Comiclink September Focused Auction starts today...

[Silver Surfer]

That's how no reserve auctions work, the seller gets money now, but usually less than if he had been patient. The exception is when there is a bidding war for stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand.

So... isn`t the moral of the story to only buy stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand?

 

A lot of time truly scarce books turn collectors away because they are just so hard to come by that people give up trying to complete runs or just don't have the patience to wait 3-5 years for another copy to surface. Prices stay stagnant as a result.

[Hedge Collector]

That's how no reserve auctions work, the seller gets money now, but usually less than if he had been patient. The exception is when there is a bidding war for stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand.

So... isn`t the moral of the story to only buy stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand?

 

A lot of time truly scarce books turn collectors away because they are just so hard to come by that people give up trying to complete runs or just don't have the patience to wait 3-5 years for another copy to surface. Prices stay stagnant as a result.

 

Could make sense. Can you think of any examples?

[Silver Surfer]

Early Detectives come to mind and give me a few miniutes and I'm sure I can think of a few other examples.

[VintageComics]

Early Detectives come to mind and give me a few miniutes and I'm sure I can think of a few other examples.

 

That is a terrific example.

 

Many early GA runs that were white hot and popular back in the day are impossible to come by now.

 

Early Whiz issues are another title that was both expensive and popular (as were many other Fawcett titles). Although CM has waned in popularity I can't help but believe that the lack of exposure and circulation of those early issues also dampens interest.

 

(thumbs u

[nearmint]

That's how no reserve auctions work, the seller gets money now, but usually less than if he had been patient. The exception is when there is a bidding war for stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand.

So... isn`t the moral of the story to only buy stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand?

 

A lot of time truly scarce books turn collectors away because they are just so hard to come by that people give up trying to complete runs or just don't have the patience to wait 3-5 years for another copy to surface. Prices stay stagnant as a result.

 

Could make sense. Can you think of any examples?

 

Nedors. GPA on so many of the books is non-existent, or exists for only very low grade, making them very difficult to price.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

That's how no reserve auctions work, the seller gets money now, but usually less than if he had been patient. The exception is when there is a bidding war for stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand.

So... isn`t the moral of the story to only buy stuff that is truly scarce and in high demand?

 

A lot of time truly scarce books turn collectors away because they are just so hard to come by that people give up trying to complete runs or just don't have the patience to wait 3-5 years for another copy to surface. Prices stay stagnant as a result.

 

Could make sense. Can you think of any examples?

 

Nedors. GPA on so many of the books is non-existent, or exists for only very low grade, making them very difficult to price.

 

+ 1. That's why its best to throw them in a C-Link Featured Auction and let the bidding frenzy commence.

 

 

[14 of spades]

So any major auctions recently?