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B/S 4 was a Euro cover that reprinted a page in an existing comic though. The SDCC variant wasn't all that scandalous for those reasons.

Just back from the slab shop! First 9.8s on the census! (And probably hitting the marketplace soon so I can pay for all my other slabbings.)

Is it sad the first thing I noticed was he drew a foot?

That's definitely not the norm though. I suspect they allowed that because there's no way a store could move 3,000 copies of that variant. Even 500 would be tough.

Well, the Supergirl German Turner variant is still selling for $1,800 in 9.8 format. The Aspen comics virgin of that cover that was released this year (and much better looking frankly) is only about $250 in 9.8. So if that's any indication, I doubt it'll affect it too much. Might also be a good time to buy it as people may panic flip it for cheaper. What I wonder though is it says only 1000 released online. Does this mean another 2000 will be released at conventions?

Just out of curiosity, did you know about this? Seems like its right up your alley if not.

Bump, price drop on both.

GI Joe Lot includes 60 issues. Reading copies, but mostly VF or higher. Asking $30 for the lot. GI Joe 1-24 (by Image Comics). GI Joe 25-29, 34, 43 (by DDP Comics) Issue 25 isn't pictured. Looks like it got bent in the box and has a gnarly crease in it. GI Joe Frontline 1-12 (by Image Comics) The sharpie looking "X" in Issue 16 is in the cover art. GI vs Transformers 1-6 (by Image Comics) GI vs Transformers: The Art of War (by Udon Comics) 1-6

-Shipping $7 however much you buy. US only, though PM me if you're outside and we can work out shipping. -Paypal only. -Returns accepted, but you pay return shipping. - First gets it. -No Probs/HOS The Transformers lot includes 64 issues. They're all reading copies, but 95% should be VF to NM. Asking $40 for the lot. G1 1-6 + Issue 1 foil variant, Cover #1B and preview issue) G2(?) 1-6 G3 (?) 1-5, 7 Armada/Energon 1-29 (somehow I don't have the final issue) War Within 1-6 More than Meets the Eye 1, 4 ,5 7 Beast Wars 1-3

Quick flippers right now are definitely saturating the market. But I think it's the reality of store exclusives. Currently, they just don't hold short-term market value. I will say though, it seems like it takes an average comic 3-5 years to mature in value. So time will tell if they are good long-term investments.

I wouldn't worry, just wait a few months before you scoop it up. There's probably going to be close to 150-200 9.8s out of there by the time all the companies selling it slab their pre-sales. This is before regular people do. Metal 2 also has a 700 print run vs the other's 600. Metal 1's Ultimates Virgins are already below retail cost, 4 is getting close, and 5 no doubt will as well. Just wait a bit and I'm sure this one will be too.

Please, you were rude to them on Facebook, not to mention the bolded comment is not even close to what they said. When I asked them, they were happy to retroactively refund me the $25 if I made a purchase that day. They even extended the sale another 18 hours to as an apology for anyone who couldn't purchase it. Aspen does have a big problem of trying to continue to capitalize on Turner's legacy. I'd agree there. They really need to move on and try to make more original content.

Not a bad haul. Looks like 3 "C" variants? Also, how were the grades? I suspect in the coming days will be a really good time to get some Campbell variants for cheap.

I would agree it's likely just the junk he can't sell on his website going into the boxes. Keep in mind it may also be stuff like Midtown exclusive copies that retail for $5-6.

Seriously, how bad does Marvel's QC have to be to let that slip on thousands of comics?

I'll wait for the inevitable convention exclusive edition with all 8 on one cover.

You can leave negative feedback. I've had stuff like this happen, and it was possible. With only two feedback, it'll basically kill that account's credibility at least.

Wow, I can't imagine how long that took you. Can't wait to check it out!

I have the entire dark horse star wars run, and those stories are easily in my top 5. I'm so stoked.

"Ultra limited", but no print run listed.

Anyone else notice the B&W and Color editions were just $6? Past non-virgin editions must not sell well at all.

He usually posts who does his colors. Nei Ruffino is one of his more common colorists. According to JSC's splash page, Sabine Rich did the Gwen's, and Ula Mos did the Black Cats. Also, the $5,000 was an educated guess. I've heard ballpark numbers of other artists going for around $10,000 for a cover, so $5,000 seemed in the realm of possibility. Could be more, could be less.

If that was correct, if they took 70% of a $50 comic, that'd leave the seller with $15 profit before printing costs, artist costs, inker costs, shipping costs, and marketing. A $20 comic would be just a little over $6. There is no way their cut would be anywhere near that. There's zero profit there. Marvel has tons of incentive for making this a lucrative business for store owners. It's free money, free publicity, and an easy way to artificially inflate their numbers.

Well as I stated, if Marvel charges him cover price per issue, then they still get close to $40,000. Also stated was factoring into my numbers was paying his colorist $5,000 per issue for four issues. You do make a good observation about transaction fees though. That would knock 10-15 grand off the final number. Web hosting divided up between exclusives is probably not more than a few hundred per release tops. As for your last bit, why would JSC stop if he was clearing that much money? He realizes there's a demand and he capitalizes on it. He gets to do what he loves and can make a ton of money off it. From a fan POV it's frustrating, but from a business POV I'd probably do the same thing.

Here's what I figured on the Black Cat listing. There's some generalizing here, but it's probably pretty close. I don't know exactly what it costs him per issue to print, but I remember somewhere someone saying it's Cover Price. So he printed total 9,650 copies of all variants. That's $38,600 in costs to print. For the A-D unsigned set it was $113 after 15% off. That comes out to 5,400 issues. (I realize not all D issues were sold online, but for the sake of the argument that they'll be the same price at Cons, go with me here.) D only has 1,350 issues, so just in A, B, C, D set sales alone, that's $152,550. For the remaining A-C sets, that's 2,430 issues, or 810 sets at $78 each. That comes out to $63,180. A+B sets come out to $27,000 Remaining A set comes out $7,650 That comes out to $250,380 for the sales of all the issues. This doesn't include the additional funds from signing the issues or any sales he sells at full price. If we average he signs half the books at $5 markup a pop, that's an additional $20,000. Shipping is $7, so postage and cardboard are covered there. Obviously there's costs to pay people to package stuff up and he has to pay his colorists. But even at $5,000 a color times 4 issues, and let's say an additional $10,000 in shipping labor, he's still pulling in $201,000 for that one issue.