FormerReader

I have now had two good transactions with RMA. He is great at tracking down 9.8 Valiants. He put in the extra effort to submit a raw copy I wanted in 9.8 at a risk to himself. He has been very straight forward and easy to work with.

Was the $70 a completed auction? Was that graded? http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-O-MANOWAR-68-LAST-ISSUE-VALIANT-/300714502006?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item4603fb2776#ht_500wt_1182 The book was creeping up over the past couple of weeks and this is the last sale. I think Bloodshot 51 will be the next $30-40 book soon. An hour after I posted about Bloodshot 51, the copy I had up for just under $30 sold. Looks like that book is indeed heating up. (thumbs u

Was the $70 a completed auction? Was that graded? http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-O-MANOWAR-68-LAST-ISSUE-VALIANT-/300714502006?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item4603fb2776#ht_500wt_1182 The book was creeping up over the past couple of weeks and this is the last sale. I think Bloodshot 51 will be the next $30-40 book soon. Thanks. That's the highest I've seen a X-O #68 sell for. Too bad the content is so poor.

Was the $70 a completed auction? Was that graded?

wasn't bloodshot post-unity? and thus had a 500,000+ copy print-run? in which case, it will never be worth anything. x-o 1 had a relatively modest print-run. no doubt some copies have gotten messed up over the years (for example, when i picked up an x-o 1 for $3 a couple of weeks ago there was another one for $3 that looked pretty good except it had a spine split...both were no doubt bagged and boarded at the same time 20 years ago, but for whatever reason, one got injured), but it's the fact that there aren't vast numbers of copies (except in RMA's storage room) that allows it to go for some bucks now that demand has picked up. with that said, please don't have me explain why NM 98 is a $50-$100 book with its print-run, except that deadpool is popular, because I don't understand how that's the case with the interweb. Yes. Bloodshot #1 had a print run of ~850k where X-O #1 had a print run of ~85k (Thanks Greg for the info.). X-O #1 was known for having spine splits. How many had them I couldn't say, but obviously a much harder book to find then Bloodshot is. Could you explain why NM 98 is a $50-$100 book?

Could it be shill bidding? There's at least 2 listings at $30 bin My gut tells me that it isn't shill bidding. As someone mentioned elsewhere, you can get CGC 9.8 copies for less. No, I would attribute the high end price to the salesmanship of the seller. He basically did an excellent job at "selling" it. Andy Agreed. He did an unbelieveable job selling it.

I haven't seen prices like that since 1994! :o