Gotham Kid Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 3 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: 4 hours ago, MrBedrock said: No wins tonight. But this week was a winner for sure. Aw shucks. We were all pulling for you to walk away with the Wonderworld 7!!! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 @adamstrangedo you have a grand total for the auction now that the dust has settled ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 17 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: do you have a grand total for the auction now that the dust has settled ? The total for the first 40 lots (inclusive through BLUE BEETLE 1939-50 Issue #2 Recreation Art ) is $254,147. Add 1.3 million for the Fox runs of MM, WW and Fantastic and you can see we're almost there. Just need to crowdsource the other 2900 lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) The 4 Tecs amount to $362400 Sorry, I only had bids on those. Edited June 17, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 5 hours ago, G.A.tor said: and with that last win, I am done! overall pretty darned happy...got the book I wanted 2nd most, and number 1 centaur on my list (lost over 80 centaur upgrades along the way)...lost the book I wanted the most, but overall got 17 berk books (got all 8 of my "must win" centaurs) and 3 pieces of art.... Well done, that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 3 hours ago, buttock said: Finishing out with a total of 2 Church Foxes. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, nearmint said: No kidding. $5700 for a 7.5 with glue on the spine. I won a 7.0 at Heritage last year for $896. Heck of a premium for the Larson Pedigree! I bid $2k and thought I had a chance Edited June 17, 2017 by AnkurJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 7 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: Aw shucks. We were all pulling for you to walk away with the Wonderworld 7!!! Thanks for the sentiment. I already have a pretty nice one. Obviously nothing like the Mile High, but why spend the money on a book I have when there were so many that I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 5 hours ago, buttock said: Finishing out with a total of 2 Church Foxes. Attaboy, Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickie Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Man, I'm exhausted from only watching the show. 10 thread pages of the best stuff every morning on 5 days in a row. Where is this GA supermarket located? Got to go there next time around. Big congrats to all the new owners of that historical funny material!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post walclark Posted June 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2017 As the dust settles, a few quick thoughts. Others have said much of this before, but here goes. First and foremost, thank you to Mr. Berk for sharing his knowledge, passion, and ultimately, his collection with us. From his writings as a comic historian to his posts on these boards and now to sharing his collection through this auction, it has been a wonderful gift to the hobby. I hope he will continue to pop in and contribute from time to time. Second, I didn’t attend the Sotheby’s auctions, but I do remember getting the catalogs and mailing in my bids. This auction had the same kind of feel. The anticipation in the weeks leading up to the auction and the excitement on the boards this week as the auction unfolded have been tremendous fun. Third, I echo Sharon’s sentiment that I hope this collection and the auction results have served to temper some of the disdain for restoration. No question that unrestored books will always be preferable, but maybe going forward, the hobby will be a little more accepting of restoration. Last, congratulations to all the winners. While I would guess that no one got everything they wanted (there was just SO much quality material here), hopefully everyone got something that they will cherish and enjoy. lou_fine, Jayman, bounty_coder and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Looking forward to adding some of Mr. Berk's books to Mr. Bedrock's collection. Flex Mentallo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrocHntr Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 7 hours ago, sagii said: What a ride, and THANK YOU Mr. Jon Berk We all have a story or two about this week and the trill of the bid. When i came in, Aces are what were on the top of my get list and especially since Jon had so many, BUT, i had a back up plan: If i lost out or looked like i was losing out on my top gets, Jon's collection was about breadth, so i was going to cast a wide net to have represented in my collection what are 'signature' items from his collection: a Larson, something Platinum, and a Centaur, and just aim for what i felt was the rarest Ace, and a hard to find MLJ. So, most of the Aces fell through right out the gate with Four Favorites, and my top book, coming up on the last day today Sure Fire Comics 3(B), my internet got glitchy and i missed out putting in another bid. But glad i had the plan b and all those previous mentioned goals were met I'm like @G.A.tor, i'm superstitious about posting things not in my hand yet, but i have to share one, and a few of you got this scoop via PM already. This was my second must have book . Been looking for years. HA has NEVER sold a copy. In my searches, in the top three toughest Aces hands down. Will do a Journal piece on this experience when my thoughts come together. But for now, 7 wins, countless loss' but baby, i'm so happy!!! Very cool book. I'm glad you were able to get one of your top targets. It's a beauty! Looking forward to seeing the Larson, the Centaur, the MLJ, and the Platinum era books! sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enucleator Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I would like to echo the sentiment of other boardies, and thank Jon Berk. This has been perhaps the most fun I've ever had collecting! Just to see so many amazing pieces reaffirmed why I love this hobby! I planned my entire week around this auction. John Verzyl once told me a story about bidding live at a Heritage auction on a Church All Select. Since it was one of the very few Church Timelys he didn't own, he was bidding heavy. The guy he was bidding against was doing phone bidding, so every time John bid, he yelled "John Verzyl", hoping the guy on the phone would realize who he was bidding against and know that there was no way he was going to lose this book. This past week, my wife and I created a game called "Jon Berk". When I would start going after a book, I would holler "Jon Berk", hoping whoever I was bidding against in cyberspace would hear and back off. Considering we had a work party, and went out to eat with friends on another night, I got some interesting looks. I would like to say it worked, but there were other bidders hollering louder than I did, and I backed off much more than I followed through (I could have sworn my max bid of $13.6 on US Jones 2 would be enough!), but I did win several goodies which I will absolutely cherish. Now I am off to work to go refill my empty battle chest. But I will sign off with one last yell of "Jon Berk"! Thank you, kind sir, for all that you have done for this fine hobby, and for creating this generational event! thirdgreenham, bounty_coder and Ryanfromottawa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 10 hours ago, lpsunburst said: Nice, that was a good looking copy. Unless I missed a book I completed my Weird run tonight. this is an achievement!! well done, young man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 8 hours ago, sagii said: What a ride, and THANK YOU Mr. Jon Berk We all have a story or two about this week and the trill of the bid. When i came in, Aces are what were on the top of my get list and especially since Jon had so many, BUT, i had a back up plan: If i lost out or looked like i was losing out on my top gets, Jon's collection was about breadth, so i was going to cast a wide net to have represented in my collection what are 'signature' items from his collection: a Larson, something Platinum, and a Centaur, and just aim for what i felt was the rarest Ace, and a hard to find MLJ. So, most of the Aces fell through right out the gate with Four Favorites, and my top book, coming up on the last day today Sure Fire Comics 3(B), my internet got glitchy and i missed out putting in another bid. But glad i had the plan b and all those previous mentioned goals were met I'm like @G.A.tor, i'm superstitious about posting things not in my hand yet, but i have to share one, and a few of you got this scoop via PM already. This was my second must have book . Been looking for years. HA has NEVER sold a copy. In my searches, in the top three toughest Aces hands down. Will do a Journal piece on this experience when my thoughts come together. But for now, 7 wins, countless loss' but baby, i'm so happy!!! I think (but I'm not sure) that was 2nd high on that one. I was bidding on the horse cover, didn't even realize it was that rare. I was collecting Aces before it was "in", so I'm thrilled to see all the new interest, congrats:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 1 hour ago, MrBedrock said: Looking forward to adding some of Mr. Berk's books to Mr. Bedrock's collection. I see what you did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 8 hours ago, sagii said: What a ride, and THANK YOU Mr. Jon Berk We all have a story or two about this week and the trill of the bid. When i came in, Aces are what were on the top of my get list and especially since Jon had so many, BUT, i had a back up plan: If i lost out or looked like i was losing out on my top gets, Jon's collection was about breadth, so i was going to cast a wide net to have represented in my collection what are 'signature' items from his collection: a Larson, something Platinum, and a Centaur, and just aim for what i felt was the rarest Ace, and a hard to find MLJ. So, most of the Aces fell through right out the gate with Four Favorites, and my top book, coming up on the last day today Sure Fire Comics 3(B), my internet got glitchy and i missed out putting in another bid. But glad i had the plan b and all those previous mentioned goals were met I'm like @G.A.tor, i'm superstitious about posting things not in my hand yet, but i have to share one, and a few of you got this scoop via PM already. This was my second must have book . Been looking for years. HA has NEVER sold a copy. In my searches, in the top three toughest Aces hands down. Will do a Journal piece on this experience when my thoughts come together. But for now, 7 wins, countless loss' but baby, i'm so happy!!! Congrats C!!!! Great and TOUGH book I know you had been looking for one for quite sometime now!! Glad it came from the historic collection!! Very NEAT!!!!! sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 7 hours ago, buttock said: Finishing out with a total of 2 Church Foxes. WOWZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 @buttockGreat book, Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
