BleekerBob

Here is a tip for you... don't over pay because someone calls you "BUDDY". Pay attention...

Ive been out of the game for many years and i stopped collecting comics for OA but is this a 9.6??? Thanks in advance.

https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=756558 

Does anyone have a raw jla #7 i have a question about one of the interior pages. Thanks.

First and foremost I would like to say hello to all of you. I’ve been an active watcher of these boards for about a year now and have come to know and respect many of you. Your posts are a welcome diversion from my work grind as I check them often.

 

The reason for my posting now is I wanted to clear the air a little on the recent JLA 1 that was up on E-bay. I would like to assure all of you that there was no restoration done to this book or any of the other Toth books (some books were pressed). Matt Nelson did all pressing and currently has some more of the books.

 

I believe the LLC has something to due with how the picture was taken you can see it in both the E-Bay & CGC Gallery picture but is minor in Heritage one. LRC may have been creased after it was encapsulated, as it is not in the Heritage scan.

 

I don’t mean to rant and am not trying to be rude. I hope to talk with many of you in the future. Just wanted to give you guys some background info. }

 

I think the above comments are why it didnt fetch top dollar. Sounds like the book was already pressed which im sure the big players already knew about, not to mention it looks more like a 9.2 then a 9.4 to me. My guess and its only a guess is that when a big book shows up people call matt nelson and ask him if hes done work on it. If he has... then thats why some book do worse then others. As i said earlier Tim's 9.2 had potential to get upgraded and thats why it did so well at auction. This book clearly doesnt have that potential. Dont mean to come off like a hater but thats how i see it. I just got educated on the whole pressing game last week.

I think a big part of the market now is finding books that can be pressed and upgraded. Pressing seems to have taken off. I keep hearing about more and more people who are doing it with success.

Boy, that really surprises me that it had to be "rescued" by Halperin/Heritage, because the winning bid in the Heritage auction didn't seem out of whack with market expectations, either too low or too high. It really surprises me that no "real" bidder was willing to shell out $35K for the book, even knowing that the 9.6 copy was going to be coming up on Pedigree.

 

I do agree that the bottom corners, particularly the right corner, are soft. I haven't seen this book in person, but I can confirm that the Toths are very nice books.

 

This certainly changes my view on the value of the 9.0

I agree with Tim...can't believe no one would pay $35K for a CGC 9.4 JLA #1....

 

JLA #1 CGC 9.0 is already at $11K....

 

If a CGC 9.4 can only get $30K...then how much is a 9.2 and 9.0 worth??

 

The thing is that $35K for a 9.4 #1 really isn`t all that much. Consider that my 9.2 copy sold on Heritage for over $27K back in 2004. Granted my 9.2 copy was sweet (so sweet it became a 9.4 later), and granted that the Toth 9.4 copy had the soft corners, particularly the little crease in the LRC, but still, a 9.4 copy in 2008 is worth only a 30% premium over a 9.2 copy`s 2004 price?

It looks more like a 9.2 then a 9.4 so there was no ability to press it and get an upgrade. Tim your 9.2 did well for that exact reason there was upgrade potential and looked like a strong 9.2 vs a very weak 9.4. Just one man's opinion.

So, are you thinking about selling your number 1 or putting it away for awhile?

I have jla 1-30 in 9.0 or better but im missing about 4 issues.Wwhere would be the best place to sell them? I had thought i should complete the run and then list 1-30 on heritage any thoughts? Thanks BB

I'm trying to find pages from the epic battle between the Thing and Dr. Doom from FF 40. I have three consecutive pages from that battle. Here are the pages I'd like to find and put together to have the full battle sequence:

 

 

These pages would cost MAJOR coin if you found them, good luck!

That Doom stamps looks like it was drawn by an amature.

A new addition of mine.

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I was told to post this because its a 10 cent-er.

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