delekkerste Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) On 6/28/2023 at 7:40 PM, Sideshow Bob said: I was the winner on the cover last year, and was neither the winner or underbidder on this one. Always nice to see that there are more than just two people at the top of a market! Yeah, but the price of the next one fell 22.5% when you were taken out of the equation! Edited June 29, 2023 by delekkerste alxjhnsn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 10:17 AM, delekkerste said: Yeah, but the price of the next one fell 22.5% when you were taken out of the equation! John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Bob Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 1:17 PM, delekkerste said: Yeah, but the price of the next one fell 22.5% when you were taken out of the equation! Thankfully, they weren't the same quality or I would have been a bidder. Objectively, the one I paid more for was a superior image. I actually thought it would this one would max out at $30k, and was surprised when it pushed through that level. But it wasn't a $40k cover. Not every difference in price is due to bidder participation or market vagaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 2:46 PM, Sideshow Bob said: Thankfully, they weren't the same quality or I would have been a bidder. Objectively, the one I paid more for was a superior image. I actually thought it would this one would max out at $30k, and was surprised when it pushed through that level. But it wasn't a $40k cover. Not every difference in price is due to bidder participation or market vagaries. Yeah, but you're forgetting the Starro Tax(tm)!! Sideshow Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Wow, that Aquaman #451 cover compounded at almost 24% a year between when it sold for $5.1K in Nov. 2014 until now, or about 21% net of Heritage's cut assuming the seller's commission was waived. Not too shabby. Bet the numbers looked a lot less impressive after the first 5 years (the #450 cover sold for $7.8K in 2019, suggesting that prices were a fraction of 2022-23 levels at that time). Sideshow Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fsumavila Posted June 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 3:07 PM, delekkerste said: Wow, that Aquaman #451 cover compounded at almost 24% a year between when it sold for $5.1K in Nov. 2014 until now, or about 21% net of Heritage's cut assuming the seller's commission was waived. Not too shabby. Bet the numbers looked a lot less impressive after the first 5 years (the #450 cover sold for $7.8K in 2019, suggesting that prices were a fraction of 2022-23 levels at that time). Scarcity certainly is playing a big part in the results of the last two Aparo Aquaman cover auctions. Only 3 have come up for air on Heritage since 2014 (I think Clink had one a few years back), so if you want one of these, you'd best not hesitate to click the 'Bid' button. FYI, I was the seller on the Aquaman (Adventure Comics) #451 cover. I got it in a trade with Burkey in 2018 and have enjoyed having it in my collection for awhile. I was quite happy with the final result as it represented a nice ROI for me, but will miss having an Aparo Aquaman example in my collection. Mike grapeape, delekkerste, tth2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
