its insane that quality is still that good, I have a comic book that already "rotten" despite have newer age
Original Superman comic becomes the highest-priced comic book ever sold
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Re: Original Superman comic becomes the highest-priced comic book ever sold
#22With this kind of case it's impossible to read the comic book, and it doesn't protect it from UV light. I prefer using covers that block UV light. This both protects it and allows you to read it.
It really doesn't make sense to read a 9.0 condition key comic like this. If you really wanted to read it, you would be better off buying a second reading copy in terrible condition.
The cost of the reading copy would end up being less than the negative impact to the condition (and therefore value) of your mint copy from reading it a single time.
Re: Original Superman comic becomes the highest-priced comic book ever sold
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
He added: “This isn’t simply a blurb of words and phrases. This is not just a stock statement from an LLM. This is a testament to outsourcing, laziness and the unexpected ways technology finds ways to change every press release.”
All it needed was the emdash
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#24A shame to hear that heritage auctions were the ones to handle this
Why do you say that? I'm unfamiliar with Heritage Auctions.
Allegations they operated a pump and dump in conjunction with Wata games, a "grading" company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Auctions#Controversie...
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#25I have a b&w photo of my (considerably) older brother, from the early 1960s, reading a pile of comic books a foot high. The only cover visible is Spiderman #4. When I was a kid I used to stare at that picture and dream.
Needless to say, I kept all my old comics.
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#26its insane that quality is still that good, I have a comic book that already "rotten" despite have newer age
The photo (scan?) of it looks like it could've been printed yesterday. Quite amazing that it's survived in such good quality.
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#27What are the odds it's a forgery? Couldn't find any details on their grading method and how it was "positively identified to originate from the first print run of the issue" [0]. [0] https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news...
Definitely not. It's CGC graded, and you can bet only their top graders would be involved. https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/14678/superman-herita...
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#28With this kind of case it's impossible to read the comic book, and it doesn't protect it from UV light. I prefer using covers that block UV light. This both protects it and allows you to read it.
You can read it (illegally) here: https://www.zipcomic.com/superman-1939-issue-1 And I dare say, someone spending 9 million clams on this comic book is more than likely going to have it sitting in a very UV-protected vault somewhere .. EDIT: Sorry - I didn’t realize that zipcomic.com is infringing the copyright - adding this note to point that out, but I will maintain my original link as intended. Better to read it o…
My impression was the comic was worth so much because the widely available digital version loses something.
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#29With this kind of case it's impossible to read the comic book, and it doesn't protect it from UV light. I prefer using covers that block UV light. This both protects it and allows you to read it.
You can read it (illegally) here: https://www.zipcomic.com/superman-1939-issue-1 And I dare say, someone spending 9 million clams on this comic book is more than likely going to have it sitting in a very UV-protected vault somewhere .. EDIT: Sorry - I didn’t realize that zipcomic.com is infringing the copyright - adding this note to point that out, but I will maintain my original link as intended. Better to read it o…
I assume it's just an inflation robust store of value.
If I was lucky enough to have to defend say a billion dollars from diluting over decades, a priceless comic sounds like a decent acquisition