THE_BEYONDER Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 1:32 PM, Troy.Division said: Which should be 'worth' more - The original cover art OR a CGC 10 of an issue? Original cover. But a slabbed 10.0 would compliment that OA nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) On 9/14/2022 at 1:32 PM, Troy.Division said: Which should be 'worth' more - The original cover art OR a CGC 10 of an issue? It should not always be the same answer. A frazetta cover? The cover OA. Action 1? A 10.0 of the book. The thinking there being that the primary interest there is the artwork in the case of the frazetta, and the book itself in the case of the Action. It would be the hands down top book in the whole hobby and the cover, while important, wouldn't be in the same league. And if you're not sold on the Action 1 example, consider Pep 22. The primary interest is Archie, who is not on the cover. The 10.0 of that book would be far more interesting than the (admittedly nice) cover. I'm sure we can all think of other examples on either side of the coin, and from all eras. It will generally favor the cover OA, but its not absolute. Edited September 14, 2022 by Bronty F For Fake and lou_fine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 3:15 PM, Bronty said: It should not always be the same answer. A frazetta cover? The cover OA. Action 1? A 10.0 of the book. The thinking there being that the primary interest there is the artwork in the case of the frazetta, and the book itself in the case of the Action. It would be the hands down top book in the whole hobby and the cover, while important, wouldn't be in the same league. And if you're not sold on the Action 1 example, consider Pep 22. The primary interest is Archie, who is not on the cover. The 10.0 of that book would be far more interesting than the (admittedly nice) cover. I'm sure we can all think of other examples on either side of the coin, and from all eras. It will generally favor the cover OA, but its not absolute. Disagree The OA page that features Archie for the first time would trump any book in any condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) On 9/14/2022 at 1:32 PM, Troy.Division said: Which should be 'worth' more - The original cover art OR a CGC 10 of an issue? Like many art collectors who were in the hobby back in 2005-2007 I have a pile of Gold Key 1960-1980s cartoon based covers. Heritage was selling off the stuff from Western files. Multi-Cover lots included but were not limited to; Woody Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny and Looney Toons related, Tom & Jerry, and many many more. Several of those Covers I picked up the comics were only issued in "rare" 3 pre-packs. My guess is those pre-pack issues in high grade would command more than the original cover art. Collectors can be finicky. Still the OCA is 1/1 item and no more will ever come to light.... The collecting pool for comics dwarfs OCA.While I feel OCA will prevail most of the time, case by case may apply. Edited November 11, 2022 by MAR1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 5:15 PM, Bronty said: It should not always be the same answer. A frazetta cover? The cover OA. Action 1? A 10.0 of the book. The thinking there being that the primary interest there is the artwork in the case of the frazetta, and the book itself in the case of the Action. It would be the hands down top book in the whole hobby and the cover, while important, wouldn't be in the same league. And if you're not sold on the Action 1 example I’m not. The cover OA to Action 1 is not in the same league as a perfect copy of the book? I’m going to need some convincing... jjonahjameson11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 5:03 AM, THE_BEYONDER said: I’m not. The cover OA to Action 1 is not in the same league as a perfect copy of the book? I’m going to need some convincing... Its not my job to convince those who don't want to be convinced, but its the truth. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) On 9/14/2022 at 6:03 PM, MAR1979 said: Like many art collectors who were in the hobby back in 2005-2007 I have a pile of Gold Key 1960-1980s cartoon based covers. Heritage was selling off the stuff from Western files. Multi-Cover lots included but were not limited to; Woody Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny and Looney Toons related, Tom & Jerry, and many many more. Several of those I picked up the comics were only issues in "rare" 3 pre-packs. My guess is those pre-pack issues in high grade would command more than the original cover art. Collectors can be finicky. Still the OCA is 1/1 item and no more will ever come to light.... The collecting pool for comics dwarfs OCA.While I feel OCA will prevail most of the time, case by case may apply. ding ding ding. You get exactly what I'm saying. It is case by case but with a considerable lean to the cover OA. Edited September 15, 2022 by Bronty MAY1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 6:03 PM, MAR1979 said: Like many art collectors who were in the hobby back in 2005-2007 I have a pile of Gold Key 1960-1980s cartoon based covers. Heritage was selling off the stuff from Western files. Multi-Cover lots included but were not limited to; Woody Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny and Looney Toons related, Tom & Jerry, and many many more. Several of those I picked up the comics were only issues in "rare" 3 pre-packs. My guess is those pre-pack issues in high grade would command more than the original cover art. Collectors can be finicky. Still the OCA is 1/1 item and no more will ever come to light.... The collecting pool for comics dwarfs OCA.While I feel OCA will prevail most of the time, case by case may apply. Buddy, ya gotta stop calling it OCA…it’s just OA, OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 3:23 PM, jjonahjameson11 said: Buddy, ya gotta stop calling it OCA…it’s just OA, OK? OA is a planet jjonahjameson11 and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitboss Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #300, CGC 9.8 NM/MT - THE AUCTION HAS ENDED 1988; 1st full Venom appearance, McFarlane art. Classic cover Current Bid: $4,200Number Of Bids: 19 MetalPSI and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 10:01 PM, Pitboss said: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #300, CGC 9.8 NM/MT - THE AUCTION HAS ENDED 1988; 1st full Venom appearance, McFarlane art. Classic cover Current Bid: $4,200Number Of Bids: 19 Not wise for buyer. With the high census pop, as book drops non White Page slabs will take much bigger hits. D2 and alexanderjk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkkentdds Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Two 300s 9.8 W closed at CL last night for $4033, and $4105. Is that a 52 week low? Do you think these will dip more? I've literally been watching this book for years thinking it will go back down below $2500. Wondering if it is finally a good time to buy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) On 11/1/2022 at 11:30 AM, clarkkentdds said: Two 300s 9.8 W closed at CL last night for $4033, and $4105. Is that a 52 week low? Do you think these will dip more? I've literally been watching this book for years thinking it will go back down below $2500. Wondering if it is finally a good time to buy... IMHO still a ways to drop, but think the bottom will be higher than 2500. Still hope remains it will negatively breach that amount. Edited November 1, 2022 by MAR1979 Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE_BEYONDER Posted November 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 11/1/2022 at 12:05 PM, MAR1979 said: IMHO still a ways to drop, but think the bottom will be higher than 2500. Still hope remains it will negatively breach that amount. I think the book will settle around 3K over the holidays MAY1979, Randall Dowling, icp004 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/1/2022 at 11:30 AM, clarkkentdds said: Two 300s 9.8 W closed at CL last night for $4033, and $4105. Is that a 52 week low? Do you think these will dip more? I've literally been watching this book for years thinking it will go back down below $2500. Wondering if it is finally a good time to buy... Nope, not a 52 week low. clink is not a good venue for selling this book presently. catch21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitboss Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #300, CGC 9.8 NM/MT - THE AUCTION HAS ENDED 1988; 1st full Venom appearance, McFarlane art. Classic cover Current Bid: $3,550Number Of Bids: 11 MAY1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) On 11/10/2022 at 9:31 PM, Pitboss said: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #300, CGC 9.8 NM/MT - THE AUCTION HAS ENDED 1988; 1st full Venom appearance, McFarlane art. Classic cover Current Bid: $3,550Number Of Bids: 11 ASM300 you needed cooling Baby I'm not fooling I'm gonna send ya Back to schooling To be fair ow/w on a 1988 book probably kept many bidders away likely lowering the final price by 15-20%. However earlier this year and certainly last it still would have approached 5K Edited November 11, 2022 by MAR1979 Pitboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Demand is cooling. There will never be a time that a copy is not for sale. There is just to many. I'd hate to be the guy that paid $9,000 for that direct copy a while back. MAY1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 2:02 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said: Demand is cooling. There will never be a time that a copy is not for sale. There is just to many. I'd hate to be the guy that paid $9,000 for that direct copy a while back. If he was smart he jumped shipped as it began to plummet back to earth. BigLeagueCHEW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 7:17 PM, divad said: Might as well, might as well! Told ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...