FANTASTIC FOUR #1 [1961] 4.0 ORIGIN 1st APPEARANCE

$

2,500

FANTASTIC FOUR #1 [1961] 4.0 ORIGIN 1st APPEARANCE

FEATURING: KIRBY/LEE CLASSIC

BOOK DESCRIPTION: Complete, original, solid, tight, clean copy

COVER DESCRIPTION: Attached [tight], flat, CLEAN

INTERIOR PAGE DESCRIPTION: Supple, solid, strong

INTERIOR PAGE COLOR: A very desirable -- Off-White/White

CONSERVATION: None

REPAIR: None

RESTORATION: SLIGHT AMATEUR RESTORATION: SMALL AMOUNT OF COLOR TOUCH ON COVER, TEAR SEAL TO COVER.

GRADE: 4.0

PRICE: $2,800

** ALL BUYERS --- VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE **

PLEASE READ --- BEFORE you "MAKE-AN-OFFER"

ACTIVE LISTING OFFERS: in order to encourage genuine negotiations that may help a buyer secure a DISCOUNTED purchase, I have provided an eBay ---   "MAKE-AN-OFFER"  --- option on ALL my listings --- with the following guideline that should cover MOST buyers' legitimate concerns.

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1] I appreciate when anyone takes the time to carefully consider my listings --- especially when they make a GENUINE offer that is reasonably close to my listed price.

    With all the effort involved in maintaining a GROWING selection of QUALITY books, I no longer have the TIME to try and convince a prospective buyer that they should increase their offer on a book that I have already tried to DISCOUNT --- BEFORE listing.

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2] My NEW eBay policy is SIMPLE: Almost ALL eBay listed books have been REDUCED in PRICE before uploading in an attempt to bring the LISTED PRICE of each book BELOW the current average MARKET price [ referencing the Price Guide, GPA, and RECENT actual SALES ].  

    It will be OBVIOUS that the RARER and/or more DESIRABLE the book, the smaller the DISCOUNTED price needs to be to attract a serious buyer --- with SOME of the most desirable books listed at NO apparent discount.

    In addition, please consider that market information is NEVER --- TOTAL, COMPLETE, or FINAL. As a result, after reciving an offer for any of these ACTIVE LISTINGS, I may RE-EVALUATE the book using the most CURRENT, UP-TO-DATE market info --- and then --- LOWER or RAISE the listed price --- IMMEDIATELY.

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3] I have found that almost all buyers of VALUABLE books have taken the time to personally EVALUATE each listed book, using SIMILAR reference criteria --- BEFORE they make a purchase.

    Therefore, many buyers now pay the LISTED eBay price [sometimes after they have submitted an offer that was politely declined] in order to avoid the RISK of losing the book to an eager buyer who IMMEDIATELY recognizes the VALUE of the DISCOUNTED listed price --- and CLOSES the listing.

    Consequently, many times while a potential buyer is either considering a book or submitting an offer, the listed book will just DISAPPEAR [poof!] --- GONE from eBay --- meaning that the discounted book SOLD in a private transaction [snooze & loose].

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4]The astute and knowledgeable buyer will notice that SOME books have a LARGER listed discount. This means that MANY listed books will SELL --- at the CURRENT DISCOUNTED listed price --- WITHOUT any additional "make-an-offer" discount.

    Please consider and remember the above BEFORE you make a decision on ANY of my listings.

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5] I know that this NEW policy alters the nature of the -- "MAKE-AN-OFFER" -- option, however, it is as EASY as A-B-C:

   
     A] If I consider the "OFFER" unreasonable, I will just CANCEL by DELETING.

     B] When I consider the OFFER reasonable, but insufficient at the time, I will send a sincere response to the potential buyer thanking them for their offer.

     This means that ANY response you receive for your offer is an invitation to re-consider and submit ANOTHER offer --- while the listing remains ACTIVE.

     C] When... I consider an OFFER reasonable, I will ACCEPT....book SOLD.

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     FINALLY --- I do not send counter-offers

     WHY?
  

   Well.... after assessing the recent results of the new eBay DISCOUNTED sales policy, I find that it is UNNECESSARY and IMPRACTICAL to engage in the negotiating DELAYS that occur when sending, and waiting for a COUNTER-OFFER response --- while other offers for the SAME book demand IMMEDIATE attention.

 

    PLEASE do NOT ask for a "BOTTOM LINE" price --- I have time [and I am happy] to respond only --- to REAL offers --- ASAP.

 

TOMORROWS TREASURES [Since 1972]

ADDITIONAL BOOKS

   I try to UPLOAD new books EVERY WEEK.

   Please remember, the books that appear on my eBay store are a representative selection. If you are interested in viewing a LARGER selection of VINTAGE books, contact me for details. 


CONTACT INFORMATION

PHONE: 631- 543-5737  [Please leave message]
CELL: 631- 835-5702     [24 hours/365 days]
EMAIL: The BEST way to contact me [24 hours/365 days]

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

*** I have been buying, reading and COLLECTING comic books since 1959. ***

*** I have been BUYING and SELLING comic books ---- full time ---- since 1972. ***

SELLING?

*** If you have any books FOR SALE [ANY grade] that are dated BEFORE 1969, please contact me with the total QUANTITY [approx.] of books for sale, and the TITLES and NUMBERS of the issues. 

Finally, PLEASE contact me when you have included your ASKING price for the WHOLE group.

STORE POLICIES

INQUIRIES: In order to hold down the costs of preparing, and marketing the large volume of SCARCE items listed on my eBay store site, I find that I do not have the TIME to respond personally to ANY specific requests for ADDITIONAL information [Scans, book content, descriptions…etc.] on ANY of my eBay store listings, EXCEPT listing ERRORS.

     PRICE GUIDE:

  While I recognize that the "Overstreet Price Guide" has been a valuable reference and price tool since 1970, there are very REAL limitations that are either IGNORED or UNKNOWN to many eBay buyers.

ITEM #1] OVER 80% of ALL the books listed in the "price guide" --- are OVERPRICED ---- MEANING that they have a lower [average] REAL market value than the "price guide" listed price.

ITEM #2] A small [1% - 5%] of ALL the books listed in the "price guide" --- are UNDERPRICED -- MEANING that they have a higher [average] REAL market value than the "price guide" listed price.

I SPECIALIZE --- in older, scarcer, more desirable books ---- many of which have an [average] real MARKET price GREATER than the "price guide".

FEEDBACK:

  Due to the recent "feedback" policies eBay has enacted, I now receive NEGATIVE feedback from "BUYERS" [DEADBEATS] who NEVER PAID! ---- OR --- troublemakers that have been BLOCKED, who then commit MORE unwanted mayhem by using ANOTHER eBay ID for the SOLE purpose of leaving NEGATIVE FEEDBACK! ------- And finally, those "buyers" whose NEG. feedback "complaint" is DELIBERATELY FALSE  because it is based on a LISTING ERROR! [which they do not reveal] ---- This is --- INSANE!

  As a result of this [and OTHER] kinds of eBay feedback sabotage, I no-longer take NEGATIVE feedback seriously. Think about it ---- an eBay seller who is CONSISTENTLY receiving POSITIVE feedback from buyers on a REGULAR basis, is a much more significant indication of customer SATISFACTION than the isolated and UNRELIABLE negative remarks of a trouble-maker.

  Due to the large volume of store listings that I maintain, I regret that I can only leave positive feedback to eBay buyers who REQUEST feedback by sending me an email with a LINK to the book(s) that sponsors the appeal.

DISCOUNTS:

  I will consider larger discounts on any GROUP of books that I have in my eBay store listings. You may email me with your group list and your OFFER. 

SCANS:

ALL scans that appear in any of my store listings are the ACTUAL scan of the book you will be buying. I do not believe ANY book should be listed by using a SUSTITUTE --- "stand-in"--- scan that can only leave you guessing.

CAUTION: Due to the large volume of listings and scans, SOMETIMES ---- for example, a "VF" SCAN will [in error] be posted with a "VG" listing, ---- and vice versa. Therefore, if a scan or a description does NOT appear to be accurate --- then it could be a LISTING ERROR.

 

GRADING DEFINITIONS

CONSERVATION: Usually "sealed tear(s)" that are done using "archival" techniques and materials [like "rice paper" OR "archival tape"], and that are reversible without further damage to the book.

REPAIR: Usually "sealed tears" using invasive and NON-REVERSABLE materials ----- like non-archival tape, glue and extra staples.

RESTORATION: Usually chips, or pieces of the paper that are MISSING, and that are RESTORED by filling with archival "rice" paper and then adding COLOR[usually acrylic paint] to cover the blank white paper fill.