Here are prices realized on actual comic book sales for the week of January 23, 2011:<\/p>\n
Amazing Spider-man #300 CGC 9.8 $650
\nX-men #1 Grade 6.0 (raw) $1,325
\nGiant Size X-men #1 CGC 9.2 $925
\nGreen Lantern #76 VF+ Raw $559.01
\nSuperman #4 CGC 4.0 $1400
\nFantastic Four #4 CGC 5.0 $765
\nFantastic Four #5 CGC 4.0 $828 (Overstreet Price Guide lists at $962)
\nCatman #16 CGC 3.0 $561 (Guide approx. $170)
\nCaptain America Comics #53 CGC 7.5 $909 (Guide 8.0=$1075, 6.0=$504)
\nWeird Mysteries #4 (Skull Cover) PGX 5.5 $1295 (Overstreet Guide 6.0=$387)<\/p>\n
The sales that caught my eye were the Catman #16 and Weird Mysteries #4. The Weird Mysteries #4 shows a severe disparity from guide and also that the right PGX graded comics can hold their own in the marketplace.<\/p>\n
FF #5 is consistent with what I’ve been seeing. Key comics sell near or at guide in CGC (unless they are high grade), non-key books, even if they are professionally graded are getting hammered in the marketplace. If you are strictly a collector and are buying non-keys in mid to low grade you shouldn’t be paying anywhere near guide. Don’t fall for the dealer pricing trap, most of the common issues of a run are plentiful and can be purchased for very low multiples of guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here are prices realized on actual comic book sales for the week of January 23, 2011: Amazing Spider-man #300 CGC 9.8 $650 X-men #1 Grade 6.0 (raw) $1,325 Giant Size X-men #1 CGC 9.2 $925 Green Lantern #76 VF+ Raw $559.01 Superman #4 CGC 4.0 $1400 Fantastic Four #4 CGC 5.0 $765 Fantastic Four #5…<\/p>\n