High Grade Silver Age Marvel Keys & Gems in Pedigree Comics’ March Grand Auction

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The ultra high grade CGC certified comic books continue to come in for our upcoming Grand Auction. Scheduled to begin in just over six (6) weeks on the night of Monday, March 24th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Thursday, April 3rd, the auction will have a couple hundred choice high grade CGC certified Marvels and DC’s from the Silver and Bronze Ages plus other genres and publishers. 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 item will have no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $100. You can view over 75 high grade books right now in the Auction Preview. Just go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and click on the "Grand Auctions" banner.

 

The subject of this article is the incredible group of early Silver Age Marvel keys and gems that will be the absolute highlight of the auction. This particular Grand Auction is favoring quality over quantity as there will be less books available than any previous Grand Auction that we have held. However, there will be more investment quality Silver Age Marvel keys to bid on and buy than you will most likely ever see in one auction. Here are the highlights of the high grade Silver Age Marvel keys and gems that come from a few different consignments:

 

Amazing Fantasy 15 7.5

Amazing Spider-Man 10 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 16 9.6 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy)

Avengers 1 9.2

Avengers 4 9.6

Daredevil 4 9.6

Fantastic Four 1 9.0

Fantastic Four 5 9.2

Fantastic Four 6 9.4

Fantastic Four 8 9.4

Fantastic Four 9 9.6 (Highest Certified Copy)

Fantastic Four 10 9.4

Fantastic Four 12 9.6 (Highest Certified Copy)

Journey Into Mystery 85 9.6 (Highest Certified Copy)

Journey Into Mystery 87 9.4

Journey Into Mystery 88 9.6 (Northland) (Highest Certified Copy)

Journey Into Mystery 103 9.8 (Highest Certified Copy)

Journey Into Mystery 112 9.4

Strange Tales 101 9.4

Strange Tales 104 9.6 (Bethlehem) (Highest Certified Copy)

Strange Tales 108 9.6

Strange Tales 110 9.6 (Highest Certified Copy)

Strange Tales 110 9.4

Strange Tales 111 9.8 (Pacific Coast) (Highest Certified Copy)

Tales of Suspense 39 9.4

Tales of Suspense 40 9.4 (Pacific Coast)

Tales of Suspense 41 9.2

Tales of Suspense 44 9.4 (Twin Cities)

Tales of Suspense 46 9.6

Tales of Suspense 58 9.4

Tales to Astonish 35 9.2

X-Men 1 8.5

 

Please make sure to check the Latest News section of the web site (www.PedigreeComics.com) plus this space in the upcoming weeks for all the latest news and additions to the March Grand Auction, including the CGC grades on the phenomenal group of ultra high grade early Silver Age Marvels (15 issues) from the Don/Maggie Thompson pedigree collection! These books are simply stunning and are all in 9.4 and higher condition! You will not want to miss the Don/Maggie Thompson books.

 

Pedigree will continue to accept consignments for the auction until midnight on Thursday, March 27th so check the site and read the following for consignment instructions and get your books in now.

 

We invite you to take advantage of our many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in our Grand Auctions, 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);

 

We consistently set 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 our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our Pedigree Comics, Inc. account and we will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement 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 March 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 optimum 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 March 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 Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or 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.