GreatCaesarsGhost Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 I don’t think it’s the pedigree that’s responsible for these high prices. Bidding is not yet done. These will go higher. Must still be the crypto guys Joshua33 and Mmehdy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted November 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2021 Boy, I can't wait to reveal the Tri-ColorBrian pedigree. It consists of Gem Mint WWII books I bought off the stands in the early 1940s. When I died in the war, my family saved them. Then, I was reincarnated and found my books at a swap meet in the 70s in Pico Rivera, CA. Just amazing... goldust40, batman_fan, GreatCaesarsGhost and 7 others 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Thank god someone gets my humor... jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 7:32 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Thank god someone gets my humor... Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 8:32 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Thank god someone gets my humor... Tri-Color Brian, Larryw7, goldust40 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 7:28 PM, tth2 said: Larryw7 and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 12:32 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Thank god someone gets my humor... Thank the stars you are a Brian and not an Eric! The Tri-ColorEric Collection would be dead in the water. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artboy99 Posted November 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2021 picked this one up: goldust40, Miamiknight3434, Tri-Color Brian and 19 others 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finhead Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 4:19 PM, Artboy99 said: picked this one up: Very nice went for a great price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGrover Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 feels like the Planets all went for a bit higher then the last round of Planets. ? Spyder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beige Posted November 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 11:13 AM, jimbo_7071 said: The most obnoxious part is the virtual auctioneer who—is a virtual auctioneer a who?—who always says, "YOU'VE been outbid!" in a tone of voice that sounds like, "Nyah-nyah-nuh-nyah-nyah!" At the same time, the words "YOU ARE NO LONGER WINNING. YOU'VE BEEN OUTBID." show up on the screen (in bold, red letters in all caps, as shown). And at the very same time, the words "ITEM ENDING" are flashing on the screen, and you have about three seconds to decide whether to bid again and be a "winner," or to not bid and be a "loser," forever mocked by the virtual auctioneer. To answer your question, it doesn't matter when you put your proxy bid in, but you might as well wait till the last day in order to reduce the likelihood of being outbid. If you must win a book no matter what, meaning that you're willing to pay $5,000 for a $250 book so that you feel like a "winner," then you should bid live. But if you put in a proxy bid, you run the risk of being outbid by another bidder who is willing to pay $5,000 for a $250 book so that he can feel like a "winner." I've been after a run for 9 years now. Torchy #1 - #6 plus her 1st app in 9.0+ I missed Cheetah selling his, and being in Australia, there isn't the 'network' of contacts to find these books. After much searching, advertising and in some cases grovelling - I have managed to get Torchy #2 , #3 and #4 in 9.0 and above. After following the sound advice from Jimbo, I placed my bid, went to work and had a laptop open on top of the ventilator in my theatre watching the auction live (and working honest guv!) I'm now the proud owner of Doll-Man Quarterly #8 - the 1st app of Torchy, Promise Collection CGC 9.2 - and for waaay less than I imagined! 4 down - 3 to go! Probably be another 9 years, but the hope continues! Professor K, Tri-Color Brian, goldust40 and 17 others 18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 4:48 PM, SuperGrover said: feels like the Planets all went for a bit higher then the last round of Planets. ? agreed, other than the 51 which is why I bought it. Finhead, SuperGrover and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cat-Man_America Posted November 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2021 In the game of thrones this time around, but mostly played around the margins. Several of my bids pushed Promise books up. Won one I was sure I'd lost, and did it in pure Homer Simpson style by trying to bid against myself. It appeared that the control dashboard BID buttons locked after I was outbid. My first thought was that I'd accidentally logged off. I finally resigned myself to the fact this book was fated to go somewhere else ...only to realize on reviewing my tracking results that I'd forgotten about the two bid increments I'd added to my theoretical maximum the night before (d'oh!). When outbid during the live auction, the increment kicked in. BTW, tapping on the BID button repeatedly after the dashboard locks is never a good idea. That only succeeds in placing an unwanted bid on the next book up! Fortunately, that was quickly outbid. It was the protective increment that rescued my earlier bid. Not saying which book yet, ...nobody knows, but us chickens. ThothAmon, Point Five, tth2 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 5:48 PM, SuperGrover said: feels like the Planets all went for a bit higher then the last round of Planets. ? I tried to upgrade my 58, but went to play tennis and came back to find myself the underbidder. $13k??!! Sheesh the collecting market must be on steroids SuperGrover, Artboy99, comicjack and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Flex Mentallo Posted November 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 11:08 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: I tried to upgrade my 58, but went to play tennis and came back to find myself the underbidder. $13k??!! Sheesh the collecting market must be on steroids What's driving me nuts is what this means for non ped values in the same grades. Is my #58 in 9.6 now worth 13k? ThothAmon, Artboy99, szucchini and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 7:26 AM, Flex Mentallo said: What's driving me nuts is what this means for non ped values in the same grades. Is my #58 in 9.6 now worth 13k? Probably. Whoever picked up the Promise copy is now out of the market, and so this book may now go for my underbid. Regardless, this is a nice bump for your book. Previously the GPA only showed my purchase of the Mile High 9.4 copy for $8k. At the time I thought I’d wildly overspent, but a rising tide floats all boats eventually Tri-Color Brian and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Flex Mentallo Posted November 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 2:13 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Probably. Whoever picked up the Promise copy is now out of the market, and so this book may now go for my underbid. Regardless, this is a nice bump for your book. Previously the GPA only showed my purchase of the Mile High 9.4 copy for $8k. At the time I thought I’d wildly overspent, but a rising tide floats all boats eventually ThothAmon, Point Five, Larryw7 and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 4:19 PM, Artboy99 said: picked this one up: Gorgeous copy for a great price, Karl. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 7:26 AM, Flex Mentallo said: What's driving me nuts is what this means for non ped values in the same grades. Is my #58 in 9.6 now worth 13k? Perhaps, ...with a Flex Mentallo Collection sticker applied! ThothAmon and Point Five 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 7:15 PM, Cat-Man_America said: Perhaps, ...with a Flex Mentallo Collection sticker applied! Sounds Promising Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
