CGC Versus CBCS Realized Market Prices

  That is quit the chunk of change there.

A couple items to note about the above AF15:

1) Stan Lee signed the last page of the book. This is noted on the Verified Signature CBCS label, but is not noted on the Universal CGC label.

2) The scans make the book look very different in each of the two auctions.

Light reflection.

The CGC copy has been pressed, undoubtedly by Matt Nelson.

And just so everyone's on the same page...Stan's signature not being noted on the last page doesn't necessarily mean that CGC missed it.

It's possible, but not probable.

I would think that it was noted, and included in the net grade.

So, it still sold for roughly twice as much  wiithout CGC letting people know it had been signed on the last page as CBCS-graded with the signature noted?

I think that says something too, no?

That is a huge difference.

I'm wondering if some of it is due to timing. I'm not up with the market for AF #15, but hasn't it gone up since last summer. Plus there may be more deep pockets competing now for a higher grade AF #15. Who knows, maybe some that lost out the last time redoubled their efforts (and wallets)to secure it. But that may only account for some of the difference. Looks like CBCS has a lot of catching up to do if the difference was mainly because of the case that it's in.