Here are some highlights from the Pedigree Comics September auction:

Avengers #4 CGC 9.6 $62,501
Fantastic Four #4 CGC 9.6 $31,000
Amazing Spider-man #6 CGC 9.6 $14,300
Amazing Spider-man #129 CGC 9.8 $5,801
Avengers #57 CGC 9.8 Signature Series $10,251
Detective Comics #400 CGC 9.8 $6,300
Fantastic Four #48 CGC 9.6 $3,912
Green Lantern #76 CGC 9.4 $3,333
Iron Man #1 CGC 9.8 $5,612

A Tales of Suspense #39, CGC 9.2 sold for $72,100, September 21st on E-bay. Tales of Suspense 39 is the first appearance of Iron Man, and his popularity has gained in recent years on the success of the Iron Man movies and anticipation of the upcoming Avengers movie. The comic was sold by Sparkle City Comics.

It’s an interesting position, but the collectibles market is something Marc Faber mentions at about the 3 minute mark in the video below. We’ve seen some amazing prices for ultra rare keys and high grade books, but the lower grade non-keys have really collapsed over the last couple of years (good news for pure collectors).

The entire video is interesting food for thought but most of the video is about general economics and political thought. Enjoy.