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While it was not something I was trying to complete I thought I would ask others who are interested in partial books if anyone else was surprised by the sale price of the New Adventure Comics 26 in the last HA sale?  I realize it is supposedly the rarest of all DC books, and it admittedly has a very cool cover, but I really thought this would go for less than half of the final hammer price.  Am I missing something or were there just two really motivated potential buyers?

I bought some books from a thread that was closed.   Michael treated it like it was an important sale even though it wasn't a lot of money.  He double boxed the order and made a trip to the post office so it could get out quickly.  Great communication and a super nice guy.  I would gladly do business with him again.  

I would take a camp era Okajima pedigree book over a higher grade non pedigree book and run out the door like a madman before the seller changed their mind!  I would also be excited for a Mile High, Larson, and a few others of that vintage.

I have a lot of qualified books, mostly for married parts.  If the book is complete , it doesn't bother me at all.  I would not pay blue label prices for qualified of course, but it does bring a lot of books down to where I feel ok about budgeting for them and spending the money on them.  I also have a number that are restored.  If it bothered me that much I would not have bought them.  I also think that qualified, conserved and restored should be viewed differently for silver age and especially for golden age.  I think if someone is reinforcing a spine, or something like that, to strengthen a book, as long as they are disclosing it, I think it is fine to make the book last longer as the number of these books is set, and the demand (in many cases) exceeds the supply.

On 7/22/2023 at 2:12 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

TOMB RAIDER # 1 - GLOSSY NM-/NM COPY - $8

TURNER COVER

@ 20% off

On 8/1/2023 at 5:51 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

TURNER SUPERMAN SET - ALL IN GLOSSY NM-/NM SHAPE - ALL THREE FOR $10

Set includes Action Comics # 812, 813 & Superman # 202.

Amazed these Michael Turner books are 19 years old now.

On 8/1/2023 at 6:02 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

ATHENA INC: THE MANHUNTER PROJECT # 1 - GLOSSY NM-/NM COPY - $10

Not the easiest to find J Scott Campbell variant out there.  Sweet book from 21 years ago.

I will take these at 20% off.

On 8/1/2023 at 2:02 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA # 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51

- ALL GLOSSY NM-/NM COPIES - $3 EACH.

These 21 issues are the longest commitment that ADAM HUGHES has ever made to a monthly schedule. 

He still had a few fill in issues in this run by other artists, but this run is mostly his... including most covers. 

 for 31, 32,33 and 34

On 7/31/2023 at 4:01 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

BATTLECHASERS (1998) # 2, 3, 4 - ALL GLOSSY VF/NM OR BETTER - ALL FOR $10

RED MONICA VARIANT ON ISSUE 3

I think it looks like a 5.0-5.5 to me, but with the discoloration on the right side of the front cover that could really hammer this book.  It seems, from my experience, that CGC really will hammer a water stain. I can't tell if that is what is present or not.  If it is, I would say my estimate is a full point too high.  It does have really nice eye appeal for a book of that grade. 

On 7/15/2023 at 2:33 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

CODENAME: KNOCKOUT # 14 - GLOSSY NM-/NM COPY - $5

JIM LEE COVER 2002

On 7/15/2023 at 3:11 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS # 19, 20, 21, 22

ALL GLOSSY NM-/NM COPIES

$3 EACH...BUY THEM ALL FOR $10

 All of them.

On 7/10/2023 at 7:58 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) # 1, 2, 3 - ALL FOR $10

#1 & 3 are VF/NM and #2 is a FN/VF.

40 years old next year and a hot property right now.  

On 7/10/2023 at 3:23 PM, october said:

Take

Here really needs to be an “envy “ button among the choices. Nice pickup!

On 7/9/2023 at 1:41 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK # 1, 2, 3 - GLOSSY NM-/NM COPIES - ALL FOR $20

First "comic book" with INDIANA JONES

A couple people were wanting sets of these after the last set sold last month...hopefully you guys are watching now that I've opened the ark and found them.  Some might be direct sales, some might be newsstand  

If there are a few sets I will take one.

I will take this one per PM. Thanks.

Strange Academy 1 Walmart NM 9.4 - $22.00

On 7/2/2023 at 11:56 AM, fastballspecial said:

Tomb Raider 33 - VF/NM 9.0 - $20.00

 

Another seamless transaction with Bob.  Great to deal with, fair shipping prices, well packaged, and good communication.  What more could you ask for?  A+ experience.

On 6/14/2023 at 11:48 PM, MattTheDuck said:

Just clearing out the undercopies and deadwood.

On 6/8/2023 at 8:00 PM, Robot Man said:

Addams and Evil book by Chas Addams 1947 Simon & Schuster

Classic New Yorker Magazine cartoons. Came out long before the iconic TV show. 

Nice copy with original Dust Jacket. Jacket has just minimal wear with a few small bumps and edge tears. Small, light interior water stain. Book is excellent.

$45.

On 6/11/2023 at 1:12 PM, Robot Man said:

Intrigue #1 (one shot) Jan 1955

A real doozy for Quality Pubs. They seemed to want to go out of the horror genre with a bang here. Throwing slaves overboard, whipping, feeding folks to alligators, guy getting graphically "hooked", skeletons and more. Nice Jack Cole art. One of the best of the Quality horror out put.

Some spine wear. Lots of small wrinkles and creases. A small piece out of lower right edge. Slightly rusty staples. A couple of small stains. But, a tight, well bound copy with great color and nothing to really mar this cool cover. Off white interior pages. 

$100.

On 6/12/2023 at 5:21 PM, Robot Man said:

Pirates Comics #4 Sept-Oct 1950

Great art and stories in this series! 

Nice, solid copy. Has a little spine wear. But still smooth and tight. Minor corner and edge wear. Has a letter "H" stamped on back cover. Well attached copy with no splits, tears, missing pieces or major creases. Slightly yellowed but supple interior paper.

$35.

per PM.  Thanks again!

On 6/12/2023 at 6:16 PM, Robot Man said:

Shadow V8#4 July 1948

Classic Powell cover! The best of the run in my opinion.

A real tragedy here. 3 interior pages are torn out...Spine is rolled and has some tears. Top staple is torn loose but still attached to book at bottom. Numerous small edge tears, wrinkles and creases. Luckily, no real color breaks on this black cover. Small stain on back cover at bottom. Interior pages are nice. Rich, dark colors. I have owned this a long time until I finally found a somewhat reasonably priced upgrade. Still worth it for this classic cover. 

$50.

All of these sales with just big long lists and no pics reminds me of ordering from the Mile High adds in 1983. I feel like I should buy something but also list ten alternate choices because what I wanted always seemed to be sold out, and usually the alternate too.
This is a really fun thread just to watch. 

I would think a 6-6.5. I do think the clean and press would be worth it for this one. Nice book.