• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Record Magazine Prices - Throw out your Overstreet Guide!
11 11

Started by bounty_coder,

1,155 posts in this topic

Randall Dowling

Randall Dowling

Posted
Posted
On 9/11/2023 at 10:06 PM, october said:

Consigned some random mags to this week's Heritage weekly and was very impressed with the results. Not many on the census, but they went quite a bit higher than expected. 

A few of the highlights:

image.thumb.png.83c13f6e07af32c8c43f4a8141430f8c.png

 

image.thumb.png.fa647495980865d34ef750fca14dfe58.png

image.thumb.png.c9f99e95a81d43a14d11ecc0e6483497.png

Those early issues of Cracked are ridiculously tough in high grade.  Glad you did well with the sale, Andy!  (thumbsu

Link to comment
Share on other sites
the blob

the blob

Posted
Posted
On 1/20/2023 at 10:03 AM, dover said:

While key, high-grade books go for record prices, I was astonished to win a Savage Tales 4 in CGC 9.6 OW-WP with arguably the best Neal magazine cover for $83.00. With CGC charging $42.00 to slab and the lead time, I feel I made a good purchase. It is a common book, granted, but auctions and market pressures are challenging to understand at times. I still want a better copy but this will fill the void nicely until a 9.8 comes along.

 

Yes, that's just silly to me with a slab fee that high. 

I feel like this should be higher:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204401242366?hash=item2f974370fe:g:-GwAAOSwQhNktx-u&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0NaAnNqkIKiSCBtJyZ2DiJG8a7TeqxiOaKtFBwI85CquU68%2BGUeQQ%2BXy2MzHm5WgJ68tyW3kF1pastkLHqA0XZZEIoKu%2BMTXh8bDC%2FiQszTB6Rp1kKY5umSj95wCHqa3cBhpA3Z27iu0xGsCZzT2BIhEg3KRMHShpeIkblLv%2F6vFWIl9zlpxqPt8iSH%2F3y0DX6swVW95sj%2FzIpz%2BosyKwrrIhv8k2qInO1JogGkSFN46VILFLo9od5yU9vjT%2Br8w2w1%2BDhx%2FnTbd8qLdlSeOFgM%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR97avaHTYg

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
the blob

the blob

Posted
Posted

Auctions can be weird, not everyone is hunting at the same time. That same Savage Tales 4 might  go for $150+ out of a store. 8 and 10 in 9.6 sold as BINs for $125-150. In June a Savage Tales 1 in 9.6 got $410 and I don't think the market has krapped out more since then, has it?

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
the blob

the blob

Posted
Posted

Which makes me wonder, with the market so soft would CGC ever considering lowering slabbing costs or have they already done that in a less public way for big submitters? If they are still doing big volume I guess they have no reason to. There ought to be a better accepted mode for sub $100 books than $25-42 a pop, even with a 15% discount, but I understand there is a lot of overhead and employees need to get paid.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
batmiesta

batmiesta

Posted
Posted
On 9/15/2023 at 7:59 PM, the blob said:

Auctions can be weird, not everyone is hunting at the same time. That same Savage Tales 4 might  go for $150+ out of a store. 8 and 10 in 9.6 sold as BINs for $125-150. In June a Savage Tales 1 in 9.6 got $410 and I don't think the market has krapped out more since then, has it?

 

 

Savage Tales 1 CGC 9.6 for $410? Surely not, where was that?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
batmiesta

batmiesta

Posted
Posted
On 9/15/2023 at 10:33 PM, OtherEric said:

I might see that on 2nd series, if somebody really wanted the 1st Nam.  1st series that makes no sense at all.

I don't know what would be a bigger shock, a first series going for that little or a second series going for that much' :insane:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
the blob

the blob

Posted
Posted
On 9/15/2023 at 4:16 PM, batmiesta said:

Savage Tales 1 CGC 9.6 for $410? Surely not, where was that?

Savage Sword 1. Sorry. My link to "this should have been higher" was a Savage Sword 1 that went in the $200s.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
OtherEric

OtherEric

Posted
Posted
On 9/20/2023 at 6:49 PM, Axe Elf said:

Really?  For a 4.0 with a big- water stain?  Just because it's in a slab??

image.thumb.png.181cd8a811047f7e3e930c95255695dd.png

Well, shoot.  I had a run of amusingly improbable explanations ready to go, but that's an asking price, not an actual price paid, so most of them don't work.  My one remaining guess is that either a) the seller has confused it with the more in demand #19, they do share similarities, or more likely b) they hope somebody else confuses it with the #19.  Either way it's still an optimistic price.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Axe Elf

Axe Elf

Posted
Posted (edited)
On 9/20/2023 at 10:49 PM, OtherEric said:

I had a run of amusingly improbable explanations ready to go

lol  Well darn, I didn't mean to deprive us of some amusingly improbable explanations!

Yeah, just an asking price--but sheesh, who do they think they're kidding?

Edited by Axe Elf
Link to comment
Share on other sites
OtherEric

OtherEric

Posted
Posted
On 9/20/2023 at 9:25 PM, Axe Elf said:

lol  Well darn, I didn't mean to deprive us of some amusingly improbable explanations!

OK, here's my hypothetical list:

A) The buyer thought it was Vampirella #19 and overestimated the speed the price of that one was increasing.

B) They misread it as the lone CGC 14.0 of the issue, not 4.0

C) They thought it was graded by MCS, not CGC.

D) A shill bid failed

E) An AI bid failed

F) An AI shill bid failed

G) Friends don't let friends bid drunk.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Axe Elf

Axe Elf

Posted
Posted

Well, what do we think...  did someone get a steal, or did someone get the shaft?  LINK

image.thumb.png.9c1eaa82f62ecb9d72e9ae5a93ca0d08.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
11 11
Go to topic listing