Pedigree Comics, Inc.’s upcoming June Grand Auction will debut a fabulous high grade (9.4 and higher) collection out of Miramar, FL, according to Doug Schmell, President and CEO of Pedigree. The auction is scheduled to begin on the night of Sunday, June 5, 2016 and last for ten days until the night of Wednesday, June 15 as a separate event on www.PedigreeComics.com. There is no buyer’s premium on any of the lots in the auction and almost every item will have no reserve. Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and there is no minimum bid for this Grand Auction. You can view around 400 high grade lots in the Auction Preview right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Grand Auctions banner.
The Miramar Collection was recently consigned to Pedigree Comics and includes over 400 high grade Marvels and DCs. The Marvels will highlight this June Grand Auction while the DCs will be the focus of Pedigree’s Special DC August Grand Auction. There are many different titles to choose from, including Amazing Adventures, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Conan the Barbarian, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Inhumans, Iron Man, Journey Into Mystery, Marvel Presents, Nick Fury, Sub-Mariner, Thor, Tomb of Dracula, Warlock, X-Men, and more. There are many keys and #1 issues in the collection and almost every book has either white or off-white to white pages.
There are some nice runs of books in the collection too, primarily Amazing Adventures, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Sub-Mariner, Thor, and X-Men (Silver Age plus a great run of the Bronze Age New X-Men).
The consignor put this collection together over the past 15 years and was very picky about page quality (none of the books in his collection has less than off-white to white pages) and registration. He would buy CGC certified books from different dealers around the country focusing on superheroes.
Each week prior to the auction opening Mr. Schmell will be highlighting a run from the collection. The spotlight this week is on the Amazing Spider-Man run, including Amazing Spider-Man #2 9.4, #10 9.4, #19 9.4, #30 9.4, #38 9.4, #42 9.6, #47 9.6, #48 9.6, #57 9.4, #74 9.6, #77 9.4, #99 9.4, #101 9.4, #121 9.6, #121 9.4, #122 9.6, #122 9.4, #129 9.8, #129 9.6, and #129 9.4.
Check www.PedigreeComics.com and the Latest News section every day as well as Scoop every week over the next month and a half for all the latest additions to the auction.
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 now accepting consignments for their upcoming June 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 22,000 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 at DougSchmell@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 June auction or about the Grand Auction in general, contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@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 at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
