jimbo_7071 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 (edited) On 6/12/2024 at 5:12 PM, sfcityduck said: I'm not sure how you can auction such a huge number of books in one auction session. Everyone's going to get worn out. And I suspect that a lot of choices will need to be made on what to bid on for most of us. And remember, she bought non-DC books too. Will Heritage auction those also? I'd think so. So you'd think there'd be more than one auction session. Maybe books worth at least X dollars will be in a dedicated auction, with lower-dollar-value books being dispersed amongst the Sunday auctions. That's what Heritage has done before . Edited June 13 by jimbo_7071 Mmehdy, tth2 and jimjum12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. E. Nichols Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 I met Chris in the winter of 1993 after relocating to Burlington for work. I was a regular, weekly purchaser of Earth Prime Comics for nearly 30 years, with only Covid preempting that streak. Chris considered me one of her most ardent customers and I enjoyed our many conversations. She remained enthusiastic about comics in all the years I knew her, and obviously in DC particularly. The industry will probably not see her like again and I am saddened by her passing... thehumantorch, gumption and namisgr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 On 6/13/2024 at 10:05 PM, jimbo_7071 said: On 6/13/2024 at 5:12 AM, sfcityduck said: I'm not sure how you can auction such a huge number of books in one auction session. Everyone's going to get worn out. And I suspect that a lot of choices will need to be made on what to bid on for most of us. And remember, she bought non-DC books too. Will Heritage auction those also? I'd think so. So you'd think there'd be more than one auction session. Maybe books worth at least X dollars will be in a dedicated auction, with lower-dollar-value books being dispersed amongst the Sunday auctions. That's what Heritage has done before . Agreed. It would be physically impossible to auction everything off in just 2 days, unless there were just a bunch of lots made up of individual keys and then a bunch of lots made up of entire runs, which I'm sure Heritage would advise the consignors against doing. sfcityduck and jimbo_7071 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 On 6/13/2024 at 3:37 PM, tth2 said: Agreed. It would be physically impossible to auction everything off in just 2 days, unless there were just a bunch of lots made up of individual keys and then a bunch of lots made up of entire runs, which I'm sure Heritage would advise the consignors against doing. Especially if it were, indeed, upper mid grade for much of it. Some of those 50's books can really pop at auction. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) sfcityduck, jimbo_7071 and tth2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted Tuesday at 01:09 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:09 AM Auction is up for viewing on Heritage https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=1938&mode=live&auction_name=7394 tth2, batman_fan and woowoo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted Tuesday at 01:26 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:26 AM Oh boy, there goes the “Ages” discussion now… Darwination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted Tuesday at 01:31 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:31 AM (edited) Eddie Church Edited Tuesday at 01:32 AM by vheflin tth2, Mmehdy and Silver Surfer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Popular Post CGC Mike Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM Administrator Popular Post Share Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM On 9/16/2024 at 9:26 PM, Robot Man said: Oh boy, there goes the “Ages” discussion now… Count me out... Some of those Actions in her collection are most impressive. Robot Man, Larryw7, batman_fan and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted Tuesday at 01:50 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:50 AM Probably been answered, but how old was she when she passed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted Tuesday at 02:10 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:10 AM On 9/16/2024 at 9:38 PM, CGC Mike said: Count me out... Some of those Actions in her collection are most impressive. by a dam site! CGC Mike, Yorick, Professor K and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted Tuesday at 10:28 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:28 AM On 9/17/2024 at 2:38 AM, CGC Mike said: Count me out... Some of those Actions in her collection are most impressive. Some great books there. And Heritage have barely got started - so much more to come, including all the big keys... CGC Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted Tuesday at 02:17 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:17 PM On 9/17/2024 at 6:28 PM, goldust40 said: And Heritage have barely got started - so much more to come, including all the big keys I've been told that almost all of the big keys are restored, unfortunately. Mmehdy, goldust40 and aardvark88 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tth2 Posted Tuesday at 02:18 PM Popular Post Share Posted Tuesday at 02:18 PM On 9/17/2024 at 9:31 AM, vheflin said: Eddie Church That sound you heard was RHG's head exploding. goldust40, Bronty, Gotham Kid and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted Tuesday at 02:39 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:39 PM On 9/17/2024 at 10:17 AM, tth2 said: I've been told that almost all of the big keys are restored, unfortunately. Yes, I looked through entire auction last night. Also, many blue labels have been scraped of color touch to avoid purple death. The Action 34 I posted is an example. She was sold a good amount of restos, however, there are many nice unmolested high-grade issues. tth2 and Yorick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted Tuesday at 03:21 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:21 PM (edited) wow, so far seems like a stunning collection of books for collectors. Beautiful mid to low hg books. Books that will look wonderful but that might be halfway (only halfway) affordable. Looks miles better than Ian's old collection (which was impressive in its own right, but still... night and day). Fines instead of fairs. Edited Tuesday at 03:21 PM by Bronty tth2 and gumption 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted Tuesday at 08:59 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:59 PM Does anyone have any updates (outside of what I've seen in this thread) on what Heritage's plans are for the books beyond those listed in this October Auction? While it's a bunch of crazy stuff (and I haven't even really looked through in depth) it's also just a small fraction of just the DCs she owned. jimjum12 and Mmehdy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sfcityduck Posted Tuesday at 09:38 PM Popular Post Share Posted Tuesday at 09:38 PM On 9/17/2024 at 7:39 AM, vheflin said: Also, many blue labels have been scraped of color touch to avoid purple death. The Action 34 I posted is an example. She was sold a good amount of restos, however, there are many nice unmolested high-grade issues. Anyone going after a complete DC collection is going to have to buy restored comics unless they are truly extremely wealthy and extremely motivated. It hasn't happened yet to my understanding. But, the fact that after Christine's death her books are having the paper "scraped" to get a "better" grade is a tragedy. This is why I strongly believe that a restored comic should get a grade commiserate with what it would get without the restoration in question. Why should a "scraped" book get a better grade than a book with color touch? The damage is worse on the scraped book! And its just a different form of restoration which eliminates material, not a return to the pre-restoration state of the book. This marketplace has got to mature on these issues. I think it will. And some day in the future we will probably see these "scraped" books decline in value and eventually those scraped spots will be "restored" or "conserved" with very thin reversible paper veneers to restore their value. That's how absurd this is. vheflin, mwotka, tth2 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM On 9/17/2024 at 5:38 PM, sfcityduck said: Anyone going after a complete DC collection is going to have to buy restored comics unless they are truly extremely wealthy and extremely motivated. It hasn't happened yet to my understanding. But, the fact that after Christine's death her books are having the paper "scraped" to get a "better" grade is a tragedy. This is why I strongly believe that a restored comic should get a grade commiserate with what it would get without the restoration in question. Why should a "scraped" book get a better grade than a book with color touch? The damage is worse on the scraped book! And its just a different form of restoration which eliminates material, not a return to the pre-restoration state of the book. This marketplace has got to mature on these issues. I think it will. And some day in the future we will probably see these "scraped" books decline in value and eventually those scraped spots will be "restored" or "conserved" with very thin reversible paper veneers to restore their value. That's how absurd this is. I think we are too far down the road for it to meaningfully change. Larryw7 and gumption 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted Tuesday at 09:44 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:44 PM On 9/17/2024 at 1:59 PM, rob_react said: Does anyone have any updates (outside of what I've seen in this thread) on what Heritage's plans are for the books beyond those listed in this October Auction? While it's a bunch of crazy stuff (and I haven't even really looked through in depth) it's also just a small fraction of just the DCs she owned. There's only one way to auction off this many books: A lot of auctions and ultimately we'll see lots made up of multiple books. This collection is going to be 10s of thousands of books. How many? Depends on when she stopped. Bronty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted Tuesday at 09:45 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:45 PM On 9/17/2024 at 7:17 AM, tth2 said: I've been told that almost all of the big keys are restored, unfortunately. I heard she had at least two Action 1s (kept an undercopy), but only one has been posted so far: Action Comics #1 Trimmed (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Moderate (A-3) Cream to off-white pages. Open for bidding around 10/07/2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
