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Restoration hurts value most guys want unrestored. I will pay any where from $500 to $1000 depends what the 1.0 is graded as i mean if just missing pieces inside then im ok with that if its detached im ok with that too. If spideys face is cut out its gunna be cheap. Do u have one forsale or pics of what your buying, I have been buying and tradeing comics for years spidey 1 is a favorite of mine i like silver surfer 4 just as much classic cover.
a grade of 1.0 means it is in FAIR condition, which is not a collectible condition for me. I won't purchase anything in the Silver Age that is below a GOOD. I might buy a Golden Age comic in FAIR condition if it was one that I really wanted.
I know ASM #1 is very desirable, but not in FAIR (1.0) condition.
That said, I would think a reasonable price would be anywhere in the $750-1000 range. Anything more and you will never get a return on your investment in my opinion.
And yes...restoration does lower the value on a book.
Thats what I would have said to - $750-1000. I have one in my collection that I love and will keep. I paid $600 for mine. Just didn't think they were worth the prices people ask for them. I actually put mine on eBay along time ago with a buy it now of $1300 just to test the waters and market and it didn't sell.
$600 was a very fair price for that issue in that grade.
You never know with Spiderman. Every time a movie comes out, the comics go up in value as new collectors hit the market.
If you could sell it for $1300 after this new movie comes out, I would do it. Then take that money, save a little more, and buy one for about $1750 in good/very good condition.
I was thinking the same thing. After the new movie comes out next year, maybe it will spark peoples interest to want an Amazing Spiderman #1 CGC 1.0 for fairly cheap.
I'd imagine a 1.0 might be of interest to someone looking to assemble a better condition Spidey #1 out of bits and pieces, depending on the condition of the indi ideal pages and such. Ie they wouldn't want it if it were water damaged throughout or a tear through all the pages.
I couldn't pass mine up for $600. Regardless of the grade, I am such a big superhero collector and spiderman fan that to pass up a chance to own a piece of history would be stupid on my part. I remember when I was a kid I sold my whole box of comic books which had some very early Amazing spidermans for $5.00.. I will always regret that one!
I couldn't pass mine up for $600. Regardless of the grade, I am such a big superhero collector and spiderman fan that to pass up a chance to own a piece of history would be stupid on my part.
Grade is everything in any collectible...watch an episode of Antiques roadshow if you have any doubt.
The good news is that there is always a market for rare items like this. I am always of the opinion to buy what you can afford. I definitely buy less graded items when I collect with the intent of re-selling when I upgrade. With that said; I think my brain works like others in that there is an intent of upgrading so the low grade comic will either appeal to someone who wants a scarce item and can't afford to go higher or a high end collector who wants a place holder with an intent to upgrade.
"The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
~Vaclav Hlavaty
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