Jaydogrules

Are people only allowed to point out obvious shill bidding on books they own ? -J.

Not quite. You might want to check the bidding history of all three of those auctions. -J.

The deadline for Comcast to make another troll bid was July 10, I believe. There was no news of any additional offers being made by them by then. Fox wasn't interested in entertaining any further bids from them anyway. Fox has ignored buy out offers from Comcast before because they know it would be a regulatory headache getting it approved. The deal with Disney has already been rubber stamped by the DOJ and the deal is basically done. Whether or not any of this has any or all to do with the surge in FF1 who can really say? People have said for years how "under valued" FF 1 was compared to other early SA keys for a long time and it seems "the market" likes to pick a different book every year to lavish attention on. This may have been FF 1's year either way. -J.

Surprised no one said anything about this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Spiderman-298-299-300-CGC-9-9-only-set-to-exist-Venom-movie-Tom-Hardy/192446897119?hash=item2cceba9bdf:g:uiEAAOSwPkJadyus&redirect=mobile -J.

$20k+ -J.

Justice League happened to SC 4..... (But in all seriousness it still does well, it just seems to have plateaued for now.) -J.

Thanks! If he got ~$12k for that.... Nice! -J.

Definitely good prices. It has to be the Gator effect. The book being extra hot in genera probably didn't hurt either. It is not revelatory information that Voldy slabs regularly underperform to CGC in like grade. -J.

What grade was his copy ? -J.

That's because you're a great salesman. -J.

I might have agreed with this had an 8.0 not sold for $288k two and a half years ago. ($36k a point, back then) -J.

Books with the National Diamond/Mark Jewelers inserts were actually put in less than 5% of copies during the BA, and their survival rate is far less than that, especially in high grade. If you have a big BA key in high grade (8.0+) with one of the inserts you've definitely got something cool and special. -J.

If this book does "crash" it will take the entire Bronze Age with it. Kind of like the way it did the last time it "crashed". The difference this time is that Wolverine now has 10 movies under his belt and is on the cusp of being introduced into the MCU for likely another 10 movies over the next 10-15 years. The demand for the book is extremely intense right now though. If you look at Ebay auction youll see that each and every one gets 100+ watchers, no matter how low or how high the grade, including raw copies. A raw copy just sold for over $4k, and that was with the seller saying in the description, "I'm not even sure if this is restored or not". Lol The demand is just plain off the charts, and I don't think it's dominated by "speculation" by flippers anywhere near as a few are suggesting. What's driving the current demand is mostly FOMO by collectors. -J.

Compared to the recent 3.5 for 120k in April, a 2.0 on Comiclink for 90k in March, 1.5 for 70k, last December... The realized prices for these last two copies look like straight up poop to me, especially the 6.5 (although that one may have something to do with CGC putting a restored book into a blue holder and buyers not being too keen on that). Maybe these two sales will end up being anomalies, they went for well below the 40k a point the book was pushing on average prior to these two low sales. -J.

Crazy asking prices and realized sales prices are not one and the same. -J.

Finally getting a chance to update this list. No new entrants this time, but lots of movement within the list, including that ultra exclusive, and rightfully difficult to penetrate "Top 5". Also of note, when I first decided to start doing this list over a year ago, the #12 book was able to make the list with sales of 9.8's of just over $1,000. Now, a book needs to have multiple sales of at least $1500 just to make this list- a testament to not only the staying power of these books, but their continuing upward mobility. I also decided to add a new "On The Outside, Looking In" Feature to this list- three books, in no particular order, that just barely missed the cut, for whatever reason (and may end up making the cut in future updates). For this period, they are: *Rick and Morty #1, Roiland (2015)- Yes, this book is now three years old and officially qualifies to make the list. However, due to a long and well documented history of questionable ebay sales, seemingly artificially skewing the value of the book, it misses the cut this time. *Black Panther #1, Campbell Partial Sketch (2009)- A former entrant on this list until a string of weaker sales caused it to fall off, strong recent raw sales of this book include one for about $1400 and another one for $1600 have it knocking on the door once again. Would like to see a sale for a 9.8 and/or stronger slab sales to get back on this list. *Ultimate Fallout #4, Djurdjevic (2011)- It kind of seems inevitable that the first appearance of Miles Morales will make this list. One big recent sale of a 9.8 for $1625 may mean that time is very near. And now here is your Dirty Dozen of Most Valuable Modern Variants, 2018 Q3 Edition- #12- Walking Dead #100, Lucille/Red Foil Editions (2012)- This landmark issue of The Walking Dead features the introduction of the iconic Negan. These crazy- rare issues seriously spiked when word first leaked that he would (finally) be making his appearance in the show. Despite a single recent sale of a multiple signed 9.8 for $2500, I am placing this book at #12 this update due to the presence of numerous other 9.8 copies for sale on ebay for less than that (as low as $1499) that have not sold. #11- X-23 #1, Dell'Otto (2010)- The undeniable popularity of this book has recently resulted in first- the image of it was re-used, not on a reprint, but as a cover for an entirely new comic, which itself has sold out, and is already going for as much as $300 on the secondary market. And that hasn't slowed down or diminished demand for the original either as a 9.8 has recently sold for $1500, a 9.6 for $950, and an 8.5 for $730 push this book up one spot this update. Combined with the fact that X-23 remains Marvel's hottest female character right now, a very well received introduction in the film Logan, serious discussions for a solo film, and a breath-taking cover that may be one of her best depictions to date, and you have a book that will likely continue to bounce around on this list for a long time to come. #10- Captain Marvel #14, 1:30 variant (2013)- Moving up a spot this time around, this tough to find book boasts the first cameo appearance of Kamala Khan before she would become the new Ms. Marvel and an overnight sensation. Featuring a majestic take of her idol, Captain Marvel, standing atop a jet, it is certainly an apt introduction to what would become Marvel's next superstar. A recent announcement from the powers that be at Marvel that this character is being primed for introduction into the MCU have caused prices of this book to spike, with recent sales of a couple of 9.6 copies pushing $2k in a 9.6. #9- Edge of Spider-verse #2, 1:25 variant (2014)- Who would have thunk it? A 9.8 copy of this book selling for an astounding $2,700 recently? "YES!". Whomever would have thought what seemed like a throw away one-off character would have this kind of staying power and turn out to be this popular? Well it happened, so deal with it. And now with a much talked about appearance on the big screen in the upcoming Spider-Verse movie (that title taken from the title of this book), it is looking like Spider-Gwen is here to stay. Prices for this book are not only strong in a 9.8, causing it to move up a spot this update, but in most down grades, proving that the demand for this book is not only real, but quite strong. So get used to it. #8- Amazing Spider-Man #700, Ditko (RIP, 1927-2018) (2013)- This hearty ASM 1:200 book remains in the #8 slot as this book continues to show impressive strength in 9.8 yellow labels with recent sales in excess of $2,750. By the looks of things it seems these also seem to be drying up into collections, as renewed interest in many ASM 700 variants in general continue to push it forward, with this one easily being the cream of the crop. Featuring the first (full) appearance of Superior Spider-man, the "death" of Peter Parker, and the original un-used cover for Amazing Fantasy 15 by the late, great Mr. Steve Ditko, this book has been highly sought after since it first released, and will likely only continue to charge forward into the future. #7- Spawn #185, Sketch (2008)- Despite no recent 9.8 sales, the recent appearance and sales of several raw copies for $1,500- $2,000 earn this book a spot at #7. But talk about ridiculously rare? Geesh! One of Image's original and longest running titles checks in here with its most valuable RI variant to date (maybe even Image's most valuable book, period). Clocking in at $2750 the last time a 9.8 copy came up for sale publicly, the scant census numbers should keep rare variant chasers on their heels and this book in high value and esteem for the foreseeable future. Given the recent interest in older rare Spawn covers, the long term prospects for this book are looking bright indeed. #6- Siege #3, J. Scott Campbell (2010)- Holding at #6 with a recent 9.8 sale of $2,950, this bizarre retailer incentive that involved destroying other comic books, a super hot artist, and one of Marvel's most trendy characters flossing on the cover are the perfect recipe to keep this book firmly in the Top Ten. #5- Wolverine #1, J. Scott Campbell (2010)- Here we have another JSC cover, this one his finest, though dropping a couple of spots to #5 with another recent sale of a 9.8 for $3,250. Even a low grade (for a modern) 6.0 copy has gone for just under $700. How many modern comics can you say have done that? Featuring a stocky Wolverine bulging out of Deadpool's costume, breaking the fourth wall as he smirks slyly at the viewer, this book recently had a rarely seen slabbed blue label 9.8 sell for $3350 and is very strong in all down grades, as well as raw. It was a "destroy comics" incentive to retailers, an incentive that was so derided in the industry that it has yet to be repeated, but resulted in a book with a very low print run and insatiable demand. It was the uber-high sales prices of this book a couple of years ago that really got the JSC train going at 100 miles per hour, and if it ever stops chugging along, people will still be paying big money for this book, and this one will likely be the one book for which he is most remembered in the years to come. In this writer's opinion, this will end up being the one book that Campbell is best known for. The fact that it combines two of Marvel's most popular characters and a Wolverine aping Deadpool's fourth-wall breaking sense of humour truly does showcase Campbell at his best. #4- Uncanny X-Men #510 Partial Sketch, J. Scott Campbell (2009)- Without a doubt the most valuable and hard to find convention book out there, 9.6 copies of these have sold for $2800, and a recent sale of a slabbed 9.4 for $5,000 causes this book to move up a spot this update. This book proves once that Campbell + crazy rarity + beautiful pin-up art = salivating fans and $$$. With a raw copies of this also cracking $2000, all things considered, it wouldn't take much for this book to jump even higher on this list, and indeed its legacy of high sales, coupled with a complete and total lack of copies appearing on the market should ensure its presence within to Top 5 in perpetuity. #3- Batman #608 RRP (2002)- Despite a blockbuster sale of a Jim Lee signed 9.8 copy for $5,500 on July 9 this modern age stalwart drops one spot this update. The combination of it being Batman, a first appearance of a new character (on the cover), Part One of a story line that put the Batman title back on top, deep within the run of a popular, long running title, 15 years old, ridiculously rare, and by the highly regarded Jim Lee, might make this the "perfect variant". This is the "granddaddy" of the DC "RRP" line of books, and maybe even the age of modern variants as we know it to a certain extent. With that recent 9.8 sale of $5,500 and 9.6's reaching nearly $3,000, and raw copies hitting $2100, even a 7.0 copy fetching $1,136, and copies seeming to have all but disappeared into personal collections, don't expect to get this one on the cheap ever again (when you can even find one). #2- Amazing Spider-Man #678 (2012)- Moving all the way up to the #2 spot this go-round, this book has been on a bit of a tear lately, with multiple 9.6 copies pushing $3k, a signed 9.0 selling for $2,500, and a 9.8 selling for a whopping $6k on July 6, a new all time high, and the first 9.8 copy to sell publicly in two and a half years. This now classic and oft-reprinted and homaged cover was a 1:50 variant when sales of ASM barely cracked 50,000, and features Mary Jane in mid-possession by the alien symbiote known as Venom. Its character mash-up and spoof elements made it an instant hit right out of the gate and it never looked back. So strong is the pull of this book that it raised to prominence (and value) of most, if not all of the other "Venom Variants" that were released outside of the ASM title that same month, which has led to a brand new batches of Venom variants released over the years, as well as Venomized villain covers. The ASM 678 is why Venomized covers are a "thing", and the concept itself has now practically become a sub-genre unto itself. Its "modern grail" status, and presence in the ASM run should keep it near the top of this list for a very long time. #1- Amazing Spider-Man #667, Dell'Otto (2011)- Holding tightly to the top spot, this book continues to "amaze". With a very impressive sale of $10,000 for a 9.8 (first publicly closed sale of a 9.8 in four and a half years), followed shortly thereafter by a 9.6 sale for $8,000, this is officially the first variant from this era of comics to crack these milestones, just two of many milestones that have been set by this book, and it will likely ensure that it stays at the top of this list for a long time. It was nearly three years ago back in September, 2015 when a VF/NM-ish raw copy of this sold for over $2000 that, in retrospect, seems to have kicked off this "next-level" of prices that people are now willing to pay for even raw copies of some of these truly rare books. At the time, such a high price paid for a raw modern book, no matter how rare, raised more than a few eyebrows, but since then we have seen similar stratospheric prices paid for multiple other books, including this one, which beat its own record when another, VF-looking raw copy sold for $2500 six months later, and a 9.6 copy hit $4k in June, 2016. As a side bonus, the multiple blockbuster sales of this one book officially put the name "Dell'otto" on the map, and raised his profile to the A-lister status shared by other hot and talented artists with names like Campbell, McFarlane and Lee. Possibly one of the rarest books of all in the entire ASM run, it was a 1:100 that was originally offered to retailers after they had already submitted their orders for the month, on the heels of the massive ASM 666 retailer variant event, and to make matters even more dicey, there was another variant offered at the same time for weeks beforehand, with a competing incentive, that seemed to cause dealers to either not notice the Dell'otto or not bother to order it at all. It truly is a completionist's nightmare, and a rare variant hunter's wet dream. Hardly ever offered for sale, in any condition, there are multiple reports of only about 225 of these being produced , and the more time that passes, the more that number looks to be accurate, as however few copies there are have already disappeared into permanent collections, and it is a veritable feeding frenzy when a copy does find its way to market. To this day only one or two of these surfaces publicly for sale a year, and they are never anywhere to be found at conventions. If there is such a thing as "Golden Age rarity" in the Modern Age, the ASM 667 Dell'Otto has it, and at this rate, there could easily come a time when years go by without any copy seeing the light of day. Thanks for reading, and until next time, happy hunting! -J.

Considering that a 3.5 just sold for $120k in April, yeah those are some unimpressive numbers for a 6.5 and a 7.5 . -J.

There word "listing" should be clickable near the top of the page that takes you to the original listing of the link, Ebay item number 112988055203. -J.

Did a boardie spring for this ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Danger-Girl-2-Smoking-Gun-Ruby-Red-Variant-Cliffhanger-98-Rare-PGX-9-2/112988055203?hash=item1a4e9ce6a3:g:5tAAAOSwhEla9gW8&redirect=mobile .... a PGX 9.2 copy of Danger Girl 2 Ruby Red for $3k. -J.

A 7.5 for $257k and a 6.5 for $175? You guys are crazy those are two very underwhelming results for this book. The only question is whether or not it's because of a mini glut of blue label copies on the open market this year, or if it is indicative or ominous of something bigger. -J.

Yes and this is why Voldy slabs sell for cut rate prices compared to similarly graded CGC copies. -J.

Isn't the answer to why this book spiked obvious? When C-list Bronze Age characters like Swamp Thing, Moon Knight, Luke Cage and Ghost Rider started selling close to or in excess of Wolvie's first appearance, a massive increase in prices in Hulk 181 was not only foreseeable, it was inevitable. -J.

What "holes"? The Spawn 185 makes the list because it sells for $2k+ raw which is more than what many of the books that do make the list sell for in a slabbed 9.8. Spawn 189 doesn't make the list because the cheapest book on here sells for $1500+. The virgin edition of Vengeance of Moon Knight is a ten year old book that only has two total slab sales ever, the first, just in April of this year, and only one first to market 9.8, and is more likely than not a second printing. There are plenty of other books on this list that are as rare or rarer that have sold for big $ for years and that's the obvious answer for why there are more slabbed copies. Read the initial mission statement and criteria of this list on page 1 of the thread if you have any further questions or concerns. -J.

Never heard of the Vengeance of Moon Knight book. Thanks for the heads up on that one. Going to have to wait for more than just the one, first to market 9.8 to sell before the book could realistically make the list (I'm also wondering if it's not actually, technically a second printing). Will keep an eye on that one. Spawn 185, I'm already familiar with, doesn't sell high enough to make the list, and Spawn 185 is already on the list. I'll be updating this list today. @Sensei Ryan I'll have to see if it's possible to pin updated versions of the list in some kind of way. -J.

You are one of the largest dealers on the web. A certain quote from Amazing Fantasy 15 comes to mind. -J.