Mystery Tales #9 goes for $560!! Did I miss something?

[retrocomics]

So the bidding just ended on Mystery Tales #9 and it went for a mind jarring $560! What did I miss? I put up a nicer copy here on the boards for $200 and didn't get a nibble. It's a great cover and hard to find but $560! Wonder if this was two people who really wanted this and blew each other up or a trend? Thoughts...

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271922184513?_trksid=p2045573.m570.l4454&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI271922184513.N15.S2.M-1.R1.TR9

[Jayman]

Seems a bit high due to the condition and the writing on the cover. That said, congrats to the seller! It's a great Everett cover!

[comicjack]

It's the heat of the battle Retro just two or three who wanted to win the book.We see crazy results on books in our hobby just the sign of things to come.

[retrocomics]

Wonder how much I can get for mine in crazy town?

[The_SandMan]

Welcome to eBay...No rhyme, no reason

 

Or maybe, just maybe, PCH is getting their comeuppance

[Jayman]

Wonder how much I can get for mine in crazy town?

 

Do it! You know while the under bidders are still licking their wounds!

[AJD]

Point Five might chime in, but I seem to recall a buyer of Atlas/Everett books who sent prices nuts a few years ago. Maybe he's back?

[retrocomics]

Wonder how much I can get for mine in crazy town?

 

Do it! You know while the under bidders are still licking their wounds!

Scared too! My luck mine would go for $23 or something. Maybe I could slap it up there with a crazy bin.

[Point Five]

Point Five might chime in, but I seem to recall a buyer of Atlas/Everett books who sent prices nuts a few years ago. Maybe he's back?

Yeah, that buyer was bidding on the whole Mystery Tales run specifically, but seems to have dialed it back in the last year or so.

 

This Everett cover is fantastic. I'm an amateur Atlas enthusiast, but to me there is at least some logic in these Everett MT covers spiking rather than the run-of-the-mill ones.

 

 

[retrocomics]

I hope the trend continues. I have been lucky recently with reasonable Mystery Tales pick ups. Probably my favorite run of pre code covers of them all.

[Johnny545]

Its a tough book and never comes up for sale and of course Everett covers = $$$$

 

That being said 10 is a better cover (with that amazing signature) and is just about as rare.

 

[The_SandMan]

Its a tough book and never comes up for sale and of course Everett covers = $$$$

 

That being said 10 is a better cover (with that amazing signature) and is just about as rare.

 

 

[comicnoir]

This copy went for big a few months ago on Ha.com

 

http://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/mystery-tales-9-atlas-1953-cgc-fn-55-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/121512-14390.s

 

I think it's a terrific cover and that shocking pink colour scheme, completely unique to PCH, makes this one desirable book.

[quicksilver]

I thought my 4.5 was expensive, but $1434 for a 5.5 ?

Blimey !

[jimbo_707]

I thought my 4.5 was expensive, but $1434 for a 5.5 ?

Blimey !

When two guys with a few beers in them get into a bidding war, any result is possible.

[Phill the Governor]

I thought my 4.5 was expensive, but $1434 for a 5.5 ?

Blimey !

When two guys with a few beers in them get into a bidding war, any result is possible.

 

 

My father collects vintage oil cans. One night he had a few beers, and was bidding on a can on ebay. This was back when you could see usernames of other bidders. The user namer of the person bidding against him was "Imnumber1". My father said "Not tonight you aren't". Logic went out the door. He won and paid (I think) over 10x market value for the can. And he was very happy.

 

MT9 is a cool book.

[comicnoir]

MT 9 is a very cool book, and hard to get in any condition. There was a raw 6.5 that looked more 6.0 on ebay a couple of years ago, I believe it was a ped, that went for $1200.00 or something around there.

 

And that was just before Atlas' started to heat up.

[Point Five]

The user namer of the person bidding against him was "Imnumber1". My father said "Not tonight you aren't".

 

 

[retrocomics]

Remind me to never drink and bid! Could be hazardous to your wallet. Here are some MT's I have you don't see often either

[Jayman]

You're really rockin' and Rollin' on that MT run, aren't you? Congrats!