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    The Pre-Robin Tec Club

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    I can only begin to imagine what it must feel like to own a copy of Detective Comics #27. It's a book so legendary, so important to our hobby, that I would be thrilled beyond belief to own just a single non-Batman page.

     

    Yours is not only complete, but has its cover, and is about as sharp as any collector could ever hope for. This to me is an example of restoration gone very VERY well. It also presents so well within the CGC slab; you must be one proud owner. :cloud9:

     

    I don't want to sound overly cheesy, but could you describe for those of us who have yet to (and might never) own a Tec #27, what the feeling must be like to finally have the privilege to own a book of that magnitude?

     

    Sorry, but cheesy is what you'll get -- how about owning a book you want to just look at and hold anytime you are within 100 yards of where it lies ?? How about picking it up in the holder so gently as if you were picking up the actual book, not wanting to damage it, what about wanting to sleep with it under your pillow every damn night an.................OK, sorry, too much information.

     

    lol

    The Pre-Robin Tec Club

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

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    Anyone have any new Pre-Robin Tec news to share? (shrug)

     

    My 28-37 run. Not the greatest picture, but the only one I have before being tucked away.

     

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    :applause::golfclap:(worship)

     

    This is the type of thing that makes me miss the days when this thread was more active.

     

    What a fantastic group-shot. (thumbs u

     

    Any stories behind the "why" and "how" you landed all of those?

     

    All these books have either been owned by George(1KOKO) or Rick(G.A tor). The first book I bought was the TEC 33. George had it in the forum sales, I debated, pondered and pulled the trigger. It was nearly not meant to be, I had just purchased a Mac and had the Caps on. When I emailed George I presented an offer earlier and was asking if we had a deal, the second pm was all in CAPS.... it really came across as I was yelling or demanding, George responded as expected. I looked back and sent an email explaining it was not my intention, and if he took it that way I apologized. George being the nice guy he is, brushed it off and we came to a deal. I was lucky to close a real estate deal during the year and as well receive commisions from my job. As I already contribute to my RRSP savings and watched the market collapse, I decided to take stab at the run. As mentioned all these books came from Rick and George, and they are awesome to work with. The allow time payments and are willing to work with you. With our Canadian dollar close to par with the US$ and with these books being offered to me, I couldn't say no. Having an awesome wife always helps as well.

     

    The only book that gave me stress in acquiring was the 28. It's an incredibly hard book to acquire unrestored. I know of a beautiful 5.5, but it was out of my price range at the time. A 3.5 came to auction on comic connect, I thought I had this book won, and was ready to celebrate when a snipe bid came in and extended the auction. 20 minutes later and several bid increments more the book was finally mine. I asked both Rick and George what they thought the going price would be,,,,,, both were dead on. If I find out they were the underbidder... well let's not go there :roflmao:

     

    Lastly, we have the grail of grails imo. TEC 27. Rick had one in SDCC 2009 and if not for a medical mishap, I'm convinced I had a good shot at landing it, probably would only have the 27 and 33 but I'm happy with this run. I just need to add a mid to high grade restored book at a reasonable price if that exists.

     

    And to conclude this is what makes collecting comics so great from Archies, to tranformers to GA... the thrill of the hunt and the overwhelming feeling of triumph when the run or series is complete.

     

    well said sir.

     

    both george and rick are GA gentlemen :golfclap:

    The DC Collection Is COMPLETE.

    in Comics General

    Posted

    Congratulations, Ian! I followed your quest several years ago when I was last on this forum and even tried to find a couple books for you. I am most impressed!

     

    I started collecting in 1963 and the first Justice League comic I bought off the rack was issue 23. My collecting goals were quite different from yours as I was only interested in the superhero, science fiction and horror, mystery genres. I never wanted all the other genres. However, in moments of weakness I did buy westerns, war, teen humor, funny animal, etc, books. Plus, I didn't limit myself to DC.

     

    Around 1970 I toyed with the idea of getting every comic ever made but finances prevented that. I eventually completed runs of the major and minor titles from 1958 onwards and have a fair number of books prior to 1958 before "retiring" from collecting comics in 1985.

     

    What I'm trying to say is, as a veteran collector, your accomplishment should be the stuff of legend. (worship)

     

    great story

    how many books would you say are n your collectio in total?

    The DC Collection Is COMPLETE.

    in Comics General

    Posted

    As I followed Ian's quest many years ago, I became aware of his difficulty

    in finding Buzzy 70 and it piqued my interest as I am sure it did other forumites.

    Why was that issue so difficult? I understand that these boards are a small part

    of the overall comic collecting community, but you would have thought with

    more awareness, a few more copies would have shown up. I think more collectors put that

    comic on their radar not necessarily because they wanted it, but because it

    was hard to find. I generally wouldn't look at a Buzzy comic unless it was dirt

    cheap, but after becoming aware of #70, any time I saw a Buzzy comic, I quickly

    looked to see if it was #70. If I was in a comic shop, I would look to see if

    they had one. I am sure there are other forumites who did the same, so there

    probably aren't too many dealers who attend cons that didn't have

    their store inventory checked for that issue.

     

    I don't swim in high-grade waters and my completionist tendencies are beginning

    to wane, but I still enjoy comics for the same reason that I collect other pop

    culture collectibles: for the thrill of the chase. I am out in the field every weekend

    scouring flea markets, thrift shops,used bookstores looking for those elusive issues.

    If I were to stumble upon a Buzzy 70, I would buy it (probably for well above guide)

    not because I am a huge fan, but because I "found it".

    It would represent the enjoyment I get from spending time with the wife

    pretending we are Indiana Jones looking for the Ark of the Covenant. There are

    many facets to collecting comics and you don't have to be a completionist or a

    "gotta-have-it" collector to enjoy a Buzzy #70. :)

     

    well said sir

    The DC Collection Is COMPLETE.

    in Comics General

    Posted

    If you have been hunting for a particular book for years to complete a

    title/run, you are temped, and often willing, to pay well over guide just

    to get the dratted thing. I have done it and expect to do it again.

     

    What troubles me is books like Buzzy 70 that have a reputation that they

    are extremely rare when they are merely rare. Then people pay outrageous

    prices to get the one book when they have no interest in any other issue

    of the title.

     

    Part of the reason why Buzzy 70 seems so rare is that dealers who do not

    know it is supposed to be rare (and Overstreet give no indication that it is not

    common) say to themselves "I am going to convention zzz.con and cannot bring

    all my stuff; should I bring this group of $10.00 Buzzy's or should I bring this

    group of $40.00 Silver Surfers?" We all know the answer to that.

     

    Someone had extra space in his con box and Gator got one for "guide" (more or

    less). A "Gotta have any dratted book that is considered to be impossible

    to get" collector came by and Gator did well. And, at least for a while, both

    are happy with the transaction as is the dealer who sold it to Gator.

     

    In the long term, I do not think such activities are good for the field.

     

    "extremely rare" and just "rare" are also relative to the collector.

     

    how many copies of buzzy70 do you know of?

    and how many does it take to fall out of the "extremely rare" category?

     

    if anything those "Gotta have any dratted book that is considered to be impossible to get" collectors eventually drive out more copies into the marketplace and in turn everyone gets a better idea of how rare they issue actually is and even drive down the price.

    a good thing for the hobby IMO.

     

    :foryou: