GreatCaesarsGhost Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 4:08 PM, Sqeggs said: Really love the Calvin and Hobbes OA. Who has the C & H? And does that tag read $400k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 8:19 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Seriously??!! Yep. It actually was the posts in @walclark thread that helped convince him that the NN books were in fact Cookevilles. He said--and I think it's true--that board threads have a lot of information that's difficult to find elsewhere. Not to say, of course, that he's relying only on board threads to flesh out the stories of the pedigrees. He's also interviewing all the relevant people he can find--OOs, dealers who brought collections to market, collectors who remember the backstrories they were told at the time by dealers or OOs, and so on. Regrettably, since the project first started a fair number of those people have passed on to the great comic con in the sky, But assuming he (and Steve) can actually pull all the extant info together, it should be a heck of a book. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 8:22 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Who has the C & H? And does that tag read $400k? Heritage and it does. That's the pre-auction estimate. Given how few Watterson sundays are out there, when one he hand colored comes to market craziness will result. Mmehdy and KCOComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 7:29 PM, Sqeggs said: Heritage and it does. That's the pre-auction estimate. Given how few Watterson sundays are out there, when one he hand colored comes to market craziness will result. I totally agree Sqeggs and KCOComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Thanks for the pics and reviews, Sqeggs! I had to miss the show this year, so really nice to see these. Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 8:36 PM, Point Five said: Thanks for the pics and reviews, Sqeggs! I had to miss the show this year, so really nice to see these. Thanks. I wish I'd done a better job of documenting the show. I started out fairly strong (at least for me!) but gradually fizzled out as I ended up forgetting to take any pics of several of the booths I spent some time at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Nice report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 4:53 PM, Sqeggs said: Now that the grading guide is done, he is going full bore on the pedigree book. Not that he hasn't said that a time or two (or three or four) before, but I think he really is geared up to get it done. Was this before or after he sold you the Brooklyn Bridge? tth2, Cat-Man_America and walclark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 7:27 PM, Sqeggs said: But assuming he (and Steve) can actually pull all the extant info together, it should be a heck of a book. I guarantee I will be one of the first people in line when this book comes out. I think it will be a fascinating read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walclark Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 7:01 PM, Sqeggs said: I did and I also invoked your name with Matt Nelson. We had been going around about whether the NN books were actually Cookevilles or whether only the SN books were. I said, "Well according to waclark on the CGC boards ...." He blanched, gasped, and said "Well in that case, it must be true!" Actually, he does now agree that NN books were legit Cookeville copies and CGC will put them in ped slabs going forward. He said he's carefully reading through board threads on pedigrees as he gears up to finish the ped book. My goodness, I hope that Matt didn't get the vapors when you "invoked" my name! Azkaban 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 8:31 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: On 10/9/2022 at 8:29 AM, Sqeggs said: Heritage and it does. That's the pre-auction estimate. Given how few Watterson sundays are out there, when one he hand colored comes to market craziness will result. I totally agree It's been discussed in the OA forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 9:46 AM, Math Teacher said: On 10/9/2022 at 8:27 AM, Sqeggs said: But assuming he (and Steve) can actually pull all the extant info together, it should be a heck of a book. I guarantee I will be one of the first people in line when this book comes out. I think it will be a fascinating read. I won't be in line, because it's highly unlikely I'll still be alive by then. lou_fine, RareHighGrade, Gotham Kid and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Nice report Tony. Thanks for posting. Sounds like GA hunting was a bit sparce and probably pretty expensive. Glad you had fun and hope you went home with a few pretty books for your collection. Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 4:12 PM, Sqeggs said: Well two out of five are right side up! Board randomness, I guess. I'll stop here. My conclusion is that if you are interested primarily in comics rather than pop culture generally, particularly if you're interested mostly in GA, NYCC is probably not worth attending at this point. Sad to say but a conclusion that other collectors (and dealers) already arrived at some years ago. I just thought you were making a wry statement about the economy and comic book market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) On 10/8/2022 at 5:04 PM, Sqeggs said: Maybe being on a new page will cause the image to display correctly? Great Con report Tony, always enjoy seeing them. Some of these pics confirmed for me something i've suspected about you for a long time : You're Spider-Man! Edited October 10, 2022 by sagii comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...