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    When will/will the WALKING DEAD bubble burst?

    in Comics General

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    Do people sell #1's outside the US and Canada? I wonder if selling to other countries would help increase the supply and demand, if the supply isn't local anymore.

     

    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

    When will/will the WALKING DEAD bubble burst?

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    The Walking Dead books will ride the wave as long as the TV show keeps going (unless the show gets stale before it finishes its run.

    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! lol

    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 :screwy:

     

    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?

    The DEGREE of KEY (or books on your KEY list)

    in Comics General

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    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? (shrug)

     

    GA - No (DC)

    SA - Yes

    BA - Yes

    CA - ???

    MA - No (Independents)

     

    Agree, also not sure on CA, but Marvel in the lead :banana: Think Image has ruled the Modern age (not just because of WD)?

    The Official The Walking Dead Discussion Thread

    in Modern Age Comic Books

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    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 (worship)

     

    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

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