Ryan.

If submissions dropped, they would get the message.

I'm happy with my focus today. Will probably be unhappy with it tomorrow. Thursday still unclear.

I just got hit with another one of these today. I think I'm done submitting until this practice is eliminated.

Thanks!

Archie 32. GD- due to mold on top right corner of whole book. Gets better inside the book. Semi-nude panels! $50. $45

Archie 51. VG-. $40. SOLD

Archie 73. Good+. Cover detached from bottom staple. $30. $25

Suzie 74. Coupon cut out from last page. GD/VG otherwise. $30. $25

First takeit wins and immediately trumps all PM negotiations. Any variation of "takeit" counts. I accept Paypal, Venmo, check, money order or cash. No Hall of Shamers or Probies. Payment expected in 72 hours unless we work it out ahead of time. Shipping in the US is included. International shipping will be have to be worked out ahead of time. Three days' return shipping from receipt. Buyer is responsible for shipping cost back unless item was damaged in transit. Please do not edit takeits and please do not commit to buy unless you intend to follow through.

Oof.

Let's see, I sold a raw mid grade copy signed by Sim in January for about $500, and a graded 6.5 in December 2018 for $600. Looks like I also owned a graded 6.0 in 2015 but I think I moved that in a large trade.

I think the higher print run and the putrid cover of Caliber Presents 1 is keeping the value down. I've owned several copies over the years and I never have interest in keeping that book around.

Woah.

Interesting. As always, looks like I sold my copies too early. Curious to see if mid grade Crow 1s start hitting this price point.

Take 10% off the list price.

This came in the mail a few days ago, from Mirage issue 28. No turtles present but I liked it as a standalone art piece.

Strange Adventures 50 CGC 2.5 cream to off-white. $275 shipped.

Adventures into the Unknown 58 CGC 3.5 Off-White to White. $450 shipped.

First takeit wins and immediately trumps all PM negotiations. Any variation of "takeit" counts.. I accept Paypal, Venmo, check, money order or cash. No Hall of Shamers or Probies. Payment expected in 72 hours unless we work it out ahead of time. Shipping in the US is included. International shipping will be have to be worked out ahead of time. Three days' return shipping from receipt. Buyer is responsible for shipping cost back unless item was damaged in transit. Please do not edit takeits and please do not commit to buy unless you intend to follow through.

That's a lovely anecdote but that hasn't been my experience. At the Boston Comic Con last year there was one dealer that had TMNT first prints across several grades, slabbed and unslabbed, at his booth. That book tends to be more available at big shows since it's been an eye draw on a dealer's wall for decades. I have seen maybe one or two Albedo 2s over the years but the crazy price spikes will likely draw more copies out when shows return.

It seems that being on the boards here can skew perspectives on how many collectors slab their books, and overestimate the utility of the CGC census in determining scarcity. It is my experience, as someone who has been on the dealer side of the table at large conventions and is friends with several LCS owners, that most collectors have no interest in slabs, for a variety of reasons. To your point on the survival rate of 80s indies, you are of course right on. TMNT 1, for example, was an immediate sellout, which is why it went to a second printing just a couple months later. Somehow I doubt most of those buyers tossed that book in the trash.

Pack it securely using your best professional judgment. CGC will receive and process it without issue.

It's...nothing like that at all.

Another bet I would take.