OT Action Comics #1 Superman on Ebay - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2014, 03:54:17 pm
content: This is just fun to look at.[http://www.ebay.com/itm/311050328393Current bid is $1,650,000.The last one apparently sold for $2.1 Million.

author: Tinkerer
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2014, 05:59:24 pm
content: Gotta wonder who the people are who have enough money for this, let alone the people who have money who are interested in collecting something like this.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2014, 07:46:44 pm
content: The wacky adverts are the bestLike the Bazooka Joe ones, 20,000 wrappers for a one-man submarine!

author: mamalala
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 16, 2014, 10:11:00 pm
content: I'm wondering what they did to have such white paper after all these years. Normally paper will turn yellow-ish, mainly due to the acidity of it. This is especially true for older papers, when compared to modern ones. While one can de-acidify paper to preserve it better, i somewhat doubt that this was done to that particular comic many decades ago.Personally, it would make me suspicious to see such a white paper for something that is that old. Maybe i'm missing something?Greetings,Chris

author: Tinkerer
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2014, 12:06:39 am
content: There are different measures you can take to preserve this stuff. I am thinking it was probably kept in an airtight case filled with nitrogen at the very least. I am sure there are other methods they used though.On the other hand, I wonder how much it would cost to make an exact replica.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2014, 06:05:07 pm
content: Quote from: mamalala on August 16, 2014, 10:11:00 pmAFAIK most pre-WWII paper was processed differently so it doesn't age like the paper we use nowadays. Some books which used to belong to my grandmother are in excellent condition as well.edit: I don't understand why people get into a bidding war on such an itemIf you want to get it cheap just snipe it at the end of the auction.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2014, 06:06:46 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on August 17, 2014, 06:05:07 pmThat rings a bell.Cotton or hemp paper similar to money?

author: Tinkerer
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2014, 09:57:13 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on August 17, 2014, 06:05:07 pmIndeed, I dont understand it either. Whenever I am bidding on an item, I bit in the last couple minutes, sometimes down to the last second.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 18, 2014, 04:50:47 am
content: Wonder how much it cost to shoot the promo video?

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2014, 05:02:40 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 18, 2014, 04:50:47 amWhat a waste of money, anyone who would be interested in buying this knows about it and it's history, and anyone who this is marketed towards surely won't have the money to buy it.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2014, 05:06:36 am
content: Now, imagine how many cool and "new" T&M equipments you can buy with that kind of money. .. <sigh>...

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2014, 05:54:05 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 18, 2014, 04:50:47 amBC, Canada (Vancouver, Burnaby) AKA Hollywood North is just across the border, massive number of production companies to choose from here. I was once told (by a crew setting up) just to have the crew in place for a 30second shoot was 5000.00.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2014, 03:15:41 am
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on August 18, 2014, 08:02:53 amI worked on Injustice Gods Among US. And yup, Supes became a murderer again as well as a dictator and there is a whole comic book series (Injustice) about it as well due to the video game.Disclaimer: I'm a Time Warner employee (parent of DC comics) working at NetherRealm Studios so these are just my opinions of my perception, I was not involved on the storyline, just some of the technical aspects of the game as a programmer, but of course I did find the story to be awesome, but I'm of course biasedAlso, let's not forget about the last movie when he actually kills someone, not to spoil it for the ten people that have not watch the movie yet. (well... more likely more than 10 people, and I wasn't involved on the movie at all)

author: Artlav
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2014, 03:38:33 pm
content: $2.2M already.Crazy.Quote from: Tinkerer on August 16, 2014, 05:59:24 pmObviously, someone who likes comics and for whom $2.2M is spare change.Plenty of billionaires out there.Quote from: BravoV on August 18, 2014, 05:06:36 amYou want something nice, or something practical?What if instead of a comic it was the world's biggest/most beautiful valve, of which there are only 2 left?http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/lavart/23491778/3051/3051_original.jpgQuote from: miguelvp on August 23, 2014, 03:15:41 amAnd one person that haven't even heard about that movie yet.

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2014, 01:06:14 am
content: I think we should start posting some guesses as to where this ends up and see who gets closest.I say it goes for $3.5 Mil.For fun I did a quick search for what I think is Agilent's best scope.MSOX93204A InfiniiumThese go for $310, 000 a pop.http://www.keysight.com/en/pd-2233052-pn-MSOX93204A/infiniium-high-performance-oscilloscope-33-ghz?nid=-33821.1045352&cc=US&lc=engIf the comic books sells for $3.5Mil you could have bought 11 MSOX93204A'sMaybe just 10 and then throw in a nice house.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2014, 01:24:08 am
content: Well, if you have 3.5M to spend on a comic book you don't need an oscilloscope.It seems to me that all the bidders on the book are Ebay noobs who have no clue about sniping so I don't think the price will go up significantly beyond the $2.2M it is at now.

author: Corporate666
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 24, 2014, 03:26:56 am
content: I don't think bidding at the last moment matters when you are talking millions of dollars. The serious buyers for this item know what it's going for (in broad terms) and they want to get it. It will sell to whomever is willing to pay the most, not to the guy that gets a bid in 10 seconds before it ends.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2014, 05:27:08 am
content: I wonder why ebay and not Sotheby's or another high end auction house?

author: lapm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2014, 06:54:28 am
content: Quote from: nctnico on August 17, 2014, 06:05:07 pmYep that's mostly do acid content of paper... How paper is manufactured has changed over time... Just a little acid in paper in it eats paper over time...

author: lowimpedance
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2014, 01:09:57 am
content: Yes last few seconds price jumped from 2.7 to 3.2 odd mill. !, ahh to have such lazy cash to throw around.Seems silly and probably obscene to most for just a comic book, but the winner obviously does have the lazy cash and is thinking "YES ... WINNER"right now !. Can you imagine them leaving that comic on the coffee table or in the WC after a casual read

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2014, 01:30:17 am
content: If you make $100K a year, then $100 will not seem much.If you make $1billion then $1million will not seem much. So it will be like for someone that makes $100K spend $300 on something.Granted it's crazy, but so it's crazy for us to spend several hundreds in say a cell phone for someone that can't even dream making more than $2000 a year or even less.

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2014, 02:38:01 am
content: Final price, $3,207,852.00.Not bad for a comic book.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 25, 2014, 03:28:40 am
content: Quote from: miguelvp on August 25, 2014, 01:30:17 amIn many affluent western countries (e.g. US, Australia, UK et.al) $300 is often considered the "impulse level" buying price for consumers.And many products are aimed at that magic price point.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2014, 09:40:43 am
content: Uhg, I wish I could have found something like that laying around in old stuff to sell, the things I could do with that much money...