Best way to buy a big book like Batman 1?

[HouseofComics.Com]

I'd go with the Catwoman story.

 

That one is under-rated, I think.

 

Good luck June 4th. But ... but ... what if there's the perfect copy at Sac-Con on the 6th?

[seank]

I'd go with the Catwoman story.

 

That one is under-rated, I think.

 

Good luck June 4th. But ... but ... what if there's the perfect copy at Sac-Con on the 6th?

 

Brian Peets doesn't have a copy and Steve Wyatt hasn't, unfortunately, had anything good in a long time. So the odds of a Batman 1 showing up at Sac Con are about the same as monkeys flying out my butt. Or JC announcing moderns are a good investment.

 

I think I'm safe missing out on Sac Con this time around.

[jerome34]

Just got a Bat 1 at the MCBA (Minn Con) yesterday. It started as a coverless and got

new staples, a xerox cover, and some tear seals. It took cash, trade, and will

require a lot of time payments to complete paying for it (Thanks, HY).

 

The only other ways of getting a copy in my desired range (G+ or better, no

restore, and not slabbed) would be to win the lottery (and I do not buy tickets)

or the great garage sale (and I have not found that in the past 25 years).

 

I will keep it with the rest of my collection. If, over the next 50 years, it goes

way up in value, great (but I will still keep it). If not, well I still have it.

 

The only way I can see selling it would be if I get a better copy at that garage

sale. I am not holding my breath for any more decades on that garage sale.

[Wayne-Tec]

Just got a Bat 1 at the MCBA (Minn Con) yesterday. It started as a coverless and got

new staples, a xerox cover, and some tear seals. It took cash, trade, and will

require a lot of time payments to complete paying for it (Thanks, HY).

 

The only other ways of getting a copy in my desired range (G+ or better, no

restore, and not slabbed) would be to win the lottery (and I do not buy tickets)

or the great garage sale (and I have not found that in the past 25 years).

 

I will keep it with the rest of my collection. If, over the next 50 years, it goes

way up in value, great (but I will still keep it). If not, well I still have it.

 

The only way I can see selling it would be if I get a better copy at that garage

sale. I am not holding my breath for any more decades on that garage sale.

 

If you can, please share scans when you get the chance. Sounds like an amazing book!

[G.A.tor]

Just got a Bat 1 at the MCBA (Minn Con) yesterday. It started as a coverless and got

new staples, a xerox cover, and some tear seals. It took cash, trade, and will

require a lot of time payments to complete paying for it (Thanks, HY).

 

The only other ways of getting a copy in my desired range (G+ or better, no

restore, and not slabbed) would be to win the lottery (and I do not buy tickets)

or the great garage sale (and I have not found that in the past 25 years).

 

I will keep it with the rest of my collection. If, over the next 50 years, it goes

way up in value, great (but I will still keep it). If not, well I still have it.

 

The only way I can see selling it would be if I get a better copy at that garage

sale. I am not holding my breath for any more decades on that garage sale.

congrats if you bought the harley copy... at first glance, I couldn't even tell it was a xerox cover (thumbs u

[jerome34]

It was the Harley copy.

[G.A.tor]

It was the Harley copy.

cool, glad you got one

[PokerKid]

While the 1.0 blue label on Heritage was a very nice looking book for the grade, I was surprised that it sold for more than the 7.0 mod purple label ($13k vs. $11k). Should I have been surprised?

 

 

(We can talk somewhere else about the 5.0 and 6.0 Superman ext purples (P) going for the same price - which makes me wonder if some buyer might have ended up with both.)

[thedude]

While the 1.0 blue label on Heritage was a very nice looking book for the grade, I was surprised that it sold for more than the 7.0 mod purple label ($13k vs. $11k). Should I have been surprised?

 

 

(We can talk somewhere else about the 5.0 and 6.0 Superman ext purples (P) going for the same price - which makes me wonder if some buyer might have ended up with both.)

 

the market (collectors) still prefer the blue labels over the purple ones.

[seank]

While the 1.0 blue label on Heritage was a very nice looking book for the grade, I was surprised that it sold for more than the 7.0 mod purple label ($13k vs. $11k). Should I have been surprised?

 

 

(We can talk somewhere else about the 5.0 and 6.0 Superman ext purples (P) going for the same price - which makes me wonder if some buyer might have ended up with both.)

 

the market (collectors) still prefer the blue labels over the purple ones.

 

Last sale in GPA for a blue 1.0 was $8,600 last month. If the Heritage 1.0 sold for $13k, I suspect there's a very happy seller out there.

 

Honestly, at this point, I think I'd rather have a nice-looking restored copy.

[Count]

The 7.0 was trimmed hence the soft price.

[HouseofComics.Com]

Jerome, very cool post from start to finish. Congrats on picking that up. I agree with Rick--I saw your copy at Wondercon and it definitely looks good.

 

 

Just got a Bat 1 at the MCBA (Minn Con) yesterday. It started as a coverless and got

new staples, a xerox cover, and some tear seals. It took cash, trade, and will

require a lot of time payments to complete paying for it (Thanks, HY).

 

The only other ways of getting a copy in my desired range (G+ or better, no

restore, and not slabbed) would be to win the lottery (and I do not buy tickets)

or the great garage sale (and I have not found that in the past 25 years).

 

I will keep it with the rest of my collection. If, over the next 50 years, it goes

way up in value, great (but I will still keep it). If not, well I still have it.

 

The only way I can see selling it would be if I get a better copy at that garage

sale. I am not holding my breath for any more decades on that garage sale.

[PokerKid]

The 7.0 was trimmed hence the soft price.

 

(thumbs u That makes sense. I was tracking it out of curiosity, but hadn't taken a close look.

[Dark Knight]

While the 1.0 blue label on Heritage was a very nice looking book for the grade, I was surprised that it sold for more than the 7.0 mod purple label ($13k vs. $11k). Should I have been surprised?

 

 

(We can talk somewhere else about the 5.0 and 6.0 Superman ext purples (P) going for the same price - which makes me wonder if some buyer might have ended up with both.)

 

the market (collectors) still prefer the blue labels over the purple ones.

 

Last sale in GPA for a blue 1.0 was $8,600 last month. If the Heritage 1.0 sold for $13k, I suspect there's a very happy seller out there.

 

Honestly, at this point, I think I'd rather have a nice-looking restored copy.

 

The one Bat 1 that sold for $8600 last month had brittle pages and the back cover had some pieces missing (looked like it was torn off). The one on Heritage was a much better looking copy for a 1.0 and better page quality hence the higher price.

[seank]

It's done. Check the "Have a Cigar" thread for the story. I'm now in the Batman 1 club.

 

[Wayne-Tec]

It's done. Check the "Have a Cigar" thread for the story. I'm now in the Batman 1 club.

 

 

 

Congratulations!

 

A book certainly worthy of being in the discussion of the greatest comics of all-time.

 

The first appearence of the Joker; a fact all too often overshadowed by the "#1".

 

Your copy is simply beautiful!

[PokerKid]

It's done. Check the "Have a Cigar" thread for the story. I'm now in the Batman 1 club.

 

 

 

Congratulations!

 

A book certainly worthy of being in the discussion of the greatest comics of all-time.

 

The first appearence of the Joker; a fact all too often overshadowed by the "#1".

 

Your copy is simply beautiful!