Popular Post Point Five Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) I'm pretty sure Brad made his choice already.... Edited July 22, 2018 by Point Five thehumantorch, sagii, 29dukedog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 3:14 PM, Yorick said: That Crown 7 is very nice. I love the color. That Crown 7 is high on my want list. Baker babe and hot rods. A real toughie. Harley had a 5.0 #4 at Torpedo show for 2K with no takers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just got this cool low grader in. Buy these before you can’t... szucchini, Point Five, Ricksneatstuff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, Robot Man said: That Crown 7 is high on my want list. Baker babe and hot rods. A real toughie. Harley had a 5.0 #4 at Torpedo show for 2K with no takers... I was there when Harley first showed these books. Some were Ohio copies. He had a Crown 7. I asked the price, he said he had it on reserve. I asked the price again, he said $3K. Thank god it was on reserve. Just a great book, you never see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 3:14 PM, Yorick said: That Crown 7 is very nice. I love the color. There are several nice Crowns by Baker. I need #6 and #7 and have been looking for quite a while. I have been lucky enought to land these though. 29dukedog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Robot Man said: There are several nice Crowns by Baker. I need #6 and #7 and have been looking for quite a while. I have been lucky enought to land these though. Those are beauties Robot Man! I love the Crowns as you can see Baker’s evolution as an artist that would soon emerge in full force on the Seven Seas covers. The stiffness and heavy inking is giving way to flowing action-packed images. Thanks for sharing and good luck on finding 6 and 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/20/2018 at 2:04 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Can't remember that great deal I turned you onto? Man, you must be as old as I am...here's my finders fee copy you sent me... Ah, I figured that was the deal. Thanks so much for directing me to that lot and accepting that book with the missing cf as payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 8:56 PM, Point Five said: I'm pretty sure Brad made his choice already.... One of the toughest Bakers. And, yeah, I think Brad's ship has sailed. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) On 7/22/2018 at 12:41 AM, comicnoir said: I was there when Harley first showed these books. Some were Ohio copies. He had a Crown 7. I asked the price, he said he had it on reserve. I asked the price again, he said $3K. Thank god it was on reserve. Just a great book, you never see. He didn't offer me the 7 (which I still need), but he did offer me some of the rest. I bought the 9 and 10, which he said were Ohio copies. Not Bakers, of course, but still pretty tough books to find in decent shape. Edited July 23, 2018 by Sqeggs Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I have some of the other Crowns with Baker covers. Crown 6 may have the ugliest woman ever to (dis)grace a Baker cover. Microbia and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Crown 3 is not a Baker cover, obviously, but is kind of interesting and oddball. pmpknface 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Only copy on the census, but I'm sure I've seen better raw copies. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I owned a higher-grade raw copy for a while a few years ago. Of course, the book has the expected Newton rings. Apart from that, it looks somewhat better than the grade. pmpknface 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Sqeggs said: Only copy on the census, but I'm sure I've seen better raw copies. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I owned a higher-grade raw copy for a while a few years ago. Of course, the book has the expected Newton rings. Apart from that, it looks somewhat better than the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RICK STARR Posted July 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2018 A couple of years ago when I had my CL 25 slabbed, I thought "for sure" it would grade out a 7.5 or 8.0. Big disappointment and confusion when I received a 7.0 designation. Had to be the nicest 7.0 on the planet. So, recently decided to crack it open, have it pressed, resubmit and pray for a more realistic grade. Whahooooooo.... I am pleased to show the highest graded copy, so far. Ricksneatstuff, sacentaur, comicnoir and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Only copy on the census, but I'm sure I've seen better raw copies. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I owned a higher-grade raw copy for a while a few years ago. Of course, the book has the expected Newton rings. Apart from that, it looks somewhat better than the grade. ..Had to come back and revisit this: I noticed there isn't a notation of "Matt Baker cover" on the label. I relive it's because its the first one being sent to them. I sent off a handful of Bakers to CGC on Monday all of which I think will come back 9.0 or better. One will be the first one they will grade and it's a Quality Baker. I was informed after emailing them to request that I want Matt Baker cover notated on the label with my packing slip and they 'should' comply. On another note, these do not surface at the rate of the more desirable St. John romance Bakers, I dont know if it's a genuine scarcity issue or just not on possible holders of the books radar as Bakers because they are not as ' presented' on fan forums. I love them though and only need 3 more to complete the Quality Baker cover collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 hour ago, RICK STARR said: A couple of years ago when I had my CL 25 slabbed, I thought "for sure" it would grade out a 7.5 or 8.0. Big disappointment and confusion when I received a 7.0 designation. Had to be the nicest 7.0 on the planet. So, recently decided to crack it open, have it pressed, resubmit and pray for a more realistic grade. Whahooooooo.... I am pleased to show the highest graded copy, so far. Congratulations. It's a beauty. archiefan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 hour ago, RICK STARR said: A couple of years ago when I had my CL 25 slabbed, I thought "for sure" it would grade out a 7.5 or 8.0. Big disappointment and confusion when I received a 7.0 designation. Had to be the nicest 7.0 on the planet. So, recently decided to crack it open, have it pressed, resubmit and pray for a more realistic grade. Whahooooooo.... I am pleased to show the highest graded copy, so far. Excellent! I wonder what the 7.5 might achieve with a press? comicnoir and Ricksneatstuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 38 minutes ago, Yorick said: Excellent! I wonder what the 7.5 might achieve with a press? Go for it! No risk, no reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, RICK STARR said: A couple of years ago when I had my CL 25 slabbed, I thought "for sure" it would grade out a 7.5 or 8.0. Big disappointment and confusion when I received a 7.0 designation. Had to be the nicest 7.0 on the planet. So, recently decided to crack it open, have it pressed, resubmit and pray for a more realistic grade. Whahooooooo.... I am pleased to show the highest graded copy, so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Homer Simpson: "Mister Burns, you're the richest man I know!" Mr. Burns: (Sighs) "Yes, but I'd trade it all... for a little more." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
