Knightsofold

Is there  a newer version of this very useful topic?

I love these black and whites from MPFW that Roy posted awhile ago.

6 hours ago, Nico Esq said:

BUT your Golden Age game is strong AF (they'll probably censor that).  I love your show.  I listen to it Wednesday morning when I wake up (although sometimes I get behind and then I listen to it when I drive and try not to wreck when you show books).  That dude's books from 2 weeks ago were breathtaking.  We'll agree to disagree about the LOTLB show.  I used to really enjoy it.  That being said, your show rocks! 

Glad you like the Golden Guys show! 

I ramble on while thumbing through mine here.

13 hours ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

If this did in fact go for $36k, I think that’s a bargain.  It’s an all original Bat 1 with no restoration.  Even though the centerfold is married, it’s STILL AN ORIGINAL WITH NO RESTO!  A blue label 1.5 would have gotten $75-$80k, I think.  This sold for a PLOD price, and so my congratulations to the buyer

I agree 100%.

Tec 29, 31, and 33 coverless worth a lot.  

Any book that would be worth $$$$$ as a Green label 4.0 will fetch a good price if it’s a highly visible auction.

Let me know if you have interest in the book, for now I’ll try a different venue.

Buy lots of stuff!

Here’s how I arrived at my numbers.  Originally I had 2% more for fees but I adjusted it.

The main point here is still that upgrading big books online in the short term in many areas has been killed.

There’s a few other threads here that discuss how their buying has changed, and that it’s a somewhat unfair playing field now.

Also, two “the more you knows” because:

Yeah, I’m hoping the online tax will make it possible to have more local shops and businesses, or at least more dealers at shows. There’s nothing like seeing a comic in person.

Price lowered to $6,300 to try to move this before the weekend’s over.

14 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

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i wonder if sales tax will be an effect of all paypal transactions?

paypal invoices?

what about websites straight from the dealer, dave and adams website?

etc these may be options to find it cheaper at least if there is sales tax applied....

just have to avoid the ebay 10% along with the sales tax....

Yeah any dealer online or at cons who doesn’t charge tax is a good alternative, but they rarely have the selection of comic connect, comic link, heritage, and ebay.

I pay the sales tax on both books if bought online.  And if I sell my 1st book with ebay and paypal then I pay fees that are almost 15%.  10%+10%+15%=35%.

TLDR: Online sales tax has made short term upgrading too expensive.

Upgrading has gotten way more expensive for people in high sales tax states that are charged online tax.

For example, if I were to sell my $5,000 (copy A) comic to upgrade to another (copy B) also at $5,000 but live in a 10% sales tax state...

A same priced upgrade will cost me an additional $1,750 (35%) Sales tax twice, and 15% selling fees.

The 15% was sometimes gained from appreciation or an acceptable penalty.

I find a 35% increase just to break even too much of a demand on our dear old undercopies.  

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Apologies if you read this already in a reply, I wanted to focus the discussion for a broader audience. 

TLDR: Online sales tax has made short term upgrading too expensive.

Upgrading has gotten way more expensive for people in high sales tax states that are charged online tax.

For example, if I were to sell my $5,000 (copy A) comic to upgrade to another (copy B) also at $5,000 but live in a 10% sales tax state...

A same priced upgrade will cost me an additional $1,750 (35%) Sales tax twice, and 15% selling fees.

The 15% was sometimes gained from appreciation or an acceptable penalty.

I find a 35% increase just to break even too much of a demand on our dear old undercopies.  

my

If possible, always compare the "upgrade" to your first one side by side sometimes it won't be the upgrade you hoped for.  (colors, a defect you can't unsee, centering etc).

For golden age sometimes it can be a few years and then some until the right upgrade is available, so most only sell their undercopies after they have the upgrade in hand.

3 hours ago, wombat said:

I buy the upgrade first, say I'm going to sell the undercopy and then never sell the undecopy. So I got that going for me. 

 so true.

I have a Detective Comics #36 for sale in our marketplace.

thanks!

Paypal within 24 hours.

No returns on slabbed books.

Thanks

You guys saw the seller’s name right?

Before I stopped counting, the total slabbed of the GA 1-50, and got 9,445, 

The question was/is what type of impact does the cpr/presser type of crowd have on the market.  The $ going in and out of the comic market from individuals who buy both slabbed or raw books with the intention of pressing to raise grades for profit.  

So far it sounds like it makes little to no impact whatsoever, and will never end.