lou_fine Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Probably a Top Ten rare? I've never seen one in person... Once upon a time I would've called it possibly the rarest Centaur, based on the fact that Jon Berk said it to be true. But since then I've seen four copies for sale, including this one, plus the one Jon owns, plus a copy in a bound volume, which is more than I can say for a dozen other Centaurs that virtually seem not to exist. So I'm saying "top 15 rare". Which, for Centaurs, is still pretty much impossible. Hi Win; Any chance you can repost your Windex indices for the various Centaur titles? If not, maybe somebody with good search skills can post a link to the thread from a few years ago that had the Windex indicies for most of the Centaur titles. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentaurMan Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I love the hopes stamp. Very neatly placed. I hope centaurman doesn't need this I don't need it and am sitting this bidding out. My copy is a restored 1.0 (amateur), brutal technical condition but reasonably presentable, so I'm not going to go nuts paying for the upgrade. I consider this one of the true toughest Centaurs, harder than the Keen Komics #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcher Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Probably a Top Ten rare? I've never seen one in person... Once upon a time I would've called it possibly the rarest Centaur, based on the fact that Jon Berk said it to be true. But since then I've seen four copies for sale, including this one, plus the one Jon owns, plus a copy in a bound volume, which is more than I can say for a dozen other Centaurs that virtually seem not to exist. So I'm saying "top 15 rare". Which, for Centaurs, is still pretty much impossible. Hi Win; Any chance you can repost your Windex indices for the various Centaur titles? If not, maybe somebody with good search skills can post a link to the thread from a few years ago that had the Windex indicies for most of the Centaur titles. (thumbs u These are the ones I have bookmarked: Funny Pages Windex KDF Windex (Scroll down to find it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 So, did anyone from the boards land the AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES #4 (famous gun to the crotch cover) on Heritage last night ? Its been on my want list for years, but there was no way I could go that high on the book. Looks like my chances of completing my AMF run just got a little tougher! I find it interesting the book came from Canada (as the store stamp indicates), when Centaurs were supposedly very badly distributed... I'm surprised this early Centaur made it across the border! (Or maybe Canada is considered bad distribution?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbcomicbox Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 So, did anyone from the boards land the AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES #4 (famous gun to the crotch cover) on Heritage last night ? Its been on my want list for years, but there was no way I could go that high on the book. Looks like my chances of completing my AMF run just got a little tougher! I find it interesting the book came from Canada (as the store stamp indicates), when Centaurs were supposedly very badly distributed... I'm surprised this early Centaur made it across the border! (Or maybe Canada is considered bad distribution?) Altough I only have a couple of Church copies here is one.....jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 So, did anyone from the boards land the AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES #4 (famous gun to the crotch cover) on Heritage last night ? Its been on my want list for years, but there was no way I could go that high on the book. Looks like my chances of completing my AMF run just got a little tougher! I find it interesting the book came from Canada (as the store stamp indicates), when Centaurs were supposedly very badly distributed... I'm surprised this early Centaur made it across the border! (Or maybe Canada is considered bad distribution?) Overstreet 6.0 = $321 HA auction close for a 5.5 copy = $2,868 If only Centaurs were available at Overstreet prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I was sick last night and was unable to bid. 2900 is cheap...never seen one for sale. Rarer than aman 26 IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Can you tell why price guides are so low compared to actual market prices on books which are effectively so rare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreHero Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Probably a Top Ten rare? I've never seen one in person... Once upon a time I would've called it possibly the rarest Centaur, based on the fact that Jon Berk said it to be true. But since then I've seen four copies for sale, including this one, plus the one Jon owns, plus a copy in a bound volume, which is more than I can say for a dozen other Centaurs that virtually seem not to exist. So I'm saying "top 15 rare". Which, for Centaurs, is still pretty much impossible. For many yrs, I had Keen Komics v2#1 as the rarest Centaur, but I've seen a few copies for sale over the last few yrs (all of which I've managed to not acquire ). It's still in my personal rare top ten, but it's very possble it's outside the top ten. I've changed my mind many times on what's rare with this line of comics! For any other publisher this size, this would be by far the rarest issue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Amf 1/4 is about as rare as it gets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 So, did anyone from the boards land the AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES #4 (famous gun to the crotch cover) on Heritage last night ? Its been on my want list for years, but there was no way I could go that high on the book. Looks like my chances of completing my AMF run just got a little tougher! I find it interesting the book came from Canada (as the store stamp indicates), when Centaurs were supposedly very badly distributed... I'm surprised this early Centaur made it across the border! (Or maybe Canada is considered bad distribution?) The stamp could have been placed second hand. Like all the Bonnett's & Jordan's books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So, did anyone from the boards land the AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES #4 (famous gun to the crotch cover) on Heritage last night ? Its been on my want list for years, but there was no way I could go that high on the book. Looks like my chances of completing my AMF run just got a little tougher! I find it interesting the book came from Canada (as the store stamp indicates), when Centaurs were supposedly very badly distributed... I'm surprised this early Centaur made it across the border! (Or maybe Canada is considered bad distribution?) The stamp could have been placed second hand. Like all the Bonnett's & Jordan's books. Very true, good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreHero Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 (edited) Altough I only have a couple of Church copies here is one.....jb If you are only going to have a few of Edgar's "Centaur" books, AMF #4 is certainly one of the ones to have! Beautiful copy and about as rare as they get! Edited September 5, 2012 by PreHero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbcomicbox Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Altough I only have a couple of Church copies here is one.....jb If you are only going to have a few of Edgar's books, AMF #4 is certainly one of the ones to have! Beautiful copy and about as rare as they get! I meant (but did not say it correctly) a few Church books of Centaur titles....I have some Fox books and others under the bed.....jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreHero Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 (edited) Altough I only have a couple of Church copies here is one.....jb If you are only going to have a few of Edgar's books, AMF #4 is certainly one of the ones to have! Beautiful copy and about as rare as they get! I meant (but did not say it correctly) a few Church books of Centaur titles....I have some Fox books and others under the bed.....jb Your post was clear, my response was not (now edited). Here's another tough Centaur family book - published by Comics Magazine and from Edgar's collection. Edited September 7, 2012 by PreHero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Keen Detective Funnies not seen and rare,just picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 6/23/2012 at 5:36 PM, jbcomicbox said: ....and that is one reason I think Centaurs are underpriced.....tough to collect what you cannot find.....jb Worth noting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 1 hour ago, G.A.tor said: Worth noting I still remember JB posting that and words to live by when collecting those books,underpriced not so much anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 19 minutes ago, comicjack said: I still remember JB posting that and words to live by when collecting those books,underpriced not so much anymore After his auction I suspect underpriced term won't be used again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I used to be laughed at for collecting Centaurs and Cheslers go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
