Heritage Fall Signature Auction 5 5

[Cat-Man_America]

5 hours ago, Mmehdy said:

maybe next year they set in on a better date as this attendance I heard was not stellar...maybe for affordability that how they were able to get it going...best luck and hope these "pop UP" shows getter better and bigger

There are certainly things that could be done to increase support for DFF.  

Inviting a super-star vendor like Mr. Bedrock might provide a stronger foundation...  

Edited November 26, 2018 by Cat-Man_America

[tth2]

15 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

19 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said:

Two sides of the Mannup booth - The side that doesn't pay the bills...

And the side that does...

 

 

That was milk coming out of my nose funny! 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 11/20/2018 at 7:35 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

Rockin' Steve Borock is in the building for the DALLAS FANTASY FAIR this Thanksgiving weekend...  

Rumour has it he's hidden a horcrux there.

[Mmehdy]

9 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said:

There are certainly things that could be done to increase support for DFF.  

Inviting a super-star vendor like Mr. Bedrock might provide a stronger foundation...  

Agreed, but its probably the date of this thing....

[Robot Man]

12 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said:

There are certainly things that could be done to increase support for DFF.  

Inviting a super-star vendor like Mr. Bedrock might provide a stronger foundation...  

I dunno, he kinda scares me...    That man is "money crazy"!!!

[comicjack]

30 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

I dunno, he kinda scares me...    That man is "money crazy"!!!

But that man has some crazy nice books 

[MrBedrock]

1 hour ago, Robot Man said:

I dunno, he kinda scares me...    That man is "money crazy"!!!

[Sqeggs]

14 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said:

There are certainly things that could be done to increase support for DFF.  

Inviting a super-star vendor like Mr. Bedrock might provide a stronger foundation...  

Count me in ... provided he brings his fiddle. 

Edited November 26, 2018 by Sqeggs

[Cat-Man_America]

6 hours ago, tth2 said:

That was milk coming out of my nose funny! 

I'm assuming you were overwhelmed by tariff-free mother's milk, because that certainly isn't a MANNUP beverage.   

6 hours ago, Grantley Goddard said:

Rumour has it he's hidden a horcrux there.

Steve Borock's name was on the DFF tee, as were mine, Rox's and other guests, so maybe a horcrux tee is part of some evil plan.  Only J. K. Rowling knows for sure. 

1 hour ago, comicjack said:

But that man has some crazy nice books 

True, I'm still waiting for insanely low prices. 

[Cat-Man_America]

2 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Count me in ... provided he brings his fiddle. 

So, where does Bedrock fit on any known Bell curve??? 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

14 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said:

There are certainly things that could be done to increase support for DFF.  

Inviting a super-star vendor like Mr. Bedrock might provide a stronger foundation...  

Looks like he's channelling Charlie Sheen

[Cat-Man_America]

1 minute ago, Grantley Goddard said:

Looks like he's channelling Charlie Sheen

With a touch of Dennis Hopper thrown in for good measure!  

[Sqeggs]

12 minutes ago, Cat-Man_America said:

16 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Count me in ... provided he brings his fiddle. 

So, where does Bedrock fit on any known Bell curve??? 

Right tail!

[Cat-Man_America]

On 11/21/2018 at 1:04 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

PS: Here's my sole HA pick-up, ...literally picked up Tuesday! 

Old label, Church & Rubimor (Ruben Moreira) cover  

Correction, I thought the SMASH was my sole pick-up, but the fates have intervened...

Spoiler

In auctions, being an underbidder doesn't always mean "came in second" when the top bidder doesn't come through.  

 

[batman_fan]

21 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said:

Correction, I thought the SMASH was my sole pick-up, but the fates have intervened...

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In auctions, being an underbidder doesn't always mean "came in second" when the top bidder doesn't come through.  

 

Dude, that's a R Cat Conrad book, big congrats !

[Sqeggs]

On 10/31/2018 at 5:43 PM, sacentaur said:

One of the reasons I don’t participate in auctions is the lingering specter of shill bidding. Also, could there be non-disclosed reserves?

The Church CGC 9.6 Adventure 43 is not being auctioned by Verzyl’s estate, earlier this year it was listed for sale on a major dealer’s website (allegedly “sold” for $22,500) before then being auctioned and allegedly selling for under 17k.

If Heritage does delete a non-paying account that was indeed a shill, big deal because the same entity could simply return under another shill. Non-paying bidders negatively impact the hobby just as much as a shill, which is exacerbated if/when they are one in the same. Such   non-sales should be removed from any data source.

And if a hidden reserve isn’t met, and the book is re-auctioned, then likewise any non-sale should be removed.

Clearly something is amiss. 

For the record, though I love early Adventures I do own the Larson CGC 9.6 of this particular book so I have no interest in bidding on or acquiring the Church copy, and the above comments are my opinions only.

Seems as if something odd is going on with this book.  In addition to the sale (at a very high price) that you note from a dealer's site, here's the book's rather checkered history on Heritage:

October 2005:  $14,950

May 2010:  $6,871.25

May 2018:  $16,730

November 2018:  $9,000

Makes you wonder. 

[adamstrange]

3 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Seems as if something odd is going on with this book.  In addition to the sale (at a very high price) that you note from a dealer's site, here's the book's rather checkered history on Heritage:

October 2005:  $14,950

May 2010:  $6,871.25

May 2018:  $16,730

November 2018:  $9,000

Makes you wonder. 

It is a rare book in spectacular condition but one with historically limited appeal.  It is exactly the type of book that one might expect to have a wide price variation over time.

[Sqeggs]

 

21 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

3 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Seems as if something odd is going on with this book.  In addition to the sale (at a very high price) that you note from a dealer's site, here's the book's rather checkered history on Heritage:

October 2005:  $14,950

May 2010:  $6,871.25

May 2018:  $16,730

November 2018:  $9,000

Makes you wonder. 

It is a rare book in spectacular condition but one with historically limited appeal.  It is exactly the type of book that one might expect to have a wide price variation over time.

True, but three sales during 2018 for $22K, $16.7K, and $9K seems odd -- assuming that the first two sales actually happened. 

[adamstrange]

4 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

True, but three sales during 2018 for $22K, $16.7K, and $9K seems odd -- assuming that the first two sales actually happened. 

If you repeatedly bring a book to market that has a limited customer base this is a very likely outcome.

I'm not saying that everything is legit about these sales.  I'm saying that an alternative explanation that does not involve chicanery is plausible.

[Sqeggs]

Just now, adamstrange said:

8 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

True, but three sales during 2018 for $22K, $16.7K, and $9K seems odd -- assuming that the first two sales actually happened. 

If you repeatedly bring a book to market that has a limited customer base this is a very likely outcome.

I'm not saying that everything is legit about these sales.  I'm saying that an alternative explanation that does not involve chicanery is plausible.

Yep.  One of those mysteries that can't be cleared up unless someone involved wants to discuss it.