kimik

Very nice copy. Congrats.

agreed- i wonder why? Maybe all the SA collectors are in states like California and New York and have been driven off by the sales tax that now gets charged on them? There really were some remarkable deals in the Heritage auction. I would think that the exorbitant BP is more of an issue with Heritage.

I was surprised at how far early SA DCs have fallen over the past year (or longer in the case of titles like Flash). The prices on most of the GLs looked weak as well outside of maybe the #7. I sold a 7.0 copy of GL #6 on Clink within 24 hours of posting it for $250, but the 9.0 copy in the Heritage auction only went for $418.25 with the BP.

Now I just need Showcase22 and Kimik to start pumping this GL x-over appearance to all the GL speculators. I don't own a copy anymore so I will not be promoting it.

I thought that the 7.5 B&B #28 did fairly well also. Maybe B&B #28 and JLA will be the next SA DC title to see a spike like SC #22 and GL last year?

that's lanier's copy on clink IIRC Originally my old copy that sold for a "whopping" $1500 if I recall correctly on Clink in 2007.

Fixed that for ya.

Seems pretty high to me, considering I paid $5700 for the 9.6 copy in 2004 and people at the time thought I was insane. Of course, today it's a completely different era for GL. Your old 9.6 at the top of the census is what held the price on this copy down a bit.

don't know what people were thinking for this book- but based on other results this is the deadest "hot" title ever. the #9 9.2 went for 60% less than the last sale (probably because it looked like an overgraded POS). i picked up the #25 for exactly half the last GPA sale (and i probably overpaid). the #4 9.4 (a terrible looking 9.4) went for less than the MC 9.2. I thought it would sell between $8-10K. I would have love to purchase it at around $6K. The price seemed reasonable to me for two main reasons: 1) the pool of buyers for 9.0+ copies has dwindled a bit since the Mound City auction (I sold a 9.0 to the buyer who got outbid on the MC copy a couple of months later) and 2) there is a longstanding 9.6 that is the highest graded copy. Judging by some of the other prices, it looks like the title is a bit soft right now which makes sense since a lot of HG copies of early issues have come onto the market over the past few months. In addition, some of these copies looked FUGLY for the grade - does this mean that collectors are finally focusing more on buying the book and not the label?

Sorry, but I believe that I am the new owner of the book. So you're the one. Seriously, no reason for you to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong, just scored a good deal. I would've hoped for the same if I was on the buying end. (thumbs u Thanks, but I feel better when the good deals do not come from a significant loss for a fellow boardie. (thumbs u

Sorry, but I believe that I am the new owner of the book. yep, I would have been if not for you My bid was placed well before it ended, and I did not expect to win it...............

I got outbid on the 6.5 that went on eBay earlier this year otherwise I would have had one to share....................

Sorry, but I believe that I am the new owner of the book.

There's not a shortage of 22s on ebay !! I was surprised that more copies did not surface after that 4.0 went for $1900 a month or so ago.

this one has been an interesting ride... I think most are confident that as the GL movie approaches, the book will "re ignite" and then, as most do, cool back down to some point (likely above current levels)... just the nature of the beast Based on my own transactions and others I observed, the initial run up last summer was due to long time collectors finally getting off their buts and getting a copy AND the initial wave of speculators/investors staking their ground. Once the prices jumped a bit it was all in for these two groups in trying to land any copies they could find, and as we have seen now it is a tough book in even 5.0 and above. We will probably see a slower creep this year and then have the "re ignition" Rick mentions next year as the movie hype begins. After that it will be interesting to see how far it actually pulls back, or if it can maintain AF #15 like momentum. It's a great book Ryan, but it's no AF15! With the current prices, I feel lucky to own a copy...just wish it was better than CGC 3.0. I did not mean to say it was AF #15, but just that it is behaving like AF #15 price wise in that it might cool off but not pull back much before rising again shortly thereafter. I think it is more due to a supply issue than anything. If it was available in quantities like Avengers #1 we would have seen a similar pattern - 3 month run up at the beginning of last year then big time pull back. BTW, if you're not happy with your 3.0 I will gladly take it back for the price I got it for you at.................

this one has been an interesting ride... I think most are confident that as the GL movie approaches, the book will "re ignite" and then, as most do, cool back down to some point (likely above current levels)... just the nature of the beast Based on my own transactions and others I observed, the initial run up last summer was due to long time collectors finally getting off their buts and getting a copy AND the initial wave of speculators/investors staking their ground. Once the prices jumped a bit it was all in for these two groups in trying to land any copies they could find, and as we have seen now it is a tough book in even 5.0 and above. We will probably see a slower creep this year and then have the "re ignition" Rick mentions next year as the movie hype begins. After that it will be interesting to see how far it actually pulls back, or if it can maintain AF #15 like momentum.

That's for the buyer. Well he does offer a return policy, so maybe this buyer will return for the second time. I hope the buyer has a black light and knows the basics for looking for trimming. He will have just enough time to open the package, inspect the books once and ship them out for a refund: Return Policy: I don't want anyone to be unhappy with their purchase so I will allow returns if they are returned to me 4 days after receiving the comic in the exact same shape.

Thanks. I put in a stink bid on two DC SA keys during the Jan/Feb lull and won both for dirt cheap, thankfully.

Looking back a couple of pages, I don't believe that I posted my entrance fee to the club yet (February Heritage auction win):

Congrats!

Are these books new or just relisted? Greg has had a few up for sale over the past several months.

Nope, so you need to put any copies you might have up for sale immediately.

Which one, Neal or Neil?

Sigh. If that 23 had sold a year or 2 earlier, it would`ve been mine. But if you had bought it, wouldn't you have sold it by now anyway?

This book has been there for a bit now...............nice 4.0 nonetheless.