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GeeksAreMyPeeps
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Do you have a stash of AS#9 by any chance?
Why is that always the response around here when one can't back up their points otherwise?
Get used to that response.
How is it The Spider-man Sampler is not the first appearance? It came out in may of 2012, months prior to Avenging 9. At the very least it's the first Danvers as Cap cover.
Is it a standalone story, or preview pages?
Introducing The New Captain Marvel right on the cover, this is the cover image to Avenging 9 and the first time we see her in the costume and named as Captain Marvel. Looks to me like this freebie is
first Danvers as Captain Marvel
first costume
first Danvers as Cap Marvel cover.
I really cannot see how anyone here can dispute this.
Looks like your market is already correcting itself, these could be had yesterday for peanuts and even less in large quantity from MCS.
There are going to be a significant number of collectors that consider preview-type books as ads, marketing materials, etc., and not as the storybooks themselves. Therefore, a dispute. But I'd definitely agree with those pointing to Avenging #9 over Captain Marvel #1
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The starting bid and BIN price have increased by a dollar
Doesn't ship to Canada. How am I ever gonna find a copy...? You might have to spend a little more.
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Watched.
We should all bid it up to like $300.
And then all retract our bids on the last day.
Huh?
What? It's hallowe'en. I thought we were pranking this guy.
I think the watching is a harmless prank. The bidding and retracting not so much.
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We should pick some random, zero-interest book and encourage as many people as possible to "Watch" it on eBay, and see what effect, if any, that has.
I like this plan, which book?
My first thought was Turok #1, which you probably can't avoid finding in cheap bins if you tried. Viewed newly listed auction for maximum time to accumulate watches and picked one from someone that expects far too much:
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We should pick some random, zero-interest book and encourage as many people as possible to "Watch" it on eBay, and see what effect, if any, that has.
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Thanos Quest #1 9.8 @ $21 (3 days still to go) & 26 watchers.
Just to be clear, the price isn't exciting but the fact that this book just popped up in the top 10 Most Watched comics list on Lyria Exchange is what is catching my attention. That means more people are thinking about it and are actively looking to buy a copy for themselves. This is what I mean by trends.. It's a nugget of information based on the buying (and watching) habits of collectors like ourselves. Take from it what you want.
One of these days Thanos Quest #1 and 2 and Silver Surfer #34 will pop up there with some of the rest of the Thanos stuff. They are still cheap compared to the prices on everything else.
And watches/views are very valuable information. Is there any way to see how many views an item has had?
Click on that eBay link in the quote. Click "View Full Description." Scroll towards the bottom, after "Questions and answers about this item" and before "Similar items you may be interested in."
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Has anyone seen this
Is this going to be another ASM 129, NM 98, etc? A shartload in supply but always commanding some money
OR
eventually comes back down to earth after the movies finally come out? Thor #344 came back down because it was just a theme like the IG...
It's a key storyline, so it will always be in demand, but I think around the time of the movie(s) is when it will peak (certainly looking long-term as well if you peg to inflation)
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Marvel's movie announcement couldn't come at a worse time for me. I was already on the hunt for a high-grade copy of MSH #13. I was hoping to grab the 9.0 in the Comic Link auction, and though I was willing to pay a bit more than it might be expected to go for, I'm not paying this much:
Should've hunted before all the other boats were in the lake?
I was already looking. Didn't see any high-grade copies at NYCC, but I did upgrade my copy. So, small victories. I was already watching this auction prior to the announcement and was planning on bidding what would have been a decent amount without the announcement.
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Thinking Ms. Marvel #1 isn't going to be a great book to have is foolish.
Her first appearance as a costumed super hero is important, even if her name was "Ms" instead of "Captain".
IMO I would wait on buying any Ms. Marvel comics until I knew for sure that Carol Danvers is going to be Ms. Marvel first before becoming Captain Marvel. Kamala Khan has a better chance being Ms. Marvel in the MCU than Carol Danvers right now.
I think all of the key comics are going to remain keys regardless of how the movie plays out. Keep in mind too that Feige said that the Captain Marvel movie is going to be Carol Danvers. There's lots of movies between now and then to introduce her. My guess is that she'll be introduced, without powers, and will appear in Avengers 2 and Civil War. Mar-Vell will be introduced in GOTG 2 and killed off in Infinity War part 1 and Danvers will take on the name then (since her movie is the one following that).
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Marvel's movie announcement couldn't come at a worse time for me. I was already on the hunt for a high-grade copy of MSH #13. I was hoping to grab the 9.0 in the Comic Link auction, and though I was willing to pay a bit more than it might be expected to go for, I'm not paying this much:
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Does anyone buy the Harley Quinn's for any reason other than the cover? That's why I pick them up, it's absolutely unreadable
I liked this series up until issue 1. Seriously, I enjoyed issue 0, but it was just all downhill from there. I'm pretty much just picking them up now since they are always sold out and a lot of them do have awesome covers (The Hughes and second print variants of issue 1 are killer as well as the bombshell of 7, among others). But I agree, the series is BAD.
This sounds like the description of every '90s Image book that people speculated on that can now be found in cheap bins, if they're even worth taking up space there.
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I'm game.
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What would guys say are the hottest moderns out right now. My Top 10 would consist of
Edge of Spider-verse 2
Wytches NYCC #1
Enormous, almost all of the covers and issues
Wolverine 1,2,3 Months to Die or 8,9,10,11,12
Big Hero 6 1 / Alpha Flight 17
Rat Queens complete sets
Manifest Destiny complete sets
what else ?
I'm certainly surprised that EOSV #2 has been so high for so long. Interesting twist on known characters and a super-cool costume must go a long way.
btw - I haven't read EOSV1, but in #2 there's a 'previously' panel with Spider-Gwen - is that not the first appearance? Cameo? Daydream?
Are you referring to the Deadpool/Hawkeye book?
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Is that an incentive variant or is it just in high demand?
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I wasn't thrilled with the price but since I asked them to hold, I bought one of each. They didn't have both at the show but they shipped the second one out and I received Monday I believe. (I'm in NYC and it was shipped from the Bronx so others should be getting theirs soon as well I imagine.)
I bought them for a friend so hopefully he doesn't mind
Well mine would be shipped to Buffalo so maybe its at the USPS right now. I don't mind waiting just wondering if anyone heard from them since they haven't responded to my emails
Well now you know. For the record, they shipped it in a priority mail envelope inside a larger manila envelope. cardboard from a Priority mail box (not the strongest cardboard) protecting the side of the bag that didn't have the backing board. No damage in transit. Your mileage may vary.
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I wasn't thrilled with the price but since I asked them to hold, I bought one of each. They didn't have both at the show but they shipped the second one out and I received Monday I believe. (I'm in NYC and it was shipped from the Bronx so others should be getting theirs soon as well I imagine.)
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Why do people crack open their CGC comic books?
Because CBCS won't let you post scans of CGC graded comics on their chat-board.
The same reason folks crack out CBCS graded books to post here (thumbs u
I guess some people don't know how to simply crop a picture?
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I think the thing that's being overlooked here, but that we all inherently know, is that it's a bit pointless to try to establish an absolute regarding collecting. In this argument, we're basically dealing with three types of collectors; first appearance hunters, reprint hunters, and completists. Considering that there are different numbers of those types of collectors (and the numbers could be changing all the time), and that each book has its own unique set of characteristics (print run, importance of characters and creators, availability in high grade). Mix all of those factors together and you can cherry pick data to illustrate pretty much any argument, but when you look at everything as a whole you'll see that there aren't going to be any absolutes, especially as collectors enter or leave the market or change their collecting focus.
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I'm not sure if #361 2nd printing is rare but I do know that the market is showing an interest in this comic. Heck, I never thought an Amazing Spider-Man #361 CGC 9.8 1st printing would clear $200 but yet here we are. And Amazing Spider-Man #361 2nd printing seems to be right behind it. Feel free to argue about rarity but it's hard to debate the facts.
This is one of the rare instances that the first prints seem more desirable than the second. I've noticed this on raws, as well as graded:
At this time that appears to be true. The gap is closing recently. Last year it was crazy to see a 2nd printing get over $100+ in 9.8. This year they have been sales of 9.8 2nd printing in the $200's. That's a big gain in less than 365. Just right behind the 1st printing in 9.8 also in the $200's. I'm interested to see if the 2nd printing pulls ahead.
(thumbs u
If the only thing significant about the book is its current perception of "rarity", I wouldn't count on it. The vast majority of collectors want the first print of books like this. The second printing doesn't rank much above novelty status. It is the first print that is the "key". It is the first print that will go NM 98-style nuclear if/when a movie announcement is made, and it will be the one everyone will be chasing. (thumbs u
-J.
Be careful.
'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.'
There are a number of examples now where later printings are more desirable. You may end up being right, but I could see things going he other way.
"Past performance is the best predictor of future success.".
Name one first appearance "key" where a second or subsequent printing is worth more than the first printing (other than the clearly anomalous MOS 18).
-J.
You've just qualified the argument beyond the parameters that 500 stated.
And why is MOS #18 "clearly anomalous"?
What if "Hush" becomes a very popular character?
Batman #608 second print is worth substantially more than the first.
Nearly 30 years ago, the 2nd print of Adventurers #1 was worth much more, because it was the first appearance of Elf Warrior.
It is not without precedent.
So that's a "none" from RMA. And there's nothing "qualified" about the comparison at all.
Hush first appeared in batman 609 actually, unless you count his cover appearance on the 608RRP (which I personally do), and that is by far the most valuable book in the run.
MOS 18 is clearly anomalous because it is the only outlier example of a later printing being "worth" more than the first printing, and there is no guarantee that one random exception will even hold over the long term either.
The collector base at large wants first prints. If you like chasing unicorns, trying to prove the world wrong, be my guest. But my gut tells me the more likely scenario is you have a batch of second prints to sell.
-J.
Not a first appearance, but I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the Hulk #377 3rd print here. Much rarer and more expensive than the dollar box status of the 1st and 2nd prints.
2nd, 3rd, etc printings are becoming the new RRP of the copper age. The fact that this comic has a market value so close to the 1st printing really speaks for itself.
I think it's silly to discount something like the Man of Steel issue, because there's nothing in particular that's out of the ordinary about that. The Hulk issue, however, was printed years after the first print, which seems to me to be an odd case.
There has been some discussion about one of the Ghost Rider reprints being tough to find in high grade. Does that issue in general command a premium compared to the first print.
Also, not Copper, but some of the new Valiant titles have second prints of the first issue that go for more, especially X-O #1.
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I'm not sure if #361 2nd printing is rare but I do know that the market is showing an interest in this comic. Heck, I never thought an Amazing Spider-Man #361 CGC 9.8 1st printing would clear $200 but yet here we are. And Amazing Spider-Man #361 2nd printing seems to be right behind it. Feel free to argue about rarity but it's hard to debate the facts.
This is one of the rare instances that the first prints seem more desirable than the second. I've noticed this on raws, as well as graded:
At this time that appears to be true. The gap is closing recently. Last year it was crazy to see a 2nd printing get over $100+ in 9.8. This year they have been sales of 9.8 2nd printing in the $200's. That's a big gain in less than 365. Just right behind the 1st printing in 9.8 also in the $200's. I'm interested to see if the 2nd printing pulls ahead.
(thumbs u
If the only thing significant about the book is its current perception of "rarity", I wouldn't count on it. The vast majority of collectors want the first print of books like this. The second printing doesn't rank much above novelty status. It is the first print that is the "key". It is the first print that will go NM 98-style nuclear if/when a movie announcement is made, and it will be the one everyone will be chasing. (thumbs u
-J.
Here's where you might have a problem...
When Spidey #361 2nd print came out, later printings were one step above bubonic plague. People bought them, but only if they were forced to, and had no other choice, if they wanted to read them.
They CERTAINLY never bought them to collect. And, it would be another decade before anyone took a "later printing" seriously for any book.
That means this book, and others like it, suffered from attrition rates far above normal for the first printings. That, and the metallic, unforgiving ink means that it will be a difficult book to track down in 9.8.
Not rare...there will likely be more 2nd print 361s on the census than first print #301s by the middle of next year...but certainly toughER to find than first prints, for sure.
The fact that it is a second print definitely counts against it...but these days, the mentality of "2nd printing?? EWWWW! Get it awAY from me!!" is long gone.
We shall see.
Maybe I was an aberration, but I grabbed the second prints for my collection when I saw them. Granted I only grabbed one of most, because I didn't think they were going to be valuable, but I wanted it for my collection. (Mainly just the Marvel ones with the metallic ink, though; I didn't think the roman numerals on the DC reprints made them all that desirable, and still don't.)
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I'm not sure if #361 2nd printing is rare but I do know that the market is showing an interest in this comic. Heck, I never thought an Amazing Spider-Man #361 CGC 9.8 1st printing would clear $200 but yet here we are. And Amazing Spider-Man #361 2nd printing seems to be right behind it. Feel free to argue about rarity but it's hard to debate the facts.
Uh, isn't that what the first 12 pages of this thread are about?
But now we have permission, so it's go time.
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It's probably because of the movie.
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An alpha Lotus. That's pretty much your Action 1 of Magic. Maybe a Beta.
The first few sets, up until Legends, are BIG money. Don't sell until you really get some good advice from people you trust. Otherwise you'll probably get fleeced. I had an Alpha set I sold in 1999, for several thousand. That was 15 years ago. I'm not sure what prices are now, but last time I looked a few years ago, they were off the charts.
+1
A lot of stores are crooks when it comes to magic cards. I have heard plenty of nightmares. To many of them only want to pay you pennies on the dollar.
Alpha has to be going for over $30,000 for the set if they are in NM condition.
Well, it's already been pointed out that an Alpha Lotus alone went for more than that, so I'd guess if all cards were in the original condition, something in the area of $75-100K seems more likely.
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As soon as Carnage is confirmed in a movie, these books will be going for $400 or more in 9.8. So if you're on the fence, get one now before any official announcement.
That assumes that the movie news spike continues indefinitely. I suspect it won't, but when it scales back I can't say.
Doesn't ship to Canada. How am I ever gonna find a copy...? 
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My thoughts exactly. Especially with no bids.