Does 'White Pages' influence Silver Age key values. 4 4

[mosconi]

4 hours ago, Drummy said:

Mosconi, that's the perfect 4.0 (to me!) - the kind of book I look for -- congrats on a great copy.  And thanks to the others for posting their wp copies as well.

Dan

 

Thanks Dan!  I was super elated when I finally located this copy after many years of searching.  I paid a steep price for it at the time (probably GPA record), but it's a keeper that won't leave my collection any time soon, even with the crazy prices going around nowadays!

[mosconi]

4 hours ago, Bluemedgroup said:

No marvel chipping, nicely centered, white pages, presents well.  Best 4.0 I've ever seen.  

Thank you! 

[jjfversion1]

My two SA blue chip white pagers:

[MAR1979]

On 3/29/2021 at 10:47 PM, drbanner said:

Good point, but how would Cream pages look in a White Room?  

Like tiny purple fishes

[Drummy]

Jjfversion1, awesome books!  Congrats...beautiful copies.

[DST]

I have a few  but this is by far my favorite and rarest white pager I’ve been offered WAY above market value by several collectors for it, so I think it’s fair to say that it’s PQ influences it’s value.  

N(ever)FS 

[Drummy]

Yup!  That's the good stuff right there -- thanks for posting it again, Dave! 

[alexgross.com]

nope! white pages are meaningless. give me your WP copies of everything and i'll give you my cream to off white copies in a straight swap. sound good?

[zosocane]

Who was the Boardie that would always post that white pages have no bearing on FMV despite unequivocal evidence to the contrary?

[Dark Knight]

19 minutes ago, zosocane said:

Who was the Boardie that would always post that white pages have no bearing on FMV despite unequivocal evidence to the contrary?

Jaydog

[alexgross.com]

2 hours ago, zosocane said:

Who was the Boardie that would always post that white pages have no bearing on FMV despite unequivocal evidence to the contrary?

that guy was such an incessantly irritating person that i blocked him. then later i heard that he disappeared from the boards, thankfully. 

[zosocane]

2 hours ago, Dark Knight said:

Jaydog

Yes.  Jaydogrules.  

[*Bronze age fan*]

On 4/2/2021 at 7:16 PM, alexgross.com said:

that guy was such an incessantly irritating person that i blocked him. then later i heard that he disappeared from the boards, thankfully. 

There have been a few of them. 😂

[Mississippi Mudcats]

Hi,

Old collector, new poster here. I think it’s evident that WP demand a premium, but here’s a debate I often have when deciding which book to keep. As most collectors know, Pacific Coast pedigrees are more often than not OW/W. When deciding which book to sell and which to keep, do you go with a PC pedigree with OW/W pages, or any major pedigree for that matter, or a non-pedigree WP copy?

I am very interested to hear others’ thoughts. I have tended to stick with the pedigree copy, but I continue to struggle with that one. 

Thanks

 

 

[Drummy]

Hey rebel --

I'm sure others' opinions will vary, but for me it's simply looking at the books in front of me.  Which one is nicer in terms of overall eye appeal, registration, gloss, color, 'it' factor?  But if they were exactly the same in those terms, I'd still prefer the WP copy unless the pedigree held some emotional attraction (such as the Curators or the Twin Cities books, as I'm a native Minnesotan).

Dan

[Hulksdaddy1]

I've resubbed OW/W books that have come back W, so there's always that. 

[Mmehdy]

The three major things I look for is front and back cover condition, page quality and staple condition. It is #2 for me, page quality made a 1 million dollar difference on the highest price Action 1 sale. White pages to me are a super bonus even if a 5.0

[chromium]

The longer I've collected the more I've gotten into white pages...once I got every book I ever wanted, I then went on the hunt for white pagers, I've also noticed that quite often white pagers also have superior color strike. Here are a few of the favorites from my "Ditko" Spider-man collection and yes, I had to pay a premium for most of them...

 

 

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by chromium

[Sweet Lou 14]

3 hours ago, chromium said:

The longer I've collected the more I've gotten into white pages...once I got every book I ever wanted, I then went on the hunt for white pagers, I've also noticed that quite often white pagers also have superior color strike. Here are a few of the favorites from my "Ditko" Spider-man collection and yes, I had to pay a premium for most of them...

 

 

 

So much respect for this kind of collection.  Beautiful copies that present extremely well.

[Drummy]

Yeah, those are awesome -- sometimes the WP reflects a larger preservation issue, as you note.  Gloss and color strike are factors to consider, and yours seem to have them all in spades.