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It looked too classy without the comics up there... I had to put em up for the pic

Wow! Really nice piece!

My new “Wall of Cho”:

Bump!

^ good guy miraclemet

Wondering if anyone else has used ClearBags for “supersize” art. Some artists like Frank Cho often work on 19x24 or slightly smaller “XL / XXL” sizes. I find the really big mylars to be unwieldy (and can’t fit in a portfolio). But the ClearBags are a bit easier to work with and seem to have every conceivable dimension available. They are not Mylar but ClearBags claim to be Archival safe, anyone else use them?

Yes Sensation 13 seems to be a tough book. I'm in the same boat :-)

Awesome seller - fast shipping & great communication!

I honestly think there's been a bit of a "glut" of Action 1s and Tec 27s in the past 9 months, and based on that alone, this book might bring less than it otherwise might.

^ Beautiful! Here are some more (also cross-posted to another thread) Rulah 18, Jumbo 92 and 109. Jumbo's from Heritage last night.

Jumbo 109 Okajima

Jumbo 92 Okajima

Where my Okajima and GA jungle girls interests intersect... Rulah 18

What did the Supes 1 6.0R go for?

To me, an unrestored lower grade book and a Conserved lower grade book have essentially the same "personal value" (as a long term owner). Actually assuming I have to own the book forever - I would probably prefer a Conserved book without the risk of rusting staples, to an Unrestored book with staples having even the slightest amount of rust. That said, I get what you're saying. If you plan to resell the book you have to factor in the "market's opinion". Remember the market's opinion does change over time.

Bingo.

Great question. I agree that a Green label book with a clipped coupon is a "value opportunity" for a collector to own a nearly-complete, original book at a huge discount. Other types of Green Qualified books are much less desirable, though (again - in my opinion). That said, I think Green Qualified books are likely to roughly maintain their valuation relative to Unrestored books over time. Whereas I believe the spread/discount for Conserved books will change over time, relative to Unrestored books. One additional thought in my mind is how CGC itself considers Conserved books. If you look at the label design itself, it seems intuitive to me that a Conserved book is similar / "of like kind" to an Unrestored book. Sure, it's just a label color, but I believe things like that do impact market psychology. And especially given the example above, it's hard for me to accept that replacing staples significantly impacts a GA megakey's value (let alone reducing it by 40-50%)

Not to delve too deeply into it but I just believe a lot of “restoration” is subjective. I guess I understand why “staples replaced” is considered resto/conservation, but doing that helps preserve an item that is slowly deteriorating over time (arguably a good thing). Whereas pressing arguably might shorten the lifespan of a book (yet isn’t considered resto). If everybody thinks “staples replaced” cuts out 50% of the value of a mega key, that’s their opinion, but I do think it presents a value opportunity. Surely some other collectors have similar thoughts, the question is how many, and if that number changes significantly over time. The Conserved label is still pretty new, I think the market is still sort of trying to figure out how to price it.

For Golden Age books on my "want list" I actively seek out the Conserved label. I believe it represents very strong value. Perhaps the market will never agree with me (in which case I'm picking up books I really appreciate, and which seem like a "deal" to me). But I suspect the spread between Conserved and Unrestored will shrink some, over time.

For sure the "entry level pricing" is at play. Put a copy of Tec 27 or Action 1 in the $200k to $300k range and the pool of buyers is a lot deeper than at 500k - 1M. I also believe the market is shifting in regards to the Conserved label. You use the phrase "restored/conserved copy"... but in my view a Conserved book is much comparable to being a "blue label" than being comparable to a Restored-Extensive label. Just my opinion but I am speaking as a market participant who has put my money where my mouth is :-)

I agree, very impressive. I think there was a premium price per point because it was very high grade for a book that’s pretty rare. IMO mid grade would still hammer way lower price per point

Agreed. plus recent record sales probably shook some more supply loose.

Yeah the two sales seem comparable now.

Yes the Tec 35 & 38 are well off recent price per point sales. Also the Tec 27 6.0 went for way less than 800-850k (what I expected) the GA market has been on fire for quite a bit. Perhaps it is finally taking a little breather

732k for the Tec 27 6.0. seems soft