So what grail are you saving up for?

[Norrin_Radd]

I've started saving $20/week towards my holy grail. I hope to acquire a decent looking GD copy by 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

"It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine."

 

 

 

 

Anybody else saving up for a grail purchase? If you were to what would it be? GA or SA?

[originalisbest]

Cool thing to shoot for! I prefer the #29, myself.

 

I guess the one big book I still need is a decent (no rags) Crypt of Terror #17. It'll show itself to me eventually....

[ronm3-migration]

I need to get this job I bid on. If i do I will be purchasing this book.

 

[skybolt]

Nice Grail.

 

I'm saving up to purchase a Church book once every 6 months (I only own one so far). It'll either be GGA related or maybe a Sensation Comics. The Superman (Action) and Batman copies are way too expensive.

[Buck Biggins]

All Star 8 in vg or higher. In looking so far it seems to be hard to find an All Star 8 that is nicely centered. I really want a nicely centered one so I will settle for lower grade if it is nicely centered.

 

After the last issue of Infinite Crisis I'm cutting my modern purchases to 4 titles a month. I'm up to about 15 titles a month now so that'll be an annual contribtion of about 300-400 a year. A small portion of ebay sales and work bonuses will go to it as well. I'm shooting for aquisition in 5-7 years at that rate. Don't want to take too much away from my other comic wants. Plus I think a grail is a book that should take awhile to acquire. Part of getting your grail is the journey. You'll appreciate it even more if it takes you years to acquire.

[Silver Surfer]

Probably a Human Torch #12 or a few high grade Atlas Sub-Mariner's.

[JohnBull]

Well, if you're going to have a goal, make it a decent one!

 

Good luck and I hope you can resist throwing the money in a different direction, but 2008 is a long way away.

 

I might be more tempted by a 35, which is also a great cover but a bit more affordable.

[SuperBird]

I've started saving $20/week towards my holy grail. I hope to acquire a decent looking GD copy by 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

"It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine."

 

 

 

 

Anybody else saving up for a grail purchase? If you were to what would it be? GA or SA?

 

heh. At $20 a week, you might be able to keep up with the INFLATION on Detective 31! There's a G+ copy on eBay right now, already at $6k...

 

My holy grail might be that one as well, maybe Action #7.... Realistically, it will be years and years before I have that kind of diposable income. For now, I'm in the $200 club!

[Norrin_Radd]

heh. At $20 a week, you might be able to keep up with the INFLATION on Detective 31! There's a G+ copy on eBay right now, already at $6k...

 

It's from the Detroit Trolley collection and it doesn't have resto. A GD copy with some resto will be about half that.

 

[SuperBird]

well, if you ever see a GD w/ resto for half that, I'll take it!

 

what's the Detroit Trolley Collection?

[ft88]

The front cover only of issue 31 (with some mssinge pieces) went for about $500 a while back. A water logged #29 sold for about the same.

[Norrin_Radd]

well, if you ever see a GD w/ resto for half that, I'll take it!

 

No, I'll take it.

[Norrin_Radd]

what's the Detroit Trolley Collection?

 

Detroit Trolley Collection

[SuperBird]

thanks for the link.

 

so, it's basically 'some old guys original collection'- just as ALL golden age books were once part of someone's collection, no? The story isn't really compelling. It's not a pedigree. Is it really worth more than anyone else's GD condition Tec 31?

[Durden08]

I've been saving my pennies as I hope to find a low/mid-grade copy of Action Comics #13. Its taken a lot longer to find one than I thought. I passed on a couple #13s over the years for various reasons, but now I'm ready and I REALLY want one. Of course now I can't find one.

 

Its funny, I wonder what the print run of #13 was compared to say for example #15. I see #15s fairly regularly, but not #13.

[SuperBird]

I've only seen #13 once on eBay in the 3-4 years I've collected GA. By comparison, when I went ot Metro to buy my #15, I had 4 to choose from! I've seen #10 more than 13 as well, by comparison. For whatever reason, Action 7-14 seem pretty hard.

[thedude]

Durden, you know the way it goes, if you need it or are looking for it, it ain't nowhere around, but if you've already got a certain issue, then it's everywhere.

even your local comics shop..

[Durden08]

Durden, you know the way it goes, if you need it or are looking for it, it ain't nowhere around, but if you've already got a certain issue, then it's everywhere.

even your local comics shop..

 

 

How true. But, I guess that's what makes collecting fun. If every issue of every title I wanted was readily available, the enjoyment of the search would be greatly diminished. That being said .... I want to find a copy of Action 13 right now !!!

[SuperBird]

http://www.terryscomics.com/dcsa_a_g03a.asp

 

[Point Five]

Matt, I wonder if that's the same copy that went by on ebay a few years ago? I seem to remember it had bright cover colors, but spine splitting significant enough that the interior was showing...