eccomic Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 https://www.ebay.com/itm/166316577885?hash=item26b93d945d%3Ag%3Aln8AAOSwJQtk993l&nma=true&si=tmnZ3feqlIdEGXCbS47W42TRFoE%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#readMoreDesc Shazam500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Damn, somebody got a great deal if that is legit. Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Well the eBay seller in the description says it’s real, so it must be haha. Always trust a low feedback seller with no other sales when they tell you a Superman cover is real! Anyway, if it seems too good to be true it probably is. I know a repro cover was making the rounds online some years ago, seller pawning it off as real. This may be it rearing it’s ugly head again. Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 If pressed and graded what do you think it could sell for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 12:27 PM, Silver Surfer said: If pressed and graded what do you think it could sell for? At least double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecollectron Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 It looks to me like a cover from a Famous First Edition. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 12:35 PM, thecollectron said: It looks to me like a cover from a Famous First Edition. I don't think it is a FFE cover because there are the dotted cut-out lines on the back cover, which is not on the FFE. Also the blues for the FFE have a much lighter tone than the original. To me at first glance, the ebay covers seem to be the original from 1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 It's back up for sale. I wonder what happened... https://www.ebay.com/itm/166317864988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 2:44 PM, Dark Knight said: It's back up for sale. I wonder what happened... https://www.ebay.com/itm/166317864988 Damn, sold for $12K now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 3:37 PM, LDarkseid1 said: Damn, sold for $12K now! Yup. Who knows, might get relisted again for higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecollectron Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 2:37 PM, Dark Knight said: I don't think it is a FFE cover because there are the dotted cut-out lines on the back cover, which is not on the FFE. Also the blues for the FFE have a much lighter tone than the original. To me at first glance, the ebay covers seem to be the original from 1939. You’re correct. I should have inspected my FFE before posting. Dark Knight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 4:54 PM, Dark Knight said: Yup. Who knows, might get relisted again for higher I wouldn’t be surprised haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action1kid Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 It’s too mispriced even at 12 k. a complete cover wrap is way rarer the owning the interior book and should be priced much higher. october and aardvark88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I just don’t believe it’s an original, but who knows 🤷. The bottom left corner just looks soo familiar to me. Really reminds me of the fake repro cover that once again was being pitched as real years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 10:44 PM, Dark Knight said: It's back up for sale. I wonder what happened... https://www.ebay.com/itm/166317864988 how can the seller sell the book twice ? path4play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 9:51 PM, Gotham Kid said: how can the seller sell the book twice ? Only thing I would think is he cancelled the original auction and then immediately found a seller for $10K more. It’s shady as hell lol. Only justification I would think for that is someone messaged him that he sold it too cheap, and decided to relist. I mean who’s going to take him seriously after it being relisted though haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) Yup! And after knowing that someone jumped on it quick at $12k when there is an option for a best offer, there's always the possibility he will resist for an even higher buy price. But anyways for me, the biggest red flag is the seller himself. No other listings other than the cover. Also no recent history of selling anything at all. Lastly, his last sale was a month ago on maybe just 1 item based on his feedback card. There's that possibility it could be a hijacked account. Who knows, but we'll see if the buyer gets the cover. Edited September 7, 2023 by Dark Knight LDarkseid1, Mmehdy, Gotham Kid and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post I am not Glenda Posted September 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2023 I know the buyer and I will keep you guys updated :) path4play, LDarkseid1, Dark Knight and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 2:12 PM, I am not Glenda said: I know the buyer and I will keep you guys updated Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOOT Posted September 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2023 I don't know if this applies to this particular item, but I wanted to share something I once saw that opened my eyes. Several years back I visited New York City. We went to a large indoor antique market. Outside, several groups of people were hanging around. One guy had a small fire burning in a pit in the earth. In the fire was a metal figurine of the Yellow Kid (an early comic character). The man poked and stirred the figurine in the dirt and ashes while the fire smoldered. After a while, he removed the figure and put it on a table to cool. Then he removed another shiny brand new metal figurine from a carton that had about a dozen more brand new ones inside. He put the new clean one in the fire and stirred it around to get the "aging" process started. He then gave the "aged" metal figure with its fake "patina" to a kid who walked it into the antique market. @Robot Man and others can probably add stories of similar fraud. I'm not saying that this cover is definitely a new print that has been deliberately "distressed" to look like a beat up old comic book cover. But one should always consider the possibilities for fraud when looking at a potentially valuable "vintage" item. Gotham Kid, LDarkseid1, Point Five and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
