BB-Gun Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 In recently. The tortoise marches on slowly. I'm pleased If I could find a #31 that nice at a reasonable price I'd be a happy camper. I still don't have an issue 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 $5,700 for a square egg and $6,751 for a Totem pole!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 The bidding for the FC 263 was cut off prematurely when the auction ended at midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I was the under bidder on FC 275 and FC 300. Every time I raised my bid, I was immediately outbid by someone's reserve so there is no telling what they might have sold for if a second serious bidder had been involved. I expected the 9.4 single highest graded copies to do well, and from what tb wrote, it sounds like the FC 263 might have done even better in a regular auction that didn't stop active bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 WOW! Who says ducks are dead. Anyone following the Pedigree Comics auction of high grade Barks Four Colors? Check out the square egg story. Amazing. Auction Results I missed those! I would have cost someone quite a few more eggs (assuming I didn't win of course ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Posted this in a separate thread, but thought I would post it here as well for anyone who is tracking this thread. I've been scratching my head about this one for a while and I thought I would see if the accumulated wisdom of the GA mavens might be able to help. The DD Tells about Kites giveaway has traditionally been considered the toughest of the Barks duck books. There are three versions: Southern California Edison (SCE) Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Florida Power (FP) The CGC census has entries for the SCE and PG&E versions, but not for the FP version. At least that I can find ... which is the issue because I think there must be one or more additional places on the census where these books are listed apart from the two entries for "Donald Duck Tells about Kites." I (think) I know this because: Here are the only copies listed on the census for the SCE version (one copy in each grade): 9.8 9.2 9.0 7.0 6.5 The HA archives shows two 9.4s that are clearly not the same book; different cert numbers and one has foxing and one doesn't. So even if one of these was pressed into a 9.8, something is still off. The archives also shows a 9.0 that is clearly not the same as a 9.0 copy that I own. Although conceivably the HA 9.0 is now the 9.2 on the census. For the PGE version, the highest on the census is an 8.5, but the HA archives shows they sold a 9.6. I know CGC sometimes struggles with these types of books and ends up splitting the entries between two different titles, but I've tried plausible variations of the title and haven't managed to find anything. Anyone have any thoughts on this admittedly esoteric inquiry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 TERRIFIC BOOKS! mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 TERRIFIC BOOKS! mm They are! (thumbs u I really like those early WDCSs. The covers are lovely, and so are the interiors -- a great deal of craft went into those early stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 TERRIFIC BOOKS! mm They are! (thumbs u I really like those early WDCSs. The covers are lovely, and so are the interiors -- a great deal of craft went into those early stories. Too bad #1 wasn't part of the deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 These are great books, with #2 probably being the rarest issue in the entire run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 These are great books, with #2 probably being the rarest issue in the entire run! I've also got the Mickey Mouse Mag Vol 5 #12 that was the transition between the magazine and the WDC&S. How does that one compare in rarity to the comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5463/8806147334_4b8fdbec0a_z.jpg' alt='8806147334_4b8fdbec0a_z.jpg'>WALT DISNEY #94 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 Congratulations, those issues are such an important part of comic book history and it is always nice to see new copies. You just might be lucky and find a coverless copy on eBay. My own guess is that the last Mickey Mouse Magazine is slightly less common than the first 4 issues of WDC&S. The circulation started growing exponentially from month to month at this time after it had been stagnant in the years leading up to 1940. The issues between V5#12 and WDC&S 4 are relatively uncommon as far as Disney comics go, but they are nowhere near what I'd call scarce or rare. Of the 5 issues, my best guess is that WDC&S 1 could be the most common as kids would have been more likely to like it and keep it safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 Congratulations, those issues are such an important part of comic book history and it is always nice to see new copies. You just might be lucky and find a coverless copy on eBay. My own guess is that the last Mickey Mouse Magazine is slightly less common than the first 4 issues of WDC&S. The circulation started growing exponentially from month to month at this time after it had been stagnant in the years leading up to 1940. The issues between V5#12 and WDC&S 4 are relatively uncommon as far as Disney comics go, but they are nowhere near what I'd call scarce or rare. Of the 5 issues, my best guess is that WDC&S 1 could be the most common as kids would have been more likely to like it and keep it safe. I still think MMM V5#9 is the real transition issue, i.e., the smaller format and strip reprint content. MM 5#12 is just the last issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Here is the Duck i got in my 2.75 year journey with Bob Beerbohm. In the end it worked out. Hope my MUCH longer transaction with another board member works out as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 Congratulations! I love them all but for some reason I have always wanted a copy of number 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Just got a great deal on these 3. They're low quality, but I couldn't pass up the deal. # 2 is missing the CF. Anyone have one? WDC&S 2 3 &4 Congratulations! I love them all but for some reason I have always wanted a copy of number 4. Can you show us the interior? I have a lot of early issues which I haven't identified yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Here is the Duck i got in my 2.75 year journey with Bob Beerbohm. In the end it worked out. Hope my MUCH longer transaction with another board member works out as well That is one of my favorite Barks tales! Great storyand the cameo of the Snow White Witch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) Here is the Duck i got in my 2.75 year journey with Bob Beerbohm. In the end it worked out. Hope my MUCH longer transaction with another board member works out as well Which book is it? The link to the front cover is broken (at least for me). I'm guessing it's the Golden Christmas Tree. It took you 2.75 years to pry it out of BLB? And you have a much longer transaction going on with another boardie? Ouch! Edit: Never mind the first part; the link to the fc came back to life. Edited September 19, 2015 by Sqeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
