Robot Man Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 6:09 PM, Changer said: wow, didnt expect this to sell at that price ? SOLD ON DEC 10, 2023 FOR: $960.00 Crown Comics #6 (McCombs Publishing, 1946) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to | Lot #13091 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) Wow, that seems kind of stiff for that one but… I can see this one bringing some money. My favorite in the run and seldom seen. Not my copy. Darwination, Point Five, Changer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/11/2023 at 9:51 AM, Robot Man said: Wow, that seems kind of stiff for that one but… I can see this one bringing some money. My favorite in the run and seldom seen. Not my copy. It has! Point Five and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 This is kind of awesome. Just found a blatant swipe of Baker's cover for Diary Secrets #17 (April 1953) on the first page of Romantic Adventures #41 (January 1954). Eh, close enough! pmpknface, MBFan, RareHighGrade and 10 others 9 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 11:30 PM, szav said: How bout this one, even with SB pages. I noted that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 10:39 PM, Point Five said: This is kind of awesome. Just found a blatant swipe of Baker's cover for Diary Secrets #17 (April 1953) on the first page of Romantic Adventures #41 (January 1954). Eh, close enough! Didn't even leave in the purse. Point Five and Darwination 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 10:39 PM, Point Five said: This is kind of awesome. Just found a blatant swipe of Baker's cover for Diary Secrets #17 (April 1953) on the first page of Romantic Adventures #41 (January 1954). Eh, close enough! Crazy find, nice one. Makes me wonder what other hidden swipes are out there. Sqeggs and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subliminal Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 2:03 AM, comicnoir said: Didn't even leave in the purse. That was a briefcase full of $$$ for Matt and they stole that (too) . comicnoir and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 9:46 AM, LadyDeath said: Crazy find, nice one. Makes me wonder what other hidden swipes are out there. Right? When I have time I'll check the rest of the story. In the swipe panel I'm curious too about the running couple in the background. I'm thinking it's more likely than not that they were grabbed from a different beach cover. LadyDeath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 8:11 AM, Point Five said: Right? When I have time I'll check the rest of the story. In the swipe panel I'm curious too about the running couple in the background. I'm thinking it's more likely than not that they were grabbed from a different beach cover. Looks familiar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 10:45 PM, Yorick said: Looks familiar... I thought so too. The carefree/running body language of the couple kind of suggests a poor man's version of Baker, but I glanced at Baker's other beach covers (the ones I remember, anyway) and didn't see a clear match. And FWIW, the whole Romantic Adventures story is bursting with swipes... lots of couples embracing and kissing... but I didn't see any other obvious swipes of Baker specifically. Ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted December 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2023 these just came in, letting a couple undercopies go pmpknface, Funnybooks, Yorick and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Teen-Age Romances #33 (St. John, 1953) CGC Apparent VG 4.0 Slight | Lot #15297 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) I knew this was a tough book but the restored price normally aint high at all, new collectors coming from Heritage market? Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) On 12/17/2023 at 11:18 PM, Changer said: Teen-Age Romances #33 (St. John, 1953) CGC Apparent VG 4.0 Slight | Lot #15297 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) I knew this was a tough book but the restored price normally aint high at all, new collectors coming from Heritage market? That price is out-of-line for a restored book, unless the buyer can undo the restoration without further damage. The spine split negatively affects the grade, and the existence of tape negatively affects the grade. If the tape can be removed without worsening the spine split, the book should get a blue label and and a possible grade bump. Might have been a better idea to buy the TAR 33 CGC 4.5 blue label that's on the Bay right now for only $445 more. Edited December 18, 2023 by MBFan Point Five and Microbia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 10:15 PM, MBFan said: That price is out-of-line for a restored book, unless the buyer can undo the restoration without further damage. The spine split negatively affects the grade, and the existence of tape negatively affects the grade. If the tape can be removed without worsening the spine split, the book should get a blue label and and a possible grade bump. Might have been a better idea to buy the TAR 33 CGC 4.5 blue label that's on the Bay right now for only $445 more. Seems like a discrepancy between ebay and heritage , Buy on ebay sell on heritage ? will be interesting to see where this ends up 1953 TEEN-AGE ROMANCES 33 CGC 4.5 GoldenAge Black Artist Matt Baker GGA Baseball | eBay Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LadyDeath Posted December 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2023 This one is steadily climbing. Really good cover, quite racy for 1950s standards. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204581984303 OtherEric, Mavrick76, Sqeggs and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick76 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) On 12/18/2023 at 1:15 AM, MBFan said: That price is out-of-line for a restored book, unless the buyer can undo the restoration without further damage. The spine split negatively affects the grade, and the existence of tape negatively affects the grade. If the tape can be removed without worsening the spine split, the book should get a blue label and and a possible grade bump. Might have been a better idea to buy the TAR 33 CGC 4.5 blue label that's on the Bay right now for only $445 more. First Baker I ever bought and I’ve been hooked ever since. Edited December 18, 2023 by Mavrick76 Changer and MBFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 11:18 PM, Changer said: Teen-Age Romances #33 (St. John, 1953) CGC Apparent VG 4.0 Slight | Lot #15297 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) I knew this was a tough book but the restored price normally aint high at all, new collectors coming from Heritage market? Same crowd that's dropping large coin on Golden Record Reprints? Changer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 10:23 PM, Changer said: Seems like a discrepancy between ebay and heritage , Buy on ebay sell on heritage ? will be interesting to see where this ends up 1953 TEEN-AGE ROMANCES 33 CGC 4.5 GoldenAge Black Artist Matt Baker GGA Baseball | eBay Spine is sooo ragged on that one. I guess it must be the ONLY defect in order to achieve that high a grade.... It bothers me. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Inaflash Posted December 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2023 Since we’re on the topic, I’ll show this copy again. Sixth Street copy which was single highest at 6.5 (cracked out) and now tied with one other. Chief1332, Changer, Sqeggs and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 12/18/2023 at 6:37 PM, Inaflash said: Since we’re on the topic, I’ll show this copy again. Sixth Street copy which was single highest at 6.5 (cracked out) and now tied with one other. lovely Mavrick76 and Inaflash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
