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comixcroz

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  1. It is up over $800 currently. The 2nd print is at $300 with bids.

    I saw that and I was floored. Although it looks like the winning bidder decided to retract their bids and the item is back down to $500. I really despise this feature on ebay. I'm sure it will get back up there though. It only takes a few GHA fans with deep pockets considering how ridiculously rare this book is.

     

     

  2. I wouldn't bank to much on those books. I am guessing the self-published books are from the kickstarter campaign?

     

    This book never caught much heat when it came to Image as a monthly and there doesn't seem to be much hype around here. I also don't remember any mentions on the best of 2014 lists.

     

    I have only read the first issue so I might be completely off but it just wasn't for me.

     

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    They marketed it as a true #1 by Image, but in reality it's issue #4. I think this may have hurt things a bit because I think to get the whole story you have to start with the original issues 1-3. These were reprinted by Image in a trade paperback but were never printed in individual issues by Image. I don't think I would have liked it very much if I started off with just the Image #1 and never read the original stories prior.

  3. Here is a post I made months ago regarding printing with pictures of the 1st and 2nd printing

     

    That is an asking price. The good news for those of you who have them is, these 3 issues are heating up rather nicely.

     

    Original series 1-3 $105

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/God-Hates-Astronauts-2011-1-2-3-Ryan-Browne-Self-Published-HTF-OOP-/281434722096?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item4186d10f30

     

    I agree - it's just an asking price and an aggressive one at that. I found the no reserve auction result on the 4th printing to be more telling.

     

    Here are the printings to GHA #1 that I am aware of.

     

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    The left is the true 1st print and the right is the 2nd print. These 2 books are extremely rare with extremely low print runs.

     

    Then we have the cover that sold in the auction you linked. That cover was used for the 3rd and 4th printings. The 3rd printing does not have the Tim Seeley Pin-up on the back of the book. The 4th printing does. Both of these versions are also rare, but they were the first printings to reach a major audience. So the one that sold for $105 with the 2 and 3 was the 4th printing. The one that is priced at $600 something is the 3rd printing, and more rare version.

     

    Then we have Vol. 2 which is starting now at Image. The first print and a soon to be 2nd printing, just announced from selling out.

     

  4. Hey guys. Need to pick your collective brains. What would a 1st print self published and 2nd print self published go for. I have a guy looking to sell several and need to get an idea. Not many show up on eBay closed auctions.

     

    The first printing is extremely rare, only 100 were ever made. Practically all of them were given to publishers and thrown out by publishers. Same with the 2nd print, which has a different cover than the 1st.

     

    The 3rd and 4th prints are probably what you are referring to. These two printings have the same cover. The first 4 prints were done before the kickstarter campaign. The Kickstarter produced a hard cover book only collecting the first 3 issues.

     

    The 3rd and 4th printings are also relatively rare. They say 1st and 2nd printings on the indicia because they were the first printings by Comixpress. The first printing is supposed to be more rare than the 4th but I'm not sure how many copies of each were printed. I believe a true 3rd printing would sell for around $100 ( I really haven't seen one of these sell because the ask prices are too high) and the 4th printings seem to be going for anywhere from $40 to $50. Some are asking much more than this on ebay but they never actually sell for that much. I have never seen a true first or 2nd printing sell. I have only seen one true first printing and I have never seen a second printing.

     

    There is some potential here for value because of the extremely low numbers. Even if the book doesn't reach a huge audience it already has a significant cult following that doesn't really translate to these boards I've noticed.

     

    Anyways, I am interested in purchasing a true second printing and a true third printing if you have them.

  5. Coupon submission (posted 15 day TAT + 2 con Fridays = October 28 estimate)

    Received 10/2/14

    Verified 10/3/14

    Scheduled for grading 10/21

    Graded 10/22 first thing in the morning when I checked :applause: and all blue labels :banana:

     

    Shipped/safe this evening (10/22) during the series! A week ahead of the due date!! :o:o:o:o

     

     

    My books went in at the same time, hit graded 10/22 (same time as mysterio's), still sitting at graded..... FIFO?

     

    Still at graded......for going on day three. Mysterio's went from graded to shipped in a day.

     

    Indeed. And our books arrived at the same time in the same shipment.

     

     

     

    And still at graded...... A long weekend of waiting for grades :pullhair: I know it takes as long as it takes, but when two invoices get subbed next to each other, at the same time, and my invoice moves to graded earlier in the day, it's kinda unfortunate that my invoice is going to wait at least 4 more days to move to shipped....

    It sounds like Mysterio got lucky with getting his submission shipped early.

  6. Question - has anyone ever had an invoice lose it's "key comments" field during the process? I have a Standard Invoice currently marked "graded" and when it moved from "verified" to "Scheduled for Grading" they added the key comments. I had specifically requested that something be added to the CGC label as a key comment and they approved it via email. I was happy to see it hit the label the other day but as of today, it's been removed again. Status has not changed and is still "graded". This is a 2 book invoice and both books lost their key comments field. The Art Comments section has not changed. I've never noticed this before - but I could just be hyper sensitive to the issue because of the key comment request I made. Anyways, I'm not too worried about it and if this is a normal occurrence that others have experienced, I'd be curious to know.

  7. I was after a few, and picked up a couple - the 24 and 28. All bar a couple of the lesser graded post-codes at the end of the run went for what I would've expected (one or two went for more than I thought they would) but none were earth-shattering. Obviously strong prices nevertheless.

     

    The #28 seemed like a nice grab to me, considering what the last GP on a restored CGC 5.0 is.