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I was at an auction that had 25 longs (they were all moderns, bagged but not boarded in a long) where they did buyer's choice and the guy with the winning bid took all of them but 2-3. I was floored because I had time to make notes on which boxes I would buy based on price, it was strictly a volume deal and there was not much of value other than some minor keys, more popular titles, etc. Anyway, the buyer was clearly not a knowledgeable comic seller because he had $1 bins buys at some point down the road. After the dealers cherry-picked those books I don't know what he did with the bulk. And yes, I couldn't agree with you more regarding comic buyers at estate auctions. The last 10 years or so, every comic auction I've been to has seen a ton of drek and unsellable books go for more than they would anywhere else. I'm convinced buyers at auctions, see these comics and think, 'well I can get at least a buck for this', and lap up the crud!

Nice book, 3.5/4.0 I don't know how the pen could be removed, it's so small you don't even notice. Just say Thor was chewing tobacco that day.

I'm not a fan of that choice approach, but I can see why they do that. Most of the auctions that had comics I've been to they started with the cheapest stuff first, and then the most expensive stuff is at the end forcing people to stick around. And the cheaper auctions probably also have bids because people get bored during their waiting....

Avon Eeries bought on back-to-back days!

Outstanding!

Thanks for leaving me a fake $20 bill! You crook!

Fine. But Batman 251 has been relatively steady for many years, it didn't have the speculator spike that GL 76 did. The joker movie hasn't affected the pricing at all. Chart below is GPA for a 5.0 over the last 12 years.

That's not a good comparison, Joker covers always sell for a premium. Look at what the golden age Joker covers go for.....and there are many of them.

Agreed, it's a fantastic book. Perhaps it go overbought and sold for more than it should have....the other books all around there can be had for dirt cheap.

I just pulled up GPA, this book is doing anything. In fact, most sales across the board are lower than 2018 averages. You liar!

Wow

I think a price discount is more favorable than an upgrade, given how short the TATs are for all tiers....at least they gave you something.

This just happened to me, I had a Walk Through book received on the 22nd and it sat for five days before CCS receiving it on the 1st. I might see if there's anything they can do to speed it up, I think I'm taking a break from CCS for awhile....

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3580428-ebayplus-9-after-guidance-hike No surprise here....should have been buying Ebay stock before this guidance came out, just based on the comments in this thread.

That book has crumbled! I sold a CGC 9.8 a few months ago, and although I'm happy what I got for it it's a fraction of what it sold for years ago (not that I had the book years ago anyway).

One and only price discount bump! $650 Shipped.

Doing what? Rebounding? That book has sold off a lot from its highs....

This is a complete anomaly, up until the past more or two Value subs had the worst TATs out there! They should have named it, 'Slow tier'.

7 Business days in CCS charged my CC for the WT book. I know the website says a 10 day turnaround, but still you'd hope at the amount of money I'm paying in pressing and grading for one book (not to mention shipping to Canada) it would be quicker. If the grading is anything more than a day I'm causing a mess storm!

Now you're going to say the blue pages aren't collectible because the artwork is the same!

No collection is complete without this book!

I have a Bone #1 at CGC right now, has a stupid retail price sticker on the cover (very commonly found in copies that made their way to Canada). I'm using their removal service, they told me they could take it off....we'll see what happens, I figure it's best to pay them to do it professionally. It's a nice book, I'll post a scan in 2022 when I get it back.

I see what you're trying to do, trick the OP to not grade it and buy it raw! Ain't gonna happen!!!

Do you even know how rare the book is the OP is talking about? Context of this thread. He asked if he should slab this comic that will get a green label and everyone that's familiar with this book has said absolutely 100%. The OP even said the book looks fantastic, in the 1% chance it comes back a 7.5, then submitting the book to CGC was a mistake. Taking the comic out of its preserved Mylar, isn't worth the risk of handling and potentially damaging it from a 9.8 to a 9.4. What benefit will that provide by adding these scans to the PGM forum? For a bunch of commenters to tell him the book is a 9.4, 9.2, 9.6,9.8??? He's going to slab the book anyway!