Popular Post Funnybooks Posted May 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 minute ago, pemart1966 said: I feel that you will not be alone... Probably more like this... MatterEaterLad, Spyder!, ThothAmon and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 my count is 129 right now - 97 on a promise collection search and 32 not written up with descriptions yet - and they'll all be hitting the Thursday afternoon session? they certainly won't be putting them into the weekend, so maybe Thursday and Friday. Still, east coast work hours. They're the experts, but I'd be sweating bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestfourcolors Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: my count is 129 right now - 97 on a promise collection search and 32 not written up with descriptions yet - and they'll all be hitting the Thursday afternoon session? they certainly won't be putting them into the weekend, so maybe Thursday and Friday. Still, east coast work hours. They're the experts, but I'd be sweating bullets. No videogames this time, so that opens up a floor session as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, miraclemet said: 5000 book collection, and we're getting what 34 books in the next auction... this pedigree is gonna be rolling out for a decade! CGC is grading at a glacial level, but the auction doesn't start for almost a month. Expect to see lesser titles in the weekly auctions, but rolling out as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, pemart1966 said: Still there are some on this thread that are of the opinion that some of the books on offer are over graded for one reason or another. It will be important for bidders to keep a level head and not bid on the grade but bid on the book. Truer words have never been spoken and it will be easy for some to get caught up in the euphoria of seeing this many books on offer. I always look at any grade closely and make my own opinion, but these books are gonna have special value above normal non-special collection books and that should make up the difference in any over/under grading. You must consider, a level head at all times...but this is it, no hype needed, yes with the Berk Action #1 and Tec #38 coming on board for this it is gonna be quite special time to be a GA collector! Edited May 4, 2021 by Mmehdy fast eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Anyone know the span (years) of the Promise Pedigree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Just now, miraclemet said: Anyone know the span (years) of the Promise Pedigree? Cap 1 is 1941...not much known other wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, miraclemet said: Anyone know the span (years) of the Promise Pedigree? We don't even know what the Promise pedigree is... MatterEaterLad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast eddie Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 With so much to choose from just find the book-books that move you,,,,,, use your heart as well as your eyes and I'm sure there is something there that would make you proud to put away in your collection,,,,,that's how I plan to pursue this particular collection. My 15 year old daughter will get the comic book bug eventually,,,,,,,, and it doesn't get much better than Golden Age art in my humble opinion,,,,,,, Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, pemart1966 said: Still there are some on this thread that are of the opinion that some of the books on offer are over graded for one reason or another. 48 minutes ago, Mmehdy said: I always look at any grade closely and make my own opinion, but these books are gonna have special value above normal non-special collection books and that should make up the difference in any over/under grading. Yes, especially since you can't truly grade a book just from a scan, as opposed to having the actual book in hand. Still, always best to buy the book, as oppsed to buying the label like what a lot of the OCD FOMO driven buyers seem to do nowadays. Looks like they have the Miss Fury run up right now, and Miss Fury #2 has always been my favorite out of this short run due to its beautiful blend of colors: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/miss-fury-2-the-promise-collection-pedigree-timely-1943-cgc-vf-85-white-pages/p/7244-175085.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Preview-SearchResults-120115&lotPosition=93|0# Surprised that they haven't had a higher graded copy after all this time, since this Promise Copy here is the highest graded copy at CGC 8.5. Not sure what happened with that top staple area or the wear at the bottom of the spine, but I guess it is what it is, although I have certainly seen better presenting CGC 8.5 graded books from a strict visual point of view. Edited May 4, 2021 by lou_fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast eddie Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, lou_fine said: Yes, especially since you can't truly grade a book just from a scan, as opposed to having the actual book in hand. Still, always best to buy the book, as oppsed to buying the label like what a lot of the OCD FOMO driven buyers seem to do nowadays. Looks like they have the Miss Fury run up right now, and Miss Fury #2 has always been my favorite out of this short run due to its beautiful blend of colors: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/miss-fury-2-the-promise-collection-pedigree-timely-1943-cgc-vf-85-white-pages/p/7244-175085.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Preview-SearchResults-120115&lotPosition=93|0# Surprised that they haven't had a higher graded copy after all this time, since this Promise Copy here is the highest graded copy at CGC 8.5. Not sure what happened with that top staple area or the wear at the bottom of the spine, but I guess it is what it is, although I have certainly seen better presenting CGC 8.5 graded books from a strict visual point of view. I certainly agree with you,,,,,, it is what it is. Some of my graded books are great examples of inconsistency,,,,,, which is why I have so many raw books,,,,,, I'm not looking to sell many books,,,,and I can still open them and go "OOOOOOOOH,,,,look at that" in front of my daughter,,,,Hah! lou_fine and Robot Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIcollector Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 hours ago, szav said: To me the majority of the value in the book is for its historical association with SOTI with its lurid citation and the fact that it’s one of only a handful of covers visually reprinted in SOTI itself. It’s not Baker collectors exclusively buying it. Absolutely! szucchini, Funnybooks, Randall Dowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Dr. Love said: my count is 129 right now - 97 on a promise collection search and 32 not written up with descriptions yet - and they'll all be hitting the Thursday afternoon session? they certainly won't be putting them into the weekend, so maybe Thursday and Friday. Still, east coast work hours. So, anyone planning a trip to Dallas to see them first hand? Even if I'm not a winner, it may be fun to see the books in person and watch the bids come flying in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, lou_fine said: Yes, especially since you can't truly grade a book just from a scan, as opposed to having the actual book in hand. Still, always best to buy the book, as oppsed to buying the label like what a lot of the OCD FOMO driven buyers seem to do nowadays. Looks like they have the Miss Fury run up right now, and Miss Fury #2 has always been my favorite out of this short run due to its beautiful blend of colors: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/miss-fury-2-the-promise-collection-pedigree-timely-1943-cgc-vf-85-white-pages/p/7244-175085.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Preview-SearchResults-120115&lotPosition=93|0# Surprised that they haven't had a higher graded copy after all this time, since this Promise Copy here is the highest graded copy at CGC 8.5. Not sure what happened with that top staple area or the wear at the bottom of the spine, but I guess it is what it is, although I have certainly seen better presenting CGC 8.5 graded books from a strict visual point of view. Some of the books do look overgraded. This one looks like a 7.5. They're still very nice, books though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 4 hours ago, miraclemet said: 5000 book collection, and we're getting what 34 books in the next auction... this pedigree is gonna be rolling out for a decade! Then that means Heritage will be firing shots across the bow of the other auction houses for a decade. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Then that means Heritage will be firing shots across the bow of the other auction houses for a decade. Anyone know how many individual lots were in the Berk auction which CC rolled out in 5 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 46 minutes ago, sagii said: Anyone know how many individual lots were in the Berk auction which CC rolled out in 5 days? About 600 lots per night. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, adamstrange said: About 600 lots per night. That's freaking amazing , But as many of us stated in hindsight unless it was Jon's wishes otherwise, probably should have been spread out among to at least two auction Edited May 5, 2021 by sagii tth2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 hours ago, miraclemet said: Anyone know the span (years) of the Promise Pedigree? I'm told the core of the collection is 1943-50. Mmehdy and aardvark88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackterror Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/excitingcomics1 Here is a link to my 8.0 copy of Miss Fury 2 - I had it graded in November of 2003. It was the sole highest graded copy for many years - and it still is one of the highest graded copies. My book has some issues like spine wear and soiling, but the Promise Copy has issues too - lower spine abrasion/split, staple pull/tear, and tiny tear in the window on the front cover edge. Miss Fury 2 is one of my favorite books of the Golden Age and I feel it is a tiny bit under appreciated in the hobby. The cover is similar in mood, color, and tone to relatively more common books like Suspense 3 and Detective 31. Yep, that's right - relatively more common - check the census. GreatCaesarsGhost and hapicamp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
