Now I know the world has gone mad.

[Bonds25]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

[WernerVonDoom]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

[Bonds25]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

I could care less. 20 times near-mint guide for a minor "key" with white showing on the spine?? Idiotic!

[KingOfRulers]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

Whatever it is, it is not a real world price. The only place that book will sell for over $200 is online again. If you were to bring it to the real world at a store and sell it there attempting to make a profit, it would never sell. I know this idea might sound crazy, but why not buy a 9.2 that looks almost as good (maybe as good from external appearances if there is an interior error) and save a couple thousand dollars?

[october]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

I could care less. 20 times near-mint guide for a minor "key" with white showing on the spine?? Idiotic!

 

[WernerVonDoom]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

I could care less. 20 times near-mint guide for a minor "key" with white showing on the spine?? Idiotic!

 

People love that book and there's never been one for sale in that grade. 9.6 FF 112s don't grow on trees. Only 3 out of 161 books have graded out at 9.6 and those went straight into collections. It's possible that another 9.6 might not come up for sale for another few years. And believe it or not, most people don't really care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.

[Flaming_Telepath]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

I could care less. 20 times near-mint guide for a minor "key" with white showing on the spine?? Idiotic!

 

People love that book and there's never been one for sale in that grade. 9.6 FF 112s don't grow on trees. Only 3 out of 161 books have graded out at 9.6 and those went straight into collections. It's possible that another 9.6 might not come up for sale for another few years. And believe it or not, most people don't really care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.

 

Are you trying to tell me that, when laying down 20x Guide, the key is the label, not how the book looks?

 

I'm sorry, but this friggin' hobby has lost all sense of perspective if this is now the case.

[WernerVonDoom]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

I could care less. 20 times near-mint guide for a minor "key" with white showing on the spine?? Idiotic!

 

People love that book and there's never been one for sale in that grade. 9.6 FF 112s don't grow on trees. Only 3 out of 161 books have graded out at 9.6 and those went straight into collections. It's possible that another 9.6 might not come up for sale for another few years. And believe it or not, most people don't really care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.

 

Are you trying to tell me that, when laying down 20x Guide, the key is the label, not how the book looks?

 

I'm sorry, but this friggin' hobby has lost all sense of perspective if this is now the case.

 

Yeah, post-CGC it is upside down. People used to hold a book in their hands and look for nicks, bends, folds, etc. Now they only grading tool they use is how centered the cover is. From 1979-1999 I think I only heard the word "centered" once at a store, show, or convention. Now, it's 3-4 times a day.

[Flaming_Telepath]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

I could care less. 20 times near-mint guide for a minor "key" with white showing on the spine?? Idiotic!

 

People love that book and there's never been one for sale in that grade. 9.6 FF 112s don't grow on trees. Only 3 out of 161 books have graded out at 9.6 and those went straight into collections. It's possible that another 9.6 might not come up for sale for another few years. And believe it or not, most people don't really care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.

 

Are you trying to tell me that, when laying down 20x Guide, the key is the label, not how the book looks?

 

I'm sorry, but this friggin' hobby has lost all sense of perspective if this is now the case.

 

Yeah, post-CGC it is upside down. People used to hold a book in their hands and look for nicks, bends, folds, etc. Now they only grading tool they use is how centered the cover is. From 1979-1999 I think I only heard the word "centered" once at a store, show, or convention. Now, it's 3-4 times a day.

 

Doesn't that totally contradict your statement that 'And believe it or not, most people don't really care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.'.

 

Do they or don't they 'care about a little white on the spine'?

[WernerVonDoom]

I knew what auction you were referring to before I even opened the link. Just an absolutely asinine price paid for this book!!

 

Really? So what is the going rate for a 9.6?

 

I could care less. 20 times near-mint guide for a minor "key" with white showing on the spine?? Idiotic!

 

People love that book and there's never been one for sale in that grade. 9.6 FF 112s don't grow on trees. Only 3 out of 161 books have graded out at 9.6 and those went straight into collections. It's possible that another 9.6 might not come up for sale for another few years. And believe it or not, most people don't really care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.

 

Are you trying to tell me that, when laying down 20x Guide, the key is the label, not how the book looks?

 

I'm sorry, but this friggin' hobby has lost all sense of perspective if this is now the case.

 

Yeah, post-CGC it is upside down. People used to hold a book in their hands and look for nicks, bends, folds, etc. Now they only grading tool they use is how centered the cover is. From 1979-1999 I think I only heard the word "centered" once at a store, show, or convention. Now, it's 3-4 times a day.

 

Doesn't that totally contradict your statement that 'And believe it or not, most people don't really care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.'.

 

Do they or don't they 'care about a little white on the spine'?

 

I hear it 3-4 times a day on this board. People bidding don't seem to care about a little white on the spine, especially on a book they have been searching for for a long time.

[the blob]

"Yeah, post-CGC it is upside down. People used to hold a book in their hands and look for nicks, bends, folds, etc. Now they only grading tool they use is how centered the cover is. From 1979-1999 I think I only heard the word "centered" once at a store, show, or convention. Now, it's 3-4 times a day."

 

Yes, but in olden times, didn't we just knock a book down to VF if there was too much white showing or the cover was badly miscut but still pristine (not saying that's the case here... I'm thinking of more extreme examples where CGC still gave a 9.6), well, that's what I always did and the shops I went to.

[Flaming_Telepath]

"Yeah, post-CGC it is upside down. People used to hold a book in their hands and look for nicks, bends, folds, etc. Now they only grading tool they use is how centered the cover is. From 1979-1999 I think I only heard the word "centered" once at a store, show, or convention. Now, it's 3-4 times a day."

 

Yes, but in olden times, didn't we just knock a book down to VF if there was too much white showing or the cover was badly miscut but still pristine (not saying that's the case here... I'm thinking of more extreme examples where CGC still gave a 9.6), well, that's what I always did and the shops I went to.

 

 

Always down-grade for poor wraps/cuts.

 

That was the 80s/90s for you.

[jbud73]

As they say...it only takes two determined deep pocketed collectors and the sky's the limit. I need to find some comics that Serpi wants...

 

Jim

 

Serpi is learning though - he used to place early off its mine bids and get punished a lot more. Looks like someone sniped him, if you can call it that at that price.