marf Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I may sell these 2 bound books and am curious as to what: 1. Grade and 2. Value of both books encompassing 1-18 if known Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 They look pretty nice. Many times, the books in bound volumes are trimmed, which would likely affect the value somewhat. You could try and see if there have been any comparable auction sales recently. Good luck! grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 You can't really grade these b/c they're not comics in the sense that the grading standard were intended. @The Lions Den is correct that binders did things to the originals like trimming/gluing/etc. to make the book. This is described briefly in the new CGC grading guidebook. It also says that disassembling such volumes usually leads to individual comics that grade between 2.0–4.0 (often w/restored labels) b/c whatever protection provided by the covering is offset by the defects introduced through the binding process. The best way to value is also as suggested looking at past sales, although these will be rare. I did a quick ebay search, and a recent volume of SS 1–18 sold for a little over $2K. A decent sum for sure, but if you had all 18 issues loose in mid-grade you'd be looking at $4–5K graded, and much more than that if they, and especially the key issues, were in higher grades. I'd guess that sale price of the volume reflects a ≤4.0 price projection for the issues if removed. Personally, I'd leave these in the binding. It's not the same marketplace as "loose" comics, but this is a cool piece of comic history even if it appeals to a narrower group of collectors. I'd be prepared to offer a crisp $20 bill for each volume just to own something with the novelty factor fiendish and The Lions Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marf Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Thank you very much. I'll describe the book to be in pretty good condition. I see a few current listings at $12k but they haven't sold and that's all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Those are beauties and should not be unbound imho. Definitely trimmed though. Value for me is around $3500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilskip Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 You can do a quick search at MCS for bound volumes and see what they have and what prices are asked. You could also go through their past auctions and see what bound volumes have gone for. The latter takes some time but there have been a lot of SA books sold in bound fashion via auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast eddie Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Yeah,,,, what a great set of books! I echo what everyone else said,,,,,, I would think if you get $2500-$3500 that you should be satisfied. I hope they stay together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Dunno how to grade these. They'll sell though. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 In a league all of their own! Not really PGM material in its true sense though. Thanks for showing them off! They are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
