Dark Knight

On 2/20/2024 at 3:21 PM, backinmyday01 said:

Update 2/20 - All listings have been closed.

Why are all listings closed? All sold?

Looks like the only thing original are the staples? 

This should be the fastest growing club, but it's really the slowest 😆

Great pickup Ben and welcome to the club! You made a wise decision!

Moving forward, I expect CGC to tighten up their comic book inspections before assigning a grade. These latest incidents/mishaps from CGC cannot  happen again. They probably need to re-train everyone from the time they receive a package from a customer to shipping out back their property. Step by step, they have to instill stricter guidelines to follow. Security cameras are a must for each department, which I've mentioned before. PSA has had that set-up for a few years now after several past customers (including myself) complained that their cards were damaged during the grading process.

Sure TAT's will be slower, but in my eyes, will be well worth the wait. I do not want to second guess buying a CGC graded comic, thinking if something was missing or if the grade assigned is accurate for that book. I've spent a lot of money towards CGC graded books in my lifetime thinking that each book I paid is all good. I'm hoping CGC can announce soon what added security featues to the slab will be done to prevent bad actors from compromising the slab by switching books and/or labels out. 

Time will tell if any such improvements will be made.

On 2/19/2024 at 8:38 PM, comicjel said:

LOL, I can attest to a CGC "mis-grade"!...

First ever .4 grade!? You can flip it for a million if you wanted!!! Probably the only one in existence! 

Whooa, very shocked by this news!  Rob Reynolds is a great guy and absolutely a jack of all trades as a consignment director. Heritage gained big time by their newest acquisition. 

Sold for $6,222

This is one of a few cases where I'd love to be a jury for this lawsuit

On 2/2/2024 at 9:16 AM, mwotka said:

You might think that.  But check out vintage Ferrari results.  The model made famous in Ferris Bueller just keeps climbing, one sold last year for $18 million, after another did $11 million in 2008.  They could be had in the early 70s for a few grand.  Less than 50 exist.  Pretty good corollary to Action 1, except you can't drive it.  

Gimme that Ferrari over the Action 1! At least I'll be getting a lot of attention from hot chicks vs nerdy dudes!!! 

On 2/1/2024 at 8:01 PM, sfcityduck said:

 

The other 8.0 is the Larson. 

The other 8.5 is this:

It sold for a bit over $2M in 2018. Resold in 2021 for $3.25 million. Which 8.5 is better?  I guess we're going to see how big an impact the Pandemic had on perceptions of value.

 

I like this copy better than the KC one personally. The colors in this one do pop and white pages to boot. I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere down the line this book graded higher.

Anyways I'm predicting $4.35 million for the Action 1

On 2/1/2024 at 5:09 AM, batman_fan said:

Is this quite possibly the best looking Superman 1 in 1.0 grade?

It's definitely up there. My former copy!!! I believe I've seen a 1.0 that sold a year or two ago with great eye appeal such as this. 

Can't believe this will be the 3rd time it'll be auctioned off since I did back in 2021

Was formerly an 8.0 copy. Even if the book did get a grade bump, I don't think it would matter much at all. This will sell very well. Can't wait to see how it ends!

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/330734

On 1/20/2024 at 12:08 PM, Dr. Balls said:

I’m more shocked someone would drop that kind of coin on a listing like that. I mean, blurry photos, still in the bag - I wouldn’t buy a $20 book that was listed like that.

Yeah when I saw that AF 15 on ebay before even knowing it is linked to Mike, I thought it was very odd how the picture is blurry and only one pic was taken. Very suspicious for being a high end comic, so I ended up passing on the buy price. Too many red flags, glad I didn't take a chance. 

Looks like another book has been listed on ebay. Does this belong to anyone on here?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256382461265?hash=item3bb195e551:g:OTQAAOSwMR9lqpQf

Damn getting basically free money out of customers books and yet no mention of Mike hooking up with hookers?  He's doing it all wrong

Yeah I don't buy brittle books.  I may buy a slightly brittle paged book if it is truly scarce. The Bat 1 that sold would have gone for a lot more if it had supple pages.  There were quite a few collectors who passed on bidding because of the PQ.

On 1/14/2024 at 9:51 AM, jimjum12 said:

On 1/13/2024 at 5:09 PM, atomised said:

Any ideas why this book sold wildly way above recent comps?

It's a rare Batman "Shock Corner" cover. GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 I was going to say something similar that this may be the 1st ever "role reversal" cover between Batman and Robin

Geeze, things went from bad to worst. Not only is he selling client's books and stealing money, but he seems to have an alcohol and drug  problem and now a sex predator?  

On 1/13/2024 at 4:31 PM, Dr. Love said:

On 1/11/2024 at 11:34 AM, agamoto said:

It reminds me of what Mike Nelson once said about the best restoration he's ever seen, and that's the restoration they didn't catch. 

Have you tried reaching out to Mike Nelson about your concerns?

Who's Mike Nelson?

Looking at the Curator 9.8 copy, it looks like the colors especially the reds look washed out/faded compared to when the book was in the 9.6 holder. I'm not sure if it's due to how the book was scanned or if there was some sort of wet cleaning done prior to it being re-graded again and achieved the 9.8 grade. 

Would help if someone took a picture of the book in hand as a 9.6 and also with its new grade to compare.

I predicted between $1.2-1.3 mil. I thought it was a strong price. Market looks to be rebounding for some books.