Callaway29

Please provide pre/post press grade estimations...thanks.

I'm late to the party. Awesome sales thread...

Just sold a big book to Terry. Easy to deal with and super fast payment. Highly recommend.

On 5/12/2022 at 6:37 PM, Math Teacher said:

I would say one of the skills that this owner doesn't possess is organization. You have books laying around haphazardly, and there are several long boxes stored upright with no lid. I would imagine if you brushed up against one of those boxes, all the books would fall out.

To be honest, I'm not sure that I would take this offer even if the asking price was $1000. First, I have absolutely no place to store that many comics. Second, going through all those boxes to determine what you purchased would be a great undertaking.

Not disagreeing, place is hot mess, but I’ve seen the vertical box setup used for sorting/cataloging/organizing before… 

On 5/11/2022 at 7:25 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

I'm not sure that I would trust CCS with such a monumental book. They're fine for average pressing needs, but this requires a more personal touch, IMO.

+1 - google CFP....

And as others have stated...pictures are needed to make even a semi-informed recommendation...

Lastly, congrats! IH1 is a "mega" key and something to be proud of in any grade...

I submitted a raw and was AMAZED it came back 9.8. Production errors are many and common due to the quality of paper...manage expectations with this one.

Binged this weekend. Slow at times but I really enjoyed it. One heck of a performance by Oscar Isaac...

On 5/6/2022 at 8:12 PM, Bosco685 said:

 

Wow! What a dumb move...

He always talks about preparing physically, don't hear much about performance prep though....

I have no words, but here are some words...

There's no way anyone actually buys this, right? RIGHT?! 

And I've been a little aloof as of late, but are we really putting keycollector in the same category as him/it/this now? I don't think he deserves that...nobody does... Dylan is in a category by himself (he will read this as a compliment).

This had to have been pressed before submitting, right? Regardless, congrats on the favorable outcome...

Gift grades do happen though…as do unjustified beatdowns… Just how it is…

Gonna stir the pot here… If the book came back a 9.4, would a check be sent to roger to make up the difference? I don’t think so…

This whole arrangement was doomed from the start…

Phew, nice clickbait title. I immediately rolled my eyes and thought to myself, “Here we go again, CGC found another way to make more money off the same books (resubs)”.

I remember years of people pooping on 110 saying it would never reach comparable “major key” $$ because of the cover. I fought them at every turn…glad to see it finally coming to fruition.

On 3/19/2022 at 11:49 AM, Bird said:

no, it was logically saying unless you shill you do not know if there is shilling involved in any specific auction (yes, I noted Burkey and there are countless others but % of sellers,

but you (I am not going back, I assume it was you) it was said one type was much more prevalent than the other I am just saying you can have that opinion but we do not how correct it is. auction houses were discounted and consignors targeted, I am saying it could be any number of both (and it SOME number)

I don’t believe that you don’t believe that I don't believe that.

wait, what?

moot point means debated cannot settled as there is no answer so I do agree to that. I am just saying don't be so sure of anyone's honesty that you do not know, auction house OR consignors.

You lost me. Perhaps I missed some intricacy in a previous comment that drove some of your statements…and like you, I’m not going back.

I thought your point was that without empirical evidence we don’t know if it’s happening in the market as a whole, not in the context of a specific auction. That changes things…

I was all ready to post: “If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?”

Anyways, I’m not the type to kick a dead horse. Carry on…

On 3/19/2022 at 9:40 AM, Bird said:

are you shilling? otherwise how do you know?

My point is we all believe these things exist, but the degree to which we believe it is the house, or the consignors, differs based on our distortions. We do not have actual knowledge of how wide spread either is, we only have small data points (and Burkey's rather large data point). I sell, but have never shilled. I buy, but can only guess if I have been bid up dishonestly. So we all mostly guess, and we all guess differently, and we are all wrong mostly or at least inaccurate. we all suspect different things, doesn't make them any more or less true.

#1) If that was an accusation, it’s not appreciated.

#2) I forget the circumstances surrounding each situation, but very astute people have exposed shilling on eBay through independent forensics (linking accounts of sellers and buyers through various mechanisms).

#3) You’re turning this into a philosophical argument. One is naive if they think people aren’t exploiting loopholes in this market of speculation, where many are motivated purely by greed, where the opportunity for unethical individuals to cheat the system to make more money without consequence exists. It’s simple human nature. I don’t need a report from an investigative body to tell me it’s happening…

#4) I don’t believe that you don’t believe it’s happening. And yes, I get your point that “believing” and “knowing” are two different things, but frankly it’s a moot point imo…because it IS happening. It’s common sense…

On 3/19/2022 at 8:46 AM, Bird said:

you may be correct, but this is just as much conjecture as the idea that the house bids you up. Both are assumptions. There is no more evidence for your theory than the other. But the human is odd in that most of us believe one or the other based mostly on our own cognitive distortions.

Shill bidding is a thing, surely you aren’t suggesting it doesn’t exist? Does it happen on every lot? No… Do people ever get deals in an auction setting? Of course… But I suspect it’s more common in this market than one may think…

On 3/15/2022 at 5:09 AM, Math Teacher said:

You're absolutely correct. I will fix it now.

And whether one agrees with it or not, taxes are a huge factor for many sellers when doing g&s vs f&f.

PS: I yawned while looking at yawn gifs…

On 3/6/2022 at 1:54 PM, GrasshopperFF said:

$30k seems like a lot, but there is a coolness factor to me. Others also not moved to pay that much — I’m guessing the seller received SOME offers though. Curious to know too. 

Sold for about $8K back in 2008. I coulda sworn I saw it on HA more recently than that though (~4yrs ago is my guess)...because I recall contemplating placing a bid. It did not have Joe Sinnott's sig last time I saw it, just Jack's...

https://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/fantastic-four-1-9-bound-volume-marvel-1961-62-/a/828-43316.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515&tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417

I'm at 6.0...

PQ?