L'Angelo Misterioso

What's the most reliable way to get in touch with Heritage? I've previously inquired about a celebrity autograph and got radio silence.

I'm primarily interested in golden age, so there aren't really any "deals" to be had, unfortunately. 

No matter how many times I see the "No. 1" from Action 1 I think "why??"

On 5/30/2023 at 7:44 PM, romitaman said:

heritage sold this original in 2022...(slightly different but same general image)

Link?

Truth be told, I'm not a fan of most of the Fear/Crypt/Vault covers, but these stories are still the most fun I've had reading comics

On 5/21/2023 at 6:13 PM, gino2paulus2 said:

Red Blazer and Sparkie from Harvey’s Pocket and All-New Comics

I've recently been interested in these Red Blazer covers. All-New #10 is also great. Is this #7 your copy?

On 5/21/2023 at 8:17 AM, Jayman said:

Me neither. Just not my main collecting focus, but I had to have this one. 

I dare say it's one of the best comic book covers ever. Nailed the look of a traumatized soldier, and the lighting and shading is awesome

On 5/20/2023 at 6:05 AM, Point Five said:

Can do!

I am so glad that no one was hurt by this. It means I can laugh at the thread guilt-free. Dude didn't even try to go for at least a few hundred posts to try his fraud!!

On 5/20/2023 at 6:41 PM, Dr. Balls said:

I've taken a few risks on Ebay raw GA books and I'm not a fan of buying that era there. Way too much leeway in people's grading. I think I've been vaguely dissatisfied with all my PCH purchases there, and have sold them off (except for a few beaters). Had the same problem at one of the auction houses, too. This place is the place to buy raw Golden Age, IMHO.

Yep, this has to be the best place to buy these. The few transactions I've had here have been perfect. People pack better here, grade better, and offer fair prices. Even though the turnover rate of prime golden age books is low (this is one reason that collecting golden age is totally different from collecting bronze or even silver age), enough nice golden age comes through here that you can amass a very nice collection if you only buy on the boards. What I'm saying it's not just dreck that people get rid of here, it runs the gamut of all golden age.

On 5/20/2023 at 8:58 PM, Professor K said:

I check the GA listings a few times a day sorted by newest, hoping to find something I'd like at a fair price. About once a year I actually find one. I see a lot of overpriced to the point of ridiculousness stuff but not enough photocopy books to really get in the way. Even if e bay made a separate section for them people would still post them in the GA section.

On a side note Buy it Now is pretty much dead and buried at this point. A good auction though does come around once in a while.

Underscoring this. I have no idea what the goal is with these prices that are in many cases DOUBLE what the going rate is. I'm not sure if it's because amateurs find a 10-cent comic and automatically assume it must command a +$800 price, or if it's experienced dealers who set farcical prices in hopes of luring buyers who aren't experienced with the golden age market. When I found in my house the comic that kicked off my interest in comic collecting, Haunt of Fear 17, I thought I was rich because, well, everyone was putting up mid-grade copies on the Bay for like $1,500. It is worth nowhere near that in 3.0-5.0, and those listings are probably still up to this day, because no one will pay that much for a relatively common EC book such as that one. I hadn't yet learned that the sky-high asking prices are a bad yardstick.

Yes I've noticed this too when browsing eBay, and it's just another thing that convinces me to not buy golden age on that platform

Have war comics historically been slept on in the hobby or have they been a close third to costumed heroes and horror with respect to interest? The prices realized at this auction surprised me, but I have not been collecting comics for that long.

Nice! I think seller put it up as a self-graded 3.5

Talk about burying the lede with the thread title!

On 5/18/2023 at 10:22 PM, tth2 said:

It appears that the rumors of GA comic collecting following sports cards' price declines have been greatly exaggerated.

If only I were into funny animals and westerns instead of the actually cool comics!

How much did this go for? I don't have a Heritage account but this is on my want list

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/war/battle-cry-1-stanmor-1952-cgc-vg-35-off-white-to-white-pages/a/40223-82049.s?type=DA-DMC-GoCollect-Comics-40223-05182023&gck=beee13b9-7bae-471d-8950-dea0116b8e47&utm_source=GoCollect&utm_medium=Growth_Partner&utm_campaign=Sponsored_Listing&utm_term=Battle+Cry+%231&utm_content=40223-82049

EDIT: well it seems the winner has posted here!

Probably already been dealt with by Mike in some way, but yeah this case is definitely cut and dry. And I highly doubt this user will ever return 

Is there a recent increase in scam attempts here?

Very nice of Jack Kirby's son to offer us these amazing comics at unbeatable prices on these boards

On 5/17/2023 at 9:03 AM, MrBedrock said:

Hideous and shameful, and really mind-boggling, that the participants in this hobby have established a market where a CGC graded 3.0 with scraped off color is valued significantly higher than the same book with the color touch present.

As someone relatively new to this hobby, its hangup over restoration, especially for golden age books, is rather annoying

Definitely don't pass this up guys. I liquidated my entire collection of pre-1945 DCs just for this holy grail here.