Jeffreykli

Backtracking a bit to the IDW TMNT; I've found that any Cover A from the first 7 or so sell very quickly; followed by the RI Cover. For some reason, Cover B doesn't move at all. On #5A, that's the first cover by Mateus Santolouco, and appears to be relatively hard to find.

That's a good reference, but books like Batman 397, 398, and 399 had a bunch of printings, IIRC up to 4 or 5 printings. Bats 457 had a bunch of printings as well.

Here's my copy:

Wow; looks like I sold mine too cheap.

282 has gne up in value? It's been quarter bin fodder for years. Over the past couple of months, I've sold 3-5 raw NM Uncanny #282s for $8-10 each.

I feel for Royce, but bottom line, I don't see RR as HOS worthy and I think it would set a bad precedent. While RR's case of deception was extreme, where would the line be drawn? Would it be a dollar amount threshold, or any deceit in negotiations? Not every lowball offer or sob story is HOS worthy, otherwise the HOS would be pretty full. Would we want to flip the situation and allow PL or HOS nominations for sellers who come up with a "story" to back out of the deal? Too much ambiguity to be enforceable in my opinion.

Here are mine Golden (1) Action #1 (2) Detective #1 (3) Detective #27 (4) Captain America #1 (5) All-Star #3 Currently, 0 for 5! Silver (1) Amazing Fantasy #15 (2) Fantastic Four #1 (3) Showcase #4 (4) Incredible Hulk #1 (5) Brave and Bold #28 Currently, 1 for 5! Bronze (1) Incredible Hulk #181 (2) Amazing Spider-Man #129 (3) Giant Sized X-Men #1 (4) Green Lantern #76 (5) Batman #232 Currently, 5 for 5! Copper (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1st Print) (2) Albedo #2 (3) Primer #2 (4) Amazing Spider-Man #300 (5) Daredevil #168 Currently, 5 for 5! Modern (1) Walking Dead #1 (2) Bone #1 (1st Print) (3) San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (4) New Mutants #98 (5) Uncanny X-Men #266 Currently, 4 for 5!

Just a random thought: Didn't QVC or HSN make some "rare" collectible comic books around the time of the Death of Superman? Could this be one of them?

Put it this way, how much money would you need to make to make a 200 mile round trip? What's that, 3-4 hours of driving? Plus $15 in gas? Factor in the additional work to actually sell the books. For me, I'd need to make at least $300 in guaranteed profit.

I think readership will improve with the TPB and the new arc with #5. I also really like the promotion that Image is doing with #5; for every 20 ordered, the retailer gets a free TPB. Hopefully retailers will pass along some discount on the TPBs to hook new readers.

That clarification does not change my +1 What does "unread and untouched" have to do with pristine? It's certainly possible that some books got damaged in packing/transit from Diamond. It's also certainly possible that a copy has been opened, handled, read, etc. and still garner a 9.8 or higher from CGC. Conservatively, I'd say at least 1/2 of the print run are 9.8 candidates and higher, although for Todd #1, I'm not sure how prevalent the spotting on the left side of the front cover are, and whether CGC would consider that a printing defect or downgrade the book. Get a loupe and look at the bottom left corner. All mine look like a head of cabbage. Even my slabbed 9.8 I mean this: Notice the spotting on the man's suit? I this this particular defect was pretty common with the run.

That clarification does not change my +1 What does "unread and untouched" have to do with pristine? It's certainly possible that some books got damaged in packing/transit from Diamond. It's also certainly possible that a copy has been opened, handled, read, etc. and still garner a 9.8 or higher from CGC. Conservatively, I'd say at least 1/2 of the print run are 9.8 candidates and higher, although for Todd #1, I'm not sure how prevalent the spotting on the left side of the front cover are, and whether CGC would consider that a printing defect or downgrade the book.

Getting back on track on the RRP, from what I've seen and heard, I think a lot of the print run is less than 9.8. Think about how they were shipped; almost every copy was distributed from Diamond in the C2E2 retailer gift pack, which included about 10 comics plus a lot of toys and other merchandise in a very big box. Only the PP and EoW came in a bag and board, and all of the comics got thrown around in transit. Personally, both of my PP and EoW from the gift pack had small color breaking creases from when the books were put into the bag and board.

+1 If the buyer already suspects the book is trimmed, he likely factored it into his purchase decision. But, since it wasn't disclosed, we can't assume that the buyer knows, especially since the seller didn't disclose it.

Not sure, but it only had a print run of 48,804 Also, some claim it's hard to get in high grade. Don't know how much truth there is to that. If I recall correctly, that's the issue with the lowest print run of the surrounding issues (#19-29). Print run starts to increase with #30.

As far as I know it was 1 copy pr. account - so it didn't matter how many employees you sent to the summit, each store would only be mailed 1 copy. +1 Each Diamond shipment this week should have contained the retailer summit gift pack, if the account registered for the summit at C2E2 and attended. As far as I know, the gift pack only included the PP #10 RRP and the EoW #1 RRP. (I'll be picking up a gift pack this weekend so I can double-check, although other Boardies should be able to chime in as to the exact contents sooner).

With this website, you can search for what comics were available or dated during a particular month. Mike's Amazing World of Comics Time Machine I'm looking for any book with an August 1969 stamp.

I'll join in; here's my copy. Bought it from an OO. I have another mid-grade that Neal signed and personalized to me.

Great Preacher cover, Matthew!

To me, CC's situation doesn't warrant inclusion on the Probation List. I think there were still too many variables, even if the meeting took place, before a deal was struck. They could have disagreed on the grade, or quibbled about price. Having said all that, I think the seller didn't really negotiate in good faith, and should have upheld their end of the deal, if an in-person meeting wasn't feasible. So, not a good seller, but not Probation List worthy.

Purchased a bunch of books; smooth and easy transaction. Great stuff!

more good points, I have been in all of the scenarios you describe. What do you think about this: 5 results exist, 2 BIN, 3 Auction....all occur on the same day. the three auctions average around 20-25 bids, and all of the auction values are around 10-15% lower than the two BINs. If you average the results of all 5 equally does that truly represent the value of the book? Should two people willing to pay "up" to avoid having to bid be viewed as nearly equivalent to the many people who werent? Obviously those two can't be ignored, because people were willing to pay it. But I dont think a minority of people (who could just have more money, or be less informed), should be viewed as an equally weighted group to the larger bidding group. That being said, when a book's value is under going a lot of change, like a first release or a book suddenly affected by a movie/tv show, than a "fair value" might not exist yet. The Buy It Now's in those case will have a far greater influence. Speculation and fear of missing out will be weighed against overpaying and reaching. (Bedlam sketch for $550 anyone.....) BINs provide a ceiling on the price of a book, so auctions should be less than the BIN (unless two bidders get caught up in the auction and push the final price higher). Presumably, if someone is looking for a book, they would take a look at the available BINs; if they thought the price was too high or they could get it for cheaper, they should wait for an auction. In the auction, if the auction price met the BIN price, they should stop bidding and just buy the BIN book. Also, available quantity at that auction might affect the price. For example, Bedlam #1 (regular cover) is a hot book right now. My friend sold 20 copies between last Wednesday and Sunday on eBay for $6.50 each. I listed 7 copies 2 days ago at $5.99, and one buyer bought all 7. He may not have wanted 1 at $5.99, but was more willing to pay that price for all 7.

That was quite the steal. Sharp looking book, Mike. Yeah, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. At least it went to a good home. (thumbs u

One of the bidders has 29 total bids in the last 30 days and 12 of them are on that item. I know, but there isn't anything special about those issues that makes sense for a couple bidders to make it over $200 no? Just checked out the auction; for 18 books, the $230 current price doesn't make sense other than shilling. The Spawn #100s and #185s go for roughly $10-20 each, but that's only half of the price. No way the other 13 books are $10 each.

If it's under 3lbs, and you don't need tracking, you can send it via first class air mail, which is substantially cheaper than priority mail.