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aerischan

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  1. DC COMICS

     

    OCT160158 ACTION COMICS #970 $2.99

    OCT160160 ALL STAR BATMAN #5 $4.99

    OCT160167 BATMAN BEYOND #3 $2.99

    OCT160259 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #7 $5.99

    OCT160189 DETECTIVE COMICS #947 $2.99

    OCT160193 FLASH #13 $2.99

    OCT160150 JUSTICE LEAGUE SUICIDE SQUAD #2 $3.99

    OCT160249 MOTHER PANIC #2 (MR) $3.99

    OCT160233 TEEN TITANS #3 $2.99

     

     

    IMAGE COMICS

     

    OCT160713 IMAGE PLUS #9 (WALKING DEAD HERES NEGAN PT 9) (MR) $1.99

    OCT160621 MONSTRESS #9 (MR) $3.99

    OCT160634 SAGA #41 (MR) $2.99

     

     

    MARVEL COMICS

     

    OCT160951 BLACK WIDOW #9 $3.99

    OCT160879 CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #8 $3.99

    OCT160719 EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #17 IVX $3.99

    OCT160824 ROCKET RACCOON #1 NOW $3.99

    OCT160936 THUNDERBOLTS #8 $3.99

     

    OCT161014 THUNDERBOLTS TP VOL 01 THERE IS NO HIGH ROAD $17.99

  2. DC COMICS

     

    OCT160175 BATMAN #13 $2.99

    OCT160176 BATMAN #13 VAR ED $2.99

    OCT160209 HARLEY QUINN #10 $2.99

    OCT160215 JUSTICE LEAGUE #11 $2.99

    OCT160216 JUSTICE LEAGUE #11 VAR ED $2.99

    OCT160147 JUSTICE LEAGUE SUICIDE SQUAD #1 (OF 6) $3.99

    OCT160148 JUSTICE LEAGUE SUICIDE SQUAD #1 (OF 6) CONNER VAR ED $3.99

    OCT160149 JUSTICE LEAGUE SUICIDE SQUAD #1 (OF 6) FRANK VAR ED $3.99

    OCT160221 NIGHTWING #11 $2.99

    OCT160222 NIGHTWING #11 VAR ED $2.99

    OCT160272 RAVEN #4 (OF 6) $2.99

    OCT160229 SUPERMAN #13 $2.99

    OCT160230 SUPERMAN #13 VAR ED $2.99

    OCT160237 TRINITY #4 $2.99

    OCT160238 TRINITY #4 VAR ED $2.99

     

     

    MARVEL COMICS

     

    OCT160860 AVENGERS #2.1 PUTRI VAR $3.99

    OCT160837 GAMORA #1 $3.99

    OCT160840 GAMORA #1 TORQUE HIP HOP VAR $3.99

    OCT160832 STAR-LORD #1 SIENKIEWICZ HIP HOP VAR $3.99

    OCT160925 THANOS #2 $3.99

     

    SEP161145 BLACK WIDOW TP WEB OF INTRIGUE $24.99

    SEP161138 GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL TP AVX $15.99

  3. Is anyone else getting burned out from all these variants and their high costs? I stopped buying any new variants as it seems Marvel is just them out at this point.

    Only if you feel compelled to buy everything they put out at top dollar. If you're okay with possibly missing out and are willing to wait, most can probably be had from ebay after a few months or years for $20 or under.

     

    Well that's the thing, I don't buy every variant but I've passed on so many variants that I wanted thinking they'd eventually cool off, to just find out they are either way out of my price range now or still climbing. One good example is the JSC variant of Amazing spider-man 688. I could of had that for $50 a couple of years ago but thought it'd eventually lower in price and be more affordable.....but unfortunately I was wrong and now it's a few hundred dollar book now.

    Yup. That's the caveat with this approach. You could miss out. I really don't care much if I do. Then again, I'm not interested in selling comics so appreciation after I buy a comic doesn't matter to me. I only care about the cost at time of purchase.

  4. Cooling? How about the Venom #1 Dell'Otto Variant sets? Pre-sales were $375+ and sets now are under $100 bucks. Sure, the price was bound to drop once copies were in hand and then listed on ebay, but a 300-400% drop in a few days to a week or so?

     

    math is hard

    lol

     

    I'll be the wet blanket and explain, that's a 73.33% drop, not 300-400%.

  5. Is anyone else getting burned out from all these variants and their high costs? I stopped buying any new variants as it seems Marvel is just them out at this point.

    Only if you feel compelled to buy everything they put out at top dollar. If you're okay with possibly missing out and are willing to wait, most can probably be had from ebay after a few months or years for $20 or under.

  6. I had no idea what the ratio on it was since I did not collect ASM at all. The LCS had a couple of other copies that noone else had snagged, and since I did not follow the JSC variant market closely at that time I passed. (shrug) Even though I am paying more attention now, I am sure I have passed on other JSC variants at the LCSs the past year that I should have snagged.

     

    I did cringe when I checked out the pricing for #688 on eBay a couple of days after passing on it, but you win some and you lose some I guess. I missed another chance at #688 for $5 at a different LCS this summer. They had an ASM run come in and all of the 1:25s leading up to it and after it were sitting there at $5. Someone had snagged it already. This is the same store I nabbed a couple of BA #12s at for $4 apiece.....................

     

    Dear lord man , where are you shopping ??

     

    -J.

    Translation, please provide exact address so we can shop there, too. lol

  7. Posts got deleted so I can't confirm but weren't you the same poster who was ragging on me when I mentioned I thought Thunderbolts #7 1:25 Checchetto was overvalued and told me to suck it up and just buy the regular cover to read? Which I already had, by the way.

     

    That's a pretty interesting about face. :eyeroll:

     

    Nothing about face at all. I am watching the market on pre-sales of variants pretty closely since I have to price books for my job.

     

    I told you to "suck it up" because it was ironic that you were complaining about a book being mentioned on another sites hot list of upcoming releases 3+ weeks prior to release, and then complained when it actually got hot at release, in a thread that people use to try and flip books on eBay.

     

    I like hot books too, but I don't complain they got hot, I try to get a deal and or wait for them to cool off or Marvel Variant Blowout Sales at $2.00 a pop. That is the difference between you and I.

    Actually, I believe it was featured on the YouTube video as a hot pick of the week just the weekend before release. Honestly, I was just confused why it was suddenly fetching what it was on ebay. Prior to the YouTube vid, no one was paying it any attention. Sure, there was some minor griping but you'll notice I didn't say I was entitled to get a copy at $xx. If it doesn't fall to a price range I find acceptable, I'm more than fine missing out. :eyeroll:

     

    By the way, DCBS came through and it should be in my next shipment. :eyeroll:

     

    This was my post:

    I had Thunderbolts #7 Checchetto 1:25 variant pre-ordered from DCBS way back in September. DCBS still hadn't filled it while all my other pre-orders for the week of November 30 has shipped so decided to grab a copy from Midtown or ebay as the Bucky / Kobik cover was very pretty. I was quite surprised to find it out of stock from online retailers and there was only one copy selling on ebay and the bidding had already gone up to $34. (shrug) Honestly couldn't understand why given Thunderbolts has been steadily losing monthly sales (I believe last ish was down to 16K) and earlier issues can be found frequently in dollar bins. A quick Google search shows this was featured as a hot pick on CBSI. :facepalm:

     

    Alas, my LCS doesn't have it either. They've cut down on their Thunderbolts order because it just wasn't selling and they still have a lot of back issues on shelf. I'm probably one of the few customers buying this title. I've got a $15 limit for variants so I think I'll just wait for this to go back to more sane pricing in case DCBS cancels my order.

     

    P.S. I wasn't even aware of CBSI's existence prior this event. Obviously, I'd be confused why a title that most consider drek is suddenly hot on ebay. First time I became aware of CBSI's existence was after my Google search to try to find out what the heck happened.

  8. Marco Checchetto has another hot variant out tomorrow. His 1:25 for Gamora #1 is already selling between $80-100.

     

    All copies between $10-50 were snatched up days ago, and auctions are starting to get a lot of action.

     

    His Thunderbolts #7 1:25 from a couple weeks back is still on fire as well. All copies selling well above $100.

     

    I would seek out the Gamora #1 1:25 at shops tomorrow.

     

    Undercutting has begun. All the Wednesday warriors hitting the stores tomorrow are flooding the market, this one will eventually fall to less than the Campbell Variants.

     

    How many copies did you manage to line up there Kev?

    Posts got deleted so I can't confirm but weren't you the same poster who was ragging on me when I mentioned I thought Thunderbolts #7 1:25 Checchetto was overvalued and told me to suck it up and just buy the regular cover to read? Which I already had, by the way.

     

    That's a pretty interesting about face. :eyeroll:

  9. Marco Checchetto has another hot variant out tomorrow. His 1:25 for Gamora #1 is already selling between $80-100.

     

    All copies between $10-50 were snatched up days ago, and auctions are starting to get a lot of action.

     

    I would seek out the Gamora #1 1:25 at shops tomorrow.

    At least this one has an upcoming movie next summer. :eyeroll:

     

    His Thunderbolts #7 1:25 from a couple weeks back is still on fire as well. All copies selling well above $100.

    meh, this one's only worth it if you can find it cheap at your LCS (somewhat unlikely, comic stores just weren't ordering 25 issues of the regular issue). Otherwise, I reckon this has probably seen its peak (~$180) so if you're buying on ebay to sell later on ebay, good luck. I certainly wouldn't buy it on ebay at current prices.

  10. I was just referring to the Campbell covers: regular #1, virgin #1 and zoomed #0. Same for regular #2 and virgin #2. For Vampirella I believe it applies, too: regular, virgin and zoomed. I don't really care about the others.

    meh, not really all that different from retailer exclusive variants - Color, B&W, Virgin/Sketch and you can only get the Virgin/Sketch variant if you buy the complete set.

     

    The zoomed #0, as I mentioned, I find completely understandable. It's practically a freebie issue and is designed more as a sneak peek so it stands to reason they'll try to save money on those. Give folks a taste instead of a full meal.

     

    As for the virgin chase variants for #1 and #2 (and quite likely later issues), if people stop buying, then they'll stop making them. Right now, it's an effective method for publishers to artificially increase demand/unit sales. Once people get fed up, publishers will go on to the next new gimmick.

  11. I love the Vampirella one, I must say I like it better than the Venom cover (and I do like that one despite all the hate I'm seeing =P). However, I do hate that they have 3 different covers for the same issue. They did the same for Red Sonja #1 (which I bought) and Red Sonja #2, and they just change the image zoom or the virgin thing... that's not cool.

     

    Still, with the issues coming the first three months of 2017, we will have a pretty active Campbell year.

    I don't blame Dynamite for using variations of Red Sonja #1 cover art for the Red Sonja #0 sneak peek. They're practically giving those away so it's understandable for them to save money where they can. I expect we'll see recolored/full versions of the art used in Vampirella #0 covers in Vampirella #1, too.

     

    lol, what do you mean 3? Red Sonja #1 had the following:

     

    RED SONJA #1

    Cover A: Nick Bradshaw

    Cover B: J. Scott Campbell

    Cover C: Brandon Peterson

    Cover D: Giuseppe Camuncoli

    Cover E: Cosplay Cover

    Cover F Subscription: Mel Rubi

     

    RETAILER INCENTIVE #1: (“CVR G 10-COPY BRADSHAW B&W INCV”) For every 10 copies ordered and received, retailers will qualify to order a Nick Bradshaw “Black & White” cover at the net cost of $2.00 each.

     

    RETAILER INCENTIVE #2: (“CVR H 20-COPY CAMUNCOLI B&W INV”) For every 20 copies ordered and received, retailers will qualify to order a Giuseppe Camuncoli “Black & White” cover at the net cost of $2.00 each.

     

    RETAILER INCENTIVE #3: (“CVR I 30-COPY RUBI B&W INCV”) For every 30 copies ordered and received, retailers will qualify to order a Mel Rubi “Black & White” cover at the net cost of $2.00 each.

     

    RETAILER INCENTIVE #4: (“CVR J 40-COPY PETERSON B&W INCV”) For every 40 copies ordered and received, retailers will qualify to order a Brandon Peterson “Black & White” cover at the net cost of $2.00 each.

     

    RETAILER INCENTIVE #5: (“CVR K 50-COPY CAMPBELL VIRGIN INCV”) For every 50 copies ordered and received, retailers will qualify to order a J. Scott Campbell “Virgin” cover at the net cost of $2.00 each.

     

    RED SONJA #1 CVR L BLANK AUTHENTIX EDITION

     

    That makes for a total of 12 covers (1 main/regular and 11 variants).

  12. Once again, first / early to market once the hype built and there were none or few to be found. It's very rare that a book will stay at the high levels initially realized. There are buyers, some on these boards, that will buy high and have admittedly taken a bath.

    There are outliers however. Take the La Mole JSC ASM 18 for example. In September, before the actual release, it was selling for $50-75. It has jumped up considerably since then and has stayed pretty level for a few weeks.

    Books like Winter Soldier do belong in this thread. Understanding why they are cooling is just as important as recognizing that they are.

    Are JSC books the only ones really seeing a stable market or even uptick right now?

    This is where series and subject matter, not just the artist. An artist may be hot at the moment which drives prices up short term but I don't think it takes a genius to figure that Spider-Man likely has a much bigger and more stable market than the Winter Soldier.

  13. Me too....I still need to pick that up. Anyone know where best to get it?

    ebay? Supply should be quite plentiful since cover price on this is just $0.25 so even a hefty 1:100 ratio would mean all of $25. lol

     

    Not bothering with this one. This is part of the image used in Red Sonja #1 Cover B and I already have that preordered for a whopping $2.59. :D There's also a 1:50 virgin variant for that one in case you might be interested. :)

     

    I just finished reading #0 and it seems pretty interesting. Will probably continue collecting the series (Campbell variants).

  14. Basically the view is that, unlike a novel, a writer of a comic only has a limited space in which to grab you, so many view #1s as different animals and pace them very differently.

     

    I agree with the view from a sales perspective. Few audiences are as fickle as us.

    Fickle or not, I still think it's possible to grab the audience's attention without necessarily giving the store away. East of West is one example.

     

    Even for novels, if the first chapter doesn't capture my attention, I stop reading the book. I can't remember how many times I've fallen asleep trying to read the first chapter of Twilight. At least it was just a library book. Meanwhile, I've forgone sleep for Harry Potter.

  15. Overall, the book hasn't hooked me right out of the gate. I'm a bit disappointed that Remender has decided to "tell" us so much (via diary exposition) instead of "show" us in a slower paced, building story. This directly contradicts some back matter that he wrote describing that he and Opena were actually planning a slow burn, but that isn't how it read to me in the first three issues.

     

    I've read in the past that Remender likes to have an explosion of information, or world building, up front since he knows that most comic books need to get readers invested quickly, so I think that is what these first three issues were considering that, at the end of issue three, all of the pieces seem to be in place for the title to make sense.

    Hmm, dunno why he'd feel the need to do that. I think world building's part of the fun/journey. Heck, see Harry Potter. Always something new every school year. Granted I'm sure there's a fine line between leaving readers wanting for more and frustrating them with extremely slow pacing.

     

    I haven't read much of Remender's other works. I picked up Seven to Eternity because it sounded interesting but it turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. I just started reading East of West (volume 1 via Comixology Unlimited). East of West definitely left me wanting for more so I plan on picking up later volumes (thank goodness for Comixology sales).

     

    Errata:

    East of West is Jonathan Hickman, not Rick Remender. Only other work of Remender I've read is Black Science. Alas, didn't care much for that either.