Small GA collection -- quick ballpark "appraisal" needed... 1 1

[jools&jim]

The father-in-law of an old and dear friend of mine passed away earlier this year.  My friend's wife was going through some of her father's things this weekend (it's been a long and difficult process), and found the comics and other related items pictured below.

I sold off all of my GA a long time ago to pay for my kid's tuition, and haven't followed that market in over 10 years now. 

Clearly there is some value here -- especially if the six GA hero books + the coverless Batman 38 are complete (unknown -- I only have these iPhone pictures at this point).  And God only knows where that modern issue of The Flash came from!

So...assuming the worthwhile GA books are complete and in the Fair/Good range, what do the experts here think a ballpark RETAIL value for the lot would be, for insurance/estate valuation purposes?

To be clear -- as far as I know, these books are NOT for sale: I have NO intention of making an offer, and am not interested in brokering them.  I'm just trying to help a buddy out.

Thanks!

Edited September 4, 2017 by jools&jim

[lizards2]

tree-fiddy +

[jools&jim]

1 minute ago, lizards2 said:

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[lizards2]

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tree-fiddy +

[kav]

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5 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

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[jools&jim]

Okay...tough crowd. 

I'll start -- my knee-jerk reaction, after selling > $20k worth of GA on eBay in the late '90s and early/mid '00s, is that this lot--if the best books are complete--is probably in the $700 - $900 range at full retail these days.

I'm guessing it will be easier to tell me I'm an out-of-touch muffinhead who's full of beans than for someone to chime in with an original thought...!!!            

 

[Krydel4]

Hi. From 2017 OVERSTREET for the superhero comics (2.0 grade except the Batman 38 which I give the 1.0 price that in my experience coverless sells at usually)

GL 25 $142, ALL FLASH 30 $71,ALL STAR 35 $135,CC 22 $94, BATMAN 34 $142, BATMAN 38 $90

Hope that gives you an idea. Cheers.

[shadroch]

If this was offered at an estate sale for $500, I'd pass but I'm sure it would sell. Much more than that, and it's iffy.

For insurance purposes, I'd go $1,000.

[lizards2]

You might try posting this in the GA section where the GA people hang out.

[skypinkblu]

Hi Mike,

The Comic Cavalcade is a tough issue, I'm not sure if I've seen one recently and I do look for them, but it looks brittle. You still might get $100 for it.

The World Around us books don't go for very much, maybe $15 for that part of the  group? 

  Crime and Green Hornet are not top sellers and that GL, looks so low grade, I'm thinking maybe if you get lucky, $150 for the 3 of those,  the All Flash 30 is kind of scarce, but they are also not top sellers, so maybe $125 to $150

A VG copy of the Buck Rogers Big Little book went for $36 on eBay recently, but it depends on condition, the others are pretty low grade and those do not seem to sell for much (maybe $15? ) I don't know the issue numbers from the scans, so I can't look them up. The All Star might go for $150 - $200, 

I think Bill @shadroch would be right in the ballpark at $500 including the 2 Batmans.

I'm of course just guessing, I'm not a dealer, I just read a lot.

I don't think I'd bother insuring anything.

 

[MustEatBrains]

10 hours ago, lizards2 said:

tree-fiddy +

Surprisingly, I think this deeply researched estimate is pretty close to the mark for retail.

[skypinkblu]

42 minutes ago, MustEatBrains said:

Surprisingly, I think this deeply researched estimate is pretty close to the mark for retail.

Yeah, I should have said $350 to $500 at the top;)

Mike is a good estimator;)

[batman_fan]

2 hours ago, skypinkblu said:

Hi Mike,

The Comic Cavalcade is a tough issue, I'm not sure if I've seen one recently and I do look for them, but it looks brittle. You still might get $100 for it.

The World Around us books don't go for very much, maybe $15 for that part of the  group? 

  Crime and Green Hornet are not top sellers and that GL, looks so low grade, I'm thinking maybe if you get lucky, $150 for the 3 of those,  the All Flash 30 is kind of scarce, but they are also not top sellers, so maybe $125 to $150

A VG copy of the Buck Rogers Big Little book went for $36 on eBay recently, but it depends on condition, the others are pretty low grade and those do not seem to sell for much (maybe $15? ) I don't know the issue numbers from the scans, so I can't look them up. The All Star might go for $150 - $200, 

I think Bill @shadroch would be right in the ballpark at $500 including the 2 Batmans.

I'm of course just guessing, I'm not a dealer, I just read a lot.

I don't think I'd bother insuring anything.

 

Sharon swings and hits a grans slam ! Talk about an awesome assessment 

[lizards2]

4 hours ago, skypinkblu said:

5 hours ago, MustEatBrains said:

Surprisingly, I think this deeply researched estimate is pretty close to the mark for retail.

Yeah, I should have said $350 to $500 at the top;)

Mike is a good estimator;)

That also happens to be my appraisal fee....,

[01TheDude]

remember when ballpark figures were guys like Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, and Louis Tiant? *

 

 

 

 

* players were completely random in selection and in no way represent posters views or personal preferences. Though I did use to do a pretty good Louis Tiant exaggerated pitching impersonation.

[Yorick]

You might get $200 for that Batman alone.  You would need better photos to gauge condition of course.  Batman books are pretty hot right now.

[shadroch]

The Invaders big little book is from the late 60s. That and the modern Flash comic simply don't belong in the group.

[jools&jim]

10 hours ago, skypinkblu said:

Hi Mike,

The Comic Cavalcade is a tough issue, I'm not sure if I've seen one recently and I do look for them, but it looks brittle. You still might get $100 for it.

The World Around us books don't go for very much, maybe $15 for that part of the  group? 

  Crime and Green Hornet are not top sellers and that GL, looks so low grade, I'm thinking maybe if you get lucky, $150 for the 3 of those,  the All Flash 30 is kind of scarce, but they are also not top sellers, so maybe $125 to $150

A VG copy of the Buck Rogers Big Little book went for $36 on eBay recently, but it depends on condition, the others are pretty low grade and those do not seem to sell for much (maybe $15? ) I don't know the issue numbers from the scans, so I can't look them up. The All Star might go for $150 - $200, 

I think Bill @shadroch would be right in the ballpark at $500 including the 2 Batmans.

I'm of course just guessing, I'm not a dealer, I just read a lot.

I don't think I'd bother insuring anything.

 

Thanks Sharon, and everyone else! Much appreciated.  Best, -Mike