No disrespect intended toward you or your team. CPG has been a powerful and a much appreciated tool. And the work that its employees do behind the scenes has been getting better and continues to follow the market with impressive accuracy.

As far as Dime Press #4: validation of the book as a comic book or not, as well the justification of its place in the comic collecting community, has been very lack-luster & scarce. Save for your recent comment here, my concerns about DP #4 to CPG "missing issues" had not been addressed in either old or new boards. Thank you, by the way, for clarifying those issues and misunderstandings.

So, I'll continue posting the sales found on eBay (or anywhere I find them documented) here until I'm comfortable that there is a reliable scale of its values. And in hindsight, I should have chose my words more carefully.  I'll try to be more sensive to the CPG team when I vent here on the forum. 

Sincerely,

Dan

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200236919637&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

Seller (giuda_ballerino!!!) Description: "very good!!! It is really difficult to find it!!!" *Note-- Seller gave excellent background information but condition of book looked worst than Very Good. Book demostrates; wavey H2O damaged on lower edge cover, black rubbed from sections of cover, multiple spine stress, blunted corners. No pic of rear cover available. Comics est. condition: Good- 2.5

eBay Item number: 200236919637 End date: July 11, 2008, Location: Italy Winnig Bid: $73.56

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110268022247&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001

Seller (ohcardshack) Descript: "This book is in NM condition and will ship bagged and boarded" *NOTE: Front cover only--with slight rubbing of black border, apparent sharp corners...pic at 26.3KB, low resolution. Comic condition est. at NM- 9.2

ebay Item number: 110268022247 End Date: July 12, 2008 Location: CA, USA Winning Bid: $565.01

What's in my long boxes? http://www.comicspriceguide.com/world/default.asp?m=Magic%20Dan

Option 1: this buyer really want the book and overpaid for it

Option 2: this book is more and more considered by collectors a key scarce book and prices will continue to rise

I think I will sell my VF copy and keep the NM copy for my personal collection.

  this price is insane

And its had nearly 1000 member hits!

I expected it to top at arround 600. But then it went to 700 and I thought that was it...now I believe it has gotten ridiculous going from obscurity status to ...what!?!??!! I don't know. I only hope it can come back to a less spectcular price only so I can get another. At current demand I'd have to sell my TMNT #1 to get this.

What's in my long boxes? http://www.comicspriceguide.com/world/default.asp?m=Magic%20Dan

I was in themiox for a while with my maximum bid of $400, but decided that if it went much higher I would just spend the cash on a high grade SA book instead.



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