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On 8/12/2021 at 12:45 PM, comicdonna said:

The thread in comics general got out of hand and is locked.  If I see this thread headed the same way, it will suffer the same fate with possible warnings.  

Wish I would have seen that thread before they pulled it (no pun intended) 

On 8/12/2021 at 1:07 PM, fishbone said:

I'm not going to say who, but I can confirm as a generality this sort of thing has been offered to me in the past, plus other incentives.  

That's what makes Heritage so great IMO (among other things). Never experienced that opportunity at CC or CLINK but did with Hakes

Swings both ways.  Tim Drake is in the news !

On 8/10/2021 at 1:19 AM, Gotham Kid said:

The upcoming Heritage auction is sick. There is just SO much quality stuff being offered. It's overwhelming.

They have surpassed everyone by leaps and bounds

On 8/8/2021 at 12:19 PM, Mmehdy said:

I thought they said August for this auction,  I have not heard anything other than the promo video>>>? what is going on?

It's August 26 I believe.   All consignments have to be in by the 10th  They are not doing a good job of promoting this auction IMO.especially to comic book people.   No way those books don't have a some sort of deal attached to them for them to use them (especially their big 3) .  They are trying to do too much now IMO.  Comics. Video games. Entertainment memorabilia. Stay in your lane or roll it out well

On 8/6/2021 at 11:37 AM, Aman619 said:

Goldin could become another Mound City ,  but I guess the first auction would have to be a success though.. 

Whatever happened to Mound City--I forgot about them !  We'll know soon enough if it's a success.  Ay idea how long their auctions run ?  I'm not sure it's worth the extra commission you have to pay as a seller (at least at this point)  Still cheaper than their card rates to sell

On 8/6/2021 at 11:04 AM, batman_fan said:

Anyone know anything about Halo grading company?  I just saw them on some SA Daredevil books coming up on a CLINK auction.

Just how many grading companies are we going to have?

just came across them recently as well.  I s The Vault still in business ?

I don't think I would risk any big books at their first auction without a reserve.  I can't imagine the top 3 books they have not having some kind of behind the scenes deal. You'd have to be foolish to play them there.  Plus there seller fees are higher than the big 3.  Why on earth anyone would want to consign right now is beyond me.

I don't think an Action Comics 1 CGC would sell for any more than an Action 1 CBCS.  I can understand the argument for highest graded but anything below that I don't think there is a difference between the companies. 

On 8/5/2021 at 3:46 PM, Mmehdy said:

I had heard there was a supposed issue as to whether CBCS would continue to operate without their purchase, so I suppose they did keep it in existence. Now whether the current owners has as much skill as Blackstone in asset management and  for sure not as much resources either there is no contest, I see CCG growing and evolving into even greater market share. Blackstone's purchase is CBCS worst nightmare. They could never beat them before, but now they really no chance resource wise.

 Watch Beckett to either be purchased or for them to spin off CBCS....the only buyer I think would be CC or possibly CL..that would be the only way they really could compete. Having a major auction house  offer " free" grading from their in house company might add market share to that auction house.  I know at some point Ha or the owner's of Ha had some ownership interest in CGC as well as possibly CC. So, if they still do, they would be out as for purchase or merger. I think the best possibly would be a direct sale to CGC to consolidate market share.

Interesting. Thanks 

Has Beckett helped CBCS in anyway that you can think of ?  I can't 

On 8/3/2021 at 10:25 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

You know, at the time I didn't hate those two (original) FF movies.  After all, we can't judge them by today's standards, in terms of either the available visual effects or the lack of "universe-building" that the MCU is now known for.  I think they were reasonably well-received at the time, at least the first one.  Even the second one wasn't completely awful.

I never saw the Miles Teller version because I heard such terrible things.

The first half of the Miles Teller version I thought was excellent.  It's like a different movie after that.  I think the movie got a bad rap overall

On 8/3/2021 at 10:00 PM, lou_fine said:

This $900M investment must have been pretty newsworthy as I saw it featured on the CNBC Business News along with stories about it on some of the other networks and streaming news.  

Unless I missed it, I certainly didn't see the same media hype when Blackstone did their $500M investment to take over CCG. 

Renee Witherspoon > Funny Books.  Been doing some research on Stephen Schwarzman.  Not a guy I would even say "hi" to at Temple.

On 8/1/2021 at 2:01 PM, szav said:

Not quite sure how to make sense of that statement...but let me suggest for your own benefit that you don't go digging too deep into Santa Claus's story or you may end up a bit disappointed.

 Don't  even get me started on who should be considered a real super model  

I guess I get the price for the turtle book when I start to look at Pokemon cards and rookie cards on some players who have only been in the league just a few years.  Not to mention Brady who is still playing. Prices being driven by a younger generation than old school collectors.  This is their nostalgia. for the record the TMNT's are fake superheroes 

On 7/30/2021 at 9:31 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

 

How is AA 16 still #4 ?  Bob sure does give a lot of love to that book.  I understood it about 7 years ago when the census numbers were comparably low but not anymore

On 7/29/2021 at 11:40 AM, sfcityduck said:

You mean you think it will top $3.25M?

I do.  It's a gorgeous copy and although the concerns are valid about a 9.8 or multitude of such in the wings --we aren't there yet. I think Spidey takes the crown

On 7/28/2021 at 6:31 PM, tth2 said:

Just to be clear, the Church Tec 27 is not being offered for auction (as far as I know).

Well that settles it.  The AF 15 will be the new record holder for the time being upon hammer.  Any info if the Larson AC 1 will hit the auction block then ?

If they go to auction soon. Tec Church, AF 15, Action Larson in that order IMO. 

FF needs more love.  That 60s and 70s run (artwork, stories) are just some of the best ever IMO.  Only rivaled by Spidey himself

On 7/28/2021 at 7:25 AM, Crowzilla said:

I noted in the Promise thread that there was a new 8.5 Tec 27 back on June 9th.

But the pedigree copies you mention make sense as yes, both are owned by the same long-time collector (last interaction I had with him was around 2004 when he bought a 9.4 Journey 83 from Keith and me). 

Who does this long time collector prefer in terms of auction houses ?  Is Arnie Sawyer the owner as previously mentioned ?

On 7/27/2021 at 10:42 PM, RareHighGrade said:

Anybody else notice that the Church pre-Archie Pep run was just dropped on Heritage?  

Wo !!!

I'm actually more interested in seeing pics of the two 0.5's then I am the 8.5

On 7/26/2021 at 11:26 AM, Bronty said:

Oy! 😂 

Hilarious post and hilarious response. Dayenu !