uchiha101 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It will be interesting to see what the 8.0 Action 242 brings today on eBay. It was at $8k last I checked. I'll watch that as well and I'm guessing at around 10-12k for the action 242 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It will be interesting to see what the 8.0 Action 242 brings today on eBay. It was at $8k last I checked. I'll watch that as well and I'm guessing at around 10-12k for the action 242 I think it has a good shot at breaking $10k. Super tough above 6.0, and only two better in 8.5. It took years of searching to find my copy, which has better PQ and eye appeal than the 8.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Andy that is one beautiful book, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thanks. I was thrilled to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheta42 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It will be interesting to see what the 8.0 Action 242 brings today on eBay. It was at $8k last I checked. I'll watch that as well and I'm guessing at around 10-12k for the action 242 I think it has a good shot at breaking $10k. Super tough above 6.0, and only two better in 8.5. It took years of searching to find my copy, which has better PQ and eye appeal than the 8.0. Nice book Andy. So hard to find this book period in any condition. Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It will be interesting to see what the 8.0 Action 242 brings today on eBay. It was at $8k last I checked. I'll watch that as well and I'm guessing at around 10-12k for the action 242 Can someone post a link to the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It will be interesting to see what the 8.0 Action 242 brings today on eBay. It was at $8k last I checked. I'll watch that as well and I'm guessing at around 10-12k for the action 242 Can someone post a link to the book? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACTION-COMICS-242-CGC-8-0-1ST-APP-OF-BRAINIAC-KANDAR-SUPER-RARE-HIGH-GRADE-/252075022509?hash=item3ab0d798ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thanks, Andy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosocane Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 From the Seller: "I BOUGHT THIS A FEW YEARS AGO AT A COMIC CON, FROM A HIGH END DEALER, I LOOKED EVERY WHERE FOR A COPY THIS GRADE OR HIGHER, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A COPY AT THIS GRADE FOR SELL,THE COLORS ON THE COVER MAKE IT VERY HARD, VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE, YOU WILL NOT FIND A HIGHER GRADE ANYWHERE." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 What is that little black "rock" (?) supposed to be on the left side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I was next to the guy when he bought the book. Pretty sure it's legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It will be interesting to see what the 8.0 Action 242 brings today on eBay. It was at $8k last I checked. I'll watch that as well and I'm guessing at around 10-12k for the action 242 Can someone post a link to the book? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACTION-COMICS-242-CGC-8-0-1ST-APP-OF-BRAINIAC-KANDAR-SUPER-RARE-HIGH-GRADE-/252075022509?hash=item3ab0d798ad 8.0 seems generous to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) That is one weak 8.0. Andy's copy is a tight 7.0, and the other is just a strict 6.5, maybe 7.0, dressed up as an 8.0. I would like to request that grading team for all of my future submissions....... Looking at when it was graded, the significant overgrade makes sense. CGC was in a looser cycle back then. Edited September 4, 2015 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddieMercede Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That is one weak 8.0. Andy's copy is a tight 7.0, and the other is just a strict 6.5, maybe 7.0, dressed up as an 8.0. I would like to request that grading team for all of my future submissions....... Looking at when it was graded, the significant overgrade makes sense. CGC was in a looser cycle back then. CGC is just bad with this book for whatever reason. Label ain't always right especially on higher graded copies of this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It will be interesting to see what the 8.0 Action 242 brings today on eBay. It was at $8k last I checked. I'll watch that as well and I'm guessing at around 10-12k for the action 242 I think it has a good shot at breaking $10k. Super tough above 6.0, and only two better in 8.5. It took years of searching to find my copy, which has better PQ and eye appeal than the 8.0. Maybe you should sell your copy once you see the realized price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That is one weak 8.0. Andy's copy is a tight 7.0, and the other is just a strict 6.5, maybe 7.0, dressed up as an 8.0. I would like to request that grading team for all of my future submissions....... Looking at when it was graded, the significant overgrade makes sense. CGC was in a looser cycle back then. CGC is just bad with this book for whatever reason. Label ain't always right especially on higher graded copies of this book. CGC generally goes a touch easier on books that are notoriously difficult, Whether on purpose or they just unconsciously recognize it to be a tough book is hard to say. That's been my experience when submitting books that are impossible in grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That is one weak 8.0. Andy's copy is a tight 7.0, and the other is just a strict 6.5, maybe 7.0, dressed up as an 8.0. I would like to request that grading team for all of my future submissions....... Looking at when it was graded, the significant overgrade makes sense. CGC was in a looser cycle back then. CGC is just bad with this book for whatever reason. Label ain't always right especially on higher graded copies of this book. True enough, but they were pretty bad with loose grades all through 2013. I had a lot of gift graded books from the 2013 through early 2014 timeframe that I sold as a result of that. I still have a couple (check out the Batman #181 in my sig line as an example) that I kept since my entry price was so low and they are harder to find in higher grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That is one weak 8.0. Andy's copy is a tight 7.0, and the other is just a strict 6.5, maybe 7.0, dressed up as an 8.0. I would like to request that grading team for all of my future submissions....... Looking at when it was graded, the significant overgrade makes sense. CGC was in a looser cycle back then. CGC is just bad with this book for whatever reason. Label ain't always right especially on higher graded copies of this book. CGC generally goes a touch easier on books that are notoriously difficult, Whether on purpose or they just unconsciously recognize it to be a tough book is hard to say. That's been my experience when submitting books that are impossible in grade. True, but look at Andy's copy vs. this one. There is no comparison in which one had the tighter grading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That is one weak 8.0. Andy's copy is a tight 7.0, and the other is just a strict 6.5, maybe 7.0, dressed up as an 8.0. I would like to request that grading team for all of my future submissions....... Looking at when it was graded, the significant overgrade makes sense. CGC was in a looser cycle back then. CGC is just bad with this book for whatever reason. Label ain't always right especially on higher graded copies of this book. CGC generally goes a touch easier on books that are notoriously difficult, Whether on purpose or they just unconsciously recognize it to be a tough book is hard to say. That's been my experience when submitting books that are impossible in grade. True, but look at Andy's copy vs. this one. There is no comparison in which one had the tighter grading. I bought mine already slabbed, but it was graded this past June...and they have apparently been very tough lately. If I wanted to sell it (I don't) I would definitely try for a bump at some later date. Other than Bedrock/DM's 8.5 it's the nicest copy I have ever seen hands down, regardless of what the labels might say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I bought mine already slabbed, but it was graded this past June...and they have apparently been very tough lately. Yes, they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
