Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) 5 Simple Rules (Please, please read) 1st wins; tie/indeterminate goes to the thread. Payment is Check or Money Order (yeah, yeah I know I'm a dinosaur, troglodyte, luddite, mennonite, hermaphrodite etc. - I just don't have or want e-payments.) Shipping: Via USPS Priority; $10 for a Legal Flat Rate with a flip n ship mailer inside (approx. 8-12 books); Medium Priority Box at $17 for larger stacks. Don't be listy including the little one in my head. Returns: Sure, just notify me within three days of receipt and get it back to me in the same shape on your dime, except no returns on graded books. (Kudos thread linked under my avatar.) Edited November 9, 2023 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 If you look these up on Heritage, they refer to them as Atlas books, as does Overstreet. But to find them in the cgc census, issues #1-9 are listed as Timelys. The indicia liats small shell companies (eg - Animirth Comics Inc. in #2) as publishers, so I lean with cgc on this one. Definitely books from the Timely/Atlas transition era. Seven of the nine will be listed here (not holding back; I simply don’t have #’s 1 and 5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) Sports Action #2 solid FN- exterior presentation but calling it VGFN on moderate interior cover tanning. (Covers still fully supple). This one, the Gipper issue, is the biggest book in the run per the guide, but I think #5 is actually the most sought-after, commanding the highest prices generally. Compare to what’s available and what has sold on eBay. SOLD via PM! (WAS $100) NOW $75 Edited November 8, 2023 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) SOLD via PM! Sports Action #3 in FVF. Compares favorably to the 6.5 on eBay currently for $262 and change. $150 Edited November 7, 2023 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) SOLD via PM! Sports Action #4 in FVF. Compare to 7.0 on eBay listed at $161. $125 Edited November 7, 2023 by Readcomix Wrong back cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_rotation Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 9:29 PM, Readcomix said: This one, the Gipper issue, is the biggest book in the run per the guide, but I think #5 is actually the most sought-after, commanding the highest prices generally. Overstreet has been laughably inaccurate on this for years. #5 gets the highest prices because non-comic people are the ones snapping it up. Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 9:42 PM, stock_rotation said: Overstreet has been laughably inaccurate on this for years. #5 gets the highest prices because non-comic people are the ones snapping it up. Exactly, Dave! I suppose it’s the kind of title that non-comic people might chase various issues of, but for some reason that Iowa story in #5 has outsized, broad appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) SOLD via PM! Sports Action #6 in VF- Four on census, topped by a lone 9.0tnat sold for $216 earlier this year. The 4.5is on eBay now for $131 and change. Let’s say (WAS $150) NOW $125 Edited November 8, 2023 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) SOLD via PM! Sports Action #7 in FVF. Plenty of VG’s eBay, or you can grab the lone graded copy, a 6.0, there for $161 and change. Or you can buy this one, submit it, and leapfrog that one. $100 Edited November 7, 2023 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) SOLD via PM! Sports Action #8 in FN- Held back by dried schmutz on back cover. Structurally much better. $100 Edited November 7, 2023 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) Sports Action #9 in VF/VF- No sales on Heritage, and none offered or sold on eBay. Just two on census, topped by a 5.0. Very pretty book. (WAS $200) NOW $175 Edited November 7, 2023 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 That’s everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) On 11/5/2023 at 8:42 PM, stock_rotation said: Overstreet has been laughably inaccurate on this for years. #5 gets the highest prices because non-comic people are the ones snapping it up. I would assume that most of these non-comic people are from Iowa, since Nile Kinnick is on the cover. Or maybe they are just Hawkeye fans who live somewhere else. Edited November 6, 2023 by Math Teacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/6/2023 at 7:51 AM, Math Teacher said: I would assume that most of these non-comic people are from Iowa, since Nile Kinnick is on the cover. Or maybe they are just Hawkeye fans who live somewhere else. The Kinnick story is definitely the driver of that book. Math Teacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 Ok gang, I know many of these have copies available out there that are cheaper, but they are far lower grade. The few sharp ones sold seem to have gone for much higher prices, hence the initial asks, though my pricing is favorable compared to actual sales. As with much of the sharper esoteric GA, they can be hard to price, so I’ll listen to all offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomerjay Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 9:38 PM, Readcomix said: Sports Action #4 in FVF. Compare to 7.0 on eBay listed at $161. $125 I think the cover is of #8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/6/2023 at 10:33 AM, whomerjay said: I think the cover is of #8 Fixed; thank you! Dang yellow baseball covers! I don’t advise it as a collecting strain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podboy66 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 7:34 PM, Readcomix said: Sports Action #3 in FVF. Compares favorably to the 6.5 on eBay currently for $262 and change. $150 i'll take it per PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/6/2023 at 6:02 PM, podboy66 said: i'll take it per PM Sports Action #3! Thank you Vern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomerjay Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Take 4,7, 8 per PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
