What are the 5 top Comic Book Pedigrees?

[tth2]

Thanks for posting this, Tom.

 

Love seeing the listing of Showcase 22-24 as NM/M, M and NM, respectively. I`m sure some Showcase 22-obsessed boardies` minds just got officially blown.

 

It would definitely be interesting to see how they grade out. Did the collection have a B&B #28 or Adventure #247 in similar shape? How about the Showcase #4?

Tom has said there are 2 copies of Showcase 4 in the WP collection.

 

He did? It's possible, although in this 2003 post he said there weren't any in it:

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=4&Number=181611#Post181611

I initially fell for Tom`s tricky wording too.

It could happen to anyone who isn't a lawyer.

I have to carefully parse through words for a living, and now I have to carefully parse through every word on these boards?

[Ted Knight]

All this talk about pedigrees makes me hungry for more pedigrees...

[tth2]

CGC churns out new pedigrees like fast food burgers these days, so your hunger should be satisfied pretty easily.

[gcwatson94]

I have an additional question regarding pedigree books. Do people pay a premium for pedigree status vs just a regular slab? To ask it using books as an example would a white mountain 9.4 go for more than a regular 9.4 of the same book?

[tth2]

Some do, some don`t.

[rob_react]

Some do, some don`t.

 

Yeah, some people chase some pedigrees. Which means a premium is often paid for pedigree copies. Many of the pedigrees mentioned here as "top 5" candidates will sell for a premium over equally graded issues. Other pedigrees with less prestige and a lower reputation for quality will generate very little interest over a similarly graded book.

 

Some pedigrees have a following beyond title and issue #. The church books are the best example of that. People simply want a church copy of anything, just to have part of the collection.

 

It also depends on the venue. Some venues feel like they bring out the pedigree fiends more than others.

 

[Ted Knight]

CGC churns out new pedigrees like fast food burgers these days, so your hunger should be satisfied pretty easily.

 

That's funny because it's true. But I wasn't thinking about new pedigree collections. I was thinking of adding to my own collection with existing, established pedigrees.

 

If only you guys with Church, Reilly, and Larson books would sell...

 

[adamstrange]

Thanks for posting this, Tom.

 

Love seeing the listing of Showcase 22-24 as NM/M, M and NM, respectively. I`m sure some Showcase 22-obsessed boardies` minds just got officially blown.

 

It would definitely be interesting to see how they grade out. Did the collection have a B&B #28 or Adventure #247 in similar shape? How about the Showcase #4?

Tom has said there are 2 copies of Showcase 4 in the WP collection.

 

He did? It's possible, although in this 2003 post he said there weren't any in it:

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=4&Number=181611#Post181611

I initially fell for Tom`s tricky wording too.

It could happen to anyone who isn't a lawyer.

I have to carefully parse through words for a living, and now I have to carefully parse through every word on these boards?

Perhaps I should reconsider. It's not like you and other lawyers sit around all day figuring out the fine print that make the working and private life of everyone else a big gotcha. Oh, wait...