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To quote my daughter.... "I love it!"

Quality baby, quality. Y is good stuff...

It's gone on so long, an entire new generation of boardies are now offering their opinions. This thread has reached perpetual motion status! I hadn't realized... I guess it has gone on a bit To be fair, it hasn't been a year yet! Was it concluded and I just missed the right answer somewhere back in the early pages...? Tell you what.... I'll put the thread to bed and tell you how to answer the question: Ask this guy...

I sent in 4 cracked out slabs (all 9.8's) for a Romita signing. None came back 9.8. This is no fault of the facilitator or any rough handling of the books. Hoping for some CFP magic on my current sub. +1

It's gone on so long, an entire new generation of boardies are now offering their opinions. This thread has reached perpetual motion status! I hadn't realized... I guess it has gone on a bit

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Okay... Let's try this one

Look how far you've come

I'm going with the on this one...

Will it have the words "FIRST ISSUE COLLECTORS ITEM" across the front cover?

Color .... I feel like They did in Pleasantville.

Maybe, but I doubt it. There just isn't anything of substance to WD (or Heroes/Lost for that matter). What gives ALL successful comics long-term big value is the characters they feature. Without a great title character that reaches out to millions of people (beginning with children/kids), you don't have anything but a fad. Heroes, Lost, Walking Dead - all great examples of shows/movies that drew large audiences and popularity while available. They air, grow tired and fizzle away with a "pop" instead of a "bang." Minor, lack-luster characters and circular plot lines were common in all three. Star Trek and Star Wars - great examples of shows/movies that inspired generations and created a fandom that is routed in childhood and expressed in adult purchase power. Epic characters defined these genre(s). , some of your arguments are well-reasoned, but this one falls far short. Not sure if you've read the comic at all; it's character-driven at its core, and the zombies are peripheral at best. I don't remember the issue count exactly, but it was like 17 or 18 issues in the back half of the series that did not have ONE zombie in it. Someone else will remember the details...

"All Out War" = the death of (fill in the blanks) Who's going down predictions???

How will we go back to a month release after being spoiled by a bi-weekly release schedule?

OMG.... Let me run over and tell everyone TWD is crashing! (Minus the sarcasm : this news is AWESOME!!)

Yes, do tell and

It begins (again)!

Keep us posted on the announcements and GLWTS!

Sure... Ask: (1) Beanie Babies (2) Cabbage Patch Kids (3) Garbage Pail Kids (4) Retro toys (5) Sports cards (6) Presidential campaign buttons (7) Bear traps (8) Vintage Disney (9) Movie memorabilia (10) Original art All these categories of collectibles have life-cycles that go up and down and all around. TWD is no different. My simple prediction (with no qualifiers) is that the books will continue to do well through the shows run. They may see peaks and valleys in between seasons, but will be consistent in the short-term. AFTER THE SHOW ENDS... I think prices will go down. Reference Harry Potter and Twilight. When a driving force ends, people are on to the next thing. BUT, I also believe that after a downward trend there will be a return (nostalgia) for these books. People seeking them out that had them 15-20 years ago. Anything is game, but that's my prediction. I've seen it across many other collectibles.

And you don't have to qualify your statements with a disclaimer... it's okay to be wrong. I'm wrong a lot and move on. Being wrong identifies instantly what was right.

There are, what, like 35 or so copies on ebay at any time? I'm gonna say demand has not outstripped supply. Of course it has... That's like saying there are a 1000 houses for sale at the beach. Everyone wants a beach house, hence that demand drives up the price to a level where the seller can maximize asking prices. Just because there's a lot of something doesn't mean the demand is not there. It means the price has reached a point to curtail rapid sell-outs. How many TWD #1 would be on eBay if the price was $100 per? Again, that is a logical fallacy. You can't pick another scenario and use it as a metaphor just because you like the point it proves. The situations are completely unrelated and stem from very different criteria. For instance: you cannot say that housing supply (necessary for human life) is the same as WD1 supply (NOT necessary for human life). Therefore the market dynamics are not the same, regardless of an economic supply and demand principle.. When 35 WD1 are on eBay at any given time and dozens of them remain unsold from month to month, that means that supply is outpacing demand. It doesn't necessarily mean the bubble has burst yet, or growth still isn't happening; but it does mean that the growth curve has slowed significantly. The whole point of this thread is to predict when the bubble will burst, but I have not seen anyone provide any evidence that it will not. Yes, I can use the housing analogy to argue my point - it's a "logical fallacy' for you to try to break my point regarding supply and demand based on perceived needs and wants There are X number of people in America that are homeless. The demand for homes is there, but sadly they cannot afford one. There are X number of Walking Dead collectors that want a #1, but $1500+ might be too rich for their blood. This is simple economics (supply and demand). Just because something is available and sits unsold doesn't mean there is no demand. There is. Go back to my previous post and answer the question... How many TWD #1 would be available if they were listed @ $100 per?

There are, what, like 35 or so copies on ebay at any time? I'm gonna say demand has not outstripped supply. Of course it has... That's like saying there are a 1000 houses for sale at the beach. Everyone wants a beach house, hence that demand drives up the price to a level where the seller can maximize asking prices. Just because there's a lot of something doesn't mean the demand is not there. It means the price has reached a point to curtail rapid sell-outs. How many TWD #1 would be on eBay if the price was $100 per?

Maybe, but I doubt there are an abundance of shops/individuals holding volume on this book. If there are, and you are reading this, sell now If someone had volume and was waiting for a $1500-$2500 book to become a $3000-$4000 book, that would be sillier than the silliest silly person around.