manetteska

I thought there was a separate Spawn/Batman thread but can’t find it right now. What wouid this be considered? Polybagged with a UPC sticker?

Yep, I got hit with non-sticker shock twice at this show. However, after visiting many different types of shows, in different parts of the US, this "tactic" is not limited to this show or Southern CA. I, too, wonder at the thought process behind this and how much the dealer ultimately sells. For a specific dealer I see setup at a huge show every year, I wonder if there is a calculated laziness to it.

I'll be there Friday. May be my favorite show of the year (Baltimore and Heroes excluded, as I haven't made it to either yet).

It depends on what you think is "pretty high in value". Registered is great for $10,000 items, but overkill for $300 items.

Will you be setup at C2E2 this year?

I agree. But when people come to the forums complaining about dealers being overpriced, Bob asks them what they mean by “overpriced”. I was giving him specific examples from a show two days ago.

On the Vampire - the dealer had to have done some recent research to know the book is no longer $10. So he currently believes $400 is a good price; this book is plentiful and I don’t have time at a one-day show to pick a seller’s brain as to how he got to $400 on a $100 book.

Saw a de-slabbed 3.0 Catman 31 at a show last weekend for $1500. A still-slabbed 4.5 just sold for $1125. How do you make an offer when prices are this far apart? Do I even look at his other books or assume they are similarly priced? This was a small show so no huge overhead for setting up or hotel or traveling costs. Another dealer (who many know) had a lot of unorganized and unpriced boxes. I took out three magazines including a Vampire Tales; I was hoping to get a good deal on that book as maybe he didn’t know it was good. Instead he looks at that book, says, “Oh, that’s a hot book, it’s $400” without even taking it out of the bag and board. This book goes for ~ $125. This is what I mean when I say dealers are overpriced at conventions.

Is this Kristina's Collectibles? Yep. The whole thing is also unorganized. Each year it lures me in bc other booths have a similar setup but the books are all $1-$3 so you think this is the same. And there are good books in there, just you have to do all the work and then get hammered for fmv graded prices.

This type of dealer would never get another purchase from me. And yes I do know a couple of guys who do this. I also wonder how legitimate the “collection just came in” really is. Seems like every year one dealer has an 80 box collection right before Chicago he can’t seem to price in time.

How about major dealers at major conventions who bring in a “new” collection that either has old prices on it or no price at all. Then when you bring books up to buy each one is individually checked against eBay. Basically doing all of the key digging for them, in their own stock, to get eBay 9.8 prices against raw books. Just saw it happen this Sunday.

I actually have negative eBay bucks and will for the foreseeable future. I earned $100 for the quarter, then had a return for -$82. However, the certificate was already issued. I didn't use the certificate and now I have -$50 bucks until I can get positive again.

Fan them out!

I’m in town for a wedding and was just given the go-ahead to spend some time at the show but I missed the early admissions tickets. Probably going to have to pass on it now as I’ve seen the long lines from previous years and I only have so much time. Looks like a great lineup. Thanks for putting this together.

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Nice. Mine has 52 but GCD says 68.

Before sending to CGC did you count the pages? I remember there were conflicting counts depending on which website one visited.

Why? I see many raw copies for $30.

Here are my first three; all arrived within two days so they all count as “first”.

Now that it’s a new year, what are the first books which made their way into your collection for 2020?

Looks like the copy on eBay was printed in Canada. Don't know if that’s the story behind this comic in general, or now a “variant” of a one of a kind comic.

Small local show yesterday. Despite the price tags, the total for all comics was $9.

I don't know if you will be able to return as the listing (if I'm looking at the right one), doesn't say first print anywhere. Nor does it state first (or later) print on the slab. So not really "not as described". There is, however, a no-price item on ebay right now for a little more in the same grade.

Not to pick on l_f specifically, but I have seen a couple/few people point out that Heritage (or insert other auction/consignment site here ___) will do the shipping for you. Unless you pass over books at a major convention, you still have to ship the books to the company first, so not really gaining much on that front. As one more alternative, MyComicShop has really good rates on consignment items, starting at 10% and decreasing based on sales price. I have not used their auction format before, but the BIN has worked well for me and they have just added a Best Offer option. If they were to setup at a major convention (as I have a couple near me) and accept consignments in-person, they would be getting my business.