zzutak Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On the subject of scarcity ...... On 1/13/2023 at 6:37 PM, buttock said: They certainly aren't common. It's a tough era for DC in general. But a lot of these are tied up in older collections where there is no reason to have them certified. On 1/13/2023 at 7:46 PM, OtherEric said: Just in general, 50's DC is far scarcer than people generally credit it, I think. But yeah, I suspect in many cases there just aren't than many getting slabbed. 50 and 79 are probably the best ones as a guide for numbers, since they're both higher demand issues. In my opinion, each of these observations is correct. I have no doubt that there are still a number of "nice" raw copies out there. Just look at the Atomic Age gems Comic Book Addiction has been bringing to market the past few years. And, as Eric notes, the relatively low guide/market value of most StrAdv issues simply does not justify the expense of CGC certification/encapsulation. This being said, let's take a closer look at issues #50 and 79 (arguably, the two Atomic Age issues that bring the highest premium to guide). Check out the current CGC Census. Issue #50 has about 2x~3x more certified copies than the neighboring issues. Issue #79 has about 8x~10x more certified copies than the neighboring issues. This has nothing to do with print run but, rather, is 100% due to market demand/value. (You'll see exactly the same pattern with ASM #300.) But now look at the number of certified copies in "high grade" (9.4-9.2-9.0-8.5) -- pretty consistent across all issue numbers (which causes the most frequently certified issues to have the lowest "average" grade). The small number of "high grade" certified copies of issues #50 and 79 (which would certainly bring at least $2000 at auction) suggest that there are probably not a lot of pristine copies tucked away out there. A few, yes. But a lot? I don't think so. In another 50 years or so, we should know for sure. frozentundraguy, OtherEric and Tri-Color Brian 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 Saw this one today. I guess people have figured out it's a scarce issue, I wonder where it will land: Tri-Color Brian and LDarkseid1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 11:29 AM, OtherEric said: Saw this one today. I guess people have figured out it's a scarce issue, I wonder where it will land: Do you have one of those Eric? I guess I'll need to watch that auction to figure out what mine might be worth now... OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 3:35 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Do you have one of those Eric? I guess I'll need to watch that auction to figure out what mine might be worth now... I do. And I think it’s better than a 4.0, for that matter: hchill25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 4:42 PM, OtherEric said: I do. And I think it’s better than a 4.0, for that matter: Then I guess you need to watch that auction too... OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 $552 with buyers premium. Didn’t see that coming. LDarkseid1 and Tri-Color Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) On 1/16/2023 at 5:13 PM, OtherEric said: $552 with buyers premium. Didn’t see that coming. That’s one hell of a price! Edited January 17, 2023 by LDarkseid1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 And today's incoming book: frozentundraguy, hchill25, Tri-Color Brian and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromak Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 3:16 AM, OtherEric said: And today's incoming book: A lovely silly cover! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 3:54 PM, Kromak said: A lovely silly cover! It is. Sadly, it’s clearly one of those “cover first, then write a story to explain it” covers, and they really fail to justify the cover and title. Tri-Color Brian and Kromak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 9:16 PM, OtherEric said: And today's incoming book: What ice cream are you going to send out for? Just 10 cents 🔥 OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Hmmm...I wonder what my copy would bring? OtherEric and frozentundraguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Oh, and I happen to like this silly cover... This is one of the "classics". Edited January 19, 2023 by Tri-ColorBrian frozentundraguy, OtherEric and Book Guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 12:00 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Hmmm...I wonder what my copy would bring? Without a doubt, a good amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 4:35 PM, LDarkseid1 said: Without a doubt, a good amount. That rhymes...You're a poet and didn't know it... LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawker Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 These are the only ones I have. hchill25, LDarkseid1, OtherEric and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 3:49 PM, jayhawker said: These are the only ones I have. Awesome books! #50 is one of my favorite covers. jayhawker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 And I've always been quite fond of issue #114. Anyone wish to claim issue #78 and/or 118? jayhawker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 4:49 PM, jayhawker said: These are the only ones I have. Well, these look horrible, but if you keep looking I think you might find some copies that really look nice... jayhawker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LDarkseid1 Posted January 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Back from the graders. Pretty bummed with the #21. Staple popped when my presser worked on it initially, and grader notes now say cover detached, which top staple was still attached when I sent it in 😭. So that one got affected badly 🤦♂️. Likely a 6.0-6.5 before all the crapola along the way, but it is what it is. Others can’t complain. Thought the 24 might have color touch, but wasn’t 100% sure. Anyway, time to update the registry 😄 Edited January 24, 2023 by LDarkseid1 hchill25, OtherEric, buttock and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
