Vegabomb Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I didn’t see a separate board for pricing help so I hope this is ok. I have the above titled book I’m going to likely sell and the pricing is tough as there are no recent comps. Any thoughts? Jasonmorris1000000 and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 'bout tree-fiddy -bc theCapraAegagrus and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csaag Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Is there anything special about that issue (1st app etc)? If not, try looking for issues close to it that recently sold and also don't have any special about it goCollect shows a #77 graded at 9.0 selling this past December. Vegabomb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegabomb Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 It’s the second of the green arrow covers. The #77 9.0 sold for $3840 in December. A #79 8.5 sold for $2640 in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 2:39 PM, Vegabomb said: there are no recent comps. Any thoughts? Sure: use a conventional auction format with a low starting bid. The hammer price will, by definition, be the book's fair market value. grendelbo and Vegabomb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 10:26 PM, zzutak said: Sure: use a conventional auction format with a low starting bid. The hammer price will, by definition, be the book's fair market value. This would be the best way to do it. There is not a lot of sales history to go on and trying to estimate would really just be a guess. Based on the 2016 9.0 sale and some of the comps from other issues, my guess would be $3k - $4k? But I wouldn't be surprised if it went for much more on a good day, or a bit less on a bad day. Vegabomb, drmccoy74 and aardvark88 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 11:06 AM, KCOComics said: Based on the 2016 9.0 sale and some of the comps from other issues, my guess would be $3k - $4k? But I wouldn't be surprised if it went for much more on a good day, or a bit less on a bad day. Thought I could get a nice 9.0 GA book (not a "key") which last sold in 2014 for $350. Went more than 10X that in a recent auction. Positing this just to say that the hammer price might not be comparable at all. KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L'Angelo Misterioso Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 What's the best platform to do a no reserve auction for a book like this, where the current FMV is hard to determine? Asking because this forum clowns ebay a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmccoy74 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 3:15 PM, L'Angelo Misterioso said: What's the best platform to do a no reserve auction for a book like this, where the current FMV is hard to determine? Asking because this forum clowns ebay a lot I would ask 4K obo. I wouldn't risk an auction because it could get lost in the shuffle of bigger books and end up a steal for someone Vegabomb and Artifiction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L'Angelo Misterioso Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 5:56 PM, drmccoy74 said: I would ask 4K obo. I wouldn't risk an auction because it could get lost in the shuffle of bigger books and end up a steal for someone That's been my concern. I feel like if you don't have a high rep on ebay and your book isn't a popular thing like Detective Comics or a Spectre cover, it's easy to for the auction to get buried and end low. If I were OP, I would only do an auction for this book if I had a popular ebay page such that the listing would get a lot of views/watchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegabomb Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 Thanks for all the replies. I have it listed here now for $4250 OBO. I’ll leave it here for a couple days and maybe explore an auction route after that. drmccoy74 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 There's also the consignment route. There are a number of high integrity national dealers with reasonable consignment fees (typically lower than what Fee-bay charges) and large customer clientele. They could best advise you on setting a list price, and you won't run the risk of selling your book at an auction that gives a spurious low result. If your book doesn't sell, after a period of time or a situation arises where you need fast cash, you can always go the auction route. Vegabomb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
