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So, if you expect the 'Tec 29 to be in the $45K - $50K range, where do you expect the equally nice presenting 3.0 graded copy of 'Tec 38 to finished up at: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=676931 Of course we would have to take into account the fact that this is the issue that signaled the end of the highly popular pre-Robin 'Tec's and featured the first appearance and origin of Batman's "love toy". Nevertheless, still considered to be a GA key and at a time right when the market appears to be starting to cycle back into some of these long-term traditional keys which have been sitting on the sidelines for awhile. Any chance at all that this 3.0 graded copy here would have a shot at crossing the $30K threshold level since a "not looking any better" CGC 4.0 graded copy of this same book was able to fetch $35K in the last CC auction: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=686230&title=DETECTIVECOMICS

I don't think anyone does. I guess that's why it's still sitting at only $51K and hasn't really moved at all in the past couple of weeks: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=700976 Any thoughts as to whether this copy of Cap 1 is even going to get anywhere close to six figures by the time its all said and done?

You have the Larson WonderWorld 7 Besides Jon Berk, I believe Steve C must be one of the biggest Larson aficionados out there in the comic book hobby place.

On second thought, you might just be bang on with your forecast here. Not sure about any possible technical defects, but the above CGC 3.0 graded copy sure seems to present much better than the CGC 3.5 graded copy which sold for just over $40K in CC's last Event auction only a few short months ago: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=685980&title=DETECTIVECOMICS I would say buy the book, as opposed to buying the label, but in this case it's probably best to buy the Grader's Notes for $15 first.

Wow, no slow down yet as this would be close to 3X condition guide for this copy then. Is this the current going rate for a 3.0 graded copy of 'Tec 29 in this marketplace, or is this going to be your max bid on this particular book? Similar to how Gator was able to forecast the $317K sale of that Action 1 down to the last dollar since that was his max bid.

No, I believe the most beautiful color the consignor is going to see is the color Green once this book is auctioned off.

For bigger books on CC, a lot of the action can come late. I've seen books double and triple in price during the (usually multiple) extended bidding periods. That aspect of the CC auctions is great for sellers, but not so great for buyers, imo. Maybe somebody should point this out to Anderson since I believe the large majority of his Church Pep run at HA did not move up at all at the end from where they finished up at the end of the internet bidding session. Of course, virtually all of the books were probably already right there at the top by the time the internet bidding had ended prior to the live auction.

Well, go out and buy a lottery ticket as it must be your lucky day then. I believe that Jon Berk has a substantial number of Centaurs in his collection, and you would be more than welcome to bid on them once they are open for bidding in less than 2 short months from now.

Well, I guess this book here must be waking up from its nap as this is its first move since it reached $33.5K well over 2 weeks ago: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=684452 Only a insignificant $500 move in over 2+ weeks, as compared to a $50K move for the CGC 9.0 copy of AF 15 over the same time period. Not sure if this means the book is getting close to where it's going to finished up at, or if it just means the smart money is just watching on the sidelines and will come in and play only when it counts at the end.

Well, if you like this short little teaser, you can see the rest of the pictures back on Page 24 of this thread here.

Now that the Church copy of Suspense 3 has finally surfaced, it looks like virtually every single one of the Church copies in this short 12-issue run of Suspense Comics have now found their way into the marketplace. The Heritage archives indicate the only exceptions to this are the Church copies for Suspense 4, Suspense 8, and Suspense 10. It would certainly be nice to see the Church copies of Suspense 4 and Suspense 8 since both of these issues do not yet have any high grade copies above 7.5 in the CGC Census Population Report to this point in time. Especially since many have speculated that issue #4 might actually be the toughest to find in the entire run, while we all know about the classic and in-demand spider cover for issue #8. I guess it's just a matter of being patient and waiting.

2. Per your other question, my experience on this is from several years ago, but yes, much of the bidding was "day of" (w/ a lot of activity occurring even in the last hour for some lots) It's certainly interesting to note that we have 3 major auction houses when it comes to comic books, and all 3 of them uses a completely different format as to how their individual auction lots ends. I wonder which one of the formats is best for the potential bidders and which one is best for the consignors? Or maybe it's just six of one, half dozen of the other?

For all of those board members like me who were not lucky enough to attend Jon's big Gallery Exhibition, it looks like Scoop did a nice write=up on the event. Sounds as though it was a good time for all who were lucky enough to attend: http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=191817 And since a written story always goes better with pictures, the books discussed in the Scoop article can be seen below. I just never get tired of looking at pictures like these:

Seems most superman 1s are 1.0-2.5 at 3.0 and above probably closer to 75k a point (or more). Mid grade expect 100k a point last year multiple 1.5-2.0s sold around 50k a point. This year , who knows! but yes, entry level typically gets higher avg bc most feel it's only opportunity. So they might consider paying /stretching 70k for a nice 1.0 bc they can't afford 100k for a 1.8 Well, based upon the initial post from the board member here, I assume he must be referring to the Supes 1 coming up in CC's Event auction next week: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=703674 Since it's still sitting at only $26K as of Thursday night, it looks like it still has a long ways to go to get into the $50K to $70K price range. On the other hand, it might not sell for a premium to the normal price point since it doesn't present that nicely, especially with that huge chunk out from the front cover. Not sure what the normal bidding strategy for these extended time auction formats are like. Is it common for most of the bidding to be done at the end since nobody really needs to play their cards before the auction? Or is there no point to wait because the auction house will simply continue to extend the time as long as bids are still being received? Just wondering since it seems that a large majority of the auction lots still have high bids nowhere close to where I would expect the books to sell for. Of course, there's still close to a week left in the auction for all of these lots here, so I guess it's just a matter of wait and see.

Well, if that's the case, then can you explain why Jimmy O 134 goes for so much more than Forever People 1? I guess maybe it also depends on the individual character(s) in question.

The dancing banana is because the book was from the collection of Mr. Magik Woo. I think the 78K price difference is fine, because the book is from the personal collection of Mr. Magik Woo. So you are saying that since it's now no longer directly from his personal collection, the book is now worth $78K more. Or maybe because it's no longer indicated as being signed by Stan the Man himself anymore, as his signature will drop the value of any book by 50%.

Well, I certainly hope you are dancing like a crazed banana because you was the one that picked up the book at $77.6K and flipped it back out at $155.3K in a few short months.

The price is what someone willing to pay (including Buyer's Premium). When you place a bid in Heritage, it will display two prices: one for the bid price and the price with BP. The only thing GPA would not know is if the person had to pay states sales tax. I had books that I won that would registered higher, if my sales tax paid was input to the total. Or maybe it should only be listed at $77,675 since that's all anybody was willing to pay for this exact same book in the exact same grade and sold by the exact same auction house, only a few short months earlier.

Probably more on an individual book by book basis, especially when it comes to the different eras and the grading teams being used. For example, does this look like a CGC 3.5 graded book from your point of view: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=697754 Of course, you can't accurately grade from just a scan. But just from a visual eye appeal point of view, this book certainly looks a lot nicer than your typical 3.5 book and it was graded back on December 9th of 2016.

Yep. And a right might purty one at that, considering it's only supposedly a 3.5 graded copy: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=697754 Still seems like a bargain at this point since it is running at about a 15%+ discount to guide right now.

+1 That's the perfect analogy! As key and certain other books become more and more expensive and out of the reach of the average collectors, both their restored counterparts and their entry level unrestored counterparts will start to sell for significant price points. So, although it's often seen as not a good idea to buy an unrestored book, maybe it's more a case of finding just the right ones to buy.

An even tougher book in my experience is Funny Pages 3#10 - the second Arrow cover, it's now listed as "Rare" in the Guide. +1 Yes, I believe a few of those later Funny Pages are indeed tougher to track down, and it's good to see that Overstreet has noted quite a few of these later issues as either "Rare" or "Scarce", besides just the Vol 2 #10 issue.

How many FP 2/10 do you think are out there not to many i guess for the secret lies inside Now, that's definitely a nice teaser of what's to come. As for the Funny Pages Vol 2 #10, I don't believe it shows up in the marketplace very often. An underappreciated and undervalued book from my point of view since it is the first appearance of the Arrow. Probably its scarcity in the marketplace is resulting in a lack of turnover in the marketplace, which can sometimes put a damper on price increases.

Really bright colors on that classic +2 Yes, indeed! You definitely cannot beat the solid deep colors on a Science 1.

Just opened my junk email which I received from Metro the other day and these 3 Detectives popped right up: Wow, they certainly look impressive, especially relative to their rather low assigned grades. Not sure about the prices though, especially with respect to the 'Tec 29.