tth2 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 $49.5k for the 9.4 and $28k for the 9.2- pretty strong. $49.5K for the 9.4 isn't so bad, but $28K for the 9.2, not so much (unless there are hopes of upgrading it to a 9.4). Both are down from peak prices in their respective grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linmoth Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 $49.5k for the 9.4 and $28k for the 9.2- pretty strong. $49.5K for the 9.4 isn't so bad, but $28K for the 9.2, not so much (unless there are hopes of upgrading it to a 9.4). Both are down from peak prices in their respective grades. Considering the 9.4 was a 9.2 that sold at Heritage the owner did pretty well. Sure didn't think the 9.2 would sell for that kind of money. I figured 22K tops, oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Ok so Im new to the HG market, and Ive started a little GL collection... The CLink auction was very interesting though confusing... Of 66 Silver age Green Lantern books (the pre-Denny/Neal era) there were: 27 that sold for 20%+ under my GPA estimates (inflating for pedigree or adjusting for market changes since last sale). 25 that sold for significantly over my GPA estimates (by 50% or more) 16 sold for around what I estimated they would based on GPA and other factors. So I am either under, over or accurately estimating these books... and it looks like pretty evenly divided. So I looked deeper. Common traits of my underestimates: 21 of 25 were pedigree or collection copies 23 of 25 were ranked either 1 (12 of them) or 2 (11 of them) in the census 9 of 25 had already exceeded estimates before the last day of bidding Grade range was 4@9.8, 12@9.6, 5@9.4, 1@9.2 average price for over-performers $1452 So how do these traits stand up to the comics that came in under my estimate: Common traits on my overestimates/under performers: 10 of 25 were pedigree or collection copies 12 of 25 were ranked either 1 (3 of them) or 2 (9 of them) 7 of 25 books were at bids less than 50% of estimates 24 hrs before close. Grade range was 3@9.8, 6@9.6, 8@9.4, 1@9.2, 3@9.0, a 3.5 and a 3.0 average price for under-performers $1122 So at the end of the day I need to up my estimates for pedigree books, and #1 or #2 ranked census books regardless of price. though good deals could be found with the occasional pedigree and high census book: Best deals (to me) from last night: GL #11 for less than half estimate. #1 census. Same book sold for $5k 2 years ago, and not even $2500 this time. Ouch! Both GL #4s sold for ~60% of estimate. GL#40 top census bought for $6200 two years ago, sold for 25% less than the original price. GL#59s (first Guy) also showed a slight drop off with both copies. Biggest risers: GL#1 in 9.2 rose more than 60% vs last 9.2 sale despite not being pedigreed. #28,29,32,33,35,,36,& 37 all in a row showed sharp increases ranging from 60% to 300%. Finally #57 and 64 both showed 300%+ increases vs my GPA estimates based on last sales. fun night... wish one of them had ended up in my hands, but theres always December.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 too many words to read but in general: Pac Coast books get a huge premium, nearly any GL above #30 is readily available in HG and goes for spit unless it's a 9.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicartfan Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 $49.5k for the 9.4 and $28k for the 9.2- pretty strong. $49.5K for the 9.4 isn't so bad, but $28K for the 9.2, not so much (unless there are hopes of upgrading it to a 9.4). Both are down from peak prices in their respective grades. I find this to be true for just about any book hat come to market after a windfall. When I was collecting OA, I sold an Adam Hughes WW sketch on EBay for like $900. Them here were a few listed afterwards almost immediately that went for almost half. My sketch wasn't better, just first in some time frame. Whenever a book or piece of art sells the "first time" , it usually goes for a premium. The problem is too many collectors get greedy and try to sell too quickly and the last sale is still fresh in collectors minds. Then you add in all the variables like who was bidding, who would have bid but timing wasn't good, the abundance of incredible material being offered by Heritagre, CL , Comic Connect and Pedigree all this month. Throw the pending holidays and I think it's actually an incredible feat that the market can support this amount of high end material at the amounts realized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I missed the auction last night, but that's ok. Most of the books I was watching, went for more than I was willing to shell out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Usually the first few issues of a title get the most attention. I think I'll mix it up a bit here and give the last few issues of the Green Lantern Silver Age run a look: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Nice GL Hepcat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Nice! The last pre-Adams issues get no respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Gil Kane was on fire at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Yes, Gil's art seemed completely over-the-top by this point in comparison with his work up to say Green Lantern 40. I'm not sure whether the change was due to him inking his own work or it was just the case of his style becoming more pronounced/exaggerated over the years. I'll just say that I much prefer the Green Lantern covers from #11 to #40 to these later ones. I like the DC house style that was imparted to those earlier covers by inkers such as Murphy Anderson. Edited November 24, 2011 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wow, prices on early GLs have dropped a lot since the movie. I totally forgot to up my placeholder bid on the 6.0 copy of #7 that sold for $286.80 with the juice on Heritage last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Well it will make it easier to complete my run and upgrade the issues that need upgrading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wow, prices on early GLs have dropped a lot since the movie. I totally forgot to up my placeholder bid on the 6.0 copy of #7 that sold for $286.80 with the juice on Heritage last night. there was a HA auction that closed last night? thought it was just the weekly sunday night auction this weekk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 yeah its a low grader, but its slabbed and its one of my top 3 silver age GL covers (with GL #8 & #20, which I just missed on this weekend!) I just love that orange background! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Wow, prices on early GLs have dropped a lot since the movie. I totally forgot to up my placeholder bid on the 6.0 copy of #7 that sold for $286.80 with the juice on Heritage last night. there was a HA auction that closed last night? thought it was just the weekly sunday night auction this weekk... It was the weekly Sunday Night auction. They had some nice mid grade early GLs this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Timing is everything. Yeah...that GL7 sold low. Some GL7 in 3.0's have sold in the mid 100. I have a low ungraded 3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Well it will make it easier to complete my run and upgrade the issues that need upgrading. My sentiments exactly! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Speaking of upgrading, I wasn't planning on needing to upgrade this. Just got it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Speaking of upgrading, I wasn't planning on needing to upgrade this. Just got it today. 6.0? "tape stain 9th page" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
