showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Anybody has any SC 22 5.5 off white, I'll buy them all day at $2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) With all this talk of SC #22, has anyone been speculating on ALL-AMERICAN #16? After all, that's the real first real app. of GL. It is probably too pricey as is right now to see much of a jump. Didn't a 5.5 go for $60K in the last Clink auction? Is this your copy kimik? I guess the picture for the 5.0 did come up on this post. Edited September 3, 2009 by showcase22gr1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KryptoSpidey Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? I think you're in for a bargain....that is, unless I decide to push up the bidding Go ahead and pop it. My max right now is $2300. I put it in as a stink bid to see what happens and am very surprised it has lasted this long, to be honest. at $2900 now.... Wow! It almost hit my low target. (thumbs u lots of time still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikran Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! You'd think DC would care more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Wow, $2900 already with lots of time to go. It looks like I will just have to be content with two copies (5.0 and 4.0 old label to be resubbed soon) unless I can scare some up locally. If this one hits $4K, does that put 5.0s at $3K and 4.0s at $2K already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KryptoSpidey Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Wow, $2900 already with lots of time to go. It looks like I will just have to be content with two copies (5.0 and 4.0 old label to be resubbed soon) unless I can scare some up locally. If this one hits $4K, does that put 5.0s at $3K and 4.0s at $2K already? (thumbs u i think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! You'd think DC would care more... DC will notice GL more when the movie is out, but at least we care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Wow, $2900 already with lots of time to go. It looks like I will just have to be content with two copies (5.0 and 4.0 old label to be resubbed soon) unless I can scare some up locally. If this one hits $4K, does that put 5.0s at $3K and 4.0s at $2K already? The price of this 5.5 definitely will have an impact on the 5.0s, 4.0s. Again, this 5.5 has nice off white pages. BTW, very nice GL1. Edited September 3, 2009 by showcase22gr1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Wow, $2900 already with lots of time to go. It looks like I will just have to be content with two copies (5.0 and 4.0 old label to be resubbed soon) unless I can scare some up locally. If this one hits $4K, does that put 5.0s at $3K and 4.0s at $2K already? The price of this 5.5 definitely will have an impact on the 5.0s, 4.0s. Again, this 5.5 has nice off white pages. BTW, very nice GL1. Thanks. This was the copy of GL #1 that Rick had up for sale here in July. Too bad I was not smart enough to snag his last SC #22 5.0 for $1500 instead. I do have a few new HG slabbed and raw early GLs to add to the sig line when they arrive shortly as well. (thumbs u Edited September 3, 2009 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Wow, $2900 already with lots of time to go. It looks like I will just have to be content with two copies (5.0 and 4.0 old label to be resubbed soon) unless I can scare some up locally. If this one hits $4K, does that put 5.0s at $3K and 4.0s at $2K already? The price of this 5.5 definitely will have an impact on the 5.0s, 4.0s. Again, this 5.5 has nice off white pages. BTW, very nice GL1. Thanks. This was the copy of GL #1 that Rick had up for sale here in July. Too bad I was not smart enough to snag his last SC #22 5.0 for $1500 instead. Another nice one will come your way. Just a missed opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Wow, $2900 already with lots of time to go. It looks like I will just have to be content with two copies (5.0 and 4.0 old label to be resubbed soon) unless I can scare some up locally. If this one hits $4K, does that put 5.0s at $3K and 4.0s at $2K already? The price of this 5.5 definitely will have an impact on the 5.0s, 4.0s. Again, this 5.5 has nice off white pages. BTW, very nice GL1. Thanks. This was the copy of GL #1 that Rick had up for sale here in July. Too bad I was not smart enough to snag his last SC #22 5.0 for $1500 instead. Another nice one will come your way. Just a missed opportunity. Not at that price unless I can find it raw locally............or Rick is kind enough to use July 2009 pricing on his new copies that are being slabbed Edited September 3, 2009 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! Err - I once had a Showcase #22 with a July date stamp - so a little late on the Birthday wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! Err - I once had a Showcase #22 with a July date stamp - so a little late on the Birthday wishes. Thanks for pointing this out. You are right, I have done research and found some date stamp copies with July on it. SC 22 was release in 07/59. If we use the date listed on the first page of the comic which is 9-10/59, then it will be the 50th. Heck! Let's celebrate it for the whole 2009. Green Lantern Hal Jordan high lights for this year: Ryan Reynolds cast as GL Green Lantern First Flight release Green Lantern major comic story line Record price for CGC 7.5 $10500 Record price for CGC 5.5 Mound City CGC 8.0 surface Mound City CGC 8.0 sets record price for 8.0??? will a CGC 9.2 surface??? Edited September 3, 2009 by showcase22gr1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! Err - I once had a Showcase #22 with a July date stamp - so a little late on the Birthday wishes. Thanks for pointing this out. You are right, I have done research and found some date stamp copies with July on it. SC 22 was release in 07/59. If we use the date listed on the first page of the comic which is 9-10/59, then it will be the 50th. Heck! Let's celebrate it for the whole 2009. Green Lantern Hal Jordan high lights for this year: Ryan Reynolds cast as GL Green Lantern First Flight release Green Lantern major comic story line Record price for CGC 7.5 $10500 Record price for CGC 5.5 Mound City CGC 8.0 surface Mound City CGC 8.0 sets record price for 8.0??? will a CGC 9.2 surface??? GL movie looses financing GL movie canceled Surplus of Showcase #22's and decrease in demand in the marketplace causes price to tank. Updated that for ya! I used Rip Hunter's time maching to look few months into the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! Err - I once had a Showcase #22 with a July date stamp - so a little late on the Birthday wishes. Thanks for pointing this out. You are right, I have done research and found some date stamp copies with July on it. SC 22 was release in 07/59. If we use the date listed on the first page of the comic which is 9-10/59, then it will be the 50th. Heck! Let's celebrate it for the whole 2009. Green Lantern Hal Jordan high lights for this year: Ryan Reynolds cast as GL Green Lantern First Flight release Green Lantern major comic story line Record price for CGC 7.5 $10500 Record price for CGC 5.5 Mound City CGC 8.0 surface Mound City CGC 8.0 sets record price for 8.0??? will a CGC 9.2 surface??? GL movie looses financing GL movie canceled Surplus of Showcase #22's and decrease in demand in the marketplace causes price to tank. Updated that for ya! I used Rip Hunter's time maching to look few months into the future... Rip hunter back to the dinosaur age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Interesting. My bid is currently the highest on the 5.5 SC #22 on eBay. It looks like the book has stalled a bit. I wonder if it will break $3K now, or if it is a bit to soon for those lofty heights? lots of time left in that auction...it should break $3k... i know i havent bid in a few days...just waiting.... I am not as certain now as I was after the first 24 hours. While it is a hot book, if you look at GPA prices (last 5.5 was $1434 in Nov 2008) and the last noted 6.0 going for $3500 (or something like that) then the market for 5.5s might not be at that level, yet. It will be there next year provided the economy does not tank again (a small pull back would be okay), but here's hoping the prices stay down until next summer so we can load up on a few more copies. (thumbs u BTW, it was interesting to note that a friend who works at my LCS last night (he is a GL collector as well) mentioned that the movie delay/$$ troubles might hamper demand for GL books a bit right now. I wonder if this will have any impact or not. Although none of us are experts in the field of crystal-balling, we've been awake in this biz long enough to safely say that a nice SC 22 is a great long term investment and more important, fun to own. I'm 48 and (had) been chasing one since the 70s. The census report that Rich did confirms this: it's rare, a major character intro, a '59 issue, and low qual PQ. There are 9.2 - 9.6s of the other SA keys available. Some of the Boardies own these (wish I were one).There is no KNOWN copy > 9.0 of S22. It is the rarest SA key. I'll rack up all I can get (within financial reason and whatever Rick leaves for scraps). The 5.5 on ebay is just a tad short of what we call the nice ones (6.0 and up). But it is nice. The movie, to me, helps 22s surface that normally would not. (thumbs u Showcase 22's 50th birthday this month. Happy Birthday Hal Jordan!!! Err - I once had a Showcase #22 with a July date stamp - so a little late on the Birthday wishes. Thanks for pointing this out. You are right, I have done research and found some date stamp copies with July on it. SC 22 was release in 07/59. If we use the date listed on the first page of the comic which is 9-10/59, then it will be the 50th. Heck! Let's celebrate it for the whole 2009. Green Lantern Hal Jordan high lights for this year: Ryan Reynolds cast as GL Green Lantern First Flight release Green Lantern major comic story line Record price for CGC 7.5 $10500 Record price for CGC 5.5 Mound City CGC 8.0 surface Mound City CGC 8.0 sets record price for 8.0??? will a CGC 9.2 surface??? GL movie looses financing GL movie canceled Surplus of Showcase #22's and decrease in demand in the marketplace causes price to tank. Updated that for ya! I used Rip Hunter's time maching to look few months into the future... How many NM copies of SC #22 did you snag off the stand while you were there? Edited September 3, 2009 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Joe Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I forgot I had another copy for reading. Found it, here it is. Time to start a two copies club??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase22gr1959 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I forgot I had another copy for reading. Found it, here it is. Time to start a two copies club??? Descent reading copy. Can't just own only one copy...some members in this club have a second copy...third copy...fourth copy so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee22 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I forgot I had another copy for reading. Found it, here it is. Time to start a two copies club??? Descent reading copy. Can't just own only one copy...some members in this club have a second copy...third copy...fourth copy so far. Some of us peon collectors only have ONE copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
