jeffreyk

On 6/18/2022 at 11:30 AM, Jaydogrules said:

Heritage putting a 5.5, 6.5, 7.0, and 7.5 all in the same auction might be one of the stupidest things an auction company could have done.   They should have put the 5.5 and 7.0 in one auction and the 6.5 and 7.5 in a later one.  

If I was the consignor of any of those books I would be severely P.O.'d.

-J.

I agree..just too many at once and a 5.0 closing today as well.

On 5/26/2022 at 1:00 PM, Figment said:

It identifies the more recently graded books.

Ok..thanks.  I am sure have.some.  

On 5/26/2022 at 7:56 AM, Figment said:

I've stopped submitting to CGC, and have already gotten VERY wary about buying slabs with serial numbers beginning with 3 or 4.  Now I find out that my Economy orders from August and September of last year (that have fallen off the dashboard but are still just "Scheduled") won't get the label detail expected.  Well ok, but it's just more reinforcement not to come back.

 

What is the issue with slabs starting with serial numbers 3 or 4?

I also attended Megacon this past Friday.  I had a great time.  I wasn't there Saturday to experience the internet problem Bob mentioned above.  I strongly agree about setting up all the comic book dealers in one area.  It was annoying having to try and find some of them.

Too bad next year's show will be the same weekend as another major show, I will see what dealers will be at Megacon and decide if I will return next year.  Normally, I would definitely be going.  

Overall though, I had a great time and picked up some very nice books.

On 5/17/2022 at 1:25 PM, shadroch said:

I doubt the majority of people who submit know who the head grader of either company is. I have no idea who the head grader at CGC is, or who it has been for about a decade. I knew Steve was President at CBGS but not the head grader.

When Steve is no longer employed by their competitor, I hope he makes a return to these boards. 

That is interesting...I know the head grader at CBCS was Steve but not who it is at CGC.

When will the Exhibitor List be posted?

Awesome book!

I am going on Friday.  Can't wait!

I recently purcased a CGC 7.0 silver age book in the mid-gen holder and there were notes.  That's kind of odd.  

On 4/26/2022 at 11:31 AM, Math Teacher said:

Those books are awesome. I have been looking for a reasonably-priced copy of CotU #1 for quite some time.

Thank you very much!  They are difficult to find and got lucky and found all three at once!  

On 4/4/2022 at 12:59 AM, lou_fine said:

Noticed that this CGC 3.0 graded copy of AF 15 just sold for $37,200 at HA which is probably a sign that the prices are starting to pause and consolidate for now after HA just finished having 4 straight sales in this exact same grade condition in the low to high $40K's from November 2021 through to February 2022:  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/superhero/amazing-fantasy-15-marvel-1962-cgc-gd-vg-30-off-white-to-white-pages/a/122214-11060.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115

Last night one sold for 48k. Book seems to be up and down.

I also ordered a copy.  Looks really nice!

Bought a nice book and it was shipped superfast.   I look forward to our next deal. Thanks!

Take adventure comics 260 as per pm.  Thanks!

Looking forward to it!

Thanks for your help!

On 2/9/2022 at 5:33 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

No. It is a cents copy that was imported to the UK and distributed by Thorpe & Porter (That's their 9d price stamp on the cover). To qualify for 'UK Price Variant' designation, a book has to be part of the original US print run, and have a printed UK price. 

You've just answered your own question there, I think, Jeffrey 

CGC have confirmed that it does not affect the grade - they treat it as part of the natural production and distribution process. Value will be determined by the individual - some won't like it, some will, and some won't care. 

 

Thanks for getting back to me.  I certainly did not get a discount for the stamp when I bought the book a few months ago.  I would prefer the book without the stamp but it did not deter me from buying it.  

Is this considered a UK price variant?  It is a US version with a US price tag, nothing noted on the label.  It just has a UK distribution stamp, almost like a date stamp.  Any idea how much the stamp hurts its value?

On 1/31/2022 at 7:52 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

So the rumour goes, yes 

Thanks!  At least I know my book is worth in the ballpark of an unstamped copy.  A little less for sure but not too much!

On 1/31/2022 at 6:23 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I asked CGC how they treat books with UK price stamps and they said.....

I agree that most buyers would avoid a UK stamped copy if they could.

 

Thanks.  CGCs stance on treating tjem as distrbution stamps witg no effect on the grade makes sense as they are US printed books that just got distributed in the UK.

On 1/30/2022 at 10:08 PM, Malacoda said:

Hi Jeffrey - traditionally, printed pence variants went for way below their cents counterparts, sometimes as little as half. Evidence suggests that gap is massively shrinking.  Stamped comics are more tricky as they are obviously not UK variants, but US originals.  I would be amazed if CGC did not down-value a comic with an ink stamp on the cover, and also amazed if a US bidder was willing to pay top dollar when he could presumably get one without the stamp and more easily. UK bidders are less turned off by the stamps (some actively like them), so you'd be more likely to get top dollar here. 

That said, there is a mad amount of investment buying and comic speculation going on at the moment, so while CGC might down-value or downgrade a comic for the stamp, it could still go for above book value if it's a nice copy and there are few of them about.  So the answer is that it would probably not be valued at £1k, but none of us would be in the least bit surprised to see it sell for that or more. 

I asked because I own this book and when I biught it, there wasn't a discount due to the stamp.

Is the value of a book with the 8d stamp any different than if the stamp was not there?

Say a cgc 5.0 book was work 1k.  Would it still be worth 1k with the 8d stamp on it?

I ask cause these are US comics with US prices on them that were only distributed in the UK.  

Thanks!

I bought 4 nice books from Louis and they were packed very well and shipped very fast.  Thanks!