Pedigree Comics is now accepting consignments for their upcoming November 2013 Grand Auction. Slated to begin on the night of Sunday, November 3, 2013, it will last for 10 days until the night of Wednesday, November 13.

According to Doug Schmell, President and CEO of the company, the auction will have a few hundred choice, high grade, CGC-certified Marvels and DCs from the Silver Age and Bronze Age, including non-superhero titles and material from other publishers.

“The highlight of the auction is the incredible ultra high grade Silver Age DC group that comes from an original owner collection out of Brooklyn, New York,” Schmell said.

These issues, over 50 in total, were recently purchased by Schmell at the Baltimore Comic-Con and are currently at CGC awaiting certification. Every of them will be graded within the next few weeks in time for the auction. Titles include Aquaman, Batman, Brave and the Bold, Challengers of the Unknown, Detective Comics, Flash, Green Lantern, Justice League of America, Metal Men, Showcase, Strange Adventures and Superman.

“Almost every book will be in 9.4 and 9.6 grade with a few 9.8s as well,” he said.

Also from the Brooklyn original owner collection is a run of Amazing Spider-Man, over 40 issues between #21 and #136, which Schmell also picked up in Baltimore.

“These books are gorgeous and are similarly at the CGC’s offices for grading. Every comic in the Amazing Spider-Man run is a 9.2 or higher with most in 9.4 and 9.6. Check the Pedigree Comics website and this space in the next couple of weeks for the grades,” he said.

Pedigree will continue to accept consignments for the auction until midnight on Thursday, November 7.

“The sooner you consign your books the more exposure and press they will receive. Pedigree aggressively promotes and advertises each Grand Auction on many online sites and trade publications and they also send periodic newsletters to all of our over 18,000 customers announcing the individual auction items. There is no buyer’s premium on any of the lots in the auction and most of the books will have no reserve. Every book is CGC-graded and the minimum bid is only $100,” Schmell said.

The higher the value of the comics sold in a Grand Auction, the more money the consignor takes home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale, which works 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 price).  

“There are three easy ways to consign your books to any of Pedigree’s upcoming Grand Auctions. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC-certified and worth no less than $100,” Schmell said. Here is how to consign:

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 our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at 550 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera.

You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our 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-certified comics and magazines. Pedigree will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and information for each individual item into the system and they will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on.

If you have any questions about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Grand Auction in general, please contact Schmell, at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (mobile) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com.