Moondog

I can't imagine any dealer selling the book for you for less than a 10% commission, which is the going rate from all the auction houses and eBay, so I wouldn't consider that path. I would select an auction house that agrees to not only list the book in a catalog but to promote it through newsletters, mailings, etc. (along with their other major consignments). With the other 9.4 locked away in a European collection, your book when it hits the market, will find it's proper level of interest and achieve the highest value at that point in time. The timing of auctions is incredibly important and it's common place to have them overlap. So discuss this with Heritage, ComicConnect and ComicLink. Ask them what they think of the book and how they will approach the sale. Will they have other duck books in the auction? A $10,000+ book is a very attractive consignment, and since this is your first time selling tell them you hope to establish a long-term relationship - that you may be selling other books in the future. The auction business is hyper competitive and there's no reason to settle for a snooty attitude. If you feel you're not being treated properly, move on. After interviewing the 3 houses, select the one that gives you the most comfort in the deal, the promotion and their willingness to work with you. I have used all 3 houses extensively over the years and have experienced joy and disappointment from each - but that's the auction business. Good luck, Duck. Let me know how it turns out.

I've owned all these books at one time or the other during the past 40+ years, but seeing them together like this is very cool. Thanks, Rick.

The "Man" strikes again! Nice job, Bob.

In the late '90s I came across a collection here in Chicago. Cap 1 up, Batman 1 up, Supes 2 up. All looked like G/VGs (the Bat 1 was only a fair). The owner (and his brother when they were kids) had clipped out every ad page in every book. I almost bought the collection but the owner decided to keep it. Subsequently the entire collection was pulped when their basement flooded. I valued the books at that time at half-good. When I mentioned this to Steve B a few years later, he said I got it right. .5 was the best he could do unless I wanted green labels.

The best logo designer in comics history was Ira Schnapp. He did the following:

Sadly you are correct, Dan.

Love this book. Only owned one in 45 years.

Yep. I sold it and got paid. Great book.

Peter Parker 32.

Bump for last chance. $100.

Answered a local neighborhood site saying they had some old comics. Nothing "old" but this unopened bag was in there. Can't see a stress mark or crease...

I remember reading something about him being an usher or something similar at the Academy Awards.

Bump on price reduction to $125.

9 original Golden Age Tijuana Bibles. Better known as 8-pagers or "dirty little comics." All in good/very good condition. $150. $125. $100. Winner will get second copy of Harold Teen for a total of 9 booklets. First gets them. US only. Please include $10 for shipping.

Right. I was the second person to see his first posting (All-Americans) and I PM'd him to please set his scanner so the edges could be seen.

I have been stating this for the last year now. I have purchased more collections of SA and BA books during the past 24 months than at any other time in my 40+ year comics career. But the reasons Baby Boomers are selling almost always start with, "I'm downsizing and I can't bring my collection to my new home - there's just not room." This is not the same as saying, "I've invested wisely in my collection and now I'm selling to reap the profits." Many of these collectors don't want to sell, but they're forced to due to space limitations (perceived or real). And prices for average-condition copies of non-key SA and BA books continue to fall. It's difficult getting $5 for a book that lists in Overstreet for $15/$25. Since comic book collecting began, there has always been a market for reading copies. That market too has dried up with all the reprint compendiums and online access to the stories. Keys, classic covers and high grade books are hotter than ever. As others have stated GA is doing well. I don't expect these trends to end any time soon. But I echo the opinions of many who state that there will never be enough new collectors coming into the hobby to absorb all this average material so prices on these books can rise.

Absolutely correct in this assumption. What else could it be?

Moondog is in and will probably have 4-5 guests.

I'm out for sushi this year, Ang.

"The lure of sweet GA books..." It is intoxicating isn't it, Bob? There's really nothing like it.

The book was purchased on the 6-month plan and paid off early.

Last year I was looking at a guys DD collection that started at #4. After going thru the run there were some coverless books in the back of the box. I laughed when I saw them. I asked the seller if he knew what they were. He responded that he had no clue, that his older brother gave them to him 40 years ago. They Were Spidey 1 and AF 15. I paid him more for those to coverless books than for the low-mid grade Daredevils.

I have purchased over 30 copies in my 40+ years of dealing. It's pretty common, but I admit that they don't turn up as often anymore.

In the early 90s I got a call from a guy near Indianapolis. He said his father-in-law left his wife some GA comics and asked me if I was interested. He wasn't sure what he had. I had an old friend in the area so I thought I'd drive down, take a look at the comics, and if they were trash at least I'd have a nice meal with an old buddy. When I pull into the "compound" (about a two miles off the main road) where the house was located, I noticed large cages placed throughout the property. These were similar to cages you'd see at the circus for lion and tiger tamers. I was instructed not to leave my car when I pulled up to the house - that the seller would come out to get me. So I pulled up and waited. After 5 minutes I honked once. The door opened and the seller stepped out and made a loud call - suddenly 2 of the largest, meanest Doberman's charged my car and were jumping and growling and slobbering over my windows - think Cujo. After 10 or 15 seconds he calls them off and they crouch down next to him on the porch. He beckons me to come out of the car. I roll down the window and ask if he sure it's okay with the dogs. He assures me they will do nothing to me as long as I don't attack him or approach him in any menacing way. The lure of GA books is intoxicating so I open the door and step out and walk up the steps. The dogs are eyeing me like I'm a ham bone or piece of juicy steak. The seller offers me his hand and my first thought is that the dogs will think I'm attacking him. He assures me again I have nothing to fear. So we shake hands and walk inside. The house is full of mounted and stuffed animals. He explains that the cages are pens for exotic animals that he raises and sells to wealthy people who want "pets" they can't find at a pet store. Lions, tigers, and panthers. Cheetahs and ocelots. Even then I knew this was illegal, but of course I said nothing. He had the largest knife on his belt I ever saw since Crocodile Dundee. It was more a machete than a knife. There were guns and rifles mounted on racks and in cases. It was a crazy deadly place. Yet the lure of GA comics confounded my good sense... He then brought me to a room where there were stacks of GA DCs! Star Spangled 1 was on the top of the stack. All Star 3, 4, 5. WW 1, 2 and hundreds of others. I told him I was interested in buying them all. After an hour of negotiating we hammer out a deal for $44,000. Then he says he wants cash. I explain that I don't have any cash on me, but if we go to his bank I can wire funds directly into his account. He then looks at me with his deep dark eyes (kinda like Sam Elliot) and says matter-of-factly, "If you F**K me I will kill you." I assure him that all will be to his liking and that wiring money is a common occurrence. We go to his bank and walk in and we go to a teller. I explain the situation and within 30 minutes the money is in his account. He asks the teller, "Are you absolutely sure the money is in my account?" She replies yes, and he slaps me on the back and says, "I like you! You're an honest man!" He drove me back to my car, loaded up the comics and I drove off. Until last month this was the strangest buy I ever made...

Thanks! Much appreciated.