Point Five Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Love it! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, comicnoir said: Thought I'd show off my PR 14. Thanks to a boardie. Single highest graded copy. Line is through scan, obviously. Stunner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Thanks everyone. Had it for awhile, waiting for the right moment, realising there is no right moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) Kind of surprising that such an experienced seller didn't seem to realize what he had. Still got around FMV, imo. https://www.ebay.com/itm/362322029349?ul_noapp=true&autorefresh=true Edited May 23, 2018 by Sqeggs Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 46 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Kind of surprising that such an experienced seller didn't seem to realize what he had. Still got around FMV, imo. https://www.ebay.com/itm/362322029349?ul_noapp=true&autorefresh=true I was still surprised it didn't go for more, honestly...maybe that was due to the title neglecting to mention a certain gentleman artist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, PeterPark said: I was still surprised it didn't go for more, honestly...maybe that was due to the title neglecting to mention a certain gentleman artist... Looks like a CGC 5.0 sold for $2,738 in February. The seller graded this book as a 6.0, but given the damage to the upper spine, whatever is going on with the page sticking out, and misc. other wear, I don't see it grading that high. It needs a press, but whether it's pressable with the spine damage, I don't know. Maybe at some point we'll see it surface as a graded copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Anybody hear win that Love Confessions early this morning? I REALLY wanted that one but it was 4 something this morning here in NYC when it closed. Set an alarm but was so asleep didn't even realize I shut it off and immediately went back to sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, sagii said: Anybody hear win that Love Confessions early this morning? I REALLY wanted that one but it was 4 something this morning here in NYC when it closed. Set an alarm but was so asleep didn't even realize I shut it off and immediately went back to sleep I'm with you. I threw in a bid and went to bed. Woke up to find that I'd lost. Crazy ending time, even for a West Coast seller. I guess he had insomnia one night and started posting stuff on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Kind of surprising that such an experienced seller didn't seem to realize what he had. Still got around FMV, imo. https://www.ebay.com/itm/362322029349?ul_noapp=true&autorefresh=true They are definitely on the clueless side. There was a window of time years ago when I enjoyed buying directly from their site, as they barely seemed to know what they had. 1950's war comics and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Point Five said: They are definitely on the clueless side. There was a window of time years ago when I enjoyed buying directly from their site, as they barely seemed to know what they had. Judging from his con displays, it seems as if his focus is OA. Still, he has a ton of comics and you would think that at this late date, he would know who Matt Baker was. He's lucky he didn't list this as a BIN for a couple of hundred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Looks like a CGC 5.0 sold for $2,738 in February. The seller graded this book as a 6.0, but given the damage to the upper spine, whatever is going on with the page sticking out, and misc. other wear, I don't see it grading that high. It needs a press, but whether it's pressable with the spine damage, I don't know. Maybe at some point we'll see it surface as a graded copy. I agree. Definitely needs a press, especially the back. But the cover presents really well. I put in an aggressive bid (for me) but lost. I'd like to say that now I have money for C-Link, but those auctions are crazy high this month. Edited May 24, 2018 by n2wdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 hour ago, sagii said: Anybody hear win that Love Confessions early this morning? I REALLY wanted that one but it was 4 something this morning here in NYC when it closed. Set an alarm but was so asleep didn't even realize I shut it off and immediately went back to sleep Link please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOVE-CONFESSIONS-54-039-56-CGC-5-0-Obscure-MATT-BAKER-cvr-amp-inside-art-Rare-Book-/153024157200?var=null&nma=true&si=vNJQFciPVelfELGweb4T7E6Yq24%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Kind of surprising that such an experienced seller didn't seem to realize what he had. Still got around FMV, imo. https://www.ebay.com/itm/362322029349?ul_noapp=true&autorefresh=true A few days ago, I contacted the seller asking for photos and a description of what was wrong with the interior of this book. It's obvious from the rear cover scan that there is a jagged torn edge poking out at the side, and a page sticking out the top WITH ART ON IT. The seller responded that he would provide more photos...but he never did, so I didn't enter any bid. If there are torn siamese pages that affect the art, the grade will suffer greatly. That book is NOT a 6.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 3.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 6 hours ago, MBFan said: A few days ago, I contacted the seller asking for photos and a description of what was wrong with the interior of this book. It's obvious from the rear cover scan that there is a jagged torn edge poking out at the side, and a page sticking out the top WITH ART ON IT. The seller responded that he would provide more photos...but he never did, so I didn't enter any bid. If there are torn siamese pages that affect the art, the grade will suffer greatly. That book is NOT a 6.0. That concerned to too. Also I was worried about trimming at the bottom since the text is cut off. My bid did not win, but if it did I planned to submit to CGC and if it came back less significantly less than his advertised 6.0 or restored, I was going to go back to Anthony and seek a refund of some of the money. I don't know if that would work, but I've bought from Anthony for many years and he seems like a fair guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 9 hours ago, MBFan said: A few days ago, I contacted the seller asking for photos and a description of what was wrong with the interior of this book. It's obvious from the rear cover scan that there is a jagged torn edge poking out at the side, and a page sticking out the top WITH ART ON IT. The seller responded that he would provide more photos...but he never did, so I didn't enter any bid. If there are torn siamese pages that affect the art, the grade will suffer greatly. That book is NOT a 6.0. Maybe if he had realized what he had, he would have taken more care with the description and would have been better about responding to inquiries. For a stray mid-grade romance book, which is apparently all he thought it was, he may not have thought it worth caring about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem1138 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 11 hours ago, MBFan said: A few days ago, I contacted the seller asking for photos and a description of what was wrong with the interior of this book. It's obvious from the rear cover scan that there is a jagged torn edge poking out at the side, and a page sticking out the top WITH ART ON IT. The seller responded that he would provide more photos...but he never did, so I didn't enter any bid. If there are torn siamese pages that affect the art, the grade will suffer greatly. That book is NOT a 6.0. This. Anthony told me the book was unrestored and he didn't feel like grading it and waiting the amount of time it would take to get it back. He also did not answer my question about the page sticking out of the top which is also why I did not bid more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 A little local trade brought me a couple cool Pictorials last night! Ricksneatstuff, sacentaur, 29dukedog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Nice. I'm a particular fan of the 7. For a long time, I couldn't find a decent copy of that one. There was a copy on eBay, but somebody had written her name up the leg of the woman on the left. I finally did find a better copy. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...