Pedigree Comics’ upcoming October Grant Auction will include many new and recently graded Silver and Bronze Age high grade Marvels, according to Dough Schmell, President and CEO of Pedigree. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over four weeks, on the night of Monday, October 10 and last for nine days until the night of Wednesday, October 20th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no buyer’s premium on any of the lots in the auction and every item will have no reserve. Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can begin viewing the initial high grade lots in the Auction Preview right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Grand Auctions banner.
The focus of this article are the high grade Silver Age Marvels that Mr. Schmell purchased at the July Comic-Con International: San Diego. Over 50 of these books are at the CGC offices awaiting certification but the more valuable ones were just graded earlier this week and will be added to the Auction Preview after Labor Day. These comics are spectacular and will be the highlight of the auction. There are a few key and #1 issues included.
Highlights of the just graded early Silver Age Marvels from San Diego are Amazing Spider-Man #4 9.0, Fantastic Four #2 9.2, #5 9.4, and #12 9.2, Incredible Hulk #2 9.4,Journey Into Mystery #95 9.4, Strange Tales #110 8.0, and Tales of Suspense #39 7.5, #40 9.4, #42 9.4, #43 9.4, #44 9.4, #47 9.6, and #58 9.4.
Check www.PedigreeComics.com and the Latest News section as well as Scoop next week on Friday, September 9 plus each week over the next few weeks for all the latest additions to the auction, including the remaining grades on the San Diego Comic-Con books. These books will be graded next week and then added to the Auction Preview. Stay tuned for all the grades next week.
If you have high grade CGC or CBCS certified comic books to sell or consign contact Pedigree Comics. Go to the site and read the following for all consignment information or contact them directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-9111 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com.
Pedigree Comics is still accepting consignments for their upcoming October Grand Auction. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure they will receive. Pedigree promotes and advertises each auction and sends periodic newsletters to all of their over 22,500 customers announcing the auction items. Pedigree also offers cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now.
The higher the value of the comics sold in a Grand Auction, the more money the consignor takes home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows:
10% Commission
for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor's Proceeds = 90% of the final bid price);
9% Commission
for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor's Proceeds = 91% of the final bid price);
8% Commission
for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor's Proceeds = 92% of the final bid price);
6% Commission
for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor's Proceeds = 94% of the final bid price);
5% Commission
for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor's Proceeds = 95% of the final bid)
There are three easy ways to consign your books to any of Pedigree's upcoming Grand Auctions. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC or CBCS graded and worth no less than $100. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the Grand Auction, you can utilize Pedigree’s Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which they will have your books certified under their account and will lay out all the CGC or CBCS grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and their Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service).
To consign you can ship your books directly to their offices in Wellington, Florida. They will inventory, scan, and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The books will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made.
Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to them atDougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. They will format and upload each scan onto their server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at 550 for optimum clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera.
You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing their Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC or CBCS certified books and magazines. Pedigree will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and they will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The items will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System.
If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots in the upcoming October auction or about the Grand Auctions in general, contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or atDougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, contact Pedigree's CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, contact their Web Master atWebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
