Pedigree Comics’ Late April Grand Auction ends on Wednesday, May 2, 2024, as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website. This auction features CGC-certified books from the pedigreed Winnipeg Collection featuring high grade books from the 1970s to early ‘90s. The first lot (2001: A Space Odyssey #5 9.2 Winnipeg) ends at 8:34 PM on May 2 and the last lot (X-Men Annual #4 9.6) ends at 11:30 PM.

There is no buyer’s premium on any of the lots in the auction and every book is listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC-graded and the minimum bid is only $25 for this auction. Over 400 lots are open for bids in the Auction Listing on Pedigree’s website.

This latest batch of Winnipeg Marvel books was recently graded by CGC and represents many of the duplicate issues that Pedgiree President Doug Schmell has stored over the past 25-plus years. There are many different titles and issues from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Wolverine. They include Defenders, Captain America, Conan the Barbarian, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four, Howard the Duck, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, John Carter, Warlord of Mars, Micronauts, Moon Knight, Spectacular Spider-Man, and Thor.

The featured group of the auction is the complete X-Men run, which comes on consignment from a collection out of North Las Vegas. The consignment contains a complete run of X-Men #95-143, plus Annuals #3 and #4, all in 9.6. These X-Men books come from one of the top X-Men Registry Sets.

There are many more Bronze and Copper Age Marvel Winnipeg books currently at CGC awaiting certification and this group of over 250 books will be finalized and featured in Pedigree’s upcoming May Grand Auction that begins on May 8. This auction will also feature a high grade Silver and Bronze Age Marvel consignment from Sunrise, Florida (the Sunrise Collection). This consignment of over 100 high grade books will debut in the May auction. It features a high grade X-Men run of over 60 issues, all in 9.2 and higher, from X-Men #5 to Uncanny X-Men #143.

More details on the auction will be shared on Pedigree’s website under the “Latest News” section and on Scoop over the next week.

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 May CGC Bronze & Copper Age Winnipeg Marvel Auction. 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 25,000 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.

There are three ways to consign your books to the May CGC Bronze Age Winnipeg Marvel Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC or CBCS-graded and worth no less than $25. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the February 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 May CGC Bronze Age Winnipeg Marvel 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.