path4play Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 New add. Tears, check. Rusty staples, check. Crazy pricey $$ paid in auction, check. One more off the want list... check. I actually think this is a top 10 cover if you go outside the "mainstream" traditional GGA covers (phantom lady etc.,). Maybe top 10 GGA Teen Humor cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lady Luck Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 39 minutes ago, path4play said: New add. Tears, check. Rusty staples, check. Crazy pricey $$ paid in auction, check. One more off the want list... check. I actually think this is a top 10 cover if you go outside the "mainstream" traditional GGA covers (phantom lady etc.,). Maybe top 10 GGA Teen Humor cover? Very nice!! Congrats on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I wasn't that surprised by the price on that one. A top Millie cover for sure, and when bidding gets heated on GGA books, I've noticed it doesn't really matter much if they are GD or VG, as far as how high bidders are willing to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Ain't it the truth? I remember, not so long ago when nobody cared about books like this. I wish I had bought more but I was concentrating on finishing my pre code horror books instead. These are still low in guide so I can still get lucky once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Ain't it the truth? I remember, not so long ago when nobody cared about books like this. I wish I had bought more but I was concentrating on finishing my pre code horror books instead. These are still low in guide so I can still get lucky once in a while. Let's keep the discussion on comics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Let's keep the discussion on comics! Back of backing board was marked $5. Not necessarily was that the price for this book at one point, but possible. I have other books marked $5 and $10 written on the inside cover that cost me, well.... When you only have a few on the want list and you underbid the last time you saw one, well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Let's keep the discussion on comics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lady Luck Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Recent acquisition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Patsy Walker 1 CGC 9.4 hammered at $28,680. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lady Luck Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Patsy Walker 1 CGC 9.4 hammered at $28,680. I will gladly put on a pair of roller skates and fall on my bottom for half that price... Edited May 19, 2017 by Mr. Lady Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Patsy Walker 1 CGC 9.4 hammered at $28,680. That was a special book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Patsy Walker 1 CGC 9.4 hammered at $28,680. Wow. I get it's the Church copy, and that it's considered a Timely teen humor key, but that's at about twice what I would have thought the top would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 On 5/13/2017 at 2:57 PM, path4play said: Back of backing board was marked $5. Not necessarily was that the price for this book at one point, but possible. I have other books marked $5 and $10 written on the inside cover that cost me, well.... When you only have a few on the want list and you underbid the last time you saw one, well.... I love seeing what now seem ridiculously low prices pencilled on the back covers of comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotemo Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 hours ago, rjpb said: Wow. I get it's the Church copy, and that it's considered a Timely teen humor key, but that's at about twice what I would have thought the top would be. I didn't expect it to go that high! ... and yet I'm not too surprised. I keep seeing auctions hit $500 and up for books that couldn't fetch $50 or $60 5 or 10 years ago such as this Gay #40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 7 hours ago, rjpb said: Wow. I get it's the Church copy, and that it's considered a Timely teen humor key, but that's at about twice what I would have thought the top would be. Surprised me, too. I thought it might do $15K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 hours ago, lotemo said: I didn't expect it to go that high! ... and yet I'm not too surprised. I keep seeing auctions hit $500 and up for books that couldn't fetch $50 or $60 5 or 10 years ago such as this Gay #40 DeCarlo is hot and I think collectors are finding that some of those books are brutally tough to find in decent shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bronze age fan* Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Recent pick up. Mr. Lady Luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bronze age fan* Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 5/12/2017 at 7:54 AM, path4play said: New add. Tears, check. Rusty staples, check. Crazy pricey $$ paid in auction, check. One more off the want list... check. I actually think this is a top 10 cover if you go outside the "mainstream" traditional GGA covers (phantom lady etc.,). Maybe top 10 GGA Teen Humor cover? Was also looking at that one. Need less then 40 issues for the set. Tough finding them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 5/19/2017 at 3:49 AM, lotemo said: I didn't expect it to go that high! ... and yet I'm not too surprised. I keep seeing auctions hit $500 and up for books that couldn't fetch $50 or $60 5 or 10 years ago such as this Gay #40 That's the second one in around that shape to sell for over $500 on ebay in the last month. It must be a particularly tough issue, but it also has a great cover. Some crazy auction prices for Timely teen books lately. with 2.0-3.0 copies sometimes going for $200+. It used to be just the occasional Millie or the best GGA covers of the runs that would hit those kind of prices in less than VG, but now it seems like fairly random issues will get into bidding wars. What's funny is that you'll see a GVG copy of a book sell for $200 of some book, and then a couple weeks later another will go for $50. Was the $50 a steal, the $200 a crazy outlier, or is it somewhere in between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lady Luck Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 7 hours ago, rjpb said: That's the second one in around that shape to sell for over $500 on ebay in the last month. It must be a particularly tough issue, but it also has a great cover. Some crazy auction prices for Timely teen books lately. with 2.0-3.0 copies sometimes going for $200+. It used to be just the occasional Millie or the best GGA covers of the runs that would hit those kind of prices in less than VG, but now it seems like fairly random issues will get into bidding wars. What's funny is that you'll see a GVG copy of a book sell for $200 of some book, and then a couple weeks later another will go for $50. Was the $50 a steal, the $200 a crazy outlier, or is it somewhere in between? I think the sky-high price is caused by two bidders desperately wanting the same book. Eventually, one of them wins. Later on, after seeing the final sale price, someone else is motivated to put their copy up for bids. But by this time, there's only one ambitious bidder left, so the book sells for a cheaper price due to lack of competition. kelholt and Ricksneatstuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
