Changer Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/8/2024 at 7:22 PM, szav said: An underappreciated cover?....no more. This is more surprising than the All Picture. wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted February 9 Popular Post Share Posted February 9 (edited) Here comes a couple newly graded wonderful Baker covers, that I got much cheaper than at auction prices, esp considering two are highest graded Edited February 9 by Changer Chief1332, comicnoir, Mavrick76 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/8/2024 at 10:22 PM, szav said: An underappreciated cover?....no more. This is more surprising than the All Picture. Never underappreciated by me. As tough as the All-Picture. szucchini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/8/2024 at 9:22 PM, szav said: An underappreciated cover?....no more. This is more surprising than the All Picture. Always liked this one. Glad I got in early. However, anything I don't yet have is very quickly escaping my funds' reach. szucchini and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) On 2/9/2024 at 7:46 AM, manetteska said: Always liked this one. Glad I got in early. However, anything I don't yet have is very quickly escaping my funds' reach. I wonder if we are seeing ‘investors’ jumping in , switching from silver . Hopefully not , but these prices are stunning, at heritage at least Edited February 9 by Changer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/8/2024 at 5:14 PM, Point Five said: Your 1.0 copy, was that the recent one with the coupon cut or whatever in the front? That's awesome that you got one. Definitely a book I love and (against the odds) hope to own someday. Yeah. Not a coupon, but that big chunk of the lower front cover. I can live with that. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/9/2024 at 11:39 AM, Changer said: I wonder if we are seeing ‘investors’ jumping in , switching from silver . Hopefully not , but these prices are stunning, at heritage at least Honestly, I'd pay good money to watch a reality series where some day-trader type tries to give himself a crash course in the various titles and debates and lore of Baker. "Just dropped $20K and won the highest graded copy of Saint #4... wait, guys, why is there a question mark next to Baker's name in the description???" Changer and MBFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) Don't know what the final price was on this but man didnt look cheap for this grade, from the asking price Teen-Age Romances #39 1954 Matt Baker Art Great Shape. Presents Beautifully! | eBay Edited February 9 by Changer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/9/2024 at 3:39 PM, Changer said: Don't know what the final price was on this but man didnt look cheap for this grade, from the asking price Teen-Age Romances #39 1954 Matt Baker Art Great Shape. Presents Beautifully! | eBay $1120?! Yeah, don't think I'm buying any decent Bakers again. Mavrick76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick76 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) On 2/9/2024 at 4:59 PM, manetteska said: $1120?! Yeah, don't think I'm buying any decent Bakers again. It’s even worse for Canadians with our crappy exchange rate 🤷🏻♂️. Got into this hobby (for me) last summer - first purchase was a Baker TAR 33 - I’m addicted. I too have noticed prices steadily increasing - eBay and HA and others. Sometimes you get lucky and scoop low - but it’s becoming increasingly more difficult - even lower grades. Edited February 9 by Mavrick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/9/2024 at 5:03 PM, Mavrick76 said: Sometimes you get lucky and scoop low - but it’s becoming increasingly more difficult. Definitely have to pick your spots and be vigilant. I still haven't gotten anything high grade, but some are so scarce it's moot point. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick76 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/9/2024 at 5:13 PM, LadyDeath said: Definitely have to pick your spots and be vigilant. I still haven't gotten anything high grade, but some are so scarce it's moot point. “Patience is a virtue.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I think we need a CL 25 HA auction to see where things are at. 😉 Point Five, Yorick and Changer 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted February 10 Popular Post Share Posted February 10 (edited) A more common Baker still picked this glossy raw at the cal comic con, Edited February 10 by Changer Ricksneatstuff, Inaflash, Point Five and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) On 2/10/2024 at 9:15 AM, szav said: Nice looking copy. Do you really think its that common? Maybe relative to St John romance, but I don't feel like you see this one up for sale that often. Underrated in my book still anyway as I think we may have come to a general agreement in casual discussion here that its Baker's first published cover. Also sorta cool that part of it was used for the cover of Art of Glamour. your correct, I should say more common in high grade than other Matt Bakers for some reason? but I love the colors on this one Edited February 10 by Changer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted February 12 Popular Post Share Posted February 12 (edited) who can resist this temptress?, he couldnt nor I. Love the colors on this one and presents well for the grade. At first, I thought this one too expensive to justify an upgrade , but than I saw all those recent sales of other Bakers lol. Anyone know who did the colors for his covers? was it also Matt? Edited February 12 by Changer OtherEric, RareHighGrade, Yorick and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted February 13 Popular Post Share Posted February 13 I love those early Crowns! #1 has no Baker but what a great cover. I cracked it out of an 8.5 slab #3 no Baker cover but the cover subject matter really makes up for it. There are, however, 2 Baker stories inside. #4 I have upgraded twice. If not for that lr corner, it is a stunner. #5,6 have nice but not Baker’s best work. I can live with the condition. #7 is by far my favorite cover. Got a very decent copy in a trade for a lower grade Down with Crime #6. (The awsome GGA blue Sandman issue). This one is far and above the hardest Crown in my opinion. Mavrick76, Darwination, szucchini and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted February 13 Popular Post Share Posted February 13 It's my favorite cover too. MBFan, Yorick, Kevin.J and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted February 13 Popular Post Share Posted February 13 Here’s my only promise Mavrick76, szucchini, Dr. Love and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick76 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 What beauties folks!!! 👏🏻 Remind me NOT to post any of my lower grade dumpster dive Baker’s moving forward Humbly yours Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
