This is the first book in a while that's been added to my list of top all-time eBay comic book sales. We've got a new #15.
ORIGINAL DETECTIVE COMICS NO.27 MAY 1939 COMIC BOOK
Winning Bid: $31,100.00 Seller: rdol764598( 2586)
Here's the insane description:
"THIS IS A ORIGINAL DETECTIVE COMICS NO.27 MAY 1939 1ST BATMAN COMIC BOOK FROM MY FRIENDS PERSONAL COLLECTION OF OVER 1000 THAT I WILL BE LISTING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THIS IS A VERY RARE ORIGINAL COMIC BOOK. THE CONDITION IS AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES. THE FRONT AND BACK COVER IS LOOSE FROM THE BOOK. PAGES ARE DISCOLORED FROM AGE. PAGES ARE GOOD WITH NO TEARS. THIS COMIC BOOK MEASURES 10 3/8 INCHES LONG AND 7 1/2 INCHES WIDE. BUYING AS IS CONDITION. I AM NOT A COMIC BOOK EXPERT SO PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES CAREFULLY. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING
"On Nov-06-06 at 11:47:38 PST, seller added the following information:
"hello it has come to my attention that on the left hand side of the cover there are 3 small pieces that look like they are reattached with tape or something ,look at the picture with the tape measurer,and the last and first page up on the side half way where the binding is it is come apart,that is all i can see what is wrong with this ,i dont want to handle it anymore due to the age and fragilty of this comic,thank you
"On Nov-06-06 at 12:14:39 PST, seller added the following information:
"the little parts i am talking about are on the side only ,at the end of the begining of the tape measure in the bottom left hand corner small piece of corner,the 3 inch part of the tape measurer a little piece of his hat and the 4 inch mark a little piece of the black building ,you can see all of this in the picture,thanks for your input ,this is the first time out of the box for all of these comics we have in over 30 years
"On Nov-06-06 at 13:20:33 PST, seller added the following information:
"THIS IS FROM AN EBAYER THAT EMAILED ME ABOUT THE BOOK,,PLEASE READ THANK YOU
"Don't try to take the tape off yourself. Let whoever is going to buy the book have the tape removed by a restoration professional. The book is already restored and it's very low grade, so it shouldn't impact the value much if the book is restored. It's better to leave it to the buyer to hire a restoration professional remove any tape. Just don't try to do it yourself or you could make a real mess of things. Also, the bleed through is from amateur color touch on the cover — trust me. There is no way the interior page inks bled onto the cover there. As I said, it shouldn't impact the value all that much (and maybe even not at all since the book is an Apparent FR 1.0 grade), but you should still amend your auction description to point out the fact that the book has some restoration. You'll avoid any problems with the potential buyer that way. Even if it is restored, it's still an amazing book – one of the best books there is to own
"On Nov-06-06 at 13:28:34 PST, seller added the following information:
"One more thing — don't sell the book privately, off ebay. There are enough people looking at this book on ebay that you're better off waiting for the auction to end. Even if it is restored, you're still going to get a lot of money for this book.
"On Nov-07-06 at 10:48:44 PST, seller added the following information:
"YOU ARE BUYING ALL AND ANY COMICS AS IS
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GRADE AND I DON"T KNOW
WHAT CAME WITH THESE COMICS ,ASK QUESTIONS
BEFORE YOU BID,WHEN THESE COMICS LEAVE HERE
THEY ARE YOURS ,THERE IS NO RETURNS PERIOD
"On Nov-08-06 at 18:26:04 PST, seller added the following information:
THERE ARE 32 PAGES
"On Nov-11-06 at 15:46:00 PST, seller added the following information:
"hello there are 32 pages ,and 64 sides ,no questions will be answered after 6:30 pm the day of sale , so please get them in , i am workable on payment ,on a 90 day basis ,with a 25% NONREFUNDABLE deposit due in 10 days,thanks and take care of our TROOPS,DK"
and here's a photo of Metro's prize:
