Sparkle City Action 1 on ebay!!!! 0

[woowoo]

On ‎6‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 2:22 PM, James J Johnson said:

Now listen here, I just got an idea!    A bet! I'll bet you $500,000 that the exact winning bid is $251,200! Not a penny less, not a penny more. The only stipulation will be that you'll have to pay me the $500,000 that I win from you soon after the end of the auction so I can follow up and pay Sparkle for the book!  

want my address  

[James J Johnson]

1 minute ago, woowoo said:

want my address  

I already have it. You're in Wooster, right?

[BAT MAN]

[woowoo]

3 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:

I already have it. You're in Wooster, right?

 

 

Edited June 25, 2018 by woowoo

[James J Johnson]

4 minutes ago, DC|Marvel said:

If a color touched 6.5 with a blue label goes for $175K, what does that make the Allentown Cap 1 worth? About 175 million?

[batman_fan]

I may be out on the limb by myself but I think the final hammer for the Action 1 was quite impressive.  Almost $150k for an incomplete restored Action 1 (I thought the restoration looked pretty amateur).

[James J Johnson]

1 minute ago, batman_fan said:

I may be out on the limb by myself but I think the final hammer for the Action 1 was quite impressive.  Almost $150k for an incomplete restored Action 1 (I thought the restoration looked pretty amateur).

Yes, it sure did. It looked like Dr. Frankenstein took ill halfway into the procedure and Igor had to finish up.

[woowoo]

1 minute ago, batman_fan said:

I may be out on the limb by myself but I think the final hammer for the Action 1 was quite impressive.  Almost $150k for an incomplete restored Action 1 (I thought the restoration looked pretty amateur).

 someone had to have a nice coverless that price is

[Superman2006]

15 minutes ago, woowoo said:

18 minutes ago, batman_fan said:

I may be out on the limb by myself but I think the final hammer for the Action 1 was quite impressive.  Almost $150k for an incomplete restored Action 1 (I thought the restoration looked pretty amateur).

 someone had to have a nice coverless that price is

There were 14 bidders that bid $130K or more on the Action #1. I doubt that they all have nice coverless copies. I suspect that there are just a lot of folks that want an Action #1. It may have some resto, and need a centerfold, but it's still an attractive entry level Action #1 IMO. Congrats to the winner.

By comparison, although the Cap #1 finished higher, it only had 7 bidders at $130K or more. Cap #1 is a great book as well, but it's not an Action #1.

[LDarkseid1]

43 minutes ago, batman_fan said:

I may be out on the limb by myself but I think the final hammer for the Action 1 was quite impressive.  Almost $150k for an incomplete restored Action 1 (I thought the restoration looked pretty amateur).

I agree. For an extensive restored .5 to sell for $145K that seems pretty solid. Got to give it to the almighty Action 1. Never ceases to amaze.

[LDarkseid1]

Personally I would have loved to have bought that low grade Action 2 and turn it into a full on professional resto project. Oh well ?.

Edited June 25, 2018 by LDarkseid1

[Pickie]

Oh well. If I had 150k (which I don't) - and only that amount - to spend in a hobby grail once in a lifetime I'd definitively hesitate to go for an AC1 like this.

3 hours ago, Superman2006 said:

There were 14 bidders that bid $130K or more on the Action #1. I doubt that they all have nice coverless copies. I suspect that there are just a lot of folks that want an Action #1. It may have some resto, and need a centerfold, but it's still an attractive entry level Action #1 IMO. Congrats to the winner.

Props to all those bidders. I suspect there was quite a bit of calculation and "due diligince" involved in order to step that far forward. 

How is the next 0.5 or 1.0 AC1 on the market going to look like? ?

[LDarkseid1]

8 minutes ago, Pickie said:

Oh well. If I had 150k (which I don't) - and only that amount - to spend in a hobby grail once in a lifetime I'd definitively hesitate to go for an AC1 like this.

Props to all those bidders. I suspect there was quite a bit of calculation and "due diligince" involved in order to step that far forward. 

How is the next 0.5 or 1.0 AC1 on the market going to look like? ?

Can you imagine what an unrestored .5 would go for though? Probably add another $75K-$100K onto this one.

[Pickie]

2 hours ago, LDarkseid1 said:

Can you imagine what an unrestored .5 would go for though?

Raw or slabbed? ?

 

Now, that would be ALL about eye appeal ....Anything between 150k and 300k? Like a near-complete spine split, some amateur painted panels, two different owner stamps inside, back cover with loooong tear? Dream book!

[ThothAmon]

The Cap is not showing up as completed or sold. Hmmmmm?

[Mxwll Smrt]

1 hour ago, ThothAmon said:

The Cap is not showing up as completed or sold. Hmmmmm?

I too cannot find any record now but when I checked this morning (prior to deleting it off my account) the final price was around $175K. 

Edited June 25, 2018 by Mxwll Smrt

[quicksilver]

9 hours ago, LDarkseid1 said:

Personally I would have loved to have bought that low grade Action 2 and turn it into a full on professional resto project. Oh well ?.

I'll let you know how it goes.

[LDarkseid1]

5 hours ago, Pickie said:

Raw or slabbed? ?

 

Now, that would be ALL about eye appeal ....Anything between 150k and 300k? Like a near-complete spine split, some amateur painted panels, two different owner stamps inside, back cover with loooong tear? Dream book!

I was thinking raw/slabbed. It’s a new combination sex appeal of both ?

[woowoo]

12 hours ago, Superman2006 said:

There were 14 bidders that bid $130K or more on the Action #1. I doubt that they all have nice coverless copies. I suspect that there are just a lot of folks that want an Action #1. It may have some resto, and need a centerfold, but it's still an attractive entry level Action #1 IMO. Congrats to the winner.

By comparison, although the Cap #1 finished higher, it only had 7 bidders at $130K or more. Cap #1 is a great book as well, but it's not an Action #1.

[woowoo]

4 hours ago, ThothAmon said:

The Cap is not showing up as completed or sold. Hmmmmm?

Right when you get to the cap page you will see

The listing you’re looking for is no longer available. Check out this similar item we found for you.

click the listing and it should bring you back to the Cap 1 page.

Edited June 25, 2018 by woowoo