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When will the next unrestored Action #1 come to auction?
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Nothing complete, but the following is coming up on CC.

Flaked pieces and a staple from a torn part brittle copy 😂😂😂 

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/900651

And Page 2, 

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/877707

Wouldn’t mind owning the page 2, despite the punch holes 😒

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3 minutes ago, LDarkseid1 said:

Nothing complete, but the following is coming up on CC.

Flaked pieces and a staple from a torn part brittle copy 😂😂😂 

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/900651

And Page 2, 

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/877707

Wouldn’t mind owning the page 2, despite the punch holes 😒

Do you want a Hulk 181 Marvel Value Stamp :hi:

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7 hours ago, Randall Ries said:

That's not to say I wouldn't take a Tec 27. Bats 1 has it all, though. A classic splash, a short origin, 1st Joker, 1st Catwoman, Robin getting nailed in the head with a blackjack. I like the cover to Tec 27 a little more. But man. Bat 1 is my grail. Have held 4 different raws in my hands.

 

Cool. There are a bunch of single Bat 1 pages starting soon on CC. I have an 8th page only. Wouldn't mind having both the Joker and the Batman splashes to put on my mantle. https://www.comicconnect.com/item/892770 https://www.comicconnect.com/item/898002

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4 hours ago, LDarkseid1 said:

Nothing complete, but the following is coming up on CC.

Flaked pieces and a staple from a torn part brittle copy 😂😂😂 

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/900651

And Page 2, 

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/877707

Wouldn’t mind owning the page 2, despite the punch holes 😒

Wait, I'm pretty damn drunk, but I'm positive that staple and flake thing is a joke.....right?     Right?  :frustrated:

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8 hours ago, Wayne-Tec said:

What percentage of Action #1/Tec #27 owners, who acquired their copies between 2010-2020, are 39 or younger today, in your opinion?

I dont ask every buyer their age but I know of at least 5 in the last couple of years that I know are still in their 30s. That’s the majority of copies sold over the past couple of years I’m aware of 

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2 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

I dont ask every buyer their age but I know of at least 5 in the last couple of years that I know are still in their 30s. That’s the majority of copies sold over the past couple of years I’m aware of 

It’s amazing to think how few copies change hands, which is one of the things IMO that makes discussing and watching the rare times they do come up for auction that much more fun.

And you may be right. I’d have guessed that 65-70% of all Action #1/Tec #27 buyers over the past 10 years would be 40 or older. Maybe I’m mistaken? I know you said past couple of years (vs. 10 years), but that’s worth noting too as it’s recent history.

I’d be very surprised if 65-70% of new Action #1/Tec #27 owners are 39 or younger. If that is the case though, another interesting thing to take note of is younger collectors being willing to invest more into comics than previous generations.

That could be the result of their generation growing up during a time where superhero movies and video games reached heights never seen before. Superheroes have been popular for over 80 years, but it may be the popularity, number of films, number of video games and number of outlets to enjoy the genre that’s a factor in pushing collectors born 1980 onward into investing more into the holy grail books than previous generations, if they are indeed the majority of new Action #1/Tec #27 owners.

It’s such a small sample-size we’re looking at either way.

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3 hours ago, Wayne-Tec said:

That could be the result of their generation growing up during a time where superhero movies and video games reached heights never seen before. Superheroes have been popular for over 80 years, but it may be the popularity, number of films, number of video games and number of outlets to enjoy the genre that’s a factor in pushing collectors born 1980 onward into investing more into the holy grail books than previous generations, if they are indeed the majority of new Action #1/Tec #27 owners.

It’s such a small sample-size we’re looking at either way.

Or it could be the general availability of money now as opposed to previous generations.

When I was a kid, there weren't 500,000 millionaires in the entire USA, now the USA adds something north of 600,000 millionaires a year. I don't think it's people aged 40 and over buying Pokemon boxes for $250K or more, so it only makes sense that it's also the younger crowd pushing the heights of Action 1 and Tec 27.

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49 minutes ago, Crowzilla said:

Or it could be the general availability of money now as opposed to previous generations.

When I was a kid, there weren't 500,000 millionaires in the entire USA, now the USA adds something north of 600,000 millionaires a year. I don't think it's people aged 40 and over buying Pokemon boxes for $250K or more, so it only makes sense that it's also the younger crowd pushing the heights of Action 1 and Tec 27.

These are some good points.

Do you feel that the majority of new Action #1 and Tec #27 owners are in their 20s and 30s?

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10 minutes ago, Wayne-Tec said:

Do you feel that the majority of new Action #1 and Tec #27 owners are in their 20s and 30s?

Gator would know way better than me, I don't know any "new" owners of those books.

But...I do have a buddy that as of today owns a total of 7 slabbed books. 5 of them are the Jim Lee X-men #1, the other two are Superman #1 and Batman #1. (and he's 43, so I guess he doesn't make your cutoff)

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