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Timely

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    Agree ..or disagree??

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted · Edited by Timely

    IMO, for any books with copies in all grades, if a 9.2 sells for 10K, and a 9.4 for 20K, a 9.6 would be worth 30K or whatever the appropriate multiplier is. But for a book with only an 8.5 and a 9.6, Im saying the 9.6 is only "worth" a number greater than the 8.5 - - NOT the same number that the 9.6 in the heavily populated census would earn.

     

    I cannot believe I am reading this! Let me set up a scenario here on two books, assuming ALL other things equal.

     

    Captain Marvel Adventures #49 and 50 will be our test subjects. Here is a "fake" census on the pair.

     

    CM #49

    8.0 19 copies

    8.5 33 copies

    9.0 55 copies

    9.2 100 copies

    9.4 22 copies

    9.6 0 copies

     

    CM #50

    8.0 1 copy

    8.5 0 copies

    9.0 0 copies

    9.2 0 copies

    9.4 1 copies

    9.6 0 copies

     

    So what you have alluded to in the other posts is that under these conditions you are saying the 22 9.4 copies of CM #49 should all sell for more than the 1 lone 9.4 copy of issues #50 because those 22 books are competing with 100 9.2's, 55 9.0's, 33 8.5's and 19 8.0's?!? Obviously I have used rather large numbers here, but only to make my point crystal clear. With 229 graded copies of #49 and only 2 graded copies of #50 you can be sure all the #49's battling for new homes will not make the issue go up in value, rather the reverse.

     

    Regardless of what you may think or have been told, there's no way in hell those 22 9.4's of CM#49 battling against their lower grade counterparts will sell for more than that one 9.4 copy of CM #50!

     

    The fact that the HT #1 9.4 he has is by far and away the best copy makes it that much MORE special. If there were 5 copies in 9.2 10 copies in 9.0 and 20 copies in 8.5 then the 9.4 price should be lower, not higher! Common sense here PLEASE! 893frustrated.gif

     

    Timely

     

    PS. If a book competing with itself actually made them MORE valuable like you are suggesting that should mean Spawn # 1 in 9.4 should sell for $10,000, $20,000 in 9.6 and $50,000 in 9.8! After all it's one of the most competative books out there, as far as the CGC census is concerned! 27_laughing.gif

     

     

    Agree ..or disagree??

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    also, for me, if the best copy is 9.4 and the next best copies are 8.5. 8 and 7.5s, Its th ebest copy period, and theres no need for the usual CGC multiples to even apply to the price. The multiples are for issues for which copies in ALL grades exist to choose from, and the prices increase every step up the ladder. I have a big problem with the CGC 9.4 multiple for books with one HG copy. If thsi were a 9.8 should it sell for $300K?? NO. Its still just the best copy....and should be priced more than all others...with no pre-ordained multiple involved.

     

    Sorry but this statement makes no sense to me. Are you saying because the HT 9.4 is by far and away the best copy CGC has graded that no multiple should be on this book, but if there were dozens of HT's ranging from 8.0-9.4 then there should be a high multiple on the 9.4? Because that's what I am taking from your quote, and if that's what you are saying you have no comprehension of the market at all, not to mention SUPPLY and demand.

     

    Also with your 9.8 remark at the end it sounds like you are saying that if the best copy of a given book is 8.0 or 10.0 that the price of either book should be the same because it is the highest graded copy. Again, that makes even less sense than what you wrote in the beginning !?!?!? 893frustrated.gif

     

    Timely