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THE AMAZING FANTASY #15 CLUB
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F For Fake

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And I promise this is the last thread I'll post this in today!

 

Finally sent mine in last week, got it back today. Very happy, as it was kind of a coin toss whether it would end up 1.0 or 1.5

 

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Jaydogrules

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Looks like somebody just pulled the trigger on an "incomplete" 0.5 copy that is an easy new GPA high by a lot, and only $50 less than the GPA high for a complete 0.5 copy:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Fantasy-15-CGC-5-C-OW-Pages1st-Spider-Man-Marvel-Mega-Key-Presents-Well-/291318428090?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43d3ee71ba

 

-J.

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Looks like somebody just pulled the trigger on an "incomplete" 0.5 copy that is an easy new GPA high by a lot, and only $50 less than the GPA high for a complete 0.5 copy:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Fantasy-15-CGC-5-C-OW-Pages1st-Spider-Man-Marvel-Mega-Key-Presents-Well-/291318428090?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43d3ee71ba

 

-J.

 

It's not a bad looking .5, but at that price..... man that's a lot to spend.

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it was the best looking one in that price range on the Bay I think someone must have just been itching to get one now and pulled the trigger Definitely a new record for .5

 

There are fewer and fewer auctions -- and, conversely, more and more BINs -- for key Silver books as the market has now become a seller's market. There are still many collectors out there hungry for a chance to own an "entry level" AF15, and the window on affordable, unrestored copies of AF15 underneath $7,500 is closing. So, yes, it's a lot for a .5, but the alternative is buying a 3.0 blue for twice as much, which is unaffordable to many. So entry level buyers are thinking, "buy the .5 [or 1.0/1.5/2.0] or get left behind at the station."

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it was the best looking one in that price range on the Bay I think someone must have just been itching to get one now and pulled the trigger Definitely a new record for .5

 

There are fewer and fewer auctions -- and, conversely, more and more BINs -- for key Silver books as the market has now become a seller's market. There are still many collectors out there hungry for a chance to own an "entry level" AF15, and the window on affordable, unrestored copies of AF15 underneath $7,500 is closing. So, yes, it's a lot for a .5, but the alternative is buying a 3.0 blue for twice as much, which is unaffordable to many. So entry level buyers are thinking, "buy the .5 [or 1.0/1.5/2.0] or get left behind at the station."

 

That's my story. Used the same logic when I bought my 2.5 last September for $7,500. Did the research, saw the dramatic climb upward and decided that now was the time to buy before it became (at least for me) illogical to spend so much. Funny, I already want to upgrade. :cool:

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it was the best looking one in that price range on the Bay I think someone must have just been itching to get one now and pulled the trigger Definitely a new record for .5

 

There are fewer and fewer auctions -- and, conversely, more and more BINs -- for key Silver books as the market has now become a seller's market. There are still many collectors out there hungry for a chance to own an "entry level" AF15, and the window on affordable, unrestored copies of AF15 underneath $7,500 is closing. So, yes, it's a lot for a .5, but the alternative is buying a 3.0 blue for twice as much, which is unaffordable to many. So entry level buyers are thinking, "buy the .5 [or 1.0/1.5/2.0] or get left behind at the station."

 

That's my story. Used the same logic when I bought my 2.5 last September for $7,500. Did the research, saw the dramatic climb upward and decided that now was the time to buy before it became (at least for me) illogical to spend so much. Funny, I already want to upgrade. :cool:

 

 

Too true. I've never been a huge Spiderman fan, but as a key 1st appearance fan I've always wanted to own a copy...then the book skyrocketed (AGAIN) and quickly escaped what I was willing to part with for a decent copy. So, I jumped on this NG for $1,000 before it left the stratosphere. I'm pretty sure I can double that $1K now...or more, even if this one is a coverless copy. The market for copies like this is pretty large relative to the market for a 1.0, which would fetch $5K+ now. There aren't many funny book collectors that can spend that kind of cash on a single book.

 

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I will be looking to get my copy reviewed for a higher grade and reholdered at the next onsite grading, so probably WW Philly or WW Chicago.

 

 

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That's a really nice looking book. If it's a keeper, why not just leave it alone? It looks so good in the old label. Nice Page quality also, I would be concerned of about retaining it. An AF15 still in the old label is truly rare. I wouldn't give it up. I believe there is a premium on this book just the way it sits.

Honestly, think this through.

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