RareHighGrade

On 1/30/2023 at 1:58 PM, buttock said:

I have seen absolutely no evidence that it's down.  It's as hot as ever.  

Ditto.

On 1/25/2023 at 9:46 AM, jimbo_7071 said:

 Neither of those is my favorite Fox PL book, and for me PL 23 is close to the bottom of the list. I don't think that one has particularly good cover art. I don't think of myself as a GGA collector, though, so I'm probably not focusing on the same things as the typical GGA guy.

You are correct that many, if not most, GGA collectors focus on certain "things" that are prominently displayed in PL 17 and 23.

On 1/25/2023 at 3:27 PM, lou_fine said:

Then again, unless it was own by Metro, what is the owner's real rate of return after purchasing it for $3.18M and now after factoring in their discounted selling fees?   

This is a good point.  Taking into account sales tax and other potential additional fees, the cost of purchasing it from Heritage a year ago was likely over $3.2 million.  ComicConnect charges a 10% commission, so the original buyer would have needed to clear at least $3.52 million to break even.

On 1/21/2023 at 6:50 AM, path4play said:

Excited to have added an Eldon (scripted Eldon Tuffentsamer?) to 'ye ole collection to pair with my Eldon (blocky Eldon Hamman)? re-posted at bottom.

@Straw-Man and @nearmint do I have this right?

Looking for some help.  I'm still trying to sort out the "right" Eldons from this thread as it gets a bit confusing with Hammon, Tuffenstamer and Dedini and pics from photo bucket missing.  Can anyone definitively separate the three - or confirm which these two belong to?

 

 

Although the cursive "Eldon" reflected on your Jumbo is the most common, CGC has also credited the block letter version as being part of the same pedigree collection:

On 1/17/2023 at 5:25 PM, Professor K said:

Maybe if David gets more subs and the money starts rolling in he will be able to visit more guys with killer collections so we can ogle their stuff. 

Tell him to visit adamstrange.  

On 1/13/2023 at 3:16 PM, adamstrange said:

There are three US institutions that seek and maintain repositories of comics and comic art:  Syracuse Univ, Ohio State Univ, and Mich State Univ.

There is also a Comic-Con museum in San Diego.

On 1/12/2023 at 8:38 PM, adamstrange said:

Prices were strong for GA with a number of unexpectedly strong results.

I don't know about the GA selection as a whole, but I can tell you that all of the books I was eyeing went for record breaking prices.

I never would have thought that The Eagle #1 was such a prized book.  The current bid (including juice) on the MH copy is over $25K.   I guess the market on Fox books remains on fire despite the recession.

On 12/29/2022 at 9:58 AM, MrBedrock said:

There aren't many books that I covet ... 

I wish I could say that, and you happen to have many of the reasons I can't.

Wow, nice!!

On 12/21/2022 at 4:13 PM, Sauce Dog said:

I posted this in the NS pedigree thread but never got an answer, maybe you all could help: can anybody help confirm if the issue of More Fun Comics #70 I have is a Nova Scotia pedigree? 

There is a very obvious M on the cover, though hard to see in my photos. It almost seems like a previous own might have slightly erased it during cleaning (as the part that overlaps the red ink in the title is noticeably darker, as if it wasn't touched)?

It was sent to CGC and they did not mark it as such (I have no documentation)
 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

For comparison here's the Nova Scotia MF 57.

On 12/17/2022 at 5:33 PM, Hoarder said:

 

 

I've always liked the Schomburg Green Hornet covers.

On 12/16/2022 at 4:05 PM, ak47po said:

 

This one intrigues me.  Was Captain America so popular by only the second issue of the title that children were already buying and dressing up in his costume, complete with shield?

On 12/16/2022 at 6:15 AM, Professor K said:

One person bid it up about 800 bucks on the last bid but came 200 short of my high.

On 12/15/2022 at 12:07 PM, Gotham Kid said:

Given the census ranking of the 6.5 (plus ped to boot), I honestly thought it would end up in the 90s.

The book had numerous tape stains that are not normally found on a 6.5, which may have affected some buyers.

They say they are planning to sell the collection.  How is it going to be marketed, through Heritage?

I can't count all the times someone has opined that a book is the Larson copy simply because it had an "L" written on the cover.  An "L" is not a Larson feature.  Rather the words "Lamont" and/or "Larson" are written out.  In other cases, there is specific coding that is the giveaway.

On 12/5/2022 at 8:31 AM, LadyDeath said:

The price seems extremely low for a Baker comic.

Not for a .5.

On 12/2/2022 at 2:34 PM, Forbush-Man said:

Thank you!  I am very happy with where I am at this point, still have items ending this evening, Monday & Tuesday too.  I think my biggest surprise was that the 1st appearance of the arrow was eclipsed by the cover of Funny Pages V4 #1.  That one surprised me.  

How close were you to completing a run of all Centaurs?  It looked like you got most of the tough issues.

On 12/1/2022 at 3:11 PM, comicnoir said:

That MM 30 is quite the headlights cover. Premium for sure.

Interesting to note that another 4.5 copy of this issue sold in a 2009 Heritage auction for only $227.  The current bid on this copy is over 35 times that.