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Amazing Spider-Man 1 & Amazing Fantasy 15
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16 minutes ago, Edward Kimball said:

Amazing Spider-Man 1 & Amazing Fantasy 15

My question is if anyone knows what these comics sold for in 1983?

Around that time I bought an AF 15 (4.0) and ASM1 (6.5) for $900  and  $750 respectively.  Not sure the seller or I even looked at a price guide. 

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5 minutes ago, ThothAmon said:

Around that time I bought an AF 15 (4.0) and ASM1 (6.5) for $900  and  $750 respectively.  Not sure the seller or I even looked at a price guide. 

Thank you. I thought I remembered them being cheaper.

 

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7 minutes ago, ThothAmon said:

Might well have been.  Just not for me.  Someone around here must have a 1983 Overstreet handy?

AF #15: Good: 185 / Fine: 550 / Mint: 1,200

ASM #1: Good: 110 / Fine: 330 / Mint: 700

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12 minutes ago, cloudofwit said:

AF #15: Good: 185 / Fine: 550 / Mint: 1,200

ASM #1: Good: 110 / Fine: 330 / Mint: 700

Those numbers sound right as I remember dreaming about them around this time.

And what was FF #1?

Slightly more?

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9 minutes ago, VintageComics said:

Those numbers sound right as I remember dreaming about them around this time.

And what was FF #1?

Slightly more?

FF #1 was the same as AF #15, except, oddly, 10.00 less in Good @ 175

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4 hours ago, VintageComics said:
4 hours ago, cloudofwit said:

AF #15: Good: 185 / Fine: 550 / Mint: 1,200

ASM #1: Good: 110 / Fine: 330 / Mint: 700

Those numbers sound right as I remember dreaming about them around this time.

And what was FF #1?

Slightly more?

 

2 hours ago, peewee22 said:

What was Adventure 247 in 1983? It was a big key in the 70s.

Ah, yes.......who can forget those rip-roaring heydays of the 1980's, the decade when books just took off like a rocket ship.  :whee:

Ok, not really so much.  :devil:

 

Yes, 1983 where prices for FF 1 and Adv 247 were as follows:

FF 1:  Good: $175 / Fine: $550 / Mint: $1,200; and

Adv 247 :  Good: $85 / Fine: $250 / Mint: $550.

 

Let's fast forward now 4 years later to 1987 so that we can count all of the monies we must have made on these key SA books:

AF 15:  Good: $120 / Fine: $500 / Mint: $1,200;

ASM 1:  Good: $100 / Fine: $335 / Mint: $900;

FF 1:  Good: $130 / Fine: $500 / Mint: $1,250; and

Adv 247:  Good: $188 / Fine: $565 / Mint: $1,320.

 

OMG  :whatthe: , it looks like they haven't done so well except for Adv 247 and in fact, have even drop down in value for the lower grades.  :cry:

Ok, let's go back to 1980 as I am sure we must have made big bundles of money if we had held onto these keys for 7 long years:  :tonofbricks:

AF 15:  Good: $300 / Fine: $600 / Mint: $900;

ASM 1:  Good: $200 / Fine: $400 / Mint: $600;

FF 1:  Good: $200 / Fine: $600 / Mint: $1,000; and

Adv 247:  Good: $90 / Fine: $180 / Mint: $270.

 

Well, it looks like the Legion fans must have been happy during the 1980's, but probably not so much for the Marvel SA collectors if the performance of their keys are any indication.  hm

 

 

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I knew FF #1 was more expensive in the 1980's, I just couldn't remember which years.

Wow, Legion was hot.

Keith Geffen, anybody?

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2 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

I bought the pair in 1986 for 2500 (both about vg), so the guide wasn't right then, either, iirc

Bought an AF15 in 87 for 1675. Dave Comics in Richmond VA. Supposedly NM, really F+  by today's standards. Was on the front page of the CBG (Comics Buyers Guide). Big time...lol.

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6 hours ago, peewee22 said:
9 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

I bought the pair in 1986 for 2500 (both about vg), so the guide wasn't right then, either, iirc

Bought an AF15 in 87 for 1675. Dave Comics in Richmond VA. Supposedly NM, really F+  by today's standards. Was on the front page of the CBG (Comics Buyers Guide). Big time...lol.

Still my biggest non-purchasing mistake of all time and one that will not be surpassed.

Being offered a HG run of ASM 2 through 10 back in early 1987 or early '88 for only $1K (i.e. significant discount to top of guide) and turning it down after thinking about it for a couple of weeks.  A truly classic dim bulb move on my part.  doh!

All of those key villains first appearances and all because it didn't have the first issue in there.  doh!  :censored:

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This thread makes me think of this old shot I took in '08 when I joined up here. I paid $275 for the AF15 in '89 or '90. The ASM1 is an upgrade, believe it or not, bought in '06 IIRC. My first Spidey 1 was $200.

 

asm-hulk001.jpg

If this looks familiar to you, you either have been on the boards a good while, or you saw it in somebody's ebay scam auction. They like to steal this shot, for whatever reason.

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