Doohickamabob

I'm auctioning a bunch of Golden Age superhero stuff this week on eBay, including some classic Superman comics (such as Superman #26 and Superman #40), several Captain Marvel comics (some with Mac Raboy covers), some Alex Schomburg-cover Nedors, several other DC Comics (including one with Batman's origin story), and much more -- at least 40 separate auctions. Here is the link to my Marketplace Post: Doohickamabob's marketplace posting.

Here's a photo of some of what's being auctioned:

Another photo shows my new best buddy with some of his favorite comics (which he has decided to sell in exchange for diapers):

There are quite a few other examples that do end up on Metro's website. But, I don't think they have a policy in place for not bidding on the ComicConnect auctions. I guess they see these as two separate companies.

There is absolutely nothing that separates "I am bidding on this item I'm auctioning because I want to sell it elsewhere for a price slightly above my top bid" from plain old shill bidding.

Anybody know the people who run Comic Connect? I would love to hear their explanation for this.

Okay, I have documented these two auctions and subsequent resales. See images. Is it possible that Comic Connect had non-paying bidders, or that there is some other explanation for these Comic Connect auction items that end up being sold on the Metropolis site?

Please post of any other such examples you find, whether at Comic Connect or elsewhere.

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It's disconcerting to realize that the item you're bidding is being counter-bidded by the auction house, who want to realize a set price. A fair price in an auction is 2 or more interested parties bidding to achieve ownership of the item. Other-wise it is conflict of interest.

I hope you will keep documenting this. This is the kind of stuff that turns people away from the hobby. Does Comic Connect have a searchable archive of its past auctions?

Just one of those auctions where ComicConnect/Metropolis's shill bidding backfired on them and they got stuck with the book. Happens all the time there.

Your evidence is...? (I don't mean that rhetorically -- I really want to know what your evidence is.)

Incidentally, is Love Confessions #54 a Baker cover? The OSPG says #53 is by Baker, but doesn't mention him for #54. The woman at left is very Bakerish.

Happy birthday, Fritzi.

Polka dots have rarely looked so nice.

My real concern with determinig an accurate and fair value of a Playboy magazine. Is when you put into account that it was pressed by Classics Incoporated and graded by CGC like my Marilyn #1.

That's some really unusual sentence structure. You've got going there.

P.S. Awesome magazine.

Is there a "Silver-Age Marketplace Links" thread in this area? The Golden-Age forum has one. Anyway, this looks like it's where people post links to their messages in the sales forum, so I hope I am not violating the spirit/rules of this thread by posting the following...

This week I am auctioning more than 100 silver-age comics. Here is the link to my marketplace post , and here is a photo that shows some of what I am auctioning. Thank you for looking.

I am auctioning some GA books (as well as hundreds of SA books) including a Blonde Phantom comic, and Annie Oakley #1. Here is the link to my marketplace post: Doohickamabob's selling post

What? Like stay slim and workout?!

There's some of that, but there's also stuff like "read the newspaper so you aren't a boring conversationalist," or "get some hobbies so you aren't dependent on your husband for entertainment." I will dig out my copy and take a scan/photo when I get the chance.

Happy Birthday! (1909-1956) and thanks for the honey... (HCH #57 'Kidnap Racket' 1952)

 

Hey it's Honey Dorian, Rip Kirby's girlfriend. Quite a coincidence -- I was just reading about her yesterday in Maurice Horn's "Women in the Comics" (which, strangely, has no entry for Blonde Phantom).

Here's my copy.

Have you guys READ this one recently? I ask because this has a GREAT text article in the middle that is basically a "Guide to keeping your husband happy." Some of the advice is hilariously, near-offensively 1950's and sounds like it was written for Betty Draper. Much of the advice is actually very practical. Anyway, it is a very interesting read.

Wow! It's hard enough to find a Mad #18 without the dots connected, but a DOUBLE COVER without the dots connected is bragging-rights material!

Your correct on the original cost, it was $150. I was in the right place at the right time. Two years ago around Christmas time I spotted two sets of these at a local big box retailer, on the bargin table. I checked and found the price was $25, and quickly snapped up the second to last copy. You should be able to find these on Ebay. The shipping will be high as these books weigh in at 5 pounds or a tad more apiece, and the book dimensions are 14 x 10 inches. For me Don Martin's stuff was the highlight of each Mad issue. Between the sound effects, Dons original style and great sense of humor, his was the best stuff Mad had to offer.

My hat is off to you except for one thing...you shoulda bought BOTH copies... (And then mailed one of them to me.)

I am going to have to track that down for sure, but like you said, the shipping cost is definitely going to be a factor.

Has anybody picked up the MASSIVE 2 volume set of "The Completely Mad Don Martin"? The books contain all of Martin's drawings that were published by Mad.

Thanks for reminding me. That is a great big WANT for me. I remember seeing them at the bookstore and noting that it cost something like $150, so I blew it off. What are they selling for these days? I'd love to track one down sometime. Don Martin is definitely "Mad's Maddest Artist," and without him I can't imagine the magazine inspiring nearly as much rabid fandom. I'll always remember the sound-effects article, especially the chesty woman unhooking her bra (seen from the back), which sounded something like "*click* ... Blop FLOOBADOOP"

auctions ended 9/6 and i still haven't heard anything from bongo2001, sent him 5 invoice reminders over the period. what should i do?

File a non-paying bidder report?

Would someone, please, ask the seller for a better scan(s)? Thank-you.

I was thinking of posting about this. I emailed this guy a while ago and he sent me some interior shots. It does not appear to have any connection to the Pussycat we know and love. However, it is $11 on eBay, so if anybody is reeeeallly curious, and doesn't mind paying the foreign shipping, you could find out to make sure. One note: This was made in 1967, and the U.S. version of Pussycat came out in 1968. Not sure if that means anything, and it might just be a fluke that they have the same name, but the closeness in time of publication is curious.

I am selling a bunch of golden-age comics: EC comics, pre-code horror, Haunt of Fear, Suspense Comics #8, and more. Here's a link to my post in the marketplace section:

Doohickamabob's comics auction post

...and a photo:

These are from the famous 1 2.5 3 pedigree

All quite worthy in lower grade, and your 1.0 All Top looks a lot better than my 3.0.

I did purchase this one which looked like Baker art to me at the time. All Top 16 looks more like Baker but there is a similarity.

Sometimes it's tricky because I think Jack Kamen and Matt Baker were tag-teaming much of their work for the Fox jungle titles. Baker's stuff has that extra level of style panache and figure-drawing excellence that Kamen falls juuuust short of. One thing about your All Top comic that makes me suspect it's Kamen is the woman's feet. Where are they? Her front leg looks like it is planted into the ground, and the other foot is completely hidden. I think Baker would have found a solution to the "foot problem" of this image that was more anatomically inclusive. All of this is entirely my non-artist, layman opinion of course. And if it turns out this cover really is Baker, I'll gladly eat my words.

Anyway, here's my own copy: (From the coveted "Yet to be discovered" collection.)

White pages, nice.

There aren't any archives. You have to save the link, use the link in the CC auction email or "track" it.

Thanks for the link. Almost $3 k, wow!

I was shocked at the price it realized. I am keeping my 4.5 copy. It's a book definitely coming into it's own.

My 3.0 copy is from the Ill-Advised Doodle Pedigree: