Popular Post Robot Man Posted March 15 Popular Post Share Posted March 15 Did anyone else follow this auction? What a unicorn! Probably bought and put away in a closet it's whole life. The doll is fairly reasonable and obtainable. But not in this condition. Just hammered for $6,400. What a steal for the winning bidder. I can't imagine finding a better one. A cornerstone piece for any Superman collector. https://www.ebay.com/itm/355516257965?itmmeta=01HRZRTYAEC3X21RATK7QJQ1M3&hash=item52c66b96ad:g:KloAAOSw1n5l5meC&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwIYGp4mwDbahrj9MEKl1Im6BepIzy8P5XxtbAXYtYKEpxCwAXumT9czKUQDvQUXj4EokQNbuQjnch7BtMfCqxRw7qkM6j7K0h9MKL%2BQNplvf46HlI%2B0DVU1n001yHrkiiklqnQCGJzA1Eg%2FZwncvshmCX7AcngaZXc65QlSgcqqS2V2HBNaAAU5sg0nMIWrlUWnIWu6Hd7xup6UaEJ5RuTH8lAV516BzoQyjcSbYLbM5y09vu5804ixD7rTFSSeCYA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6Tl6_jHYw SpineTic, davidtere, PopKulture and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted March 15 Administrator Share Posted March 15 If this was 15 years ago, I would have won that auction. Incredible display piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Looks to be in amazing condition and the box must be ultra rare in any condition. SpineTic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grendel013 Posted March 15 Popular Post Share Posted March 15 On 3/14/2024 at 9:15 PM, CGC Mike said: If this was 15 years ago, I would have won that auction. Incredible display piece. SpineTic, grendelbo, aardvark88 and 3 others 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 That is crazy. I only know of 3 boxed examples. Even super collector Harry Matesky didn’t have a boxed example. Numerous examples of Action #1 and Superman #1 have sold in the millions. Now, this is of course is not a comic book. But it is the first item created for Superman. It is a must have for Superman toy collectors. The first action figure toy. The box is rather plain but it is original and reasonable shape. Much harder to find in this shape than copies of his first comics. I would have thought that this would have gone double the final hammer price. It really should have. It will be a very long time until a comparable example will be offered again. The high bidder got a great deal. But, I know, it isn’t a comic book… Darwination, SpineTic and ThothAmon 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromak Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Very nice. I didn't know it existed (expected, as I am not a toy expecialist). It's face isn't as nice as one could wish, but is indeed an amazing item to own About the price, I would expect more, given the rarity. A very rare Batmobile sold for six figures a few months ago. I know this is not a model and yes a toy, but still.... SpineTic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Packaged action figures from the 70s and 80s routinely sell for more than this piece. Crazy to think about that disconnect, eh? I mean are Snake Eyes, Boba Fett and He-Man really more important than Superman? ...than the FIRST Superman toy AND the FIRST action figure toy? No...and yet... Robot Man, Kromak and SpineTic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Great piece. Hakes had a beautiful, boxed example almost a decade ago that sold for "only" $5,060. Hake's Superman Figure Considering how popular toys in general are to collect, and the fact that is really the first toy of the first hero (and the first action figure ever), that is just a horrible rate of return. The Heritage Batman toy auction last year had 25+ pieces that sold for more than double what this figure did, very sad. SpineTic and Robot Man 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 On 3/15/2024 at 9:02 AM, Robot Man said: That is crazy. I only know of 3 boxed examples. Even super collector Harry Matesky didn’t have a boxed example. Numerous examples of Action #1 and Superman #1 have sold in the millions. Now, this is of course is not a comic book. But it is the first item created for Superman. It is a must have for Superman toy collectors. The first action figure toy. The box is rather plain but it is original and reasonable shape. Much harder to find in this shape than copies of his first comics. I would have thought that this would have gone double the final hammer price. It really should have. It will be a very long time until a comparable example will be offered again. The high bidder got a great deal. But, I know, it isn’t a comic book… If it had been auctioned on Hakes I think it would have gone a lot higher. Probably even Heritage if they promoted it SpineTic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpineTic Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) Just sold on Thu, Mar 14 at 5:33 PM. https://www.ebay.com/itm/355516257965 Edited March 17 by SpineTic Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmat Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I think this toy was featured in a episode of Pawn Stars ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robot Man Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 On 3/19/2024 at 5:21 AM, marmat said: Why would anyone take stuff like that to them? They have no idea as to rarity or value. Why? Because people just want to get on TV… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
