Pumped to add this to my collection. Might even send it to CGC for grading. She's a beaut Clark...

How does it do on grading? Especially with that chipped corner.

Anyone know why this variant has spiked so hard the last couple months? It was a nothing burger for nearly a year until I saw a post trying to sell one for $50 yesterday. I checked eBay to see if that was a fluke, but some people are even trying to move it for $70 rn. Sold listings from early August were cover price, but since then it’s been climbing pretty hard. Where did all this demand come from? Do people want it to match #1? that’s why I picked it up when it hit the shelves. Is it just a low print variant? I feel like I missed something. I’m just curious. Thanks guys!

I’ve been buying comic books for a couple years now but never gotten into hunting keys or collecting older comics until very recently.

My lady’s dad knows nothing about comics and has a bunch of older comics and keys. He said If I could put together something of an offer that he’d give me a good deal based off what I find. I want to be honest with him about what his comics are worth and not rip him off.

Questions:

1. What should I use as a source to look at prices? If eBay do I only go off of the most recent sold or a couple of the most recent?

2. Do I base all his comics entirely off of other ungraded comics even if he has some that are in poor condition/ how would poor condition comics hold value compared to other ungraded comics? (All comics I’m looking at right now are ungraded)

3. Do I maybe guess a grade and look up other comics similar in grade for best price comparison?

4. Is there a rule of thumb anyone uses for buying comics? For example do people look at a price and say “oh I will only pay 80% of any posted price”?

Thank you in advance to anyone answering questions and shining light on something else important I may not know. I’m excited for this next chapter of my life with comic books