Mutie Fan Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Thats an interesting thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 1 hour ago, drotto said: Are these comics that Pristine has on consignment, or one that they had purchased? Do we know the history of these books? The WW 1 sold at auction for about $300K less than nine months ago. He must have bought it. The other two books are from a newly discovered OO collection. My guess is he bought those too. He had several million in profit from the Action 1 to play with I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) 57 minutes ago, david99 said: WW # 1 is probably a loss leader and a tax write off As I stated above, it sure looks like he bought the WW 1 to fill out the set after he had acquired the AS 8 and S 1. My guess is he betting that the excitement of owning the trifecta of WW books, in highest possible grade, will lead to a bidding frenzy. If so, he's probably right about that. Even if he takes a small loss on the WW1, he probably thinks that's a reasonable marketing expense to max out the price on the other two books. Edited August 26, 2017 by sfcityduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) One day to go! Spread now $555K/$252K/$137K. We have a new bidder entering the fray late last night, 10:42 p.m. (Pacific)/7:42 p.m. (Hawaii)/1:42 p.m. (Hong Kong)/8:42 a.m. (Qatar), 6:42 a.m. (London), who took the lead: u***d. The prior bid leader i***s had placed his/her $555,555.55 bid back on 8/18. It took u***d two bids to top out i***s, so u***d probably has not bid his final amount. Will i***s bid again? Or are we nearing the end? We'll see soon enough. SC22 $1.5M to $2M Szavisca $1.3M Musteatbrains $1,111,111 Comicdonna $1.1M DarkKnight $1.075M Silver Surfer $1.060M StephenKeisman $1M to $1.5M Gadzukes $1.025M Aman $1M+ Bronty $1M range RobReact $1M range Sagii $1M ClarkKentDDS $900K Showcase22gr1959 $876K RIP $875K to $1.225M TheSurgeon $832K MMehdy $777,777 Gotham Kid $750K to $1M Theone29 $750K to $M Johnny545 $695K Pemart1966 $675K sfcityduck $600K range WooWoo $500K Bedrock $400k (to $10M) Gator $399K (to $10M +$1) Edited August 26, 2017 by sfcityduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Seller sold damaged item & refused to compensate all costs to make things right. Buyer: b***a ( 574) During past year Based on some of their feedback hopefullly this doesn't occur with any of the WW books. Edited August 26, 2017 by N e r V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 To put the $555K AS 8 price in perspective, if the auction closes at this price, this will be the highest sales price for any DC comic that is not an Action 1, D27 or Batman 1 (tops out the $505K Superman 1 5.5, but not the $567K Batman 1 9.2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) That's reasonable though. High census big key. How many times have we seen prices for books like that go mental? (Maybe in the GA world not that many times because they don't come to market!). To throw a different spin on it though, it currently only double what suspense 3 or fantastic 3 in similar grades went for, and those books have absolutely nothing going for them other than popular covers. (Also-ran titles from also-ran publishers!). Edited August 26, 2017 by Bronty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 What kind of cut or deal does someone work with eBay when things are in this price range? I thought their percentage cut ended at a certain price level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I thought their FVF capped at $750? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Bronty said: I thought their FVF capped at $750? Don't think eBay is throwing in all that advertisement for this auction for only $750 Edited August 26, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I'm just talking about the Fvf. Yes I'm sure they are paying for exposure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I think eBay is the one benefitting from exposure. They want to increase their high end auctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, sfcityduck said: I think eBay is the one benefiting from exposure. They want to increase their high end auctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 49 minutes ago, Bronty said: To throw a different spin on it though, it currently only double what suspense 3 or fantastic 3 in similar grades went for, and those books have absolutely nothing going for them other than popular covers. (Also-ran titles from also-ran publishers!). I'd be much more nervous about the Suspense 3 or Fantastic 3 prices than the AS 8, S 1 or WW 1. I would not trade this top census WW 1, especially with the cool historical provenance and extras, for one of the top two Suspense 3s. It's not even one of my favorite Alex S. covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I'll still be shocked if the ww1 goes less than 300k... can't imagine he'd accept a loss on a book like that. I still have to think he must have had private offers or guarantees of bids or something. You're not bringing people into a supermarket with a sale on 12 packs of diet Coke here... He'd probably have made a big enough splash to get the comic book worlds attention just offering the sensation 1 and as 8. The timing of the auctions is always interesting too.. as 8 ends first, then sensation1, then ww1. Do the underbidders on as 8 and sensation 1 bid higher than they would have on the ww1 so that they don't go away empty handed, or will some billionaire blow everyone out of the water on all 3. Gonna be fun to see where it all ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) r***g(5060) - Greg Reece Comics Edited August 26, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) 607K for the AS8. Edited August 27, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 19 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: AS8 @ 555K Bidder i***s sure has some interesting bids in. $333,333.33 and $555,555.55. Who bids like that ? I could be wrong but Pristine just might take a hard hit on the WW1. We'll see in 41hrs I bid exactly like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Auction ends at 5 pm (Pacific). Current leader u***d has placed zero bids before 5 pm (Pacific). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 13 minutes ago, sfcityduck said: Auction ends at 5 pm (Pacific). Current leader u***d has placed zero bids before 5 pm (Pacific). He's also what I call a "double-high bidder", meaning not only is his immediate bid ahead of i***s, but that he has placed an additional bid on top of it that exceeds the current bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
