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lou_fine

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On 4/27/2022 at 8:59 AM, MrBedrock said:
On 4/25/2022 at 10:21 AM, tth2 said:

 

Extra credit if you can name who became baseball's first Million Dollar Man!

Nolan Ryan

Although Nolan Ryan is indeed acknowledged to be baseball's first Million Dollar Man, I find this to be a bit strange since I thought Dave Parker had already signed his multi-million dollar multi-year contract earlier that same year back in 1979?  ???

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On 4/26/2022 at 5:39 PM, twmjr1 said:

OT: In last week's HA, a poor, incomplete copy of Fantastic Comics 20 sold for $576? WTH? I know most issues of that title have been very hard to find for a long time, but still....SMH.

 

On 4/26/2022 at 6:40 PM, Nazirite said:

I think you answered your own question. People can make up any excuse they want on why they did or didn't pull the trigger on a book. But at the end of the day, either you own the book or you don't. That Fantastic Comics 20 only has 9 copies on the census, if I collected that title and saw that book I would over pay for it to and hope to upgrade later lol.

I understand where you're coming from, @twmjr1. I've never wanted a book badly enough to buy an incomplete copy. 

And @Nazirite, if you own an incomplete copy, you don't own the book. You own part of the book.

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On 4/27/2022 at 10:30 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

You own part of the book.

In your opinion sure, even if that was the case , having only part of the book that you want still beats the heck out of not having it at all, especially when it comes to golden age books.  :baiting:

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lou_fine

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On 4/27/2022 at 7:30 PM, tth2 said:
On 4/27/2022 at 8:59 AM, MrBedrock said:
On 4/25/2022 at 10:21 AM, tth2 said:

 

Extra credit if you can name who became baseball's first Million Dollar Man!

Nolan Ryan

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Yes, you are indeed correct as I just Goggled it and although Dave Parker did signed a 5-year $5M contract back in January of 1979, the deal was actually made up of a $650K base per year, with the rest comprised of deferred payments and incentives with posssibly some of them unearned.  :(

So yes, Nolan Ryan was the first million dollar player as the his contract starting for the 1980 season at 4 years for $4.5M was not laced with either deferred payments or incentives.  (thumbsu

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On 5/2/2022 at 6:15 PM, tabcom said:
On 4/27/2022 at 10:59 AM, MrBedrock said:

Nolan Ryan

With the Angels?

With the Astros.

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lou_fine

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On 5/2/2022 at 4:06 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

I guess there's a new Disney mega-key in town. Who knew?

Overstreet 9.2 value = $190.

 

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Not coming out of nowhere like this FC Mickey Mouse finishing up at $6,600; but I also thought this World's Finest was a bit of a surprise:  :whatthe:

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/world-s-finest-comics-9-the-promise-collection-pedigree-dc-1943-cgc-fn-55-white-pages/a/122218-11887.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-endofauction

Golden Age (1938-1955):Superhero, World's Finest Comics #9 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1943) CGC FN- 5.5 White pages....

Especially since it finished up at $6K or over 8X condition guide value for a mid-grade copy with the census indicating another 25 copies in higher grade plus a further 5 copies in the same equivalent grade.  Then again, even though it is a Hitler cover, maybe it's also the Promise label that makes all of tjhe bidders lose their sense of reality when it comes to bidding.  :insane:

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One the one hand this book has been undervalued for far too long, but on the other hand...this is silly: Cover is detached and it is MISSING ALL 5 PAGES OF THE SANDMAN STORY.

I'm assuming most of the value here is in the cover, as that is a very nice sticker and overall clean wrap that could be used to upgrade another complete copy.

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On 5/10/2022 at 9:27 AM, Sauce Dog said:

One the one hand this book has been undervalued for far too long, but on the other hand...this is silly: Cover is detached and it is MISSING ALL 5 PAGES OF THE SANDMAN STORY.

I'm assuming most of the value here is in the cover, as that is a very nice sticker and overall clean wrap that could be used to upgrade another complete copy.

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This copy seemed to have a lot going for it despite the missing pages... super bright clean cover, signed by Jerry Robinson and from his collection.

 

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On 5/2/2022 at 4:06 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

I guess there's a new Disney mega-key in town. Who knew?

Overstreet 9.2 value = $190.

 

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Insane, completely INSANE! What is wrong with people? Prices like this are good for the hobby? No, people are and will be leaving for good. Then what happens to people like this buyer? 

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On 5/2/2022 at 4:06 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

I guess there's a new Disney mega-key in town. Who knew?

Overstreet 9.2 value = $190.

 

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That just shows you that people with money an No comic brain are buying books in the 9.0 range and above thinking it's a great investment :makepoint:

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On 5/11/2022 at 10:36 AM, woowoo said:

That just shows you that people with money an No comic brain are buying books in the 9.0 range and above thinking it's a great investment :makepoint:

Someone seems to be going hard for highest-graded Four Color books. Maybe someone should tell him that the only reason some of those books look scarce in the census is because most people haven't considered them valuable enough to slab.

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On 5/11/2022 at 6:51 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

It’s only just begun . . .

 

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I think this going to be the first litmus test of how high end books are doing while crypto and the nasdaq crashes.  I'm not putting in any tracking bids as I won't be able to afford it at any price 

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