Book folk might enjoy watching this auction Action Comics #1

brecklundin · 04-03-2008, 09:07 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tab%3DWatching

I have been a collector since I was a kid in the late 60s and this was always that holy grail. I know more copies have surfaced since then. At the time I first became interested in comic books I believe there were 4 or 5 copies known to exist. Now there are more but still it's pretty much non-existant.

Wanna predict the final price? I am thinking in this condition it has to push the $500k level. It's not mint or even close but the cover and pages are good to excellent, the color is good and it is complete. It would have helped had they had it graded. But on something like this, unless it's pure mint or just a mess, the condition is really not that much of an issue. It's the corner stone for all collectors and especially so for a DC collector.

The whole collection that seller is offering right now it amazing. Best I ever had was the first 20 books in the Fantastic Four series, Showcase #4 (first Silver Age Flash) and the first 10 from the Hulk Series. Last I had 15 of the first 25 Spiderman series, did not have #1 but had 3, 4, 6, 8 and a bunch of the teens and a few 20s. BTW, those did pay for my college tuition. I would have been better off working at a 7-11 and keeping them...I would have made more money all were in XF to mint condition. Not sure what that is in today's rating system but it was as good as they came back then. I still did OK as they all, with about 100 other good to key comics of the Silver Age era, did like I mention, pay for my college degrees.

So, enjoy of you are into this or ever were...

HarryT · 04-05-2008, 03:46 PM

US$90,000 for a comic and it hasn't met its reserve? All people completely MAD?

zelda_pinwheel · 04-05-2008, 04:01 PM

now it's even higher...

i especially love the ad just under the minimum bid amount :

"(Enter US $90,200.00 or more)
Up to $25 back with eBay MasterCard"

well, if there's up to 25$ back... !

TallMomof2 · 04-06-2008, 12:27 PM

My brothers destroyed my comic book collection. Of course it was just entertainment to me so it wasn't a big loss. It probably would have paid for my college but my university was only $575 a semester my last year so I was able to work part time and still pay for school.

I'm watching this auction, I'm amazed at what collectors will pay.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-06-2008, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

I'm amazed at what collectors will pay.

seriously.

HarryT · 04-06-2008, 01:34 PM

When you consider, however, that you can buy a pristine first edition of Dickens' "Christmas Carol" (the most desirable and rarest of his books - a small print run and hand coloured) for around £20,000 (US$40,000), it makes you wonder at the relative values put on some things.

Sparrow · 04-06-2008, 02:20 PM

For me, a pristine first edition of a Dickens' novel is no more valuable than a modern paperback version, paying thousands of dollars for one is as mysterious as paying huge amounts for a rare comic.

But, there are obviously collectors who value these things as objects in themselves, and are prepared to sustain a market for them. I don't understand it, but each to their own

.

brecklundin · 04-06-2008, 05:22 PM

right, the value is to whoever can afford such things. My family business was and is antiques so I know why most people collect and its because of the history associated with the items. What an item means in relation to society is something that is rewarding to own. People who do so have the privledge to become a custodian for our history. It matters not whether it's a book, piece of jewelry or art work...it all goes into telling a story about the evolution of the human race.

It is a shame though that because we depend on money to survive now, that people surrender their privledge and the satisfaction to know you can lay your hands on something that might have shaped a culture, made a trek around the world before the industrial age or who knows what.

And then there are those who simply are filling a void in themselves with 'things'. They have an appreciation for the items but on a different level.

No matter it is all fun. One of my prize items is a map of the Duche of Brabant (Brussells today) ca 1634. It came from an atlas and is about 28"x18" in size. It is not worth a lot of money but it is a great thing to find a piece of paper that survived that long. HEY, I just realized it's the same era as the 1634 book...now that is cool.

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04-03-2008, 09:07 PM	#1
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	Book folk might enjoy watching this auction Action Comics #1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tab%3DWatching I have been a collector since I was a kid in the late 60s and this was always that holy grail. I know more copies have surfaced since then. At the time I first became interested in comic books I believe there were 4 or 5 copies known to exist. Now there are more but still it's pretty much non-existant. Wanna predict the final price? I am thinking in this condition it has to push the $500k level. It's not mint or even close but the cover and pages are good to excellent, the color is good and it is complete. It would have helped had they had it graded. But on something like this, unless it's pure mint or just a mess, the condition is really not that much of an issue. It's the corner stone for all collectors and especially so for a DC collector. The whole collection that seller is offering right now it amazing. Best I ever had was the first 20 books in the Fantastic Four series, Showcase #4 (first Silver Age Flash) and the first 10 from the Hulk Series. Last I had 15 of the first 25 Spiderman series, did not have #1 but had 3, 4, 6, 8 and a bunch of the teens and a few 20s. BTW, those did pay for my college tuition. I would have been better off working at a 7-11 and keeping them...I would have made more money all were in XF to mint condition. Not sure what that is in today's rating system but it was as good as they came back then. I still did OK as they all, with about 100 other good to key comics of the Silver Age era, did like I mention, pay for my college degrees. So, enjoy of you are into this or ever were... Last edited by brecklundin; 04-03-2008 at 09:10 PM.

04-05-2008, 03:46 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	US$90,000 for a comic and it hasn't met its reserve? All people completely MAD?

04-05-2008, 04:01 PM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	now it's even higher... i especially love the ad just under the minimum bid amount : "(Enter US $90,200.00 or more) Up to $25 back with eBay MasterCard" well, if there's up to 25$ back... !

04-06-2008, 12:27 PM	#4
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	My brothers destroyed my comic book collection. Of course it was just entertainment to me so it wasn't a big loss. It probably would have paid for my college but my university was only $575 a semester my last year so I was able to work part time and still pay for school. I'm watching this auction, I'm amazed at what collectors will pay.

04-06-2008, 01:34 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	When you consider, however, that you can buy a pristine first edition of Dickens' "Christmas Carol" (the most desirable and rarest of his books - a small print run and hand coloured) for around £20,000 (US$40,000), it makes you wonder at the relative values put on some things.

04-06-2008, 02:20 PM	#7
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	For me, a pristine first edition of a Dickens' novel is no more valuable than a modern paperback version, paying thousands of dollars for one is as mysterious as paying huge amounts for a rare comic. But, there are obviously collectors who value these things as objects in themselves, and are prepared to sustain a market for them. I don't understand it, but each to their own .

04-06-2008, 05:22 PM	#8
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	right, the value is to whoever can afford such things. My family business was and is antiques so I know why most people collect and its because of the history associated with the items. What an item means in relation to society is something that is rewarding to own. People who do so have the privledge to become a custodian for our history. It matters not whether it's a book, piece of jewelry or art work...it all goes into telling a story about the evolution of the human race. It is a shame though that because we depend on money to survive now, that people surrender their privledge and the satisfaction to know you can lay your hands on something that might have shaped a culture, made a trek around the world before the industrial age or who knows what. And then there are those who simply are filling a void in themselves with 'things'. They have an appreciation for the items but on a different level. No matter it is all fun. One of my prize items is a map of the Duche of Brabant (Brussells today) ca 1634. It came from an atlas and is about 28"x18" in size. It is not worth a lot of money but it is a great thing to find a piece of paper that survived that long. HEY, I just realized it's the same era as the 1634 book...now that is cool.

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