LadyDeath Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/26/2024 at 7:27 PM, Sqeggs said: Yeah. I don't think JVJ bought the Flyin' Jenny cover and I think he was right. I've a copy or two but never thought that it was a Baker book. The Saint 4 is another classic misattribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 26 Popular Post Share Posted May 26 A more successful recent submission of a raw book that had been sitting around for awhile. Changer, Point Five, Mavrick76 and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 26 Popular Post Share Posted May 26 On 11/19/2023 at 6:15 PM, LadyDeath said: Is this one of the rarest Bakers? Insane price for 2006. Was considered one of the three or four Baker must haves. I own that copy, slabbed as a 5.5. At least I think I do, unless I upgraded and sold this copy. (My records can be a trifle sketchy.) grendelbo, Darwination, pmpknface and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 26 Popular Post Share Posted May 26 On 11/20/2023 at 7:47 AM, LadyDeath said: Nice. What you paid is roughly in line with the other Bakers you got back then. But on Heritage in 2006, I didn't think the market existed for a Baker romance comic to net $1400. Figured at that time the only book tied to his name fetching hefty prices was PL 17, mainly due to its association with SOTI. I stand corrected. Some other noteworthy older sales: Darwination, pmpknface, grendelbo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 11/22/2023 at 11:05 PM, comicnoir said: So I finally graded my copy and it just got back. Yowza! Major congrats! If you're wondering about the market price of a copy in that grade, you will soon find out! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 11/23/2023 at 12:10 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: Two strong regrets but at least I can be thankful I had them for a little while Gorgeous 7.5 Ron! And why is it, again, that you didn't sell them to me?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iksar Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/26/2024 at 7:24 PM, Sqeggs said: Look on my item ye mighty and despair! A rarity from that period in which Baker was working for Quality under the pen name "Ogden Whitney." Wartime Romances 9 may have a Matt Baker, cover but True War Romances 9 sure doesn't. Never saw a mislabeled CGC book before Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 26 Popular Post Share Posted May 26 On 11/25/2023 at 10:42 PM, Point Five said: I know Texans are bottom-of-the-barrel in terms of collector interest, but this is a lovely cover. Dynamic composition by Baker and some really lush detailed coloring. A few years ago, Ritter had several of the New Hampshire copies of the Texan. I was able to nab the NH copy of this issue. 1950's war comics, Changer, pmpknface and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 26 Popular Post Share Posted May 26 On 5/26/2024 at 7:47 PM, Sqeggs said: A few years ago, Ritter had several of the New Hampshire copies of the Texan. I was able to nab the NH copy of this issue. Oops! Wrong issue. This one is the NH copy, although the CGC graders didn't note it as such. pmpknface, Changer, Point Five and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 26 Popular Post Share Posted May 26 On 11/26/2023 at 4:21 AM, comicnoir said: Okay. Bought off the boards almost 10 years ago. Not the highest graded--there's a 9.6 on the census. Yorick, OtherEric, Mavrick76 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 26 Popular Post Share Posted May 26 On 11/26/2023 at 4:47 AM, LadyDeath said: One of my favorite covers. Tremendous copy with great pq. My copy is tied for second highest graded. Point Five, Yorick, Darwination and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 27 Popular Post Share Posted May 27 On 11/28/2023 at 8:29 AM, Microbia said: Just recently got this baby graded, tied for highest. And look for her in the Jan HA Sig. And because you parted with it, some poor, unfortunate rube now has a fourth mortgage on his house. Point Five, Yorick, adamstrange and 5 others 3 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 if your not first your last, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 11/29/2023 at 2:23 AM, Darwination said: Got excited when I saw a 3.0 at Comiclink of the issue saying one of 2 graded copies. But no, 10 copies in census. Yeah, always check the CLink census counts. They sometimes roll over item descriptions from one auction to the next ... and the next .... and the next .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 12/2/2023 at 10:58 AM, Robot Man said: Girls like that got me in trouble back in my younger days… Who gets you in trouble these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 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! Whoa! Great find! Point Five, OtherEric and 1950's war comics 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 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. I'm also thinking that the buyer is hoping to reverse the resto. I know from experience that sometimes Nelson & Co. will decline to undo a sealed spine split if doing so will signifcantly damage the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) 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. My understanding is that there are still some Sixth Street books that haven't come to market. Edited May 27 by Sqeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 12/20/2023 at 11:31 PM, Point Five said: Here's an epic Baker cover you just never see! (Unless of course you've watched me post it here every six months or so.) I think these are overlooked. There are also a couple of Saunders covers in that run (or maybe they were in the earlier Ziff-Davis run). Point Five, adamstrange and pmpknface 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 5/26/2024 at 8:23 PM, Sqeggs said: My understanding is that there are still some Sixth Street books that haven't come to market. Definitely some. Maybe a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
