So glad I bought my MM6 3.0 (R) recently, look at the way this book has sky-rocketed!!! 3 3

[Robot Man]

3 hours ago, G G ® ™ said:

Another thing that mystifies me about this auction is the seller's comparisons to books sold for enormous sums in the recent Promise auction. He's posting pics of the books and the final hammer price, but what does that have to do with this book?

My guess is he's trying to lure in some rube who has never heard of comic books as collectibles but has a trust fund...stumbles across his auction....and thinks...wow!, got's to get me one of those!

Seller is obviously from the WC Fields school of selling;

 

 

 

You have obviously never met Theo...

To say he is a character is an understatement. This hobby is full of them. 

If you think buying from him is a challenge, try selling to him...

Somehow, he has managed to sell stuff for 50 years. It probably started with the $1,800 Action #1 sale to Mitch. 

[Straw-Man]

16 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

You have obviously never met Theo...

To say he is a character is an understatement. This hobby is full of them. 

If you think buying from him is a challenge, try selling to him...

Somehow, he has managed to sell stuff for 50 years. It probably started with the $1,800 Action #1 sale to Mitch. 

one of the accomplishments i'm most proud of.

[Straw-Man]

18 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

You have obviously never met Theo...

To say he is a character is an understatement. This hobby is full of them. 

If you think buying from him is a challenge, try selling to him...

Somehow, he has managed to sell stuff for 50 years. It probably started with the $1,800 Action #1 sale to Mitch. 

no.

[Cat-Man_America]

10 hours ago, Robot Man said:

You have obviously never met Theo...

To say he is a character is an understatement. This hobby is full of them. 

If you think buying from him is a challenge, try selling to him...

Somehow, he has managed to sell stuff for 50 years. It probably started with the $1,800 Action #1 sale to Mitch. 

Never met Theo in person, but have had conversations with him, negotiated a couple of deals and came away completely satisfied that both were fair.  I have no way of assessing anyone else's experiences even though I've heard stories.  

I'm not trying to throw cold water on the fun, but in a very real sense ...for better or worse... Theo helped establish the high end marketplace.  Theo's sale of Action #1 way back in '73 brought national attention to comic collecting and to Mitch, so it's a little more than anecdotal even if it's just one small piece of a much larger mosaic.   

Ale for thought.

[cheetah]

On 7/9/2021 at 5:42 PM, telerites said:

That seller is Theo Holstein, isn't it?

 

Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing.  He's been loco for a while.

[woowoo]

On 7/9/2021 at 2:03 PM, MrBedrock said:

now @MrBedrockis Tripping

[Cat-Man_America]

1 hour ago, cheetah said:

Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing.  He's been loco for a while.

Playing devil's advocate here.  

The whole weird photo-in-briefs ad in OSG might've just been an attempt at a clever gimmick based on old Charles Atlas weight-lifting ads that appeared in comics and pulps back in the 1940's.  

I wouldn't have believed it before seeing this ad, but... 

Was this an error in judgment on Theo's part or at least in assessing his target audience? Probably.

That said, the inspiration for his ad seems much clearer in retrospect. 

[Cat-Man_America]

On 7/10/2021 at 10:57 PM, woowoo said:

now @MrBedrockis Tripping

That's because MM #6 predicted the success of Shark Tank! I just don't see one-a-day gummies curing anyone's addiction to comics.

[Tri-Color Brian]

On 7/10/2021 at 5:18 AM, G G ® ™ said:

Another thing that mystifies me about this auction is the seller's comparisons to books sold for enormous sums in the recent Promise auction. He's posting pics of the books and the final hammer price, but what does that have to do with this book?

 

 

It reminds me of the flea market sellers that have some 2.0 book and quote how much it would be worth in 9.2, like that has anything to do with the book they are trying to sell...

[woowoo]

2 hours ago, Cat-Man_America said:

That's because MM #6 predicted the success of Shark Tank! I just don't see one-a-day gummies curing anyone's addiction to comics.

I love my DC's Butt  That is a keeper  I have a 1 and 2 so 3 and 9 is what i want now 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Roll up,roll up....now significantly reduced...a zero knocked off!  

Mystery Mystery #6 Comic Book Seduction Of Innocent Rarest | eBay

[pemart1966]

On 7/11/2021 at 1:25 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

Playing devil's advocate here.  

The whole weird photo-in-briefs ad in OSG might've just been an attempt at a clever gimmick based on old Charles Atlas weight-lifting ads that appeared in comics and pulps back in the 1940's.  

I wouldn't have believed it before seeing this ad, but... 

Was this an error in judgment on Theo's part or at least in assessing his target audience? Probably.

That said, the inspiration for his ad seems much clearer in retrospect. 

Regardless of the original motive we're still talking about it decades later...

[Cat-Man_America]

On 8/14/2021 at 7:22 AM, pemart1966 said:

Regardless of the original motive we're still talking about it decades later...

So, you’re saying this topic has legs, right?  

[pemart1966]

On 8/15/2021 at 4:42 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

So, you’re saying this topic has legs, right?  

...and more...

[Aman619]

On 8/14/2021 at 8:22 AM, pemart1966 said:

Regardless of the original motive we're still talking about it decades later...

What about the Burt Reynolds nude centerfold in Playgirl magazine?  That was what Theo was copying, not an ad selling body building where all strongmen posed in briefs.  

[Point Five]

On 8/14/2021 at 6:41 AM, G G ® ™ said:

Roll up,roll up....now significantly reduced...a zero knocked off!  

Mystery Mystery #6 Comic Book Seduction Of Innocent Rarest | eBay

Wait, it's lost 90% of its value in a month? SELL! SELL!   

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Another bargain rears it's ugly head.

One page...trimmed...bitten....LTOW...and only 200k 

Get in line behind me, I'm prepared to use violence..

1939 DC SUPERMAN #1 CGC PG PAGE 6**super rare and perfect for those incomplete** | eBay

Edited September 17, 2021 by G G ® ™

[Point Five]

On 9/17/2021 at 8:50 AM, G G ® ™ said:

Another bargain rears it's ugly head.

One page...trimmed...bitten....LTOW...and only 200k 

Get in line behind me, I'm prepared to use violence..

1939 DC SUPERMAN #1 CGC PG PAGE 6**super rare and perfect for those incomplete** | eBay

At this price point I can't even afford the trimmings!

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

I got me another one!!!    

 It didn't cost $25,000