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Actually, I have always seen Highest Graded as not really collecting a comic book, so much as collecting a CGC label that most likely only has temporary or transitory value as time goes on.

This is exactly why whenever I see the hype about "Highest Graded Copy" on a auction listing for a truly rare HTF GA book, the first thing that comes to mind is that it is probably also the "Lowest Graded Copy". I've always wondered why they never ever seem to mention that in their auction description.

White pages. One of top 2 graded. Price kinda makes sense in that context, and in this current era... Though the added pencil work coming off the lady's hair -- looking like some decorative bird coil headgear -- is a distraction. Well, if you take inflation into account, I guess it sold for a reasonable amount considering that the still highest 9.2 graded copy sold for something like $4,200 or $4,500 17 long years ago back in one of the Greg Manning auctions. But comparatively speaking, it seemed high when compared against the the recent sale of the highest graded copy of Mystery Men 11 which some lucky bidder was able to snatch up for only a mere $3,900 in the just completed CC auction: https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=721161&title=MYSTERYMEN COMICS Especially when you consider that a raw 7.0 copy "was sold" for $5,700 back in the Jon Berk auction, which is significantly lower in condition than the highest graded copy that sold for only $3,900.

No, the two sites are different. Comiclink charges the buyer a 3% CC fee. ComicConnect does not charge the buyer for using a CC, however, it takes 3% out of the seller's proceeds if a CC is used. Looks like we finally nailed down a winner here. Looks like it's the buyer that pays on CL and the seller that pays on CC for the credit card usage. Not sure if CL has a cap on their credit card usage similar to what CC has though. Other than that I would have to say both auction sites have similar policies with respect to the payment of the 3% credit card fees in the sense that they don't have to pay for it because they simply pass it along to somebody else.

I can only imagine how much money it would take to complete a Fox run in today's robust marketplace. Unfortunately for myself, I've never had the intestinal fortitude or money to complete anywhere close to an entire Fox run. Although I tried to pick up my first Weird, I only ended up being the under bidder on the Weird 3 in the Jon Berk auction. As a result, I have something like only 1 Fantastic, 1 Science, a small smattering of Wonderworlds, along with only a limited run of Mystery Men's. Definitely nothing close to what most of the other Fox aficionados on these boards have.

$33,100 to be precise. There are no buyer's premiums on ComicLink or ComicConnect. Both charge 3% to cover PayPal / credit card fees and will waive that when you pay by check. +1 Not sure about CL, but I also believe you cannot use a credit card for the CC auctions if the book goes past $2,500.

Was reading the Scoop Newsletter from last Friday and noticed that a CGC 8.0 copy of Wonderworld 6 sold for $5,700. Was wondering if anybody here has a link to that book as I wouldn't mind taking a look at it as that sure seems like a pretty strong price for that book in that grade.

Now if that was my copy, I would definitely be jumping for joy and dancing like a crazy banana. Congrats on a fantastic copy of a HTF very much in-demand book.

I believe we already have a thread going for this November / December CC auction: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/421927-comicconnect-1113-auction/

+1 Yes, Ivy's going to have to do a lot to come close to Yvonne Craig's body, let alone her body of work.

Huh. I've never seen that copy of Mystery Men 9 before! Perhaps there has been significant color touch, pieces added to cover, heroes replaced, baddies exchanged, banners modified, all of which escaped the CGC graders... Richard; Yes, it clearly looks like you are still working with the hubby and wife team at IGB Recreations here.

Agree in terms of eye appeal. 54k for the 3.0 was the overdue blow up I thought this book deserved, alas as short lived as it was.....maybe 2018's the year ? +1 Yes indeed, as it looked like somebody lit a match under that CGC 3.0 copy of 'Tec 38 when it hit over $54K. Definitely an overdue and much deserved increase on the book, especially since it had long been derided by the fans for the introduction of Robin and seen as the signal for the end of the much more highly sought after darker Bat-Man period as epitomized by the pre-Robin 'Tec books. So much so to the point whereby the Allentown copy of 'Tec 38 hit the auction block 3 times back in the previous decade, and seemingly going for less money every time it came out, and at only barely double what this much lower graded 3.0 copy sold for. As a result, definitely nice to see this book go up steadily over the past couple of years from something like $6K on a price per point (PPP) basis up to the $9K PPP prior to the March CC auction. Not sure if the March CC result at $54K or at $18K on a price per point basis is an outlier or the start of a new turning point for this book similar to the CGC 5.0 AF 15 sale at $57K in the same auction. Interesting to note that Blazing Bob's CGC 3.0 graded copy sold immediately at $36K or at $12K PPP mere hours after the March auction ended, after sitting unsold on his site for awhile. So, if this CGC 4.0 copy manages to get over $54K, it looks like the new support level for 'Tec 38 might just be at the $14K mark or thereabouts on a price per point basis which is a significant increase from where it was a couple of years ago.

38 is not a preRobin Well, since you guys brought up the topic of 'Tec 38, any thoughts on this CGC 4.0 graded copy that will be coming up in HA November's auction: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/detective-comics-38-dc-1940-cgc-vg-40-cream-to-off-white-pages/p/7169-85001.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515 First nice copy of a 'Tec 38 to make its way into the marketplace since March when CC managed to hit a grand slam with the $54K for their nicely presenting CGC 3.0 grade copy: https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=676931&title=DETECTIVECOMICS Do you think the HA 4.0 copy will be able to beat the record price that CC managed to obtained on their CGC 3.0 graded copy?

And I believe this is most likely one of the reasons why the following comment was posted to you a bit earlier:

That's the thing about auctions for a consignor. You never really know as it's just like a shoot sometimes. You need to have a bit of luck in terms of timing and having the right set of eyeballs on your book and hopefully no other competing copies in the marketplace at the same time. Although I haven't actually seen a scan of your AF 15 or simply forgot what it looked like, I somehow doubt it would have gone for $20K unless the Marvel chipping on it was a real eyesore. Especially in this current ultra hot AF 15 marketplace where each subsequent sale seemingly surpasses the previous one if the book presents nice relative to its assigned grade. After all, you have to remember that it was a nicely presenting CGC 5.0 graded copy of AF 15 which managed to fetched $57K in the CC auction back in March that started this whole AF 15 frenzy of a snowball rolling. And this is now the exact same nicely presenting CGC 5.0 graded copy that Bob has had listed on his site for $75K only a few short months later. So, depending on how your AF 15 copy presents relative to its assigned CGC grade of 5.0, it's quite possible that it might have been auctioned off for quite a bit less than your $50K sale, and yet it's also quite conceivable that it could possibly have gone for quite a bit more than $50K. You wouldn't really have known unless you took that gamble and seen where that auction hammer had fallen.

I actually think it looks like a 7.0. I suspect the book is especially flat which seems to always get bonus points. Well then, I guess we can agree to disagree on this here. All I can say is that it looks like night and day when compared to some other CGC books that I have seen graded into the 7's. For example, take a look at this copy of Sensation 40 with perfect interior white pages: https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=676935&title=SENSATIONCOMICS Apparently, it was all the exterior flaws which brought the book down to a CGC grade of only VF- 7.5. And yet, at the same time, the exterior of this Sensation sure looks a lot nicer to me than the almost similarly graded CGC 7.0 copy of AS 3: https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=739503

I actually think it looks like a 7.0. I suspect the book is especially flat which seems to always get bonus points. Well then, I guess we can agree to disagree on this here. All I can say is that it looks like night and day when compared to some other CGC books that I have seen graded into the 7's. For example, take a look at this copy of Sensation 40 with perfect interior white pages: https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=676935&title=SENSATIONCOMICS Apparently, it was all the exterior flaws which brought the book down to a CGC grade of only VF- 7.5. And yet, at the same time, the exterior of this Sensation sure looks a lot nicer to me than the almost similarly graded CGC 7.0 copy of AS 3: https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=739503

That's around when I stopped. A little past the 'prime.' Around 2008 I got the same basic advice as you got - up through the Days of Futures Past storyline. +1 Same jumping off point for me as I had started cherry picking them off the shelves of the LCS around issue #100 or thereabouts before going back to pick up the earlier ones as back issues. Only problem is that there must be a ton of uber HG copies of these issues out there as this was definitely by far the most highly collected title back at that time. I really probably should take my copies out of those old poly bags, although last time I looked, they all still seem pretty pristine to me.

That would be my favorite as well. Am I missing something here or does that copy look nowhere even close to a F/VF 7.0 copy? Just look at all of the wear around the staples and along not only the spine, but all of the edges of the front and back cover.

And when it's all said and done, isn't this all that really matters and nothing else. Congrats again on your big big sale here.

Look's just like this Yep, he did say that he was the tall one. Lucky for you, it looks like you caught him on a good day as he appears to be in his Sunday best from this picture here.

Yes, I can definitely see that: Looks like about 300 different lots of Walking Dead in there with probably over 50 lots of Walking Dead 100 alone. Can't forget about the other 200+ lots of X-Men books in there also, right through to issue #300. Don't see any real headline grabbing books like a Pep 22 or uber HG TOS 39 in there, as the vintage consignors must know that the busy pre-Christmas December month is probably not the best time for selling.

Giving this old thread a bit of a bump since I must have missed it on the first go round. Anyways, I believe the following short little summary is a pretty good picture of how the guide works, especially in the case of older books: I wrote a much longer spiel on this same subject matter several weeks ago which might fit nicely in this thread here. Will look to see if I can find it and repost it here for any boardies who have problems falling asleep.

Congrats. I guess it depends on how you interpret the original comment from Glassman above. I took it to mean that Bob Had sold the book for $50K and Glassman would be getting the remaining proceeds from this after factoring in Bob's consignment fee for selling the book. Of course, your interpretation could also be correct here.

Congrats Glassman, Bob Storm and Buyer!!? Beautiful book! Glassman your son will be forever grateful. ( I believe AF15 sale was going to downpayment for your son's house. ) +1 Yes, congrats on your big sale here and it's always good when parents help out their own children when it comes to these types of big life changing purchases such as a house or what have you. Very well done!!!