eccomic Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Ecgt - I would say that will depend on what happens at next auction. Ie I think people would want to see these price points repeated to really have much confidence in them. Personally I am kind of hoping they come back down to reality, or what has been reality What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Ecgt - I would say that will depend on what happens at next auction. Ie I think people would want to see these price points repeated to really have much confidence in them. Personally I am kind of hoping they come back down to reality, or what has been reality Yep, it's a bad time to start chasing these babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Yep, it's a bad time to start chasing these babies. I agree with this point in particular and agree with Dan and Stephen that time will tell. I certainly won't get caught up in the hype, but I remain curious as to whether or not some of the high priced stuff on eBay will start moving. I don't profess to be a fortune teller (maybe a navel-gazer!), but I will be tracking eBay sales and unsold items closely over the next while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Yep, it's a bad time to start chasing these babies. I agree with this point in particular and agree with Dan and Stephen that time will tell. I certainly won't get caught up in the hype, but I remain curious as to whether or not some of the high priced stuff on eBay will start moving. I don't profess to be a fortune teller (maybe a navel-gazer!), but I will be tracking eBay sales and unsold items closely over the next while. Prices may very well continue to increase. There does seem to be more knowledge and an increase in interest in these books and a corresponding increase in auction prices. Wish I had started collecting Whites years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I wish I had started collecting them a long time ago too! I feel like I have been priced out of the market. Interestingly enough, Ivan posted a new article on Comic Book Daily today. One of the things he touches on is how the hard work of himself and others in the WECA community has led simultaneously to a renewed sincere interest in the works from the era, but also an increase in speculators http://www.comicbookdaily.com/collecting-community/whites-tsunami-weca-splashes/summer-comiclink-auctions-weca-comics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I think these prices will sort themselves out. If 2500 USD becomes the new normal for non-key vg Bells , some buyers may turn into sellers and push prices back down. I don't think we are seeing cheap prices ever again but I don't know that the prices at last auction are/were sustainable. Maybe I'm wrong and they are. But yeesh with exchange that's around $3300 Cdn a book. On the plus (?) side, books from the other publishers seem to have remained relatively stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarvaj Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Just in case anybody from Comic Link reads this. The Dime 34 in the auction that starts Oct. 12 is listed as a "Canadian White" with that long vague paragraph trying to define what a "Canadian White" is. As most of us know this is a comic from 1952 that uses the old Dime masthead but is actually a reprint of the American Space Squadron #4 (Dec. 51). I hope they can fix this in the next few days. Thanks for Jim Finlay for bringing this to my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Thanks for the heads up. I don't see Dime 34 on the CLINK list this morning. Perhaps they have removed it to edit it? I hope so. I like that Bell Features revived some titles during the FECA period, but you are correct that these are straight up American reprints and are certainly not Whites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 After three years of searching, I have finally finished my first complete run of a FECA series. It took the help of a fellow boardie and an eBay over-payment, but I am now the proud owner of possibly the only complete run of the Superior printings of Complete Mystery. Certainly FECA books do not garner as much attention as Whites, but I had no idea how hard it would be to complete the set when I first started. Issue # 2 is missing the centre wrap, but the other issues are complete. Here is a group shot. Hopefully, I will have time to get some scans up during Thanksgiving weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Putting this up here since I think it will get the eyes it needs. Anyone have a centerfold or coverless Dime Comics #7 that might be available for sale. I have a nice book I picked up a while back that unfortunately is missing the centerfold (I believe its is only advertising). Thanks for your consideration. Warmest Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Added this copy of Three Aces Vol. 4, # 2 to my collection today. Other than some creases and a bit of staining it's in pretty nice shape. I love Anglo-American stuff and am glad that I can still afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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porcupine48 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Putting this up here since I think it will get the eyes it needs. Anyone have a centerfold or coverless Dime Comics #7 that might be available for sale. I have a nice book I picked up a while back that unfortunately is missing the centerfold (I believe its is only advertising). Thanks for your consideration. Warmest Regards, Jason i'll check my bits and peices box..never know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I also scored this mid-grade copy of Freelance # 31 last week. My wife think's I'm obsessed with Freelance. She's not wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I also scored this mid-grade copy of Freelance # 31 last week. My wife think's I'm obsessed with Freelance. She's not wrong. Nice buys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 This just in..... See article in the National Post: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/rare-jewish-war-heroes-comic-from-1944-found-in-box-of-donated-used-books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ecgt Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I remember reading about this when it happened. Congratulations! That is one crisp looking book, Stephen. What kind of "jedi mind trick" was involved in procuring it? I was under the impression that the library planned to keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Wait, that's not even the same issue, is it? Looks like the only "mind trick" is me jumping to conclusions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
