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[Bat34]

1 hour ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

How do you guys feel about these prices? I’ve always believed the auctions that end near Christmas net prices that are low. I know the All Select 1 got big money(IMO). What do you think about these preRobin tecs?

I am a big Pre-Robin fan and was tempted but these particular books didn't pull me in.

[lou_fine]

4 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

the consignor of the tec 36 must be hurtin'

he bought it off CL for 44K sold tonight for 30K

No doubt, but I guess the consignor has only themself to blame for this loss. 

Looks like his first mistake was overpaying for the book in the first place when he decided to bid that high for the book back in September of 2017.  

The second was hoping that somebody would come along and make the same mistake which he had made, although I will certainly admit that $30,200 does appear to be a bit on the low side for this nicely presenting copy of 'Tec 36.  

[lou_fine]

4 hours ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Will someone tell me the prices of the preRobin tecs?

Not as bad of a hit that the consignor of the 'Tec 36 had to take, but it looks like the consignor of the CGC graded copy of 'Tec 37 also lost money on his book on this go round as it sold for only $35K or $500 less than its condition guide value of $35,500.  

Looks like the book was listed as selling for $38,240 or at 3X condition guide value back in 2015 when it was graded as being only a CGC 7.5 copy with "3 small pieces of tape on interior".  

Not sure how the book was able to get an upgrade if the pieces of tape had been removed, but potential bidders probably also had the same question and hence this might have had a negative impact on the result.    

[Gotham Kid]

4 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

4 hours ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Will someone tell me the prices of the preRobin tecs?

The 29 went just under 16

the 33 went 27

the 35 went 28500 I think

the 36 went just over 30

and 37 went for 35

[Gotham Kid]

The restored 29 could have done better. It has in past auctions.

The 33 is what it is. An eyesore.

The 37 probably turned off some bidders on account of the huge scribbling.

The 36 I thought went low. If anyone wants to sell their 36 at that price range, let me know

Edited December 17, 2020 by Gotham Kid

[LDarkseid1]

Question about the Superman 1 3.0. If it sells really strong, do you guys think this weird “.5” that sold on eBay several months ago will have helped the 3.0 sell for a premium? I mean did this .5 that has the logos attached to a reprint cover really sell for roughly $47K? I believe it sold at auction twice before and went for $22K and then $27K.

Edited December 17, 2020 by LDarkseid1

[Professor K]

Superman 1 in 2020 all sold on Heritage.

March 3.5 288,000 

July 5.0 360,000 

September 4.5 348,000 

I don't see this 3.0 going for any more than around 300,000. I think it will probably sell for just a bit over it.  I doubt the weird sale in the weird auction of the weird .5 will have any bearing on it. Even if it that sale actually went through.

 

Edited December 17, 2020 by Professor Chaos

[G.A.tor]

3 hours ago, LDarkseid1 said:

Question about the Superman 1 3.0. If it sells really strong, do you guys think this weird “.5” that sold on eBay several months ago will have helped the 3.0 sell for a premium? I mean did this .5 that has the logos attached to a reprint cover really sell for roughly $47K? I believe it sold at auction twice before and went for $22K and then $27K.

That .5 not a consideration at all to a 3.0 bidder 

[tth2]

14 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

the consignor of the tec 36 must be hurtin'

he bought it off CL for 44K sold tonight for 30K

Yikes!

[Chicago Boy]

I think the Supe 1 needs a strong showing as this auction has been a let down sales wise from what I’ve seen here in the boards.  Might just be time of year though.  Never a good one for an auction. 

Edited December 17, 2020 by Chicago Boy

[LDarkseid1]

4 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

That .5 not a consideration at all to a 3.0 bidder 

Ok, makes sense. I just thought that was a super high sale for that ".5". Sorry, but I can't call it a legitimate .5, thus have to use the quotes lol. Regardless, I hear you that it's not affecting the 3.0 at all.

[G.A.tor]

8 minutes ago, LDarkseid1 said:

Ok, makes sense. I just thought that was a super high sale for that ".5". Sorry, but I can't call it a legitimate .5, thus have to use the quotes lol. Regardless, I hear you that it's not affecting the 3.0 at all.

not one bit...I wasn't even aware of a .5 sale...doesn't enter the equation at all

[lou_fine]

3 hours ago, Chicago Boy said:

I think the Supe 1 needs a strong showing as this auction has been a let down sales wise from what I’ve seen here in the boards.  Might just be time of year though.  Never a good one for an auction. 

That seems to have been the case with the comic book auctions over the past several years. 

Then I saw the results of the Heritage Auction last month and thought the abnormal 2020 pandemic year was going to be different with some of the sky high prices I saw in that auction there.  

This particular CC Auction here seems to be a bit weak on the GA side in terms of breadth as I seem to see quite a few runs of higher grade, but lower value common BA and CA books.  

[Gotham Kid]

This CC auction made no headlines neither for the books nor for the sales...

[lou_fine]

Then again, there's the odd exception like this HTF copy of a book that seldom comes to market which should go for a reasonable price given its condition:  

Let's see if it's going to end up doing better tonight than what happened with the pre-Robin 'Tec books which definitely seem to underperformed on this particular go round.    

[Professor K]

I think the main reason the Pre Robins kind of bombed was mostly because they weren't a very inspiring lot.  The 35 was the best of the bunch and it basically matched its previous sale. Nice stuff ending tonight that will probably end where expected. 

[lou_fine]

20 minutes ago, Professor Chaos said:

I think the main reason the Pre Robins kind of bombed was mostly because they weren't a very inspiring lot.  

I would tend to disagree with this point here since it's not everyday that you see CGC 6.0 and CGC 8.0 graded copies of pre-Robin 'Tec books available in an auction.  

Of course, there wasn't the usual copy of 'Tec 31 with its classic cover to bring in the crazed bidders, but on an overall basis, the prices definitely seem to be on the low side when compared to both expectations and other recent auction results. 

[Professor K]

12 minutes ago, lou_fine said:

I would tend to disagree with this point here since it's not everyday that you see CGC 6.0 and CGC 8.0 graded copies of pre-Robin 'Tec books available in an auction.  

Of course, there wasn't the usual copy of 'Tec 31 with its classic cover to bring in the crazed bidders, but on an overall basis, the prices definitely seem to be on the low side when compared to both expectations and other recent auction results. 

Ok. Well regarding the Blue Labels , the 33 was the Mogo copy that was described here as an eyesore. 35 which looked good didn't lose any ground but most would think it would have at least hit 30K, came close. The 36 also went low but then again it was said that the previous buyer overbid for it at I think 44K. and the 37 has large scribbling on it. Then again it does have White pages. You guys have been at this GA stuff way longer than me so if it wasn't the particular lot/appearance that kept them low I'm sure there are other reasons. Take care

[Gotham Kid]

There are factors already mentioned about those books (the early Detectives) and some others that were not but likely influenced bidding.

What cannot be expected is that with each auction key books are to always have a higher sale than the previous one.  That's just not possible nor realistic.

Edited December 17, 2020 by Gotham Kid

[Gotham Kid]

did anyone have issues submitting bids ?