piper Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) I’m at the point where I need to decide whether or not to keep trying for the run. I have 209 to 215 and have had them for a number of years. 216 has been elusive in my grade and price range. Might be time to break up the run and pursue other books? Edited January 2, 2021 by piper waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 hours ago, piper said: I’m at the point where I need to decide whether or not to keep trying for the run. I have 209 to 215 and have had them for a number of years. 216 has been elusive in my grade and price range. Might be time to break up the run and pursue other books? hang in there, 2021 a lot of good material will hit the market....complete set is awesome Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, Mmehdy said: 4 hours ago, piper said: I’m at the point where I need to decide whether or not to keep trying for the run. I have 209 to 215 and have had them for a number of years. 216 has been elusive in my grade and price range. Might be time to break up the run and pursue other books? hang in there, 2021 a lot of good material will hit the market....complete set is awesome I would tend to agree with Mitch here, especially since that Frazetta run is probably as good as you are going to get when it comes to top end highly desired cover art. Although it would indeed appear that the last 2 issues of the run have the fewest copies slabbed to date by a long shot, I am sure it will be worth the wait as their are still enough slabbed copies (i.e. 30 Universal copies) of Famous Funnies 216 that one will come around to meet your grade eventually. Not sure about the price range though, although you can always be hopeful. Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 6 hours ago, piper said: I’m at the point where I need to decide whether or not to keep trying for the run. I have 209 to 215 and have had them for a number of years. 216 has been elusive in my grade and price range. Might be time to break up the run and pursue other books? For what it's worth, I made a run at these, in 8.5 or better, 10 years ago and could not find the books in grade for what I was willing to pay. To be fair, the people that had nicer copies new they were very tough and asked a premium that today would look like a great deal. 215 was the toughest at that time for me. I found copies of 214 and 216 (but didn't buy) but never 213. 209-212 were relatively easy. In fact, if you're looking for nice copies of 209 and 210, I can point you in the right direction. But they won't be cheap. Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, Randall Dowling said: For what it's worth, I made a run at these, in 8.5 or better, 10 years ago and could not find the books in grade for what I was willing to pay. To be fair, the people that had nicer copies new they were very tough and asked a premium that today would look like a great deal. 215 was the toughest at that time for me. I found copies of 214 and 216 (but didn't buy) but never 213. 209-212 were relatively easy. In fact, if you're looking for nice copies of 209 and 210, I can point you in the right direction. But they won't be cheap. I’m looking for a mid grade copy of 216. Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post october Posted January 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2021 I was lucky enough to buy them all in one shot on the boards four and a half years ago. I think I would almost be priced out at this point. It's a great set. Mmehdy, Funnybooks, Legion HQ and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 7 hours ago, piper said: I’m at the point where I need to decide whether or not to keep trying for the run. I have 209 to 215 and have had them for a number of years. 216 has been elusive in my grade and price range. Might be time to break up the run and pursue other books? Why not just pick your favorite 2 or 3 and get them in the nicest shape you can? Joshua33 and Larryw7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Randall Dowling said: 215 was the toughest at that time for me. I found copies of 214 and 216 (but didn't buy) but never 213. 209-212 were relatively easy. I remember being in the Diamond vault right after their Int'l Galleries grand opening back in early '95 and saw nice copies of 209 to 212 along with 216 which I assume were part of the books from Martha's split out of the Overstreet collection. Sadly, no 213 or 214 which have always been my favorite covers out of the entire Frazetta run and ones which Overstreet (along with 215) probably never found in nice enough condition to match up with the other earlier issues in his run. Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Probably my favorite comic covers - looking at pics in the "guide" as a kid growing up in the mid-seventies was memorized. Seemed like a lot of paper route money at the time? Managed to snag a hole punched one. Stupidly sold a #214 (my favorite of the run). Mr. Lady Luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, buttock said: Why not just pick your favorite 2 or 3 and get them in the nicest shape you can? Is that legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua33 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 8/6/2018 at 10:46 AM, lou_fine said: I noticed and was rather surprised at the following sale of Famous Funnies #213 in the just recently completed Heritage Auction: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/famous-funnies-213-eastern-color-1954-cgc-vf-80-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7189-91035.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 From my point of view, that was a rather astounding price of $6K for a CGC 8.0 copy of Famous Funnies 213 since the census report indicates 3 higher graded copies along with a total of 6 copies in this same VF 8.0 grade. In addition, this appears to be the first time that one of these Frazetta Famous Funnies covers have gone past the $3K range without being somewhere in the uber high grades (i.e. CGC 9.4 or 9.6). Just wondering if this auction result is just an one-off between 2 overly aggressive bidders or if these multiples to guide are going to once again be an indication of the new normal for these classic Frazetta covers? I remember these particular issues going for huge multiples to guide a couple of decades ago and then seem to slow down to only slight premiums to guide as Overstreet began raising the valuations for them. Or is it possible that this is being considered as the best cover out of this classic bunch and hence, is finally getting recognition as this Frazetta run has not exactly been setting the marketplace on fire recently? Of course, it doesn't really help that most of their sales occur well over a full decade ago with not many copies coming into the marketplace during the past few years. Since we are on the topic of the Frazetta Famous Funnies covers, which issue out of this classic but short run is everybody's favorite cover image? My own personal choice would be between this FF 213 and the FF 214 red moon cover (especially in eye popping high grade colors), although I do absolutely love the color combinations of Famous Funnies 211. What say you and any technical geniuses here that knows how to set up a survey? Flash forward and a recent 213 in 7.5 did $9,300? Market loves this issue. lou_fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua33 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 12:41 PM, piper said: I’m looking for a mid grade copy of 216. There's a 4.0 on Ebay thats been on there forever. They've lowered the price significantly if you don't mind the chipped reader edge. piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lou_fine Posted January 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, Joshua33 said: Flash forward and a recent 213 in 7.5 did $9,300? Market loves this issue. That's because a lot of collectors must have excellent taste when it comes to these classic cover books, and I assume you would be referring to this copy here that sold back in March of 2020: Not sure if there are any significant issues with the interior pages here or if it's just the usual near invisible NCB spine ticks and creases that can only be seen if you hold the book up at a certain angle to the light, but it looks from the front and back covers that they really pounded the sledge hammer down when it came to grading this book. Makes me wonder if the submittor made the crucial mistake of not playing the certification game by the house rules and simply sent it straight in for grading and hence, bidders are simply trying to pick up the easy money left on the table by the consignor here. Mmehdy, Larryw7, Joshua33 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted January 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2021 I've only got a few of the books; I'm unlikely to get the rest in the current market. And how I got the ones I have is obvious; at least in both cases the actual image is pretty much undamaged. (I've got the Buster Crabbe 5 as well, but can't find the scan. That one has a damaged back cover but the front is pretty nice.) Yorick, KirbyJack, Mmehdy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua33 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 9:04 PM, lou_fine said: That's because a lot of collectors must have excellent taste when it comes to these classic cover books, and I assume you would be referring to this copy here that sold back in March of 2020: Not sure if there are any significant issues with the interior pages here or if it's just the usual near invisible NCB spine ticks and creases that can only be seen if you hold the book up at a certain angle to the light, but it looks from the front and back covers that they really pounded the sledge hammer down when it came to grading this book. Makes me wonder if the submittor made the crucial mistake of not playing the certification game by the house rules and simply sent it straight in for grading and hence, bidders are simply trying to pick up the easy money left on the table by the consignor here. Just had a similar experience. Got my 210 back and the grade is criminal. I don't press books, and as a result they absolutely hammered me on the grade. As I am trying to complete the run in the VF range, it's not a dealbreaker, but this book should have garnered an 8.0 or better, all day long. lou_fine and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joshua33 Posted April 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2021 With the 2 additions back from CGC, Here's my four... could use some help directing me to 212,213,214 and 216 in the 7.0 to 8.5 range... Pat Calhoun, innocuous, davidtere and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 8/6/2018 at 6:23 PM, Robot Man said: And just to show you how much I love this run, I just had to join the Buck Rogers Rocket Rangers Club. (only offered in 211-216) Never seen this before wow! Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I used to have three of the run. But, passed them on for others to enjoy. Instead, I have these . . . guess which is my favorite. Jayman and adamstrange 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I'm missing one issue in the run: 216. Any leads on a mid grade copy would be much appreciated! Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 8/7/2018 at 12:40 AM, lou_fine said: Not so much if you had brought it a decade ago: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/millie-the-model-2-davis-crippen-d-copy-pedigree-marvel-1946-cgc-vf-80-off-white-pages-millie-becomes-the-blonde-p/a/16113-17340.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 But just imagine if you had been the astute buyer and held onto the book until now: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/millie-the-model-2-davis-crippen-d-copy-pedigree-atlas-marvel-1946-cgc-vf-80-off-white-pages/a/7177-93031.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ArchiveSearchResults-012417&lotPosition=0|0 Totally missed this when it was first posted, but And, to keep with the thread... WolverineX, Point Five and Jayman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...