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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 13:08:08 GMT -5
Well the final winning bid was...$569,273.61
-M
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 20, 2018 14:58:43 GMT -5
Well the final winning bid was...$569,273.61 -M I bid $569,273.50 |
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Post by Confessor on Mar 20, 2018 15:00:39 GMT -5
Well the final winning bid was...$569,273.61 Yeah, it was touch and go for a while there, but I'm glad I managed to get that final bid in.  In all seriousness, that doesn't seem that expensive for a Detective Comics #27. I mean, I know that the condition wasn't fantastic, but it was still a decent mid-grade copy of a very, very sought after book. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 15:04:24 GMT -5
Well the final winning bid was...$569,273.61 It was touch and go for a while there, but I'm glad I managed to get that final bid in. In all seriousness, that doesn't seem that expensive for a Detective Comics #27. I mean, I know that the condition wasn't fantastic, but it was still a decent mid-grade copy of a very, very sought after book. Well it was multiple copies of Tec 27 frankensteined into this copy and the word was out on it in some circles, so I am sure that influenced the final price of it a bit. There were several serious collectors who wouldn't touch this book because of it that might otherwise have been in on a copy of Tec 27 in mid-grade. I know a lot of folks here responded int he other thread such a thing wouldn't bother them, but it does influence many collectors and convinced some to look elsewhere and not bid on this or to be conservative on what they would bid on it. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 18:58:03 GMT -5
I'm totally shocked to read that the winning bid was $569,273.61 and I hope whoever bid on it is happy to own a copy of Detective Comics #27.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 21, 2018 18:56:50 GMT -5
Well it was multiple copies of Tec 27 frankensteined into this copy Confession time: In 1997, I bought a Marvel Mystery #18 with a beautiful cover and crumbling interior ($400). To remedy this sad fact, I bought a coverless MM #18 ($40) and proceeded to Victor F. it up. Gah! This hurts to say, but here goes. . . I ditched the original staples (from each, of course!) and instead used my trusty Swingline 747 Classic Stapler to marry cover to interior, essentially destroying both copies.  Sigh. It feels good to finally get that off my chest. What a Sub-Moron thing to do!  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 25, 2018 6:40:08 GMT -5
Well it was multiple copies of Tec 27 frankensteined into this copy Confession time: In 1997, I bought a Marvel Mystery #18 with a beautiful cover and crumbling interior ($400). To remedy this sad fact, I bought a coverless MM #18 ($40) and proceeded to Victor F. it up. Gah! This hurts to say, but here goes. . . I ditched the original staples (from each, of course!) and instead used my trusty Swingline 747 Classic Stapler to marry cover to interior, essentially destroying both copies. Sigh. It feels good to finally get that off my chest. What a Sub-Moron thing to do! Did you destroy it by just stapling it from the front? I don't understand. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 26, 2018 19:00:16 GMT -5
Did you destroy it by just stapling it from the front? I don't understand. No. I should have retained the original staples rather than re-stapling it with modern brackets. IMHO, amateur restoration is forgivable if you're a child. I was 30 and this was a hatchet-job. It disrespected the book and the real restoration work that's done by legitimate professionals. It was, if not epic, at least a dismal fail.  |
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Mar 26, 2018 20:26:29 GMT -5
Does it look okay? Ideally you should have kept the orginal staples. That being said, you put a nice cover on a nice interior on a book few people would ever own. If I had it, I would just Marvel in its glory:)
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 27, 2018 4:00:19 GMT -5
Did you destroy it by just stapling it from the front? I don't understand. No. I should have retained the original staples rather than re-stapling it with modern brackets. IMHO, amateur restoration is forgivable if you're a child. I was 30 and this was a hatchet-job. It disrespected the book and the real restoration work that's done by legitimate professionals. It was, if not epic, at least a dismal fail. I'm thinking that if you restored it and made it complete, you did your job. New staples only hurt the book if you want to resell it at a later date. Not the same thing but I've stapled books together that were poor just to keep it intact for my reading pleasure. |
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