This week an Amazing Fantasy 15 CGC 3.0 (1st Spider-man) sold for $5,926.00 after decent bidding on E-bay. This is an average price for the book this year.

A copy of USA Comics #10 in CGC 7.0 also sold for $3,938. These Timely comics, especially with Captain America, continue to sell for impressive premiums.

High grade Silver continues to impress. Journey into Mystery #100 in CGC 9.6 (highest graded copy) sold for $3,341.

I’ve also seen some impressive bidding on high grade Bronze. I was the underbidder on two copies of a specific issue I wanted to upgrade from my teen years, both going well over the previous GPA highs. I guess I’ll have to keep at it.

I’ve sold some mid to low grade Silver Age books and I noticed better than normal activity. All in all it looks like the market is fairly robust if priced correctly.

The video below generated a discussion of the CGC forums and I thought you may enjoy it. Although it is about the baseball card market, there are some important points. Like most reporting, there author is trying to convey a very specific point that may or may not be true when all the evidence is evaluated. The original video generated comments about the high end sales still be strong in the baseball market, the low end is what has taken a hit. In my opinion, the extensive data I see in the comic book world shares a similar story. The high end and key issue market has been robust, but the for low to mid grade common issues for hard core collectors, it’s been a great time to buy.

I’m putting together a mid-2012 market summary that should be out next week. I’ll discuss some of the differences in the marketplace and how I recommend you make your purchases in that issue/audio. In the meantime enjoy this video below.

In addition to the most watched comic book listing, I constantly monitor E-bay for high priced sales to get some ideas of what is moving in the world of comic books. Over the past couple of weeks here are some interesting sales:

– Walking Dead #1 CGC 9.6 $930
– Bone #1 CGC 9.6 $1,350
– Star Trek #1 Marvel Signature Series CGC 9.8 Nimoy Shatner Takei Koenig & Nichols $999.99
– Hulk 181 CGC 9.0 $1,550
– JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY#84 CGC 8.0 2nd Appearance THOR $1,776.01
– JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA#1 CGC 7.0 $3,591.00
– SGT. FURY#1 CGC 6.0 1st Nick Fury $1157.70
– INCREDIBLE HULK#102 CGC 9.6 High Grade $1,025.69
– Little Dot #1 (1st Appearance RICHIE RICH & Little Lotta) 1953 Harvey $821.19
– Incredible Hulk 181 1st Wolverine CGC 9.4 $2,200
– Journey Into Mystery #83 (Raw, listed as 6.0) $3,383.33