stock market did (Fall 2018), The stock market has actually been on a tear the last 2 months (up ~10+% from the mid-Dec lows) but there are just so many AF15's on the market right now with multiple copies offered in every CL, CC, and Heritage auction. The other Marvel Keys (FF1, ToS 39, X-men 1, etc) all had huge jumps in 2018, will be curious to see what happens in this market over the next 1-2 years.

 

[Get Marwood & I]

This post might interest you guys:

 

[Gotham Kid]

AF15 started tanking since SC22 or whatever the F his name was left the scene ...

Edited January 28, 2019 by Gotham Kid

[peewee22]

39 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said:

AF15 started tanking since SC22 or whatever the F his name was left the scene ...

 

[peewee22]

Yeah, prices may have softened but don't panic. When you look at your gem again,...same book, same art, just a slightly different value.

[Bird]

Just now, peewee22 said:

don't panic.

[Get Marwood & I]

3 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

This post might interest you guys:

Or not...

[gadzukes]

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Or not...

I was very interested, just didn't have a chance to post yet.  That worked out to about what?..... $23,700 US?  I think the winner got a great comic.  Looks like a 5.0 or so.

In fact that whole collection was gorgeous.  Did you win any of them?  I wish I would have known about the auction.

Edited January 28, 2019 by gadzukes

[Get Marwood & I]

2 minutes ago, gadzukes said:

I was very interested, just didn't have a chance to post yet.  That worked out to about what?..... $23,700 US?  I think the winner got a great comic.  Looks like a 5.0 or so.

In fact that whole collection was gorgeous.

About that, yes. It was fun to watch live. I was tempted on a few if I'm honest. The estimate (based on a Fine rating) was £8-10K so I was hoping it might go for less if the wrong audience was in place. It clearly didn't!