Beige

Hulk is a bit passionate... But misguided. Those are asking prices. Nobody is selling a 9.6 for 2k yet. Exactly. If you do a completed listings search, you will see that the WD 9.8's are actually only selling for a little over 2k, nowhere near $2700. I think its actually starting to drop a little. I just posted a page back the completed GPA sales for May so far. There are at least 12 waaay over 2K. And 1 over 3K And its only the 15th of May. Perhaps it's better to actually read the thread before spouting completely eroneous facts, as it adds nothing to the discussion and lowers your credibility somewhat.

I would say the above GPA sales would suggest that armageddon is not quite here yet. If the owner of GPA wishes this to be removed - please pm me and I will do so immediately.

TOP 20 Modern Age Sellers (monthly) Ranked by top individual sale price. 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.4) 1984 Mirage Publ $4,400 2 New Mutants, The (1983-1991) No.98 (9.9) 1991 Marvel Comics CGC ID: 1127163007 $4,161 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (8.0) 1984 Mirage Publ CGC ID: 1052729001 $3,600 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (8.5) 1984 Mirage Publ CGC ID: 0000174001 $3,495 5 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics Sgnt series/Signed/Remarked Tony Moore/Signed by Robert Kirkman CGC ID: 0191226001 $3,250 6 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 1096874002 $2,850 7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (8.0) 1984 Mirage Publ $2,750 8 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 0905937002 $2,750 9 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics $2,700 10 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics $2,650 11 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics Sgnt series/Signed/Remarked Tony Moore/Signed by Robert Kirkman CGC ID: 0991966002 $2,500 12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (7.0) 1984 Mirage Publ CGC ID: 0079729001 $2,500 13 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 0210873001 $2,450 14 Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) No.700 (9.8) 2013 Marvel Comics Sgnt series/Ditko Variant Cover/Signed by Stan Lee $2,414 15 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 0976122010 $2,400 16 Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) No.700 (9.8) 2013 Marvel Comics Sgnt series/Ditko Variant Cover/Signed by Stan Lee CGC ID: 1149375082 $2,400 17 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics Sgnt series/Signed/Remarked Tony Moore CGC ID: 1063998005 $2,343 18 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 1094188003 $2,326 19 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 1101018001 $2,326 20 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.8) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 1094428002 $2,200

1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.8) 1984 Mirage Publ CGC ID: 1131007001 $17,925 (Nov 2012) 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.8) 1984 Mirage Publ Signed by Eastman/Laird CGC ID: 1094141001 $15,000 (Jan 2013) 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.8) 1984 Mirage Publ $13,088 (Mar 2013) 4 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.9) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 1125635001 $11,047 (Mar 2013) 5 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.9) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 0206563016 $10,500 (Mar 2013) 6 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.9) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 1107956001 $10,100 (Nov 2012) 7 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.9) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 0966396001 $9,800 (Nov 2012) 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.6) 1984 Mirage Publ CGC ID: 0188620001 $8,800 (Feb 2013) 9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.6) 1984 Mirage Publ $8,600 (Mar 2013) 10 Wolverine (2010) No.14 (9.6) 2011 Marvel Comics Sgnt series/Signed by Stan Lee CGC ID: 1147470020 $8,482 (Jan 2013) 11 Walking Dead (2003) No.1 (9.9) 2003 Image Comics CGC ID: 1107956001 $7,200 (Aug 2012) 12 New Mutants, The (1983-1991) No.98 (9.9) 1991 Marvel Comics CGC ID: 1013552007 $6,300 (May 2012) 13 New Mutants, The (1983-1991) No.98 (9.9) 1991 Marvel Comics CGC ID: 1013552007 $5,700 (May 2012) 14 Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) No.252 (9.9) 1984 Marvel Comics CGC ID: 1107269003 $5,655 (Jun 2012) 15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.4) 1984 Mirage Publ CGC ID: 0501600001 $5,378 (May 2012) 16 Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985) No.8 (10) 1984 Marvel Comics CGC ID: 0969447001 $5,378 (Feb 2013) 17 Albedo (1984-1991) No.2 (9.8) 1984 Thoughts a... CGC ID: 1032348001 $5,000 (Sep 2012) 18 Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (2007) No.1 (9.8) 2007 Marvel Comics Sgnt series/Book Market Variant CGC ID: 1061590001 $5,000 (May 2012) 19 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993) No.1 (9.4) 1984 Mirage Publ Signed/Remarked Eastman/Laird $4,895 (Jan 2013) 20 Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) No.700 (9.8) 2013 Marvel Comics Sgnt series/Ditko Variant Cover/Signed by Stan Lee $4,400 (Jan 2013)

Love me some Nam! I remember chasing this book when I was young. I couldn't find it anywhere. At the time, all I could find and buy was the 2nd print. I enjoyed the series, and not told from just one side which was different. I have been looking for a nice cheap copy to sub as well. Looks really good encapsulated - great book Aggiez

Looks like TWD #92 is just getting bigger and bigger

On a grand total of 10 sales since December.

+1 They sink like a rock within 6 months. Only completionists want them. Find your Mark and sell.

35 East of West 1* $3.50 Image 49,518 Thanks mate (thumbs u

Thanks Ryan!

Question time - does the #1 for $1 offer from midtown count as a 2nd print, 3rd print? Anyone know the sequence?

What was the first print number - 24K? I can't remember.

This week? I preordered 10 copies of Twelve Ways to Die #1 and Uber Enhanced #0. Twelve ways to Die was not only a great read but its written by Ghost Face Killah, is independent, has already sold out at diamond level. Plus RZA also did something with this book and he is making Grant Morrison's Happy into a movie, not to mention that Ghost Face Killah has a album that came out last week by the same name, featuring cool tie ins with the comics! Wait... Happy is getting turned into a movie? Based on RZA only previous disaster attempt - NO.

Ouch - only GPA sale for the Thought Bubble in May so far - $341 (down from high of $762) CBLDF - last GPA sale $52 (high of $177) Comics-pro last two $96 + $98 (High of $173) Normal #1 holding steady at around $75 (high of $175) All blue 9.8's. Must be a solid "hold and hope" now. No point in selling surely, unless you bought at cover - and if you did $341 is still a very nice profit.

Thats what I said. "if you paid a high price for ANY copy of this book." (thumbs u Is that you James? Lost track of your name changes months ago.?

Too many absolutes in your statement CBT. You cannot possibly have a clue as to how many USA buyers I do business with. All my CGC private board sales have been to Americans. PP TV show - I know with 100% certainty who has been approached to play Peter, and he is interested. As for flippers - I refered to #1 only. I cannot see much value in non- #1's except for Key 1st apps - in this case Capt Haken. PP is the only book that meet the requirements of another "potential" TWD. What are we on - #11? Motion Comic, then TV show. WW2, well known story, BBC do the best period shows anywhere, will be huge around the world - PP is American Uber: As for the 6 month rule - just because you say it is dead, doesn't really mean that anyone has to pay attention. I am happy to disagree, but you speak in absolutes 99% of the time, which makes discussion difficult, if not impossible.(I know pot meet kettle ) I, with the exception of TWD, don't flip raws - I prefer to pre-buy, slowly slab and wait. And with CGC TAT's thats the 6 month rule nailed. Hasn't let me down so far, and thats all I care about. Cheers.

Thanks for posting beige! I noticed that it is dropping as well. I paid $75 for my thought bubble. At least I can make out with a nice profit if I decide to sell. Hope you do mate - just posting for those who do not have GPA (thumbs u

Thankyou - and a well thought out reply.

I didnt say anything negative regarding your selling. I am sure you are a top-rate seller. But I do know from experience that people: a.) pay a premium for items in the UK to avoid shipping from the US b.) the premium is even higher in AUS Have any of your sales that hit the high side of GPA averages (of revival, bedlam, or anything really) ever been to non-Aus buyers. To me, if it sold from Aus to Aus, it's always got to be asterick'd in terms of fair market value. I certainly took no implication that you had ever critisised my selling - if was purely an FYI. As far as sales - the highest GPA PP#1 was by me to an American. I also seem to be stocking shops in Poland and now the Czech Republic 30% of my sales are to overseas buyers. I don't think the book is dead, but it's print run is a disaster (because of so much speculation pressure early on). I am hoping this next issues sales data will finally show that it's stopped falling and found a floor. Once that happens, the book can start to strengthen. I was the very first person to have a Bedlam subscription from Dre, and bought one of his two Sketch 9.8s that he got. I still have it, and have no intention of selling it, so it's not like I am trying to talk down the book. I love Revival's art and story, and it's my favourite book from Image currently. Nudging past Fatale recently, because I feel that one has stalled a bit with it's one offs. For the fans of Bedlam, I think it's massively a buyers market, so go ahead and buy. As for Revival, I disagree completely. It's already had it's big dip, both in price and print run, and rebounded strongly from both. It's top variant actually hit new highs last month, passing the first to market 9.8 prices set back in August. It also quickly recovered from the dip on the failed show news, and I would think a lot of the speculators holding large stocks have moved out. It's now riding its price on strong readership, and a dispersed supply. There are too many slabbed #1 regs for it to soar like Saga, but it's got a great outlook on the secondary market and looks strong going forward. If a TV Show were ever to come back on the table (which i think is highly unlikely, one shot is usually all you get), it would be an absolute gong show. No, for me the story is stalling and I have lost a bit of interest. The attention is going elsewhere - Revivals moment in the Sun is waning. I have always been a Walking Dead #1 "sell it" kind of guy. I think it's day of reckoning will come some day, but it will always be the top modern from the post 2000 era. It's overpriced, but the whole modern market would have to collapse to bring it down to reasonable levels. If that happens, it will still do the best of them all. Branget has the golden formula for making money on Walking Dead. Buy raw runs, slab, and resell. No disagreeing - he's not the only one - have dissected 2 myself Saga - The chance to sell has passed, now its hold. It's the number 2 book from Image, with readership that's above what walking dead was prior to the build up to 100. It's also the TOP favourite of the comics industry (writers, artists, etc). It's not going anywhere, just rose too high too quickly. It will catch another wave of speculation again, probably towards september. Fill in the gaps in your runs, have them ready to sell. agreed Peter Panzerfaust - Sell, sell, sell, sell, sell. If you are a collector, hold off. The 9.8s are falling across the board except for 1 & 2. Raws are also falling, look to build a run via raw if that's what you want. Sell all slabs except 1 & 2 (if they are 9.8). 1&2 hold, and sell right before the motion comic releases. I could not disagree more strongly - Perlman,Wood and Glau for a motion comic....thats a big statement of intent. The TV show will be made and Peter will be a very well known actor. The flippers have flipped and it is a hoarders market - PP #1 will be a $1000+ book inside 12 months. I was the first and only one to tip it as a $500 book - well thats been and gone and its carried on up. $500 will seem cheap in 12 months time. Uber - sell "ridiculous - Avatars second most succesful opening ever - the story has not even started. The 6 month rule is in force" Todd -buy if you can get it cheap. Low print run, switched from mini to ongoing. Speculative hoard hasnt run this one into the ground yet. It's hype day will likely come. If it gets a good spike in price, that will be the time to sell it all. Yup Sixth Gun - Hold, Then you have two options. a.) sell right before the pilot when hype is high. b.) wait and count on the show being a hit, then sell after the pilot gets picked up (it will regardless imo, though the show could still go Firefly in its first season, bit it will get picked up for sure imo). This is a great book, awesome series, definitely worth owning. It will never catch WD in price, popularity, or relevance. As a very smart man said (Solar), if you can sell a $3 book for $1K, why risk holding, hoping to get to $2K. yup annnnnnnnnd back to work i go. nothing like red bull and unpaid overtime ftw...

Thanks for your reply - peoples opinions are great, this IS a chat forum. Please don't say "people like you" though. You don't know me, or what I do or not do regarding comics. Thanks friend. WTTB's!

Hi CBT - I can only refer to my sales to regulars, ebay and privately. It may be the market, but I do give very good customer service, and (with the exception of 1 loony) have 100% positive feedback and am a bronze power-seller and top-rated seller. I also hold a few 'top-sales' on GPA. Maybe the lower sales are 'panic' sales, but it's the time gap between listing and bidding I find encouraging. Its quite short. Certainly only a couple get 2 bids or more, but the death of this book is overstated. Revival,I sold out my stock - approx 40 x 9.8 at roughly $80 - $150. A very large range in prices, but I don't have too much belief in the long term potential of this book - I certainly would be selling in the next 3-6 months. Indeed while we are having this discussion: The Walking Dead - hold #1, sell the rest Saga - as above Peter Panzerfaust - buy #1's. People will look back on when $400 was a steal. Look at the talent in the motion comic - The BBC will be aiming equally as high (in fact I am pretty sure who it is anyway that is reading for the part). Uber #0 - Buy Todd #1 - Buy Sixth Gun #1 - Hold. The rest - easy come, easy go. Your thoughts CBT and Ryan?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nowhere-Men-1-NM-RARE-COMIC-1-of-just-500-Thought-Bubble-Variant-/230973035274?pt=UK_Books_Comics_Magazines_Comic_Magazines_ET&hash=item35c710d30a http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NOWHERE-MEN-1-THOUGHT-BUBBLE-VARIANT-IMAGE-COMICS-RARE-/251266279399?pt=UK_Books_Comics_Magazines_US_Comics_ET&hash=item3a80a327e7 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nowhere-Men-1-NM-RARE-COMIC-1-of-just-500-Thought-Bubble-Variant-/230968197146?pt=UK_Books_Comics_Magazines_Comic_Magazines_ET&hash=item35c6c7001a http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nowhere-Men-Thought-Bubble-Variant-1-N-M-500-print-run-/330908817219?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item4d0bb3d743 Maybe this is why someone isn't posting. Take the money and run . ALL GPA 9.8 results: Thought Bubble dropped from $762 to $410 in 6 weeks and falling like a rock. CBDLF $177 down to $68 COMICSPRO $$173 down to $98 #1 2nd print $68 down to $19 Plain ol #1 $175 down to $48 Beware the Emperors new clothes.This is officially a disaster if you paid a high price for ANY copy of this book. I am genuinely sorry for those newbies taken for a ride, but some of us did try to warn you. Sell while you can to minimise your losses. Good Luck.

If Bedlam has tanked, why am I selling them for $60 - $65 everytime? It's issue #6 only - thats a healthy $40 - $45 profit on each slab. I'm happy to take that all day long. Press "Relist" - rinse repeat. I am supremely confident, now that Midtown has sold out of #1 that this will be a $100 slab later in the year. I currently have another boxful on the way back from Joey as we speak. A stupid launch, thankfully was bettered by a great story.

Based on what? Ezekiel could be killed in the first (if it happens) battle - the other one is a bloody tiger. Do we go and buy #8 because it was the first appearance of Hershels Cows? This is right up there with Ricks pretend brother on the cover of that store variant!