Ryan. Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Texan-8-June-1950-Comic-Book-/382680396995?nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2349624.m43663.l10137#vi__app-cvip-panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Those auctions were insane. Especially given the outer-space pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted December 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2018 Guy sure seems to take a casual approach to his business, what with the poor photos, sketchy descriptions, and ending his auction on Christmas night. And who sells comics without knowing Baker? A surprising number of sellers on eBay as it turns out! To this point, this copy (sorry for the awful glare!) is still highest on the census. Bought on eBay for less than $100 a few years back. MBFan, szucchini, 1950's war comics and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, szavisca said: There was also a Western Bandit Trails 3 the seller listed as "excellent condition" that went for $780... and a Texan 4 listed as VF that looked more like a 6.5, which I was happy to win for $300. I love the Texan 8 and think its way underrated...it should labeled as an "abduction cover" right? This copy was probably the best looking I've ever seen, though it was still plagued with the horrible tanning this issue so often has. Additionally it had some back cover staining and what, according to a boardie I asked, looked like it might be a tear seal on the lower left corner of the back cover...I dunno, don't really consider myself an expert in spotting those from scans. The seller didn't have the best looking feedback anyway, so as much as I love 8... I decided to let this one go, not that I'd have gone up to 1k for it anyway raw. Yeah, not exactly "buy with confidence" after reading it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted December 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2018 ....and this stands as highest for this book. I guess @Sqeggs and I will have to see if the buyer(s) of both books is/are Boardie(s) and slab those books if our copies remain slabbed highest MBFan, szucchini, Point Five and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, sagii said: ....and this stands as highest for this book. I guess @Sqeggs and I will have to see if the buyer(s) of both books is/are Boardie(s) and slab those books if our copies remain slabbed highest That copy's a beaut! sagii and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 20 minutes ago, szavisca said: 30 day returns at least... figured worth the risk. If the Texan 4 looks like at least a 6.0/6.5 in hand I’ll be ok with it. Thought it would go higher honestly ... maybe went low because it ended in the same instant as the WBT 3. I had these on my watchlist but forgot to put in my snipes. I would have gone higher on the Texan 4. The WBT 3 went way above what I would have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 20 hours ago, szavisca said: 20 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Yeah, not exactly "buy with confidence" after reading it! 30 day returns at least... figured worth the risk. If the Texan 4 looks like at least a 6.0/6.5 in hand I’ll be ok with it. Thought it would go higher honestly ... maybe went low because it ended in the same instant as the WBT 3. Amazing that a seller would have books ending Christmas night. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Forgot about this one, until I showed a fellow boardie a box of Quality's... comicjack, 1950's war comics, Sqeggs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bumble Kitty said: Forgot about this one, until I showed a fellow boardie a box of Quality's... Jeff had a decent copy of this one in a recent sales thread.... I always liked it, but couldn't swing something like that at this time. Beautiful copy you have there. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Dr. Love and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 5:57 PM, sagii said: ....and this stands as highest for this book. I guess @Sqeggs and I will have to see if the buyer(s) of both books is/are Boardie(s) and slab those books if our copies remain slabbed highest Technical grade is awsome, but those colors! sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Got this here off the boards recently. I’ve had trouble getting a copy of this one. pmpknface, archiefan and JollyComics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted December 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) This is one of my favorite Baker covers, a "romance noir" complete with venetian blinds and moody lighting. Notice the diary entry she is writing that alludes to a pregnancy and the mocking expression on the boyfriend's face in the photo. The colours are perfect too. Certainly one of his darker pieces. Edited December 30, 2018 by comicnoir archiefan, 29dukedog, mustang33guy and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) On 12/26/2018 at 5:42 PM, Sqeggs said: Amazing that a seller would have books ending Christmas night. I have shelved the "books are cheaper on holiday's" as either as always a myth, or times have changed. With ever growing share of snipes to bids ratio (that can be placed anytime) and empty-nester comic collectors searching for bargain's having bought int to the "books are cheaper on holiday's" myth with nothing but free time to search on free non-work days - one might be better off looking for books ending on Tuesday's than ending on Holiday's. *I have no empirical hard quantitative data to back up my assertion. Based on qualitative observation only. Edited December 30, 2018 by path4play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 On 12/29/2018 at 9:53 PM, comicnoir said: This is one of my favorite Baker covers, a "romance noir" complete with venetian blinds and moody lighting. Notice the diary entry she is writing that alludes to a pregnancy and the mocking expression on the boyfriend's face in the photo. The colours are perfect too. Certainly one of his darker pieces. I love that cover as well. Ken comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Missed out on that Cinderella Love 27. Nice presenting copy in spite of the defects. I'm actually surprised it didn't go for more... Edited December 31, 2018 by PeterPark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, PeterPark said: Missed out on that Cinderella Love 27. Nice presenting copy in spite of the defects. I'm actually surprised it didn't go for more... Didn't know about this. Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 3 hours ago, comicnoir said: Didn't know about this. Link? Sorry, here lbcolefan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 There's another copy up on feebay for those of you who missed out on that last one. I thought the $400+ was a good result, but I still remember when a 5.0 sold for $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bumble Kitty Posted January 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2019 Here's a favorite of mine: Dr. Love, comicnoir, RareHighGrade and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...