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Dr Hackenbush

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Make room at the top of that hill
« on: March 08, 2011, 05:34:24 PM »
Top grade graded copy of Amazing Fantasy 15 (origin and 1st appearance of Spider-Man) sold privately for 1.1M  jawdrop
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Offline paul waines

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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2011, 07:39:36 PM »
Wow, How many are known to exist Angelo?
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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2011, 07:57:38 PM »
Wow, a 9.6...that is a thing of beauty!
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Dr Hackenbush

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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2011, 08:01:07 PM »
In 9.6, just this one with no copies graded higher (which is why the price is justified in some/many people's eyes).  There are a half dozen unrestored copies graded 9.4 (2 @ 9.2; 6 @ 9.0), so high grade certified copies are few and far between
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Bruce

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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2011, 08:17:42 PM »
Bummer! In 1968 I bought an absolutely perfect collection of Marvels, from Fantastic Four #1 on, all bought off the newstand and stored in a cedar chest, for $400. Four years later (in a moment of absolute insanity, after buying every new issue) I sold them all for $550!

I guess that set would be $20 million or more now!

Bruce
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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2011, 08:26:13 PM »
Quote from: Bruce on March 08, 2011, 08:17:42 PM
Bummer! In 1968 I bought an absolutely perfect collection of Marvels, from Fantastic Four #1 on, all bought off the newstand and stored in a cedar chest, for $400. Four years later (in a moment of absolute insanity, after buying every new issue) I sold them all for $550!

I guess that set would be $20 million or more now!

Bruce

I know your pain, Bruce.
I liquidated over 5000 Silver and Golden Age comics right before Al Gore created the stinking internet. Jeezum Crow.  mesmrized
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Dr Hackenbush

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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2011, 08:40:42 PM »
Quote from: Bruce on March 08, 2011, 08:17:42 PM
Bummer! In 1968 I bought an absolutely perfect collection of Marvels, from Fantastic Four #1 on, all bought off the newstand and stored in a cedar chest, for $400. Four years later (in a moment of absolute insanity, after buying every new issue) I sold them all for $550!

I guess that set would be $20 million or more now!

Bruce

That collection would be worth a ton of cash today. I wonder if any of those copies have been sold/resold or if they're in someone's collection
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Dread_Pirate_Mel

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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2011, 09:24:17 PM »
SLABBED!

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Dr Hackenbush

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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2011, 09:29:28 PM »
If I was dropping 1.1M on a book, I'd want to know that it's unrestored.  Bet the owner of the GL 1 Church wish they had CGC when he bought that book
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Bruce

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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2011, 10:08:21 PM »
"I wonder if any of those copies have been sold/resold or if they're in someone's collection"

I sold them to some guy in his early 20s from Flushing, New York, who drove to my house. He gave me money orders for the $550, and I never ever learned his name (he wasn't Robert Bell, a famous early dealer I was friends with, or anyone else I knew).

He may have sold the books individually soon after, but the romantic in me likes to think he still has them!

Just as well I sold them. What would I do with 20 million?

Bruce
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Re: Make room at the top of that hill
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2011, 03:27:48 PM »
Quote from: Bruce on March 08, 2011, 10:08:21 PM
Just as well I sold them. What would I do with 20 million?

Bruce

Buy a bigger warehouse??  ;D
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