manetteska

GIMME Another boardie has first dibs........but if he passes.......how did you like that Bone? You must let me know how it grades. And a newsstand! I'm assuming the tattooz are there? yup..thats what i was checking for and yowza! One final question, as I didn't think about this until later, and have never had a double-cover comic: Is it just the front that is doubled or is there also a duplicate back cover?

So within this one quoted thread, we have both sides. RMA put off by people offering to buy a regularly traded book for > 10% off eBay price... And someone willing to let hot books go for > 10% off eBay price... Maybe that's why buyers offer at those prices -- people sell them for those prices.

I love it when they tell you they can "pay right away", after offering you 70% or 80% of FMV for your hot, key book. I'm amazed when certain people list books they will buy, specifically state they will pay "up to" 85% of GPA (or FMV or similar) and find sellers. Maybe I'm doing something wrong... I'm not clear on what you find unusual about this. Are you amazed that somebody is actually paying 85% of GPA/FMV, or that anybody is selling for that? That's not surprising. In fact for board sales I would say that's expected. Surprised somebody is selling for that price. Usually people are asking for hot books. If I have a hot book, and someone is offering "up to" 85% of its value, why wouldn't I just sell it myself elsewhere for FMV or at least closer? Since I'm on the boards in order to see that WTB, I must be able to use the internet and can probably whip up a quick sales thread; or just go to eBay.

Which one is that?

Animation cels.

GIMME Another boardie has first dibs........but if he passes.......how did you like that Bone? You must let me know how it grades. And a newsstand! I'm assuming the tattooz are there?

I just wanted to know if that was Larry's eBay handle or not... don't really care about why that seller has x amount of copies of a low print variant; some people are just connected. I got in line 3 different days at NYCC for a copy of Wytches 1 NYCC and walked away empty handed each time. Other people scored upwards of 10 copies, so... Well, there's connected and there's fixing the game. It's why I try to stay out of the variant hoopla; there's big $$$ behind it, so of course it's rigged. And no, this is not the only case in the history of comics (or history) where this happens, just saw this comic was the new hot thing and wondered where the copies ended up. That seller could be an LCS owner who participates in the Phantom variant program. Yep; getting warmer. I made it up... Some got 1. Some got 190. Who got 1; who got 190? Can't be a random thing...

$1300.

I just wanted to know if that was Larry's eBay handle or not... don't really care about why that seller has x amount of copies of a low print variant; some people are just connected. I got in line 3 different days at NYCC for a copy of Wytches 1 NYCC and walked away empty handed each time. Other people scored upwards of 10 copies, so... Well, there's connected and there's fixing the game. It's why I try to stay out of the variant hoopla; there's big $$$ behind it, so of course it's rigged. And no, this is not the only case in the history of comics (or history) where this happens, just saw this comic was the new hot thing and wondered where the copies ended up.

I love it when they tell you they can "pay right away", after offering you 70% or 80% of FMV for your hot, key book. I'm amazed when certain people list books they will buy, specifically state they will pay "up to" 85% of GPA (or FMV or similar) and find sellers. Maybe I'm doing something wrong...

That's what I was saying -- Larry has a bunch socked away AND this other seller. With some detective work, one can figure out who it is. (Or Larry can just tell us, but he has avoided that question multiple times.)

Yep, that's him. Thanks, Za. (thumbs u Nope, it's not.

What's to figure out? 500 were printed, I kept most of them. The NYCC edition was ltd to 500. Image kept all of them. Get it? 500 printed, you kept most of them. An eBay seller also has a large stack and is selling them quite briskly at a nice premium. Just making sure that this variant, like most variants, is manufactured to only make money for certain peoples while manhandling those that actually care about the comic.

Trying to figure out how a single seller has at least 10% of a "very limited" print run comic on the day of release (most likely before) when some B & M stores received only a handful of copies.

I made it up... Some got 1. Some got 190. Seems legit; I expect nothing less from you.

For the #2 Phantom B+W, what was the allocation? X per Phantom store? 1:X for each order? Nothing to do with stores at all?

IIRC, he/she used to sell restored/trimmed/CT-ed comics and discreetly disclosed that info only in the block of description. Eventually stopped mentioning these touch-ups at all in the listings. Either landed in a pile of great comics or stopped disclosing everything. :shrug:

Also, my LCS which participates in the Phantom program had the "color" version of #2 for sale @ $8.99 in store.

I think he was referring to why one person would have hundreds of the ltd to 500 cover. I got 190 out of the 500 but, I run the program, solicit the shops, contact the creators, work with the publishers & paid for the cover artwork directly from my meager pocket. I like being compensated for my hard work. Does that explain it? hope it's ok w manetteska So eBay user cesradjr is you and/or your shop, Larry? I would understand how you would have many copies; just wondering how a single person could have dozens.

And how does a person go about getting so many? Was this a ratio variant?

How much of a "micro" print is this comic if this one seller has at least 50 copies (and probably more)? http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=cesradjr&hash=item1e94e9a1c9&item=131347358153&pt=US_Comic_Books&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xwytches&_nkw=wytches&_sacat=0

Touché

May not be the correct eBay thread, but it's the first one I found. If you want your comics shipped/packed properly, avoid seller drmoonsparkle. How this seller handles things: 1. Put 2 comics together in a single bag and board. 2. Wrap this bundle in a single magazine page (still don't understand this one). 3. Throw it in a bubble mailer (that's right; no additional packing material). 4. Write "Do Not Bend" on the mailer. 5. When the mailer shows up bent and damaged (surprise!) blame everyone else.

:thumbsup:

Um, you know who that seller is, correct? How is it? How = Who = Divad