Mucheee1 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 3 hours ago, bc said: Awesome array of books gang! I agree with the good Dr, some of these books just don't show up in your desired grade very often and you better jump on the chance when you can! -bc I tried to jump, but I ended up tripping and falling flat on face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted February 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2021 19 hours ago, bc said: Awesome array of books gang! I agree with the good Dr, some of these books just don't show up in your desired grade very often and you better jump on the chance when you can! -bc I've been jumping a bit more lately! Snagged THIS one yesterday. mysterio, Mucheee1, KirbyJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted February 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2021 Bought this one about a half hour ago. I've been gravitating toward somewhat higher graded copies than this one is, but when the money is right .... Mucheee1, Jasonmorris1000000, bc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted February 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2021 Bought this one at the same time as the copy above. mysterio, Jasonmorris1000000, bc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, Frisco Larson said: Bought this one at the same time as the copy above. I hereby decree Mr. Meek a Bruce Banner prototype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I have noticed, over the last few years, that issue #34 of Tales to Astonish rarely comes up for sale in high grade. Does anyone have a theory as to why that is? I ran a quick comparison on issues 20, 23, 34, and 27 just as a small baseline. There are 821 slabbed copies of issue 27, and if you count qualified, signature series, and restored there are a whopping 1096 copies that have been graded by GCG. There are 81 slabbed copies of issue 34, with 4 copies (none graded) for sale on Ebay and 1 raw copy for sale on Comic Connect. There are 69 slabbed copies of issue 23, with 13 copies (4 graded) for sale on Ebay and 3 raw copies for sale on Comic Connect. There are 78 slabbed copies of issue 20, with 19 copies (4 graded) for sale on Ebay and 1 raw copy for sale on Comic Connect. Is issue #34 that much of a keeper that no one wishes to part with a high grade copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 hours ago, frozentundraguy said: I have noticed, over the last few years, that issue #34 of Tales to Astonish rarely comes up for sale in high grade. Does anyone have a theory as to why that is? I ran a quick comparison on issues 20, 23, 34, and 27 just as a small baseline. There are 821 slabbed copies of issue 27, and if you count qualified, signature series, and restored there are a whopping 1096 copies that have been graded by GCG. There are 81 slabbed copies of issue 34, with 4 copies (none graded) for sale on Ebay and 1 raw copy for sale on Comic Connect. There are 69 slabbed copies of issue 23, with 13 copies (4 graded) for sale on Ebay and 3 raw copies for sale on Comic Connect. There are 78 slabbed copies of issue 20, with 19 copies (4 graded) for sale on Ebay and 1 raw copy for sale on Comic Connect. Is issue #34 that much of a keeper that no one wishes to part with a high grade copy? I only have a mid grade raw copy. If memory serves, our own @bc has a nice high grade copy though. Maybe he'll share it after seeing your post. It's a book I'm looking for as well. frozentundraguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 A couple from yesterday's haul. Jasonmorris1000000, KirbyJack, jas1vans and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 And my final grab last night (taking advantage of the 5% eBay bucks thingy)!!! KirbyJack, Jasonmorris1000000, frozentundraguy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bc Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Frisco Larson said: I only have a mid grade raw copy. If memory serves, our own @bc has a nice high grade copy though. Maybe he'll share it after seeing your post. It's a book I'm looking for as well. Here ya go Every PHM seems to be hard to find when you are actively looking to buy one - I've been ready to buy a TTA11 for several years but haven't located one. By the way, this issue is also pretty popular - think it was voted one of the favorites of the run. There's almost 50 Competitive Registry Sets for TTA 1-34, so there is some "heat" for this title. Many of the higher grade issues are locked in these sets until the steward decides to part with them. That's one of the things I like about this genre - the Hunt. You can't just go to feeBay and buy them all like you can with the SA superhero books. I'll keep my eyes open for any in the upcoming auctions (you may want to check out the upcoming ComicConnect auction - pretty nice selection of PHM books if I remember correctly) Good luck & Happy Hunting! -bc Mucheee1, Frisco Larson, KirbyJack and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jasonmorris1000000 Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 bc, DR.X, frozentundraguy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jasonmorris1000000 Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 I got this cool one for $30. It's complete and I'm the only one who bid on it. Frisco Larson, jas1vans, bc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post frozentundraguy Posted February 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, bc said: Here ya go Every PHM seems to be hard to find when you are actively looking to buy one - I've been ready to buy a TTA11 for several years but haven't located one. By the way, this issue is also pretty popular - think it was voted one of the favorites of the run. There's almost 50 Competitive Registry Sets for TTA 1-34, so there is some "heat" for this title. Many of the higher grade issues are locked in these sets until the steward decides to part with them. That's one of the things I like about this genre - the Hunt. You can't just go to feeBay and buy them all like you can with the SA superhero books. I'll keep my eyes open for any in the upcoming auctions (you may want to check out the upcoming ComicConnect auction - pretty nice selection of PHM books if I remember correctly) Good luck & Happy Hunting! -bc What a terrific copy. I'm fortunate to have a pretty nice copy myself. I found it on Ebay back in 2009, not long after I found out just how cool the TTA series is. I sent mine in for grading about 4 or 5 years ago. I only wish I had pursued more issues of the series back then. Edited February 12, 2021 by frozentundraguy KirbyJack, Mucheee1, DR.X and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Nice copy@frozentundraguy frozentundraguy and bc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Just got this one today. I'm enjoying collecting low grade copies of these. They're fun to read and they won't destroy my bank account. bc, frozentundraguy, Frisco Larson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hulksdaddy1 Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 A hero from pre-hero? Frisco Larson, bc, KirbyJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted February 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2021 It happens. bc, Frisco Larson, Pantodude and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted February 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2021 Indeed it does! Pantodude, DR.X, Sweet Lou 14 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted February 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2021 Snagged this one today! Jasonmorris1000000, frozentundraguy, KirbyJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hulksdaddy1 Posted February 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 7:21 PM, KirbyJack said: It happens. Yes it does! Sweet Lou 14, Jasonmorris1000000, Pantodude and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
