Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 9.4 Sells for Record $147,500!

Posted on 3/23/2011

Pedigree Comics sells Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 9.4 for a record price!

TOS

CGC has just been informed by Doug Schmell, CEO and President of Pedigree Comics Inc., that his company has just brokered deals for three major Silver Age keys in CGC-certified high grade, all for record prices. The three books, all sold to the same buyer, came from two separate collections and include the Tales of Suspense #39 (origin and first appearance of Iron Man) CGC 9.4 with off-white pages, an X-Men #1 CGC 9.2, similarly with off-white pages and a Journey Into Mystery #83 (origin and first appearance of Thor) CGC 9.0 with off-white to white pages.

The Tales of Suspense #39 sold for a whopping $147,500; the X-Men #1 went for $60,000 and the Journey Into Mystery #83 fetched $39,500. Each sale shattered the previous highest sale price for each book in that grade. Amazingly, all three prior record sales were made by Pedigree Comics in one of their Grand Auctions: The same copy of TOS #39 CGC 9.4 selling for $114,990 in their November 2009 Grand Auction; an X-Men #1 CGC 9.2 closing at $55,000 in their January 2010 Grand Auction and the same example of JIM #83 CGC 9.0 bringing $35,000 in their April 2010 auction!

Xmen

According to Mr. Schmell: “The buyer, a high grade collector who loves Silver Age keys, had contacted me about purchasing some investment grade books, all #1 and first appearance issues. After contacting some of my clients, many who had purchased these keys off of my site and in my auctions, I was able to convince two of them to part with their treasured books. After back-and-forth telephone calls and e-mails, a deal was reached on each book. The guy who had bought the Tales of Suspense #39 from me agreed on the $147,500 purchase price and the collector who sold both the X-Men #1 and Journey Into Mystery #83 accepted $99,500 for the pair. Both the buyer and the sellers are very pleased with the deal. The buyer finally found gorgeous copies of the key early 1960s Marvels he has been looking for while the sellers made significant profits on their initial purchases.”

JIM

If you have any comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics or check out their website at www.pedigreecomics.com. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, concerns, etc., about how to get the most amount of $$ for your treasured books, either by sale or consignment, please contact Doug Schmell, at 561-422-1120 or 561-596-9111 or by e-mail DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. Pedigree Comics has been involved in the sales of more high grade CGC graded Silver Age keys, either by purchase, broker or consignment, than any other dealer and keeps all calls and information confidential for your protection.




This is a guest article. The thoughts and opinions in this piece are those of their author and are not necessarily the thoughts of the Certified Collectibles Group.


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