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[Ian_Levine]

 

Hey Ian I just located another Buzzy 70 recently. That is only the third copy I'm aware of since I spotted the one you have

 

Wow.

 

How much was it ?? How did you get it ?? Mine was six years ago.

[G.A.tor]

 

Hey Ian I just located another Buzzy 70 recently. That is only the third copy I'm aware of since I spotted the one you have

 

Wow.

 

How much was it ?? How did you get it ?? Mine was six years ago.

I found mine at mega con in March...$15 from a smaller dealer...

I put it on my wall (no price) and due to the "legend" of the book from the cgc boards, I got a VERY nice offer for it ...so, indirectly, I have Ian to thank

[Ian_Levine]

I found mine at mega con in March...$15 from a smaller dealer...

I put it on my wall (no price) and due to the "legend" of the book from the cgc boards, I got a VERY nice offer for it ...so, indirectly, I have Ian to thank

 

I cannot believe anyone would sell that for fifteen dollars. It makes my head reel.

[G.A.tor]

I found mine at mega con in March...$15 from a smaller dealer...

I put it on my wall (no price) and due to the "legend" of the book from the cgc boards, I got a VERY nice offer for it ...so, indirectly, I have Ian to thank

 

I cannot believe anyone would sell that for fifteen dollars. It makes my head reel.

and that one was cheaper than the surrounding buzzy issues he had in the box, because it was lower grade... I assume he priced it off the guide but I didn't wait long to ask him... simply said "i'll take it" and plopped down a ten and five spot and walked back to my booth... seemed like the guy had a lot of the buzzy run

[jerome34]

Many years ago, Michele Nolan published a note on the DC teenage

books and claimed Buzzy 70 was the hardest to get. I kept a special

eye out for it and eventually got one for a reasonable price

(according to Overstreet). Once Ian and I connected, I hunted for a copy

for him but was not able to find one.

 

Within the past month or so, on e-bay, there was a lot which had a

low grade copy of Buzzy 70 in among a few other books. It sold for

a relatively modest price.

 

While the book was hare do get in the 1980's, and 1990's, I think that

(partially due to Ian's search) enough copies have come out of the

woodwork that it is no longer a very rare book. It is not an easy

book but it should no longer be considered to be rare.

 

As a result, there is little reason for it to be marked up to very high

prices. If Overstreet corrects the price to about double or maybe

triple the current price, it would be more sensible.

 

Isn't it nice that the woodwork can produce these books as soon as

a lot of dealers believe (with, alas, reason) that they can sell them for

obscene prices?

[richnerd]

Those were some of the best entertaining years.

[Bronty]

I understand your POV entirely, but its a POV as rare a Happy Tooth, which is why I enjoy the picture !

 

I still maintain that anyone interested in DC Comics would be fascinated by something like Happy Tooth.

 

with all due respect that's not necessarily true. A few people will be fascinated by it, most won't care.

[Ian_Levine]

Many years ago, Michele Nolan published a note on the DC teenage

books and claimed Buzzy 70 was the hardest to get. I kept a special

eye out for it and eventually got one for a reasonable price

(according to Overstreet). Once Ian and I connected, I hunted for a copy

for him but was not able to find one.

 

Within the past month or so, on e-bay, there was a lot which had a

low grade copy of Buzzy 70 in among a few other books. It sold for

a relatively modest price.

 

While the book was hare do get in the 1980's, and 1990's, I think that

(partially due to Ian's search) enough copies have come out of the

woodwork that it is no longer a very rare book. It is not an easy

book but it should no longer be considered to be rare.

 

As a result, there is little reason for it to be marked up to very high

prices. If Overstreet corrects the price to about double or maybe

triple the current price, it would be more sensible.

 

Isn't it nice that the woodwork can produce these books as soon as

a lot of dealers believe (with, alas, reason) that they can sell them for

obscene prices?

 

But there are some books like Double Action 2, Narrative Illustration, Good Triumphs Over Evil, How You Can Defend Your Home, and Big Book Of Fun Comics that, no matter how much publicity they get, they will never be common.

[swapto]

 

Hey Ian I just located another Buzzy 70 recently. That is only the third copy I'm aware of since I spotted the one you have

 

Wow.

 

How much was it ?? How did you get it ?? Mine was six years ago.

 

 

Within the past month or so, on e-bay, there was a lot which had a

low grade copy of Buzzy 70 in among a few other books. It sold for

a relatively modest price.

 

 

Ian, the book Jerome mentions above is the same book scott found on ebay.

i do not know what he paid for it.

I paid scott $400USD for it.

it has a large chuck missing from the FC but otherwise complete.

 

Edited July 16, 2010 by swapto

[swapto]

 

While the book was hare do get in the 1980's, and 1990's, I think that

(partially due to Ian's search) enough copies have come out of the

woodwork that it is no longer a very rare book. It is not an easy

book but it should no longer be considered to be rare.

 

As a result, there is little reason for it to be marked up to very high

prices. If Overstreet corrects the price to about double or maybe

triple the current price, it would be more sensible.

 

Isn't it nice that the woodwork can produce these books as soon as

a lot of dealers believe (with, alas, reason) that they can sell them for

obscene prices?

 

i agree that they should not be 'marked' up in price but if you have been looking for years, like me, to secure a copy in any condition you will be happy to pay WAY over guide. trust me

 

Ben

[jerome34]

Ian:

The ones you name are (with the exception of

"How You ...") are ones that will never be common. The

woodwork was cleaned out of those years ago.

 

For you and me, items that we consider "scarce" are ones

the were scarce from when we started hunting until we got

our copies. Then we stop looking but still consider them

scarce. Some of them (due, in part, to our hunts) become

less scarce; some become even harder to find.

 

There are items we found early in our search and got that

are scarce. Some are documented, some are not. For

example, you got your New Adventure 13 early so, for you,

there was no reason to look and no reason to think, based

exclusively on your own collecting experience, that it is scarce.

 

So anytime you, or I, or any other collector names an issue

as being scarce it is implied that it was scarce while we looked.

Probably such issues are at a later date "scarce," "very scarce,"

or just "hard to find."

 

There are many very hard to find items you have gotten for me

and believe me, I appreciate it and will continue to appreciate it.

Were a warehouse find of an issue to appear, it would not cause

any change in my thankfulness for your help.

[sborock]

"Were a warehouse find of an issue to appear, it would not cause

any change in my thankfulness for your help."

 

[G.A.tor]

 

Hey Ian I just located another Buzzy 70 recently. That is only the third copy I'm aware of since I spotted the one you have

 

Wow.

 

How much was it ?? How did you get it ?? Mine was six years ago.

 

 

Within the past month or so, on e-bay, there was a lot which had a

low grade copy of Buzzy 70 in among a few other books. It sold for

a relatively modest price.

 

 

Ian, the book Jerome mentions above is the same book scott found on ebay.

i do not know what he paid for it.

I paid scott $400USD for it.

it has a large chuck missing from the FC but otherwise complete.

 

holy ... $400 for a .5

now I don't feel bad selling a vg/fn for $250 (that is what I was offered at mega con for the copy I paid $15 for just hours before, and I was actually a little uneasy about someone paying me "that much" but the customer insisted it was worth that to him)... wow

[Point Five]

holy ... $400 for a .5

now I don't feel bad selling a vg/fn for $250 (that is what I was offered at mega con for the copy I paid $15 for just hours before, and I was actually a little uneasy about someone paying me "that much" but the customer insisted it was worth that to him)... wow

These 'scarcity books' are kind of funny. If I didn't read these boards I'd have no idea this was worth more than a few bucks, regardless of grade.

[swapto]

holy ... $400 for a .5

now I don't feel bad selling a vg/fn for $250 (that is what I was offered at mega con for the copy I paid $15 for just hours before, and I was actually a little uneasy about someone paying me "that much" but the customer insisted it was worth that to him)... wow

These 'scarcity books' are kind of funny. If I didn't read these boards I'd have no idea this was worth more than a few bucks, regardless of grade.

 

this book's worth, like with many others i think, is relative to each collector.

i tend to pay insane prices because i myself am a little insane

 

(thumbs u

[Point Five]

holy ... $400 for a .5

now I don't feel bad selling a vg/fn for $250 (that is what I was offered at mega con for the copy I paid $15 for just hours before, and I was actually a little uneasy about someone paying me "that much" but the customer insisted it was worth that to him)... wow

These 'scarcity books' are kind of funny. If I didn't read these boards I'd have no idea this was worth more than a few bucks, regardless of grade.

 

this book's worth, like with many others i think, is relative to each collector.

i tend to pay insane prices because i myself am a little insane

 

(thumbs u

Rest assured, no offense was meant at all. I love scarce books myself!, and am "hopelessly invested" in esoteric early Fox ones, among others. We collect what we love. (thumbs u

[jerome34]

If you have been hunting for a particular book for years to complete a

title/run, you are temped, and often willing, to pay well over guide just

to get the dratted thing. I have done it and expect to do it again.

 

What troubles me is books like Buzzy 70 that have a reputation that they

are extremely rare when they are merely rare. Then people pay outrageous

prices to get the one book when they have no interest in any other issue

of the title.

 

Part of the reason why Buzzy 70 seems so rare is that dealers who do not

know it is supposed to be rare (and Overstreet give no indication that it is not

common) say to themselves "I am going to convention .con and cannot bring

all my stuff; should I bring this group of $10.00 Buzzy's or should I bring this

group of $40.00 Silver Surfers?" We all know the answer to that.

 

Someone had extra space in his con box and Gator got one for "guide" (more or

less). A "Gotta have any dratted book that is considered to be impossible

to get" collector came by and Gator did well. And, at least for a while, both

are happy with the transaction as is the dealer who sold it to Gator.

 

In the long term, I do not think such activities are good for the field.

[Bat-Man]

holy ... $400 for a .5

now I don't feel bad selling a vg/fn for $250 (that is what I was offered at mega con for the copy I paid $15 for just hours before, and I was actually a little uneasy about someone paying me "that much" but the customer insisted it was worth that to him)... wow

These 'scarcity books' are kind of funny. If I didn't read these boards I'd have no idea this was worth more than a few bucks, regardless of grade.

 

this book's worth, like with many others i think, is relative to each collector.

i tend to pay insane prices because i myself am a little insane

 

(thumbs u

 

[Bat-Man]

I got up the energy to go through about half of this thread. Nice reward half way through (posted below).

 

Ian, great stuff and I have appreciated the information you have been sharing.

 

 

 

 

 

These pictures are incredible!

[swapto]

holy ... $400 for a .5

now I don't feel bad selling a vg/fn for $250 (that is what I was offered at mega con for the copy I paid $15 for just hours before, and I was actually a little uneasy about someone paying me "that much" but the customer insisted it was worth that to him)... wow

These 'scarcity books' are kind of funny. If I didn't read these boards I'd have no idea this was worth more than a few bucks, regardless of grade.

 

this book's worth, like with many others i think, is relative to each collector.

i tend to pay insane prices because i myself am a little insane

 

(thumbs u

Rest assured, no offense was meant at all. I love scarce books myself!, and am "hopelessly invested" in esoteric early Fox ones, among others. We collect what we love. (thumbs u

 

none taken (thumbs u