I've been picking up those ASM 194s whenever I see a good price on them for a couple years now. One of the few ASM main characters that is still affordable. Still has a lot of room to grow. And that cover makes good copies hard to find. Great pick up there. I'm jealous!
@@AlextheComicHoarder you can always have the slab signed on the outside. But since Stan Lee is dead, I don't recommend it. Some idiot got the creator of Pokémon signing on the outside of his slab but.....nobody knows nor care who created it because the history of Pokémon came from Nintendo. Mario isn't gonna signed anything. Just ask yourself this before running out getting an Auto.....who is this person and how many people know this person. I love Christina Ricc but nobody wants her used underwear signed.....what people want is Marilyn Monroe used underwear signed. No Body wants Lonzo Ball signature people want Stephen Curry signature. Hope this help....
Awesome awesome haul Alex. I agree with you on that Rogue key, not the best cover but not terrible by any means. Easily one of the top on my want list this year!!!
Bought #194 for 40c on day of release. Bags and boards weren't a major thing then, but it still managed to stay in a very high raw grade for that black cover.
Great Additions to your collection. Our store has, or had, all of these raw, or graded, over the past month. I’m not working today, so I’ll test my memory here… We sold Gambit’s first appearance raw (high grade) for $249.99. We sold Black Cat’s first appearance graded. I can’t recall the grade or for how much. We currently have Secret Wars 8 raw in high grade for, I believe, $149.99, Cable’s first appearance graded in the 9’s and Rogue’s first appearance in mid-grade for $49.99 or $59.99, I believe. Don’t quote me, but I think these are the numbers. In any case, great finds. Happy New Year! 🎉🙏
These are the first keys I bought in 2017 when I got back into collecting, in fact I remember buying x-men 266 at my LCS and thought “ I just bought my first key!” Inever get tired of seeing them. That ASM 194 looks sharp too!
I like the dark reds on the Secret Wars 8. Sweet pick ups 🙂 Also, sweet Reebok sweatshirt. Are you wearing the pump tennis shoes as well (a la Michael Chang)?
Hey Alex. Just watched dragon ink. That guy is a psychopath! I'm concerned he's about to flip the f out and harm someone near where he lives! What's your thoughts and do you know where he lives?
Those are foundational books for a reason. Not a bad one in the bunch. ASM 194 is one of those books I often see where the price & grade of the raw copies don't quite line up. I secured a CGC 7.5 about a year ago at a fair price, but it took a substantial amount of vigilance in monitoring auctions for the right deal.
The newspaper amazing spider man from the 2000s are a great addition to any collection they are a reprint of the original asm I think there are 20 issues in all and they aren't that expensive.
Where did you come up with that story that X-Men Annual #14 was erroneously shipped early before #266? That’s not at all the case. The annual came out almost a month before #266.
For your books what bags and boards do you use? Do you double board them? Also what size top loader do you prefer? Sorry for all the questions 😅 awesome books!!
I suppose you are checking the CGC List that was just released to see if one or two of those is on the List of 350 Slab Scams. Hoping for the best for you.
Hi Alex, I'm the same as you when it comes to the first appearance of Gambit. I own 3 copies of Uncanny X-Men #266, And I also have 2 copies of ASM 194
Always surprised by the difference in prices between the UK & USA for the same comics. Sold my ASM 194 cgc OW-W 9.4 in November 2023 for just under £500 , then pulled my 9.8 WP last week after nothing but low ball offers.
Love ASM 194....i was buying every nice copy i could find for under $100 before they announced the movie.....have 50+ copies of it....most are in the 7-9 range. Have about 30 of them graded
Good question. I’ve been tempted to trade with them, because they have a few things I want. However I know they would destroy my value. It would be like 20% of the FMV.
I hate grading terms. Vf plus..blah blah near mint minus..blah blah.. Grading comics is like picking out your favorite child or telling your lover the things they need to improve ..please stop playing the cgc game Please. Love needs no grade
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