fishbone Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) Nice looking restored. What thinks you ? What could hammer be for this with juice ? Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent FN/VF 7.0 Extensive (A-5) White pages.... Open for bidding around 10/29/2021Auction 7248 Edited September 15, 2021 by fishbone Gotham Kid and Pantodude 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Action 1 restored too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmjr1 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Would not surprise me if the Tec 27 went for over $500K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 The next big price jump will be the purple label mega keys, especially A1/D27/Marvel 1 I am not Glenda and Chicago Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr bla bla Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 That Tec looks sweet 🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 4:54 PM, twmjr1 said: Would not surprise me if the Tec 27 went for over $500K. really ? I was thinking something insane like pushing 400K, but 500? I wonder if that is possible ........ KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmjr1 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) Said a while back that the entry level for a complete restored T27 or A1 was 200K. It might actually be 300K now. There are probably only about 200-250 existing complete copies of each book, including restored copies. The lower grade unrestored books are going to soon have a price approaching $1 million, IMO. Where does that leave the people who want a copy, but can't possibly ever pony up seven figures? Purple labels. Edited September 15, 2021 by twmjr1 mistake Gotham Kid and gumption 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechip Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) On 9/15/2021 at 1:55 PM, Mmehdy said: The next big price jump will be the purple label mega keys, especially A1/D27/Marvel 1 I will be curious to see if you are correct. Have not been a serious collector as long as you but I have seen the view toward resto swing so wildly that it went from one nonsensical attitude to another nonsensical attitude. Originally it was you "have to get it restored or you're leaving money on the table". Then it went to "all restoration is desecration and destroys the book's value because it's the deed itself that matters and not how little or how much was done". I would love to see what this looked like prior to resto but doubt that info is available. I remember when I tried to sell a book that was restored along with details of the work plus before and after photos, I was told "nobody cares about anything but what it looks like now", which of course eventually went to the other side of the pendulum to became "nobody cares because any restoration is just as bad as total recreation, so regardless of what it looked like before it has been destroyed". So you think maybe the pendulum will finally come to rest somewhere between the middle of those two extremes? Edited September 15, 2021 by bluechip aardvark88, lou_fine and Professor K 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 3:08 PM, fishbone said: On 9/15/2021 at 1:54 PM, twmjr1 said: Would not surprise me if the Tec 27 went for over $500K. really ? I was thinking something insane like pushing 400K, but 500? I wonder if that is possible ........ Even in this crazy hot marketplace that we have today, I believe the simple fact that the label states the restoration as being Extensive is enough on its own to keep this book under the $500K price point. Hopefully not though since I feel that the stigma against the restored PLODS have been way overdone due to CGC's stigmatizing color labels. Professor K and I am not Glenda 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 3:55 PM, Mmehdy said: The next big price jump will be the purple label mega keys, especially A1/D27/Marvel 1 Marvel 1 already has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Heritage is eating CC and CL lunch every single month KCOComics, Gotham Kid, I am not Glenda and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) On 9/15/2021 at 3:34 PM, bluechip said: I will be curious to see if you are correct. Have not been a serious collector as long as you but I have seen the view toward resto swing so wildly that it went from one nonsensical attitude to another nonsensical attitude. Originally it was you "have to get it restored or you're leaving money on the table". Then it went to "all restoration is desecration and destroys the book's value because it's the deed itself that matters and not how little or how much was done". I would love to see what this looked like prior to resto but doubt that info is available. I remember when I tried to sell a book that was restored along with details of the work plus before and after photos, I was told "nobody cares about anything but what it looks like now", which of course eventually went to the other side of the pendulum to became "nobody cares because any restoration is just as bad as total recreation, so regardless of what it looked like before it has been destroyed". So you think maybe the pendulum will finally come to rest somewhere between the middle of those two extremes? what happens is the Blue Label prices go up or sky rocket first and then the Purple follows after a number of collectors who were hoping either for a price correction or a good deal realize that they have been left in the dust price wise and then by price necessity have to switch to Purple and thus bid up the prices of those books. It is normal market reaction. There are still a few mega keys you can buy but not for long blue label, Cap#1 is the best buy out there along with Whiz 2.....but they will not be there at somewhat of a decent price forever.... Edited September 15, 2021 by Mmehdy Professor K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 CGC should have chosen a different color for restored books. Red would have been better. Having said that, this is a sweet looking book but Extensive. When I think of extensive restoration I think ok, 1 could be just the slightest little resto, 2 is less resto than 3, 3 is less than 4, but 5.......Is there even a limit? Could most of the book be say, artificial? Is there a point where they "just say no"? I'd love to see what it looked like before the restoration. Gonna be interesting to see where it lands. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Heritage even has a Resto Pep 22 in the next auction. DANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 8:06 PM, Professor K said: When I think of extensive restoration I think ok, 1 could be just the slightest little resto, 2 is less resto than 3, 3 is less than 4, but 5.......Is there even a limit? Could most of the book be say, artificial? Is there a point where they "just say no"? I'd love to see what it looked like before the restoration. Professor K, Tri-ColorBrian, waaaghboss and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Someone's resto collection up for grabs it seems That tec 27 sure is pretty. The colors looks newsstand fresh and they pop. I'm wondering though if the interior lightening made the pages white? Was it brittle before that was done? I've always been against any type of re-glossing on the cover and interior lightening. That's just a step beyond the kind of restoration I'd like accept in my opinion especially for books heading into the pc. Chicago Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) On 9/15/2021 at 6:28 PM, Dark Knight said: Someone's resto collection up for grabs it seems That tec 27 sure is pretty. The colors looks newsstand fresh and they pop. I'm wondering though if the interior lightening made the pages white? Was it brittle before that was done? I've always been against any type of re-glossing on the cover and interior lightening. That's just a step beyond the kind of restoration I'd like accept in my opinion especially for books heading into the pc. At your age the way prices are going up you better take what you can get. Edited September 16, 2021 by woowoo ThothAmon, Larryw7, Dark Knight and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 8:28 PM, Dark Knight said: Someone's resto collection up for grabs it seems That tec 27 sure is pretty. The colors looks newsstand fresh and they pop. I'm wondering though if the interior lightening made the pages white? Was it brittle before that was done? I've always been against any type of re-glossing on the cover and interior lightening. That's just a step beyond the kind of restoration I'd like accept in my opinion especially for books heading into the pc. For some reason I can't deal with reglossed cover or lightened pages. However, in this case I would make an exception I am not Glenda and Dark Knight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) On 9/15/2021 at 9:27 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Yeah a piece of history. That history being the most ridiculous auction of 2021. Two auctions actually. I have a feeling the first guy never paid after he sobered up. Think they wrote that description in a Tongue-in-Cheek manner, at least I hope so. Edited September 16, 2021 by Professor K spelling correction Mystafo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 6:31 PM, woowoo said: At your age the way prices are going up you better take what you can get. We'll see . I feel like I keep saying the same thing over and over again that I will own a complete copy soon and it just never happens waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
