Please explain early bidding to me???

[sufunk]

Is there something i'm missing or is it actually just retarded???

 

In the Clink auction right now, the 9.0 X-men 1 is already up to almost $13,000 and it doesnt end until freaking January 20th!!!

 

Why in gods name are people bidding it that high already when it doesnt end for 2 weeks? Theres plenty of other examples in the C link auction but that was the highest i saw.

[paperheart]

why not? maybe the bidders have an actual life and don't want to bother with being chained to their computer on the final day attempting to snipe the book

[sufunk]

I understand that on a small book but a $25-30,000 book?!?

 

Seems to me, no matter how busy your actual life is, if you are spending anywhere near that amount of money on a comic book you should be setting aside some time for the final day of the auction for bidding, no?

 

You know that book isn't going to go anywhere near $13,000 so what is the point of putting in that bid 2 weeks early?

[cheetah]

A lot of folks toss in tracking bids on books. I do it all the time. On a big book, a tracking bid of $13k is no big deal, especially when it's going to go for $20k. No real risk in placing it and you can see how it is going in your 'My Bids' section.

[sufunk]

A lot of folks toss in tracking bids on books. I do it all the time. On a big book, a tracking bid of $13k is no big deal, especially when it's going to go for $20k. No real risk in placing it and you can see how it is going in your 'My Bids' section.

 

Ok, now that makes sense!

 

I didnt realize people put in tracking bids THAT high even on high priced books. I've done that before but nowhere even remotely near that amount.

[sufunk]

Cheetah(or anyone else), one other question about a Clink book.

 

They have a ASM 17 up with a "Bobs grocery and newstand July 9, 1964" date stamp on it. The books release date was October 1964, so how and why is there a July 64 date stamp?

[cheetah]

You can't make a tracking bid unless you are higher than the bid amount. If a couple of folks toss off $10k tracking bids, you either up it or don't track it.

[KryptoSpidey]

Cheetah(or anyone else), one other question about a Clink book.

 

They have a ASM 17 up with a "Bobs grocery and newstand July 9, 1964" date stamp on it. The books release date was October 1964, so how and why is there a July 64 date stamp?

Books were on the stands 3 months prior to the cover date regarding Silver Marvels,as a general rule of thumb.

[sufunk]

Cheetah(or anyone else), one other question about a Clink book.

 

They have a ASM 17 up with a "Bobs grocery and newstand July 9, 1964" date stamp on it. The books release date was October 1964, so how and why is there a July 64 date stamp?

Books were on the stands 3 months prior to the cover date regarding Silver Marvels,as a general rule of thumb.

 

Cool, thanks!

 

Ok, now disregard the ASM 17 and nobody put any tracking bids on it

[showcase22gr1959]

That X-men 1 would be a cool upgrade for you.

[sufunk]

That X-men 1 would be a cool upgrade for you.

 

It is nice but no way. Even if i hadnt just bought the wifey the new car, i still wouldn't. Way too many other books that i dont have at all and want before i could even consider ungrading that one.

 

I have been dreaming of returning the car for the Hulk 1 though!

 

Getting a 8.0 Hulk 1 vs losing the car AND wife

[showcase22gr1959]

That X-men 1 would be a cool upgrade for you.

 

It is nice but no way. Even if i hadnt just bought the wifey the new car, i still wouldn't. Way too many other books that i dont have at all and want before i could even consider ungrading that one.

 

I have been dreaming of returning the car for the Hulk 1 though!

 

Getting a 8.0 Hulk 1 vs losing the car AND wife

 

I figured the X-men 1 since you paid a low price in the 90's . Yeah, no HULK 1, but still keep the wife, car and more comics later.

[sufunk]

If i had just won the powerball, DEFINITELY!

 

Short of a lotto winning though, i dont think i'll be upgrading my Xmen1 for a LONG time if ever. I'm happy with the 8.5 copy. Even though i got it pretty cheap back in the day, at this point, i really dont have any desire to upgrade it.

[showcase22gr1959]

Tell me about it it. I only hit one number. Since you have the X-men 1 so long, it could be a sentimental thing. You got the baby raw and achieve a great grade. For me, my SC22 5.0 was hard earned as a newsboy and it started me collecting SC22, so it means more. BTW, nice SC22 6.5. (thumbs u

[sufunk]

It kind of is a sentimental thing with Xmen1.

 

Xmen is my favorite title and that was a book I always dreamed of someday getting but didn't think I ever would be able to. That was my 1st ever huge comic purchase. I don't think I had ever spent more than $3-400 on a single book when I bought that one.

 

Between that and it being a pretty nice looking 8.5 in hand, I doubt I'll upgrade it. The little bit of chipping it has does bother me a tiny bit but not enough to pay for an upgrade.

[peewee22]

A lot of folks toss in tracking bids on books. I do it all the time. On a big book, a tracking bid of $13k is no big deal, especially when it's going to go for $20k. No real risk in placing it and you can see how it is going in your 'My Bids' section.

 

Well said.