viperdays

btw i would LOVE for there to be 13,000 and no variants...jmo that the number will be much higher

too little time to go back and forth and "throw down " over a comic book :- ) always lurking

just for giggles you can go to tfaw and pre-order 8895 copies..... I dont think 13,000 will be the final # imo . more like 25-30K but since none of us has a crystal ball....FOC is 3/4 , release is 3/27

Touche'

Yes, a fan of e.s. and $$$$ :-)

Make it 3 cartons and it is a deal

Spot on Ryan. There are those that want to have the best and the best costs more cake

As of yesterday that was true.

Only 100 for me. Sorry to disappoint my adoring fans :-)

Yes, but the way you post these "facts" is in a way to suggest foul play. Adding Smiley faces and winks does not mask this point. It is obvious neither is going to budge from their positions so I will be the bigger man and bow out from further derailing the thread.

DIVERT YOUR EYES

Just a reply to someone who is CONVINCED that I , a new poster on these boards, is an ex-convict who shill bids his auctions. Flight or fight mode and for those on these boards who think it is OK to post attacks on ones character and the proper stance is to just let it go I challenge them to be confronted in this way and see how good they are about dealing with mess like this .

In some cases, deathbyjohny5( 6 ) may no longer be the high bidder. 1 - 9 of 9 total. Click on the column headers to sort Item Start End Price Title High Bidder Seller 380537343255 Dec-14-12 Jan-11-13 17:20:23 US $72.80 Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8 PGX/CGC graded 9.6 1984 1st black costume Purchased on: Jan-11-13 17:20:23 See All Buyers lfraz 321052636047 Jan-07-13 Jan-14-13 14:15:55 US $67.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #252 and SECRET WARS #8 lot of 2 key issues high grade! jamesgang717 (*) machinegtr 121052102279 Jan-14-13 Jan-21-13 07:16:33 US $58.00 DC NEW 52 BATMAN #16 + KUDER + COMBO + 1:100 SKETCH VARIANT COVER! JOKER! deathcountrises (*) 5734belmontcomics 230925333399 Feb-06-13 Feb-07-13 18:42:03 US $46.00 IMAGE REVIVAL #1 FIRST PRINT INVEST NOW A MUST HAVE ISSUE NM deathbyjohny5 (*) viperdays 390536379875 Feb-01-13 Feb-08-13 20:19:47 US $13.50 DC New 52 Batman #6 - 1:25 Variant - 9.8 PURE UNREAD First Print Sold Out MINT deathbyjohny5 kruchy1986 290859125169 Feb-06-13 Feb-09-13 17:49:30 US $15.00 REVIVAL #1 & 6 Phantom Variant Covers! Image Comics! By Seeley & Norton SOLD OUT deathbyjohny5 rezimota 271149760577 Feb-02-13 Feb-09-13 19:20:13 US $10.00 Revival #1 Phantom Variant- Image Comic deathbyjohny5 phrowden1 300857021975 Feb-04-13 Feb-11-13 18:10:39 US $12.51 Revival #1 Awesome Conventions Variant VF/NM 1st Print deathbyjohny5 blackdogcomic 290858836706 Feb-06-13 Feb-13-13 07:24:02 US $34.33 REVIVAL 1 FIRST PRINT CRAIG THOMPSON RI VARIANT SEELEY NORTON WALKING DEAD HOT! deathbyjohny5 collectorzasylum Looks like someone interested in acquiring some Revival books to me .... conspiracy CBT !??!?! what an insufficiently_thoughtful_person you are CBT

You sir are a insufficiently_thoughtful_person...and I challenge ANYONE who suggests ANY of my auctions have ever been shill bid. You people would go nuts with sportcards and the prices items go for if you think someone would shill a comic that isn't worth thousands . Really what is the point in risking a selling account for a few bucks here and there .2 people that apparently are new bidders that had to have it . One being from Canada too. I would love to see the book at this level and I have doubts that I will get paid. A LOT of non paying bidders in the last 6 + months . Almost impossible to weed out and filter as everyone has to start on e-bay at some point. Where do people find the time ?!

Kinda what I did...defended myself yet my posts removed and his stays..quite the standard being set

I will let it go when the inference is removed too

Not to you because accusations were not levied on your head. Go back one page for clarification.

Oh,ok? His bs comment stays and my replies removed...welcome to Nazi Germany

So the mods have edited this thread but left the slanderous post. Safe to assume the mod is CBT. Just wow!

hmmm... hundreds to lcs's and outside of auction. Ebay is more of a business card for some....just saying' ...damn people you are too funny. And I get free promotional plugs. SWEET

Nothing for nothing I am an expert AND I am not selling anyone ANYTHING...Amway comment...but perhaps I should be selling principles. Most on these boards are trying to make money and I am offering people alternatives or perhaps offering a view from within. Aren't most of these threads asking thoughts on this book or that ? People looking for reinforcement as to why they should or shouldn't be involved in a book. Like I stated before it's like speaking Chinese . Most want to make money and when offered some ideas on how one can go about putting a few extra coins in their pockets it is met with resistance. BTW Lee Iacoccoa showed up on the first day as the CEO more than once. Good luck to all in their future endeavors. I will go back to lurking as before. The info I seek is certainly plentiful enough with or without my posts .PEACE P.S. I wore hand me downs most of my childhood and drove a beater car. I may be that guy now but not because I was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth .

mailordercomics, mile high ,dcbs ... I can't imagine ANY online retailer not taking your business. If I am paying 40% of cover they are making 10-15% on placing my order. You don't have to be a Diamond account to buy in volume .

none... I do have tons of Bedlam, CLone, Blackacre ... remembering the cost is 40-50% of cover the risk is NOTHING like say sportscards or nonsportscards. Most times you pay almost full retail for the next hot product and if you plan on ripping and flipping you need to fast AND hope you hit the big pulls. Even with the 3 mentioned above titles I make money at cover and IF they get hot because the market itself heats up I am golden. I feel like I am speaken Chinese here ...this can't be new information to a lot of you guys/gals. I don't hit Grand Slams with everything but at the cost I can usually get out of bad books with a sacrifice bunt. Maybe I should be selling my methods

? having a storefront would require me buying a piece of EVERYTHING on the market. Your right that would require an overhead that I don't care to have or need . I get to pick and chose what I want to invest in. BIG difference. Your math is WAY out of whack. Let's take NWM as an example... my $900 investment currently has a MARKET value of $10,000 . Just to throw out a few more investments ....500 ASM 700's + the variants (2 Ditko's, 4 Quesada Sketch, 5 Quesada Color and a BOATLOAD of lower tier variants)....cost approx $2500...sold all of the ASM #700's in 10 count lots at $100+/ ..$5,000 , the Ditkos at $750/ ...$1500 ...should I go on . The postage and handling is PAID by the buyer. The time to do all of this stuff is not as vast as you make it out to be. I am sitting on sets of PP, SAGA,ToT,NWM,etc etc etc Had 100's of Superior Spidey #1, will have hundreds of Batman 17, Guardians of the Galaxy,East of West at a 40-50% of cover cost. These ARE High Margins .... I don't benefit from posting here other than perhaps others might see an alternative to how they do things. Maybe my way is Golden maybe it's not ..... are you unhappy that I am successful doing this? I am not keeping this info to myself ... anyhoo

lets see 5 books out currently with approx 100 of each book (give or take ;-) was something like $900 . I will make a few coins on sets