G.A.tor

Because the covers reminds you of your striped pyjamas? No, those are blue & orange. always a good thing to rock the orange and blue

Because the covers reminds you of your striped pyjamas? first girlfriend

(thumbs u THE BEST Cap cover. Did you score that from Laterbauch? 2nd best cap cover

just wonderful

I kind of see why the nationals are collected

well, we already knew about me...geesh

Except for the struck section, I agree completely +1 Bill Ben coming to San Diego this month Bill? We'll always have last year.... Bill, is that you on the left? Only recognize ya from the Youtube video. (thumbs u Yep Handsome ben, bill or both

when I owned it, it was still slabbed

way cool

naturally, 28's value probably gives them all a run for their money grade for grade, but that is a different discussion my personal preference is 29...I like it MUCH better than 31...but the market seems to have determined that 31 is the "most" desirable tec comic (outside of 27, which due to price reasons, doesn't often get comparisons)...therefore, personal preference aside, I have to concede that 31 is "better" , even though to me, 29 blows it away...I assume I am in the minority on this, but that is irrelevant no way. 29 blows a 38 away. that's truth. (thumbs u In fact 33 and 38 are in the same boat---priced higher than 29, 31, and 35--but FMV is much much lower. read the post first...who mentioned anything about a 38 I was just using 29 and 38 to compare what "blowing away" was the better ex than 29 and 31 which aren't miles away in caliber IMO--31 slightly better cover, 29 better story. well, thank goodness yours is one opinion that "doesn't" count go Miami (FL)! All about the "U"

naturally, 28's value probably gives them all a run for their money grade for grade, but that is a different discussion my personal preference is 29...I like it MUCH better than 31...but the market seems to have determined that 31 is the "most" desirable tec comic (outside of 27, which due to price reasons, doesn't often get comparisons)...therefore, personal preference aside, I have to concede that 31 is "better" , even though to me, 29 blows it away...I assume I am in the minority on this, but that is irrelevant no way. 29 blows a 38 away. that's truth. (thumbs u In fact 33 and 38 are in the same boat---priced higher than 29, 31, and 35--but FMV is much much lower. read the post first...who mentioned anything about a 38 I was just using 29 and 38 to compare what "blowing away" was the better ex than 29 and 31 which aren't miles away in caliber IMO--31 slightly better cover, 29 better story. well, thank goodness yours is one opinion that "doesn't" count

to me they are, but I realize not the general market (thumbs u

28 definitely above the 35 but below 29 and 31 (thumbs u

I believe I posted that 28 is just on the heels of 29/31 grade for grade, and above 35,33 et al for sure (thumbs u

you timed it perfectly (price wise)...but even then, you paid about 5x guide (at that time) for the tec 35 (thumbs u

naturally, 28's value probably gives them all a run for their money grade for grade, but that is a different discussion my personal preference is 29...I like it MUCH better than 31...but the market seems to have determined that 31 is the "most" desirable tec comic (outside of 27, which due to price reasons, doesn't often get comparisons)...therefore, personal preference aside, I have to concede that 31 is "better" , even though to me, 29 blows it away...I assume I am in the minority on this, but that is irrelevant no way. 29 blows a 38 away. that's truth. (thumbs u In fact 33 and 38 are in the same boat---priced higher than 29, 31, and 35--but FMV is much much lower. read the post first...who mentioned anything about a 38

I have to agree that in the long run a 29 is better than a 31, scarcity will win out in the end. +1 (thumbs u , maybe I am not in the minority afterall... come on folks, what say you...29 or 31

I have to agree that in the long run a 29 is better than a 31, scarcity will win out in the end.

agreed, I have yet to see any price pull back on Batman covered, pre robin Tecs...even the non bat covered tecs seem to be consistent, though not 100% in the upward direction... FMV there is a definitive answer (well, kind of) grade for grade, Tec 29 and 31 sell almost neck and neck, followed by Tec 35, followed by tec 33, followed by 36 and then 37 (I left non bat covers out)... FMV conclusion would seem to point to 31 as probably "winning" the race, but 29 is almost interchangable at this point I personally like the combination of 2nd bat cover, and scarcity, to propel tec 29 over tec 31 to the finish line...so there is my definitive answer... I rank bat covers, value wise as : 27,29,31,35,33,36,37... (thumbs u since many many of these books sell privately, GPA will never fully capture the market... I will be submitting a lot of sales of tec 27,29,31,33,35, 36 and 37 (as well as others) to GPA, and that will help clear the picture up...maybe I am fortunate to have a lot of sales info the public doesn't but, if you review gpa, tec 31 is the winner, followed by 29, then 35, then 33 Imran has posted and echos my sentiment...I believe 1koko and Andre and Primetime and Ronaldo, etc are well qualified to comment (as having put the entire run together)... I think folks on the boards know that I have bought and sold more pre robin tecs than any active member of the boards (and no I don't count metro, heritage , clink , they have all sold more than me, but I don't consider them "active" posters like most of us) 31 is very cover driven, 29 is scarcity and cover driven, 35 is scarcity, cover AND what only primetime has pointed out, SPLASH page driven (the best bat splash page there is, imo)... now, that said, much like the 33's origin story, the 35 splash is only a factor as far as folks "know" it is there, but can't see it when I figure put my run together, you know the issue I bought first... tec 33...not because I thought it was the best or whatever (I do love it), but because it was the most readily available copy in the market (and still is today)... there is more supply at current prices than demand for 33, when compared to the other "3"...

naturally, 28's value probably gives them all a run for their money grade for grade, but that is a different discussion my personal preference is 29...I like it MUCH better than 31...but the market seems to have determined that 31 is the "most" desirable tec comic (outside of 27, which due to price reasons, doesn't often get comparisons)...therefore, personal preference aside, I have to concede that 31 is "better" , even though to me, 29 blows it away...I assume I am in the minority on this, but that is irrelevant

Haven't I been saying it's been the 2nd most valuable according to the guide; in which case I'd be correct? it is listed (at least through last year) as the second most valuable in the price guide, but because we all know it is not (not even close, to be honest, probably 40-50% behind in value to 29 and 31 and maybe 20% behind in value to 35), to continue to bring that point up is "not relevant" to "real world" valuation of the issues because overstreet doesn't correct the guide real world... if he did, it wouldn't be the 2nd highest in the guide, and wouldn't have been for years... so it is like citing an inaccurate source, that you know is inaccurate...it doesn't support your points, it hurts them (thumbs u I have made a number of posts on the subject so it is very possible that I'm missing something here...but I believe that when I have brought up the fact that it is 2nd according the the guide, it has been to reference the fact that I feel there to have been a valid reason for it reaching that spot in the first place (even though I've agreed that it is not 2nd according to FMV). So to which context do you feel I have used it in a fashion that has not supported my points? I guess that wasn't my last word, as stated in my previous post it has already been conceeded that years ago, it was the 2nd most valuable...and the reason has been hashed to death...I haven't seen a single person (myself included) state otherwise...but because the way overstreet moves values in the guide, it hasn't been a relevant value (relevant to surrounding issues) in years and years and years... so my point is, there is NO point to continually (as in more than once) bringing it up in any current discussion ...you know the answer, we all do (thumbs u