MrBedrock Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mmehdy said: just got post card from Metropolis and CC...it states... "Attention Mr. Mehdy, Please stop bothering us. Sincerely, Metropolis and ComicConnect" hhwolfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Mmehdy said: just got post card from Metropolis and CC...it states " over 300 pieces of original comic art and thousands of vintage comics starting May 22 and ending June 12-16" Thousands of comics...coming pictured are Action 1, Cap 1, Tec 27, Fantastic 1 and 5, along with a wonderwold comics 1 ...as well as planet cover 1 So no mention of Fantastic 3, huh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Gotham Kid said: 1 hour ago, Mmehdy said: just got post card from Metropolis and CC...it states " over 300 pieces of original comic art and thousands of vintage comics starting May 22 and ending June 12-16" Thousands of comics...coming pictured are Action 1, Cap 1, Tec 27, Fantastic 1 and 5, along with a wonderwold comics 1 ...as well as planet cover 1 So no mention of Fantastic 3, huh ? I received the same postcard and it does include Fantastic 3 among the books pictured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 35 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I received the same postcard and it does include Fantastic 3 among the books pictured. I didn't warrant a postcard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Just now, G.A.tor said: 37 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I received the same postcard and it does include Fantastic 3 among the books pictured. I didn't warrant a postcard They're going to skip that step and just send you the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Sqeggs said: They're going to skip that step and just send you the book. how do you quote mine and yours? I click quote and it just quotes the response...confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Just now, G.A.tor said: 2 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: They're going to skip that step and just send you the book. how do you quote mine and yours? I click quote and it just quotes the response...confused Just highlight all the quotes you want and a pop up will say "Quote this." Click on it to quote everything highlighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: 10 minutes ago, G.A.tor said: 11 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: They're going to skip that step and just send you the book. how do you quote mine and yours? I click quote and it just quotes the response...confused Just highlight all the quotes you want and a pop up will say "Quote this." Click on it to quote everything highlighted. sweet...thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I have loved the lack of nested quotes on these new boards. I think if they had made this change earlier Mr. Berk would still have his collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, MrBedrock said: I have loved the lack of nested quotes on these new boards. I think if they had made this change earlier Mr. Berk would still have his collection. I disagree whole heartedly, I think...or maybe not...heck,not sure...I didn't get a postcard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 minute ago, MrBedrock said: I have loved the lack of nested quotes on these new boards. I think if they had made this change earlier Mr. Berk would still have his collection. He does still have his collection ... wait, did you swoop in and make a preemptive purchase again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 24 minutes ago, MrBedrock said: I have loved the lack of nested quotes on these new boards. I think if they had made this change earlier Mr. Berk would still have his collection. Hate to tell you this, but now that everybody's figuring out how to do nested quotes, I heard from a very reliable source that Mr. Berk is looking for a way to take his entire collection back, including the Hit's that were just auctioned off on Heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 8 hours ago, adamstrange said: He has sold off a decent chunk of his books over the years, including the Church National and Hit Runs as well as all but a couple Atomic Age books. Which then begs the question: If Heritage was used to auctioned off his Hit runs just last week, why the switch in auction houses to CC in apparent mid-stream? Especially with all of the comic related original art left to go from his collection, which is right down Heritage's wheelhouse when it comes knowledge and expertise. Zolnerowich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, lou_fine said: Which then begs the question: If Heritage was used to auctioned off his Hit runs just last week, why the switch in auction houses to CC in apparent mid-stream? Especially with all of the comic related original art left to go from his collection, which is right down Heritage's wheelhouse when it comes knowledge and expertise. The Nationals were sold back in the 90s and the Hits several years ago, none of them through auction. Edited February 28, 2017 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 minute ago, adamstrange said: 4 minutes ago, lou_fine said: Which then begs the question: If Heritage was used to auctioned off his Hit runs just last week, why the switch in auction houses to CC in apparent mid-stream? The National were sold back in the 90s and the Hits several years ago, none of them through auction. Oh, I see......a private sale then or one that was brokered by a major comic book dealer/broker. So, this scattering of Church Hit books that were auctioned off by HA just last week were most likely consigned by whoever had brought the books from Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, adamstrange said: 9 hours ago, lou_fine said: Wonder why CC would make this big announcement just when their big Winter Event Auction is about to be opened for bidding. Certainly not doing their consignors any big favors as some potential bidders for books in this upcoming auction will now be tempted to keep their powder dry for the next auction when Berk's books hit the auction block. They've timed the unveiling of the collection to occur the evening of the upcoming New York Con so you had to provide enough notice for people to attend. Still not good timing from my point of view. Being the nice guy that I am, I probably would have made the announcement 2 or 3 weeks earlier then. If I was going to end up "messing up" my own auction that is just about to open, then I may as well "mess up" the competitor's auction as well, instead of waiting until their auction is closing and all of the bids are pretty well already in. Appears to be a "worst of both worlds" scenario from a timing point of view. Edited February 28, 2017 by lou_fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I received the postcard today too. I guess I'm lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, lou_fine said: Still not good timing from my point of view. Being the nice guy that I am, I probably would have made the announcement 2 or 3 weeks earlier then. If I was going to end up "messing up" my own auction that is just about to open, then I may as well "mess up" the competitor's auction as well, instead of waiting until their auction is closing and all of the bids are pretty well already in. Appears to be a "worst of both worlds" scenario from a timing point of view. The collection will certainly have some effect on buying habits within a segment of the market..... but I'm thinking that segment will be in the vast pool of underbidders. The people who will be taking home Jon's better material will just be conducting business as usual. They may sell one of the helicopters or drop a couple of mistresses, but the funds will be there. What I'm curious about is what type of material will be getting sold in an effort to raise stakes for this round of goodies. We all may have the chance to pick up some nice books, both before and after the auction. Here's to watching the Fantastic 3 break 250K..........GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I agree. This is going to be fun to watch. Can the guys at Metropolis bid also? Either way it 's going to be a ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, PUNYHUMAN said: I agree. This is going to be fun to watch. Can the guys at Metropolis bid also? Either way it 's going to be a ride. Under New York law, I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
