Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Category Auction Highlights
Here we highlight some notable sales in the big bad world of comic book auctions.
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Auction Highlights #11 – Under the Radar
Auction Highlights #10 – Mound City
Auction Highlights #9 – Halloween
Auction Highlights #8 – On the Fence
The ComicLink October Focused Auction that ended yesterday yielded some very interesting results. First off, these monthly comic auctions from ComicLink have turned into major events though some months are much better (in terms of quality of offerings) than others.…
Auction Highlights #7 – Super Key – Not So Super Grade
In honor of this past Wednesday’s Collecting and Investing Tips #7 (where we looked at how to spot restoration on lower grade comics) this week’s auction highlights will look at the hottest of the hot – with a catch. There is nothing…
Auction Highlights #6 – One Up
In honor of just posted Market Trends report this week’s auction highlights will try to find out what kind of jumps in price are accompanying incremental jumps in grade. We chose some relatively easy comics to get so all of us can relate.…
Auction Highlights #5 – Ghost Rider
Auction Highlights has somehow turned into a Friday thing. Check back every Friday for some hard hitting commentary on recent auction and internet sales results. It was announced last week that there are plans to make a second Ghost Rider movie…
Auction Highlights #4 – ComicLink
Auction Highlights has somehow turned into a Friday thing. Check back every Friday for some hard hitting commentary on recent auction results. This week I’d like to highlight some interesting results from the just finished Comic Link September focused auction (last comic finished…
Auction Highlights #3 – CGC 8.5
This week I’d like to examine some recent sales of comics graded at 8.5 (or VF+ for you old timers). A comic graded 8.5 is generally in very nice condition and is considered as high grade for Golden Age, Silver Age and…
Auction Highlights #2 – Copper Age
This week I’d like to examine some Copper Age results. The Copper Age is loosely defined by me as comics from the mid/late 1970s to the early/mid 1980s. These comics are commonly found everyewhere. In some cases the trick seems…
Auction Highlights
Green Lantern #8 graded by CGC as 9.6 sold for a record $11,694 on Comic Link. This auction ended August 28th and really surprised everyone with it’s staggering price. The comic lists at $575. as a 9.2 in the Overstreet price guide. The…
Coming Soon
Check back Friday September 4th for the first installment of our auction highlights.