Robot Man Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 9 hours ago, N e r V said: I’ve seen it on the boards a few times now and some pretty high grade copies pass in other places but yes, it’s not a cheap book as far as popular Fawcett covers go. $2,500 for a barely vg copy seemed rather steep for me. And yes, I don’t want it THAT bad... originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, Robot Man said: $2,500 for a barely vg copy seemed rather steep for me. And yes, I don’t want it THAT bad... Wow. Ok, it’s not quite that hot of a book. Next time you may want to ask the seller if they’re feeling OK and have taken their meds for the day..., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Robot Man said: $2,500 for a barely vg copy seemed rather steep for me. And yes, I don’t want it THAT bad... And if you think I’m being mean or that I’m saying some of the sellers at the Torpedo show were on crack with their prices this copy sold for $1600.00 this year (2019) on Heritage. A little bit cheaper and nicer than a VG copy I’d say... Edited November 20, 2019 by N e r V ThothAmon and PopKulture 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: $2,500 for a barely vg copy seemed rather steep for me. And yes, I don’t want it THAT bad... Seriously?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, buttock said: Seriously?!? There seemed to be a lot of prices out of whack with the market at the Torpedo show based on what I was told. I was looking at a roughly $1500.00 or so Baker book that I heard the seller was asking something like 7 or 9k. Just crazy stuff. What’s interesting is that a number of the dealers were at SDCC days later with different prices. I was standing with a friend who was at both shows and a book he saw days earlier at $1800.00 was now magically $1200.00. Not sure what was going on with some dealers at that show. Not that there isn’t a fair amount of overpriced books at SDCC either but maybe some dealers are starting to overestimate value increases? PopKulture and buttock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 FYI too I didn’t mean to imply that some of the more legit dealers there were out of line with normal price increases. Just some of the prices I heard coming out of that show didn’t seem right. Probably Robot Man and others could speak better about what they saw. I actually wanted to try and attend that show until several people I know talked me out of it after this year. Also a couple dealers said they intentionally held back material for the SDCC too so not sure I need to attend it. Anyway off topic now but back to the pricing on the Wow comics #38. I just don’t see how anyone could try selling a VGish book at $2500.00 when a CGC 9.0 is only fetching $1600.00 in the same time frame. Not sure if they are stupid, greedy, shady or all 3 to try pushing something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 11 hours ago, N e r V said: And if you think I’m being mean or that I’m saying some of the sellers at the Torpedo show were on crack with their prices this copy sold for $1600.00 this year (2019) on Heritage. A little bit cheaper and nicer than a VG copy I’d say... Now, that is a lot closer to reality. I probably still wouldn't pop for that is there are so many other books out there I love a whole lot more than this one for the money. It is a great cover but this is probably my favorite and would pay that to upgrade this one. gino2paulus2, Point Five and pmpknface 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2019 10 hours ago, N e r V said: There seemed to be a lot of prices out of whack with the market at the Torpedo show based on what I was told. I was looking at a roughly $1500.00 or so Baker book that I heard the seller was asking something like 7 or 9k. Just crazy stuff. What’s interesting is that a number of the dealers were at SDCC days later with different prices. I was standing with a friend who was at both shows and a book he saw days earlier at $1800.00 was now magically $1200.00. Not sure what was going on with some dealers at that show. Not that there isn’t a fair amount of overpriced books at SDCC either but maybe some dealers are starting to overestimate value increases? Torpedo was a great show. I went home with a small stack. Less than last time. I was happy. I overpaid on some but many I dug out of boxes and got a bit of a deal on. I wouldn't say ALL the dealers were vastly overpriced but most were pretty aggressive. Especially on keys, classic covers and wall books. I got a LOT of severe sticker shock. Why? 1.) Maybe they think the LA crowd is rich, stupid or desperate. Many of us have stopped going to SDCC and it is well known so this IS our SDCC. 2.) The market seems to be in such extreme flux right now. Nobody, (including me) wants to part with killer or potentially killer books at the moment. Overpaying today seems like a steal a year from now in many cases. Nearly EVERY genre is being effected. This brings me to my next point. 3.) Dealers are having a very hard time getting new merchandise. Most have to buy from each other or auction houses at very thin margins. One dealer with a store told me stuff just isn't walking in any more. People are putting their stuff up on the bay and selling it themselves. This area is crawling with "flippers" who in many cases, don't know the market, are paying a lot and flipping them on the bay and Instagram with often disapointing results. There seem to be a lot of new, younger, dealers who seem to be up and coming. They deal in the good stuff. They probably have a lot to learn. It is a good thing for the hobby but what goes up fast, sometimes goes down fast too. A lot of dealers left disapointed I suspect. Thusly, they realized they needed to lower their prices at SDCC. I made real fair offers to a couple smaller Torpedo dealers and they turned me down even when I showed them a handful of Benjamins. Both followed me up the isle and took my offer. Torpedo was a fun show but might be the beginning of a trend for comic shows. I hope not and I hope they all come back next year with realistic expectations. N e r V, Point Five, MrBedrock and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: Torpedo was a great show. I went home with a small stack. Less than last time. I was happy. I overpaid on some but many I dug out of boxes and got a bit of a deal on. I wouldn't say ALL the dealers were vastly overpriced but most were pretty aggressive. Especially on keys, classic covers and wall books. I got a LOT of severe sticker shock. Why? 1.) Maybe they think the LA crowd is rich, stupid or desperate. Many of us have stopped going to SDCC and it is well known so this IS our SDCC. 2.) The market seems to be in such extreme flux right now. Nobody, (including me) wants to part with killer or potentially killer books at the moment. Overpaying today seems like a steal a year from now in many cases. Nearly EVERY genre is being effected. This brings me to my next point. 3.) Dealers are having a very hard time getting new merchandise. Most have to buy from each other or auction houses at very thin margins. One dealer with a store told me stuff just isn't walking in any more. People are putting their stuff up on the bay and selling it themselves. This area is crawling with "flippers" who in many cases, don't know the market, are paying a lot and flipping them on the bay and Instagram with often disapointing results. There seem to be a lot of new, younger, dealers who seem to be up and coming. They deal in the good stuff. They probably have a lot to learn. It is a good thing for the hobby but what goes up fast, sometimes goes down fast too. A lot of dealers left disapointed I suspect. Thusly, they realized they needed to lower their prices at SDCC. I made real fair offers to a couple smaller Torpedo dealers and they turned me down even when I showed them a handful of Benjamins. Both followed me up the isle and took my offer. Torpedo was a fun show but might be the beginning of a trend for comic shows. I hope not and I hope they all come back next year with realistic expectations. After I left Torpedo I had to mark my stuff UP for SDCC. Edited November 20, 2019 by MrBedrock Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, MrBedrock said: After I left Torpedo I had to mark my stuff UP for SDCC. Bedrock City. Your one stop shopping for overpriced, over graded books... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, N e r V said: Bedrock City. Your one stop shopping for overpriced, over graded books at SDCC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Bedrock was one of the fair ones. I bought a nice stack of fairly graded and priced ECs. Now, I might have gotton a little better deal because I commented on how great the Astros were... MrBedrock and gino2paulus2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Bedrock was one of the fair ones. I bought a nice stack of fairly graded and priced ECs. Now, I might have gotton a little better deal because I commented on how great the Astros were... Suck up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: Bedrock was one of the fair ones. I bought a nice stack of fairly graded and priced ECs. Now, I might have gotton a little better deal because I commented on how great the Astros were... ................................................ ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spyder! Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 Planet Comics #20, cross-posted from the Planet thread. Had to post this one twice. MrBedrock, entalmighty1, ThothAmon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua33 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, Spyder! said: Planet Comics #20, cross-posted from the Planet thread. Had to post this one twice. Wowser Spyder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joshua33 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 Thanks @Ricksneatstuff for my first and only copy. Presentation is soooo good in person. This guy really does have neat stuff. sagii, Marty Mann, comicjack and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 4:36 PM, N e r V said: From a boardie (thank you mighty midget). My favorite Mary Marvel cover. Now I just need to get a copy of my second favorite Mary Marvel cover... I can't stop thinking about how much I love this cover.Now that I've scored a Wonder Woman #21,this has taken the checked off spot on my have to have some day list.This and Strange Adventures #52 are two books I learned I like from you,merci!Oh,and the French JFK mags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adamstrange Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 Hard time picking a favorite so got all of them. RareHighGrade, MrBedrock, Ricksneatstuff and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 Her first appearance. I gotta read this one again. Haven't looked at it in years... Ricksneatstuff, gino2paulus2, Joshua33 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...