Randall Ries Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, Professor Chaos said: Yesterday on Heritage from the Alfred Pennyworth collection a 9.8 Bat 227 sold for 31,200. Minutes later a 9.8 Bat 232 also Pennyworth went for 8,200. 1/4 the price. To me thats a serious injustice. A cool cover (Extra Robin) is 4X more costly than the 1st app of Batmans greatest Bronze Age nemisis. That's crazy. There is a 9.8 Bat 227 on Metro for $9k and I thought that was pushing it. IMO, 232 is undervalued. It seems to have leveled off while 227 is going through the roof. I mean, I get the black cover angle, a pedigree and the classic cover but come on. People paying that kind of money for 227 is creating an artificial value bubble around the thing. I wonder what Metro will do when they see the sale price of that 227? Double their "asking" price? Professor Chaos 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jbud73 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 The 189 Boston was also crazy at I think 8X that last sale 18 months ago. Now at least with the 189 the census data is indicating that it is a very rare book in 9.8. The 227 though is tough, but not rare. I would congratulate Heritage on getting a ton of money for our fellow forum member on those two books. Randall Ries 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ramrod44 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 12 hours ago, Randall Ries said: That's crazy. There is a 9.8 Bat 227 on Metro for $9k and I thought that was pushing it. IMO, 232 is undervalued. It seems to have leveled off while 227 is going through the roof. I mean, I get the black cover angle, a pedigree and the classic cover but come on. People paying that kind of money for 227 is creating an artificial value bubble around the thing. I wonder what Metro will do when they see the sale price of that 227? Double their "asking" price? Not if you buy it first. Randall Ries 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Chaos Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 14 hours ago, Randall Ries said: That's crazy. There is a 9.8 Bat 227 on Metro for $9k and I thought that was pushing it. IMO, 232 is undervalued. It seems to have leveled off while 227 is going through the roof. I mean, I get the black cover angle, a pedigree and the classic cover but come on. People paying that kind of money for 227 is creating an artificial value bubble around the thing. I wonder what Metro will do when they see the sale price of that 227? Double their "asking" price? Yep. One thing 227 has over 232 is there are 9 227's in 9.8 and 60 232's in the same. But still 1st Rha's should make up for that or at least come close. I get the homage cover and all, personally I think 221 blows it away. Randall Ries 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Randall Ries Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 12 hours ago, Professor Chaos said: Yep. One thing 227 has over 232 is there are 9 227's in 9.8 and 60 232's in the same. But still 1st Rha's should make up for that or at least come close. I get the homage cover and all, personally I think 221 blows it away. Oh yes. That is a fine cover. I have both 227 and HOS 92. People seem Gaga over the hanging panels covers and both have been designated "classic". And yes. 227 is really hard to find in good shape because of the black cover. I admit I love that cover. 232 is a good cover but not "knock me on my keister" good. Something about the green cover that is distracting. A 5.5-6.0 232 can still present really nicely vs a 227 in the same grade. I just think $31k is a lot of money to pay for a 9.8. I suppose none of us who own a copy can't lose. Go ahead. Spend that kind of money. The lower F-VF grades will get a nod as well. Edited January 16 by Randall Ries Professor Chaos and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Randall Ries Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 13 hours ago, ramrod44 said: Not if you buy it first. They bumped their $9k 227 to $30k overnight. Just like I predicted they would. It sat there with a bid of $7k for months. Wonder if it will sell for $30k. I thought part of the allure of the HA book was the pedigree. I saw a 9.4 for sale on a dealer site for $3k. Overnight it is now $4.5k. ADAMANTIUM and Professor Chaos 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bpc3qh Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I think 232 is criminally underrated. It's a great cover, and it introduces Batman's best villain since the 1940s (yes, better than Poison Ivy, even if the book prices don't reflect it). JTLarsen 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FoggyNelson Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 232 is awesome‼️👍 bpc3qh, jimjum12 and ADAMANTIUM 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jbud73 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 True but 232 has a much much bigger population. Supply and demand but the 227 is an outlier it is, can’t imagine too many ppl will pony up 30K for a 9.8 copy, but yes having one available for 20k less on a hugely popular dealer site makes you wonder. I can’t imagine it was a competitive set collector. Link to post Share on other sites
jbud73 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Oh True but 232 has a much much bigger population. Supply and demand but the 227 is an outlier it is, can’t imagine too many ppl will pony up 30K for a 9.8 copy, but yes having one available for 20k less on a hugely popular dealer site makes you wonder. I can’t imagine it was a competitive set collector. Link to post Share on other sites
jbud73 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Oh and the 227 was not a pedigree copy. It was White Pages and really well centered. Maybe it is the best copy currently in existence Link to post Share on other sites
ThothAmon Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Batman 227 is the best. Batman 232 not so much. Link to post Share on other sites
Randall Ries Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, ThothAmon said: Batman 227 is the best. Batman 232 not so much. How so? Link to post Share on other sites
JohnH19 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Today’s pickup. ThothAmon, ADAMANTIUM, The Commissioner and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
batmiesta Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Getting closer to finishing a HG set of 80's Batman annuals. Link to post Share on other sites
