What Books Does the Guide Just Not Catch Up To?

[rob_allan]

Well, as I've been reading threads, I've seen people saying "yeah, the guide hasn't caught up to that" and other similar comments. I have to admit, as I'm pretty new to GA books, I thought that talk was crazy. How can the guide be wrong?

 

Then, I bought a copy of Amazing Adult Fantasy. Now, this was an SA book. And I willingly "overpaid" for the book. Why? Well, those books are hard to come by, it turns out. Even the EBay sales of them seem to go well above guide, which anyone who uses EBay knows doesn't happen.

 

So it got me to wondering, what titles (not specific issues but titles in general) has the guide not really caught up to? I assume if I've observed that with a SA book, it must be even moreso with GA books.

[Sid]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...p;rd=1&rd=1

 

I hope to snag it but I think it'll go out of my range extremely fast

[rjpb]

Well, after years of huge gaps between "real" and "guide" values, Catman has started catching up, but a number of issues are still undervalued by Overstreet in all grades.

[Point Five]

Good example...the guide is a joke on Catman, pretty much across the board.

[Forbush-Man]

Phantom Lady's too.

[rob_allan]

Phantom Lady is awesome. I hope to own one of those some day.

[ft88]

Hi grade Archie's (Fine/VF or better)

[aardvark88]

Harvey Hits #3 1st Richie Rich cover came out years before Richie Rich #1 Nov, 1960 yet Richie #1 guides for more and always hammers for more at auction because the sheep follow the dictates of Overstreet.

[innocuous]

Seems like a lot of guys on this forum are blowing the early TEC prices out of the water.

[rjpb]

Phantom Lady's too.

 

I've noticed PL issues often sell for close to guide, except for #17 and #23. Not that guide is cheap

[sacentaur]

Peps with the early Archie stories.

 

STEVE

[ciorac]

Seems like a lot of guys on this forum are blowing the early TEC prices out of the water.

 

And have for years.

[piper]

Phantom Stranger (1952)

[mikephoen]

Dont forget this book, auctioned by our own Showcase-4

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Reform-School-Girl-C...1QQcmdZViewItem

[The Black Hand ®]

Peps with the early Archie stories.

 

STEVE

 

Thank goodness!

[shiverbones]

holy carp! I forgot to look at the close on reform school girl. I can't believe it popped 11k!!!

[Mad Dog]

Phantom Lady's too.

 

yup, dealers that have them available have them priced at 1.5-1.8 X guide. Even in lower grades(3.5-6.0) they are normally 1.2-1.4 X guide (except 17 which is 2x guide in any grade) this is of cause based on the only 2 dealers i know who have them for sale at the moment. luckily they do appear once in a while in consignments and auctions.

 

Was quite happy when i snatched this up at exactly guide hope to get it in the mail soon

 

[Sid]

Dont forget this book, auctioned by our own Showcase-4

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Reform-School-Girl-C...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

oh wow, I was keeping an eye on how high it'd go and stopped looking at that 5100 standstill. Nice one showcase

[showcase4]

Dont forget this book, auctioned by our own Showcase-4

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Reform-School-Girl-C...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

oh wow, I was keeping an eye on how high it'd go and stopped looking at that 5100 standstill. Nice one showcase

 

thanks! Here's how sweet it was...this is info on my purchase of the book "raw" in 2005

 

http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=8255&si=123

[Paratrooper]

Golden age DC War books have been relatively cheap in high grade considering how hard they are to find in VF+ and higher.