Yorick Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: According to my spreadsheet, I never slabbed it. I guess it hasn't yet made it to the top of the pile to be sent in. HA! Isn't that the truth. My early September submission is just now "shipped/safe". It has been difficult waiting to share... Fourteen new Baker books on the census. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Baker romance seems to be the prefect books to be graded and slabbed. For the most part, they are all about the covers anyway. I just hate slabbed books. So much better in that clear, clean mylar and you can thumb through them just to remind you of why you paid so much for them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 My 29. comicjack, Tri-Color Brian and 29dukedog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) One of my APCs...courtesy of Sqeggs a couple years ago...look at the lamp...that's something Frazetta would have done... Edited November 15, 2017 by Tri-ColorBrian comicnoir and 29dukedog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 And this is the first Baker book I ever found and bought...circa 1994 or 1995... comicnoir, szucchini and comicjack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: One of my APCs...courtesy of Sqeggs a couple years ago...look at the lamp...that's something Frazetta would have done... As I recall, you wanted to pay less than cover price because it's a used book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: As I recall, you wanted to pay less than cover price because it's a used book. Brian is a crafty guy when it comes to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Re-acquiring APC #29 recently also enabled me to cap off the mini run of Baker covers (#27-29). Earlier this year I finally scored a #28 in a Clink auction, and the #27 I've had a few years from a HA auction: comicnoir and szucchini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: As I recall, you wanted to pay less than cover price because it's a used book. I hope you didn't agree to it. I would've given you three times that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) On 10/26/2017 at 1:06 PM, kat123 said: John Thornton flamingo’s examples: I'm a fan of Thornton as well! And Forte bikini babes... Edited November 15, 2017 by GACollectibles szucchini and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Sqeggs said: As I recall, you wanted to pay less than cover price because it's a used book. No comment about the lamp, huh? Just another "Beat Up Brian" session because he is so frugal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: No comment about the lamp, huh? Just another "Beat Up Brian" session because he is so frugal... I gotta give you credit for the lamp. That's one of my favorite APC covers and I never noticed the lamp. Maybe deserves a cover notation from GCG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I gotta give you credit for the lamp. That's one of my favorite APC covers and I never noticed the lamp. Maybe deserves a cover notation from GCG. I never noticed it either, until I posted it yesterday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 17 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: I never noticed it either, until I posted it yesterday... Holy krap, she's naked. Where's my copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: I gotta give you credit for the lamp. That's one of my favorite APC covers and I never noticed the lamp. Maybe deserves a cover notation from GCG. As long as the notation makes it more valuable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: As long as the notation makes it more valuable... I'm positive it would; possibly by a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 So I know for a lot of people this is a classic cover so anyone want to guess the final price at auction over at ComicConnect? It’s a solid grade number but I have to admit I’m used to seeing copies from other collectors with cleaner whites and brighter colours than this copy. I can’t tell if that’s foxing or some general browning at the very top either. It looks to have some tanning on the cover edges inward too. Guesses in today’s market??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 On 9/19/2017 at 8:04 AM, Sqeggs said: I think that's one of the toughest Bakers. Only three copies on the census with the one that sold here being the topper. I have a 4.0 in the bad guys' slab. Your copy is the best I can recall seeing. Over three years ago I paid more than $500 for a raggedy raw copy on eBay listed by the OP herself. Alas, it came back from CGC restored. On 9/19/2017 at 8:41 AM, 29dukedog said: Yeah, but "only three copies on the census" describes a great many of the St. John romance. I think that's more a reflection of the scarcity of these books. Like my TLP 9, there are probably more than a few raw copies still out there that would top the census, if submitted. On 9/19/2017 at 11:44 AM, Yorick said: I have a newly obtained copy in Sarasota right now that I hope will validate Dukedog's prediction... we shall see. I want to wait for my books to be in-hand so the grades will be a surprise, but I did take a peek at the census for TLP9. There's a 6.0 that I don't recall seeing previously. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhcomics Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Here is a small Baker group shot. These are from an original owner collection I picked up some time back and I have them set to auction on eBay under Lhcomics starting Sunday evening. comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, lhcomics said: Here is a small Baker group shot. These are from an original owner collection I picked up some time back and I have them set to auction on eBay under Lhcomics starting Sunday evening. Some highly sort after books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...