Yorick Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, sacentaur said: For a 'tall' issue, that's a beauty (a million times better than the beater Bob and I saw at WonderCon). I have a copy on hold via a dealer, but he can't find the book (still searching)! Yep, most of my tall issues suffer blunt traumatic impact across the top where they didn't fit with the rest of the comics. Not by my doing... I bought a TAR44 off ebay for $100 many years ago, and the seller then couldn't find the book. Money was fully refunded, but I still felt shorted. Hope you get your copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, Yorick said: Yep, most of my tall issues suffer blunt traumatic impact across the top where they didn't fit with the rest of the comics. Not by my doing... I bought a TAR44 off ebay for $100 many years ago, and the seller then couldn't find the book. Money was fully refunded, but I still felt shorted. Hope you get your copy! Thanks Evan - I do like the 'tall' issues, and the damage you describe is apparently rather common (all of my 'tall' books have the same impact stress). Fingers remain crossed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Here's my TALL 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Anyone have a high grade TAR18? I hope that mine will grade as high as 4.5! I'm going to wait a long while though. Nearly everything I got back from CGC was a full grade lower than I expected. They're being real picky right now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Yorick said: Anyone have a high grade TAR18? I hope that mine will grade as high as 4.5! I'm going to wait a long while though. Nearly everything I got back from CGC was a full grade lower than I expected. They're being real picky right now.... I think mine could be pressed to a 5.0/5.5. I doubt there is a 7.0 or better. Not with that tall proportion. How many high grade Baker romances are there? Not many. When they show up, they are a freak of nature. To be treasured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Yorick said: Anyone have a high grade TAR18? I hope that mine will grade as high as 4.5! I'm going to wait a long while though. Nearly everything I got back from CGC was a full grade lower than I expected. They're being real picky right now.... Census shows one 5.0 and no less than five 4.5s. Not to say there isn't a high-grade raw out there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 8 hours ago, comicnoir said: Here's my TALL 18. Appears that it's not being held properly in the slab. Looks -eyed. Maybe another reason to send it in for a press and regrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 TAR's in the 30's are some of my favorites: Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Appears that it's not being held properly in the slab. Looks -eyed. Maybe another reason to send it in for a press and regrade. CGC should have centered it on the tray. They did that to a couple of mine and now the display value is a bit less. The slipping micro-chamber paper doesn't help with presentation either. All in all, who cares?!! IT'S A 4.5 BEAUTY! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 1 minute ago, sacentaur said: TAR's in the 30's are some of my favorites: Well now I know what to trade for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) It is a toss up for me between these four for my favorite Baker romance cover I think the one I have the best copy of would come in 4th though. Edited April 12, 2017 by Ricksneatstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said: It is a toss up for me between these four for my favorite Baker romance cover I think the one I have the best copy of would come in 4th though. That's a nice quad, Rick - CL 25 is my all-time favorite Baker cover, TLP 11 is second all-time, and the TAR 32 is probably a top ten. Good stuff. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: It is a toss up for me between these four for my favorite Baker romance cover I think the one I have the best copy of would come in 4th though. Great set and certainly creme if the crop nominees (good eye). There was a beach cover subset(s) recently posted in the Teen Humor thread. Baker Romance had a few choice covers too in that field. I don't own any Baker romance , but the cover that comes to mind is the 'hold ****' word balloon beach cover. What a slip past the censors piece. I have been out bid by plenty every rare instance it came to market. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 21 minutes ago, sagii said: Great set and certainly creme if the crop nominees (good eye). There was a beach cover subset(s) recently posted in the Teen Humor thread. Baker Romance had a few choice covers too in that field. I don't own any Baker romance , but the cover that comes to mind is the 'hold ****' word balloon beach cover. What a slip past the censors piece. I have been out bid by plenty every rare instance it came to market. Is it this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Is it this one? That's it Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) Had my EC romance books out today, I've been collecting them for a decade and still only half-way there. Got me to thinking that Baker St, John romance issues have matched, and generally surpassed, the EC romance issues in price. Just curious, how many Baker collectors here also pursue EC romance? Edited April 13, 2017 by sacentaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Would be so great if we could get a poll function working for the Baker Top Ten thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 11 hours ago, sacentaur said: Had my EC romance books out today, I've been collecting them for a decade and still only half-way there. Got me to thinking that Baker St, John romance issues have matched, and generally surpassed, the EC romance issues in price. Just curious, how many Baker collectors here also pursue EC romance? I do, but only as targets of opportunity. I believe that @edowens71 may have completed the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I do, but only as targets of opportunity. I believe that @edowens71 may have completed the run. Indeed...but, my success was only possible because I wasn't distracted by also trying to collect Baker Edited April 13, 2017 by edowens71 Doohickamabob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, edowens71 said: Indeed...but, my success was only possible because I wasn't distracted by also trying to collect Baker Tremendous run. Great copies of tough books. Now move on to Bakers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
