I was scanning eBay results and I found some very strong sales happening this past week. I also found deals!
Avengers #11, Marvel Comics (12/64) Graded by CGC at 9.2 with Off White pages sold for $1,093.00 on eBay on May 26th. Overstreet price guide value for this comic at 9.2 is $650.00. This issue has always been highly collected. There are a fair bit of CGC 9.4s and CGC 9.6s available so the close to double guide finish kind of surprised me. I guess the double whammy of an early Avengers issue and an early Spidey cross-over is just too hard to resist. Advantage seller.
Action Comics #4, DC Comics (9/38) Graded by CGC at 5.0 with Light Tan to Off White pages sold for $5,219.91 on eBay on June 2nd. Overstreet price guide value for this comic at 5.0 is $4,117.50. This is a powerful book! These very early Actions bring bragging rights to all who own them. About 25% above guide even seems low but I know that the Light Tan pages dragged the price down for this copy. Still, I’d take a Light Tan Action #4 to a White almost anything else. Advantage buyer.
More Fun #101, DC Comics (1-2/45) Graded by CGC at 9.0 with Cream to Off White pages sold for $5,750.00 eBay on May 30th. Overstreet price guide value for this comic at 9.0 is $11,201.00. This comic features the origin and first appearance of Superboy. This one had to have hurt. This is just over ½ guide for a high grade DC Golden Age key! More Fun is a very collectible title and Superboy is a solid character that will be around for a while. Advantage buyer.
Tales of Suspense #39, Marvel Comics (3/63) Graded by CGC at 7.5 Signature Series (Stan Lee, Gene Colan) with Cream to Off White pages sold for $11,520.00 eBay on May 27th. Overstreet price guide value for this comic at 7.5 is $4,500.00. Over two and a half times guide mostly because of the signatures. I think it’s great to have Stan Lee sign one of the big Marvel keys that he helped create. This book will continue to appreciate in the guide and I think it is a solid long term investment. Advantage buyer.
Some strong results are still coming out of eBay and if you look hard enough you’ll find some great deals.
Walter Durajlija is an Overstreet Price Guide Advisor and Shuster Award winner. He owns Big B Comics in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
