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Voldy no longer exists as it once did, according to the lawsuit. The extent of "the move" most likely begins and ends with their meager customer database and comic book encapsulation and pressing equipment. But by doing it they will be saving a TON of the kind of silly overhead that lead to the company's demise in the first place. Still need to change the name and re-brand though. -J.

The next step and best move on their part would be for Beckett to officially change the name, so as to create some distance between itself and the previous debacle of a company. Making things right with metro ASAP would also be a good move, provided there is merit to its public lawsuit. -J.

I don't. I kinda feel like the fact that you only have a couple Voldy slabs actually proves MY point. And it's because of Mitch that I bought a Cap 1 in 2014 so I owe that man a drink. -J.

Smart man. -J.

Basically what I've been saying the whole time. We all know what really happened here. But again, you have a few monied interests on here who are more interested in name calling and deflection as they attempt to perpetuate the spin (on CGC boards no less, the very definition of "tacky" IMO) than having an honest conversation about, among other things, all the things that Voldy did wrong that got them to this point. -J.

You sound like someone who's very worried. -J.

I agree with this. I also believe that the hope or expectation was that Voldy would obtain enough market share to make itself a buy out target of CGC to consolidate market share. Unfortunately, Voldy was never able to capture much more market than PGX has, turning CGC into a hard pass, so apparently "Plan B" was for Becket to go on a salvaging mission and then get sued by one of the largest comic dealers in the hobby for breach of contract. Definitely sounds like a winning company and game plan to me. -J.

Now that's what I call a helluva pair. -J.

Indeed. This image perfectly summarizes why they went belly up. And I guess them "moving" also explains why they haven't updated their Twitter feed in over six months: https://mobile.twitter.com/cbcscomics?lang=en The determined attempts of a few at rationalizations for this insolvent, failed company here, on the CGC boards, are simultaneously sad and amusing and ultimately futile. -J.

Sales of 9.8 Walking Dead #1 since this thread was started: https://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-WALKING-DEAD-1-CGC-9-8-WHITE-BRAND-NEW-HOLDER-RICK-LABEL/232697188932?hash=item362dd55244:g:MagAAOSwHcpaqGY6&redirect=mobile https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Walking-Dead-1-CGC-9-8-White-Pages-Oct-2003-Image/253533068608?hash=item3b07bf9d40:g:OBIAAOSwCkFapy8-&redirect=mobile -J.

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And the point is....? There's A LOT of books in every single Age of comics that would "probably" be worth less in the absence of some other kind of media giving them a wider or mass audience exposure. -J.

Not really: 9.6: https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Walking-Dead-1-CGC-9-6-1st-print-white-label-NO-RESERVE/263506359411?epid=1201994880&hash=item3d5a33f473:g:i5cAAOSwcN1aZ1wb&redirect=mobile https://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&_trksid=p3750801.m370.h1613&rc=nt&item=282883605558&LH_BIN=1&_pgn=1&item_hash4=a89c9cd8&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Fff3%3D4%26campid%3D5335849815%26toolid%3D10034%26customid%3DeBay-US_go-url_-76d1aaf11675--www.watchcount.com-ilu.ihist.282883605558.-_wcc%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Foffer.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252FeBayISAPI.dll%253FViewBidsLogin%2526item%253D282883605558%2526item_hash4%253Da89c9cd8%2526LH_Complete%253D1%2526LH_BIN%253D1%2526_pgn%253D1%2526rc%253Dnt%2526_trksid%253Dp3750801.m370.h1613%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1535247740688%26rvr_ts%3D742707d71630ab1d3276f878fffcdc1f&LH_Complete=1&ViewBidsLogin= Raw: https://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&_trksid=p3750801.m370.h1613&rc=nt&item=273168529511&LH_BIN=1&_pgn=1&item_hash4=a2d235af&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Fff3%3D4%26campid%3D5335849815%26toolid%3D10034%26customid%3DeBay-US_go-url_-76d1aaf11675--www.watchcount.com-ilu.ihist.273168529511.-_wcc%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Foffer.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252FeBayISAPI.dll%253FViewBidsLogin%2526item%253D273168529511%2526item_hash4%253Da2d235af%2526LH_Complete%253D1%2526LH_BIN%253D1%2526_pgn%253D1%2526rc%253Dnt%2526_trksid%253Dp3750801.m370.h1613%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1535126965600%26rvr_ts%3D742c914e1630a99c64627996ffeacfee&LH_Complete=1&ViewBidsLogin= https://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&_trksid=p3750801.m370.h1613&rc=nt&item=153006597559&LH_BIN=1&_pgn=1&item_hash4=5b32f438&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Fff3%3D4%26campid%3D5335849815%26toolid%3D10034%26customid%3DeBay-US_go-url_-76d1aaf11675--www.watchcount.com-ilu.ihist.153006597559.-_wcc%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Foffer.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252FeBayISAPI.dll%253FViewBidsLogin%2526item%253D153006597559%2526item_hash4%253D5b32f438%2526LH_Complete%253D1%2526LH_BIN%253D1%2526_pgn%253D1%2526rc%253Dnt%2526_trksid%253Dp3750801.m370.h1613%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1535317427425%26rvr_ts%3D742d6e3b1630aa47a850ab78ffeae5d7&LH_Complete=1&ViewBidsLogin= All within the same price range of what they sell for. -J.

Apologies for resurrecting the thread on this joke of a book but.... https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/05/13/the-museum-edition-of-the-walking-dead-1-is-a-fake-sold-for-thousands-of-dollars/#.Wv7caNGsogc.facebook -J.

I addressed this a while back in another thread. I linked about 16 recent sales at the time, grade for grade as well as raw that showed NO difference in pricing, and that remains the case now. -J.

No records kept and no real or consistent difference from what I've ever seen. Especially now. -J.

No problem. See edit above I added a little more info to the post. -J.

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The info I quoted you is from GPA. The last ~$1000 sale was in Feb. 2012. There is no price difference between white and black labels. -J.

Lol I'm not saying that. But the Walking Dead is definitely the butter on Image's bread. It has been and remains their marquee title. And the book hasn't sold anywhere near $1000 in a 9.8 in over six years. It is a modern age pilar and a bona fide grail to many collectors, particularly young ones. Book ain't going nowhere. -J.

Like everything else, it depends. Usually the reprints are nowhere near as valuable. But there is that one Superman/Batman 7 comic that is very valuable. There are also a few Euro only released books by Dell'otto that are pretty pricey and fairly hard to find. -J.

A legitimate case could be made that Walking Dead 1 represents the real start of the "Modern Age". Walking Dead is still a top ten selling title after 15 years. Walking Dead is Image's top selling title, month in and month out. Walking Dead is a legitimate "run" title. As Image's best selling title for the last what, ten years straight, it has helped titles like Saga, Seven to Eternity, etc. be possible. It is a household name at this point. You can say "well it's because of the show blah blah blah". Well without the comic there would have been no show. As I've already stated, Kirkman has the title mapped out for years after the show is done. And even if/when the comic ends, it is not likely the franchise will ever be completely abandoned. And even if it was, there are plenty of series that hsve ended that still sell well and grow in value. If you'e worried about that, how do you feel about, say, Saga, which will be lucky to get to 100 issues over the next 20 years at this rate lol, and won't have multiple TV shows that lasted ten+ seasons. WD is a bona fide multimedia phenomenon. TV shows, video games, funkos, comic books, syndication, a movie at some point is inevitable. These things will not disappear into a black hole simply because the show ends (whenever that will be, it has at least two more seasons coming up). As a (or "the") tent pole book of the Modern Age, if it goes down it's because everything else went down. Similar to what would happen to every other SA key if AF 15 had a severe and protracted price correction or the BA if Hulk 181 ever did. That must about covers it. But I'm sure I could come up with even more reasons if I thought about it a little more. -J.

If the Walking Dead 1 in a 9.8 is ever selling for "$1,000", then every other modern key will also be selling for less than half their current prices as well. -J.

These are awesome. How did you manage to get this kind of inside track? -J.

Awesome colors on that. Looks great for the grade. -J.