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Robyn Hood: I Love NY #4 "Secret" Cover CGC 9.6 - $49

Not sure what's so secret about it, or actually where it was released.  This was in a package I bought direct from Zenescope, so it might not have been a release so much as a retailer exclusive.  If anyone knows, feel free to share. No graded copies currently listed on Ebay.

Robyn Hood: I Love NY #3 CGC 9.8 limited to 350 copies - $85

Only one copy currently listed on Ebay at $129.95

Oz: Reign of the Witch Queen #5 Ebas Variant Cover G (New York) CGC 9.8 - $49

Not sure how limited this one is, I think 500 copies but without knowing for sure I won't put it in the title. No graded copies currently on Ebay.

Grimm Fairy Tales 95 CGC 9.6 limited to 100 copies - $59

Only one copy listed on Ebay as of right now, and it's a 9.8 at $149

Escape from Wonderland #6 CGC 9.6 - C2E2 Convention Exclusive limited to 500 - $49

Cheapest one I saw on Ebay was $99 raw.  

Just a quick sales thread to see if anyone might be interested in several of the Zenescope books that I have amassed over the last couple of years.  Most of these will be dirt cheap in comparison to what you find on Ebay, just because I'm looking to move them.  If you want to buy them all or a bundle, let me know and I'll work something out.  Shipping and handling is based on weight and location and I ship in enough bubble wrap to keep you entertained for hours popping the little bubbles.

Any other questions, let me know!

Death Force #4 Rhode Island Comic Con edition limited to 350 CGC 9.0 - $18

Right about her belly button level near the edge there is a non-color breaking bend on the front cover.  Press and it should come back way higher.

Pretty sure hand numbering will get you a green label. Thank goodness the stickers didn't get attached.  

1 hour ago, Pontoon said:

As someone who had to deal with both my mom’s and my father-in-law’s estates, as much as I love my comics and related objects, I have zero intention of leaving piles of stuff behind for my heirs to deal with. It's tough enough when a loved one passes.

I think I'm going to try and find 1,000 copies of Alf comics and sell everything else.

I can see what you are going for there, but there's an age gap those pesky 40-60 year old's that it really might be just "cashing out"  Think of it like this, they recaptured their youth, and now just as before, they no longer need it, and want to turn it into something else.  That something else could be anything from a nicer home or nicer car, to a boost to the kid's college fund sure.  Maybe you just want to do some traveling before your knees give out on you.  Sell a few books.  Who knows.  There's too many people in this world and we are trying to shove them into nice neat little boxes that we can differentiate them all

Not suggesting this for individuals, but a lot of companies self insure up to a certain amount and then get coverage for incidents over that.  So if you have an extra million laying around you can set that aside and then get a policy at a reduced rate for anything above that.

56 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:

Wizard had NOTHING on Chuck R's pumps. In a way I'm glad I experienced that at the time and learned my lesson when I didn't have a lot of money  

if you guys would like I could share some of his craziest spec articles from back then so you could have a laugh I got tons of his N.I.C.E. Guts & Glory newsletter articles at home from back then (88-91)

I think those would be awesome in their own thread! Some people might miss out on them if you put them in here.  Just throw us a link if you do put them up.

Yep, I've got one of those around here somewhere too.  Seems like there was another option similar to it as well.  If you think there is a need for something new, go out and make a template and make it.  My local comic shop just made a new CGC measurement box that is stronger than the ones I've seen.  He saw a need and filled it.

No, I totally agree with that line of thinking.  I wasn't saying that you should run out and buy the Zenescopes because they were already "scarce" because of their limited print runs.  I was actually, kind of poking fun at them a little, and will admit to having a VIP membership and about 20 of them slabbed.  I was simply using them as an example that probably would have been better served using an Ambush Bug #1 or something else completely random that no one really is looking for, probably had a small print run to begin with, shop owners didn't stock much of and what they did have went in the dollar bin and somebody's toddler ripped it apart  (I can attest to that last part, having helped taught both my children to read using comic books....).  If you are looking simply for scarcity, that book is now it! Tons of books like that were printed, forgotten, never taken to conventions because they weren't worth loading up, and simply lost to the world.  That make more sense?

As for the Beckett article, I would love to read that.  I think that drives my point home, and would say Wizard magazine was the driving force behind a lot of HOT books back then as @Aweandlorder mentioned, before the real internet craze we are in today.

Lots of things I take away from this thread already....

One of these days that "modern" comic book, printed back in the 80's is going to be well over a 50, 60, 70 years old.  Yes, true atomic, golden, silver and copper will be even older, but still time marches on and things happen.  Drinks are spilled, fires burn, buildings collapse, things are lost.  Things become rarer across the board. Not necessarily more valuable, just rarer.  Those modern Zenescope covers limited to 250 copies or less? Probably not worth much, but will be pretty darn scarce in less than 50 years!  So realize what it is you are collecting for....is it scarcity, your enjoyment, or something like popularity?

Speaking of popularity, with the way technology works "today" it is very easy to influence people as to what should be popular.  How? Well, let's start a forum on a board where we conserve books and tell people what we think is hot for instance.  Let's start groups on social sites and share stories about the next big movie coming out and all the books it was based off of.  Stuff like this didn't exist less than 20 years ago and will continue to change as the generations do.  Word of mouth, zines, newspapers, and magazines were the way of getting word out then.  Now it is word of mouth, text, email, blogging, the internet, podcasts, and thankfully a few of the prior generation's mediums made it as well.  Each generation will have different influences that set what is popular for them.

I enjoy reading these discussions, especially on how everyone feels the market is performing.  I've seen prices increase in GA for sure and in some niche areas of what I would consider the modern market, i.e. the "movie" and "celebrity" markets for sure.  That last one hasn't been discussed much, but with the online market of Celebrity Authentics and SS Facilitators I think its an interesting market that wasn't even feasible 20 years ago.

I feel like a lot of people around my age (46) are thinking the way I am from the comments, that I want to focus my collection.  I went to a small show in Atlanta yesterday and spent two hours surrounded by a LOT of people diving in boxes.  Some incredible books on the wall and I was either just not feeling it or, what I'm afraid of, I'm just not interested in buying them anymore.  I'm happy to see them, but I don't feel they need to be mine.  I bought one book to complete a set that I will be listing on Ebay.  

Lastly, these are all just my opinions.  These and $5 might still get you a happy meal at McDonald's so take them for what they are worth.

My cousin gave me a bunch of his books to try and sell for him this weekend and there's a full run of Iron Fist in there.  It's all somewhere in the VG to Fine range, but I'm still thinking I've got a better shot at listing just the #1 and #14 by themselves than the entire run for the price of just those two books, and that the rest of them will probably just not sell.  It's all about whether the collector is out there to read these or invest it seems.

On 3/13/2018 at 9:54 AM, seanfingh said:

If we ever have a beer together, I could tell you so many stories from that weekend . . .

I'll buy the first TWO rounds! 

1 hour ago, seanfingh said:

I witnessed approx. 115 Carrie Fisher sigs at Indy when she was doing that. It was surreal and weird. So was her feeding steak and cheeseburgers to her dog.

So do those books have signed and glittered by Carrie Fisher on them? 

Hmmm, maybe I should relist a bunch of stuff   

Somebody buy that Guardians of the Galaxy cast signed book from me and save the $100!

45 minutes ago, Revol said:

Awesome, thanks!  

4 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

Yep. pretty much

Hey guys, I've got a Catwoman 51 CGC 9.4 up for sale in the modern section.  Cheaper than anything on Ebay graded.  Thought if anyone might be interested it would be in here!

Updated price

Just one book for now, looks like there are quite a few of these in 9.8 in high grade and everyone wants high grade money out of them.  Fair enough.  This one is only a 9.4 so the price tag might be a little more bearable, and who knows, maybe with a press you will get a nice little bump towards that high grade money yourself.  Asking $99 + shipping which is considerably less than the 8.5 currently listed on Ebay.

On ‎2‎/‎16‎/‎2018 at 1:01 PM, Black_Adam said:

OMG I've seen these covers before, but never this one!  Whoever thought this one up, congratulations you have a great sense of humor