Pedigree Comics has picked up a group of over 25 DC books from Comic-Con in San Diego, which include many single highest certified Batman and Detective Comics plus high grade issues from other choice titles. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a few days, on the night of Monday, August 28, 2017, and last for nine days until the night of Wednesday, September 6 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 almost every comic book will have no reserve. Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view over 400 high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner.
The brand new DC books were just recently graded by the CGC within the last few weeks and include many single highest certified, highest certified, and second highest certified comics from the 1950s and 1960s. The two most prevalent titles are Batman and Detective Comics but there are other great DC titles as well.
Major highlights are Batman #57 9.0 (single highest certified), #63 9.0 (single highest certified), #79 9.0 (single highest certified), #81 8.5 (second highest certified), #99 9.4 (single highest certified), #129 9.2 (single highest certified), #155 9.6 (single highest certified), #181 9.6 (second highest certified), and #186 9.6 (second highest certified), Brave and the Bold #28 9.0, and Detective Comics #225 9.4 (single highest certified), #244 9.2 (single highest certified, Big Apple), and #291 9.8 (single highest certified).
Check www.PedigreeComics.com and the Latest News section plus Scoop over the next two weeks for all the latest and last minute additions to the auction, including a new group of single highest and highest certified Batman and Detective Comics that Mr. Schmell is picking up at this weekend’s Wizard World Chicago show. The books will be scanned and uploaded by Sunday and in time for the auction start on Monday. There are many great new single highest Batman and Detective Comics to choose from, all from the Golden Age and early Silver Age.
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 is still accepting consignments for the September Grand Auction and will continue to do so until the night of Wednesday, August 30. The sooner you consign your books and original artwork the more exposure they will receive. Pedigree promotes and advertises each auction and sends periodic newsletters to all of their over 23,000 customers announcing the auction items.
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 and original art to Pedigree’s upcoming September Grand Auction. 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 September 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 and Boca Raton, Florida. They will inventory, scan, and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The items 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 (comics) or RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com (art). 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 no more than 1200 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 or art 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 original comic art. Pedigree will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book or art 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.
If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the September 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.