The Insider Guide to Comic Book Values, Buying and Selling for Collectors and Investors
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How much can pressing improve a comic book? The right person on the right comic can be very impressive. Check out this thread on the CGC forums for an amazing example of what occurs under some heat, moisture and pressure.
Click here for a comic book pressing example
I know it’s controversial, but there is no question pressing works.
This week I’ll highlight some sales from the August ComicLink focused auction. It looks like sales were brisk with a lot of money changing hands.
Some of the top sales were:
Action #1 CGC 8.0 restored $106,222
Showcase #22 CGC 9.2 $66,000
Avengers #4 CGC 9.6 $39,000, CGC 9.4 $14,805 (compare this with the Ohio Pedigree CGC 9.6 copy that sold for $91,501!)
Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 8.0 $29,000
Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 9.8 $20,000
Daredevil #7 CGC 9.6 $22,805 (This was pretty amazing to me, it is the first red suit, but still an amazing price for this book)
Silver Surfer #1 CGC 9.8 $14,235
Nick Fury #1 CGC 9.9 $9,977
I recommend you head over to Comiclink and register (it’s free) so you can take a look at these books and access the past auction prices. The Nick Fury 9.9 is something to behold, and there are several other amazing comics on the site.
Here are some sales numbers for the last week:
Amazing Spider-man 50 CGC 9.2 – $2,100
Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 5.0 – $2,511(1st Iron Man)
Giant Size X-men #1 CGC 9.6 – $1,880.09
Amazing Spider-man #1 CGC 4.5 – $3,951
Amazing Spider-man #1 CGC 1.8 – $1,775 CGC 4.0 – $3,333
Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 6.0 – $18,865
Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 1.0 – $2,550
The Walking Dead #1-100 First Print VF/NM – $2,960
Iron Man #55 CGC 9.6 – $1,636.10
