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It's getting out of hand. I think entry into the club at a .5 complete is around 5,000$...Whats a copy like that running for these days? I also have a 1.8 SS copy, too. Last I checked - and this was a number of years ago - it was valued around $2400 give or take. I presume it's doing better?That is correct. My 0.5 complete listed as restored due to cover trimming was purchased of eBay for a best offer made on a $5000 listing. If you read up though, I was not the purchaser so I do not know the accepted offer.
There is zero sign of this book slowing down. The only thing that could change it would be an unexpected find of new issues. I always wonder on a book like this where there are about 2700 slabbed, how many raws are still left.
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WD 100 regular cover a had both Negan and Lucille. Cover a;s have time proven history over second prints.
Generally yes, but l'll take WD 100 2nd prints over the 1st print all day long. Negan full body pic, low print run and the black cover is tough in 9.8. WD 100 3rd print is another good one
I have the Adlard Sketch variant. I am happy with that.
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Newest addition, a 2.5!
Now you are just hording them!!!
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Not really? Did they make any guarantees of condition?
Highly unlikely they'd make a guarantee. Yet 9.8 SS copies are not only guaranteed, they are witnessed!
And a lot of these big stores that get 100's of copies, will pre-scan copies for CGC submission, put those to the side and sell the "bad" copies.
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I just picked up the last issue of 1 at my LCS. He had at least 3 or 4 issue hung around for a full month.
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Alias #1 CGC 9.8 two bids. 2 days left. $305.
I have about a 9.6 than needs grading. Why must CGC be so slow at times.
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Is there a complete list of Campbell covers that are official covers, not store or JSC website exclusives?
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For laughs, the All New Wolverine variant is still for sale at $30 for the pair, but yet from our friends at eBay......
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Suicide Squad #40 CGC 9.8 SS. Signed by John Ostrander. Only SS copy (1 of 2 graded).
one of my favorite subtly inappropriate covers.
Not a very attractive Amanda Waller.
Amanda Walker was unattractive until her character redesign for the new 52.
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I picked up my whole series for $32 (including a 9.4 #1 and a NM+ MGC reprint of #1) not much longer ago than that. I was the only bidder.
i'd have to double check my thread, but my recollection is that i sold a #1 here for over $30 like a year ago and it was not better than a NM, so i don't think there was any "it might be a 9.8" thing going on. the book was warm for a while.
I think Alias 1 will hold up as long as Netfilx/Marvel is using the character. Alias 24 is more of a gamble, if they kill him this season its one and done.
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You noticed the Pair counter in the 400's, but the individual books never fell that far in the 900's. Watching this one closely.
And also selling well before release date (Wednesday), is the Extraordinary X-Men Campbell variant.
Regarding the Extraordinary X-Men Campbell variant. A lot of people are focused on the X-23 variant and this one is flying under the radar. Not much buzz about it at all. Even JSC hasn't posted anything about it on his social media. However, midtown looks like it's already sold out.
I can see this selling well after release date as well.
Copies are selling for about $30 right now. From what I have seen most Campbell stuff holds its value fairly well, unless you get it right at the peak of the release wave. I would expect this to climb to 40 to 50 over the next 2 weeks, and settle in between 35 and 40. I personally like it, but picking Magic is a little strange.
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Have sold 2 ASM #4 Ramos variant CGC 9.8's off of EBay today. I haven't moved any in about 3 months... is something going on with Silk I don't know about?
I think she is getting a new number 1.
Who isn't, these days...
Honestly, it was the only thing I could think of that was happening tho the character.
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You are now seeing a spike in the sales and value of Alias 24, the first modern Purple Man appearance. Apparently the print run is low in the area of 17k, and the book is now selling int he mid 20's raw.
Never chase the villain books, be it Jessica Jones, or Avengers Infinity War. A new hero not previously cared about, (Jessica), sure. A villain who is one and done, sell that into the hype
100% correct.
I did not purchase an Alias 24.
I did however add a high grade Alias 1 recently.
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Have sold 2 ASM #4 Ramos variant CGC 9.8's off of EBay today. I haven't moved any in about 3 months... is something going on with Silk I don't know about?
I think she is getting a new number 1.
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i buy these books. i just try to find them priced at pre-movie hype prices. not so easy to do, of course, particularly with so many of my honey holes closing shop.
Did you ever consider they are closing shop because they do not realize what their stuff is worth?
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As a side note. Do we know what the official variants for this look like? I have not been about to dig them up.
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Kilgrave (The Purple Man) looks to be the major villain in the new series.
http://comicbook.com/2015/11/02/all-jessica-jones-season-1-titles-and-synopses-revealed/
Yes, breaking as of months ago when they hired David Tennant.
You are now seeing a spike in the sales and value of Alias 24, the first modern Purple Man appearance. Apparently the print run is low in the area of 17k, and the book is now selling int he mid 20's raw. -
You got lucky even after reading your story I would never buy anything like that (could simply not trust them)!!
I am 100% with you and still think it is a scam!!! This book is worth $4000 to $5000, ASM 1 that they would give away I am saying is in the $1000 to $2000 range. So each box then contains $25 to maybe $100 worth of books. So being very generous he "sells" 35k worth of comics and brings in 99k assuming all the boxes sold. The company running this makes out like a bandit.
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I am well aware it is a 0.5, and marked restored (cover trimmed), but I get to join the club. The comic is at least complete. Best thing yet I won it in a mystery box contest!!!!
Best mystery box win ever!!!
+1 - let's hear the story.
The story is I saw one of those mystery box contests show up on my Facebook feed. Initially, I did not do it, as I am 100% convinced that this stuff is fraudulent. Funny thing, I still am. So totally ignoring my best instincts, I buy two boxes at $99 each, which are guaranteed to contain 5 Silver or Bronze age Spider-Man comics per box, with AF 15 listed as the grand prize, and Amazing Spider-Man 1 as second place. The boxes were limited to 999 of them. The contests ends and the boxes do not ship on time. I contact the company running the contest, and am given the option to cancel my entry, again against my better judgment I do not. About 1 week later I get a priority package containing 10 Bronze age mixed title Spider-Man comics worth maybe $50 on a good day, with this slab tucked between them.
I have never won anything except maybe 5 bucks on a scratch off ticket before, and think I just used up all of my winners luck this time around.
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I really like the Wolverine cover, but still question the value of a store variant.
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Sold mine too early last year. Oh well it was about a 9.0.
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I am well aware it is a 0.5, and marked restored (cover trimmed), but I get to join the club. The comic is at least complete. Best thing yet I won it in a mystery box contest!!!!
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Honestly, who buys these books at a higher price when we know after the movie the price will just go down?
Uh, apparently everybody . . .
I think just your clientele. The dirty little secrete is for every buyer there is a seller. So for every seller that dumps a book when a big announcement is made there must be a buyer for the cycle to continue. Anyone who buys and sells comics is subject to the whims of popularity, character use, movie announcements, etc. Even if you go out of your way to avoid speculation, we are all still affected by it. The only people who do not risk being left "holding the bag" are either long time owners that make no moves when a book spikes, or it is a book we truly cherish and we do not care about market fluctuations. Another rare exception is the few books that are not just key books, but landmark books that will hold their value no matter what (Amazing Fantasy 15, Detective comics 27, Action Comics 1).
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How the hell can a unreleased book be selling for $75. Just hand me your money, it will be better spent.
You are now seeing a spike in the sales and value of Alias 24, the first modern Purple Man appearance. Apparently the print run is low in the area of 17k, and the book is now selling int he mid 20's raw.
I think just your clientele.
Moderns that are heating up on ebay!
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Rule of 1st appearances, keep it simple stupid. If you make this argument, I could claim the 1st appearance of just about any character is before their first appearance. What character does not have a flashback story at some point?