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3 minutes ago, tv horror said:

??????????? Were they still steaming.

They are the plastic vehicles that look like this.  The figures came with them in their packaging:

11 hours ago, BuscemasAvengers said:

Had these ... they were bloody awesome! Billy Blastoff too!!

I've still got my brother's Major Matt Mason figure, my Sgt Storm figure, some cat tracs, and a Space Satellite carry case.

4.0 - 4.5, with the value on that book I'd get it presses and slabbed

5.5 - 6.0, good luck

19 hours ago, gadzukes said:

GRADE IS IN.......

6.5 Blue Label with OW pages.  Woo Hoo!!!

I'm pretty stoked, this is a tough book to find in higher grades. 

You guys were spot on with your grades.  I was hoping for 7.0, but I suspected 6.5 and that's what it got.

Congrats and I was in the range!

5 hours ago, JTLarsen said:

A rapid increase in prices alone doesn't tell us it's speculation. It could just be collectors who've always wanted it deciding they need to act now to get it in their PCs. Or new collectors awakening to its importance. A price run-up doesn't tell us the motives of the buyers.

If you were around for the 1990's (yes, a different type of speculation there) you'd know that what's been happening for the last 2 years feels a lot like what happened then.  It all comes down to an opinion.  I have mine and you may or may not look at it the same way.  If not, please share why you feel the sudden increase in price has occurred.

58 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

You are correct, it took something to trigger it, the DIsney situation in this case. But the magnitude of the jump can be attributed to the undervalued factor. I suspect that even if they announce plans for a SIlver Surfer movie, percentage wise, we would not see as big a jump as this year.

Jumps have happened in many keys.  Maybe not to this level but some large jumps have occurred.  IH 181 in 5.0 had 3 sales in July (non-signed) over $2000.00.  It had a sale on 6-25-18 for 1950.00.   Last year in July, the freight on that book was $1000.00 to 1200.00.  That isn't an undervalued book.  Lots of factors involved, but I have to believe we are in for a big correction.

So, does that mean that the book might be going back down in price?  I'd like to add a better grade to my collection if the prices start to drop.

6 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

Sometimes, a so called 'bubble' happens because the book has been undervalued for so long. I bought my 9.2 at least 15 years or so ago for the aggressive price of 1,500 . For years, there was no way I could ever get my money back out of it until recently.  Being underwater on the book for so long, I was tempted to sell early this year when the prices were in the 2,500 range. I was approached by numerous WTB requests but they all wanted to buy at last year's prices, making my decision to keep it an easy one. While this was always a desirable book, the Surfer was not on the cover and there was always the comments about multiple warehouse finds, keeping the price down.  Now, I regret not picking up the whole trilogy. With that in mind, I now turn my attention to the Wolverine trilogy ! HaHa.

While the book may have been undervalued the entire jump in pricing, like I quoted, can't be laid at the feet of undervaluation.

I can't believe the explosion of what people are paying for the book.  CGC 5.0 mid summer 2017 were going for 225.00 - 325.00.  2018, prices are $700.00+ - 1000.00.  Holy smokes, lots of speculation going on.  When will the bubble burst?

That's the same article that CC posted but on another website.  That's interesting.  Almost like some PR machine is sending it out trying to get traction to make it happen.  If Disney does it, I wonder how they will get around the HR/legal implications for anyone else under their umbrella that was disciplined for the same thing?

6.0, good luck

7.0 - nice book!

Getting mad at Disney is kind of weird.  They handled a situation that went mainstream in a way that allows them to make more money and avoid damaging their brand.  Directors, just like actors, are replaceable. 

9 hours ago, tv horror said:

 

 

That's hilarious.

3.0

Just as I have issues with Sean Murphy's new work on Batman.  To each his own.  Not my cup of tea. 

If craft is so important then why aren't artist like Philip Tan, Brett Booth, and Matt Wagner's works more sought after? 

Matt Wagner's style is a throwback to another era, he has produced some important/iconic comics, and has worked on major characters.  Wagner's work on the Shadow is amazing.  He was born to illustrate stories set in the 1940's.  Also, he's perfect for Batman books set during that time.

Philip Tan is a modern master.  His work is stylistic, and incredibly detailed.  He's gaining in popularity.  If you don't know his work then take a look at this connecting cover he shared on twitter:

Spider-Man 4 & 5 connecting covers

Brett Booth has been around since the 1990's and his work on the Flash was better than anyone else in memory.  The way he illustrated the movement of the Flash was groundbreaking.  If he's been doing that work on that character in the 1990's he'd have been a major star. 

11 hours ago, 1950's war comics said:

Gavin MacLeod  born 02/28/31 is still alive and kicking.....

then and now

He'll always be the Captain to me.

8.0, and maybe a 8.5

The question can be answered by looking at the classic car market.  Generally, the vehicles at the top of the mountain remain the same and continue to increase in value..  After that, vehicle's desirability/values rise and fall as the age groups within the hobby start to age out.  The new blood seeks vehicles that makes them feel warm and fuzzy, remembering a better time in their lives, and the values adjust accordingly.  The styles change too.  The older crowd doesn't understand why the new blood want X,Y, or Z, and the younger crowd could care less about many of the vehicles that the older crowd held dear.

On 8/6/2018 at 6:17 PM, 1950's war comics said:

i'm thinking that Tomahawk might just be one of the longest running / least collected series out there

they have some awesome covers along with the well known Neal Adams covers too

 

That's a harsh cover.  Was that the reason the guy wrote Bone Tomahawk?  Brutal movie.

Ok, but is it an "A", "B", "C", or "D" page? 

Frank Foster II's artwork is going to be put up for sale on eBay on Aug 17.

Art That Claims to Be the 'Original Batman' To Go on Sale on eBay