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[CHWL]

On 5/27/2021 at 6:49 PM, Austin_t_a said:

The restored .5 accepted an offer, it didn't sell for $9k.

Although a .5 blue label sold for $6k just a few days ago, which is also unreal.

The restored 0.5 sold for $8200 on best offer. I also noticed the other 0.5 copy selling for just under $6000 the other day. Makes me want to put this one up for sale...

[Hollywood1892]

3 hours ago, GAMBIT said:

 

to get hyped up when there was a couple hours left in the auction is not good for your health lol...  the real bids dont come in until the final moments.  you should know that. 

I know....but I was worried nonetheless 

[steve566]

A brother from another mother.. not sure if it gets me in the club but I love it either way

 

[Sweet Lou 14]

Just curious -- not selling, but always interested in knowing what my books are worth.  Has there been a recent sale of a 9.0 and if so, what did it go for?

[gadzukes]

15 hours ago, steve566 said:

A brother from another mother.. not sure if it gets me in the club but I love it either way

 

Me gusto mucho.

[Pantodude]

21 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

Just curious -- not selling, but always interested in knowing what my books are worth.  Has there been a recent sale of a 9.0 and if so, what did it go for?

GPA shows most-recent sale in March for $95K, but GoCollect estimates a 9.0 at $185K and a 9.2 at 350K(!).   

[Sweet Lou 14]

50 minutes ago, Pantodude said:

GPA shows most-recent sale in March for $95K, but GoCollect estimates a 9.0 at $185K and a 9.2 at 350K(!).   

Yeah, that's nuts.

I was genuinely interested in upgrading my JIM #83 to 9.0, but didn't feel comfortable meeting the $145K price it realized on ComicLink last week.  I'm assuming X-Men #1 would sell for even more in that grade.

[lou_fine]

On 5/26/2021 at 6:13 PM, thedude said:

a restored .5 just sold for $9k. Unreal.

 

On 5/27/2021 at 3:49 AM, Austin_t_a said:

The restored .5 accepted an offer, it didn't sell for $9k.

Although a .5 blue label sold for $6k just a few days ago, which is also unreal.

Well, if not for $9K, do you have any idea what the buyer accepted for it in the end then?  

Either way, that's still a pretty mind blowing price from my POV and I am just glad I didn't actually recycle my beater copy which I thought was most likely worthless several years ago.  

Not sure where it is now, but glad now that I was able to pick it up for half the going rate back then for a used book from the second hand used bookstore since it was pretty much a beater of a copy.  

[Eclipse]

What's the most recent sale of a 7.5?

[Pantodude]

3 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Well, if not for $9K, do you have any idea what the buyer accepted for it in the end then?  

If it's the 5/25/21 sale, it was LT-OW pages and "Restoration includes: small amount of glue on spine of cover."  It sold for $8,200, so close enough!  

[Sweet Lou 14]

53 minutes ago, Batmanis#1 said:

And it's on for the X-Men 1 CGC 9.6.

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/919592

No offense but that's an ugly 9.6.  The whites are awful.

[lou_fine]

1 hour ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

1 hour ago, Batmanis#1 said:

And it's on for the X-Men 1 CGC 9.6.

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/919592

No offense but that's an ugly 9.6.  The whites are awful.

Well, at least 2 bidders must like it a lot because it's still only the first several hours of the auction and it's already sitting at $78K.  

[Pantodude]

 

50 minutes ago, Batmanis#1 said:

I was told a few years back that CGC places some kind of clear paper between the front page and 1st page hence why you see threw it. It's not the book itself. Some have this sheet and some do not.

The apparent translucency seems like something that happens when imaged via a flat bed scanner? In other words, the white of the cover will not appear to be translucent in hand?

Edited June 1, 2021 by Pantodude

[Sweet Lou 14]

1 hour ago, Pantodude said:

 

The apparent translucency seems like something that happens when imaged via a flat bed scanner? In other words, the white of the cover will not appear to be translucent in hand?

I don't want to say too much because it's really not my intention to talk the book down.  But you can expect these auction houses will make sure the image presents the book in its best possible light.  It's not just that the first page is visible through the cover -- the white areas are noticeably off-white / tan.  That likely had no effect on the grade, but it's definitely an eye appeal problem.

[innocuous]

2 hours ago, Batmanis#1 said:

I was told a few years back that CGC places some kind of clear paper between the front page and 1st page hence why you see threw it. It's not the book itself. Some have this sheet and some do not.

Are you referring to micro chamber paper? Those sheets are usually inside the second wrap. They shouldn’t show through the cover. 

[Bluemedgroup]

3 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

No offense but that's an ugly 9.6.  The whites are awful.

Well still only 4 9.6’s in the world.  I’d give my right nut for it.

I’m guessing hammer drops at $950k.  

[VintageComics]

13 hours ago, Pantodude said:

GPA shows most-recent sale in March for $95K, but GoCollect estimates a 9.0 at $185K and a 9.2 at 350K(!).   

GoCollect really is all over the place. It's just an algorithm and often has no basis in reality.

I've looked at a few books with no recent sales and they really are off the mark so I wouldn't really bank on these numbers with no support.

[VintageComics]

5 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

I don't want to say too much because it's really not my intention to talk the book down.  But you can expect these auction houses will make sure the image presents the book in its best possible light.  It's not just that the first page is visible through the cover -- the white areas are noticeably off-white / tan.  That likely had no effect on the grade, but it's definitely an eye appeal problem.

Unfortunately, that's not always the case...in fact, I find scans often are not representative.

Auction houses use various imaging quality but they're more interested in scanning 1000's of books quickly than getting every book accurately imaged unfortunately.

IMO, Comic Connect's pics are often too dark. There was a time when Heritage's books were too light and also a time where their images ghosted defects into the books that were not actually there.

Even CGCs previous images were far too dark and they accentuated even the slightest darkening of paper making it look brown when it wasn't.

I slabbed that X-men #1 CGC 9.6 many years ago and this is the image I used after I slabbed it. I think the book looks more like my image than Comic Connect's unless something about the book has changed. I remember the book looking pretty white.

 

[Sweet Lou 14]

5 hours ago, VintageComics said:

Unfortunately, that's not always the case...in fact, I find scans often are not representative.

Auction houses use various imaging quality but they're more interested in scanning 1000's of books quickly than getting every book accurately imaged unfortunately.

IMO, Comic Connect's pics are often too dark. There was a time when Heritage's books were too light and also a time where their images ghosted defects into the books that were not actually there.

Even CGCs previous images were far too dark and they accentuated even the slightest darkening of paper making it look brown when it wasn't.

I slabbed that X-men #1 CGC 9.6 many years ago and this is the image I used after I slabbed it. I think the book looks more like my image than Comic Connect's unless something about the book has changed. I remember the book looking pretty white.

 

Thanks for this Roy.  The book certainly looks much better in your scan.

[rexinnih]

That is one beautiful copy. Popcorn ready to see how this one ends.