Weird Wonder Tales 17 correctly listed (for comparison with the last post)

To give you an idea of the money that the seller (previous blog post) of the WWT 15 left on the table, compare this listing.  All of the Weird Wonder Tales books are pretty tough, but correctly listing the book and not relying on the Overstreet price Guide brought this seller $178.50 at auction for this WWT 17.  The previous seller sold the three WWT books (15, 16, and 17) for $50.  I am guessing the seller left at least $500 on the table, probably more.  That is a lot of "meat on the bone."

When the Overstreet Pride Guide is not your friend

I am returning from a length sabbatical from blogging about Marvel Price Variants. While I was gone, there were some exciting things that happened. I will try and catch up over the next few weeks.

Someone got a crazy-good deal on this lot, and the seller offered volume pricing and shipping for the whole Weird Wonder Tales lot. Weird Wonder Tales 15 is still one of the keys to the 30 cent price variant series. Kid Colt 208 and a couple of the other westerns might be just a smidge tougher but this was one of the last two books I needed to complete the series.

There are still only nine copies of this issue certified by CGC, with the condition census grades being 9.2, 9.0, 7.5, 7.0, and 6.5. There is some writing on the cover of this book, but from just looking at the picture, this copy might be close to condition census. 

Buy the set of three for $50? Absolutely, I would have. 

Weird Wonder Tales 15 brings $255 in auction.

I have always felt that Weird Wonder Tales 15 along with Kid Colt 208 (and the rest of the Marvel Westerns) is the key to completing the 30 cent price variant set.  This is one reason why a this book in what would graciously be called a Fair to Good grade brings $255 in the auction.  If a collector needs the book to finish the series, it wouldn't matter if the book came off the bottom of the bird cage.