Aman619 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) um. that was what I was saying... one and done. Even though Mound City kept trying, not realizing the only reason they were on the map was the collection they found -- and couldnt replicate. Edited August 8, 2021 by Aman619 Couldn’t —not “count”— typo fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 8:25 AM, Aman619 said: um. that was what I was saying... one and done. Even though Mound City kept trying, not realizing the only reason they were on the map was the collection they found -- and count replicate. Anyone can sell off a great collection. What's hard is continuing to source good books and maintaining good quality auctions (or listings). Especially if you're coming from outside the hobby. Chicago Boy and aardvark88 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I thought they said August for this auction, I have not heard anything other than the promo video>>>? what is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 12:19 PM, Mmehdy said: I thought they said August for this auction, I have not heard anything other than the promo video>>>? what is going on? It's August 26 I believe. All consignments have to be in by the 10th They are not doing a good job of promoting this auction IMO.especially to comic book people. No way those books don't have a some sort of deal attached to them for them to use them (especially their big 3) . They are trying to do too much now IMO. Comics. Video games. Entertainment memorabilia. Stay in your lane or roll it out well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 1:19 PM, Chicago Boy said: It's August 26 I believe. They are trying to do too much now IMO. Comics. Video games. Entertainment memorabilia. Stay in your lane or roll it out well Up to $50 million in cash advances to consignors in the Goldin August 2021 comic and video game auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Is it just my inferior search skills, or are there really no references to comic books on their website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I heard the bat 1 had a guarantee payout regardless of hammer price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveb25 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 5:35 PM, G.A.tor said: I heard the bat 1 had a guarantee payout regardless of hammer price. Wouldn’t be surprised at all. Probably more books have guarantee payouts as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 7:35 PM, G.A.tor said: I heard the bat 1 had a guarantee payout regardless of hammer price. I don't doubt it. They needed that book to make a splash. They have no idea about comics. I spoke to someone up there (I won't say who ) who asked me if I thought the writing on the front cover of the Larson copy was why Metropolis couldn't sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 7:07 PM, tth2 said: Is it just my inferior search skills, or are there really no references to comic books on their website? I couldn't;t find any besides that they are taking consignments on comics plus a lot of other stuff these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCooper Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:07 PM, tth2 said: Is it just my inferior search skills, or are there really no references to comic books on their website? You mean a high end collector, like yourself, is not putting in that high $$$ tracking bid, starting tomorrow, on that LeBron Bazooka Comics card? tth2 and Chicago Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 NBA and football cards these days are manufactured memorabilia IMO. Low counts on purpose, variants , etc. jimbo_7071 and Northwest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 6:35 PM, G.A.tor said: I heard the bat 1 had a guarantee payout regardless of hammer price. I’d be surprised if they didn’t buy the books outright and then put them in the suction as a loss leader for publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I guess for my take, why would you, as a knowledgeable collector, go with a new suction house when Heritage and CLink are known quantities with proven results? lol…I meant to type auction but got suction and decided to leave it that way. Freudian. Zolnerowich and Chicago Boy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 9:33 PM, cheetah said: I’d be surprised if they didn’t buy the books outright and then put them in the suction as a loss leader for publicity. They didn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:07 PM, tth2 said: Is it just my inferior search skills, or are there really no references to comic books on their website? I did the same earlier today! Where are the comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/16/2021 at 11:49 AM, Aman619 said: On 8/16/2021 at 8:07 AM, tth2 said: Is it just my inferior search skills, or are there really no references to comic books on their website? I did the same earlier today! Where are the comics? I did a bit of looking around since I was on their site. My conclusion was that sports cards are lame. buttock and D84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/16/2021 at 9:54 PM, tth2 said: My conclusion was that sports cards are lame. On the other hand, I see that the 5th highest graded T206 just sold for $6.6m, which leaves our hobby in the dust. Can't imagine the 5th highest graded Action 1 or Tec 27 going for $6.6m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpc3qh Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) On 8/16/2021 at 10:13 AM, tth2 said: On the other hand, I see that the 5th highest graded T206 just sold for $6.6m, which leaves our hobby in the dust. Can't imagine the 5th highest graded Action 1 or Tec 27 going for $6.6m. I'm not sure the highest copies of either would hit that number. The T206 occupies a unique position in paper collectables. Edited August 16, 2021 by bpc3qh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 $6.6 million for old cardboard!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
