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Wow I had no idea those had risen so much. Of course I regret selling mine now. Add it to the list of comics I’ve sold which now are worth over $1k 
 

Ive found there is a certain brand of TMNT collector who is a completist rather than caring about condition. With certain TMNT comics in particular , these and also Tales #70, I’ve found condition matters less to this type of collector. 

Are those 9.8 prices? Seems high for 30 but I haven’t been following sales lately 

I'm reviving this sales thread for fresh eyes because I've had some interest via PM and made a few sales. 6 of the books are still available. Thanks for looking!

44 minutes ago, sorrenmj said:

Does anyone else have these TMNT cold cast statues from Playmates?

I had a set, in a very cool display for a few years. I ended up selling the set and using some of the proceeds for the Michelangelo OA page I posted earlier. They are the coolest statues!

26 minutes ago, AwesomeSauce said:

Hey there. Been following this thread for a while now. Just thought this would be the perfect place to pose a question. I'm currently trying to decide which SA Spidey book to buy. Considering each of these three books have the same grade and eye appeal, which would you choose to buy and why: ASM 19 ASM 24 ASM 26?

I would probably choose ASM 24 as it is my favorite cover of the 3. The 26 cover is my least favorite but I love the early Goblin appearances, so that would be my second choice. 

More great art! Still haven’t read that TMNT/Batman crossover but I like the art.

Sorry about that cover loss. It always stings to miss out on something like that! I wonder about the whereabouts of some other cool Klunk covers like the 2nd printing of Michelangelo or Tales volume 2 #9. 

2 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Oh I thought it was Michelangelo 

The two I shared are from Michelangelo and TMNT #7. I was just saying I always wanted a Raphael page, but never bit the bullet. 

17 minutes ago, jaybuck43 said:

 I admit that first Casey Jones page kills my two early pages. Always wanted a page from Raphael 1. 

Damn.. my Subby 1 is a raw 2.0 but perhaps it has risen as well 

51 minutes ago, sorrenmj said:

Has anyone read the TMNT Artisan Edition?

Yes, I’ve got it right here on the bookshelf in the living room. I love this edition since the art is a direct copy of the original art pages, including the art’s original size. It’s one of the coolest printings of this book in my opinion. 

The scope and appeal of this book is much more narrow. Like TMNT or not, everyone knows TMNT 1’s importance in comics and its place as one of the top copper keys. This book really only appeals to TMNT completists. Hard to compare the two but I see where you’re coming from. 
As far as key criteria, this book has nothing. It’s just another issue in the story of volume 4 (which as of yet has never been completed. I suspect it never will be). The value and significance is strictly due to its rarity.
This book was also released for free online before Laird decided to publish the limited $10 hard copies. 

2 hours ago, sorrenmj said:

I wonder how much it would cost to buy all volume 4 now?

Good question. I sold the full run issues 1 through 32 for $900. This was probably around 2015 and a good price at the time. 

I bought a copy at the time too. It was one of the ones Laird signed and sketched on the inside back cover at no extra charge. I sold my entire run of volume 4 a few years back, so unfortunately it’s long gone. 

I don’t think anyone was buying it for investment potential either. Volume 4 was kind of niche in and of itself. Only TMNT fans were buying every issue. I remember at the time some collectors were even complaining about the 10 dollar cover price. 

#29 was the first non-distributed, sold direct from mirage, $10 cover price issue. At the time it was mainly TMNT collectors and fans who ordered it, not comic book dealers. Therefore it went into more “black hole” collections. At the time it was published, TMNT wasn’t the most popular property, so very few of them went to the “mainstream”. 

Twinkies, back when they discontinued them for a while and people were paying $30 a box on eBay. 

I only bought IH 181 because I was trying to complete a Hulk run. That’s also the only reason I bought 271. I’m sure I’m in the monitory here. 

I found mine at a flea market in the early 2000s for $25,  but it’s a lowly 2.5. 

Good point but the Turtles themselves could also be subject to the same standards. They didn’t have multi color bandanas, love of pizza or say cowabunga constantly in the original comics. Also the cartoon Leatherhead had an even different origin. He was originally a regular Florida swamp gator accidentally mutated by disposed mutagen. He was only originally Jess Harley in the Archie books. 

8 hours ago, cbmitch said:

Wow...$1k for tales #4.  Crazy price for first rat king...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353465000296?hash=item524c27e168:g:jH4AAOSwGSpgf2s4

 

Wow, that was dollar box stuff for so long. Cool thing is that is his actual first appearance in anything, not just first appearance in comics like Bebop and Rocksteady in Adventures #1. Tales 6 is the same way with Leatherhead. 

In order to get my Spidey 1, I traded my 2, 3, and 4, then re-bought them later. Unfortunately the 2 and 3 shot up in value right after the trade. But I probably would still not have a #1 if I had not done the trade. 

I like them in certain situations with a minimal amount. I love this ASM 3 I got for a decent deal a few years ago. I'm not exactly sure of the details of "staples cleaned" though. I think it means "staples removed, cleaned, and reattached"?