Sqeggs Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 minute ago, jimjum12 said: Premium for PQ ? ..........*ahem*................plus top census............... uncommon in grade (..... and yes, 10 copies at 8.0 and up is not that many) ....... I guess what we have here is either a meeting of the" PQ Don't Matter Klub " .......or some Lois haters GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Actually, I think it's only five copies in 8.0 and up (the 8.5 and four 8.0s) or six if you count a restored 8.5. I don't think the price for the 8.5 is shocking in and of itself; it's the huge price gap between the 8.0 and 8.5 sold in the same auction that's surprising, at least to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Sqeggs said: Actually, I think it's only five copies in 8.0 and up (the 8.5 and four 8.0s) or six if you count a restored 8.5. I don't think the price for the 8.5 is shocking in and of itself; it's the huge price gap between the 8.0 and 8.5 sold in the same auction that's surprising, at least to me. I was just mocking you in a good natured fashion....... It's a good topic for discussion.... and like you, 25K for an 8.5 seems like room to grow in my eyes..... the 8.0 is marginal with poor PQ *ahem* and probably ended up with a bargain hunter who got a good deal. Personally..... I wish I had kept the 8.5 I sold for 2500 or so..... it had slight color touch and transcendent gloss..... and OW/W ........Live and learn..... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) 1950's war comics and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, jimjum12 said: I was just mocking you in a good natured fashion....... It's a good topic for discussion.... and like you, 25K for an 8.5 seems like room to grow in my eyes..... the 8.0 is marginal with poor PQ *ahem* and probably ended up with a bargain hunter who got a good deal. Personally..... I wish I had kept the 8.5 I sold for 2500 or so..... it had slight color touch and transcendent gloss..... and OW/W ........Live and learn..... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Again with the jokes? We're talking comic books here; humor is out of place! Do you think the book you reference above is the 8.5 purple copy on the census? I don't recall having seen it. I suppose I should throw in the disclosure that I own one of the 8.0s. I'll be expressing it down to Sarasota tomorrow. Be an easy 9.2 with a press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Just now, Sqeggs said: Again with the jokes? We're talking comic books here; humor is out of place! Do you think the book you reference above is the 8.5 purple copy on the census? I don't recall having seen it. I suppose I should throw in the disclosure that I own one of the 8.0s. I'll be expressing it down to Sarasota tomorrow. Be an easy 9.2 with a press. I did have it slabbed......it was 8.5 slp if I remember correctly .......I'd share a photo but Photobucket was wrong about how desperate I'd be to get my pictures back..... It would surprise me if it were still in a PLOD...... removing the ct would have been easy...... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) ...it was a beauty. 1950's war comics and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Another census topper and at a premium. https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/219882/SUZIE-COMICS-51-FALL-1945-CGC-85-VF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/9/2018 at 10:34 AM, Sqeggs said: The 8.5 does look nicer, but the colors on the 8.0 also seem strong to me, and it has a better wrap. Maybe this is one of those cases where two people sniped in preemptive bids, not expecting they would actually have to pay this much. +1. Better wrap for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Junkdrawer said: Another census topper and at a premium. https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/219882/SUZIE-COMICS-51-FALL-1945-CGC-85-VF Yeah, that one went higher than I expected. I love that book but that price was more than I was willing to pay. So much for being able to pick up bargains on Hake's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 45 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: +1. Better wrap for sure. I actually or fer the better wrap personally and would like to add that I pay PREMIUMS for the lowest graded copies on the census I just enjoy a GA book with several spine ticks more for some odd reason ? but I really only practice this to make your guys high grade books worth more price/point wise (# @GAtor ©️™️) so...your welcome!!! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Just now, gino2paulus2 said: I actually or fer the better wrap personally and would like to add that I pay PREMIUMS for the lowest graded copies on the census I just enjoy a GA book with several spine ticks more for some odd reason ? but I really only practice this to make your guys high grade books worth more price/point wise (# @GAtor ©️™️) so...your welcome!!! ? Always sacrificing yourself for the greater good of the hobby! gino2paulus2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, gino2paulus2 said: I actually or fer the better wrap personally and would like to add that I pay PREMIUMS for the lowest graded copies on the census I just enjoy a GA book with several spine ticks more for some odd reason ? but I really only practice this to make your guys high grade books worth more price/point wise (# @GAtor ©️™️) so...your welcome!!! ? Love it! You da man! gino2paulus2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/11/2018 at 9:04 PM, jimjum12 said: I was just mocking you in a good natured fashion....... It's a good topic for discussion.... and like you, 25K for an 8.5 seems like room to grow in my eyes..... the 8.0 is marginal with poor PQ *ahem* and probably ended up with a bargain hunter who got a good deal. Personally..... I wish I had kept the 8.5 I sold for 2500 or so..... it had slight color touch and transcendent gloss..... and OW/W ........Live and learn..... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) On 3/11/2018 at 9:11 PM, Sqeggs said: Again with the jokes? We're talking comic books here; humor is out of place! Do you think the book you reference above is the 8.5 purple copy on the census? I don't recall having seen it. I suppose I should throw in the disclosure that I own one of the 8.0s. I'll be expressing it down to Sarasota tomorrow. Be an easy 9.2 with a press. Hey Jimjum - with all of those *ahems* I think you need a cough drop! This sale is hard to fathom (for me), except that there were clearly two (or more) bidders racing to the top of the Fortress. That makes it easy to fathom I guess, though I don't see what all the fuss is about this book. It isn't rare; there's 148 universal copies on the census, and human grading precision has an error range of at least +/- 0.5 grade on any given day. That said, I'm not a Superman kind of guy, so maybe I'm missing something very basic, but is Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #1 considered to be a classic/iconic/landmark/artist-awesome book that stirs the passions and generates creative time-payment plans? (Apologies to all you Superman friends out there.) That said, there are some books out there that I've paid unfathomable prices for... there's enough comic books in the Garden of Eden to tempt us all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Zolnerowich said: Hey Jimjum - with all of those *ahems* I think you need a cough drop! This sale is hard to fathom (for me), except that there were clearly two (or more) bidders racing to the top of the Fortress. That makes it easy to fathom I guess, though I don't see what all the fuss is about this book. It isn't rare; there's 148 universal copies on the census, and human grading precision has an error range of at least +/- 0.5 grade on any given day. That said, I'm not a Superman kind of guy, so maybe I'm missing something very basic, but is Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #1 considered to be a classic/iconic/landmark/artist-awesome book that stirs the passions and generates creative time-payment plans? (Apologies to all you Superman friends out there.) That said, there are some books out there that I've paid unfathomable prices for... there's enough comic books in the Garden of Eden to tempt us all! Not rare as such, but famously tough to find in high grade. Still, either the price for the 8.5 was waaaay high or the price for the 8.0 was waaaay low. Or both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/9/2018 at 9:24 AM, N e r V said: There are better 8.0’s out there too. Although my picture of it could have been better.... That's not look like a 8.0 let's be real. I have seen better 6.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, gino2paulus2 said: I actually or fer the better wrap personally and would like to add that I pay PREMIUMS for the lowest graded copies on the census I just enjoy a GA book with several spine ticks more for some odd reason ? but I really only practice this to make your guys high grade books worth more price/point wise (# @GAtor ©️™️) so...your welcome!!! ? I pay 2x's the 2.0 value for those . gino2paulus2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 32 minutes ago, woowoo said: That's not look like a 8.0 let's be real. I have seen better 6.0 Maybe you should go into grading comics then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, N e r V said: Maybe you should go into grading comics then... I do. I give you EX IGB 9.8 Edited March 16, 2018 by woowoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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woowoo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 43 minutes ago, N e r V said: Oh now your coverless .5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
