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Dynamic Comics #15 3.0 Dark Tan to Off-White - $250

8 graded. Lowest graded copy  http://comics.gocollect.com/cgc-lookup?cert=1200386008

Dynamic Comics #1 6.5 CRM/OW - SOLD

17 graded - 7 higher: http://comics.gocollect.com/cgc-lookup?cert=1295017008

The purple is a deeper color than appears in scan. "Dynamic" in title is also a deeper red.

Carnival Comics #nn 7.0 OW/White - $250

5 Graded - only 1 higher: http://comics.gocollect.com/cgc-lookup?cert=1242849008

Oh boy - sorry I didn't realize that. Ugh. I'll list a couple... stay tuned!

I'll be trimming over the next few weeks... mainly GA stuff. I am posting in batches, by run to begin (lots of non-run stuff to come too). I'll provide a preview link for each batch. Preview links will contain the best quality images and display asking prices (forum uploads seem compressed a bit). However, pics and prices will also be listed here and the transactions will be 100% through this forum/thread/PM.

I do apologize for my scanner. It casts a glare sometimes. It also has a tendency to washout colors a bit (light reds are also looking pink, when they shouldn't). I'm happy to take photos for any individuals that would like to see them.

Rules:

- First "Take it" trumps PM negotiations
- No Hall of Shamers or Probation List folks
- Payment is via PayPal only and must be received within 3 days of "take it"
- Returns are not accepted on graded books. If it gets damaged in transit a shipping claim will need to be made.
- Shipping is free in the US via USPS Priority with insurance. If you're outside of US, please PM me for a quote.

Harry "A" Chesler
Preview: http://comics.gocollect.com/shared-list/61826?layout=sale

Status Updates
Carnival Comics #nn 7.0 OW/White - $250
Dynamic Comics #1 6.5 CRM/OW - SOLD
Dynamic Comics #15 3.0 Dark Tan to Off-White - $250
Dynamic Comics #20 7.0 OW - $1,850
Dynamic Comics #22 9.0 OW - $1,500
Jest Comics #11 9.2 OW/White (Edgar Church - Mile High) - $1,800
Punch Comics #13 3.5 OW/W - SOLD
Punch Comics #21 7.5 CRM/OW [BROKEN HOLDER] - SOLD
Punch Comics #16 9.4 WHITE (Big Apple Pedigree) - $1,200
Punch Comics #17 9.2 WHITE - $800
Red Seal Comics #15 9.4 WHITE - $1,300
Red Seal Comics #18 6.5 SLIGHTLY BRITTLE - $850
Snap Comics #9 9.0 CRM/OW (Davis Crippen Pedigree) - $600

Amazing-Man (Centaur)
Preview: http://comics.gocollect.com/shared-list/61828?layout=sale

The Jon Berk auction inspired me start this run (as you'll see). But after beginning the hunt (note that I'm a "highest graded" junkie), I realized this mission would likely take longer than I can tolerate. If you're anything like me, this is your chance to pick up some once-in-a-lifetime grabs for this insanely difficult run.

Status Updates
Amazing-Man Comics #7 5.0 CRM/OW (Rockford Pedigree) - $2,300
Amazing Man #10 8.0 WHITE (Larson Pedigree - Highest Graded) - $4,200
Amazing-Man Comics #11 5.0 CRM/OW - $1,250
Amazing-Man Comics #12 8.5 OW/W (Larson Pedigree - Highest Graded) - $4,750
Amazing-Man Comics #13 8.0 OW/W (Larson Pedigree - Highest Graded) - $3,900
Amazing-Man Comics #14 8.0 OW/W (Highest Graded) - $2,750
Amazing-Man Comics #15 2.5 OW/W (Cover detached) - $500
Amazing-Man Comics #16 6.5 CRM/OW - SOLD
Amazing-Man Comics #17 5.5 CRM/OW - $1,250

Catman Comics
Preview: http://comics.gocollect.com/shared-list/61827?layout=sale

Status Updates
Catman #1 9.0 OW/W - $22,000
Catman #1 0.5 BRITTLE - SOLD
Catman Comics #10 5.5 OW - $1,800
Catman Comics #11 Restored 2.5 (Apparent Slight C-1) OW - $650
Catman Comics #11 5.0 CRM/OW - $3,250
Catman Comics #13 4.0 SLIGHTLY BRITTLE - $4,800
Catman Comics #14 - 6.0 OW/W - $3,850
Catman Comics #19 - 6.0 OW/W - $6,000
Catman Comics #25 6.5 OW - $3,200
Catman Comics #27 4.5 CRM/OW - $1,950
Crash Comics #4 3.0 CRM/OW - $1,750

Various GA Books
Preview: http://comics.gocollect.com/shared-list/61871?layout=sale
*This area will grow daily. All books will live within the link above and may post there slightly before they're posted here.

Status Updates
Uncle Sam Quarterly #6 7.5 OW - $1,350
Whiz Comics #60 9.4 OW - $850
Blue Bolt #2 4.0 OW - $1,500

**Please see my "final post" on Page 4 for a link to he remaining books**

9 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Yowza!! You landed one of the best books in the auction. 

8 hours ago, Junkdrawer said:

I thought it woulda went higher.

Thanks! I thought it would have went higher too. I was prepared to pay far more than I actually did. I'm glad my doppelganger wasn't participating in the auction.

18 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Sandoval's pretty good about making corrections when they're pointed to him.  Too late, of course, to correct the catalog entry.

Aah - great point. Email sent. Thanks!

On 4/11/2018 at 2:15 PM, Junkdrawer said:

Spirit 22 CGC 9.6

Amazing  But (OCD kicking in) it bugs me that the description reads "This unreal copy is tied with the Mile High copy for the highest grade ever awarded for the book." They sold the Church copy back in 2011 when it was still a 9.6, but it's since been upgraded to a 9.8.

Am I a fool to think the folks that will be bidding against me on this one will simply take that statement as truth?

I get a cheap thrill from chasing high-grade books and I'm generally willing to pay that much more when I know it's the highest graded copy out there. I guess I'm just hoping that others who do the same are also out there doing their research.

12 hours ago, AJD said:

At the risk of being more of a geek than anyone here (and that's setting the bar pretty high), any curve can be approximated by a straight line if you don't go too far. The 'price per point' will sorta kinda work if the curve is straightish. Here's a curve I interpolated from the Overstreet relative values back when I was trying to work out prices for the 'in between' grades.

As others have said, up until about 6.0 a straight line fit is OK. After that not so much.

If only Overstreet was rooted in reality... I've love to pickup GA books using this curve as a cost basis!

I've personally done a ton of study on the comic market as a whole over the past ~3 years. PPP assumes a linear relationship between grade and price, which does exist in some books, but RARELY in GA. It generally exists in the books where there are high volumes of sales and only within a tight band of low-mid grades (easily attainable silver/bronze stuff). And that tight band depends on the individual book.

In GA, even with the most frequently sold books, linear relationships between grade and $$ just don't exist in any sort of predictable manner... even in those low-mid grade bands.

The algorithm I personally use to price books is based on grade, past sales, relational values of past sales (i.e. what were 4.0's selling for when that 9.2 sold in the open market), quantity in CGC census at given grade and above, how often the book has sold over the past year (in any grade), and on and on. It's non-linear... and (frankly) very difficult to apply any sort of rules to when speaking in general terms. The algorithm works really great to predict estimates in the silver age and later. It proves to be time and time again in the GA market where are logic is thrown out the window  But I think that's part of the reason I love the GA stuff.

At the end of the day, if it works for you - use it!

Thanks a ton to everyone for the feedback so far. It's been both valuable and entertaining!

So far I'm not hearing anything that says it's a good time to pause on buying my favorite niche areas of GA. Hopefully that's not my addiction passion getting the best of me;)

Re. why I think there may be a bust...

Let's just call it pure opinion. I hope I'm wrong, but my gut tells me the amount of flipping I'm seeing of books that are less than 3 months old is gaining traction and isn't likely to end well.

I was in high school in the early 90's and had been profiting from the modern book sales by traveling around, dealing at shows in Florida (GA didn't exist in my world at the time). I left the hobby after heading off to college and returned just a handful of years ago with a core interest in GA books.

Can some of you long-time GA collectors tell me what that 90s bubble bust did to GA (maybe even SA) interest?

IMO we are setup to hit another bust in modern any time within the next couple years.

With the GA stuff I like (classic covers, rare stuff, shock covers across genres, etc.) exploding in cost recently, I'm considering whether I should pause on buying for a while or push through.

One of the things that excites me the most about GA is the rarity compared to the rest of the hobby. The "hunt" is real... you can get truly excited to see a low grade copy. I love seeing "classic" books that have 20 copies on the census. I see nothing but growth for this sector of the hobby. But like any other alternate investment, it will always have its short-cycle ups and downs.

Thanks in advance for any insight!

Well damn, I wanted the Terrific 5 under 5 figures. I'm out. Urgh!

2 hours ago, shortboxed said:

My lone win. 

 

Nice score! I couldn't play that night or I would have ran the price up a bit I missed the 214 as well.

12 minutes ago, lou_fine said:

Looks like there's still no stopping Seven Seas 4:

https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=756711

Went for $13,200 big ones or well over 8X condition guide for what is about the 10th highest graded copy.  

Now, that's definitely an indication of how strong the demand is for this book here. 

Agreed. The HTF classic covers are on an absolute tear.

Just now, comicjack said:

Last offer was 55k so i would say close to that 

Nice - thanks!

CC had a Punch #12 8.0 that's no longer available. Anyone know what it sold for?

Wow. $7,800 for the Punch #9. Same book sold in 2004 @ $805, then 2016 @ $2,100. Nearly a 4x multiple in 2 years. Some Cheslers seem white hot while others seem stalled.

So sad. I got some of my favorite books from John. Such a straight shooter and really nice guy. He always had a fun story to tell. RIP my friend.

I'd guess this
http://comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fbids.asp&id=1236874

would have sold for more if this
http://comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fbids.asp&id=1207018

was a published sale.

I get that some sales don't sell as high as they'd like, but let's face it - that happens on all sites.

My point is they tend to get nice GA inventory and when they're the only ones recently selling high grades of a rare book, they're kind of doing themselves a disservice... no?

$16k-$19k

1 minute ago, adamstrange said:

When the colors typically look this, there's going to be extra interest in a copy like they just auctioned.

https://www.comics.org/issue/5946/cover/4/

Yea, it even makes the (higher graded) Church copy look bland:

http://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fbids.asp&id=1238566

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/wings-comics-82-fiction-house-1947-cgc-nm-94-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7177-93255.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

Dang! I wanted that Wings #82. Someone seemed way more determined that me... I figured I would take that, no problem. The colors were like nothing I'd ever seen.