quicksilver Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 19 hours ago, Sensei Ryan said: Gorgeous book - congrats! Do you have a back cover pic of it that you can share? It's awesome! Here is the BC pre-slabbing Sensei Ryan and BladeTX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quicksilver Posted December 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said: Beautiful book! Would you be willing to share a "before" photo? I'm fascinated by this process. Here are a few once the book was cracked out from it's (competitor's) holder... Sweet Lou 14, Sensei Ryan, EmilC and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei Ryan Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 4 hours ago, quicksilver said: Here are a few once the book was cracked out from it's (competitor's) holder... Gotta love that page 1! Thank you for sharing the pics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeTX Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 10 hours ago, quicksilver said: Here are a few once the book was cracked out from it's (competitor's) holder... OK, I'll readily admit I don't know anything at all about these Golden Age books, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how pages like this could eventually get a book graded an 8.0. If I had to guess I would be thinking .5 to 2.0. Someone really worked some magic here!! Do you have pics as it went through the restoration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei Ryan Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, BladeTX said: OK, I'll readily admit I don't know anything at all about these Golden Age books, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how pages like this could eventually get a book graded an 8.0. If I had to guess I would be thinking .5 to 2.0. Someone really worked some magic here!! Do you have pics as it went through the restoration? Hey Tom! I know you know this but these are the before photos of when the pages were brittle but after the leaf casting to the spine to re-connect the pages along with fixing any edge wear they would get a better quality designation (hence the upgrade from brittle to off-white). Had it not been for the color touch, pieces added, and interior being trimmed & lightened, this one could have been a candidate for a conserved label. It's a beautiful 8.0 and a masterful work by Kenny (he's a true wizard and a master of his craft for sure) but like you said, it's magic for sure! This is truly an awe-inspiring copy and my hats off to Kenny for his work and Quicksilver for being the owner Edited December 20, 2020 by Sensei Ryan KCOComics, EmilC and BladeTX 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 11 hours ago, BladeTX said: OK, I'll readily admit I don't know anything at all about these Golden Age books, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how pages like this could eventually get a book graded an 8.0. If I had to guess I would be thinking .5 to 2.0. Someone really worked some magic here!! Do you have pics as it went through the restoration? I was amazed myself at what is actually possible. When Matt first assessed the book in it's slab, he couldn't have known how bad the interior was, and big ups to him and Kenny for going the extra mile, and not revising the original estimate for the work after dismantling the book. It took a while to finish, but I couldn't be any happier with the results ! KCOComics and Sensei Ryan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 https://comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fsearch_adv.asp%3Fall%3Dy%26TITLE%3D%26TITLEOPT%3DALL%26ISSUE%3D%26Condition%3D%26ConditionTo%3D%26CensusRank%3D%26Pedigree%3D%26PRICEF%3D500%26PRICET%3D%26DESCRIPTION%3D%26DESCRIPTIONOPT%3DALL%26SearchRemarks%3D%26SearchCGC%3D%26EXCLUDE%3D%26CATEGORIES%3D-1%26WCATEGORIES%3D-1%26SORT%3DNEW%26_where_forsale%3Dy%26_where_auctions%3Dy%26x%3D17%26y%3D10%26where_forsale%3Dy&id=1454070 Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dark Knight said: https://comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fsearch_adv.asp%3Fall%3Dy%26TITLE%3D%26TITLEOPT%3DALL%26ISSUE%3D%26Condition%3D%26ConditionTo%3D%26CensusRank%3D%26Pedigree%3D%26PRICEF%3D500%26PRICET%3D%26DESCRIPTION%3D%26DESCRIPTIONOPT%3DALL%26SearchRemarks%3D%26SearchCGC%3D%26EXCLUDE%3D%26CATEGORIES%3D-1%26WCATEGORIES%3D-1%26SORT%3DNEW%26_where_forsale%3Dy%26_where_auctions%3Dy%26x%3D17%26y%3D10%26where_forsale%3Dy&id=1454070 Sale pending $225k Sensei Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 doesn't look like it can benefit from a grade bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei Ryan Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 It looks like that amateur pencil/grease pen mark removal really hurt the color on the FC. Not that it matters, but some things are best left to the professionals (I'm certain it was done a long time ago but just lamenting on that fact). Still a gorgeous copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 My old copy will be up for sale on HA I owned it 25 years ago and after I sold it, it was graded 8.0 and now it's an 8.5 It's a really beautiful copy. Any guesses what it will sell for? Gotham Kid, BigLeagueCHEW and KCOComics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) $750k maybe? Edited December 23, 2020 by Dark Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sensei Ryan said: It looks like that amateur pencil/grease pen mark removal really hurt the color on the FC. Not that it matters, but some things are best left to the professionals (I'm certain it was done a long time ago but just lamenting on that fact). Still a gorgeous copy! It's an ok copy. Not a fan of the yellowing w/ fading of colors. Not a really strong 6.5 (noticed it was listed as a 6.0). A rather strong price I'd say. Book trending up again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Jordysnordy said: My old copy will be up for sale on HA I owned it 25 years ago and after I sold it, it was graded 8.0 and now it's an 8.5 It's a really beautiful copy. Any guesses what it will sell for? I think the book is super....I would say $700K KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Jordysnordy said: My old copy will be up for sale on HA I owned it 25 years ago and after I sold it, it was graded 8.0 and now it's an 8.5 It's a really beautiful copy. Any guesses what it will sell for? I think you won't want to know the answer to that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: I think you won't want to know the answer to that question. It’ll be terrible knowledge. I know that queasy feeling. I bet every one of us does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) A 6.0 went for 225k on CL exchange yesterday 12/21/20 (well above the last sale in grade HA 11/2019 132k): https://www.comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fitems.asp%3Fid%3D3912&id=1454070 Edited December 22, 2020 by Northwest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Boy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, Northwest said: A 6.0 went for 225k on CL exchange yesterday 12/21/20 (well above the last sale in grade HA 11/2019 132k): https://www.comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fitems.asp%3Fid%3D3912&id=1454070 Nice old label copy. Colors don’t appear to b very vibrant to me however. Cap 1 on the move though !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 hours ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said: It’ll be terrible knowledge. I know that queasy feeling. I bet every one of us does. Haha so true but I did very well with it but not as well if I had held onto it for the last 25 years. GreatCaesarsGhost and waaaghboss 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeTX Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Seems a fair price for an 8.5 relative to a 6.0 At $225K... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
