Heritage's Next Event Auction has started posting books ! 31 31

[Bat34]

52 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said:

I think both will hit 100k but the 31 will win the race

+1

[lou_fine]

5 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

5 hours ago, Dark Knight said:

The batlle of the tanned front cover copies.  I think the 29 will have a higher sale price, but by a hair. 

I think both will hit 100k but the 31 will win the race

 

4 hours ago, Bat34 said:

+1

-1  

When it comes to a battle between equivalent graded copies of 'Tec 29 and 'Tec 31 with the same PQ, I guess it's really a case of to each their own. 

And in my case, it would be 'Tec 29 since not only is it an earlier and relatively much rarer book as compared to 'Tec 31, I also tend to prefer the more detailed Batman in motion cover over the more classic Batman over the castle poster cover.  In this particular case with these two copies here, I also think the 'Tec 29 seems to present nicer relative to its assigned 5.0 grade as compared to the 'Tec 31.  

Either way, you can't go wrong with either books, so why not just go for both of them.       

[lou_fine]

9 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

9 hours ago, Dark Knight said:

The batlle of the tanned front cover copies.  I think the 29 will have a higher sale price, but by a hair. 

I think both will hit 100k but the 31 will win the race

Not necessarily so in the case of the 'Tec 29 at least.  

Especially since this superior looking copy and slightly higher CGC 5.5 graded copy here managed to fetch only $102K just a short month ago at HA:  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/detective-comics-29-dc-1939-cgc-fn-55-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7234-91038.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Inventory-BuyNowFromOwner-ThisAuction-120115

[Gotham Kid]

Yes, you're right ! Forgot that one.

Was making a comparison to this one rather.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/detective-comics-29-dc-1939-cgc-vg-fn-50-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7187-91072.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515#

 

Edited October 11, 2020 by Gotham Kid

[batman_fan]

Coming up in December 

[Chicago Boy]

Amazing keys between 27-38 coming up.  Now they just need a 33 

Edited October 15, 2020 by Chicago Boy

[LDarkseid1]

15 minutes ago, Chicago Boy said:

Amazing keys between 27-38 coming up.  Now they just need a 33 

I wonder who owns the single highest 9.2 of Tec 33 and is it a pedigree 🤔

[Gotham Kid]

3 hours ago, LDarkseid1 said:

I wonder who owns the single highest 9.2 of Tec 33 and is it a pedigree 🤔

No

[Gotham Kid]

6 hours ago, batman_fan said:

Coming up in December 

looks like some very minor ct removed from bottom

[LDarkseid1]

9 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said:

No

Man, that is a thing of beauty! Wonder what it would sell for. Seems an 8.0 is in the $200K+
range likely with 4 in grade and only 3 higher.

Edited October 15, 2020 by LDarkseid1

[Gotham Kid]

7 minutes ago, LDarkseid1 said:

Man, that is a thing of beauty! Wonder what it would sell for.

Today likely more than it did a couple years ago, or not. Who knows.

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/756464]

 

Edited October 15, 2020 by Gotham Kid

[tth2]

6 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

Today likely more than it did a couple years ago, or not. Who knows.

With that kind of willingness to make bold predictions, you should start posting in the $500 Gold thread! 

[tth2]

12 hours ago, batman_fan said:

Coming up in December 

Geez, I can remember a time when anti-Robin sentiment was running at its strongest and collectors were treating Tec 38 like toxic waste.  

[Chicago Boy]

4 hours ago, tth2 said:

Geez, I can remember a time when anti-Robin sentiment was running at its strongest and collectors were treating Tec 38 like toxic waste.  

Tec 38 should be lumped In with Tec 27-37. There’s everything before 39 and then there’s 39 and after. 

[lou_fine]

5 hours ago, tth2 said:

Geez, I can remember a time when anti-Robin sentiment was running at its strongest and collectors were treating Tec 38 like toxic waste.  

Yes, that was pretty much the case until some lucky consignor managed to time the auction perfectly and sold this undergraded looking copy for just over $54K or at 4.5X condition guide back in the spring of 2017 when there was only 1 other nice pre-Robin 'Tec book in that particular CC Auction:    

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/676931

 

Edited October 15, 2020 by lou_fine

[Dr. Love]

Noticing a new format shift for HA - and most welcome.  They're now posting a back cover scan on all single lots, no matter the worth of the book. 

Also, the raw lots that are three and more books have a different visual spacing than before.  They used to be all jammed up on each other, you could see the first one but not the other two.  Ridiculous.  That's changed for the better, see below.

 

[Gotham Kid]

Bidding has begun !

[Funnybooks]

Just now, Gotham Kid said:

Bidding has begun !

Tracking bids in!

"Owned" Tec 27 for about 10 minutes

[Gotham Kid]

17 minutes ago, Funnybooks said:

Tracking bids in!

"Owned" Tec 27 for about 10 minutes

@200K in less than 1hr. I'm disappointed

 

[Funnybooks]

1 minute ago, Gotham Kid said:

@200K in less than 1hr. I'm disappointed

 

C'mon people...you know you're safe to thrill bid to at least 750k...