G.A. Green Lantern #1 CGC 6.5 Fine+ Stolen at SD Con.

[Calamerica]

Sorry to see this type of thing happen.

 

That makes it bad for every Dealer at any Con - they need to be ever-so-vigilant as now petty criminals know that comics are worth a lot of money. Too bad.

 

CAL

[Forbush-Man]

 

Great job, Davenport!

 

I just added the scan to the original post. That wrap makes it a sore thumb. Anyone think they can blow this up, maybe get the CGC numbers, just in case???

There's GIANT front and back cover scans of it on CLink. (And you can read the serial number: 0000325005 .)

 

GREEN LANTERN GOLDEN AGE #1

 

[Calamerica]

Start keeping an eye on eBay for the comic...

 

and look for the longest time as it will suredly show up.

 

How about contacting the major dealers and/or sending them the info - they won't want to be a part of a "hot" book I am sure.

 

CAL

[Moondog]

This sucks. I had the Windy City Cap 1 stolen at San Diego back in 1989. The thief held on to it for nearly 7 years before he decided it was safe to bring it out.

 

WRONG!

 

As soon as he showed it to a prospective buyer, the buyer smelled a rat and contacted Steve Fishler (who had once owned it - I traded it to him and got it back later in another deal) who confirmed that it was the Windy City (there's a slight dust shadow on the spine).

 

Through a very elaborate sting operation I got the book back, but had to forgo pressing charges. Even though he got off the hook (criminally) he never made a cent on his theft.

 

Hopefully Ron won't have to wait 7 years to get his book back.

 

And yes, I knew what I was doing and so does Ron. But sometimes the thieves are so clever and so deceptive that they catch even the most seasoned dealers snoozing sometimes. I can tell you in all certainty: Every major dealer has had key GA and SA books stolen at shows, at their stores - even their offices.

 

It's a part of doing business that truly sucks.

 

--Gary

[Calamerica]

That is a horror story that could not possibly be fiction. That reeks. Sorry for your troubles BUT you did get the comic back???

 

CAL

[sckao]

 

Something happened at the show today and some books were recovered I think. I don't have the details though.

 

Unfortunately, there were some other thefts earlier... one that happened to a board member. I don't know if the news came out yet about that one yet.

[Calamerica]

This is just horrible! Stealing comics at a show. How low can they go?

 

CAL

[evenflow-migration]

Whoever stole the book had to know what it was worth. It's too much of a high ticket item to be just a random act of thievery.

 

This is a good lesson to all vendors to watch their stuff closely. I've been to a few shows as a vendor and it's really easy to drop your guard, especially when you are surrounded by fellow collectors who share the same interests as you do. False sense of security.

[skybolt]

This is terrible news.

 

Perhaps the CGC slabs should be produced witha small hole placed in the upper right corner (next to the label), so the owner can run a piece of steel wire through them. People can still look at the book, but won't be able to carry it more than a few feet away without the owner having to detach it first. The thief can still steal the book if they had wire cutters, but I'm sure someone would notice. Either that or a small platic thingy with a hole can be attached to each book by the owner.

[langur88]

 

Every major dealer has had key GA and SA books stolen at shows

--Gary

 

Unfortunately quite true. Never mind the non-key stuff. The thief in Redbeards case had a lot of balls to steal such a high profile book. Maybe the thief just wanted to free the book from it's prison as a protest, read it and then send it back.

[Pirate]

This is terrible news.

 

Perhaps the CGC slabs should be produced witha small hole placed in the upper right corner (next to the label), so the owner can run a piece of steel wire through them. People can still look at the book, but won't be able to carry it more than a few feet away without the owner having to detach it first. The thief can still steal the book if they had wire cutters, but I'm sure someone would notice. Either that or a small platic thingy with a hole can be attached to each book by the owner.

 

or don't let thrillseekers hold a 17k book or even come within 5 feet of it.

[Aces]

This is terrible news.

 

Perhaps the CGC slabs should be produced witha small hole placed in the upper right corner (next to the label), so the owner can run a piece of steel wire through them. People can still look at the book, but won't be able to carry it more than a few feet away without the owner having to detach it first. The thief can still steal the book if they had wire cutters, but I'm sure someone would notice. Either that or a small platic thingy with a hole can be attached to each book by the owner.

 

or don't let thrillseekers hold a 17k book or even come within 5 feet of it.

 

Maybe the slab should come with a self destruct device.

 

BOOM!

 

No more comic thief... or comic.

[skybolt]

This is terrible news.

 

Perhaps the CGC slabs should be produced witha small hole placed in the upper right corner (next to the label), so the owner can run a piece of steel wire through them. People can still look at the book, but won't be able to carry it more than a few feet away without the owner having to detach it first. The thief can still steal the book if they had wire cutters, but I'm sure someone would notice. Either that or a small platic thingy with a hole can be attached to each book by the owner.

 

or don't let thrillseekers hold a 17k book or even come within 5 feet of it.

 

Maybe the slab should come with a self destruct device.

 

BOOM!

 

No more comic thief... or comic.

 

Take the thief and the book out in one shot.

 

Perhaps, a (spider) tracer can installed inside the case.

[joe_collector]

Or maybe CGC should start putting a small hole in the top right of the CGC case, so that dealers holding extreme valuable books could attach a laptop-like security cord to them.

[kiltman]

This is terrible news.

 

Perhaps the CGC slabs should be produced witha small hole placed in the upper right corner (next to the label), so the owner can run a piece of steel wire through them. People can still look at the book, but won't be able to carry it more than a few feet away without the owner having to detach it first. The thief can still steal the book if they had wire cutters, but I'm sure someone would notice. Either that or a small platic thingy with a hole can be attached to each book by the owner.

 

or don't let thrillseekers hold a 17k book or even come within 5 feet of it.

 

Maybe the slab should come with a self destruct device.

 

BOOM!

 

No more comic thief... or comic.

i can just see the signs at the front of booths.

 

"Back off, you are in the blast zone!"

[Aces]

Hey there Kiltman...

Where ya been?

I haven't seen you spamming the boards much lately.

[Bronty]

Or maybe CGC should start putting a small hole in the top right of the CGC case, so that dealers holding extreme valuable books could attach a laptop-like security cord to them.

 

What I've seen some dealers do is put books like this in a locking case that is itself secured to the table with one of those laptop security cords / chains. Seemed pretty foolproof.

[UnrulyAppendage]

Would drilling a small hole void the guarantee of the CGC case?

[Ze-man]

Would drilling a small hole void the guarantee of the CGC case?

 

 

This is actually an excellent idea. While not likely to happen, it would be interesting to see CGC create a slab with a reinforced corner that has some type of rivet insert with a hole in it that would allow a book to be secured to a table, or wall with a steel cord.(similar to how cameras are displayed at retail stores.) Since many a majority of dealers bring HG slabs to conventions it would be nice if there was a way, other then locking them in a case, or hiding them under plastic to display them.

 

Or you could just use it to make a REALLY big key chain, or hang them around your room like a big CGC mobile.

 

Ze-

[joe_collector]

This is actually an excellent idea.

 

Well duh!