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Nice cover that!

Lovely R!

Great place you got there!

Should we change the subject to 'When will the CGC bubble burst?' ?

Pretty cool!

It's difficult picking one up because it's so expensive in local currency, and the shipping with insurance adds a lot...but there is definitely a demand albeit small

What some people seem to forget was the Walking Dead #1 was hitting close to $800 before there ever was talk of a TV show, so this Walking Dead has been quite the anomaly. In fact it is not just an anomaly in the comic book market, but in the overall collectibles market as well. I challenge anyone to name me one collectible that has come out post 2003 that is worth over $1000 raw after being under $3 retail. You won`t find another collectible in sports cards, coins, action figures, video games, Magic the Gathering, Hot Wheels or whatever else collectible field that has jumped in price like that. Again I challenge anyone to prove me wrong post-2003. Next I don`t get why people are so concerned about the Walking Dead. It`s not a fad, and now is the modern age holy grail of comic books. I would be more concerned about if Hulk #181,ASM #300 New Mutants #98,Saga #1 or Peter Panzer Faust #1 bubbles popping more then Walking Dead`s bubble popping! Next part 2. I was looking at the videogame charts, and we now find the Walking Dead videogames have now sold in the millions, so let`s put this Walking Dead bubble bursting to rest. Game is now over, as now it is a video game blockbuster! Yes there might be a market correction, but to think one will find the first 60 issues in the quarter bins is Speculative bubbles are usually defined by a massive price increase followed by mass hysteria with an eventual correction of some kind. Notice I did not or have hardly ever used the term 'crash.' That would be incorrect. If something goes from $3.99 to $100 to $500 to $1000 to $3000 and back down to $1000; why does everyone forget about the speculators who were foolish enough to buy the item at $3000? The point I am trying to make is that assuming that this item will not drop in price or only continue to increase in value is incorrect. It will eventually fall at some point. I do not see this being a book anything near the same level as Batman or Spider-Man. Heck, I don't even see this being on par with TMNT that benefited from a new generation of enthusiasts. As for ASM 300, this book once sold or close to $1000. There are a ton of these books at there. This too will fall, but I would venture to say that there is an equilibrium point where this book will always have a buyer; as will most books of this nature. That does not make it a good long term investment. Books like ASM 300, NM 98, Wolverine LS 1; are all common as day. Why would you buy a book like this for investment when any comic book web site is going to have it readily available at any time? As a dealer in the antiques trade I like to have sought after in demand items with little supply. I make money on Tiffany Glass because there aren't a whole lot of quality pieces out there and if you want one in mint condition and an example that is scarce, the price of admission can be high...but so can the returns. In conclusion, and I said this in other threads; the more I encounter common as day comic books the less I want them. Auction companies are starting to cannibalize their own markets. This is why I don't speculate on too many mass produced items. If I put a Lego set from 1999 on eBay how many people am I competing against, fifty, one hundred? This is why scarcity will always matter in the collectibles market as long as there is demand. With ASM, even one as plentiful as 300, I believe you will always have a market, the price craziness may wear off and the value will stabilize and increase, perhaps slowly, over time. The question then is perhaps at what level will TWD stabilise, will say a #1 9.8 settle at $500 before taking on a gradual growth, or lower, or no growth?

I can't see any ASM book like 300 losing value

I agree with the TMNT analogy, I haven't been in the collecting business that long but I would think such a massive franchise would even if it cooled down and people (audience) moved on still keep value and be wanted by collectors in 15 years' time Well I hope so cause it costing me a lot to get my run

Someone's actually bid $10k on this... Anyone else think that is idiotic? whoever bid on it deserves to pay that!

There's a guy here in Johannesburg offering his #1, 9.6, for R24500 (about $2 450) And another seller peddling a #108 9.8 for R1299 ($130), starting bid, and it's a consignment item to be ordered from the US (also has raw books at crazy prices) I don't know why a collector would buy that instead of getting it like I do from you guys

Jeepers I gotta get my 1st print #2 slabbed then!

Sorry silly me should have just read further!

Wow! Awesome and incredible! Please tell me - what did you use to 'frame' the slabbed books?

GA - No (DC) SA - Yes BA - Yes CA - MA - No (Independents) Agree, also not sure on CA, but Marvel in the lead Think Image has ruled the Modern age (not just because of WD)?

Still a noob so just enjoying your lists for now, however, am I wrong in saying more Marvels are making the lists? Would you guys say Marvel is overall the most collected comics?

Thanks Brad, very flexible, patient and all round nice guy! Books came exactly as promised!

I am deadly serious. He would be amazing. I agree! Pity I don't see it happening though

Time to get a 53 yes!! Any suggestions / rumours on who is to play Abraham?

let me just close the deal first

I was shopping around for 2 recently. A raw 9.8 candidate runs 200-300. I raw 27 9.8 candidate will run 100-150, but I haven't shopped for that one recently. The price difference between a 9.8 raw candidate and an actual 9.8 #2 is crazy. A graded 9.8 goes for $900 - $1k easy. Raw is definitely the way to go. Great, many thanks. I can pick up a run of 2-39 (no 19 and a 2nd print 8, 30 books) for about $450-500. The #2 is immaculate

Gents, any help on the value of a 9.8 candidate raw issue 2, as well as a 27? Sorry for asking here but you guys know all things WD and eBay isn't of much help at the moment

I am merely hoping for a 'revival'! Still love the book (art and story) and will keep my precious copies and slabs!

Still hoping but does sound so