Heritage's Next Event Auction has started posting books ! 31 31

[Primetime]

On 6/17/2022 at 10:44 AM, Terry JSA said:

I remember when you could get an unrestored CGC 2.0 for close to $40k.

I remember buying a 5.0 Tec 31 for $20k in 2009 

Edited June 17, 2022 by Primetime

[Dark Knight]

On 6/17/2022 at 12:13 PM, Primetime said:

Slightly stronger price point than the 3.0 that just sold on CLINK last week...and a blue cowl version 

Strong eye appeal = higher sale price.  This book looks better than the 3.0 in my opinion.

[Primetime]

On 6/17/2022 at 12:51 PM, Dark Knight said:

Strong eye appeal = higher sale price.  This book looks better than the 3.0 in my opinion.

of course, a full car wash and dressed to impressed brings the big dollar and keeps the wheel greased 

[Gotham Kid]

On 6/17/2022 at 8:51 PM, Dark Knight said:

This book looks better than the 3.0 in my opinion.

all day

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

The Cap 1 was a bit soft, especially compared to what the Promise book went for a few months ago

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On the other hand, the Cap 74 hammer price was stronger than I expected 

[TheLexLuthorCollection]

On 6/16/2022 at 2:38 PM, Bat-Hound said:

I thought so as well. 
Why the soft price on this sought after Joker cover?

Prices for this auction seemed softer than I expected.  My guess is that what is happening to the stock and crypto market is having a major impact.

[LDarkseid1]

On 6/17/2022 at 4:17 PM, szav said:

There were a lot of very strong, even crazy prices still ... however it was the first auction in a long time where anything at all seemed to fall through the cracks, and you could easily point to several books that did really poorly.

For example, while this copy might be a bit overgraded, and the 23 in the upper right could turn some off, another 8.0 went for $18,000 just two months ago.  Can't read too much into one data point, or even the results from one entire auction, but I think the cracks are starting to show overall.

It seems like golden age in general is doing very well, and the silver/bronze craze is what’s tapered off some. 

[Electron]

On 6/17/2022 at 2:10 PM, LDarkseid1 said:

I mean rarely do you see any copies. I swear I almost never see Flash Comics #1’s for sale.

I can remember seeing 5 or 6 copies on Fishler's wall display back in the 90s...  

[LDarkseid1]

On 6/17/2022 at 7:30 PM, Electron said:

I can remember seeing 5 or 6 copies on Fishler's wall display back in the 90s...  

I don’t doubt that 🙌

[Electron]

On 6/17/2022 at 9:32 PM, LDarkseid1 said:

I don’t doubt that 🙌

It was quite the eye opener...that's back when I thought GA was rare..  

[RareHighGrade]

On 6/17/2022 at 4:17 PM, szav said:

There were a lot of very strong, even crazy prices still ... however it was the first auction in a long time where anything at all seemed to fall through the cracks, and you could easily point to several books that did really poorly.

For example, while this copy might be a bit overgraded, and the 23 in the upper right could turn some off, another 8.0 went for $18,000 just two months ago.  Can't read too much into one data point, or even the results from one entire auction, but I think the cracks are starting to show overall.

That same copy went for $11,350 in 2013.  I find today's result to be shocking, especially for such a high demand book.

[quicksilver]

On 6/17/2022 at 8:17 PM, Terry JSA said:

I tried to get my hands on it at the very least, but $84k isn’t all that bad since this book hardly comes up. 

There’s another one in the next CC auction, same one that sold in March…

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/947406

[Cat-Man_America]

On 6/17/2022 at 10:53 PM, RareHighGrade said:

That same copy went for $11,350 in 2013.  I find today's result to be shocking, especially for such a high demand book.

There's good reasoning behind your observation, although this may be an outlier since there are at least two other graded 8.0 copies (not to mention several higher graded copies) competing for speculator bucks.  An 8.0 falls just below high grade and there are quite a few lower grade copies vying for collector's attention.  Also, this isn't one of the more spectacular PL covers (IMO).  I'm leaning toward the earlier realized hammer price from 2013 being the outlier.  If this were one of the best PL covers, then I'd be concerned about this low-ball result being part of a trend.  Still, it looks like someone got a pretty good deal and the owner took a noteworthy loss. 

[jimbo_7071]

On 6/18/2022 at 3:05 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

An 8.0 falls just below high grade . . ..

What do you consider high grade? I've always called 8.0 and up high grade.

[Robot Man]

On 6/17/2022 at 10:56 AM, Knightsofold said:

I bought maybe a 3.0 copy by todays standards at one of the earlier SDCCs in the early ‘70’s for $225. It took most of my spending money for the weekend, but I was in Heaven! 

[Robot Man]

On 6/17/2022 at 7:38 PM, Electron said:

It was quite the eye opener...that's back when I thought GA was rare..  

Lots of GA is still quite rare…

[Electron]

On 6/18/2022 at 9:33 AM, Robot Man said:

Lots of GA is still quite rare…

Sorry, just meant in general as I didn't see much in my home town at the time. Then I went to my first big show in Chicago and my mind was fully blown. You are absolutely correct though, there are many rare GA books out there! Case in point.. I spent over a decade trying to find a US Jones 2 only to never see a single copy for sale. There have been a few copies recently auctioned likely due to the tremendous price increases, but it's still incredibly rare.

[circumstances]

On 6/17/2022 at 2:19 PM, Dark Knight said:

I know that Age of Comics sold a Flash #1 4.5 copy for $120k this year at Wondercon.  That was a steal! I should've jumped on it lol.

if mine were a 4.5 and i was selling, my response would have been "good day, sir!" followed by a "i said good day!" to $120,000!

Edited June 18, 2022 by circumstances

[circumstances]

On 6/18/2022 at 12:25 PM, circumstances said:

double post

 

Edited June 18, 2022 by circumstances