Pedigree Comics has added a slate of CGC-certified 9.8 Marvel issues including the #2 Incredible Hulk #180-#182 CGC Registry Set to its upcoming Grand Auction, according to Doug Schmell, the company’s President and CEO.

The auction is scheduled to begin on the night of Sunday, November 3, 2013 and last for 10 days until the night of Wednesday, November 13.

“The latest consignment for the auction will surely please the 9.8 Bronze Age Marvel collectors out there. It consists of all CGC-certified 9.8 Marvels from the 1970s and early 1980s and includes the #2 CGC Registry Set of Incredible Hulk #180-#182 (Wolverine),” Schmell said.

“This fabulous consignment comes from the private collection of noted collector Thomas D. Pecora (known as Professor Pecora on the CGC Registry and chat boards), whose two Wolverine Registry Sets sold for record prices in Pedigree’s June Grand Auction. The books in this consignment are all in pristine NM/M condition. Professor Pecora only bought the finest copy available of each issue in his collection, keying on page quality and structural appearance. Hence, every book in the consignment has near-perfect to perfect centering and white pages, with only a few having off-white to white pages,” he said.,

The highlights include 2001: A Space Odyssey #1 9.8, Alpha Flight #33 9.8, Amazing Spider-Man #129 9.8, #252 9.8, #300 9.8, Batman #232 9.8, Conan the Barbarian #3 9.8, Daredevil #111 9.8, #181 9.8 Signature Series, #197 9.8, Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.8, Incredible Hulk #180 9.8 Suscha News, #181 9.8 Mile High II, #182 9.8, Iron Fist #14 9.8, Iron Man #55 9.8, Marvel Team-Up #15 9.8, #26 9.8 Mile High II, Power Man and Iron Fist #125 9.8, Tomb of Dracula #13 9.8, #14 9.8, Uncanny X-Men #142 9.8, #143 9.8, X-Men #94 9.8 Mile High II), #95 9.8, #96 9.8, #97 9.8, #98 9.8, #100 9.8, #102 9.8, #104 9.8, #105 9.8, #107 9.8, #109 9.8, #120 9.8 and #141 9.8.

“Please make sure to check the Latest News section of the Pedigree web site or this space next week (Friday, October 11) for the latest news and additions to the November Grand Auction

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.