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Silly me used to think that it was something much more reasonable like 2% or 3%, especially if you take into account the questionable quality of some of the bidders you would find on eBay. For those kinds of outrageous fees, if you have any books of real value, you may as well simply just go with the auction houses like CC and CL who has a built-in focused customer base for your books and who will also take care of all of the prep listing work for you. And all at something that is generally lower than the 13% fee charged by eBay which provides you with only their auction site platform, but no additional services after that.

Well, all I'll say is that actual dollars paid for an item is an indisputable number that is completely objective in the sense that it is exact, succinct, and not open to question. A CGC grade, on the other hand, is much more subjective and definitely open to question both short term and long term. Especially in the sense that a book can sometimes be graded as a CGC 9.6 copy one day and then as a CGC 9.8 copy the next day with absolutely nothing done to the book. And on a longer term basis as we all should know by now, CGC grading standards tend to change over extended periods of time, whether it be due to changes in their grading teams or changes in their business agenda.

From reading this thread here, is the Church copy of More Fun 73 going up for auction somewhere in the very near future?

thanks for the information is there a approximate date when these will be auctioned, I believe one auction is the way to go to spread the collection among the greatest amount of true comic book collectors, I will look for the little giant 4, AM22, and the Amf promo and thanks for the heads up on those You do realize this is an open public board for serious comic book collectors. You probably should have asked him in a PM since you have now also given the heads up to all of the other Centaur collectors as to which books to go after in terms of true rarity. Then again, it's probably not really that much of a surprise to those who frequent the boards here anyways.

This is great advice. You make sense I will stick to comics that I like and mean something to me. I like comics from the Bronze and early Modern ages. Although in my opinion the good ones are from the silver age and I need to do research on that. With that said if I get a book I really like but they are say from the silver or bronze age with low cgc for example anywhere between 3.5-6.0 its not cheap but the book is really awesome is it worth investing in an expensive book from that era even though the cgc is low grade? Well, since I am much more of a comic book collector as opposed to a CGC label chaser, I feel that the true sign of a vintage collectible comic book is one that has demand across the entire condition spectrum. This is in sharp contrast to more recent or common books that tends to have value in only the uber high grade condition levels and yet have no real value in any thing below this grade level. From that point of view, it's more like being a CGC label collector as opposed to being a comic book collector. But to each their own as there is definitely more than room in this comic book marketplace to accommodate all types of collectors here.

Well, based upon the world debut weekend opening in China from the following Forbes Box Office link, it would appear that Aquaman might just turn into an unexpected and surprise hit for DC: https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/12/09/box-office-aquaman-china-jason-momoa-amber-heard-james-wan-dc-films/#72aed5fc3dad Especially considering that at $94M for the opening weekend in China alone, it's already ahead of Wonder Woman's total box office run and just one million dollars short of Superman vs. Batman's total run after just the first 3 days in the theatre. Word of mouth appears to be good and hopefully this bodes well for the rest of the overseas markets next weekend and then finally in terms of the North American markets 2 weekends from now.

Those things are not safe to ship fragile collectibles in. There are tremendous physical forces that each package is subjected to during it's journey. It is up to shippers to get wise to this, and pack accordingly. Well, based upon how this was packaged, hopefully it's just sheets of papers in there and nothing of any real value. If it's a comic book that the shipper did not want to incur any damage during transit, it looks like this was clearly not packaged properly. Especially since I don't believe there's enough room in that flimsy package for anything more than some thin cardboard, let alone the necessary bubble wrap, packing peanuts and sturdy cardboard exterior box to safely secure the package for shipping. From my point of view, this looks like the fault of the shipper more than the post office here due to improper packaging.

News flash: it's all about the MCU movies. And the MCU is featuring Carol Danvers as a flagship character of those movies and she'll help headline that universe for the next decade. She's a big deal. Plus, check the CGC census and you'll see there are only 7 copies listed at 9.6. MSH 13 kind of a rare book in high grade. flash!!! Well, if it's only really all about the MCU movies, then that is indeed the textbook definition of "hype". Especially if you are referring to a book that already has 6 other copies in equivalent grade plus another one in higher grade as compared to this copy that sold for over $31K for what would otherwise be a common book in any condition below uber high grade. The easiest way to tell if it is hype or over valuation is to ask yourself the following question...................will the existence or placement of additional copies of this book into the marketplace in equivalent or higher condition grades reduce the value of my copy or will it serve to reinforce and increase the value of my copy of the book based upon what I had to paid for it? I believe I already know what the answer to this question would be with respect to this particular book.

2006 law Congress passed. It requires the Post Office to prefund their retirement account for 75 years. As Donut has stated repeatedly, no company ever has had to do this. Those multi billion dollar payments they make every year into this fund tend to put them in the red. (Sec. 803) Establishes in the Treasury a Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, to be administered by OPM, to cover the unfunded Postal Service liability for health care costs of current and future retirees So, is this to cover for potential health care costs and/or future pension retirement payouts going forward, or a combination of both? Either way, shouldn't the ongoing health care premiums paid by the retired employees if they elect to continue to have health care coverage be adequate to cover the cost of this extended health care coverage for the retired employees who have decided to opt in for it. If it's for pension retirement payouts, I thought the previous and current contributions paid by both the retired and current employees (including the matching contributions from the employer) plus the ongoing investment returns from these contributions should be adequate to cover the required pension obligations going forward. Hopefully, the investment firm plus the actuaries have been astute and also doing their jobs to ensure a surplus situation in the pension fund, as opposed to running a deficit. At least that's the way it's supposedly done north of the border with respect to Canada Post.

Nice to hear that the boys at Metro are stepping up to give you a hand with moving some of your books for you, similar to how they were there for Richard with respect to the flooding problems that hit his stores down in Texas a while back. Of course, it's also to their financial advantage at the same time, but always nice to know that they are there if you ever do need them to help you move your books in a time of need.

Rick; Extremely sorry to hear about the plight you have had to suffered through the past couple of months. Was not aware of your situation since I have been busy with my daughter's wedding and did not have much time to spend on the boards here. As a fellow passionate collector, I definitely feel for you in terms of losing not only your business, but also having to call an end to your collecting days after so many decades. The only saving grace is that you still have family and friends and as all of us have already expressed on the boards here..........we all wish you the best in whatever format you choose to continue your business as you are most definitely one of the best ones out there.

Well, if nostalgia memories is the reason for you to buy these books, then my best suggestion for you is to stay as far away from the uber high grade copies such as CGC 9.8 graded copies of these books. Especially if you are also concerned about the preservation of your initial capital, considering that the books you seem to be talking about are all relatively recent and common books which can easily be found. The most important thing to do is to buy the books you love and if they happen to go up in value, then that's just an extra bonus for your.

What is this retirement pre-funding requirement that all of you are referring to here?

But Cr/OW pages, yuck. Surprised it sold for that much. Don't even start.. +1 And as Jay would say, the consignor was lucky CGC gave it the Cr/OW page designation. The book definitely would have sold for a whole lot less if it had the much dreaded White PQ page designation on the label.

I think they have reserves on some stuff but they sell a fair number of the lots. I have watched the Batman's on multiple auctions sell. Prices seem to go up each auction. It is definitely possible all sells are 100% real but it is odd the books never seem to find a permanent home. Sounds as though it would depend on your definition of "sell" when it comes to Pedigree. Personally, I would never ever consider conducting any kind of business with Pedigree, especially when Doug himself couldn't trust his own auction site enough to use it when it came time to sell his own Marvel collection a few years ago.

Ask and ye shall receive: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/170806-sale-of-the-year-new-mutants-98-cgc-99-for-12250/ Looks like it was our resident financial guru himself from Wall Street that had started this initial thread that then went on for 56 pages of fun and laughter. Boy, sure brings up a lot of the old gang that used to make these boards a much more fun and lively place to visit. Wonder where most of these board members have disappeared to. Although I had somehow managed to miss this initial thread when it first came out, I believe there was a second much shorter thread on this same topic later on where I did have some input into this topic. Will see if I can find it although I believe it is definitely not as much fun as the original one since Boston had already left the scene by then.

+1 Your lower graded copy definitely does appear to be "cleaner" and brighter which most assuredly helps with the overall visual presentation of the book.

I don't know who that is. Well, it's quite obvious you must also be one of those uneducated illiterates like the rest of us here who populate the CGC boards then. Wan't Boston some supposedly big shot East Coast university economics professor who paid something like over $12K for the then highest and only graded copy of New Mutants 98. Who then proceeded to defend his purchase through a somewhat valiant but obnoxious attempt to schooled the rest of us (i.e. the comic book illiterates) on the economic theory of supply and demand with respect to his NM 98 in order to validate his rationale that the book had nowhere else to go but up. Especially considering that some of his economic professorial colleagues were apparently willing to pay him more than that for his copy of the book. And as Boston himself said in his parting words of wisdom to us: "Thus endeth the lesson."

It might just be a sign that Boston Corbett is back in the house to continue to school us on the economics of the comic book marketplace. Thus endeth the lesson.

Now that's a fantastic pick of an absolutely gorgeous book and a toughie to find in grade. Clearly evident by the fact that this was one of the very few books that Berk decided to hold onto when it came time to sell his much treasured personal collection last summer.

Well, at least for the Wonderworld 15 in particular, relatively much more so than most of the other Fox books in general. Especially considering that it ended up going for more than the Church copy which was the highest graded copy by a long shot as compared to this one here.

I may have some insider info on this: I have books in both right now, thus they will both tank equally. This would appear to be the case as it looks like many of the books have not moved at all during the past week. I am also 100% sure that the current ongoing downturn in the stock markets are having a direct negative impact here. Many say that the comic book market moves up when the stock market goes down, but I am definitely not a believer in this theory, as I feel that buyers feel a lot less willing to throw their money into books when their stock portfolios have dropped by 25% to 35% in a few short weeks. Considering the generally softness of the December auctions, I am actually a bit surprised that Fishler decided to put his Church Planet run up at this rather inopportune time of the year. With some of the other rather slim offerings, I imagine this auction probably needed a bit of spicing up.

I anticipated a loss. I only owned the books for a year, and obviously there would be one less bidder this time(me), but I didn't anticipate a 36% loss on 2 Church books and a 9.6 file copy. Live and learn! Sorry to hear about your loss, but it's pretty tough to make money considering the fees when you hold the books for only a year, and especially when you are selling into the softest time of the season.

There was some serious interest on that one but I can’t remember the last time one was auctioned and the one on clink was pretty sweet looking. Well, it's pretty tough to find better covers than those early Master cover by Raboy, especially with respect to some of the more classic ones like the HTF Master 27 with the V for Victory cover or Master 33 with the Swastika smashing cover. These covers always tend to go for big dollars since they are usually kept locked away in private collections and hardly ever come to market.

Should I assume my 9.4 is worth about half that? Not necessarily, but it looks like our assumption that we had seen the last of Boston Corbett is dead wrong, as it looks like he is back like a bat out of hell with another barn burning record purchase for the times.