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Interesting. Do you have pictures? Normally I'd say that a seal is irrelevant but if it's verifiable that it's from the serial number contest, you're very likely to find some interest in them over at valiantfans.com

If you're suggesting a "perfect storm," that suggest to me you want all of these things together. But you're unlikely to get #5 if #2 is already the case. Your best bet is recognizing that the team has talent which the collecting community hasn't fully recognized yet. Given the criteria, Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta is one recent book that comes closest to filling the criteria. Speculators jumping on a low print run book, buying all copies they can see online, then hyping on their own websites creating desirability. Wash, rinse, repeat. The lemmings mentality and some just eat it up. examples? Does anybody really care about combo variants?

If you're suggesting a "perfect storm," that suggest to me you want all of these things together. But you're unlikely to get #5 if #2 is already the case. Your best bet is recognizing that the team has talent which the collecting community hasn't fully recognized yet. Given the criteria, Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta is one recent book that comes closest to filling the criteria.

I'm curious as to how you come up with your prices. Do you keep raising the number until you get to a point where no one reasonable would pay it? Not being facetious here. Obviously there are enough unreasonable people out there for this strategy to make money, as you like to remind us in the heating up threads. In divad's defence, he does put up extremely large scans, that allow the buyer to well judge the book for themselves. I don't necessarily agree with all of his grades, but he is a dramatic step above the average eBay seller, where 'NM' nets you an 8.0-8.5 copy. I wasn't even commenting on his grading here (as this issue seems to be in really decent shape), but rather just on how he decides on prices. Many of the results he posts don't seem to be based on other sales of the issue, and the numbers seem somewhat random.

I'm curious as to how you come up with your prices. Do you keep raising the number until you get to a point where no one reasonable would pay it? Not being facetious here. Obviously there are enough unreasonable people out there for this strategy to make money, as you like to remind us in the heating up threads. There are plenty of collectors out there who realize to get quality HG books, you have to pay the price. A good many of my books get sold to SS flippers (who actually need the book before they can have it signed and flip it for three to four times more). You don't seem to take issue with any of those sellers (many of whom reside here). Anyone who has actually bought from me (now there's a concept for you) knows they're getting the real deal, plain and simple. Why would I take issue with people who buy books to get signed?

I'm curious as to how you come up with your prices. Do you keep raising the number until you get to a point where no one reasonable would pay it? Not being facetious here. Obviously there are enough unreasonable people out there for this strategy to make money, as you like to remind us in the heating up threads.

I'm curious as to how you come up with your prices. Do you keep raising the number until you get to a point where no one reasonable would pay it?

While I agree with the conclusion that this is the key, you're torturing the term "appearance" as commonly accepted by comic collectors to make your case, so I disagree with your reasoning in this attempt. This is what people who argue for ads as first appearances are doing. Much better. We're introduced to the concept of the character in a storytelling setting and given a visual of the character (the latter being an important companion to the former, otherwise the mention of a character we haven't seen would suffice).

but they are wrong. its #8. Its Domino, she's there. She talks, she's on the cover. Don't be fooled by the liberal media. +1 http://marvel.com/universe/Domino_%28Neena_Thurman%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_%28comics%29 Wait are you in the #8 or #11 train? The Wikipedia article says her first full appearance is #11 in the very first paragraph Wikipedia also says that Darkhawk's first appearance is in Marvel Age. Wikipedia says whatever someone wants it to say.

New Mutants 98 has 1972 combined

Valiant announced sales of over 70,000 on the main title (Book of Death #1), so the 1:25 books (Legends of the Geomancer #1) should be around 3,000 copies. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/30/valiants-book-of-death-1-has-over-70000-orders-valiantsummit/ I'll have to buy a copy for sure. Maybe two or three. Has anybody here read the Geomancer book, that can if anything of importance happens/new characters, Like all the crazy stuff that happened in Book of Death 1, or is it just a lame more-of-the-same spin-off that's rare, but meaningless overall..?... I haven't read it yet, but since it's supposed to be the story of the first Geomancer, it's safe to say that that's one first appearance. Who knows whether all of those cameos in that one image in Book of Death will make a difference down the road. There is a good chance those cameos you mention may be pretty popular. Seeing as how valiant fans put a lot of love into cameos, like some guy playing a saxophone in one panel, a dude showing up on the last page of EW 4, a guy in a white suit boarding a flight, ect. I remember when the pre-unity books were coming out and Valiant always made a "thing" out of doing cameos for most new characters. Back then all those Valiant cameos were hot items, and still are according to recent sales. Yes, for characters that are top-10 characters in the Valiant Universe, there is demand for cameos. It remains to be seen whether any of these characters eventually fit that description. I have a hunch that one of the reasons they threw a bunch of new characters in there is specifically so people will hoard them, knowing the aftermarket history with cameos, so fewer get returned. (It would be a smart way to achieve that.)

Valiant announced sales of over 70,000 on the main title (Book of Death #1), so the 1:25 books (Legends of the Geomancer #1) should be around 3,000 copies. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/30/valiants-book-of-death-1-has-over-70000-orders-valiantsummit/ I'll have to buy a copy for sure. Maybe two or three. Has anybody here read the Geomancer book, that can if anything of importance happens/new characters, Like all the crazy stuff that happened in Book of Death 1, or is it just a lame more-of-the-same spin-off that's rare, but meaningless overall..?... I haven't read it yet, but since it's supposed to be the story of the first Geomancer, it's safe to say that that's one first appearance. Who knows whether all of those cameos in that one image in Book of Death will make a difference down the road.

Check out the KAMALA KHAN thread. There's a big discussion about it over there.

They will continue unless it's the sales that are diluted.

If I'm reading correctly, you're getting service from the top!

I'm guessing you're getting played. Stored ordered enough to get the incentive and is just dumping the books that aren't otherwise accounted for on you.

Did you send those for grading yourself or did you buy them already slabbed? Either way congrats, I waited too long to pick this up. I sent these in myself. They are 6 of the 8 copies I bought when the book was released. The one that I had on-hand that I didn't submit is now in for grading. I didn't submit that one initially because it wasn't in as good condition as the others, but then I wasn't expecting as many 9.8s, so maybe the one I left out is a better grade than I thought. How many were newsstand variants? Just trying to get a feel for how often these are coming through CGC's doors. All are from a comic shop. I really only picked up comics from newsstands from about '87–'89. I do have a nice Silver Surfer #1 newsie.

Were all of those 25 for Book of Death? Because if that's the case, I'd tell your LCS to keep them all and buy them elsewhere.

Did you send those for grading yourself or did you buy them already slabbed? Either way congrats, I waited too long to pick this up. I sent these in myself. They are 6 of the 8 copies I bought when the book was released. The one that I had on-hand that I didn't submit is now in for grading. I didn't submit that one initially because it wasn't in as good condition as the others, but then I wasn't expecting as many 9.8s, so maybe the one I left out is a better grade than I thought.

I remember when that was *the* book to have. Right around the time I started collecting.

What are the chances they do one for Willrow Hood?

Divinity #1 1:40 variant still selling well: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Divinity-2015-1-1-50-Lewis-LaRosa-variant-NM-M-1st-appearance-/201382862192?nma=true&si=%252BUQpMSAQLXB%252BUEeAXt6MpDH65K4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

That's why it's important to identify the things that might be desirable that "we basically threw away" and not throw them away.

Malla, Itchy, and Lumpy. I'd love to see Disney include the Holiday Special in official canon. Lucas's head would explode.

I was about to ask how you got advance copies… and then I saw who posted the comment.