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37 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

If anyone wants to know the notations on the books: 

Action Comics: 1005150001 - https://www.cgccomics.com/certlookup/1005150001/

Detective Comics: 1005150015 - https://www.cgccomics.com/certlookup/1005150015/

Check out the other books in that submission - That must have been some day in the back room at CGC

1005150001 - Action Comics 1

1005150002 - No longer in the database

1005150003 - No longer in the database

1005150004 - Suspense Comics 3

1005150005 - All American 16

1005150006 - Archie 1

1005150007 - Green Giant 1

1005150008 - Action Comics 7

1005150009 - Wonder Woman 1

1005150010 - More Fun 53

1005150011 - More Fun 52

1005150012 - No longer in the database

1005150013 - Detective Comics 35

1005150014 - Detective Comics 29

1005150015 - Detective Comics 27

 

 

 

This is awesome. Thanks @Buzzetta! 

For the curious...auction estimates she gave on the ‘Tec was $200-$250k, while Action could fetch $175k -$225k.

I’ve often found comic “books” listed as “books” on eBay as well. Their search is such a POS at times (i.e. redirects, no ability to set sort default or US sellers only, etc.). I swear, they haven’t updated the site since the 1900s.

In this context, creators matter. Actors? Eh. Not really. Even when CGC promotes it on FB it doesn’t really seem to get much of a rub 

Don’t worry fellas, this bubble will burst any day now 

On 5/3/2021 at 5:24 PM, Qalyar said:

That's sort of been the whole story of Amphoman. Guy makes a comic book when he's 13 years old and then stores it in his shed, as the story goes. Years later, seeing film adaptations printing money, he pulls it back out and, flush with cash from his career in television set design, has copies privately printed. Um, okay, that's sort of a cool story, if not an entirely unique one. See, for example, many -- many -- of the creators of ComiXpress or Ka-Blam books. So what happened here?

Well, first, a local comic book store with a long history of supporting indie artists agreed to sell his books. Then, second, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel decided to make this a human interest story (very likely at the creator's prompting, frankly). And because there's no requirement for reporters to understand what's going on before reporting on it, Amphoman was described as this sunny success story that was now being sold "alongside industry giants like Marvel and DC Comics." Which I guess was true from a very literal sense; that one store in Florida had shelves of comics that physically displayed Marvel books, and DC books, and Amphoman books. But suddenly it attracted attention disproportionate to its quality. Some guy on a podcast said he was like a young Stan Lee. And so on.

The book's creator is nothing if not a relentless self promoter. He signs carefully curated copies and, via creator agreement, submits them for Signature Series slabs. He keeps his books visible in auctions and on eBay -- often at ridiculously inflated prices to make it appear as though these are some sort of TMNT #1-esque chase book. There's no actual proof, that I know of, of shill purchases made used in an effort to provide the book a manufactured FMV, but it sure looks like there have been, and I wouldn't be surprised. He even produced a "rare version" of #1, advertised as a text error that went uncorrected in early copies. Of course, there's no way to tell if that's true, and it's sort of inside baseball regardless. After all, these books aren't just print-on-demand like ComiXpress books were, they're print-on-demand with the creator in control of the printing process. Their rarity, and that of any versions, is arbitrarily controlled by one guy with a vested -- and highly active -- financial interest in the books. Heck, he's even shown up on these boards arguing that Amphoman is an investment-grade modern book. Spoiler: It is not.

There are a lot of indie books that I really love. A lot of them have great stories behind their creation, of struggling artists who fought to get into the industry. Some of the most successful either managed to make a career out of being the underdog, or earned their place with the bigger publishers. Their books are testament to their love of the art form. Amphoman's creator might be honestly passionate about his work, but everything about the way it has been presented and marketed is far more of a testament to the love of market manipulation and self-promotion.

I will never own these books.

This backstory reads like the comic book version of the Disaster Artist and Tommy Wiseau....”Oh hi Mark.”

LMK when Boris the Bear or Fish Police start to land on people’s radar (I figure card collectors will splurge for anything) 

Iconic book  

28 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

Even during those years major grails maintained their value!

Yup! One guarantee w/ keys and the stock market...they’ve always gone up 💪

...BuT iT’s JuSt LiKe ThE 2008 HoUsInG CrIsEs 

4 hours ago, bounty_coder said:

Book 3- Detective Comics #45 CGC 4.0 Off-White to White. Early Post-Robin Tec. 1st Joker in title and I believe the 3rd Joker appearance after Bats 1 and 2. Solid 4.0 with problem free holder. Price 2,300
 

   
 

Why does this book feel so CRIMINALLY under appreciated for being the 3rd ever Joker Appearance in the world of funny books? 

Agree. If he’s on the cover it’s likely a different story.

50 minutes ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

When I initially read the announcement, I thought they said Andy Samberg.  

He was great in The Waterboy

Is it locked meow?

way ahead of ya...I've already moved on to Image. Good luck catching up nerds 

2 minutes ago, djpinkpanther67 said:

Sooo was this thread locked or not?

Doesn't appear to be.

to the moon 🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

I knew all those Spawn 1s would be the eventual downfall of our hobby 

Awesome work here - thank you @innocuous! 

1 hour ago, Mercury Man said:

Or the movie 'Boiler Room'.

I can’t help it, but I watch that damn movie every time it’s on