woowoo Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 8 hours ago, domuhnator said: 18 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: It may be chewed up but its going to look great on my wall Plus I had a significant amount of credit with clink for 250 Modern slabs I paid nothing for. So cash out of my pocket is relatively minimal. But I agree, I thought i was going to win under 10K Great book in any shape..................................................... domuhnator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhcomics Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 15 hours ago, domuhnator said: Thank you! Im just happy to own a (mostly) complete unrestored one. My Tec 31 is a .5 and I'm very proud of it. Congrats on the win. and the way you were able to pay for it was a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 My Tec 35 is a .5 and I'm very proud of it. Congrats on the win. and the way you were able to pay for it was a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domuhnator Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 hours ago, lhcomics said: My Tec 31 is a .5 and I'm very proud of it. Congrats on the win. and the way you were able to pay for it was a As am I! Yea that was nice, I figured i might as well turn the 250 slabs sitting in my basement into something nice Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 1/27/2018 at 6:42 AM, Mr bla bla said: On 1/26/2018 at 9:07 PM, Gotham Kid said: $12,259 for a chewed up Tec 35 0.5 on ComicLink !! Linky Isnt it CT scraped off ...? Probably a former IGB 9.6 graded copy with the resto and color touch now removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domuhnator Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 16 hours ago, lou_fine said: Probably a former IGB 9.6 graded copy with the resto and color touch now removed. To Remove the all resto from an IGB book would make the book disappear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) On 1/15/2018 at 10:35 PM, Gotham Kid said: Doesn't look like an IGB production ( unless CGC has started grading their stuff ) but just as nice ... Tec 33 9.4 Guess it is IGB after all. So looks like CGC is accepting to grade their books now, meaning IGB probably started bringing down the level of their resto by a notch (or two) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Detective-Comics-33-CGC-9-4-A-5-Highest-Graded-Origin-of-Batman-1939-DC-GA-Key/132501580681?hash=item1ed9b5ab89:g:Bk0AAOSwEoJagEdl Edited February 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) Tec 27 2.5 that was auctioned off on ComicLink (sold for 380K) is now here with a 120K markup. Edited February 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: Guess it is IGB after all. So looks like CGC is accepting to grade their books now, meaning IGB probably started bringing down the level of their resto by a notch (or two) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Detective-Comics-33-CGC-9-4-A-5-Highest-Graded-Origin-of-Batman-1939-DC-GA-Key/132501580681?hash=item1ed9b5ab89:g:Bk0AAOSwEoJagEdl Side question... I notice that the yellow band along the top of this Tec 33 is nearly an inch tall. Do unrestored Tec #33s exist that look like that? 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, Point Five said: Side question... I notice that the yellow band along the top of this Tec 33 is nearly an inch tall. Do unrestored Tec #33s exist that look like that? Point Five and Larryw7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Point Five said: 3 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: Guess it is IGB after all. So looks like CGC is accepting to grade their books now, meaning IGB probably started bringing down the level of their resto by a notch (or two) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Detective-Comics-33-CGC-9-4-A-5-Highest-Graded-Origin-of-Batman-1939-DC-GA-Key/132501580681?hash=item1ed9b5ab89:g:Bk0AAOSwEoJagEdl Side question... I notice that the yellow band along the top of this Tec 33 is nearly an inch tall. Do unrestored Tec #33s exist that look like that? This was the book before they touched it. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/detective-comics-33-dc-1939-cbcs-restored-moderate-vg-40-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7163-92071.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515# The line of dots above n33 and around the letters (V) are the giveaway ... 4.0 mod to 9.4 ext ... inline with their MO Edited February 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) either that or they used Harold's 9.2 copy Edited February 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) On 1/8/2018 at 6:18 PM, Gotham Kid said: Anyone notice the lineup of preRobins in the upcoming CC auction !? Tec 27 6.0 Tec 28 5.0 Tec 29 1.5 Tec 29 3.5 Tec 30 2.0 Tec 31 1.0 Tec 31 2.0 Tec 31 4.5 Tec 33 8.0 (R) Tec 33 9.2 (R) Tec 33 6.5 Tec 35 5.5 Tec 35 cbcs 2.5 Tec 35 1.8 Q Tec 35 0.5 Tec 36 8.0 Tec 36 2.0 Tec 37 7.5 Tec 37 3.5 Tec 38 cbcs 3.0 Tec 38 cbcs 2.0 The HA Tec 37 7.5 (only one in grade) was pulled from the CC auction listing. It now is the second 8.0. Edited February 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr bla bla Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: This was the book before they touched it. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/detective-comics-33-dc-1939-cbcs-restored-moderate-vg-40-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7163-92071.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515# The line of dots above n33 and around the letters (V) are the giveaway ... 4.0 mod to 9.4 ext ... inline with their MO So the jump from moderate to Ext represents a 12 increments grade Increase. That Pretty much makes the Ext category an unknown quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackolantern Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Is it kosher to alert people to an upcoming sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 14 hours ago, woowoo said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 14 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: This was the book before they touched it. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/detective-comics-33-dc-1939-cbcs-restored-moderate-vg-40-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7163-92071.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515# The line of dots above n33 and around the letters (V) are the giveaway ... 4.0 mod to 9.4 ext ... inline with their MO It already looked great. Restoration should be for books that are falling apart, not nice copies. Tbone911t and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 8:58 AM, Gotham Kid said: either that or they used Harold's 9.2 copy This copy does have the dot's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 20 hours ago, Sackolantern said: Is it kosher to alert people to an upcoming sale? Some say yes, some say no, but what the heck, I'm always interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 9:12 AM, Gotham Kid said: Guess it is IGB after all. So looks like CGC is accepting to grade their books now, meaning IGB probably started bringing down the level of their resto by a notch (or two) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Detective-Comics-33-CGC-9-4-A-5-Highest-Graded-Origin-of-Batman-1939-DC-GA-Key/132501580681?hash=item1ed9b5ab89:g:Bk0AAOSwEoJagEdl I wonder if it has to do with a settlement of IGB's lawsuit against CGC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
