Pedigree Comics recently purchased a CGC-certified 9.4 to 9.8 graded collection of Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man issues for the company’s upcoming March-April Grand Auction, according to Pedigree President and CEO, Doug Schmell. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a few days, on the night of Monday, March 25, 2019, and last for ten days until the night of Thursday, April 4 as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com).

The first half of lots will end on the night of Wednesday, April 3 and the second half will end on the night of Thursday, April 4. There is no buyer’s premium on any of the lots in the auction and most of the listings will have no reserve. Every book and magazine is CGC or CBCS-graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for the magazines and some of the Marvel issues and $100 for almost all of the comic books in this Grand Auction. Over 750 high grade Marvel issues and magazines can now be viewed on Pedigree’s website in the Auction Preview by clicking on the Auction banner.

This auction will also feature a CGC-certified 9.8 Bronze Age X-Men group of over 15 issues between #95 and #141, a consignment of over 15 Thor issues between #135 and #196 graded 9.8, a consignment of over 300 Marvel, Warren, and other publishers’ magazines, plus a consignment of 9.6 and higher graded Silver and Bronze Age Marvel and DC comics that Schmell recently received for the auction. The high grade Marvel and DC consignment of mostly Bronze Age with some Silver mixed in contains over 100 books and most of them are in 9.8 grade.

The highlight of the auction is the Amazing Spider-Man run, which was purchased from a passionate Spider-Man collector from Trinidad who only bought CGC-graded 9.4 copies of Amazing Spider-Man, occasionally purchasing a 9.6 or a 9.8 if his budget allowed it. He put together a near-complete run of issues #6 through #151 (only 5 issues are missing) with some of his favorite issues in duplicate. The collector spent some time in Pembroke Pines, Florida, and purchased almost all of his Spider-Man issues online from dealers around the country, including many from Pedigree Comics, where he established a friendship with Schmell. When he felt the time was right to sell his coveted collection, he contacted a group of dealers and after negotiations, a purchase price was agreed upon between the collector and Pedigree at the beginning of February, according to Schmell.

His entire run of over 150 books is being auctioned with no reserve and all with a starting bid of only $100. There are many great and in-demand issues in the run and over 95% have white or off-white to white pages.

Highlights are Amazing Spider-Man #6 9.4, #8 9.4, #10 9.4, #12 9.4, #14 9.6, #16 9.4, #17 9.4, #19 9.4, #20 9.6, #21 9.6, #22 9.4, #23 9.4, #24 9.4, #25 9.4, #26 9.6, #27 9.6, #28 9.4, #29 9.4, #30 9.6, #34 9.6, #36 9.6, #37 9.6, #38 9.6, #39 9.4, #40 9.4, #44 9.6, #46 9.4 (CGC Signature Series), #47 9.6, #48 9.8, #49 9.6, #50 9.4, #54 9.6, #57 9.6, #59 9.8, #60 9.6 (CGC Signature Series), #61 9.6, #62 9.6, #63 9.4, #64 9.6, #65 9.8, #66 9.6, #68 9.6, #69 9.6, #73 9.6, #74 9.6, #75 9.6, #76 9.6, #79 9.6, #81 9.6, #82 9.8, #87 9.6, #88 9.6, #89 9.6, #90 9.6, #91 9.6, #95 9.6, #97 9.6, #98 9.8, #99 9.6, #100 9.6, #101 9.4, #102 9.4, #119 9.8, #121 9.6, #122 9.6, #129 9.6 and 9.4, #131 9.8, #133 9.8, #136 9.8, #137 9.8, #138 9.8, and #149 9.8.

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 still accepting consignments for the March-April Grand Auction and will continue to do so until the night of Wednesday, March 27. 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 24,000 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 the upcoming March-April 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 March-April 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 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 March-April 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.