A second copy of CGC 9.0 Action Comics #1 on the census (7/22/14)

[G.A.tor]

Should press to a 9.2

 

Yep, there's no stopping this book: 8.0 > 8.5 > 9.0 > 9.2? ... It just gets younger the more time passes -- it's the Benjamin Button of comics!

 

It never went from 8.0 to 8.5. It went direct to 9.0.

Sorry peter, that's Incorrect

[Gotham Kid]

Should press to a 9.2

 

Yep, there's no stopping this book: 8.0 > 8.5 > 9.0 > 9.2? ... It just gets younger the more time passes -- it's the Benjamin Button of comics!

 

It never went from 8.0 to 8.5. It went direct to 9.0.

Sorry peter, that's Incorrect

 

Missed that. Thanks Rick .

[Xela]

Ze-man's video of the last 30 seconds.

 

Just like how I remember it.

 

ha ha ha how about that

[Arsenalherd]

Is it true comicconnect won the book?

[kav]

no

[Gotham Kid]

Is it true comicconnect won the book?

 

metropolis. same folks.

[kav]

Why can't people have one name?

[techvoodoo]

Why can't people have one name?

 

 

Being a comic book fan, shouldn't people having multiple names be par for the course? Maybe ComicConnect is the secret identity of Metropolis.

[kav]

good point but in that case it should be SECRET

[techvoodoo]

good point but in that case it should be SECRET

 

Well, what with the superhero registration act and all, it can't be a secret forever.

[G.A.tor]

I've seen where Stephen confirmed he bought the book but he didn't mention/clarify if he bought for himself or for metropolis. Time will tell, I guess.

[ComicConnoisseur]

Similar thought from the GA thread posted here.

I wonder if this causes a "a rising tide lifts all boats" effect were now a bunch of other keys break records?

I definitely could see a strong case for Detective Comics # 27 getting a price bump.

[Mark 1]

It's already in GPA which is cool.

 

It was fun to watch last night and tell my wife and kids about it. My wife pretended to be interested.

 

My kids not so much.

 

It will be interesting to see what happens with Metro and the book. I think it would be smart to hold it and auction it off around the next Superman movie.

 

Plus, one nice thing out of this sale is the Christopher Reeves foundation got about $32k donated to them.

[delekkerste]

Comic Connect/Metropolis wont be able to claim the world record now after this

 

This just in, Vinnie and Fish on suicide watch

 

Classy.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if they end up getting involved in the purchase of this book (not necessarily for themselves, but on behalf of a client) to claim a piece of the action.

 

[toro]

I was giving updates to my wife. At some point she said why the hell do you care and more importantly why the hell do you think I care.

 

My wife had more of the attitude of "That is stupid to pay that kind of money for a comic book".

[ComicConnoisseur]

Comic Connect/Metropolis wont be able to claim the world record now after this

 

This just in, Vinnie and Fish on suicide watch

 

Classy.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if they end up getting involved in the purchase of this book (not necessarily for themselves, but on behalf of a client) to claim a piece of the action.

 

Good call. (thumbs u

With Metropolis winning it shows me that the high end golden age market is being controlled by a few big players who can set prices.

Am I wrong with this thought process?

An example is Metropolis and their auction site are at the top of this food chain

with a few others(Steve Geppi, James Halperin,and Robert Overstreet) we know of who basically are either going to get the price they want for these high end golden age comics or come close.

Any thoughts on this?

[Gatsby77]

eh...why would that be?

 

If a wealthy private collector wanted to pay more for the book, I could see them easily outbidding the auction houses.

 

Frankly, I'm surprised this didn't go directly to a hedge fund manager or someone of their ilk whose art and investment tastes usually run to rare watercolors, cars and/or wine.

[AnthonyTheAbyss]

 

$3,210,123.90 (we shoulda had a best guess contest)

 

I'm gonna toot my own horn for being so close

[ComicConnoisseur]

eh...why would that be?

If a wealthy private collector wanted to pay more for the book, I could see them easily outbidding the auction houses.

 

Frankly, I'm surprised this didn't go directly to a hedge fund manager or someone of their ilk whose art and investment tastes usually run to rare watercolors, cars and/or wine.

An example will be when Metropolis will resell this in a year or two for a new record breaking price.

rinse, repeat.

I am not saying it`s bad or unethical, but I am seeing a pattern.

[marmat]

$3 millions is a lot of money, no matter what.

But compared to the money that other can generate, it's still small patatoes.