The results are in from Pedigree Comics, Inc.’s April Grand Auction. The auction began the night of Monday, April 2 and ended the night of Thursday, April 12 in the separate Grand Auction section of their website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There were over 500 CGC and CBCS-certified comic books to choose from and almost every book sold, bringing in a total of $825,600.

“The auction did extremely well,” Pedigree President and CEO Doug Schmell said. “It was advertised more for the incredible group and runs of Batman related titles (Batman, Batman Adventures, Detective Comics, World’s Best Comics, and World’s Finest Comics) in CGC-certified high grade than anything else and the Batman books sold at record prices, smashing prior high sales by a wide margin. There were many single highest certified copies of Batman and Detectives Comics and highest certified issues of all the Batman titles as well and these books went crazy! The bidding was simply furious on these top of the census books and almost every single certified comic went multiples higher than the previous high sales as well as my auction estimates. Out of the 500 plus books in the auction, just over 200 of them were Batman titles!”

Schmell went on to say, “I want to thank all of my customers who bid and purchased books in this auction and I want to thank all of my consignors as well.”

Highlights and record sales from Pedigree’s April Grand Auction were Batman #2 9.0 for $60,500, #11 Apparent 6.0 for $2,802, #23 9.2 for $25,250 and 9.0 for $12,750, #53 9.2 for $12,250, #71 9.4 for $20,250, #74 8.5 for $10,000, #83 8.0 for $ 3,501, #87 9.4 for $15,250, #121 9.4 for $80,000, #128 9.6 for $8,988, #133 9.6 for $8,100, #148 9.6 for $10,000, #151 9.6 for $10,100, #232 9.8 for $5,550, and #234 9.8 for $4,300.

They included Detective Comics #91 9.0 for $5,000, #123 9.2 for $2,550, #134 9.6 for $12,250, #140 7.0 for $15,305, #154 9.2 for $3,810, #159 9.4 for $4,417, #162 9.2 for $3,810, #167 9.4 for $9,600, #181 9.8 for $25,000, #219 9.0 for $7,101, #272 9.4 for $4,342, #277 9.4 for $5,100, #278 9.6 for $5,911, #296 9.4 for $6,700, #300 9.6 for $18,250 and 9.4 for $4,501, #311 9.4 for $2,500, and #349 9.8 for $3,322.

Other highlights were World’s Best Comics #1 8.0 for $25,000 and World’s Finest #14 9.2 for $3,400 (Crowley copy), #19 9.4 for $2,950 (Crowley copy), #21 9.4 for $2,750, #36 9.2 for $2,350, and #38 9.4 for $3,050.

Pedigree is seeking high grade CGC or CBCS certified comic books to sell or consign. Those interested can 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 now accepting consignments for their upcoming June Grand Auction, which will feature a run of 9.4, 9.6, and 9.8 graded Amazing Spider-Man issues (most of the books are CGC-certified 9.6). Consigning books sooner means that they will receive more exposure. Pedigree promotes and advertises each auction and sends periodic newsletters to all of their over 23,500 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 the upcoming June 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 June Auction or a future 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 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. 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 June 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 their CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, contact their Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.