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[tth2]

On 11/20/2021 at 5:40 AM, nearmint said:

In 2012, I sold a Daredevil #9 CGC 9.8 for $1666.  Today, a copy in the same grade sold for $28,800.

The moral of the story is never ever sell your comics!

[Aman619]

aint that the truth!  and it will set you free!

[tth2]

On 11/20/2021 at 7:02 AM, Point Five said:

On 11/20/2021 at 6:04 AM, Aman619 said:

I wonder if this is how Van Gogh/Impressionist collectors felt in the late 1800s as the prices rose out of their reach!  and they had to share their hobby with ... those people who have no love for the ART.  Healots!

"Starry Night? Yeah, I flipped that one in 1901. Made a few thousand sweet francs!"
"Uh dude, it just auctioned again and I've got some *really* bad news for you..."

There are so many cases where whatever seemed crazy expensive at the time has turned out to be a screaming bargain in time.

And yet, all we have here is people saying they wussed out on buying something because "it was too expensive".  

Just how much data do people need to convince them that the only strategy that has consistently worked throughout history with comics is "just buy it"?

Edited November 20, 2021 by tth2

[tth2]

On 11/20/2021 at 4:02 PM, Aman619 said:

aint that the truth!  and it will set you free!

You are certainly the leading practicioner of that philosophy!  

[Flex Mentallo]

On 11/19/2021 at 10:04 PM, Aman619 said:

I wonder if this is how Van Gogh/Impressionist collectors felt in the late 1800s as the prices rose out of their reach!  and they had to share their hobby with ... those people who have no love for the ART.  Healots!

And of course, this drove Vincent to invent the cut bid

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 11/19/2021 at 2:24 PM, comicnoir said:

Cinderella Love 25 went for $16,800.00 

Ppl were calling for $10K/12K here I recall.

I was really surprised by that one, too. It’s only by participating on the boards here that I learned my love for Matt baker. Still, that one surprised me. 

[adamstrange]

On 11/20/2021 at 3:03 AM, tth2 said:

Just how much data do people need to convince them that the only strategy that has consistently worked throughout history is "just buy it"?

I just picked up two dozen tulips.  

[Flex Mentallo]

On 11/20/2021 at 2:07 PM, adamstrange said:

I just picked up two dozen tulips.  

Just in time! You should be able to swap a nice town house for those!

[tth2]

On 11/20/2021 at 10:07 PM, adamstrange said:

I just picked up two dozen tulips.  

Welcome back Old Gene! 

I should have clarified my post by saying "the only strategy that has consistently worked with comics throughout history ..." 

[adamstrange]

On 11/20/2021 at 9:14 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

Just in time! You should be able to swap a nice town house for those!

I'm holding out for a French chateau outside Nice 

[adamstrange]

On 11/20/2021 at 9:20 AM, tth2 said:

 

I should have clarified my post by saying "the only strategy that has consistently worked with comics throughout history ..." 

It's guaranteed to work 100% of the time.

Until it doesn't.

[Flex Mentallo]

On 11/20/2021 at 5:00 PM, adamstrange said:

It's guaranteed to work 100% of the time.

Until it doesn't.

Tulip bulb moment?

[innocuous]

On 11/17/2021 at 7:49 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

Yes, even the ones with awful dust shadows and terrible eye appeal—the high-grade ones, anyway.

Ugh. The book at 9.2 guides at $310. It was sitting at $525 going into the live session. I set a limit of $1000 for myself but got carried away and went up to $1200. Final hammer was $1800 (w/BP). I give it 24 hours before the regret sinks in. 

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

Ok it’s official. Going to play tennis is either a very good or a very bad strategy for me during these auctions.
 

Never the bride, always the bridesmaid 

[ThothAmon]

On 11/20/2021 at 1:57 PM, innocuous said:

regret

We’re all tremendous slouches. I tapped out after my $5k bid was topped. 
 

[Cat-Man_America]

On 11/20/2021 at 1:01 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Ok it’s official. Going to play tennis is either a very good or a very bad strategy for me during these auctions.
 

Never the bride, always the bridesmaid 

Where were you when I was hovering over the HA BID buttons on Thursday?  

I'd gladly have taken a swing at one racket over the other.  

[RareHighGrade]

On 11/20/2021 at 11:03 AM, ThothAmon said:

We’re all tremendous slouches. I tapped out after my $5k bid was topped. 
 

That record breaking price is because the pedigree designation was listed not only on the label, but also two more times on the cover itself.

[ThothAmon]

On 11/20/2021 at 2:13 PM, RareHighGrade said:

That record breaking price is because the pedigree designation was listed not only on the label, but also two more times on the cover itself.

Speaking from my perspective only my bids were based solely upon Veronica. 

[jimbo_7071]

On 11/20/2021 at 1:57 PM, innocuous said:

Ugh. The book at 9.2 guides at $310. It was sitting at $525 going into the live session. I set a limit of $1000 for myself but got carried away and went up to $1200. Final hammer was $1800 (w/BP). I give it 24 hours before the regret sinks in. 

That's a book that probably doesn't get slabbed very often because the guide value is low. There may be other comparable copies out there. If $1,200 wasn't enough to snag it, then you shouldn't lose any sleep over not being the buyer. There's always another book.

[RareHighGrade]

On 11/20/2021 at 11:23 AM, jimbo_7071 said:

That's a book that probably doesn't get slabbed very often because the guide value is low. There may be other comparable copies out there. If $1,200 wasn't enough to snag it, then you shouldn't lose any sleep over not being the buyer. There's always another book.

Not if you're a surfing cover collector like innocuous.