Popular Post grapeape Posted February 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2020 September 1, 2003....the auction was ending at 4:11 PDT. All the usual suspects were out there waiting to snipe. A young man with a family, that is a wife and 2 young kids, had a decision to make. He was due at wok at 4 pm. Money was tight. That young man drew a breath and confirmed a bid that made him the high bidder. He left the computer and went off to work. Arriving home later that night about 1 a m he went to the computer. He had won a Jack Kirby Captain America Cover. Jack Kirby Captain America He viewed the list of bidders. There was Glenbru, ( Glen Brunswick ) a giant on eBay very hard to beat. But just below the winning bid Val@steve (Donnelys) Val@Steve Los Bros Coolines The brothers Grim The winning bid $3,709 Hey guys, after all these years the little David that defeated Goliath wants you to know you lost this cover....by $92. 1) I don’t have the end of auction screen shot to share with you. 2) Recently ran into Glen Brunswick. Mentioned I used to battle him on eBay back in the days of the Wild Wild West. He had a great splash page of Cap at $45,000. I told him it would look great with my Cap Cover. ”Wait a minute, I remember you.” ” Grapeape!” “Captain America 198 cover!” I smiled and offered my hand. We shook and I turned and walked away. He remembered from 17 years ago. I never mentioned what cover I owned. He put the info I gave him together. •we battled on ebay • I owned a cap cover My wife said “that’s spooky.” “He figured that out.” No my love, I told Mrs. Grapeape...not spooky. I like to think of it more as..... r e s p e c t WolverineX, Catwoman_Fan, MagnusX and 24 others 24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Awesome cover! Congrats! Great story to boot! grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, AnkurJ said: Awesome cover! Congrats! Great story to boot! Thank you! I was so broke that at work there was a part of me that hoped I would lose😳 When I saw that I won I was over the moon. It’s a very impressive cover design. Such an imagination. For the record Glen is a cool guy. Los Bros? Well I have nothing personal against them. But it didn’t suck to beat them out for this cover. 😇 JadeGiant, Twanj and AnkurJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Now I am wondering about the things they post for auction. Do they ever post to buy back in order to re-set the market price for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC101 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 5 hours ago, grapeape said: The winning bid $3,709 And still only $5200 in today dollars First Upgrade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grapeape Posted February 17, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2020 Unca Ben, NC101, Twanj and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBerman Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 That's pretty amazing to remember a particular auction from 17 years ago. I can't even remember where I got the pieces in my small collection unless I write it down. grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 not only the auction but the high bidder's ebay ID! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud cloddie Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Rick2you2 said: Now I am wondering about the things they post for auction. Do they ever post to buy back in order to re-set the market price for it? Probably. Seemed like what was happening during Pedigree’s ill fated auction attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aokartman Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Love the mob type criminal so appropriate for Jack at that time. Great cover! David grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Bronty said: not only the auction but the high bidder's ebay ID! The guy is uncanny. A little unnerving if I can be honest. nah just kidding. Glen’s been doing his thing for awhile and become quite successful doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timguerrero Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I wish I would have been buying art in 2003! Nice cover and a great story! grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 29 minutes ago, timguerrero said: I wish I would have been buying art in 2003! Nice cover and a great story! Thank you Tim buddy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post glenbru Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) If only my computer hadn't jammed at the last minute. It's a great cover Mike! I'm happy you've enjoyed it for so long. You're a good guy too! Glen Edited February 18, 2020 by glenbru Twanj, grapeape, KirbyJack and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 super buy ..cong grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Cool story and one well worth going the extra mile for! grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeGiant Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 14 hours ago, grapeape said: ... there was a part of me that hoped I would lose😳 When I saw that I won I was over the moon. I... 😇 I have experienced this many times ... and winning has always been pure elation. I always regret the pieces I don't get and almost never the ones I do. Great story - thanks for sharing! grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenbru Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Those were the days when art like that would pop up on eBay with regularity. These days I place a snipe bid on a beautiful cover like that only to find out it's a transparency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post batman_fan Posted February 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 Awesome story! I had a similar experience with a heritage auction for a favorite cover. I was sitting in a fast food restaurant bidding off my cellphone for the first time during the live part. I figured it would hammer over 5k but I got it for just over $3k. Still have it KirbyJack, alxjhnsn, grapeape and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 11:53 AM, batman_fan said: Awesome story! I had a similar experience with a heritage auction for a favorite cover. I was sitting in a fast food restaurant bidding off my cellphone for the first time during the live part. I figured it would hammer over 5k but I got it for just over $3k. Still have it That’s a great cover and a heck of a price! I’m so glad you shared this. I’d love to see and or hear any other cool acquisition stories from you all. If shared with art pic all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
