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On 4/27/2024 at 4:38 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:
I realize that Superman breaking out of chains is one of the all-time most iconic images in comics.
That said, I've never understood exactly how somebody got those chains on him in the first place ... so many times.
I mean, chain me up once, shame on you ...
It was the same arch-villain who slipped an extra pair of pants on Batman on that Batman 244 cover…
- Sweet Lou 14, RockMyAmadeus and Off Panel
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On 4/25/2024 at 3:12 PM, Mayor006 said:
Overall I've had rotten luck with Whitman covers. I bought a bunch of them over the years inexpensively because of condition or in the case of several I bought at one time, they all had the same problem. Someone was not happy with the fact the issue number wasn't on the cover so they wrote them all in ink randomly so we wouldn't have to wonder what issue they were.
My CGC copy of Superman 348 actually has a little home-made sticker with issue number pasted over the “W” logo.
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On 4/24/2024 at 4:59 PM, Ryan. said:
They'll likely come down not because of the quality of his work but as high grades start populating the census and the FOMO cools off.
I've had a top 10 set on the census for many years, and I can't see these coming our of the woodwork like that, or at least not in high grade. For every common book (like Vanguard Illustrated or Alien Worlds) there are a bunch of scarce ones...
His original Rocketeer books are around more frequently, and often in high grade, but if the oft-rumoured Disney reboot comes together, all bets are off on these, too.
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On 4/14/2024 at 10:46 PM, bellrules said:
Picked up this guy at a local show this morning. Beat, but complete
I'll match that with today's mail call from the Yukon...
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I knew that Marvel’s Godzilla books were doing well, but I was just just doing some eBay listings, and I didn’t realize how well Godzilla #23 was doing. It’s a late, (supposedly) low print issue, which feature a battle between Godzilla and the Avengers.
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On 4/19/2024 at 2:31 PM, 1Cool said:
Stevens was good but I'd rather collect Hughes or Campbell if I'm looking for girl art.
I do feel like At least some Hughes books have started to rise in the past couple of months. Not everything, for sure, but I see upward movement on the “big” Hughes books, like Catwoman 51 and 74, Harley Quinn 1, Teen Titans 75, Zatanna 15 and 16, etc. I also think “tough” books in CGC 9.8 are climbing - Legionnaires 16 DCU variant, Sable 19, Chassis 1, Stargrazers 1, etc.
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On 4/19/2024 at 2:31 PM, 1Cool said:
Next you are going to tell me Stevens was better than Zeck.
Stevens IS better than Zeck.
Seriously, though, I think the question is not if Dave Stevens is a popular artist in the vein of Art Adams or even Neal Adams. In my mind, it's more like whether Stevens will command premiums the way that, say, Matt Baker does.
People like Adams, but they obsessively track every obscure Baker cover, and drive the prices through the roof on all of them.
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The Dave Stevens insanity continues... I just listed a book for triple the previous sale on eBay, and it sold within 24 hours at full asking price.
What are everyone's predictions on this? Is this likely to blow over, or is this just the first phase in a bigger run up?
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On 4/14/2024 at 10:36 AM, BingBangBong said:
Why would you need to raise your own bid if you already bid your Maximum?
Because shilling is real, and legal in many jurisdictions.
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On 4/14/2024 at 10:11 AM, BingBangBong said:
I collect comics.
Sniping is good for the seller, no?
A half hour between bids? That's crazy
The “extension” model is used in industrial auctions, but also auctions for many high end collectibles. Away from EBay, the thinking is that it raises the prices achieved in auctions, which draws more sellers to the marketplace. In this way, it raises both the quality and volume of what is offered for sale.
Similarly, the thinking is that sniping is actually bad for the seller, and only good for the buyer. The whole point of sniping is to bid in a way that does not allow another bidder enough time to respond and raise their own bid. Therefore, sniping is - by design - intended to win auctions below FMV, and to reduce the prices achieved by the seller.
And only the instant gratification generation sees a 1/2 hour as a long time…
i don’t really care much one way or the other, though… I’m just interested in the thinking behind peoples’ perspective on this.
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On 4/12/2024 at 12:38 PM, BingBangBong said:
No thanks.
This is quite common in industrial auctions, and prevents sniping. It also means sellers tend to achieve prices closer to fair market value, whereas we frequently warn each other on these boards not to sell items on eBay by auction, in case they don’t get noticed.
What is it about this model you don’t like?
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I recently listed an item, and quickly picked up 10 watchers. Buyer xallstars made a lowball offer, and I countered. He accepted the counter, then later e-mailed to say he had accepted the offer "accidentally" and wanted to count offer another lowball amount.
I accepted the cancellation, but now I'm out 10 watchers...
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I think the rust stain around the lower staple hurts.
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Dollar bin diving this week, though they're not all moderns...
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To press metal books, I think you need a blacksmith with an anvil.
Seriously, though, I doubt the humidification process would do much to a metal cover (though it should work on a “metallic” one). The dry mount portion of the process is probably more appropriate to your issue here… that’s basically applying a heavy weight evenly across the book.
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On 3/11/2024 at 3:52 PM, jimjum12 said:
We also don't see this sort of thing in the funny book dimension ...
I guess you don't read Vertigo? Nothing new under the sun...
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On 3/7/2024 at 10:09 PM, Toz said:
Space Vixens isn't an Eclipse book.It's from a series of 3D books put out by Ray Zone.It has a lot of GA books given the 3D treatment.Some with new covers like Space Vixens.But it does have a second print variant which was discussed a few years back in the I Miss Dave(Stevens) thread.
Yup, I definitely spaced on that one…
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I've mentioned it a few times here now, and others have too, but the Dave Stevens stuff is starting to go through the roof.
Some of the CGC 9.8 prices are jaw dropping - Bad Planet #6 at $500? Crossfire #12 at $650? Elvira's House of Mystery #11 and Jonny Quest #5 at $1,000? World of Wood #1 at $1300? Planet Comics #1 approaching $1,500? Space Vixens at $2,000?
I've been buying these books up for years, so I'm among the converted, but I can't believe how quickly these have escalated.
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Are prices still climbing or have they eased up a bit???
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This book was discussed a couple of years ago in the Bronze Age heating up thread… I’ve been snagging copies as I see them since. But basically, any Wrightson, Adams, or even Kaluta covers from DC Bronze Age horror have been hitting records over the past year or two. They are almost non-existent in 9.8, so 9.6s have been very strong.