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Maybe now is the time to pick up a 9.8 Thought Bubble as a spec play?

I hope the November then 6 issues monthly pans out so I can sell the last remaining copies of #1 from my spec pile at $20+ apiece again. Someone needs to start a movie or TV rumor as well.........

If Fox pulls this off right then there will be a ton of 1st apps from the Uncanny run that should pop.

I prefer SSM #64 to this book.......

There was a lack of #1s this September and it hurt the market. The past two years DC had their 3D covers that boosted sales, and this year the latest round of Marvel #1s will not hit in full force until the October and November numbers. That being said, I know that the LCSs I talked to were dropping their non-file orders on the new Marvel #1s since the Marvel Now relaunch over the past two years was a dud both on the shelves and as back issues (and I expect the latest round of #1s to do the same). It will be interesting to see how Marvel's latest relaunch turns out. I skimmed through the ASM vol 4 #1 last week and it was bad from both the story and artwork perspective. The only thing to like about it is the Alex Ross cover. I have not read any of the other titles, but if this what Marvel books are like now I can see why the sales are flagging. After the initial bump from the #1s, I can see the titles dropping off substantially again just like the weaker New 52 and Marvel Now books did. I am also surprised at how many books from the big 2 are selling in the 30,000 copies or less per month range and are still being released. What is the break even point number of monthly copies on a title?

Sweet! I was worried that my buying of Swamp Thing #49/50 and Justice League Dark #1 (1st prints) for cheap ($4 or less for ST 49/50 and cover of less on JLD 1) when I saw them was going to be a mistake.

Elvis signed comics?

X-O Manowar #1 would be Tec #27 then - the book that introduces the companies' most popular character.

I cleaned out two LCSs and one smaller dealer of their pre-unity, late run and incentives (Golds, VVSSs, etc.) and picked up multiples of all books except for the Diamond Trades at $1.00 or less (usually 3 for $1), including Harby #1. You just had to be willing to hear the LCS owners trash Valiant for creating the speculative bubble that killed the hobby in the 90s. (thumbs u The smaller dealer turned up multiple runs and a couple of store backstock hoards in a three year span that I flipped quickly on eBay during the initial 2003-2004 Valiant price spike. I can remember passing on a long box and a half of Rai #0s for $0.10 per book that ended up getting water damaged due to a burst pipe in the building a short while later. He did start asking for $5 apiece on the VVSS issues towards the end, though. Price gouger.

No. DD #4 is being driven by the show right now.

Right now we are seeing a speculative run on almost any BA #1 or 1st appearance - basically, buy now and hope they hit via a movie or tv show appearance.

I cut a deal on this at the Edmonton Expo a week and a half ago and picked it up tonight.

Nope. As far as I know, there have only been two copies of the Dr. Mirage #1 VVSS certificate. From what I can tell, the actual book that accompanies the Dr. Mirage #1 VVSS certificate is meaningless. Interesting. I thought that more would have surfaced by now. Another cool item I found at a LCS was a DF Q&W #0 or something like that which was the only copy I had seen at the time. There had to be a bunch of them out there.

How many copies of the Turok #1 VVSS with the Dr. Mirage #1 VVSS COA have turned up over the past 5 - 10 years? When I sold mine to another member on Greg's boards way back when it was the second one that I had heard of. Did a complete VVSS Dr. Mirage #1 ever turn up?

Fricking hilarious. I pulled together a $1 Image box a week ago for a late October show and found a couple of each cover of #1 still kicking around. Looks like I will have to dig through it to find them again.......

I sold a 7.0/7.5 copy at the Edmonton Expo a week and a bit ago for $900 CDN. There was lots of interest in the book.

I have not put any of those out at shows yet, but I have been moving #509s fast at $10 apiece. I will be stickering #256s at $20 or $25 for the local October and November shows. What is that, like 48 cents US...? The glory days of having an above par dollar are gone. The trade off is getting a 30%+ exchange rate kicker when selling online. Yup. I can't wait for the 50% off sales on back issues at a few of the LCSs during boxing week. I will even hit the ones that only do 25% - 35% off - in the recent past it was not worth it but with the current exchange rate environment it will be.

I have not put any of those out at shows yet, but I have been moving #509s fast at $10 apiece. I will be stickering #256s at $20 or $25 for the local October and November shows. What is that, like 48 cents US...? Lame. Not even worth the effort. RMA's joke? Or kimik's 256s? Are they going for higher than $25 apiece online? If yes, I would be happy to charge more for them.

I have not put any of those out at shows yet, but I have been moving #509s fast at $10 apiece. I will be stickering #256s at $20 or $25 for the local October and November shows.

Did we expect anything less? On a more positive note, I have sold VF copies of #1 1st print the past couple of shows at $10 apiece (Midtown comics sent me 5 damaged ones with the rest of my order way back when).

I am no longer a member of the club, for now, thanks to the Edmonton Expo this weekend.

Nice. Looks like I need to adjust the price on my copy then. Sold it for $270 CDN at the Edmonton Expo today, which is just over $200 USD. Nice to avoid shipping and the auction fees.

I was shut out at every store I went to. I called my file LCS on Monday but they did not order any. My guess is that I would have had no problem selling them for $50 - $75 (with the last copies at $100) at the three day Edmonton Expo this weekend as it would have a buzz to it. It should have legs into 2016 as well as it is a Harley appearance. The demand will lower than for the regular title as only fans that know what it is will chase it, but I can see it being a $20+ book. At the least it will be like every other recent Harley issue - price it at 2x to 3x cover and watch them sell.........

Marvel is doing the same thing with Deadpool as well. That being said, until people stop buying the flood of books will continue. It is interesting to note, though, that a lot of the cosplay or non-regular reader crowd catch up on Harley at shows. I move a ton of back issues each show, as well as issues that are still on the racks at LCSs, to Harley (and to a lesser extent Deadpool) fans that do not buy books from LCSs.

Or it could be the fact that CGC finally updated the census. If you look at the Batman #121 thread there was a lull in listing the 9.0 that sold on Pedigree a couple of weeks back. The book was up for auction but was not in the census yet........