BA Batman!

[october]

No way that's a 9.2 either. J&S get stupid money for raw books.

 

Yep. No way I am going to pay 150% guide based on their grading.

[october]

I've felt JandScomics have been fairly accurate on grading raw books, but it is kinda hard to tell if that Detective 402 is 9.2 from that scan. Both bottom corners look slightly blunted. I bet it's at least an 8.0 .

 

That would be one hell of an expensive 8.0 then! Plus it looks like there is a small stain on the right side of the moon.

[Larryw7]

That 'TEC 402 is a pretty book, but no way is it 9.2.

[john72tex]

Yep, the last 3 or 4 bidders were wayyy overbidding! I wouldn't have bid more than $50-$55.

[october]

Here are a few recent pickups from Rocketeer. Very happy with all of them, especially the Tec 425 with its awesome Wrightson cover.

 

 

 

[BassGMan]

Cool books Andy. I hadn't seen that B&B #102 yet. Great cover, going on my want list for sure.

[jbud73]

Things to do:

 

1. Burn, erase, delete, shred, confiscate Sid's want list.

[BassGMan]

Things to do:

 

1. Burn, erase, delete, shred, confiscate Sid's want list.

 

[The Less Blob]

uhg, i recently sold a bats 402 for $13, although that one is nicer.

 

is that one where OPG is too low, or just for HG copies?

[The Less Blob]

i mean detective 402

[october]

OSPG is way too low. Any copy over 9.0 would break $100. It's notoriously tough in HG due to the dark cover. Don't people ever check sig-lines and want lists? I would have paid a hell of a lot more than $13!

[Larryw7]

I love the B&B 102. I remember getting that book at a Woolworth's in Wildwood,NJ, on summer vacation when I was a kid.

[The Less Blob]

i posted a link in the marketplace and pushed my auctions as best i could

 

but the book was about a 6.5, not high grade, sharp other than the usual suspects: some stress lines on the spine magnified by the dark cover. perhaps not HG enough for the people here, but someone was happy with their $12.99 purchase (only got one bid).

[october]

i posted a link in the marketplace and pushed my auctions as best i could

 

but the book was about a 6.5, not high grade, sharp other than the usual suspects: some stress lines on the spine magnified by the dark cover. perhaps not HG enough for the people here, but someone was happy with their $12.99 purchase (only got one bid).

 

Oh, that one was yours? I remember putting it on my watch list and forgetting to bid.

[The Less Blob]

mm, looking at some completed auctions i guess $13 wasn't so terrible for a mid-grade copy

[october]

hmmm, looking at some completed auctions i guess $13 wasn't so terrible for a mid-grade copy

 

If yours was about a 7.0, $13 wasn't bad. The insanity starts at tight 8.5s and above.

[october]

I should have picked up this one...another auction I had on my watch list and missed.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32727&item=6540936956&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

[jbud73]

I'm telling ya its a buyers market more and more on EBAY these days - especially in the RAW 8.0-9.0 range. Of course most of those books are over graded but thats the trick isnt it.

[october]

I'm telling ya its a buyers market more and more on EBAY these days - especially in the RAW 8.0-9.0 range. Of course most of those books are over graded but thats the trick isnt it.

 

It really is a buyer's market. 25-50% guide is the norm on 7.0-9.0 stuff, which makes for some great deals. I use a simple forumla that works like a charm. If I can't tell the grade definitively from the scan, I drop a full grade off the seller's and bid up to 50% guide. I am disappointed maybe 1 out of 20 times, and very pleased maybe 5 out of 20. Good enough for me.

[The Less Blob]

it's not really 25-50% of guide if what you're buying is overgraded by a grade or two.

 

the problem with the 7.0 - 9.0 stuff is the huge spread between fine and VF and then, NM, which will hammer you if something is even mildly overgraded. when that "VF" turns out to be a fine...

 

i wonder how things really compare in terms of discount vs. guide when those raw 7.0 - 9.0s are held up to CGC scrutiny and they turn into 5.0s - 8.0s?

anyway, if actually been doing ok with stuff selling for 50-100% of guide via auctions and in my store. slow dime, granted, but when i run auctions it's only 5-15 at a time and I keep up 180 comics in my store. lack of volume is due to my laziness in not listing stuff. i think $13 for that book in that dondition was a lot more than 50% of guide.