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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 18:48:30 GMT -5
It's been building since before Disney acquired Star Wars from Lucasfilm though. When I was helping out at a shop, at least once a week we would have someone new come in or call asking if we had back issues of Star Wars, and when asked if they were looking for anything in particular, it was always #42. When I started looking at cons for it to see if it was an isolated thing, issues were always 4-5 times Overstreet at that point, so it's not a recent phenomenon (this has been 4+ years now since I started noticing and it was well into the increase by then already) and it's not flash in the pan type thing, it's been building for quite some time now. -M Fascinating info mrp, I didn't realise that at all. But then again, before today I had absolutely no idea how much this issue was going for at all. EDIT: OK, now you've got me curious. How much do you think a full run of Marvel's Star Wars run (including all annuals, ROTJ mini-series and the Droids/Ewoks spin-offs) would be worth, mrp? Most of my issues are in NM condition, with maybe a fifth of them falling into the VF category. Not that I'd ever sell them, you understand, they're my pride and joy. But I must admit that I'm kinda curious now. Not sure really, been a while since I looked into it, (I haven't helped in the shop for nearly a year now and am out of touch with a lot of the trends I don't see reported on newssites I visit now) but I do know the early issues adapting the movie go for a decent price, and the last handful of issues (starting somewhere in the mid-80s) are reported as having a much lower print run than the rest of the series and command a higher price than issues before them (I've seen them run anywhere form $15-25 a pop at some dealers in high grade), but then I have seen large swaths of the series still in dollar bins (though they may be more mid-grade copies than originals. The other factor is collectability outside comics fandom. The books have an appeal to non-comics Star Wars fans who may not be as familiar with pricing standards for comics, or who value them differently than comics aficionados and that would be reflected in bidding patterns on places like ebay or similar online auction sites. I suspect you might get more for a complete set from a non-comic Star Wars fan selling it as a whole, but to comics fans themselves you would get more by piecing out the keys then selling the rest in bulk. Looking over mycomicshop, #68 with Boba Fett's origin is another that is exploding in price on pace with #42 it seems. The last issue (107) also seems to command premium prices). Other than that it looks like from about #7-mid 80s issues have settled in at about $10 per issue for high grade (outside of any keys like 42 and 68), with 85 up looking at about $20 for high grade on average. 107 looks like people are asking $75 in high grade, not sure if any are selling though as these are consignments where the seller, not mycomicshop, sets the prices. So assuming you would get 50% of retail from another collector or less than 25% if you sold to a dealer, you might get a fair chunk for it. Not sure what the ancillary stuff (the RotJ mini, the Star Comics for Droids and Ewoks, etc.) are going for though. The 3 annuals look to be much more affordable. So not sure what you would get, depends who you were selling to and via what medium (you doing the work selling at cons, selling via ebay, selling to a shop, selling to a big name dealer who advertises in Overstreet, etc. but I would probably start with an asking/starting price of $1000-$1500 if you wanted to draw a lot of interest, more if you just wanted to get top dollar and not sell if you didn't get enough, but that is a rough uneducated guess after about 5-10 minutes of sloppy research. -M
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 18:49:54 GMT -5
According to recent sales, Marvel Knights Spider-Man #20 I believe is selling for $10-20 online. Why? Apparently it is the first time MJ wears and Iron Man suit? Forgive me, but not being into what is current may blind me from seeing why that is worth much lol. I love that stuff like this can drive comic interest and sales but I hate it when, as a collector, a book that was once achievable suddenly becomes crazy in price. Then you either have to wait out the hype for the book to drop or risk it going up and staying up. Werewolf By Night seems to have been high for a number of years now though despite zero real movie/TV show hype. MJ will be a supporting character in the new Invincible Iron Man series by Bendis and people are speculating with all the replacement characters and success of Spider-Gwen that MJ may replace Tony in the suit at some point in the series being the new Iron Man, or Iron Woman or Rescue or what have you. -M
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Post by Confessor on Sept 21, 2015 19:04:39 GMT -5
Fascinating info mrp, I didn't realise that at all. But then again, before today I had absolutely no idea how much this issue was going for at all. EDIT: OK, now you've got me curious. How much do you think a full run of Marvel's Star Wars run (including all annuals, ROTJ mini-series and the Droids/Ewoks spin-offs) would be worth, mrp? Most of my issues are in NM condition, with maybe a fifth of them falling into the VF category. Not that I'd ever sell them, you understand, they're my pride and joy. But I must admit that I'm kinda curious now. Not sure really, been a while since I looked into it, (I haven't helped in the shop for nearly a year now and am out of touch with a lot of the trends I don't see reported on newssites I visit now) but I do know the early issues adapting the movie go for a decent price, and the last handful of issues (starting somewhere in the mid-80s) are reported as having a much lower print run than the rest of the series and command a higher price than issues before them (I've seen them run anywhere form $15-25 a pop at some dealers in high grade), but then I have seen large swaths of the series still in dollar bins (though they may be more mid-grade copies than originals. The other factor is collectability outside comics fandom. The books have an appeal to non-comics Star Wars fans who may not be as familiar with pricing standards for comics, or who value them differently than comics aficionados and that would be reflected in bidding patterns on places like ebay or similar online auction sites. I suspect you might get more for a complete set from a non-comic Star Wars fan selling it as a whole, but to comics fans themselves you would get more by piecing out the keys then selling the rest in bulk. Looking over mycomicshop, #68 with Boba Fett's origin is another that is exploding in price on pace with #42 it seems. The last issue (107) also seems to command premium prices). Other than that it looks like from about #7-mid 80s issues have settled in at about $10 per issue for high grade (outside of any keys like 42 and 68), with 85 up looking at about $20 for high grade on average. 107 looks like people are asking $75 in high grade, not sure if any are selling though as these are consignments where the seller, not mycomicshop, sets the prices. So assuming you would get 50% of retail from another collector or less than 25% if you sold to a dealer, you might get a fair chunk for it. Not sure what the ancillary stuff (the RotJ mini, the Star Comics for Droids and Ewoks, etc.) are going for though. The 3 annuals look to be much more affordable. So not sure what you would get, depends who you were selling to and via what medium (you doing the work selling at cons, selling via ebay, selling to a shop, selling to a big name dealer who advertises in Overstreet, etc. but I would probably start with an asking/starting price of $1000-$1500 if you wanted to draw a lot of interest, more if you just wanted to get top dollar and not sell if you didn't get enough, but that is a rough uneducated guess after about 5-10 minutes of sloppy research. -M Fascinating, as ever mrp. Thanks for taking the time to look that stuff up and type out your reply. Really appreciate it.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 22, 2015 6:21:29 GMT -5
Just as an aside, I wonder how Spider-man fans will feel when Stark starts sleeping with MJ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 17:11:54 GMT -5
Latest books being gobbled up-Damage Control appearances because of the tv show announcement (Marvel Age Annual #4 has the first 4 page story and Marvel Comics Presents their first full story)
and because of rumors swirling about post Secret Wars Iron Man and the identity of Iron Man in the Civil WAr sequel coming out int he spring, Iron MAn 149-150 the classic IM vs. Doom time travel story is starting to heat up...
-M
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 5, 2015 21:50:22 GMT -5
I got the 1st two Damage Control minis less than a year ago for dollar bin prices (bunch of small lots from the same e-bay seller)... glad I got them when I did!
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Oct 8, 2015 18:10:05 GMT -5
^ Is it even any good? The concept seems lame. Like, I can get Agents of Shield and enjoy that as a show because they still interact with heroes but watching people clean up after heroes...? Do they come in when Hulk accidentally leaves a lil green surprise on someone's lawn?
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Oct 8, 2015 19:21:51 GMT -5
I was... not a huge fan. I dunno, it seemed like the kind of thing I like, kind of a Terry Pratchett thing, but the actual execution didn't do much for me. I generally really like MacDuffie's stuff, too.
It doesn't seem like the actual mini series are going for more than a buck an issue right now. (Which is what I paid for 'em, so fair is fair.)
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 8, 2015 19:26:40 GMT -5
I really enjoyed Damage Control, though it's really not for everyone. It's kinda like the business themed Iron Man of the late 80s, there's a fair amount of corporate plots and jokes, even a strike. Best scene in the comic is when they go to the Latverian Embassy to collect money from Doom.. epic.
It's defintely 2/3 spoof, so if that's not what you're looking for, you probably won't like it.
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Post by MDG on Oct 9, 2015 8:14:18 GMT -5
I haven't looked at Damage Control (I just noticed the initials--a dig at the competition?) since I bought them off the stands. But I enjoyed them--I liked most of the stuff I've seen by Dwayne McDuffie, and I thought the art by Ernie Colon and whoever was inking him had a bit of a MAD feel, but didn't go overboard.
By the same token, I think the joke just about ran out by the end of the 4 issues.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 10, 2015 12:05:15 GMT -5
The 2nd 4 issues had different jokes.. they had more corporate intrigue(one person gets promoted, they get goofy uniforms for a bit, etc) , and a labor strike.. while first one was more going with what was advertised... what happens AFTER the superhero fight? They still do a bit of that, but not as much.
I THINK there's a 3rd mini, but I don't think I've read it. They also pop up now and again in other books.
I can see it being a fun mini series for TV (like Agent Carter) but I don't think it would work long term.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 10, 2015 7:47:55 GMT -5
I'm considering cleaning up the holes in my collection and looked up Eternal Warrior #50. The lowest I saw it for was 18 dollars on eBay, are they kidding? The selling point is that it's the first final issue for a Valiant comic.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 19, 2015 18:24:36 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 18:30:57 GMT -5
Well the latest speculator craze is not comics per se, but Princess Leia in the "Slave Leia" merchandise since Disney hinted they might phase out that image form he merchandising since some find it degrading. Prices on everything from action figures to statues o prints of Leia in the Jabba palace outfit have gone up since the rumors hit even though they were all mostly mass produced and in plentiful supply. -M
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Post by shaxper on Nov 20, 2015 4:50:40 GMT -5
I'm considering cleaning up the holes in my collection and looked up Eternal Warrior #50. The lowest I saw it for was 18 dollars on eBay, are they kidding? The selling point is that it's the first final issue for a Valiant comic. The late late Valiant issues have crazy low print numbers and really weren't saved by collectors either. You can still find some rotting in dollar bins.
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