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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2021 14:34:29 GMT -5
Is there something special about ROM 1 from 1979? A book that used to sit around collecting dust in back-issue bins?
I saw it listed on the Chuck's site for $225 in NM
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Post by tartanphantom on May 25, 2021 16:23:42 GMT -5
Is there something special about ROM 1 from 1979? A book that used to sit around collecting dust in back-issue bins?
I saw it listed on the Chuck's site for $225 in NM
bwahahahahahaha......
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Post by shaxper on May 25, 2021 16:43:10 GMT -5
Is there something special about ROM 1 from 1979? A book that used to sit around collecting dust in back-issue bins? I saw it listed on the Chuck's site for $225 in NM Yes, but with a 40% discount, it's only $135!
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Post by Crimebuster on May 25, 2021 17:13:16 GMT -5
Cgc 9.8 copies of ROM #1 are routinely selling for $450+ on eBay, and at least one went for over $500 recently. If it actually hits the advertised grade, Chuck's asking price isn't out of line for once.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 25, 2021 17:19:59 GMT -5
I’m still sitting on those Youngbloods...
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Post by brutalis on May 25, 2021 18:09:06 GMT -5
I’m still sitting on those Youngbloods... Keep sitting. They may make great toilet paper 😜
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Post by tartanphantom on May 25, 2021 20:11:48 GMT -5
Cgc 9.8 copies of ROM #1 are routinely selling for $450+ on eBay, and at least one went for over $500 recently. If it actually hits the advertised grade, Chuck's asking price isn't out of line for once.
And there's the rub with Mile High... grading standards, or rather, the lack of them.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 26, 2021 6:55:33 GMT -5
I’m still sitting on those Youngbloods... Keep sitting. They may make great toilet paper 😜 Don't be jealous.
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Post by tartanphantom on May 26, 2021 7:09:59 GMT -5
Keep sitting. They may make great toilet paper 😜 Don't be jealous.
It's cool, ICC, let him laugh... whenever the next pandemic hits, you'll be ahead of the curve and sitting pretty with your reserve stack of Youngblood issues... no need to fight the crowds at the store for either reading material or toilet paper.🧻
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Post by Icctrombone on May 26, 2021 7:55:47 GMT -5
It's cool, ICC, let him laugh... whenever the next pandemic hits, you'll be ahead of the curve and sitting pretty with your reserve stack of Youngblood issues... no need to fight the crowds at the store for either reading material or toilet paper.🧻
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Post by Crimebuster on May 26, 2021 13:29:03 GMT -5
I noticed someone mentioned getting a Destroyer Duck #1 recently for $10. That's a good deal these days. I just bought a nice one on ebay for $30 for my personal collection as I am a Groo fan; it was the cheapest buy it now currently available. I've been hearing some rumblings for awhile about this issue catching a bit of the wave; a cgc 9.8 reportedly sold for $500 recently.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 26, 2021 13:32:36 GMT -5
Looks like the New Mutants film didn't drive up prices of the early issues that much. I was thinking about digging out my issues and trying to liquidate them. But I know they're not in that great condition so it's probably not worth the effort.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2021 20:55:57 GMT -5
I noticed someone mentioned getting a Destroyer Duck #1 recently for $10. That's a good deal these days. I just bought a nice one on ebay for $30 for my personal collection as I am a Groo fan; it was the cheapest buy it now currently available. I've been hearing some rumblings for awhile about this issue catching a bit of the wave; a cgc 9.8 reportedly sold for $500 recently. While I was at Bookery Fantasy today, I was looking at the wall books and through the high end boxes out of curiosity. They had 2 raw copies of Destroyer Duck there. A "9.8" for $75 and and an "8.0" for $50 (the price tags note the grade the staff gives the book. I was the one who sold the copy for $10 that you saw, I paid a quarter for it about 6 months ago. It was probably in the 7ish range, maybe a 7.5. The thing that surprised me was a CGC copy of the Golden Record reprint of Amazing Spider-Man #1 w/o the record CGC 5.0 and the asking price was $500. In the 45 minutes I was there, three customers asked to look for it and two were thinking of coming back tomorrow to get it, both mentioning they were interested because they could probably never get an original at a price they could afford. But there were a few books on the wall in fairly high grade that cave me sticker shock even with my understanding of how crazy the market is right now. But it also became apparent how much condition matters, as lower grade copies of some of those wall books were in the bargain boxes at $5.95 or less, but the high grade stuff had high triple digit prices. The owner was also saying that his selection was getting thin, as he was selling far more than he was buying, and there had been a dearth of good collections coming in (though two came in and I saw what was in them and what he offered, and he was offering real good prices for what he was buying so I don't think the dearth is because he's not offering enough when collections come in (also saw him pass on one that was mostly high grade 90s Valiant, which he felt he had no chance to move as he hadn't had anyone ask for that stuff in over a year). It's definitely an interesting dynamic out there right now. In another interesting development, I saw TV ads (and saw the owner of Bookery comment on them on their FB page) for a comic book travelling road show that was having a 2 day event over in Dayton this weekend. If you are familiar with the antique travelling road show from the PBS shows, you get the gist, if not, it's basically a couple of guys who set up at a location (a small auditorium in Dayton here) and people come and bring their comics they want to sell, the guys appraise them and make an offer, which the people can accept or decline. I am not sure of the pedigree of these guys (that was what the owner was commenting on in his FB post, basically telling people to do a little homework to know what they have if they go so as not to get lowballed) best that can be determined they operate out of an antique store or antique mall somewhere in Illinois and travel around doing this. I am almost curious enough to go to see how some of it plays out, but with everything else going on I really can't waste a day doing that. I look forward to hearing what others who do go have to say about it. -M
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2021 10:42:39 GMT -5
so I got my shipment of comics for May, and included was Jenny Zero #1 i was a little confused, as I knew I already had that from April. . so I looked it up online, and apparently Dark Horse recalled the April issue due to a misprint (page 12 was actually page 12 from issue #2 - the digital files had gotten mixed up). so I ended up having the Misprint, and the corrected version that came out a month later. if I sit on it until they decide to make a film/tv show of it, I hope the misprint issue is worth thousands of $$$$
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Post by shaxper on Jun 4, 2021 8:32:49 GMT -5
From a purely anecdotal perspective, I'm beginning to think this new era has passed its watermark. With all covid restrictions being lifted in many states and things returning to normal (whether or not they should), the bubble may be deflating. I was able to buy back the Jungle Action #6 I sold two months ago for nearly $600 and paid only $150 this time. Then I sold that first appearance of Moon Knight, with the winning bid hitting $2,175. Well, the high bidder never paid, the second and third highest bidder weren't interested, and when the relisted auction ended just yesterday (only two weeks after it originally ended), it only hit $1,097.
I'm not complaining. I made my money and then some. But I sure wish my higher end books could have gotten back from CGC before this moment.
I do still believe the market will remain hot, or at least room temperature warm, for a long time to come. The speculators will pull back a bit, but average buyers and sellers have adapted to the higher pricings and gotten used to them as a new norm. Maybe a hot bronze age first appearance only sells for $500 instead of $1,500 in the near future, but it was only selling for $60 a year ago.
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