Sqeggs Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Hi all, Won this Baker the other day on eBay. If you're interested in the story of this win, I wrote about it in my journal. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9399878#Post9399878 Nice grab. You got a tough book at an excellent price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Hi all, Won this Baker the other day on eBay. If you're interested in the story of this win, I wrote about it in my journal. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9399878#Post9399878 Yeah, I'm certain that I've won certain books (or won them for a lot less) by having other Baker auctions to take the heat off of the one(s) I really wanted, to divert attention away from them, and to distract the other bidders. From the seller point of view, I know to avoid offering too many of the same type of books at the same time, or certain combinations of books. It is easy to "create your own competition" in that manner. Congrats on the WR 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Wartime Romances #5 CBCS 8.0 OWW went as an Ebay BIN yesterday for $1100. Current CGC census is at two graded copies: 7.5 and 5.5. Thoughts: the book looked nice on Ebay - meaning the front cover pic looked nicer than an 8.0. The back cover shot shows some rust and bleed on the staples, but not every buyer would notice that. $1100 is a big ask for this book - it might be a new record for a non-grail, major or minor, and I would say this book isn't even one of the top 40 on most people's lists. It's also a split panel cover. So in answer to the question will CBCS necessarily bring in reduced prices - this is a good test case. For 8.0 Baker high census books, and for CBCS in general as well. In answer to the question: is CBCS too light on grading? Below are the notes (kudos again to CBCS for this common sense approach). I'm not familiar with deductions for partially detached cf's. But I wouldn't call an 8.0 a gift grade in this case. The book does present well. Notes: centerfold partially detached at top staple light foxing back cover minor rust on staples with tiny transfer stains light spine wear, creasing & stress some breaks color 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 He originally had it listed as a $1,600 BIN. When that one expired, he relisted it with an opening bid of (I think) $800 and a BIN of $1,100. I was mulling it at the $800 price, but I thought $1,100 was too high. I have a raw copy that might grade that high -- or might be a CGC 7.0 (which could be what that book is). I think I've bought three CBCS Baker books that I've had pressed and regraded by CGC. All three came back lower. I have to say, though, that the book did look pretty good to me. Rumor has it that CBCS is toughening up their grading, so if this book was graded recently, perhaps the grade is accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 (edited) Yeh that's the bad thing about CBCS online notes lookup: no grade date. Whats up with that. The only reason a buyer would go for the BIN rather than take it out of BIN play is an expectation that the book would have gone higher, more than a little bit higher, than $1100. That's valuable information too. Well with scans and notes we can make a pretty good call on the grade. Better than making a call on a CGC book without grades. A clear case that doesn't hide defects. 8.0 yes or no? and are any of you familiar with the truncated buyer name 6***b? I know a lot of the usual Ebay buyer handles, but this one doesn't ring a bell. Edited June 16, 2016 by Dr. Love 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 The only reason a buyer would go for the BIN rather than take it out of BIN play is an expectation that the book would have gone higher, more than a little bit higher, than $1100. That's valuable information too. Don't underestimate the fear of losing to someone else hitting the BIN button. I'm sure that on more than one occasion a BINer has conjured up nonexistent competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I would say from what we know of that book, 8.0 may well be an accurate grade. We've certainly seen books with significantly more rust get high grades from CGC. Don't know who the winner was but evidently not a shill for the seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Good points, gents. and George should get a move on with capturing CBCS sales data. And CBCS needs to present their registry data immediately. That's a simple change that could be done in less than a week - 48 hours if necessary. What are they doing? Golden opportunity. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Don't know who the winner was. A 5.5 went on Ha.com for $310.00 5 years ago. A nice 8.0 going for $1100.00 in today's market, doesn't seem too far off. I was toying with the idea, as I'm sure were a few others, but went to lunch instead. It's not an easy book, and there are lots of nice femmes on the cover. Congrats to the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Rumor has it that CBCS is toughening up their grading... Well, now would be a really good time for them to start doing that - in my experience, they consistently overgrade and I have passed on perhaps a dozen or so purchases as a result. In other Baker news, I was happy to pick up this book from a Boardie today - fits the definition of beat but complete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Nice pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Rumor has it that CBCS is toughening up their grading... Well, now would be a really good time for them to start doing that - in my experience, they consistently overgrade and I have passed on perhaps a dozen or so purchases as a result. In other Baker news, I was happy to pick up this book from a Boardie today - fits the definition of beat but complete! I remember it fondly! I won it on eBay and it was kind of a wreck. I thought that it was missing some pages but it turned out that it had been left open to an interior page and then the cover was placed on. So it was all there. Joey did a good job of pressing it and I think it's a reasonably presentable copy of a tough book. Glad you landed it -- after one intermediate stopping place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltpink2002 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Rumor has it that CBCS is toughening up their grading... Well, now would be a really good time for them to start doing that - in my experience, they consistently overgrade and I have passed on perhaps a dozen or so purchases as a result. In other Baker news, I was happy to pick up this book from a Boardie today - fits the definition of beat but complete! Great book! Ironically, I was just asking a fellow boardie about this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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29dukedog Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Great batch of books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Great book! Ironically, I was just asking a fellow boardie about this issue. And would that boardie happen to be Roy? Nice pickup on the raw TAR 42 Minh, and if you ever upgrade that Seven Seas 6 please give me shot (great book!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Fabulous looking book. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltpink2002 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Great book! Ironically, I was just asking a fellow boardie about this issue. And would that boardie happen to be Roy? Nice pickup on the raw TAR 42 Minh, and if you ever upgrade that Seven Seas 6 please give me shot (great book!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Great batch of books! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Something I really love about Baker (besides his beautiful women) is the attention to detail when it comes to "folds of clothing". Folds of clothing can be very difficult to represent, especially when the cloth is stretched in an action pose or across the contours of a body. Baker is a master at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
