Super neat auction going on right now

coinsarefun · August 15, 2014 3:04PM

Check this comic book on Ebay .......$1.6M and 8 days to go!!

kookoox10 · August 15, 2014 4:45PM

Holy smokes, no doubt one of the holy grail issues. And such a high grade to boot. Let's see how much the ceiling gets!

BaronVonBaugh · August 15, 2014 6:38PM

Starting price was 99 cents and the lowest bid was $1,000,000.00.

AnkurJ · August 15, 2014 8:53PM

It's the current finest known and is expecting to bring between 2-3 million.

kaz · August 15, 2014 8:56PM

I guess it's ebay's rules, but it would have been great if the auction started at 10 cents, the newsstand price at the time.

jrt103 · August 15, 2014 11:10PM

Holy cow.. looks like this might be one of the most expensive things ever sold on Ebay

CoinZip · August 15, 2014 11:28PM

What's the mintage on it?

I can't find it in my Red Book anywhere.

drwstr123 · August 16, 2014 12:05AM

Thx.

ianrussell · August 16, 2014 12:15AM

Very cool. Will be major publicity.

- Ian

MsMorrisine · August 16, 2014 12:38AM

$100 bid increments!

Benefitting Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

johnny9434 · August 16, 2014 12:48AM

how much of a bid did you guys put in?

EXOJUNKIE · August 16, 2014 1:41AM

I'll be watching!!!

brg5658 · August 16, 2014 1:47AM

<< $100 bid increments!

Benefitting Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation >>

It's nice that they are giving part of the sale proceeds to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation -- but I find 1% to be a bit on the cheap side. Seems that donation is a marketing draw more than an actual donation to charity. Suppose it sells for $3 million -- they give $30,000 to the Foundation -- that's a drop in the bucket.

DMWJR · August 16, 2014 1:54AM

$1,750,100.00 with 20 bids

LindeDad · August 16, 2014 2:18AM

Local news even had a spot about it last night.
BTW the banner on eBay is about it this morning.
Everybody keeps saying what about that place?

Kyle · August 16, 2014 2:21AM

The listing has a little over 119,000 page views right now.

Swampboy · August 16, 2014 2:29AM

The U S Mint is feverishly working on plans for an Action Comics Commemorative as we speak.

Zoins · August 16, 2014 3:49AM

<< The U S Mint is feverishly working on plans for an Action Comics Commemorative as we speak. >>

Apparently there already is a 32 cent stamp so the Mint can follow the post office

Zoins · August 16, 2014 3:51AM

BTW, I ended up reading the comic through the screen shots.

Nice story of Superman. The story never really changes that much.

ms70 · August 16, 2014 4:07AM

VERY COOL! I had to sit & read each panel.

coindeuce · August 16, 2014 4:20AM

WAit, whAt ? No "Early Print" label from CGC ?

FullStrike · August 16, 2014 5:47AM

Must be nice to have a couple $ Billion in assets and be able to throw a $ Million like it was a $10 Bill.

From what I'm reading this is expected to go for $3 Million, maybe more, maybe less.

Spend it if you got it.

FullStrike · August 16, 2014 5:49AM

Has Alibaba got any superior versions for sale yet?

WillieBoyd2 · August 16, 2014 6:17AM

I love the ad for the Johnson Smith Company!

WillieBoyd2 · August 16, 2014 6:18AM

Whoopee cushion, joy buzzer, luminous paint...

WillieBoyd2 · August 16, 2014 6:19AM

epcjimi1 · August 16, 2014 6:24AM

Jor-el + Lara

That is all.

NotSure · August 16, 2014 6:32AM

<< WAit, whAt ? No "Early Print" label from CGC ? >>

What about 'First Sold'??? Given there were WAY more outlets selling this than the Kennedy gold, a 'First Sold at Rexall' should fetch another million!!!

As for the 'donation', I agree 110% with brg5658, in that this 'donation' is no donation...1%, and it's at $1.75 mil now, it IS nothing more than marketing, and is almost an insult, IMO.

NotSure · August 16, 2014 6:43AM

just noticed the highest current bidder. 'Bidding activity with this seller' is 71%.......could bidder possibly be a shill to 'boost bids'??? Any comments, or am I way off???

Zoins · August 16, 2014 6:49AM

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<< WAit, whAt ? No "Early Print" label from CGC ? >>

What about 'First Sold'??? Given there were WAY more outlets selling this than the Kennedy gold, a 'First Sold at Rexall' should fetch another million!!!

As for the 'donation', I agree 110% with brg5658, in that this 'donation' is no donation...1%, and it's at $1.75 mil now, it IS nothing more than marketing, and is almost an insult, IMO. >>

Here's the Christopher Reeves Foundation 2012 Annual Report which says they received $2.2 million in donations for 2012.

Since the CCG Non-White pages went for $2.1M a few years ago, if this hits $2.2M then 1% will be equivalent to 1% of annual donations to the foundation.

It seems interesting that one comic will sell for the entire annual donation to the foundation. In 2012, the top donors broke down as follows:

$1+ M: 1 donor
$500K - $999,999: 1 donor
$250K - $499,999: 4 donors
$100K - $249,999: 9 donors
$50K - $99,999: 15 donors
$25K - $49,999: 14 donors

If 1% amounts to over $25K, this will be in the top few.

Zoins · August 16, 2014 6:50AM

<< just noticed the highest current bidder. 'Bidding activity with this seller' is 71%.......could bidder possibly be a shill to 'boost bids'??? Any comments, or am I way off??? >>

Not sure but this is a nice book and perhaps the best? The only CGC 9.0 WHITE PAGES. Is there any higher?

The only other CGC 9.0. I'd imagine the CGC 9.0 white is worth more unless the CGC 8.0 has attractive toning

Super neat auction going on right now

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