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Spec wins!

There were a ton of boxes with zero organization -- that's why they were $0.50 each. I would find a glut of West Coast Avengers and then it would switch to Death of Superman, etc. I still pull Rising Stars Preview/0/1 whenever they are cheap, just in case. I had the same thought on LA Raptor -- no idea what it is but the cover was too good to pass up. There probably is a #2 somewhere in that mess, but is it worth my time to look for it?... Existential questions.

sure, you're born with the witch gene. whereas it seems dr. strange's magic can be learned. What I was then getting to was I thought -- in this version of the "universe" -- being a mutant was extremely rare or unheard of.

Is there already a place for bad IG sellers/buyers or would that crash the server? The ability on IG to delete comments and overall posts is troublesome.

Am I blind; did he sign on the inside?

Finally got out to a small local show. Though I know I should be flipping the big keys for big money, I spent nearly all of my time in the cheap boxes. $1 each. 2 for $1.

Hmmm, if they are saying Wanda is a mutant b/c she had powers all along, aren't all of those other witches -- including Agatha -- mutants, too, then?

If there is a big bad yet to be revealed in the final episode, is he/she/it carried over into the Falcon and Soldier show? (I have read nothing about the plot for that show so this may be a dumb question.)

A @SharpComics.comsighting!

F, madness I hit the damn buy it now on that book and it sold. I am pissed I did not get it. I am even trying to trade my Avengers Annual 10 to get that book. I going to pull the trigger soon either way. Trading an Avengers Annual #10 for a Blue Legend #1 makes sense, probably tilted in AA's favor b/c Rogues' a more established (and multi-film) character. What doesn't make sense is that either of those books are $500+.

Asking a reason on investors as far as why now. A lot of people are looking for answers on these dramatic increases, but I have yet to see a definitive answer. So, in that same vein, just my thoughts. Taking GSXM 1 for example, as you said, this has been a key for a long time as well as rumored for a large film re-launch for years. Those collectors who wanted a copy six years ago but didn't have $500 (or spent that money on another key) don't all-of-a-sudden have $5000 to buy it. Similar to the sports card (and non-sports card) market of late, there is big money to be made in a short turnaround. As opposed to the stock market, some invest in these entities due to nostalgia -- that is a driving factor; there is also the potential to buy a card for $1000 and turn it into $5000 much faster than any stock. Not to mention the myriad of ways to "adjust the market" in one's favor in a hobby versus a regulated market with oversight, fines, and jail time possible.

Sandman 1 and 8 in CGC 9.8 are very close to $1000. #8 may be over that mark already.

Why now though? The last several months have seen unbelievable gains. What has changed. We’ve known about X-men coming back to Marvel for a long time now. What about all the other books, Spider-Man, fantastic four, etc. Are you saying these are Collectors instead? Or asking for a reason on Investors?

IMO, the (vast?) majority of these multi-thousand dollar prices are being realized due to Investors not Collectors.

So what is the book and who is the seller?

Pretty sure I will be there. Nice to get out of the house and browse comics.

I have no problem with creators doing this. They do not get paid a ton to begin with, and their career peaks are rather short for the most part, so they need to cash in while they can. I hope every decent artist does this and sells out every issue. Now, when the publishers do it with hack jobs on ratio variants or use internal page artwork as the variant covers to cut corners, I am not a fan of that. Can't disagree with that; an artist should get paid for his/her work, especially when most of these comics sell only due to the cover art. However, in this case, the artist already created a cover, then keeps slightly tweaking it and slapping on a higher ratio/price tag (whether that is the artist's choice or the publisher, it's probably on a case-by-case basis). If you are making art people like and are paying for it, then make more art. Don't add a filter and double the price. How is "the same thing but darker" different than a Publisher using an internal page? -- both are previous pieces being re-used. (And, specific to this artist, his penchant for re-using a swipe over and over again for these "special" variants.) But, all to him, and to the buyers who got in early and are reaping the rewards.

Next version: only the red and yellow glows. Next next version: 50/50 limited split with one only red and the other only yellow. You better get online early to make sure you get both or else You. Missed. Out. Different art: sure, I guess. Same cover just darker: suckas.

Exactly. Once they’re out of the bag all the cards are the most expensive variant version.

So has to do with the comic, not the card itself?

I saw some listed as negative but didn’t see the reason.

I mean if Sasha’s got fire and he’s throwing up gansgsters on the trading table at the end of the day, ride it ‘til it dies.

Were some / any of these cards ever worth money before now? If I had any I would sell now and buy a nice comic or two I have my eye on.