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8 minutes ago, comicnoir said:

There is also a book called Romance Without Tears by John Benson that looks at St. John's romance books. It has a cover gallery that, of course, is all Baker. Where I first saw Cinderella Love 25.

Just ordered it 

6 minutes ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

My guess? Occasionally 

I believe that usually, the item owner doesn’t even know that this option is “on”. 

Yeah, I wasn’t too impressed with that one, but I appreciate that it got published.

Well, I started the thread in 2017, and in the past two years the hobby has been on fire 🔥... I think the list of “most valuable GGA books” is due for a 2019-2020 update, if anyone is willing. 
 

FWIW, I liked Rick’s methodology of estimating the value of a 6.0 book, since some of the titles are more or less available in super high grade.

I’m sure it has been mentioned somewhere in the thread.. but are there any Matt Baker books worth buying, which feature a lot of his cover art? I’m not looking for a TPB for a single title, but more a book that covers a lot of his cover art in different genres. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

On 11/22/2019 at 11:18 PM, Ricksneatstuff said:

Cinderella Love 25- CGC 2.0- $4990 Firm (minus 5%)

there she is. Thread closing Sat morning.  

That cover...

On 11/21/2019 at 9:51 PM, thejudge01 said:

If you missed out on the Heritage copy CGC 7.0 which sold today for $4560 get this slightly lower graded copy for $2000 less!

 

Adventure Comics #44

CGC 5.5 FN-

CREAM TO OFF-WHITE Pages

1 piece of tape on cover

Classic Sandman cover

scarce issue

 

$2560 firm

 

By the way, their delivery isn’t always this fast, but when it’s fast, it’s lightning fast!

On 11/21/2019 at 7:39 PM, szav said:

 Phantom Ladies did pretty well today.. $33,600 for the Phantom Lady 23 CGC 9.2 and $4,800 for a fairly dirty dust shadowy looking #16 CGC 8.5

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/phantom-lady-23-fox-features-syndicate-1949-cgc-nm-92-white-pages/a/7212-91092.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/phantom-lady-16-fox-features-syndicate-1948-cgc-vf-85-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7212-92142.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515

Very happy with mine! (More of a budget pick ) 

12 hours ago, Dinosaur jr. said:

I think it will land between 900,000 and 1.1 million. Of the two Universal 9.4's that exist I can't find any record of one of them being sold. 

Just found out there is one 9.8 out there. Thats gotta be the one of the top 4 most valuable comics along with the 2 Action #1 9.0's and the Detective 27 9.2.

And since I started writing that previous sentence I just found out that the Cap 1 9.8 used to be a 9.6.

How the heck did that happen?

 

 

Any price predictions on the Conserved Cap 1 occurring in the November auction?

1 hour ago, skypinkblu said:

Sensation #19, CGC 5.0 cr/ow, 1943 a train cover, and one of my favorite covers in the run. The colors are just wonderful together, they remind me a little of the later L B Cole creations, who knows, maybe he saw this as in inspiration. Prices are all over the place on GPA, so I just prorated a bunch of sales. I know this is not an easy book to upgrade, that's for sure. This book has not been cleaned or pressed, it was from the Evelyn collection originally and I subbed it.

Bin is $1250.00

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If still available, I’ll take it 👍

Never thought I would get a Signature Series book, but for some reason I had to have one.

Add me to the club of Stan Lee Signature Series AF15’s.

On 4/10/2019 at 6:14 PM, comicquant said:

Planet Comics #58 - 5.0 OW/WH pages

Great copy with bright colors.  1" spine split top cover (and a couple of pages).  Awesome Joe Doolin cover!

Asking:  $400

 

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I’ll take it per PM! 👍

Joe Doolin rocks.

12 hours ago, goldenacase said:

Planet Comics 50 5.0 cr/ow $295  nice colors         I just upgraded 

I’ll take it per PM👍

22 hours ago, Johnny545 said:

Marvel Mystery Comics 52 CGC 2.5 OW great hooded nazi cover - $799 OBO

 

Such an awesome cover.

I’ll take it per PM!

9 hours ago, miraclemet said:

she really loved ficition hose books!

1. the difference betwen the signatures comes down to a small difference in  how the letter j is formed, sometimes it looks a little more like a g. Remember we are talking about someone who probably learned english second after japanese, and learned english curisve after learning kanji in terms of how to write her name. So I think we can allow for the possibility of her occasionally mis scripting her name.

 

Makes sense. Thanks for solving the mystery for me!

Library of Congress recommends 35% RH for comic book storage.

https://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/comics.html

” Good storage is especially critical to the preservation of acidic paper materials. Guidelines for good storage: 

• A cool (room temperature or below), relatively dry (about 35% relative humidity), clean, and stable environment (avoid attics, basements, and other locations with high risk of leaks and environmental extremes) 
• Minimal exposure to all kinds of light; no exposure to direct or intense light
• Distance from radiators and vents
• Supportive protective enclosures*”

I have read on the forums and elsewhere that 40-49% is the optimal RH (not everyone agrees).

but interestingly the ALA recommends 30-40% RH:

http://www.ala.org/alcts/sites/ala.org.alcts/files/content/_MeltzerBkmk16.pdf

For those of us in the Midwest or where the winters are cold and dry, our homes may have 3-5 or more months of humidity in the 30-39% range.

I know that humidity >50% is bad for comic storage; what about a space that is consistently dry (30-39%)?

Note: I am mainly concerned with high value, CGC-slabbed books.

2 hours ago, Get2TheChoppa said:

Planet Comics #51, CGC 5.0 CR/OW - asking $380

I’ll take it per PM 👍

I have a lot of Fiction House but it’s my first Planet!

8 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Action Comics 27- CGC 3.5- $825

The last sale of a 3.0 was last July for $850 for this true 1st cover appearance of Lois Lane (uncredited)

 

I’ll take it per PM 👍

In my book, Rick’s for sale threads are starting to rival Heritage auctions .. he’s always got awesome inventory...