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[Gotham Kid]

Green Lantern1 6.5 @ $13800

https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=845609

 

[lou_fine]

11 minutes ago, blackterror said:

Did anybody get the price on the Miss Fury #2 in 7.0 that sold in the auction tonight?  

Also the GCE 12 in the post above … did it sell in this auction also and at what price? 

Is there a way to look at items after a comicconnect auction and see what they sold for?  

Thanks for any help and insight.

 

 

The Miss Fury #2 sold for $2,050 and the GCE #12 sold for the absolutely astounding price point of $24,000.    

In terms of the Miss Fury #2, I have always thought that cover was the best in the entire run due to it appealing combination of bright colors set against the full moon.  

You can check on all of the realized prices if you simply go back to the auction notices that was sent out on a daily basis a couple of weeks ago for the various sessions.  Of course, that's assuming that you have subscribed to receive all of the "junk email" from Metro and CC.  

BTW:  Did anybody else get Set 1/2 for Session 4 from them since I seem to be missing that one from my inbox?  

[lou_fine]

7 hours ago, batman_fan said:

13 hours ago, comicnoir said:

Nice result on this.

https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=834666

please do not post stuff like that without including a "double depends" warning!  

 

7 hours ago, EastEnd1 said:

That is INCREDIBLE!

Although it is definitely incredible, at the same time it is also not totally unexpected since this book has been one of the latest go to hot books in a genre that's already red hot and on fire.  

Actually, the one that I found even more surprising and INCREDIBLE was this book here which finally managed to find some much deserved loving:

An absolutely astounding price of $12,900 for a historically very important book since it is acknowledged to be the first comic book ever published way back in 1933 with a print run of only 10,000 copies to be given away.  This is the one that started it all and gave birth to the industry and hobby which we all love and enjoy so much today.  

Unlike the Chamber of Chills 19, this record setter here was an absolute shocker and totally unexpected since it is part of the early newspaper reprint era of books that have been pretty much stone cold dead for so many decades ever since the comic book collectors started to chase after the caped superheroes who wear their undies on the outside.   Even though this is a real tough book to find, prices have always tended to be rather anemic on them due to the low demand for these types of books.  

From my own personal point of view though, being an old time collector who's in this hobby for the longer term, I guess it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which book I would rather have in my personal collection given the almost similar price point.  Especially if you take into account the fact that one of these books already has 82 Universal slabbed copies with 23 of them in better condition than this particular copy here.  In comparison, the other book has only 14 Universal copies slabbed in total, so it's also really no contest there.     

So, kudos to CC for being able to finally stir up some interest in this hugely under appreciated book because it is long overdue and much deserved.  

Edited September 12, 2019 by lou_fine

[Larryw7]

4 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

Green Lantern1 6.5 @ $13800

https://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=845609

 

That's pretty weak.

[BarristerBaker]

3 hours ago, Larryw7 said:

That's pretty weak.

Yeah, my Green Lanterns did pretty poorly. 

[blackterror]

9 hours ago, lou_fine said:

The Miss Fury #2 sold for $2,050 and the GCE #12 sold for the absolutely astounding price point of $24,000.    

In terms of the Miss Fury #2, I have always thought that cover was the best in the entire run due to it appealing combination of bright colors set against the full moon.  

You can check on all of the realized prices if you simply go back to the auction notices that was sent out on a daily basis a couple of weeks ago for the various sessions.  Of course, that's assuming that you have subscribed to receive all of the "junk email" from Metro and CC.  

BTW:  Did anybody else get Set 1/2 for Session 4 from them since I seem to be missing that one from my inbox?  

Thanks for the info lou_fine and I agree with you on the Miss Fury 2 ... it is a stunner.  It has the Suspense 3 feel and is by far the best book in the run and a rare early Timely heroine.  On top of that the book in the auction at 7.0 was one of the highest graded copies.   With Good Girl books as hot as they are ... it's hard to believe Miss Fury 2 is flying under the radar, but at 2 grand ... I can safely say it is.  Disclaimer - I have nothing to do with that copy ... I just think it was the hidden jewel in the auction.  If somebody bought that on the boards at 2 grand ... way to go!

[BarristerBaker]

44 minutes ago, blackterror said:

Thanks for the info lou_fine and I agree with you on the Miss Fury 2 ... it is a stunner.  It has the Suspense 3 feel and is by far the best book in the run and a rare early Timely heroine.  On top of that the book in the auction at 7.0 was one of the highest graded copies.   With Good Girl books as hot as they are ... it's hard to believe Miss Fury 2 is flying under the radar, but at 2 grand ... I can safely say it is.  Disclaimer - I have nothing to do with that copy ... I just think it was the hidden jewel in the auction.  If somebody bought that on the boards at 2 grand ... way to go!

I have something to do with that. The Miss Fury was also my book. Beautiful copy, which I got years ago from a super-stellar boardie. Someone got a winner there.

Edited September 12, 2019 by BarristerBaker

[Sqeggs]

14 hours ago, comicnoir said:

Well I have a copy, maybe nicer than the one that sold. I should be slabbing and sending it to these guys. But I kinda like it. Only paid $95.00 long time ago.

For a minute there, I thought you were referring to GCE 12.

[lou_fine]

5 hours ago, BarristerBaker said:

8 hours ago, Larryw7 said:

That's pretty weak.

Yeah, my Green Lanterns did pretty poorly. 

Yes, that's the problem with collecting runs nowadays when the focus seems to be so much more towards keys, classic covers, and the HTF issues.  

Especially in terms of the DC's, where most of them generally have pretty lame covers and tend to go for less than condition guide.  The latter part of the GL run seems to generate more interest since they are apparently a bit tougher to find.  It looks like you did alright with the D copy of GL #33 since this one here managed to sell for multiples to guide  , although my favorite issue of the entire GL run is this one here:  

From reading some of the other threads here, it would appear that some of the other extended runs in the auction here such as the Frankenstein run and the Miss Fury runs are also from your collection.  Would the Negro Romance run also be yours because I tried real hard to acquire issue #2 figuring the PLOD label might have scare some of the bidders away?  No such luck on my part as the book kind of went ballistics during the extended bidding time periods and ended up at somewhere well over $2K.    

Anyways, I guess everybody has to cash out a part of their collection at some point in time and I hope you did well with all of your consignments on this go round here.  

 

[Sqeggs]

13 hours ago, blackterror said:

Did anybody get the price on the Miss Fury #2 in 7.0 that sold in the auction tonight?  

Also the GCE 12 in the post above … did it sell in this auction also and at what price? 

Is there a way to look at items after a comicconnect auction and see what they sold for?  

Thanks for any help and insight.

If you get on their mailing list, then before each auction they'll send you five or six e-mails that list every book in the auction with a link to the page. The links remain active after the auction closes, at least for a while.

Otherwise, once an auction closes, the book usually disappears from the list that comes up searching their site by title. I believe they report most (or maybe all) of their results to GPA. So the prices should show up on there. 

[Larryw7]

5 hours ago, BarristerBaker said:

Yeah, my Green Lanterns did pretty poorly. 

GL 1 has one of the all time best covers, and the content is great too. I wish I still had my copy. Classic cover, major key...

I don't get why it gets short shrift compared IMHO to lesser books.

[lou_fine]

1 hour ago, Sqeggs said:

The links remain active after the auction closes, at least for a while.

I guess it depends on your definition of "for a while"?  

I've set up a separate sub-directory in my email box for the CC auction notices and I've got them back to February of 2014 so far.  As far as I can tell, all of these links are still active and availble for you to view.  I haven't yet gone back into my email box to search for the earlier ones in order to move them to the auction sub-directoy yet since I figure that's pretty old data anyways.   

So, I guess you do have some kind of historical archive with respect to the CC auction results.  If you want to do a search by book, however, I believe it's probably better to search on their Sold Items icon on the left hand side of their website.  The only problem here is that it appears that they are possibly quite a few auctions behind in terms of updating this part of their database, so hopefully they can take care of that going forward.  

Edited September 12, 2019 by lou_fine

[BarristerBaker]

1 hour ago, lou_fine said:

Yes, that's the problem with collecting runs nowadays when the focus seems to be so much more towards keys, classic covers, and the HTF issues.  

Especially in terms of the DC's, where most of them generally have pretty lame covers and tend to go for less than condition guide.  The latter part of the GL run seems to generate more interest since they are apparently a bit tougher to find.  It looks like you did alright with the D copy of GL #33 since this one here managed to sell for multiples to guide  , although my favorite issue of the entire GL run is this one here:  

From reading some of the other threads here, it would appear that some of the other extended runs in the auction here such as the Frankenstein run and the Miss Fury runs are also from your collection.  Would the Negro Romance run also be yours because I tried real hard to acquire issue #2 figuring the PLOD label might have scare some of the bidders away?  No such luck on my part as the book kind of went ballistics during the extended bidding time periods and ended up at somewhere well over $2K.    

Anyways, I guess everybody has to cash out a part of their collection at some point in time and I hope you did well with all of your consignments on this go round here.  

 

Yeah, I put a few runs in the auction. Negro Romance wasn’t one. Overall, things have balanced out thus far (*raps wood*). Some have over-performed, some under. GLs weaker across the board than I hoped - save for the 33.  

Space Adventures up tonight. That set was pretty challenging (and cool). A few of those are tough, tough, tough (5, 14, and 19 among others)....

I’m not liquidating, but I did part with a pretty hefty load. Plan on refocusing parts of my collecting a bit. Cut a bit deeper than I should have in hindsight, as I have some seller’s remorse. 

[BarristerBaker]

1 hour ago, lou_fine said:

Yes, that's the problem with collecting runs nowadays when the focus seems to be so much more towards keys, classic covers, and the HTF issues.  

Especially in terms of the DC's, where most of them generally have pretty lame covers and tend to go for less than condition guide.  The latter part of the GL run seems to generate more interest since they are apparently a bit tougher to find.  It looks like you did alright with the D copy of GL #33 since this one here managed to sell for multiples to guide  , although my favorite issue of the entire GL run is this one here:  

From reading some of the other threads here, it would appear that some of the other extended runs in the auction here such as the Frankenstein run and the Miss Fury runs are also from your collection.  Would the Negro Romance run also be yours because I tried real hard to acquire issue #2 figuring the PLOD label might have scare some of the bidders away?  No such luck on my part as the book kind of went ballistics during the extended bidding time periods and ended up at somewhere well over $2K.    

Anyways, I guess everybody has to cash out a part of their collection at some point in time and I hope you did well with all of your consignments on this go round here.  

 

Also, one thing that people might not have noticed was that the entire GL run was FN or better. That took some hunting. A few of those are pretty challenging. 

That #30, for instance, sooooo hard to find a decent copy of that. 

[incognito]

2 hours ago, BarristerBaker said:

Also, one thing that people might not have noticed was that the entire GL run was FN or better. That took some hunting. A few of those are pretty challenging. 

That #30, for instance, sooooo hard to find a decent copy of that. 

I believe #30 and #36 are the hardest to find in decent condition. If forced to pick, I would go for #36 as the toughest.

I noticed a few books in this auction that rarely turn up. All Flash #32 is another I would put in that category.

[lou_fine]

2 hours ago, BarristerBaker said:

Yeah, I put a few runs in the auction. Negro Romance wasn’t one. Overall, things have balanced out thus far (*raps wood*). Some have over-performed, some under. GLs weaker across the board than I hoped - save for the 33.  

Space Adventures up tonight. That set was pretty challenging (and cool). A few of those are tough, tough, tough (5, 14, and 19 among others)....

I’m not liquidating, but I did part with a pretty hefty load. Plan on refocusing parts of my collecting a bit. Cut a bit deeper than I should have in hindsight, as I have some seller’s remorse. 

Too bad the Negro Romance run wasn't yours since it looks like the consignor pick them up from a Heritage Auction back at the beginning of 2011.  Based upon the prices from then until the results last night, it looks they went up by almost 150%.  Not too bad at all, especially when you also get the enjoyment of owing a very tough run in the interim.  

As I was saying, I was hoping the PLOD label for Negro Romance #2 would scare already some of the bidders as I really like this photo cover here:

You also gotta give credit to the consignor that they didn't bother to resub the book for a new label since the new grading and restoration definitions means that CGC would have taken it out from the dreaded PLOD holder and placed it into a much more desirable Conserved holder.  

 

 

[Norrin's lawyer]

9 hours ago, BarristerBaker said:

Yeah, my Green Lanterns did pretty poorly. 

I was really surprised. They were beautiful books.  The Flash books were outstanding as well. 

[lou_fine]

8 minutes ago, incognito said:

2 hours ago, BarristerBaker said:

Also, one thing that people might not have noticed was that the entire GL run was FN or better. That took some hunting. A few of those are pretty challenging. 

That #30, for instance, sooooo hard to find a decent copy of that. 

I believe #30 and #36 are the hardest to find in decent condition. If forced to pick, I would go for #36 as the toughest.

Well, if the CGC population census report is any indication, I would have to agree with BB's assessment that GL #30 is real tough to find in decent condition.  

Especially since the census report indicates 1 and only 1 copy of GL 30 above a grade of CGC 7.0, while GL 36 on the other hand, has a total of 5 graded copies at a condition grade level of CGC 7.5 and up.  

Besides that, I also much prefer the cover for GL 30 over the cover for GL 36 featuring just Streak the Wonder Dog about to feast on a couple of baddies.  Especially since the GL 30 cover features an impossibly proportioned femme fatale in the bright yellow dress.  Makes me wonder how super tight that girdle must be that she's wearing and how in the world can she breathe at all if it's wound that tight around her waist.     

[BarristerBaker]

1 hour ago, incognito said:

I believe #30 and #36 are the hardest to find in decent condition. If forced to pick, I would go for #36 as the toughest.

I noticed a few books in this auction that rarely turn up. All Flash #32 is another I would put in that category.

Yeah, 36 is awfully tough. I’d go #30 in grade. The AF32 was mine too. It’s tougher than either of those GLs.

[BarristerBaker]

49 minutes ago, Norrin's lawyer said:

I was really surprised. They were beautiful books.  The Flash books were outstanding as well. 

Many thanks. Loads of pretty books among those titles. I love that Flash run, but it felt like time to let most go. I might reassemble in a higher grade at some point. I held back a few I couldn’t live without, including my 96, which is on par with the AF32 as being miserably tough. And cool.