mwotka Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, dem1138 said: My is that the market could tell that this 1.5 was formerly a restored copy with color touch that has since been scraped away along the spine and valued it as such. Exactly. For it to look that bad, they either should've left it as it was or had it professionally redone. Any way you slice it, the book has been worked on. That 1.0 presents way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 14 minutes ago, dem1138 said: My is that the market could tell that this 1.5 was formerly a restored copy with color touch that has since been scraped away along the spine and valued it as such. a year ago my 1.8 brittle got me an amount just a tad south of the recent 1.5 being talked about here, but of course I became very upset when I saw the 1.0's sell for so high .....but I guess if you get 6 times what you paid for it not 10 years ago, you are somewhat satisfied as a seller. Just always wishing for more and more us greedy humans .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, dem1138 said: My is that the market could tell that this 1.5 was formerly a restored copy with color touch that has since been scraped away along the spine and valued it as such. A reasonable observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Primetime said: A reasonable observation. and correct one. Some books are best left alone. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr bla bla Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 10 hours ago, dem1138 said: My is that the market could tell that this 1.5 was formerly a restored copy with color touch that has since been scraped away along the spine and valued it as such. Interesting. What was the restored grade? mod 4.0 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 8 hours ago, Mr bla bla said: 18 hours ago, dem1138 said: My is that the market could tell that this 1.5 was formerly a restored copy with color touch that has since been scraped away along the spine and valued it as such. Interesting. What was the restored grade? mod 4.0 ? Any idea what a Mod 4.0 would have gone for in today's PLOD challenged marketplace? It's quite conceivable that the it might have gone for less than the scraped away blue label Universal 1.5 grade it received in the end. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) Book might have had a slightly higher apparent grade than 4.0. A 6.0 MP sold 2 yrs ago for 27.6K http://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fbids.asp&id=1146236 The trimmed HA copy I rule out. Edited April 27, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) Heritage Tec 29 5.0 sold for 95K https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/detective-comics-29-dc-1939-cgc-vg-fn-50-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7187-91072.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116 Edited May 10, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Great flip! Uh so close to winning that book too when it was 1st auctioned. Should've pushed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: Heritage Tec 29 5.0 sold for 95K https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/detective-comics-29-dc-1939-cgc-vg-fn-50-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7187-91072.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116 Bat poop Wow Bang Dang Pow Wow WooWoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 8 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: Heritage Tec 29 5.0 sold for 95K https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/detective-comics-29-dc-1939-cgc-vg-fn-50-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7187-91072.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116 Call me stupid but the missing chunk off the bottom right corner is pretty distracting given my OCD. Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, batman_fan said: Call me stupid but the missing chunk off the bottom right corner is pretty distracting given my OCD. Although the missing piece does not bother me tremendously (when simply looking at the book), it would likely bother me a lot more if I dropped $95K to buy it. I also don't understand how a book with a piece that big missing still grades at 5.0 (but then again maybe I am the stupid one). Larryw7 and Gotham Kid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Hudson said: Although the missing piece does not bother me tremendously (when simply looking at the book), it would likely bother me a lot more if I dropped $95K to buy it. I also don't understand how a book with a piece that big missing still grades at 5.0 (but then again maybe I am the stupid one). missing pieces is one of my pet peeve, I am surprised it wasn't a 4.0 but I suspect it got a bump for exceptional flatness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 hours ago, batman_fan said: Call me stupid but the missing chunk off the bottom right corner is pretty distracting given my OCD. pretty big defect to still garner a 5.0 IMO even if it is a Tec 29. Regardless, it was worth $95k to someone and is still a nice book to own. Knightsofold and Gotham Kid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Dark Knight said: Great flip! Uh so close to winning that book too when it was 1st auctioned. Should've pushed... what did Weiss Auctions grade it at raw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 48 minutes ago, Primetime said: pretty big defect to still garner a 5.0 IMO even if it is a Tec 29. Regardless, it was worth $95k to someone and is still a nice book to own. true and true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 14 hours ago, Primetime said: what did Weiss Auctions grade it at raw? VG/VG+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 20 hours ago, Primetime said: pretty big defect to still garner a 5.0 IMO even if it is a Tec 29. Regardless, it was worth $95k to someone and is still a nice book to own. I agree, Ben. It is after all the 2nd cover for Batman. As for me, I think HA's second Superman cover was much closer to a real 5.0. Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 21 minutes ago, Hudson said: I agree, Ben. It is after all the 2nd cover for Batman. As for me, I think HA's second Superman cover was much closer to a real 5.0. agreed, and I think the final price was lower than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) The Tec 37 8.5 copy held by PristineComics, listed on ebay and on their web site for 125K, appears to have sold. The listing has been removed from ebay and marked as sold on their web site. http://pristinecomics.com/all-comics/?sort=pricedesc They also sold their copy of Detective 44 9.4 Edited May 13, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
