Pedigree Comics Accepting Consignments For Our April Grand Auction!

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Greetings to all of you from Pedigree Comics, Inc. The consignments are coming in for our upcoming April Grand Auction, scheduled to begin in under five (5) weeks on the night of Monday, April 8th, 2013, and last for ten (10) days until the evening of Thursday, April 18th. The auction will have some brand new choice high grade CGC certified Marvels and DC’s from the Silver and Bronze Ages and much more. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure and press they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each Grand Auction on many online sites and trade publications and we also send periodic newsletters to all of our over 19,000 customers announcing the individual auction items. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and almost every book will be listed without a reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $100.

 

There are already some incredible high grade Silver Age Marvels and DC’s in the auction, which will also feature some brand new ultra high grade books we just received on consignment out of Boca Raton, Florida plus a collection we are picking up at the upcoming MegaCon convention in Orlando, Florida in March. There are over 50 books in total from the Boca Raton consignment. The books were just graded two weeks ago and are beautiful with outstanding page quality. Almost every book is in 9.4 and 9.6 condition and there are a bunch of 9.8’s as well. Here are some of the highlights from the collection:

 

All Star Comics 26 9.2

Amazing Spider-Man 84 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.8

Atom and Hawkman 40 9.8

Avengers 80 9.6

Batman 41 9.0

Batman 149 9.2

Batman 163 9.4

Batman 190 9.4

Captain America 143 9.6

Christmas Parade 1 9.6

Daredevil 80 9.8

Detective Comics 381 9.6

Fantastic Four 10 9.2

Fantastic Four 75 9.6

Fantastic Four 85 9.8

Fantastic Four 114 9.8

Four Color 638 9.6

Four Color 703 9.2

Frankenstein, Jr. 1 9.8

Hanna-Barbera Bandwagon 3 9.4

Iron Man 42 9.8

Iron Man Annual 1 9.8

Jonny Quest 1 9.4

Journey Into Mystery 116 9.4

Mad 2 9.4

Marvel Spotlight 12 9.8

Mod Wheels 1 9.8

Nick Fury 4 9.6

Nick Fury 11 9.8

Strange Tales 107 9.0

Strange Tales 143 9.4

Strange Tales 156 9.6

Sub-Mariner 27 9.8

Sub-Mariner 30 9.6

Superboy 20 9.4

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 97 9.8

Tales to Astonish 98 9.4

Thor 146 9.8

Thor 167 9.6

X-Men 2 9.4

X-Men 10 9.6

X-Men 56 9.8

Yogi Bear 10 9.6

 

In addition, the auction will feature a brand new collection we received last month from Baltimore, Maryland, all Silver Age Marvels and DC’s in ultra high grade with a few Bronze Age mixed in. Here are some of the highlights from the Baltimore collection:

 

Amazing Spider-Man 55 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 83 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 91 9.2

Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8

Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.4

Avengers 70 9.6

Batman 234 9.8 (Rocky Mountain)

Captain America 117 9.8

Daredevil 9 9.6

Fantastic Four 78 9.8

Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.8

Hawkman 18 9.6

Incredible Hulk 102 9.6

Incredible Hulk 181 9.8

Iron Man 28 9.8

Iron Man and Sub-Mariner 1 9.8

Journey Into Mystery 113 9.4

Journey Into Mystery 116 9.4

Journey Into Mystery 118 9.0

Marvel Super-Heroes 16 9.6

Marvel Super-Heroes 17 9.4

Marvel Super-Heroes 22 9.6

Marvel Super-Heroes 23 9.4 (Oakland)

Marvel Tales 13 9.8 (Pacific Coast)

Marvel Tales 16 9.4 (Mile High II)

Marvel Tales 19 9.6

Nick Fury 14 9.6

Tales to Astonish 57 9.8

Tales to Astonish 88 9.6

Tales to Astonish 96 9.6

Tales to Astonish 98 9.4

X-Men 1 8.0

X-Men 97 9.8

 

We will continue to accept consignments for the auction until midnight on Thursday, April 11th, so check the site and read the following for consignment instructions and get your books in now.

 

Pedigree Comics CEO and President, Doug Schmell, invites you to take advantage of our many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows:

 

A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned items with a winning bid as follows:

10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price);

 

Pedigree Comics consistently sets new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books and magazines in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else?

 

There are three easy ways to consign your books to any of our upcoming Grand Auctions. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in a Grand Auction, you can utilize Pedigree’s Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our ad in the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign:

 

1. Ship your books directly to our offices in Wellington, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The books will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made.

2. Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at 550 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera.

3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books and magazines. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System.

 

If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (mobile) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact Pedigree's CFO Lisa Shapiro at Lisa@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.