Errors in Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (52nd Edition)?18224
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| Like many of you, I maintain a comprehensive Excel spreadsheet of my comic book collection. In my database, I regularly track and update prices from the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, CovrPrice and GoCollect. I still value the Overstreet guide because it changes more slowly that the available complementary, rapidly-updated online pricing resources. In this sense, the Overstreet guide acts as a more stable, conservative, baseline pricing reference source, sort of a "safety net," that remains, of course, still focused on raw issues. The reason I am posting this note is because I have noticed a few pricing irregularities in the most recent, 52nd Edition of Overstreet's guide. Working through the valuations of some of my Silver Age Fantastic Four (FF) issues, I quickly noticed a significant uptick in valuations that definitely seem more aligned with the actual market trends over the last few years. I found this to be a good thing and refreshing for an Overstreet guide. However, There is definitely something wrong with the valuations for FF issues 49 and 50. In all past Overstreet and existing online pricing guides, there has been a consistent pecking order for FF issues 48-50, with 48 at the top (by a wide margin) and 50 at the bottom. Focusing just on the NM- 9.2 grades, the listed valuations for 48-50 in the 52nd Edition are $12,000, $5,000 and $7,000, respectively. I am pretty sure that the valuation lines (all grades) for issues 49 and 50 have been inadvertently switched/swapped due to human error. This is very unfortunate. In contrast, the 51st Edition lists, in correct order, valuations for 48-50 of $6,000, $4,000 and $3,000, respectively. On balance, I like the new 52nd edition because it has obviously been updated to better reflect the current comic book marketplace. As a case in point, I will note that Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes, issue #23, the Adam Hughes variant, is now formally listed in the new guide, with an assigned value of $150 for a NM- 9.2 grade. While still somewhat on the low side, monetarily, this is remains a major step forward from the 51st Edition. In the 51st Edition, issue #23 is assigned a generic value of $3.00 (NM- 9.2) and there is no mention of the obviously highly collectable and more valuable Hughes variant. I could go on. I do wonder if there is a mechanism to point out and correct obvious typographical errors to the publisher, like the Fantastic Four issues #49-50 examples noted above, so that they are not carried over into future editions. Thoughts? |
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 Doodoo doodoo! Mind blowing stuff, right?
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| From the online version of the price guide: Help Us Verify Data At Overstreet Access we strive to deliver a robust experience with information on hundreds of thousands of comics, their characters, contributors, values and more. While we try, we may not always get it right. If you see an error, help us fix it by emailing support@overstreetaccess.com. |
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 Where's his Bat-package?
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| I've been seeing an uptick in value for FF #50 lately that is not being matched by #49. Usually it's graded copies, though, because #50 is the one with the dramatic Surfer portrait cover while #49, while awesome, doesn't stand out anywhere near as much. The slabbed comics market does appear to be driving prices to at least some degree, with books that have covers with exceptional art coming up in price. Could be what's going on with Supergirl and the LSH #23, too. That is, IMHO, one of Hughes' best covers. | ||
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Where's his Bat-package?
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Caffeine_Kid Convenient link! Thanks!  |
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mbarb private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Caffeine_Kid Thanks for what looks to be a very useful link! I will send a note. @Byrdibyrd Thanks for the sharing your observation on the increasing value seen for FF #50. I do own a copy and love the portrait cover. I personally like the cover of FF #49 the best of the three issues in the Galactus Trilogy. To each their own! LOL |
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Where's his Bat-package?
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Quote:Originally Posted by mbarb Even with my observation, I would still be inclined to send a note. I've seen several #50's sell for more than #49's, but they have ALL been slabbed and Overstreet is supposed to be a resource for raw books. Their entry could still be an error. |
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 If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8.
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| FWIW Gocollect has 9.2s of those books basically even, estimating $11k and 11.5k. Prices at mycomicshop, both from the store and from consigners, favor 49 by a decent amount. | ||
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 Masculinity takes a holiday.
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Quote:Originally Posted by mbarb I also think FF 49 is my favorite cover of the three. A lot of people like #50 but I don’t like the colors, or the “Johnny goes to college” box. |
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 Hmm... Moderated again!
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| At the VERY high end #49 is more valuable than #48 simply because of census count. For issue #48 there are 39 9.8's and 99 9.6's. Compare to issue #49 with one 9.8 and 14 9.6's. This is evidenced by the 2016 sales of the #49 9.8 for $50K, while the #48 9.8's sold for $20K. After that (as noted by @Byrdibyrd) the cover of #50 usually makes more of an impression. Regardless of which issue you're talking about, if you bought in 2016 you are WAY ahead now! | ||
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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Quote:Originally Posted by figment I remember when I got back into collecting being completely baffled as to why #49 sold for more than #48 at these really high grades...I almost didn't believe the sales data until someone pointed out the census info. The brown background in #50 is unfortunate. If it was black or a "sunburst" colour fade...it would probably have added value to the book. |
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