originalisbest Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 And though I'd love to have one, no Mystery Tales #19 in my boxes. Perhaps a nice lograde one, someday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 So this book was one of my grail books. It really stood out when a boardie (apologies for forgetting who the particular boardie was) sold a high grade run of most Mystery Tales issues sometime over the past year or two. These books were flying out with most having several :takeit:'s coming through in seconds after being posted. Among all those covers, this one was the coolest to me. I have wanted a copy ever since. The other day, I managed to track down a copy... The books looks great in hand. What colors! I'm very happy to be a part of this exclusive club. I also saw that one was just posted on ebay with a buy it now of $10,000! If you want to take a look at that issue it can be found here: www.ebay.com/itm/Mystery-Tales-19-former-CGC-8-5-LONE-TOP-CENSUS-pre-code-Atlas-horror-RARE-/221313791370?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item338754758a Anybody else out there have a sweet copy of this awesome book? Or any other Mystery Tales you wanna show off? Congrats on your book, peterpark -- looks like a book from Blazing Bob, if I recognize the handwriting on the price sticker. Sorry that happened with one of your books, Scott -- if/when I sell things, it doesn't pay to look back, I just consider it... gone. Highgradecomics.com really came through for me there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Not surprised to hear it - blazing bob is among the best there is. :-) congrats on your nice book!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Not surprised to hear it - blazing bob is among the best there is. :-) congrats on your nice book!!! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Looks like someone got a hold of a copy for a sweet deal... http://www.ebay.com/itm/161207623257?_trksid=p2055120.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Congrats to that buyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hey, hey! Any more copies for people to show off? I'd also be interested if anyone thinks a similar cover can give this one some solid competition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Nice book PP. I have been trying to find any copy lately with no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hey, hey! Any more copies for people to show off? I'd also be interested if anyone thinks a similar cover can give this one some solid competition... Not a zombie cover but one similar in respect to coloring, mood and artist (Anderson) is JIUW #26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 So the reader copy I bought off eBay a few years back for $17.50 (detached cover, but O/W all there) was a good investment, ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 That's a great book in any grade. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 ... I sold an item that was too good to sell and when I inquired I was quoted a price 15x what I had sold for two years earlier. I was incredibly choked because I felt disrespected to be quoted that much on something I had sold to him in the first place. And this is coming from someone who normally doesn't care WTF is done with sold items once they are gone. But the scale of what I perceived to be the greed got to me. Im seriously intrigued by the social rules that might exist in this little community. Was the 15x price near fair market value or was it a gouging? How does the fact that you were the one that sold it to him affect what the price should be (really I want to know). Is the expectation here in this community that the original seller should get some sort of discount/best price vs what the new seller is asking (lets assume the seller is asking market). I'm curious about this as well. What if you buy a book, that might be a high price at the time, but the book significantly spikes in popularity and the FMV really jumps? Are you supposed to give the original seller a deal, or sell for a fair market price? I would think that you should sell for a fair price in the present market. Only seems fair imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyst Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Conversely, what if you sell a book for say, $1500. And, 2 years later it 'tanks' - and the guy who bought it from you can't get $500 for it. Should you give him a refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Only if it came with a written guarantee that it wouldn't tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_707 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 ... I sold an item that was too good to sell and when I inquired I was quoted a price 15x what I had sold for two years earlier. I was incredibly choked because I felt disrespected to be quoted that much on something I had sold to him in the first place. And this is coming from someone who normally doesn't care WTF is done with sold items once they are gone. But the scale of what I perceived to be the greed got to me. Im seriously intrigued by the social rules that might exist in this little community. Was the 15x price near fair market value or was it a gouging? How does the fact that you were the one that sold it to him affect what the price should be (really I want to know). Is the expectation here in this community that the original seller should get some sort of discount/best price vs what the new seller is asking (lets assume the seller is asking market). I'm curious about this as well. What if you buy a book, that might be a high price at the time, but the book significantly spikes in popularity and the FMV really jumps? Are you supposed to give the original seller a deal, or sell for a fair market price? I would think that you should sell for a fair price in the present market. Only seems fair imo. Is the seller actually asking market? Did the books really increase in value 15X over the past 2 years? There are some very greedy sellers who price books extremely high & just wait for a sucker. I just refuse to do business with those people. If the book really has skyrocketed in value, you don't have a right to expect a bargain. Was the guy actually looking to sell the book? I have a select few books that I wouldn't sell for any real-world price (nobody's going to offer me $50K for a $5K book, so that sort of hypothetical situation isn't worth discussing), but I have many more books that I plan to keep but which I would sell if somebody offered me a really strong price, say 2X or 3X fair market value. So maybe that's the situation with this seller--he actually likes the book and wants to keep it but is willing to sell it if he can get a phenomenal price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny545 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) unless some promise was made there are no 'do overs.' I think it is always nice to offer it back at current FMV or say " I'm planning on listing it for X I know you love it/regret selling if you can get to that number or close it is yours" Edited August 15, 2014 by Johnny545 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hey, hey! Any more copies for people to show off? I'd also be interested if anyone thinks a similar cover can give this one some solid competition... Not a zombie cover but one similar in respect to coloring, mood and artist (Anderson) is JIUW #26. Y'know, I saw this at a con, thought the same thing and almost bought it...probably will soon...ahhh, precode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Just read JIUW #26 and #27 yesterday. Issue #27 has a full page add ad for YM#24, Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch Atlas revival. Very cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Just read JIUW #26 and #27 yesterday. Issue #27 has a full page add ad for YM#24, Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch Atlas revival. Very cool stuff. Love seeing stuff like that too, it reminds you of what else was sharing the newsstand racks at the time. A real snapshot in time! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Conversely, what if you sell a book for say, $1500. And, 2 years later it 'tanks' - and the guy who bought it from you can't get $500 for it. Should you give him a refund? Caveat emptor. There is a risk involved in buying anything. "Give me first refusal if you ever decide to sell" is not the same as "Sell it back to me for what I paid." And so on. What matters is what the agreement was at the time of sale. I've come to the tentative conclusion that there is no such thing as an unspoken agreement. Sometimes situations arise - I can think of one quite recently that got somewhat entangled, and in the end it was my own fault for not thinking everything through at the time a deal was brokered. But the bottom line is, where viewpoints differ, can they be reconciled? Sometimes my own viewpoint has changed accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 As always, psyched about my acquisition!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
