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[sufunk]

Couldn't resist them!

 

Those were some NICE books!

 

If i didnt already have to sell the wife, kids and a few vital organs to make it thru the HA and Clink auctions this month i would definitely have tried to grab a few.

[dover]

[NYNick]

Western Penn's

 

 

 

 

[worldsbestcomics]

Western Penn's

 

 

 

I love those bronze Thors. The 210 looks really nice.

[Frisco Larson]

Just found this thread, buried 8 & 1/2 years back. Yikes, time for a bump! 

[Frisco Larson]

Golden State.

[Frisco Larson]

Golden State.

[Frisco Larson]

Don Rosa

[Frisco Larson]

Golden State

[Frisco Larson]

Golden State

[Frisco Larson]

Winnipeg

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[scooter99]

Western Penn copy.  I bought it about 10 years ago because I love the wild colors on the cover.

[MGsimba77]

[Frisco Larson]

Sweet Suscha News copy!!!!   

[namisgr]

[Spawnfreak]

32 minutes ago, namisgr said:

Honestly, I just don't get it. A comic is either a 9.8 or not, who cares where it's been for the last 40 years? Unless it's been in my possession.

Edited July 1, 2020 by Spawnfreak

[namisgr]

39 minutes ago, Spawnfreak said:

Honestly, I just don't get it. A comic is either a 9.8 or not, who cares where it's been for the last 40 years? Unless it's been in my possession.

Not everybody seeks out pedigree comics, I get it.  But to my way of thinking and collecting, there are lots of high grade Bronze Age copies of most issues.  But only 1 came from the Don Rosa, or Twin Cities, or Rocky Mountain, or Winnipeg collection.  That alone makes it stand out from the crowd.  Even better, one can own dozens or even hundreds of books that all came from the same original collection.  And for me, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Additionally, for Golden and Silver Age collectors, when the numbers of high grade copies are low and certain pedigrees feature exceptionally well preserved paper and inks, a pedigree book often has superior eye appeal to a comparably graded copy without provenance.

When I was actively buying high grade books for over two decades, I loved collecting comics from pedigree collections as well as ones from known collections of exceptional books that weren't officially recognized as pedigrees by CGC or the hobby at large.

And I agree with you that comics I bought off the rack and owned for 40+ years always had more personal significance than those bought on the secondhand market.  Like these two: 

  

Edited July 1, 2020 by namisgr

[djpinkpanther67]

Sometimes you can’t own a highest graded copy of an issue UNLESS it’s a Pedigree.

The only other 9.8 is the Suscha News copy
 

 

Edited July 1, 2020 by djpinkpanther67

[wormboy]

On 7/1/2020 at 4:27 AM, Spawnfreak said:

Honestly, I just don't get it. A comic is either a 9.8 or not, who cares where it's been for the last 40 years? Unless it's been in my possession.

I care