jabats

And SOLD via PM. Thanks everyone!

I will leave it here for a day or so, and then either put it back in the vault or send it to auction :-)

10% Price drop on Phantom Lady 23 CGC 6.5 WHITE Pages -

$14,000 Now $12,600

On 7/9/2021 at 8:01 AM, skypinkblu said:

Sensation 33, CGC 5.5 White pages 1944

This was always a tough tough issue to find. There are 23 Universal copies on the census, 27 in total.

  As those of you who know the history of Wonder Woman, her author had some unorthodox (at least for the time) ideas.

Bin is $550.00

 

Pictures in the next box, I'm having trouble uploading them from my PC.

When I acquired both of these books, I paid somewhat over average market price per grade, because I wanted copies with superior eye appeal (and nice page quality) for the grade.

I would like to sell just one of the two.

UPDATE - sale of an AF 15 is pending. But I have added another book, Phantom Lady 23.

UPDATE 2 - Phantom Lady 23 is SOLD

Rules:

1. No HOSers/Probies, etc.

2. Shipping included to US only (with tracking and signature confirmation). I would ideally like to find a US buyer to keep things simple, but if you’re outside the US feel free to contact me.

3. No returns on CGC graded books. I have numerous boardie and dealer references, including Bob Storms, Ricksneatstuff, Gator, etc.

4. Payment by check.

5.  in thread wins. 

Price drop.

I will keep the book listed here for another 48 hours.

Here is my reference / feedback / kudos thread:

I have a lot of other transactions too.

SOLD

Rules:

1. No HOSers/Probies, etc.

2. Shipping included to US only (with tracking and signature confirmation). I would ideally like to find a US buyer to keep things simple, but if you’re outside the US feel free to contact me.

3. No returns on CGC graded books. I have numerous boardie and dealer references, including Bob Storms, Ricksneatstuff, Gator, etc.

4. Payment by check.

5.  in thread wins. 

I wonder what an Unrestored 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 Tec 27 would realistically sell for, right now. I suspect a big splashy sale like this changes the dynamics a bit, in that it gives potential buyers more confidence. But on the other hand, at least on the entry level end, it’s probably a different group of potential buyers.

23 hours ago, path4play said:

Down from the Okajima Superman #26 5.5 that went for $6,600.  Market's get'in flooded with 'em.

The 26 was a war cover though. Those generally carry a premium.

16 hours ago, Chicago Boy said:

The fact that Metro doesn’t buy it and hold onto makes you wonder .about the best future of the hobby ....abd the owner is taking offers 

Arguably the nice looking 2.5 that sold for $410k I believe, presents better than this book.

1 hour ago, szav said:

Yeah...it should definitely be in a green label with the married parts.  Who know's maybe it was a QA mistake.

Ultimately, they do disclose all the work that's been done on the book right there on the label notes so … hard for me to get riled up or think that they're somehow being shady.

The labels do carry a market perception beyond the notes though. Married cover or something like Trimming is a “scarlet letter” that will affect the market perception of the Conserved label.

If I am remembering correctly there was a thread a while back about how CGC was grading IGB books again.

2 hours ago, MasterChief said:

Your conclusion is very perceptive.  

Yep... agreed 

41 minutes ago, lou_fine said:

Apparently, they've also included leaf casting as part of the Conserved category. 

Not entirely sure what this procedure is, but based upon what I remember reading, it definitely appears to be a relatively invasive procedure.  

As a collector who has favored Conserved books in the past, this would seems a worrying trend to me.

1 minute ago, Gotham Kid said:

IGB copy. Your first mistake. Sorry mate.

If I am remembering correctly, I believe I was told it was not IGB when I purchased it

Just now, Gotham Kid said:

The Supes1 9.0 ?

Yes

21 hours ago, Red84 said:

I'm getting hammered on almost every book I consigned. 

I consigned an extensively restored GA mega-key to this auction. It hammered for 45% of what I had paid for it in 2017 (I purchased it via CC).

...Yes, a 55% loss. Perhaps Extended Restoration has continued to its fall out of favor in the past two years, but even so, I was pretty shocked. I would definitely not consign in a December auction, again.