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lou_fine

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On 9/20/2022 at 5:52 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

I am perplexed 

In what aspect of this auction result of $69K for the AMF V2#5 was you perplexed about?  hm

Was it in the fact that it came nowhere close to the $102K that the Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 was able to achieve in a CL auction a few weeks ago when it had a mere dozen or so other equivalent graded copies slabbed in CGC 9.8 condition already?  (:

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On 9/20/2022 at 8:42 PM, buttock said:

Maybe the it's one of the buyer's favorite books, but when it was auctioned in 2019 he didn't have the cash on hand and has kicked himself ever since for not just making it happen and also for not buying the Church copy when Metropolis had it for sale 17 years ago.  

Maybe. 

Maybe time for another Colorado meet-up after said book get delivered to the buyer hm

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On 9/20/2022 at 6:19 PM, circumstances said:

Looks like a nice 9.0. Wonder what brought it down.

Well, I guess we have some idea now as these are the Graders Notes for this Larson copy of AMF V2 #5:  :gossip:

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Left Top Front Cover Pedigree Coding/Marking
Top Spine Small Spine Split
Top Staple Small Tear
Top Staple Weak

Since this book was graded back in 2015, it makes me wonder if the prior grading team saw pedigree coding as a defect and the new grading team under Matt Nelson who came on board as CGC Primary Grader from his prior role as CCS President in 2016 did not view these pedigree markings as a negative when it came to the final grade?  hm  (shrug)

As a vintage comic book collector, all I know is that I would much rather have a pedigree book that exhibited their signature pedigree code markings (as long as they are small and unobtrusive) since I view them as a positive or a plus to the book like this Larson 80 recall code, and not so much as a negative or a defect to the book.  :luhv:  :takeit:

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On 9/20/2022 at 10:42 PM, buttock said:

Maybe the it's one of the buyer's favorite books, but when it was auctioned in 2019 he didn't have the cash on hand and has kicked himself ever since for not just making it happen and also for not buying the Church copy when Metropolis had it for sale 17 years ago.  

Sounds like idol speculation.  

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On 9/20/2022 at 10:37 PM, lou_fine said:

In what aspect of this auction result of $69K for the AMF V2#5 was you perplexed about?  hm

Was it in the fact that it came nowhere close to the $102K that the Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 was able to achieve in a CL auction a few weeks ago when it had a mere dozen or so other equivalent graded copies slabbed in CGC 9.8 condition already?  (:

That’s reason enough, I guess. But that wasn’t why I was perplexed. I just didn’t realize, with gator out of the running, that there was still so much pent up demand for Centaurs. And this is in the face of some daunting economics

any hopes I had of sneaking out the back door with a book or two just went poof. Looks like I’d have to kick the front door down with guns a-blazing

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On 9/20/2022 at 11:48 PM, lou_fine said:

Well, I guess we have some idea now as these are the Graders Notes for this Larson copy of AMF V2 #5:  :gossip:

Grader Notes
Left Top Front Cover Pedigree Coding/Marking
Top Spine Small Spine Split
Top Staple Small Tear
Top Staple Weak

Since this book was graded back in 2015, it makes me wonder if the prior grading team saw pedigree coding as a defect and the new grading team under Matt Nelson who came on board as CGC Primary Grader from his prior role as CCS President in 2016 did not view these pedigree markings as a negative when it came to the final grade?  hm  (shrug)

As a vintage comic book collector, all I know is that I would much rather have a pedigree book that exhibited their signature pedigree code markings (as long as they are small and unobtrusive) since I view them as a positive or a plus to the book like this Larson 80 recall code, and not so much as a negative or a defect to the book.  :luhv:  :takeit:

thanks for the info.

#2, 3 and 4 make sense, as none are visible in the scan.

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Tec 37 3.0 Universal $9200 (somewhat weak, would have thought at least 10-12k)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961770

 

Tec 32 4.5 B-3 $2,990

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961762

 

Tec 38 5.5 EP $11,627.65 (surprisingly low)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961771

 

Tec 30 6.5 B-3 $3,783.50

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961760

 

Tec 28 7.0 EP $10,821.50

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961759

 

Tec 27 7.5 A-3 $350,750 (best result of ALL the Tecs)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961758

 

Tec 36 7.0 EP $7,245 (seemed low, nice copy even if EP)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961769

 

Tec 33 7.5 MP $13,242.25  (seemed low, nice copy)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961764

 

Tec 31 7.5 MP $45,998.85 ( good result here too as purchase price was 16k)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961761

 

Tec 35 5.5 EP $9,315 (paid roughly 8k originally)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961768

 

 

 

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On 9/21/2022 at 7:43 PM, Gotham Kid said:

Tec 37 3.0 Universal $9200 (somewhat weak)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961770

 

Tec 32 4.5 B-3 $2,990

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961762

 

Tec 37 5.5 EP $11,627.65

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961771

 

Tec 30 6.5 B-3 $3,783.50

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961760

 

Tec 28 7.0 EP $10,821.50

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961759

 

Tec 27 7.5 A-3 $350,750 (best result of ALL the Tecs)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961758

 

Tec 36 7.0 EP $7,245

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961769

 

Tec 33 7.5 MP $13,242.25

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961764

 

Tec 31 7.5 MP $45,998.85 ( good result here too as purchase price was 16k)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961761

 

Tec 35 5.5 EP $9,315 (paid roughly 8k originally)

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/961768

 

 

 

What do you make of these results?
 

to me it looks like the 27 and the 31 did well. Makes sense. The others not bad but not great.  

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On 9/21/2022 at 9:03 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Not enough profit for it to make sense

True, not anymore. Maybe after the next 7 figure sale when everyone's al hyped up over it. Tec 27 (obviously) and 31 are unstoppable. The 33,35 R's and the 37 did go cheap. I was expecting at least 20k for the 33. 

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On 9/21/2022 at 9:03 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Not enough profit for it to make sense

Close to $10K each for 1st page and Joker splash, $1-2K each for the other 13 Joker pages, 6 Cat pages, $3K for the centerfold, another cool splash plus pages of Bats shooting a machine gun, hanging a monster, plus whatever the cover might bring. Maybe a full double in there, but yes you'd have to actually work and not just press relist.

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