Yorick Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Those are both fantastic copies of that issue! I really love that scan of the TAR41 4.0!! Those colors are blinding! Below is the single image provided in the listing which captured the TAR41. This should be an upgrade, but I won't know until it's in-hand. It looks like I'll be selling Rick the rest of the batch... toto and rjpb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 7 hours ago, 29dukedog said: I like Going Steady #13 much less. (And that's the book I found a double cover VG/F copy of!) Want to sell me the outer cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 10 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: That was me buddy. Ginger 4 too. I regretted not going $200 higher after I lost but now I’m glad I at least kept it where I did. The Confessions of the Lovelorn with the "drunkard" cover story is no slouch either. Great lot! Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I knew I still had a scan of this book, which I mentioned recently. A TR 40 mistakenly labelled #41. The error has evidently been corrected because the same serial number now brings up the correct info., including the same grade. sagii and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 hours ago, szavisca said: Changing gears from high price low grade romance...to high grade "low" price non romance tough girl Baker... picked up a nice copy of Western Bandit Trails 2 that could compete for highest graded for now ...I think. Also got a lower grade but sharp Approved 9, which looks as good in quality to any of his romance covers to me. Good stuff...very underrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 8 minutes ago, Funnybooks said: 6 hours ago, szavisca said: Changing gears from high price low grade romance...to high grade "low" price non romance tough girl Baker... picked up a nice copy of Western Bandit Trails 2 that could compete for highest graded for now ...I think. Also got a lower grade but sharp Approved 9, which looks as good in quality to any of his romance covers to me. Good stuff...very underrated I agree. Cool books that are tough to find in decent shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 hours ago, Robot Man said: The Confessions of the Lovelorn with the "drunkard" cover story is no slouch either. Great lot! For an apparently random selection of romance books, there's definitely some winners in there. I initially typed "some sinners in there," which I guess is probably also true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 9 hours ago, szavisca said: Changing gears from high price low grade romance...to high grade "low" price non romance tough girl Baker... picked up a nice copy of Western Bandit Trails 2 that could compete for highest graded for now ...I think. Also got a lower grade but sharp Approved 9, which looks as good in quality to any of his romance covers to me. Great stuff my friend! You are quickly building a very cool collection of Baker books there! Savvy buy there as those have no where to go but up as more and more folks get out bid on the Romance books. torontodesignguy and szucchini 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 16 hours ago, Sqeggs said: I agree. Cool books that are tough to find in decent shape. --- I don't even see this one listed in the census (just issues 1, 2 and 3) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 14 hours ago, sagii said: Great stuff my friend! You are quickly building a very cool collection of Baker books there! Savvy buy there as those have no where to go but up as more and more folks get out bid on the Romance books. Yep. I have been quietly buying up those as well as the crime and horror ones for years. Pretty well done now. szucchini and sagii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, Robot Man said: 15 hours ago, sagii said: Great stuff my friend! You are quickly building a very cool collection of Baker books there! Savvy buy there as those have no where to go but up as more and more folks get out bid on the Romance books. Yep. I have been quietly buying up those as well as the crime and horror ones for years. Pretty well done now. The list of books you don't buy up would be much shorter! Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted November 30, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2017 When the sainted Cheetah finally threw in the towel on assembling high-grade copies (and when he threw in the towel, you knew the books were tough!), I picked up a couple of Baker Westerns from him. szucchini, Yorick, comicnoir and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: When the sainted Cheetah finally threw in the towel on assembling high-grade copies (and when he threw in the towel, you knew the books were tough!), I picked up a couple of Baker Westerns from him. ..... as inspired as his Romance was, Matt was obviously in love with his craft..... it showed no matter what the subject. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: When the sainted Cheetah finally threw in the towel on assembling high-grade copies (and when he threw in the towel, you knew the books were tough!), I picked up a couple of Baker Westerns from him. That title as well as Robin Hood just don't seem to get much if any interest. Probably because there are no females on the covers I guess. #11 is actually very well excuted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Robot Man said: That title as well as Robin Hood just don't seem to get much if any interest. Probably because there are no females on the covers I guess. #11 is actually very well excuted. I think Baker did some stories for the Quality RH series, but I don't believe he did any of the covers. GCD credits the cover of this one (I think it's the only issue I have) to D ick Dillin. Can't say I'm familiar with him. Edited to add: I hadn't noticed that CGC does credit this cover to Baker, but I don't think the attribution is correct. Edited November 30, 2017 by Sqeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I noticed no mention of the Ebay sale of the Teen. Romance 42 in G- going for $1476 by the same seller. CL 26 G-VG for $812. These are, IMO, unbelievable prices for such lower grade copies. Crying out loud with these sales, as tempting as it is to sell off some of my copies, I'm still holding the line, for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, RICK STARR said: I noticed no mention of the Ebay sale of the Teen. Romance 42 in G- going for $1476 by the same seller. CL 26 G-VG for $812. These are, IMO, unbelievable prices for such lower grade copies. Crying out loud with these sales, as tempting as it is to sell off some of my copies, I'm still holding the line, for now. They are discussed in this thread a few pages back. Definitely noteworthy results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Kind of interesting that the PGX 4.0 is still (last I checked) sitting on eBay. With the stains, probably more like a 3.0, but the underbidder of the raw copy might have grabbed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Kind of interesting that the PGX 4.0 is still (last I checked) sitting on eBay. With the stains, probably more like a 3.0, but the underbidder of the raw copy might have grabbed it. The eye appeal is just not consistent with the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 42 minutes ago, Funnybooks said: 46 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Kind of interesting that the PGX 4.0 is still (last I checked) sitting on eBay. With the stains, probably more like a 3.0, but the underbidder of the raw copy might have grabbed it. The eye appeal is just not consistent with the grade. It would be interesting to see whether this book would sell at its current price if it were in a CGC 3.0 holder (the grade I think it would probably get) rather than a PGX 4.0 holder. torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
