What Comic Books are UP for Auction in August and September?

[@DanThrue]

As always great to wake up to a video from Keston... Good to see the Danish Daredevil #1 "mentioned" :D

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thank you, Dan. Thanks my friend...and glad I could give a subtle shout out to the wonderful Danish viewers 🙂

[@MetalBum]

Thanks for showing your value analysis of the action comics 1. Really helpful.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks MB. I thought you might like that one. A viewer asked me how to price the Hulk 181, 9.9. I'm going to make a video out of it :-)

[@jerrythejitterbugcomicbook4098]

Thanks for the updates.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

You're welcome, Jerry!

[@rwc3500]

Always enjoy the videos & history lesson - thanks!

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks Ralph. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@coinhunter3758]

always a pleasure to watch and learn some new stuff on comics.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks for the kind words Coin Hunter.

[@ComicBookVeteran]

Fun analysis Keston! Thanks for this!!

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks Patrick. Gotta dig into the numbers sometimes 🙂

[@user-qq1gn1nr6j]

Awesome Video as always. Thank you for your input as always!!! Be safe!

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Appreciate it, George!

[@omegacollects]

Action Comics 1: $200k final price. Great content Keston 👍🏾

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks Omega! We'll see...

[@hazeldan1216]

Great video and love the price prediction and results at the top of the video.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks my friends. Yeah, I'm trying to find a format for a once-a-month or once-every-other-month show. I appreciate the reinforcement.

[@SouvenirProgramsHere]

Great Show K ! Well thought out ! Take care. Peace

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Appreciate it SPH!

[@j-ftremblay8565]

Thanks for showing a few foreigns,tgis was great

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Hi JF. The foreign books are super cool. Thanks for commenting, my friend.

[@mightycomicsandcollectibles]

Looking forward to these auctions. Great content as always brother

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Appreciate your stopping by the channel, Laurence!

[@AutomaticComics]

Some awesome books coming up 👍. I think that Action 1 is gonna break $300k. Low end to get into it I think is gonna be fierce.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks Ryan. Yes, we will see about that Action 1….such an interesting copy.

[@ComicCollectorGeek]

Lots of great books all of which out of my price range.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Yeah, I hear ya CCG.

[@Saturday_Records_On_Discogs]

Great video. Where did you get the spotlight that is above the framed picture in the background? Model? Looking for something similar. Thanks!

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Hi SROD, When we moved into the house, the room was already built like that. The spotlight is actually built into the ceiling, and its position is unmovable. Sorry, I don't have more information than that. It does work well for a comic book room 🙂

[@Mazzter88]

I would like to get your opinion-if the lone Hulk 181 cgc 9.9 went up for auction (with the movie coming) -what do you think it would sell for?

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Hi Mazzter. I love that question. It's worthy of a video. Hope to have it out in a week.

[@Mazzter88]

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 this is why I subscribe 👍

[@donmorton7282]

I bought a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 back in 85-86. Believe it’s a 2nd printing.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Awesome, Don. So cool you bought this book when it came out.

[@DanSchawbel]

Keston is king 👑

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Takes one to know one 🙂

[@VaryingViewpoint]

Great video! $170k for Action #1.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks VV. We'll see. The copy is beat up...but it's Action 1! Appreciate your commenting.

[@Comicbookyoutubersrock]

No you’re off. Not a chance it sells for less than $250K.

[@MetalBum]

If it was $170 k I’d buy it and hold for a decade

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

@@MetalBum Definitely. A great deal, if you could get it at that price, imho.

[@joshuaclark1930]

How do they measure the grading curve for golden age books? If a Modern book in the condition of that Fun Comics 73 were graded without bias, it wouldn't be anywhere near a 7.0 How do they calibrate the forgivable flaws from way back then vs. today? Seems arbitrary...

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

HI Joshua, That's a good question. I asked a senior grader one time who said that in some way golden age was different regarding grading and sometimes not. The paper was different, the covers were different, the manufacturing process was different too. If I find out more about this issue, I'll include it in a video.

[@goldschool9050]

Anyone can guess right in wide ranges

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Hi goldschool. One would think. I still whiffed on the Action 1 (0.5), which went for over 400k (my estimate was 200-300k) :-)

[@stevenloube6784]

I love this video. Very unique. Love that you brought up historic data and your predictions are amazing. But for those of us interested in these auctions, would be nice if you listed the auction house and the end dates!

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Good suggestions. Thanks Steven.

[@kryptoniterocks8245]

Awesome post Keston I had the Action 1 .5 at the same price point as you. This is gonna be a great auction can’t wait. The man of steel will be strong in this one 😃

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

That it is. Appreciate the kind words. Glad our wild guesses are close :-)

[@kryptoniterocks8245]

I have a question and your opinion if I could Keston. If you had say a .5 Superman #1 with a cover that had a 5-6.0 presenting cover missing pin up back cover and say next to a 1.0 Superman #1 with the cover that looks well a 1.0 and back cover missing half the back pinup. Which choice would you choose. Always love your opinion

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

​@@kryptoniterocks8245 Shew...interesting dilemma. I'm sure opinions vary wildly out there. For me, I'd take the 5-6.0 presenting front cover with the missing back cover but it's close. Your question is a good example of why it's so tough to evaluate price at the 0.5 level. How about you, Kryptonite?

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

@@kryptoniterocks8245 Hi Kryptonite! That's a tough one, and I'm sure opinions will vary wildly. For me, I'd take the 5.0-6.0 fc eye appeal w the missing bc, especially given that the 1.0 is missing half the bc and doesn't have good eye appeal from any side. This is a great example of why it is so difficult to price ultra-low grade books. I have no problem paying more for a 0.5 with great eye appeal than a 1.0 that's a mess. How about you? What do you think.

[@kryptoniterocks8245]

I def share deeply the same view as yours 😀. Eye appeal is every bit as important regardless what grade it is. As much as a 1.0 is a higher grade by a .5 the cover is def what sells the book more 🙂 You always have the best advice and knowledge with books. You are indeed a asset to this hobby 👌💯

[@Comicbookyoutubersrock]

You missed an Action 1 sale from March. A CGC NG that sold for $126K in a Comicconnect auction. It was conserved and had original cover pieces added to a repro cover.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Thanks Rolodawg. I remember seeing that book. Unfortunately, GPAnalysis doesn't pick up CC sales and it slipped my mind. Also, I intentionally didn't include the purple label books in this video. Thanks for leaving a comment!

[@Comicbookyoutubersrock]

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Well to be fair conserved isn’t purple, it’s that blue/grey one, but I get your point. Weren’t including books that had any work done to them. Even with the limited amounts of conservation, I just kind of feel like this copy was a good candidate to use to compare. I believe since it was such a low grade, the married pieces didn’t warrant a purple label though if that’s what you were thinking, which I can understand. Anyway, this book literally NEVER sells in the .5-1.0 range. I just think that’s going to explode the potential buyer base for this with it being a .5. So instead of 10 people, like 20-30 🤣. But regardless, I mean if your the average bigger buyer this is your chance to own a near complete copy, sucks the back is missing but the front being there of course means everything. Also you have the potential buyers that have a back cover and can marry it now to this copy to have a complete book. Would be a green qualified label of course, but to be complete I doubt that will matter. So I think this copy will surprise you and sell for a lot more than you might think. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if it broke $300K.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

@@Comicbookyoutubersrock Yeah, thanks. That would have been interesting to include. That's a book that's blurry in so many ways. Should it have been purple or blue/gray? Should it have been NG or 0.5? Obviously, CGC made their decision. Nevertheless, it's the type of situation that must be tough for graders and for would-be buyers to wrap their heads around. Your points are well taken about price and possible buyers. Time will tell, and I'll report back after the auction is over regarding estimate accuracy. Hope you have a great day.

[@rocketfighter8]

Are you planning to bid on any of those?

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Hi Rocket. I'm not, at least not those that I gave a cost prediction. How about you? Got your eyes on any of those books?

[@rocketfighter8]

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 I'm retired so I no longer have the disposable income of the 2010's when I purchased my grails. 😢

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

@@rocketfighter8 I hear ya. Whenever I'm buying a grail or other nice book, I'm having to cannibalize my collection. Painful!

[@MetalBum]

Ohhhh yeahhhhhhh 😊😊😊😊