october Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, Point Five said: Wait until you see what the slabbed 4.0 went for on ComicLink last night. Maybe the creases didn't help, but ouch. Seems way low. http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAuctions%2Fsearch.asp%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dgoing%2Bsteady%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1183004&id=1183004 Kind of a gnarly looking 4.0. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 1 minute ago, october said: Kind of a gnarly looking 4.0. Considering it was graded during cgc's new "tight" period, I'm surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 12 hours ago, Point Five said: Wait until you see what the slabbed 4.0 went for on ComicLink last night. Maybe the creases didn't help, but ouch. Seems way low. http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAuctions%2Fsearch.asp%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dgoing%2Bsteady%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1183004&id=1183004 One of my favorite Baker covers and an indication of how he looked for innovative ways to illustrate romance themes. But I think many people are attracted to Baker's more suggestive covers, which, clearly, this one isn't. In fact, you wonder how well suited it was for St. John's presumed audience of teenage girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 15 hours ago, Point Five said: Wait until you see what the slabbed 4.0 went for on ComicLink last night. Maybe the creases didn't help, but ouch. Seems way low. http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAuctions%2Fsearch.asp%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dgoing%2Bsteady%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1183004&id=1183004 It kills me it went so low I got busy that evening and forgot to enter my bid Baker's romantic covers with no captions are among my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 40 minutes ago, n2wdw said: It kills me it went so low I got busy that evening and forgot to enter my bid Baker's romantic covers with no captions are among my favorites There was a presentable "detached cover" copy that showed up on ebay for $150. Not sure if it is still there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Today's mail: sacentaur, Ricksneatstuff and comicnoir 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 On 6/23/2017 at 11:51 PM, 29dukedog said: Iirc, that guy sold me a certain highest graded Cinderella Love #15 (9.0), many, many years ago... OUTSTANDING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I got my Crippen copy of TR 11 pressed to get rid of the "Crippen Wave". This is the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Just now, comicnoir said: I got my Crippen copy of TR 11 pressed to get rid of the "Crippen Wave". This is the result. Decent looking copy of a tough book. comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, comicnoir said: I got my Crippen copy of TR 11 pressed to get rid of the "Crippen Wave". This is the result. Beautiful!! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Even though I have bought (and sold) a lot of Bakers in the last 18 months I am still too new to St John books to really know what's the toughest. Is there a compilation somewhere of the 10 toughest St John Baker covers? I've picked up several lately that I don't see around often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Just now, Ricksneatstuff said: Even though I have bought (and sold) a lot of Bakers in the last 18 months I am still too new to St John books to really know what's the toughest. Is there a compilation somewhere of the 10 toughest St John Baker covers? I've picked up several lately that I don't see around often. What are your new ones? The Tr 11 I just posted is hard. TR 40-45, especially 45. Diary Secrets nn. Pictorial Romances 14 I found hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, comicnoir said: What are your new ones? The Tr 11 I just posted is hard. TR 40-45, especially 45. Diary Secrets nn. Pictorial Romances 14 I found hard to find. Seems TR 11-16 are all kind of tough. I will post some pics soon. Here is one. Will do a better pic soon Edited June 29, 2017 by Ricksneatstuff comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Even though I have bought (and sold) a lot of Bakers in the last 18 months I am still too new to St John books to really know what's the toughest. Is there a compilation somewhere of the 10 toughest St John Baker covers? I've picked up several lately that I don't see around often. 5 minutes ago, comicnoir said: What are your new ones? The Tr 11 I just posted is hard. TR 40-45, especially 45. Diary Secrets nn. Pictorial Romances 14 I found hard to find. I think Noir hit several there. TAR9 is a toughie. I think I've only seen one public sale of Secrets of True Love #1 in the last ten years. DS25, 26 and 27. Maybe all the Baker fans are just hoarding everything? Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I think we have had a couple of goes at listing the toughest Bakers, including one within the past few months. In addition to those just mentioned, the two issues of All-Picture All-True Love Stories are very tough. As is All-True All-Picture Police Cases 2 (if you want to extend beyond romance). Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Teen-Age Diary Secrets 9 is also very tough. TADS 6 (Marilyn cover) and 7 aren't easy either, although I think both are more common than 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 On 6/24/2017 at 0:04 AM, rjpb said: Nobody is grabbing this. A bit of a miscut, but seems priced okay from what little I know of Baker books. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARTIME-ROMANCES-11-CGC-5-5-Sleazy-Baker-C-A-1952-/352096285053?hash=item51fa92f17d:g:qVwAAOSw~rpZTXI6 I think somebody got a bargain on this one. I was busy last night and forgot to throw in a snipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 42 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I think somebody got a bargain on this one. I was busy last night and forgot to throw in a snipe. I was wondering about that. I'm not really up on St. John Baker romance pricing, other than knowing what the general floor is for the books, and an awareness of some books that go for quite more. I suspected it was at least a fair deal just based on the assumption that a slabbed 5.0-6.0 copy of any Baker cover St. John romance was worth at bare minimum $60 ppp and probably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: I think somebody got a bargain on this one. I was busy last night and forgot to throw in a snipe. I had a slight been just below what it went for. I think a certain well-known auctioneer ended up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 12 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I had a slight been just below what it went for. I think a certain well-known auctioneer ended up with it. this FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
