good_deal

 

"voldy" is the name the board gives to cbcs graded books

I had no idea, that makes sense. Thanks much!

Wonder Woman #1 seems to have overtaken Sensation Comics #1 in value. Do you see this as sustainable long term trend?

Also, sorry for a silly question, but what is a "Voldy" book?

Thanks!

All-Star #8 results from the most recent HA auction:

 

4.0 with slightly brittle pages = $31,070

 

1.8 Voldemort with off-white pages = $27,485

Should slightly brittle pages really drop the price of a 4.0 down to about same as a 1.8 or did the 1.8 sell above market? The 4.0 was a nice looking copy....

Never saw much posted on sales at the major cons this year. How were sales at San Diego and Chicago?

With those behind you, any plans for a nice sales thread in the near future?

As1 would be my choice

Thank you sir!

Dear Gator,

What has the higher current fair market value a Captain America #4 CGC 8.5 (highest graded) or an All Select #1 CGC 8.0?

Which do you expect will appreciate quicker long term?

Thanks!

Dear GAtor,

I see toys but not much for comics on your fine website. Any plans to put your GA/SA inventory up on the site?

Fantastic! Sounds like a great idea. I hope you post how your trip goes. Hope you have a great experience.

Have a save a meaningful trip!

Dear GAtor,

 

How was the show? Any good sales or pick-ups?

 

thank you for asking

A recap of some sales we made at the Con:

TTA 27 cgc 5.5

TOS 39 cgc 3.5

BB 28 cgc 3.0

BB 28 cgc 4.5

catman 28 cgc 3.0

catman 19 , raw 2.0

Captain america 1 cgc 3.0 (pre show sale)

Captain america 1 cgc 6.5

Superman 17, cgc 4.5

Batman 181 cgc 8.0

Amazing Fantasy 15 cgc 3.5

Xmen 1 cgc 8.5 (pre show sale, show pick up)

Captain america comics 7 cgc 5.0

submariner 18 cgc 9.4 (stunner)

captain america comics 61 cgc 7.5

captain america comics 40 crippin copy cgc 7.0

marvel boy 1 cgc 7.0

batman 16, spokane pedigree, cgc 6.5

human torch 8, cgc 3.0

superman 14, cgc 4.0

all american comics 16 ,cgc 3.5

 

those were the highlight sales...

 

only purchased 4 books

Zip 32 cgc 9.4 mile high copy

zip 33 cgc 9.0 mile high copy

Pep 34, raw 2.0

Detective comics 40, cgc 3.5

Wow! Great show. Congratulations!

Dear GAtor,

How was the show? Any good sales or pick-ups?

Hulk 1 CGC 7.0 sold quick on CL for $16,500. A new record!

Hulk 1 CGC 7.0

Here it is as promised. This is the scan of my Showcase 22 CGC 5.0 off-white pages.

Nice copy!!

I think with the price rising so quickly, the buyers are taking a wait and see attitude. I guess the seller know he or she is not letting SC22 go at bargain price. I do agree, when the movie gets closer...it will be scorching and parabolic!

 

I am not too sure about that, now. It has already gone parabolic to this point and while I agree that it has been undervalued for a long time, prices are already a bit too high in the sub-8.0 grades IMHO. Time will tell, I guess, but I think it will be a slower price increase from here on out (which is a good thing as it will mean that the price levels can be supported).

Rather than a slower increase I think we are seeing a little price correction. I am a member of the club and I think SC 22 is the best silver DC key; but I think SS 22 is experiencing a similar ride to what Avengers #1 experienced about 6+ months earlier...

Avengers 1 skyrocketed after it was clear an Avengers movie was anounced but then retraced some of the gains. As a representative expample, Avengers 1 in CGC 7.0 more than tripled in value from the summer of 2008 to the spring of 2009 - going from a $2K book to selling from between $6.5 & $7K. Since last spring it has come down to about $4.5 to $5K. It may stay in this range until the movie talk heats back up. I expect SS 22 may be in the middle of the same type of temporary "correction". This is healthy uin the long run... just not as much fun.

No objection to that. But did you noticed SC 22 is selling for a lot more than BB 28 in all grades and is now much harder to locate. Speculations or the seat has turned??? Time will tell.

BB28 suffers because it has a cover featuring the most power heroes in the universe battling... a giant starfish . One of the worst covers on a key issue.

Conversely, SS22 gets a bump from having a terrific cover.

I finally got my hands on this after it was handed to me in Chicago.

 

Wow. Easily one of the best Timely books! Great pick up. I want one

Gator picked up a krappy CGC 7.5 copy in Chicago,

Wow.

Is a cgc 7.5 about a $7K book? (more, less, just don't know)

If Showcase 22 is such a rare book how does Rick end up with so many great copies?

Put me in the club!! (thanks Rick (thumbs u )

I'm a Marvel/Timely guy but I love this book . This copy has great colors (though you probably can't tell from the scan).

More than worth a bump...

How do we get this posted permanently at the top like its counterpart in the silver-age section?