Jaydogrules

This looks like it came and went pretty fast: http://item.ebay.co.uk/131842753465?item_hash4=4e959b8f&LH_Complete=1&LH_BIN=1&LH_BO=1&_ipg=200&_pgn=1&rc=nt&rmvSB=true (Kind of surprised to see these in a PGX holder) -J.

So now that we're all in agreement that it's okay to discuss the market trends of a book that we own and love in a Club thread ..... ....anybody make a note on what the other copies in the CC auction finished at ? I saw the restored 1.0 doing very well on there as well. -J.

I get what you're saying here. Super hero movie or not, once you set up your own internal rules in a film, you have to play by them. So unless it has been established that Quicksilver also has super strength or indestructible bones, a 10,000 mph punch should destroy his entire skeleton. -J.

Did anyone happen to note what the other copies in the auction went for ? -J.

It's not a 7.0 candidate. That dog-eared corner will not press out. -J.

I do not know about that a CGC 6.5 that had a lot of chipping on the front cover sold for 39 000$ on ComicLink just a few weeks ago. There are not a lot of ugly 6.5's I have only seen a few. The one I purchased is a very nice 6.5 and the ones I have seen here are also mostly all very nice as well. I think someone said it earlier, the 6 month time pay option probably had as much to do with the price as the fact that 6.0's have been pushing $40k, the copy presenting well, and the enthusiasm of seeing Spidey in the MCU keeping all AF 15's in general scorching hot. -J.

It's definitely a solid result. I've thought the 6.0-7.0 grade ranges have been comparatively undervalued for awhile. Not anymore. -J.

Sitting at $40811.00 GPA high shows $30000.00 - anyone know of a higher sale that wasn't reported to GPA? That GPA high sale was from October 2013. -J.

No way Jose. It will be lucky if it gets to $600. -J.

Yes it does. And it looks like they are also continuing the same unfortunate Snyder tradition of "re-imagining" DC's most famous or popular characters in either form, substance, or both , to the point of them being virtually unrecognizable. -J.

It's amazing how an unsubstantiated rumor can take on a life of its own. Marvel cannot do anything with Namor for as long as Universal is involved (and they still are until-or if- Feige comes out and says something otherwise). -J.

Couldn't agree more. It was well produced and well intentioned but the sum of its parts was worthless. One token renewal was enough. I'm also looking at you Jessica Jones. -J.

Even better when you see it was a $2000 book in late into 2012. -J.

Or in the thread that was already started last year by the same person ? http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=8331971&fpart=1 -J.

I guess the animated movie does have legs ! That price is nuts, I personally lost interest in this book when I saw it was an overstock blowout variant for retailers. -J.

Tony Stark's Samurai armour ? -J.

I called the Planet Hulk storyline being used in Thor 3, 6 months ago ..... -J.

Pretty awesome stuff. I wish more of his Euro stuff was released over here. -J.

There is always an ebb and flow to marketplace pricing. Nothing increases forever on a straight line, it just feels that way sometimes. In the case of a scarce book like this there are fewer sales (because of fewer books) and every sale is scrutinized versus a book like AF15. There are literally dozens of sales in almost every grade and they are not all new GPA highs... Your point is right though and there will likely be another surge once we start seeing Justice League trailers but probably a reduction post movie as well. If the movie does well it will likely set a new plateau post theater but the sales prices will likely be higherst (relative to the 6 month trend) before it releases. Such is the way of things. I'm not wondering about the post JLA movie pricing, I wonder about pricing 20-30 years from now. This has been discussed at length in many threads, but here is my top-line POV: I think when you look out that far you are bordering on largely guess-work (short of being a world-class economist and even they probably would not forecast the collectibles market - tied to popular culture and volatile in general). We will be experiencing full Baby-Boomer retirement for over a decade at that point. Many of them will be passed or passing-on and their collections will flood the market. Sure, between now and then collections and books will continue to come to market, but the Baby-Boomer generation at current represents the largest purchasing group of vintage comics. All the people that were young comic readers in the 50's and 60's are what drives the Silver age market today (perfect mix of nostalgia, current popular culture reinforcement and purchasing power). As their estates are liquidated (as most estates are) their comics along with other belongs will be brought en masse to market. Once they go, the market will correct - dramatically. Net, my recommendation wouldn't be to hold onto high value books more than 20 years (at most) if you are looking at maximizing your value. Of course the timeline largely varies by genre/character/book (Westerns, War, Crime, Romance, Sci-Fi Pop, Golden-Age only characters and such will go sooner), but in general current popular culture is not creating future vintage comic collectors. It is creating pop-culture junkies that jump from one fad to the next (retro, vintage, futuristic, superheroes, vampires, zombies, etc). Now if you just want to own the book, you have a variety of options and purchase timelines. Depending on how old you are, I bet in 20-30 years you will be able to find some of the mega key silver age books at a large relative discount versus today (and we know they will still be around thanks to companies like CGC). Just my . Some reading worth considering as a start to understanding why I drew my conclusions. Nothing definitive, but informed nonetheless. Money CRM Trends Generational Earnings: US and CA Forbes Comics books have been around for nearly 100 years and have been collectible for just about as long (hence why we see surviving copies of so many books). In another 20-30 years they will still be collectible and and still be valuable , factoring in whatever ebb and flows that occur within the overall economy. Even more so should all those mythical SA collections that countless Baby Boomers are sitting on fail to materialize either at all, or in any significant quantity (much as the once alleged housing "shadow inventory" was later shown to be a complete hoax). -J.

There's a couple in here that I've never seen before. That Devil and Hulk is insane. -J.

+1 And between that and the Flash show I would expect #12 to be the breakout. -J.

First full appearances, with splashy announcements on the cover along with the character being formally introduced will always be (much) more favoured by collectors than a meaningless cameo. Sorry. (And please don't dredge up Jimmy Olsen 134, both that and Forever People 1 suck as the "first appearance" of that character ). -J.

That book would have likely gone even higher if not for the rusty staple ..... -J.

On bulletproofs Facebook they said the front Will be virgin, logos on the back. Yeah that's going to make it bad azz. -J.

I saw that 29 but not the eye appeal I would want for that grade. I know my 31 looks bad but on that comic I took first thing I could find. Agreed. That missing piece is pretty distracting. Still think it could go for maybe $12-15K. Wow! $20,000 with 11 days to go. Impressive. Damn. Pre-Robin Batman Cover Tecs really are one the hottest tickets in the GA right now. -J.