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[Bookery]

On 3/19/2022 at 5:09 PM, LDarkseid1 said:

I don’t get the issue with this 🤷‍♂️. It’s a small part of the Holies of Holy. Would the rear view mirror off a 10 million dollar vintage Ferrari not still be worth thousands? Would a small piece from the Mona Lisa or the US Constitution not be worth a stupid amount of money still? Why would the iconic #1 from the cover of Action 1 not be worth what it sold for? How many times has anyone seen a solo cover for Action 1 or any kind of part of it go up for sale? I can’t think of more than once I believe. And why would it be soo surprising that CGC would promote the sale, being how impressive it was? I just don’t get it lol.

Maybe I'm jaded, as I originally came from the rare book market (and maybe it's time to return!) -- but there's no way rare book collectors would pay anything for a sliver of leather off the cover of a first edition of MobyDick.  There sometimes is a market for single pages from famous works... but they have to be really significant (Shakespeare folio, Gutenberg bible) , and are generally from the 1400s or 1500s (or earlier).

[Get Marwood & I]

On 3/20/2022 at 10:16 AM, LDarkseid1 said:

On 3/20/2022 at 8:53 AM, waaaghboss said:

Wouldnt the ad on the inside of the cover be different?

Ohhh that’s a great point to. I mean assuming the interior isn’t like dead white space or something.

Here's the back cover image:

That's either the natural colouring from the interior ad, or the owner cut his finger when he chopped it up. 

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[Point Five]

On 3/20/2022 at 9:57 AM, Bookery said:

Maybe I'm jaded, as I originally came from the rare book market (and maybe it's time to return!) -- but there's no way rare book collectors would pay anything for a sliver of leather off the cover of a first edition of MobyDick.  There sometimes is a market for single pages from famous works... but they have to be really significant (Shakespeare folio, Gutenberg bible) , and are generally from the 1400s or 1500s (or earlier).

All good thoughts! But IMO there is *something* to this 'No. 1' being visually recognizable, and seared into the retinas of generations of collectors, that makes this a not-perfect analogy. It's just odd and kind of jarring to us, as collectors have never before attached importance to this tiny bit of the cover before. It's also not a sale that can really be replicated, as it's not like other collectors have their own Action #1 'No. 1' scraps tucked away.

Again, it makes me think, I would love to see that bottom-2/3rds-of-an-Action-#1 cover come up for sale again today, as the iconic Superman drawing is the much more significant and well-known element of the cover.

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 3/20/2022 at 10:43 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Here's the back cover image:

That's either the natural colouring from the interior ad, or the owner cut his finger when he chopped it up. 

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[Superman2006]

On 3/20/2022 at 9:43 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Here's the back cover image:

That's either the natural colouring from the interior ad, or the owner cut his finger when he chopped it up. 

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Looks like some of the red construction paper or whatever it was glued to is still attached to it…

[Get Marwood & I]

On 3/20/2022 at 6:09 PM, Superman2006 said:

Looks like some of the red construction paper or whatever it was glued to is still attached to it…

Typical. It's the size of a gnat's arse and there's glue on it 

[shadroch]

Ain't nothing a good leafcasting won't fix.

[sfcityduck]

On 3/20/2022 at 11:19 AM, shadroch said:

Ain't nothing a good leafcasting won't fix.

You think CGC would continue to certify it if someone married the "1" to a reconstruction of the cover?

[shadroch]

On 3/20/2022 at 12:52 PM, sfcityduck said:

You think CGC would continue to certify it if someone married the "1" to a reconstruction of the cover?

I've no idea. It wouldn't surprise me either way.

[Yorick]

On 3/20/2022 at 11:13 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

there's glue on it

Another point for the purple label!

[Duffman_Comics]

This "hobby" has now reached peak stupid.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 3/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, Duffman_Comics said:

This "hobby" has now reached peak stupid.

Yes. It seems stupidity is quite lucrative though, doesn't it.  

[Flex Mentallo]

On 3/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, Duffman_Comics said:

This "hobby" has now reached peak stupid.

Get yer own peak buddy!

 

[Gotham Kid]

On 3/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, Duffman_Comics said:

This "hobby" has now reached peak stupid.

What he said. When you start grading flakes, staples and tiny pieces of a comic book then no end to the lunacy/stupidity.

[Flex Mentallo]

On 3/21/2022 at 12:05 PM, Gotham Kid said:

What he said. When you start grading flakes, staples and tiny pieces of a comic book then no end to the lunacy/stupidity.

I completely agree with both of you. It's no longer about the thing in question, but the idea of it.

 

@topofthetotem posted this in the Water Cooler:

This invisible sculpture just sold for over $18K

 

[Shrevvy]

On 3/21/2022 at 1:10 PM, Flex Mentallo said:

I completely agree with both of you. It's no longer about the thing in question, but the idea of it.

 

@topofthetotem posted this in the Water Cooler:

This invisible sculpture just sold for over $18K

 

How long does it take to carve an invisible sculpture? Is it expensive to ship?

[Flex Mentallo]

On 3/21/2022 at 5:25 PM, Shrevvy said:

How long does it take to carve an invisible sculpture? Is it expensive to ship?

And what about insurance?

[goldust40]

On 3/21/2022 at 10:32 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

On 3/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, Duffman_Comics said:

This "hobby" has now reached peak stupid.

Yes. It seems stupidity is quite lucrative though, doesn't it.  

I foresee greater stupid. Not sure what it is yet, but the market will find a way...

[szav]

On 3/21/2022 at 10:27 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

And what about insurance?

I can provide that, for a nominal fee.

I can also supply other similar quality works to the buyer for a not so nominal fee.

Edited March 21, 2022 by szav

[Gotham Kid]

On 3/21/2022 at 5:10 PM, Flex Mentallo said:

This invisible sculpture just sold for over $18K

Holy cow ! I have 3 dozen of them lying around.