tth2 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 (edited) For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. Edited November 30, 2008 by tth2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Why is #24 so hard to find in HG? It's not a black cover or particularly old issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Dunno, just is. There's a surprisingly high number in the 20s that are particularly hard to find in HG: 22, 24, 25, 26 and 29. And while 21 has a large number of 9.4 copies, a 9.6 or higher copy has yet to emerge, amazingly enough in this era of pressing and resubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 I've been debating for months about the PGX 8.5 Diamond Run copy on Highgradecomics.com. I bit the bullet today and bought it. I will probably resub it to CGC not too long after I receive it. Hope it doesn't come back a lower grade or PLOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. stick to noticing 9.4's and leave the dregs for us little guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. stick to noticing 9.4's and leave the dregs for us little guys. A 9.2 #24 is like a 9.4 of any other book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. stick to noticing 9.4's and leave the dregs for us little guys. A 9.2 #24 is like a 9.4 of any other book. someone got a steal the last time this book appeared based on the price this go round. i was the unfortunate underbidder. i believe spookley bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. stick to noticing 9.4's and leave the dregs for us little guys. A 9.2 #24 is like a 9.4 of any other book. someone got a steal the last time this book appeared based on the price this go round. i was the unfortunate underbidder. i believe spookley bought it. You weren`t even willing to go 2X guide on this book? If spookley won it, he got a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookley Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. stick to noticing 9.4's and leave the dregs for us little guys. A 9.2 #24 is like a 9.4 of any other book. someone got a steal the last time this book appeared based on the price this go round. i was the unfortunate underbidder. i believe spookley bought it. You weren`t even willing to go 2X guide on this book? If spookley won it, he got a good deal. I won it the last go around for I think $400...9.2 with white pages... :frustrated:Got outbid on the JLA #86...black cover, Neal Adams cover...highest graded and only 9.4 copy on the census....I think it went for $310....I would have gone higher but it's a late silver age book and I am hoping a 9.6 copy comes out of the woodwork.... By the way, Tim...what JLA issues do you collect up to...1965 and earlier or the #1-100 run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. stick to noticing 9.4's and leave the dregs for us little guys. A 9.2 #24 is like a 9.4 of any other book. someone got a steal the last time this book appeared based on the price this go round. i was the unfortunate underbidder. i believe spookley bought it. You weren`t even willing to go 2X guide on this book? If spookley won it, he got a good deal. I won it the last go around for I think $400...9.2 with white pages... That's a great deal! :frustrated:Got outbid on the JLA #86...black cover, Neal Adams cover...highest graded and only 9.4 copy on the census....I think it went for $310....I would have gone higher but it's a late silver age book and I am hoping a 9.6 copy comes out of the woodwork.... Never noticed the scarcity of this book in NM before. I'll have to keep an eye out for it. By the way, Tim...what JLA issues do you collect up to...1965 and earlier or the #1-100 run? Pretty much just 1-20 at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I will pay more than $6000.00 for a 9.6 copy. I'll pay more than $6001 for a 9.6 copy. Someone refresh my memory...about a couple years ago there was a Pacific Coast JLA #22 on sale on comic link...I can't remember if it was a CGC 9.4 or 9.6, but it sold for $8,000....it was already sold by the time I checked the site... It was a 9.6 copy. and as the Python's would say, it was very nice (with a French accent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookley Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 For HG JLA completists, I just noticed that there's a 9.2 copy of #24 in the weekly Heritage auction. This is the B&B 60 of JLAs ( ), traditionally very tough to find in HG, with only 2 9.2 copies at the top of the "regular" census and 1 freak PC copy way above by itself. stick to noticing 9.4's and leave the dregs for us little guys. A 9.2 #24 is like a 9.4 of any other book. someone got a steal the last time this book appeared based on the price this go round. i was the unfortunate underbidder. i believe spookley bought it. You weren`t even willing to go 2X guide on this book? If spookley won it, he got a good deal. I won it the last go around for I think $400...9.2 with white pages... That's a great deal! :frustrated:Got outbid on the JLA #86...black cover, Neal Adams cover...highest graded and only 9.4 copy on the census....I think it went for $310....I would have gone higher but it's a late silver age book and I am hoping a 9.6 copy comes out of the woodwork.... Never noticed the scarcity of this book in NM before. I'll have to keep an eye out for it. By the way, Tim...what JLA issues do you collect up to...1965 and earlier or the #1-100 run? Pretty much just 1-20 at this point. Tim, Let me know if you find any raw high-grade copies of JLA #86....I have been seeking them out, but usually the ones I see for sale (raw) are more like an 8.5 than NM. Any guess on how many high-grade JLA collectors are out there? It seems most collect #1-30....after that, the later issues are pretty easy to pick up unless it is very rare in high-grade (9.4 or up)...ie: issues #46, 59, 62, 75, 83, 86, 93....most of these have black covers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookley Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I will pay more than $6000.00 for a 9.6 copy. I'll pay more than $6001 for a 9.6 copy. Someone refresh my memory...about a couple years ago there was a Pacific Coast JLA #22 on sale on comic link...I can't remember if it was a CGC 9.4 or 9.6, but it sold for $8,000....it was already sold by the time I checked the site... It was a 9.6 copy. and as the Python's would say, it was very nice (with a French accent). Thanks Dover (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I will pay more than $6000.00 for a 9.6 copy. I'll pay more than $6001 for a 9.6 copy. Someone refresh my memory...about a couple years ago there was a Pacific Coast JLA #22 on sale on comic link...I can't remember if it was a CGC 9.4 or 9.6, but it sold for $8,000....it was already sold by the time I checked the site... It was a 9.6 copy. and as the Python's would say, it was very nice (with a French accent). Thanks Dover (thumbs u I actually bought a raw 21 at a convention many years ago. Had it CGC'd a few years later at 9.4!! Sold it at a time when I was quitting collecting. Hard not to love silver DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Any guess on how many high-grade JLA collectors are out there? It seems most collect #1-30....after that, the later issues are pretty easy to pick up unless it is very rare in high-grade (9.4 or up)...ie: issues #46, 59, 62, 75, 83, 86, 93....most of these have black covers... The early issues are definitely the main challenge for HG collectors, although as I mentioned above quite a few issues in the 20s are surprisingly hard to find in HG. I think like with most SA titles, availability in HG increases significantly as you get into the mid- and late-1960s, with the odd really tough issue here and there. JLAs from those periods in 9.6 and above have been doing very well across the board, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLA_ALL_THE_WAY Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Any guess on how many high-grade JLA collectors are out there? Apparently, too many. Why don't you guys try marvel...I hear Spider-Man's pretty popular? Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookley Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Any guess on how many high-grade JLA collectors are out there? Apparently, too many. Why don't you guys try marvel...I hear Spider-Man's pretty popular? Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookley Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 JLA fans, Is this a CGC 9.4 potential or no? I'm thinking 9.0-9.2 (but I have seen some 9.4's that look like this) Advertised grade is 9.4....what do you think? http://www.metropoliscomics.com/bookDetail.php?id=119236&enlarge=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Well here are a few pics of some issues I just picked up for my 1-100 reader copy collection. Nothing to compare with a certain someones collection (Rick (thumbs u) but maybe in the future I'll be able to sit at the big kids table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 JLA fans, Is this a CGC 9.4 potential or no? I'm thinking 9.0-9.2 (but I have seen some 9.4's that look like this) Advertised grade is 9.4....what do you think? http://www.metropoliscomics.com/bookDetail.php?id=119236&enlarge=2 That mark next to the bottom staple should drop it out of the 9.4 when added to the other marks. I'd say probably 9.0-9.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
