75 In-Hand Grails Just Went to Auction

Seventy-five of the hardest-to-find incentive covers we own are now live at auction. Seven days, no reserve games, and every single book is physically in our shop — photographed, bagged and boarded, ready to ship the next business day.

That last part matters more than it sounds. Ratio variants are the easiest place in this hobby to get burned: plenty of shops list a 1:100 they have not been allocated yet, take your money, and send a cancellation email six weeks later. We do not pre-sell grails. If it is at auction here, it is on our shelf.

How these auctions work

Every auction opens at our regular store price — not a dollar, not a fake-low hook. If nobody outbids it, the winner pays what they would have paid buying it outright. Bidding only moves the price if more than one collector wants the same book, which is the entire point: when demand outruns a single copy, the fairest answer is an auction rather than a checkout race won by whoever has the fastest browser.

All auctions run seven days and close the following Sunday evening. Shipping is calculated USPS Ground Advantage from Sand Springs, Oklahoma, and multiple wins ship together.

The headliners

A few of the rarest books in this batch:

Behind those sit another sixty-plus 1:25 and 1:50 covers — Absolute Batman, Absolute Catwoman, Batman, Zatanna, Lobo, X-Men, Wolverine, Captain America, Venom, Invincible Universe, Corpse Knight, W0RLDTR33, Archie x Army of Darkness and more.

Browse all 75 live auctions →

Want first crack next time?

Comic Clan members get the weekly Clan grail pre-sale: every Friday one grail is picked at random and offered to members at 25% off, through a private link, for 48 hours before it goes to eBay auction. It is the difference between choosing a book and bidding against everyone else for it.

Questions on grade or a closer look at any cover? Message us — we will send additional photos on request.

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