Yorick Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Kind of interesting that the PGX 4.0 is still (last I checked) sitting on eBay. With the stains, probably more like a 3.0, but the underbidder of the raw copy might have grabbed it. 1 hour ago, Funnybooks said: The eye appeal is just not consistent with the grade. 27 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: It would be interesting to see whether this book would sell at its current price if it were in a CGC 3.0 holder (the grade I think it would probably get) rather than a PGX 4.0 holder. It might move if the seller provided clearer photos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, Yorick said: It might move if the seller provided clearer photos... All his slabbed books are like that. I think he's using a scanner that doesn't handle slabs well. You're right that he should probably switch to using photos of his slabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Did someone here grab that 150 romance comic lot off ebay? It had some TAR photo covers and a Teen-age Temptations 1 amongst the few books pictured. I was waiting for the seller to respond to my query and now its gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Yorick said: Did someone here grab that 150 romance comic lot off ebay? It had some TAR photo covers and a Teen-age Temptations 1 amongst the few books pictured. I was waiting for the seller to respond to my query and now its gone. I took a hard look at it, but the price was just too high for me. At least one of the Baker books looked to be pretty low grade as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 hour ago, october said: I took a hard look at it, but the price was just too high for me. At least one of the Baker books looked to be pretty low grade as well. $20 per book did not seem outlandish, but without a full listing of the issues I didn't want to put that kind of money down. I was curious if the majority of the books were silver/bronze... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 It's been an interesting year for Matt Baker. If I had to plot it out on a graph, prices were going up the first 6 months -- steady but not outrageous. Then it leveled out for a while, and I saw Bakers not selling on eBay, and I was able to pick up a few decent deals. Then suddenly prices are going through the roof, so much so I'm tempted to sell my undercopies (I only have a few, unfortunately). Is this what you all are seeing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 hour ago, n2wdw said: It's been an interesting year for Matt Baker. If I had to plot it out on a graph, prices were going up the first 6 months -- steady but not outrageous. Then it leveled out for a while, and I saw Bakers not selling on eBay, and I was able to pick up a few decent deals. Then suddenly prices are going through the roof, so much so I'm tempted to sell my undercopies (I only have a few, unfortunately). Is this what you all are seeing? yes I agree - although this may partly be because a few of the harder to come by books changed hands for $1000 + (even over $10k for Seven Seas) and that has pushed prices for other books up - so put me in line for your under copies please - I'm happy with low grade books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtoreal1 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Matt baker art i think szucchini, sagii, Ricksneatstuff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yes. Baker cover. Dreamtoreal1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Dreamtoreal1 said: Matt baker art i think It sure is. Cool book, I've been looking for a copy of that for ever it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Tar 32 on ebay. Nice vg. Sitting at $810.00 with 9 days to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 1 hour ago, comicnoir said: Tar 32 on ebay. Nice vg. Sitting at $810.00 with 9 days to go. Yeah. That One is looking pretty nice. 4.5 likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 9 hours ago, Robot Man said: It sure is. Cool book, I've been looking for a copy of that for ever it seems. I found one! sagii, MrBedrock, Ricksneatstuff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 3 hours ago, comicnoir said: Tar 32 on ebay. Nice vg. Sitting at $810.00 with 9 days to go. It is a nice copy. If I'm reading the description correctly, the seller bought it years ago because he thinks the woman looks like Bettie Page! I think Baker actually based her Jane Russell. I believe somewhere in this thread, somebody posted a photo of Russell in a similar pose. A somewhat ragged copy of Baker's little Cinderella book is also up on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 4 hours ago, Sqeggs said: It is a nice copy. If I'm reading the description correctly, the seller bought it years ago because he thinks the woman looks like Bettie Page! I think Baker actually based her Jane Russell. I believe somewhere in this thread, somebody posted a photo of Russell in a similar pose. A somewhat ragged copy of Baker's little Cinderella book is also up on eBay. I'm in Canada, so I can't see this. The 25? What's it at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 21 minutes ago, comicnoir said: 4 hours ago, Sqeggs said: It is a nice copy. If I'm reading the description correctly, the seller bought it years ago because he thinks the woman looks like Bettie Page! I think Baker actually based her Jane Russell. I believe somewhere in this thread, somebody posted a photo of Russell in a similar pose. A somewhat ragged copy of Baker's little Cinderella book is also up on eBay. I'm in Canada, so I can't see this. The 25? What's it at? https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEEN-AGE-ROMANCES-32-VG-ST-JOHN-MATT-BAKER-COVER-1953-Only-14-in-the-CGC-Census/132417825734?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEEN-AGE-ROMANCES-32-VG-ST-JOHN-MATT-BAKER-COVER-1953-Only-14-in-the-CGC-Census/132417825734?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Thanks, but I meant the Cinderella Sqeegs mentioned. I reported the 32 on ebay on the last page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 1 minute ago, comicnoir said: Thanks, but I meant the Cinderella Sqeegs mentioned. I reported the 32 on ebay on the last page. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Scarce-MATT-BAKER-Cinderella-Tiny-Tales-1946-Pamphlet/401452463678?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Mucho gratious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 11 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Yeah. That One is looking pretty nice. 4.5 likely. I’m going to disagree. The copy I bought from you looks much tighter than that copy and it seems to have a fair amount of tanning to it’s cover/PQ. It might hit 4.0 but mine still has much better eye appeal IMO. It’s now crossed into $1,225.00 with 9 days to go now. If this is the new pricing I need to send Ricksneatstuff some petit fours for Christmas. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...