plady69 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Thought this was a pretty strong price, though don’t think it was a 5.5. Thoughts? https://www.ebay.com/itm/144797381656?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=XqheZ_FSQDW&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=9gdx6xazsfm&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) Does not appear 5.5 to me...price reflected that imho Edited November 16, 2022 by Funnybooks ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger66 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 IT definitely was not a 5.5 by any shot and the bidding reflected that. Still a very pretty copy of a very desirable Baker GGA. Hopefully the winner gets a blue label of at least a 4.5 with good PQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Graded 5.0 sale on HA from 2020 appears nicer than the eBay copy. Funnybooks and szav 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfversion1 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 That book is a 2.5-3.0 at best. Funnybooks and comicjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) On 11/16/2022 at 1:15 PM, Funnybooks said: Does not appear 5.5 to me...price reflected that imho Agree, the photos were jacked up to brighten the whites. I'd would have probably eyeballed it as a "better to be safe 2.5" and lost out by way under-bidding. Cool book though. Edited November 17, 2022 by path4play Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 10:26 AM, ThothAmon said: Graded 5.0 sale on HA from 2020 appears nicer than the eBay copy. More recently (June) an 8.0 only reached $10,800 (w/BP) on Heritage, so a lot of range with this book, as seems the case with Phantom Lady in general. Still I'd expect a slabbed 5.5 to hit $5.5K at least. The copy just sold looked more like a 4.0 with the spine stains/foxing and rusty staples. The price seems to reflect that's what bidders thought as well. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 4:15 PM, path4play said: Agree, the photos were jacked up to brighten the whites. I'd of probably eyeballed it as a 2.5 and lost out by way under-bidding. Cool book though. Upping the contrast may have made the staining/foxing look worse than it does in hand though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) On 11/16/2022 at 7:17 PM, rjpb said: Upping the contrast may have made the staining/foxing look worse than it does in hand though. Well that's the gamble. Sometimes there is a reason its not already in a slab? Especially when a 'fee bayer' is primarily a comic seller and its a big book... that and jacking with the contrast makes me hesitate imo. But on the other hand, you might be right and this will grade out solid winner for a good buy. Regardless, its an awesome book, wish I had one. As long as buyer is thrilled. We will probably see it in 2 months on HA in a 5.0 blue label sell for a double lol. Edited November 17, 2022 by path4play Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 4:22 PM, path4play said: Well that's the gamble. Sometimes there is a reason its not already in a slab? Especially when a 'fee bayer' is primarily a comic seller and its a big book...imo. I don't always slab four figure books when I sell them. Maybe I should, but the time, cost and recent concerns about quality control have made me more reluctant than I used to be. Slabbed books are easier to sell, though they don't always fetch a premium for having been slabbed, particularly in the lower grades. KCOComics, Funnybooks and path4play 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) On 11/16/2022 at 7:28 PM, rjpb said: I don't always slab four figure books when I sell them. Maybe I should, but the time, cost and recent concerns about quality control have made me more reluctant than I used to be. Slabbed books are easier to sell, though they don't always fetch a premium for having been slabbed, particularly in the lower grades. True, I don't play much in that level but I have to admit I start to consider the slabbing fees in my thought process. Something was just off enough about that listing I would have gone in at a 2.5-3.0. Maybe I would have lost out. Let's agree on this - best to lay flat on nice scanner and scan both sides - then photo at least inside front, centerfold and back inside, and don't go crazy playing with the contrast... In fact, I like to scan and photo the front cover to give two views of the colors. If your selling four figure books, at least do me that favor? Edited November 17, 2022 by path4play Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 3.5 grade from me Cool book. That foxing though would bug me personally rjpb and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 A book like that should be slabbed if you're selling. It would have gotten more even in a cgc 4.0. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry JSA Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I was watching that PL #23 and considered bidding on it. But I didn’t end up doing so since it’s not a 5.5 and the eye appeal wasn’t there for me. The foxing is what turned me away. It looked like a 3.0 to me. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 4:16 PM, rjpb said: More recently (June) an 8.0 only reached $10,800 (w/BP) on Heritage, so a lot of range with this book, as seems the case with Phantom Lady in general. Still I'd expect a slabbed 5.5 to hit $5.5K at least. The copy just sold looked more like a 4.0 with the spine stains/foxing and rusty staples. The price seems to reflect that's what bidders thought as well. That was a candidate for the best deal in the last 5 years. I still can't understand how such a high demand book got overlooked and went for a fraction of its perceived FMV in a red-hot market (even though it seemed to be over-graded due to a significant color breaking crease in the LRC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
