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On 1/21/2024 at 6:10 PM, JollyComics said:
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light spine stress lines to cover
moderate creasing to cover - it brings the grade down.
Penalizing non-color breaking bends is the CGC grading practice that I least agree with. And sfcityduck's two examples perfectly illustrate why. I doubt there is a collector out there who, if presented with the same book in the two grades shown, would take the 8.0 over the 7.0.
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On 1/14/2024 at 10:07 AM, mwotka said:
There was going to be a high quality collection of pre-Batman Detective Comics as well, but it got canceled (likely due to concern over some questionable for today stories).
I was unaware of this. Do you have any further information regarding what was considered "questionable"?
Also, does anyone know what this comment in the article is about: "There will also be a shocking revelation of a "Bill Finger-type" forgotten co-creator of a major comic book character who will require comic book history books to be rewritten."
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On 12/2/2023 at 11:07 PM, ChillMan said:
Aquaman
The media trashes him...outright lies LOL. Like his movie is so bad that everyone walked out of the test screenings.
They said Flash was the best movie of all time...the test screening audience gave a 5 minute standing ovation. And Blue Beetle is the heart & soul of the new DCU. While Aquaman 2 is irrelevant.
Even CGC says the only comic-book movie in December is Wonka. And they deleted their Comics General - Movies section.
That may be a valid complaint, but until the movie is released and we all have had a chance to see it, we have no basis to discredit the negativity by those who have seen it.
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On 12/2/2023 at 11:22 AM, batman_fan said:I don't think it is a competition. If it were we couldn't get excited about anything that wasn't as impressive as the the Promise Collection. It has been a while since any auction house has had some of these unicorn books. Look how excited people got over a Detective 27 cover only.
Agreed. Some folks collect high grade books, others collect rare books, and some collect both. Regardless, it's always good to get excited about auctions offering books that don't come around every day. This hobby would be a lot less fun if there was no excitement to share.
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The HA auction starting on 12/22 has some amazing books in it. Something for everyone.
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Richard's "avalanche" of books shows why the SF pedigree is held in such high esteem.
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On 10/30/2023 at 5:06 PM, action1kid said:
The stamp does clearly say Tom Reilly.
That depends on your definition of the term "clearly." As one who has spent a lot of time trying to discern what the stamp says, I must clearly disagree.
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On 10/18/2023 at 6:25 PM, sfcityduck said:
Not sure they had a choice. Ian was a low grade collector. But there is a Batman 1 and D27-D38 and the high grade ashcan. None of which should be pooh poohed. Plus some oddities. And little in the DC world is more popular than Batman.
I didn't notice the ashcan. Yes, that's a nice touch.
Has the auction already started? If so, it appears that you cannot see the pending bids unless you sign up and log in.
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IMO, the decision to start off with a very common title with low grade copies was a mistake. If they had started out with some of the extremely rare books, it would have created a buzz that would have drawn attention to the auction as well as future offerings of other lots.
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On 9/29/2023 at 10:35 AM, lou_fine said:
From your collecting experience and personal POV, do you think MM 7 is close to MM 2 in value due to its extreme rarity in grade or still a long ways off?
IMO, due to its relative rarity, a MM #7 in mid-grade or better is likely worth more than a MM #2 in equivilant grade.
On 9/29/2023 at 10:35 AM, lou_fine said:From a strict artistic POV though setting aside the rarity factor, I much prefer MM 8 over MM 7 myself.
I agree with you that the cover of MM #7 is underwhelming and that #8's cover is better.
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On 9/28/2023 at 9:56 PM, lou_fine said:
Yes, I was absolutely shocked when I noticed this at the end of last year, but then it seems to be pretty locked in with multiple copies in the CGC 3.0 to CGC 3.5 condition range now consistently fetching in the $5K to $7K price range at both Heritage and CC during the past couple of years. This was definitely not the case back in 2017 when the Jon Berk Church copy of MM 3 in CGC 9.6 sold for $57K while the Berk/Church copy of MM 2 in equivalent CGC 9.6 condition grade managed to fetch only $38,500.
The question now is whether the HTF Mystery Men 7 has also overtaken Mystery Men 3 due to its sheer rarity in grade with only the Church copy in CGC 8.0 being the only copy to grade above CGC 4.0 out of a meagre total of only 12 unrestored Universal copies in the census to date?
Especially considering that even raw restored lower grade Good copies or even certified restored 2.5 graded copies have been selling into the $3K price range during the past year or so:
Raw restored Good copy for $3,120 back in June of 2022 and then this certified restored 2.5 graded PLOD copy for $3,360 in February of 2023:
Heck, it even looks like real low grade beater Fair copies even with the much dreaded Slightly Brittle PQ desigantion are still approaching 4-figures:
Hate these fugly looking oversized magazine holders and yet sold for some $840 last month with another Fair CGC 1.0 graded restored PLOD copy (albeit with much better OW/W pages) selling for $990 back in February of 2021.
So, hopefully you are also not looking for a #7 then.
Due to its rarity, there's no question that MM #7 is more valuable than MM #3. MM #8 is likely also more valuable.
I was surprised to see the high prices paid for the mid-grade copies of Eagle #2 and #4, both of which went for around 10X Guide. I didn't realize this was such a coveted run.
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Great job MasterChief!! Can you give us an idea of what titles fall under the "Adventure" category?
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On 9/14/2023 at 5:22 PM, Professor K said:
Tec 29 5.5 last one in that grade was in 2020 for 102k but it was a sweet copy. Guess the anchor stamps didn't help much. Should have marketed it as The Anchor Copy but I guess they didn't have the anchor stamp to go with it.
The Tec #29 was weighted down more by its slightly brittle pages than by its anchors.
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Several of the Promise books that were put on the block for resale sold for 30% or more below their prior sale prices.
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On 8/25/2023 at 3:09 PM, lou_fine said:Highly doubt there would be much chance of making that type of mistake like that.
My guess is that a lot of the newbie consignors who's trying to squeeze every last dollar for themselves would go for the 15% BP, while many of the older longer term collectors wouldn't bother with this nuisance of a 15% BP since the net gain is only a fraction of a percentage point.
To tell you the honest truth though, I can't even remember how the convoluted 15% BP calculation works anymore, but I remember that the difference was pretty much insignificant in the grand scheme of things when they first introduced it a couple of years ago.
All I know is that I find the uncalculated 15% add-on to be very confusing and annoying and I tend to bid less aggressively on those books as a result.
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On the other hand, there may still be some deals to be had. For example, this copy of New Fun 5, which has the earliest GGA cover, is still sitting at a measly $1,300, which is way below its FMV:
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On 8/17/2023 at 11:59 AM, adamstrange said:
I will go to the trouble to get the book and photograph the inside once we confirm the other version exists.
Not necessary, I'll happily settle for a scan of the front over.
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On 8/16/2023 at 12:06 PM, adamstrange said:
My copy is has a black bar printed over the typical publisher/copyright/address and below that it says it is a Fall 1945 issue (no publisher).
Unless you post a scan, it didn't happen!
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Although it's been watered down by some of CGC's recent "pedigree" designations, there typically is a correlation between grade and pedigree status. That's likely why every collector I know who cares about grade also cares about the pedigree status.
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Some of our PCH experts should put together their Top 10 lists so that we can compare them with Overstreet's list.
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On 8/3/2023 at 10:42 AM, Marty Mann said:
Any one know why there are no actual images for 28 of the 61 CGC Recognized Pedigrees shown?
Marty, here's the website that has scans of books from all the CGC-indentified pedigrees:
the YOU TUBE comic book videos thread
in Golden Age Comic Books
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That was both interesting and entertaining, thanks adamstrange.