Why are GA DC Books So Cheap?

[Silver Surfer]

Not a DC collector so someone please esplain me. Case in point:

 

Action Comics #61

 

Such a cool cover I almost BIN'd it.

[143ksk]

You should have

 

If you are interested in it PM me and we can talk.

[Silver Surfer]

Trying to show some restraint here, its tough. Let me chew on this for a day or so but I suspect it will be BIN'd shortly.

[Mr. Zipper]

Trying to show some restraint here, its tough. Let me chew on this for a day or so but I suspect it will be BIN'd shortly.

 

Why don't you just make an offer to him directly? If he doesn't have to pay the CL juice, perhaps you could get it for less.

 

Or would that be unethical? It's so cloudy these days with what's okay and what's not.

[Silver Surfer]

Why don't you just make an offer to him directly? If he doesn't have to pay the CL juice, perhaps you could get it for less.

 

Or would that be unethical? It's so cloudy these days with what's okay and what's not.

 

I guess I could.

[Mr. Zipper]

Not a DC collector so someone please esplain me. Case in point:

 

I dunno if I would call any VG- for $275 cheap. It's probably priced over guide.

 

Maybe your so used to utterly insane Timely prices that this seems inexpensive to you.

[Silver Surfer]

Not a DC collector so someone please esplain me. Case in point:

 

I dunno if I would call any VG- for $275 cheap. It's probably priced over guide.

 

Maybe your so used to utterly insane Timely prices that this seems inexpensive to you.

 

Yup, I probably would have owned the first 50 Marvel Mystery books by now if they were this cheap. You could put together a nice run at $250-$275 a pop.

[seank]

Low to mid--grade GA DCs are plentiful. With an unlimited credit card and a cell phone you could probably put a low grade Superman, Action, or Batman run from 1938 to 1955 together in about a week

[JohnBull]

Low to mid--grade GA DCs are plentiful. With an unlimited credit card and a cell phone you could probably put a low grade Superman, Action, or Batman run from 1938 to 1955 together in about a week

 

Yup. Well, 1939 to 1955, anyway.

 

The other main problem is that the runs are so huge and daunting to those without an unlimited credit card, that the desire to collect is reduced. $275 may seem cheap, but if you need to get another 100+ issues at around the same price (and that's without getting to the early keys), it's easy to decide to collect something else.

[tth2]

Low to mid--grade GA DCs are plentiful. With an unlimited credit card and a cell phone you could probably put a low grade Superman, Action, or Batman run from 1938 to 1955 together in about a week

Is it really that easy to put runs of Superman and Action together, particularly the Actions without Superman on the covers? I guess I just never see big runs of Action or Superman being offered the way I see Batman runs (which seems to be all the time).

[Scrooge]

Low to mid--grade GA DCs are plentiful. With an unlimited credit card and a cell phone you could probably put a low grade Superman, Action, or Batman run from 1938 to 1955 together in about a week

Is it really that easy to put runs of Superman and Action together, particularly the Actions without Superman on the covers? I guess I just never see big runs of Action or Superman being offered the way I see Batman runs (which seems to be all the time).

 

Yes I was surprised by that comment a little bit. At a show this weekend, some dealers had multiple copies of a few Batmans but Supes were less common.

[Forbush-Man]

Why don't you just make an offer to him directly? If he doesn't have to pay the CL juice, perhaps you could get it for less.

 

Or would that be unethical? It's so cloudy these days with what's okay and what's not.

 

I guess I could.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[nearmint]

Low to mid--grade GA DCs are plentiful. With an unlimited credit card and a cell phone you could probably put a low grade Superman, Action, or Batman run from 1938 to 1955 together in about a week

Is it really that easy to put runs of Superman and Action together, particularly the Actions without Superman on the covers? I guess I just never see big runs of Action or Superman being offered the way I see Batman runs (which seems to be all the time).

 

Yes I was surprised by that comment a little bit. At a show this weekend, some dealers had multiple copies of a few Batmans but Supes were less common.

 

I don't think an Action run could be put together in a week. When I was completing 52-63, it surprised me how many dealers had a number of issues between 30 & 50, and then again between 70 & 100, but very little between 50 & 70. Anyone working on the Action war covers knows that some issues don't seem to come up very often.

[Forbush-Man]

I think maybe he was exagerating just a little.

 

 

 

Although he's mostly right about the Batman's.

[Timulty]

I could probably put together an action run from 1-25 in a week. It is just a matter of where to look and money. Now, a Detective run 1-27, nope that would be too difficult. Now, this doesn't mean some of the books wouldn't be beaters and restored. But it could be done. In a lot of ways, a Superman 1-25 would be more difficult than the action. In my opinion.

[nearmint]

I could probably put together an action run from 1-25 in a week. It is just a matter of where to look and money.

 

Where would you find the 8, 9, & 10?

[Timulty]

See PM I sent you.

[Forbush-Man]

See PM I sent you.

 

 

[Timulty]

Don't get too frustrated, I only found one of those books.

[Silver Surfer]

See PM I sent you.