Sqeggs Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Just curious how many Baker romance collectors on this thread own Matt Baker OA?? None for me. I've bid on a few but never won any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Just curious how many Baker romance collectors on this thread own Matt Baker OA?? I own two Baker Flamingo strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Just curious how many Baker romance collectors on this thread own Matt Baker OA?? I own two Baker Flamingo strips. Do you have these two or did you find some more? I picked up the scan from the auction site, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Just curious how many Baker romance collectors on this thread own Matt Baker OA?? I own two Baker Flamingo strips. Do you have these two or did you find some more? I picked up the scan from the auction site, I think. Apologies for poor quality of image: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 nice keep them coming..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comixcroz Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Just curious how many Baker romance collectors on this thread own Matt Baker OA?? I own two Baker Flamingo strips. Do you have these two or did you find some more? I picked up the scan from the auction site, I think. Apologies for poor quality of image: Those are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hard to believe that there is only one copy of this one on the census and it's a 0.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hard to believe that there is only one copy of this one on the census and it's a 0.5. Hard to believe anyone would send in a 0.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hard to believe that there is only one copy of this one on the census and it's a 0.5. Hard to believe anyone would send in a 0.5 I was thinking that same thing. I wonder if the submitter didn't notice it was missing a centerfold or that it had some other secret sorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Slowly filling in this run. This is a tough issue, I think. Only a 5.5 on the census. Baker manages to include a woman in red, even here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Slowly filling in this run. This is a tough issue, I think. Only a 5.5 on the census. Baker manages to include a woman in red, even here. I've come to the conclusion that just because there are few on the census doesn't mean anything with these books. People just don't send them in. Most of my Bakers are raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Slowly filling in this run. This is a tough issue, I think. Only a 5.5 on the census. Baker manages to include a woman in red, even here. I've come to the conclusion that just because there are few on the census doesn't mean anything with these books. People just don't send them in. Most of my Bakers are raw. I think you are right. Until recently, only high-grade copies were probably worth the expense of grading. Still, there clearly seems to be a high variance in the availability of different issues. Probably attributable to St. John's erratic distribution. I wonder whether some of them -- possibly including this issue -- even exist in high grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Slowly filling in this run. This is a tough issue, I think. Only a 5.5 on the census. Baker manages to include a woman in red, even here. I've come to the conclusion that just because there are few on the census doesn't mean anything with these books. People just don't send them in. Most of my Bakers are raw. I think you are right. Until recently, only high-grade copies were probably worth the expense of grading. Still, there clearly seems to be a high variance in the availability of different issues. Probably attributable to St. John's erratic distribution. I wonder whether some of them -- possibly including this issue -- even exist in high grade. Hi-grade St. John's as rare as hen's teeth. Hardly any nm copies. Mid-grade=highgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Just found this in a local Phoenix comic shop. G-...$5...I couldn't resist, even though the book is a piece of garbage with all that tape on the cover...now the question is-should I put it in a mylar? Edited February 5, 2014 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Just found this in a local Phoenix comic shop. G-...$5...I couldn't resist, even though the book is a piece of garbage with all that tape on the cover...now the question is-should I put it in a mylar? One of my favorite covers and a tough book to find in good shape. At $5, ya did good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the comic book shop spokane Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I just got back another 60 Sixth Street books from CGC (another 60 on the way next week I hope) and this group had 16 Baker books in it. I am not offering them for sale here and will only sell them on Ebay where they should start going up within a week mixed with the other books that came in - user name Lexcorp1. 'w' indicates a grade of White Pages True Love Pictorial 6 5.0w, 8 5.5w, 11 6.5w, 7 8.0w, Crown Comics 7 7.0 Blue Ribbon 5 7.0 Teen-Age Temptations 2 7.5w, 5 6.0w, 3 7.0w , 4 6.0w Texan 11 8.5, 12 7.5 Teen-Age Romances 35 6.0w, 38 6.5w, 31 4.0w Teen-Age Diary Secrets 8 8.0, If you prefer I not notify this group when more Baker come back please let me know. thanks! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I just got back another 60 Sixth Street books from CGC (another 60 on the way next week I hope) and this group had 16 Baker books in it. I am not offering them for sale here and will only sell them on Ebay where they should start going up within a week mixed with the other books that came in - user name Lexcorp1. 'w' indicates a grade of White Pages True Love Pictorial 6 5.0w, 8 5.5w, 11 6.5w, 7 8.0w, Crown Comics 7 7.0 Blue Ribbon 5 7.0 Teen-Age Temptations 2 7.5w, 5 6.0w, 3 7.0w , 4 6.0w Texan 11 8.5, 12 7.5 Teen-Age Romances 35 6.0w, 38 6.5w, 31 4.0w Teen-Age Diary Secrets 8 8.0, If you prefer I not notify this group when more Baker come back please let me know. thanks! Craig Listing them here is helpful -- at least to me. Have you considered listing them in the sales thread on these boards? Has the advantage of avoiding eBay fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Yes, list them here and in the sales thread, and show us scans! However, be aware that there are people like me who will not buy an encapsulated book...no matter what it is...unless it's really cheap. Because then, I will take it out of that holder and put it in a mylar where it belongs... I don't care as much about actual grades as I do about eye appeal. Edited February 6, 2014 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebel 1911 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Just found this in a local Phoenix comic shop. G-...$5...I couldn't resist, even though the book is a piece of garbage with all that tape on the cover...now the question is-should I put it in a mylar? One of my favorite covers and a tough book to find in good shape. At $5, ya did good! Great cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Yes, list them here and in the sales thread, and show us scans! However, be aware that there are people like me who will not buy an encapsulated book...no matter what it is...unless it's really cheap... Then, boy howdy, will you sure want to avoid that sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...