pubmonkey

At a quick glance in GPA looks like #2 9.8's are doing well. 

I haven't been on top of things for last couple of weeks so just checking out hammer prices now:

CC: $155,520 - finished

CL: $131,000 - finished

HA: $90,000 5 days left

Quite a far cry from the $200,000+ in 2021...

Transformers Universe #1 Unicron ccc 9.2

Another has come up for sale. I haven't seen this one offered before.

On 8/26/2023 at 9:27 AM, Parabellum said:

Here is current photo of my Aliens 1988 9.8 set.

#1 first, third, fourth, and x2 fifth prints (missing second print)

#2 first, second, third, fourth prints (complete)

#3 first, second, third prints (complete)

#4 first, second prints (complete)

#5 first, second prints (missing third print)

#6 first print (complete, there was a rumored second print of this book but that has been proven to not exist)

I have a first print of the Trade Paperback (9.8 candidate) that is off to joeypost for a press and then CGC.

impressive, most impressive...

Is #1 2nd print hard to find? 2nd print was my reader copy in 1988...

On 8/29/2023 at 10:52 AM, lou_fine said:

As per @GM8's post below, you would be incorrect here as CC's sale price of $155,250 ALREADY includes the 15% BP since the auction is now already over with the FINAL result now posted:  

Doh!

There's another copy on Heritage:

Heritage TMNT 1 9.8

$86,000 (with BP: $103200)

18 days left

On 8/21/2023 at 8:07 PM, valiantman said:

Watching live, they never mention buyer's premium. Bidders on the phone probably aren't reminded every time they're told what the next bid is.  Yes, we see it online (small font), but the "classic auction" structure that Heritage attempts to replicate ignores buyer's premium. It only becomes "prominent" after the auction (when it's time to pay and write press releases).

I've always disliked this about some auction houses. The price you are going to pay should be the price displayed...

On 7/24/2023 at 10:50 AM, pubmonkey said:

A couple of #1 9.8's in upcoming auctions:

ComicLink #1 9.8

ComicConnect #1 9.8

 

 

CC copy sold for $155,250 + 15% 

Comiclink now at $106,000 with 5 days left...

On 8/19/2023 at 10:34 PM, isiTrue said:

The original cover art is available on Comiclink for a hefty sum:

Comiclink

For $400k I would expect the comic to be thrown in too...

On 8/5/2023 at 6:47 PM, lou_fine said:

Well, it's been quite awhile since we've seen a CGC 9.8 graded copy of TMNT 1 up for auction, but I guess now here's your chance:  

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/1003292

Guess we finally get a chance to see what the "post crypto-like crazed" marketplace is for these CGC 9.8 graded copies of TMNT 1 now that we've also got an adittional 4 more copies graded at this CGC condition level for what is now a whopping 35 copies in this so-called CGC highest grade. 

My guess is that it will come in well short of the the trio that sold at CC for around a quarter of a million dollars back in the last 4 months of 2021.  

there is also one on ComicLink so your appetite for deriding this book has some fodder...

On 7/26/2023 at 9:54 AM, GM8 said:

The ComicLink 9.8 last sold on Heritage for $192K just over a year ago on 6/16/2022. 

The ComicConnect is a first time on the public market that I can see from my database.

I think the ratio of 9.8 to 9.6 is not a negative for values. The overall # has grown but the numbers are still very small relatively.

I hope the comic link one clears it's Heritage price... I'd be a bit nervous selling so soon. It hasn't started yet so we will have to wait for play by play.

$23k so far on the CC copy...

amazing, thank you!

On 7/24/2023 at 11:44 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

was it not one of these sales?

what was the "date" in you're ebay listing?

Yes, it was the July 19 one...how do you see the sale price? It doesn't show that for me...

So the issue that was on EBay at $17k has sold:

I have sent a message to the seller to find out what the final sale price was and await response. 

So that's it then, there are no more available online. Anybody know any offline venues where this is available?

A couple of #1 9.8's in upcoming auctions:

ComicLink #1 9.8

ComicConnect #1 9.8

There are now 42 copies in 9.8 and 70 in 9.6. Do you think the growing population will have a negative or positive impact on the values?

I wanted to update an old post (which referenced an older one from 2012) to report a sale on eBay:

Unicron variant sold on eBay on May30. $5000

The same certified copy sold in Dec 2021 for $1250, that's a nice return...

This is the only other copy available online:

Transformers Universe #1 Unicron on eBay

$17k!

I find this issue fascinating!

Disclaimer: none of these copies are mine or belong to anyone I know...I'm just interested...

On 4/6/2023 at 3:20 PM, jaybuck43 said:

Complete and farcical BS.  Kevin sold this through Ha back in 2012, with a copy of #1 signed and sketched by him (think it was a 6.0) for around $3,000.  The proofs then showed up at Comiclink during the pandemic and sold for $12,000.  There's nothing of any significance other than the fact that it is a coverless copy.  There is NO WAY anyone offered him $30,000 for it, let alone $300,000-$350,000.  

As soon as he said "I've been offered $300,000 to $350,000, somewhere in that range, I don't remember" I knew he was lying...

"Around 1986"...a real expert collector there...

The other guy: "From the outside you can't really tell, but on the inside it has so many details and artwork..." really? REALLY?? 

TMNT #4 2nd print recall cover error CGC 9.8

last sale was $4000 in March 2022

any predictions?

On 12/3/2022 at 1:27 PM, Gazoony said:

Hi guys. A little over 2 years ago, I decided to try and collect the TMNT Vol. 1 run in CGC 9.8, excluding #1 of course. All first print.

#1 - 7.0

#2 - #62 - 9.8

 

I just received the last book I needed to finish the run, the ever elusive #13. After several years of looking all over the place to piece my collection together, it feels weird to be "done".

 

congrats!! 

So how did the Snake Eyes movie affect the values in the end? I didn't see the movie but I heard the story was poop...

On 5/2/2020 at 12:27 AM, Jcatindig said:

I myself enjoy the cover

One of my favourite covers of all time. Whenever I see it online or in person I just have to stop and look (drool).

There's a #1 2nd print in 9.8 on Heritage:

TMNT #1 2nd print CGC 9.8

This edition always gets me interested as there are so few in 9.8 relative to the other prints.

On 9/5/2022 at 10:01 AM, Ozonetv said:

I think that's correct - I know of one collection of 10 raw copies, 5 were just graded and one came back a 9.8. 

Now that would be a fun box to unpack back from CGC 

Just noticed there are now 40 tmnt #1 in 9.8. I'm not sure if this is because some blue labels were resubmitted for yellow labels and then were not removed from the blues but there are now 5 yellows, 34 blues and 1 green.

here's the breakdown for the first 3 printings in 9.8 as of 5 minutes ago:

1st printing: 40       3.5% of population (1132 total in all grades) 

2nd printing: 12      1.7% of population (714 total in all grades)

3rd printing: 78       4% of population (1893 total in all grades)

@GM8

are you still tracking the sales of the 9.8's?