GreatCaesarsGhost

got any autographed theo holstein photos?

my first thought, as well

me too. I had to rebuild my profile with CC, but all it took was re-loading my credit card info. I had no problem getting bids placed on the material that interested me. There wasn't that much of interest to me in this auction, but this is a decent start for CC. They will arise from the ashes. We need them to remain a viable alternative for us.

There's value to the Watterson signature, I think. And I guess there's a sense that this is as close as most of us will ever get.

I get it and I like it

Right? Which noble warrior here among us cut a side deal with Heritage?

Up to $6240, including BP, with 3 days left . . .

I just now found out there was a way to edit a topic, but I preserved my dumbassery for integrity

My warning was for suggesting that in today's world, Captain America might be viewed as a little too jingoistic, to the point it may be affecting the prices of Cap 1.

Say it ain’t so @lou_fine!

Well that was fast

@Cat-Man_America that looks more like coffee than your usual beverage

This is some serious dumbf$$kery

I’ve looked at that book a bunch. Like @lou_fine, I think there’s still a price pop coming. I think you’ll be lucky to get it at $50k. I did not know, per @Gotham Kid, that the slab mitigates the deterioration of the paper due to tape. I’d been told in the past by cgc that the slab will halt the progress of foxing, but this is the first I’d heard that the slab will also halt the progress of tape damage. This is surprising and welcome news. nobody knows the future in this coronavirus world, but there’s 2 things about collecting low end keys: 1) you’ll pay a little more, relatively speaking, on a low end key because there’s more bidders for whom a less expensive key is attainable. And as you know, more bidders often results in a higher price, relatively speaking, than on a book that’s only got maybe 1 or 2 bidders. There will be more bidders on a Bat 1 1.5 than on a Bat 1 6.0, simply because more guys can afford to sit at that table. 2) not all low end keys are alike. Some have higher eye appeal than others. The number of defects at the low end are various and sundry. I don’t mind detached covers or centerfolds(even though I try to avoid books with label notes), and I don’t mind cover splits. If the result of these defects are such that I can more afford to sit at the table, and the book looks good in the slab, that hits all my buttons oh, I almost forgot: I think it’s good strategy to buy low end keys. First of all, they are extremely satisfying to own, and secondly, I think they will always go up in value. I see the flavor-of-the-month books wax and wane(In prices people are willing to pay), but not as much the keys

I didn’t take it that way, and couldn’t agree more. I like those guys too

ah, an Ian Levine reference

Pep 22 is a great book, and I agree it has more value than the Archie 1. It’s also incredibly scarce. But like AS 8, the character is not featured on the cover, and that bothers me and has made me hesitate. I join those who say that with CGC encapsulation, the hobby has grown more cover-centric

Ha! They did ask me if I wanted to consign, and I responded only if I could put a reserve on my books. I like these guys, and believe they will get over this bump, but they never answered me when I brought up the idea of a reserve.

. . . said nobody, ever

+1

In this week's Heritage auction, there's this . . . It's not mine, but thought that people who frequent this thread might be interested. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/illustrations/bill-everett-ec-staff-cartoon-gag-illustration-original-art-1956-/a/122017-17470.s?type=lotlink--bidnotice-tracked-dailystatus

you're right. That's exactly how it looks . . . https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/sub-mariner-comics-32-timely-1949-cgc-fn-vf-70-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7229-92075.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

Now that you point it out, my memory is same as yours. I think all 3 pages sold a few months ago, but when I researched it this morning, I could only find 2 of the pages in the Heritage archives. must have been a problem completing the sale on the page that is back up for auction now

Caps R Us