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[Cat-Man_America]

On 4/9/2022 at 2:02 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

Yes, but it might not be a smart play to get into a bidding war unless "winning" truly trumps financial considerations. On a book-by-book basis, it's still possible to lose a lot of money.

 

This is true, but 2008 & 2010 is ancient history; even 20/20 is hindsight now. 

On 4/9/2022 at 2:15 PM, Terry JSA said:

I know that’s the cause for it. We’ve been seeing inflated prices with this Pedigree for awhile now.

Well, I have noticed a lot of air pumps operating in the background. 

On 4/9/2022 at 3:40 PM, adamstrange said:

There are 13 copies 7.5 and higher.  That's a very small number relative to the size of the Marvel Zombie Collecting Community.

And that cover doesn't even feature a zombie!   To snag one of those you'd have to track down MM #46! 

On 4/9/2022 at 4:51 PM, Point Five said:

I like the email they sent on **Wednesday** warning me "last chance!" to bid on books ending Sunday (tomorrow).   

Followed of course by reminder emails Thursday, Friday and Saturday.     

Can't say they're not persistent. 

 

You can't beat those robo-reminders for punctuality, ...they're working overtime! 

[tth2]

On 4/10/2022 at 9:40 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

On 4/10/2022 at 5:51 AM, Point Five said:

I like the email they sent on **Wednesday** warning me "last chance!" to bid on books ending Sunday (tomorrow).   

Followed of course by reminder emails Thursday, Friday and Saturday.     

Can't say they're not persistent. 

 

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You can't beat those robo-reminders for punctuality, ...they're working overtime! 

At least they're not as obnoxious as CC, who send you invoices for books piecemeal while the auction's still going on!  Heritage at least wait for the entire auction to be concluded to send you one consolidated invoice. 

[Point Five]

On 4/9/2022 at 10:47 PM, tth2 said:

At least they're not as obnoxious as CC, who send you invoices for books piecemeal while the auction's still going on!  [...]

Amateur hour.   

 

[tth2]

On 4/10/2022 at 2:52 AM, Dark Knight said:

Because it's a Promise book

If you're patient and wait for them to come back on the market, the premium may evaporate a bit.

The Promise 9.6 Kid Colt #4 just sold in this auction for $4080.  It sold on Heritage back in September for $4800.  That's a bad flip, particularly after you factor in fees.

[lou_fine]

On 3/28/2022 at 9:43 PM, RareHighGrade said:

Even more surprising is that these two low grade pre-hero issues each went for over 20X Guide ($4560 and $4800, respectively).  Seems like the pre-hero issues have suddenly caught fire.

Well, I guess not so much when they come graded and slabbed and consigned to the premium rink side seats of a high end HA Signature Auction as opposed to being raw and low grade and booted to the nosebleed cheapo seats of a HA Weekend Auction where they still stand out:     

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/more-fun-comics-35-dc-1938-cgc-vg-35-slightly-brittle-pages/a/7270-96086.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

Sold for something like only just a bit over double condition guide for a higher condition graded copy or less than 20% of what a raw lower condition copy sold for less than 2 weeks ago at something like 20X condition guide.  

As for the More Fun 45, I guess I can't show the scan here since it was graded by the boys from across the street.  Pretty much the same thing with an absolutely gorgeous Slight to Moderate Restored copy selling for slightly lower than condition guide at only $1,500 or only about 30% of what a much lower graded water stained G+ copy sold for less than 2 weeks ago at something again like 20X condition guide:    

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/more-fun-comics-45-dc-1939-cbcs-restored-vf-85-slight-to-moderate-p-white-pages/a/7270-96088.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

Edited April 10, 2022 by lou_fine

[october]

On 4/10/2022 at 12:48 PM, lou_fine said:

 

As for the More Fun 45, I guess I can't show the scan here since it was graded by the boys from across the street.  Pretty much the same thing with an absolutely gorgeous Slight to Moderate Restored copy selling for slightly lower than condition guide at only $1,500 or only about 30% of what a much lower graded water stained G+ copy sold for less than 2 weeks ago at something again like 20X condition guide:  

That was a nice pickup on the restored MF 45 I think. I bet the guy that snagged it is smart, cool and super handsome. Just pure speculation on my part.

[lou_fine]

Looks like the so-called death knell for restored PLOD books is probably a bit over rated when you see results like this one here:  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/detective-comics-36-dc-1940-cgc-apparent-gd-25-slight-c-1-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7270-96049.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Inventory-BuyNowFromOwner-ThisAuction-120115

I imagine the Slight resto rating helped a bit here, although the work was listed as a Poor "C" job,  and yet it still managed to sell for almost double condition guide value.  

[lou_fine]

Nice to see this much overlooked book as compared to Suspense 3 finally get some long deserved loving with an all-time record setting price:   

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/horror/suspense-comics-1-continental-magazines-1943-cgc-fn-55-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7270-96151.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115

Sold for $11,400 or something like 4X condition guide valuation, with only 5 copies graded higher than this nicely presenting copy relative to its assigned CGC 5.5 grade.  

[Gotham Kid]

On 4/10/2022 at 6:58 PM, lou_fine said:

Looks like the so-called death knell for restored PLOD books is probably a bit over rated when you see results like this one here:  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/detective-comics-36-dc-1940-cgc-apparent-gd-25-slight-c-1-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7270-96049.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Inventory-BuyNowFromOwner-ThisAuction-120115

I imagine the Slight resto rating helped a bit here, although the work was listed as a Poor "C" job,  and yet it still managed to sell for almost double condition guide value.  

was shocked at final hammer, thought maybe 10-12k

Edited April 10, 2022 by Gotham Kid

[RareHighGrade]

On 4/10/2022 at 10:48 AM, lou_fine said:

Well, I guess not so much when they come graded and slabbed and consigned to the premium rink side seats of a high end HA Signature Auction as opposed to being raw and low grade and booted to the nosebleed cheapo seats of a HA Weekend Auction where they still stand out:     

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/more-fun-comics-35-dc-1938-cgc-vg-35-slightly-brittle-pages/a/7270-96086.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

Sold for something like only just a bit over double condition guide for a higher condition graded copy or less than 20% of what a raw lower condition copy sold for less than 2 weeks ago at something like 20X condition guide.  

As for the More Fun 45, I guess I can't show the scan here since it was graded by the boys from across the street.  Pretty much the same thing with an absolutely gorgeous Slight to Moderate Restored copy selling for slightly lower than condition guide at only $1,500 or only about 30% of what a much lower graded water stained G+ copy sold for less than 2 weeks ago at something again like 20X condition guide:    

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/more-fun-comics-45-dc-1939-cbcs-restored-vf-85-slight-to-moderate-p-white-pages/a/7270-96088.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

I was also surprised the 3.5 MF #35 didn't go for more in light of the earlier sale of the low grade raw copy.  It's probably due to the 3.5 having brittle pages and a taped spine.  I think the best pre-hero DC buy in the auction was the Cosmic Aeroplane copy of MF #47, which went for only $3,120.  Now that was a deal for the buyer.

[RareHighGrade]

On 4/10/2022 at 10:55 AM, october said:

That was a nice pickup on the restored MF 45 I think. I bet the guy that snagged it is smart, cool and super handsome. Just pure speculation on my part.

Congrats, that was indeed a nice pick-up!

[lou_fine]

On 4/10/2022 at 11:43 AM, Gotham Kid said:

was shocked at final hammer

Especially when compared to the rather abysmal showing of both the 'Tec 29 and 'Tec 33 a day earlier.  

Must be the raspy screechy "run out of the room" voice of the live auctioneer, as compared to the hynoptic soothing bid enducing lull of the computer generated voice.     

[Chicago Boy]

On 4/10/2022 at 2:42 PM, lou_fine said:

Especially when compared to the rather abysmal showing of both the 'Tec 29 and 'Tec 33 a day earlier.  

Must be the raspy screechy "run out of the room" voice of the live auctioneer, as compared to the hynoptic soothing bid enducing lull of the computer generated voice.     

Still can't believe that Tec 27 didn't at least hit 100k.

[october]

On 4/10/2022 at 1:58 PM, RareHighGrade said:

I think the best pre-hero DC buy in the auction was the Cosmic Aeroplane copy of MF #47, which went for only $3,120.  Now that was a deal for the buyer.

Agree. That was way too cheap. I have a 47 or else I would have absolutely bid more than it went for....and I am cheap. 

[lou_fine]

On 4/10/2022 at 12:43 PM, Chicago Boy said:

Still can't believe that Tec 27 didn't at least hit 100k.

The deep pocketed bidders on the first 2 days don't want to be seen bidding on an "incomplete" book, while the weekend flea market bargain hunters don't mind bidding on these so-called "entry level" copies.    

[jimbo_7071]

On 4/10/2022 at 3:51 PM, lou_fine said:

The deep pocketed bidders on the first 2 days don't want to be seen bidding on an "incomplete" book, while the weekend flea market bargain hunters don't mind bidding on these so-called "entry level" copies.    

I'm much closer to the weekend flea market bargain hunter, and I wouldn't want an incomplete or coverless copy of anything at any price point. It just wouldn't hold any appeal for me. I think that most collectors probably feel the same way. I would never say never with respect to a PLOD, but a PLOD would have to be super cheap. But a coverless copy? Basically never. The only possible exception would be if I already had a cover to match, and it would have to be a cover that I found in a bulk lot from an estate auction or something, because I wouldn't buy a cover, either.

[batman_fan]

Only one item I was watch went for what I would consider a bargain

Batman 2, 2.0 Promise book, $7200

Worlds Finest 3, 4.0 Promise book, $13,200

Batman 3, 6.5, $9,300

Batman 78, 7.5, $2,760

Batman 89, 8.0, $10,200 - thank the Lord I already have an 8.0 I bought from Metro for around $800

Tales of Terror Annual 3, 8.0, $1,860 - the one bargain in my mind

 

[jimbo_7071]

On 4/10/2022 at 4:16 PM, batman_fan said:

Batman 89, 8.0, $10,200

[lou_fine]

On 4/10/2022 at 1:46 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

On 4/10/2022 at 1:16 PM, batman_fan said:

Batman 89, 8.0, $10,200

Not only am I shocked at the price here, but also shocked at the grade considering what I am seeing here down the entire spine for a CGC 8.0:  

[jimbo_7071]

On 4/10/2022 at 5:27 PM, lou_fine said:

Not only am I shocked at the price here, but also shocked at the grade considering what I am seeing here down the entire spine for a CGC 8.0:  

Dude . . . THAT 8.0 went for $10K? ? ? ?

That's a 6.5 all day long.