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trinitynzxt

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  1. Did anyone pick up an actual 1st printing and if so from where?

     

    All 4 of my copies from Midtown are second printing.

     

    Charity aside, we all know for collectors the only thing that will matter is the CGC label which will read "Second Printing".

     

     

    Yea what a bummer. Im surprised Midtown didn't notify its customers that it would be the 2nd print shipping out and not the 1st print.

  2. nowadays, i dont think any stores besides maybe chains would comply. Everyone keeps the misprints nowadays.

     

    definitely a must have for completionists, but i doubt its tough to find long term.

    Diamond could have easily pulled them. I'll make my usual rounds on Tues and Wed and see what's out there. Tues evening I'll go to some shops that always have the new books on the shelf with 'Not for sale until Wed" signs up. I'll report

     

     

    That would be appreciated thanks for doing that.

  3. Any comments / thoughts on why the x-23 #1 dell'otto variant is dropping in price on ebay? Saw a 9.8 go for $1000 didn't these used to go for 1700+ ?

     

    My theory as a collector of many, many years?

     

    People are coming to there senses and realizing it's unsure to pay 1700.00 for a modern variant.

     

    ...of any character.

     

    Yea I hear ya on that, before I'd drop almost 2 grand on a modern comic I'd pick up a lebron james rookie auto basketball card in 10 years that will be worth more than 99% of all modern variants.

    The sports card mentality won't serve you well. Ask anyone who paid $3k for Michael Jordan rookies graded at 9 thinking they'd get rich 10 years after he retired.

    Why buy a Lebron card for $2k, who could break his leg tomorrow and be done when you can get a low grade 1933 Babe Ruth for the same money. Modern cards VS modern variants is really the same thing, very fickle market

     

    PSA 9 Jordan rookie is selling for about $4800. Lebron just had a rookie auto with logoman patch sell at auction this past week for $310,000 3rd highest amount for a basketball card ever. Lebron could break both legs tomorrow and never play basketball again and his cards would be gold for the grand kiddies. In the past year his BGS 9.5 2003 SP Authentic rookie auto #d /500 has more than doubled if you can even find them because people wont even sell them anymore. You can get a BGS 9 or PSA 9 of the same card for around 2500 if you're lucky and that will double in value at a minimum. There aren't many sure things in collecting but lebron james BGS 9 or 9.5 and PSA 9 or 10 rookie autos are as close to a sure thing as you will ever see. I literally buy and sell cards and comics and take the profits from those sales and stash it into a separate bank account to buy Lebron rookies. Although lately ive been working on trying to do the same to obtain a Spawn #185 Sketch Variant just because I want one and never intend on selling it.

  4. Any comments / thoughts on why the x-23 #1 dell'otto variant is dropping in price on ebay? Saw a 9.8 go for $1000 didn't these used to go for 1700+ ?

     

    My theory as a collector of many, many years?

     

    People are coming to there senses and realizing it's unsure to pay 1700.00 for a modern variant.

     

    ...of any character.

     

    Yea I hear ya on that, before I'd drop almost 2 grand on a modern comic I'd pick up a lebron james rookie auto basketball card in 10 years that will be worth more than 99% of all modern variants.

  5. So i have my 9.8 Venom #1 Mcfarlane 1 per store variant on ebay and it was at $300, a guy with zero feed back score just bid it up to $305. How worried should I be and is there anything I can do to protect myself from a potential issue.

     

    Thanks.

     

    Everyone needs to start somewhere but if you are really concerned you can cancel his bid and block him from bidding again. If it was me I'd probably message him and feel them out a little to see if they are legit. Good luck.

     

    How do I cancel his bid I can't figure it out.

  6. Indeed, I can't blame the stores for wanting to make a profit, it's their job. I just wish it wasn't in a such a gray shady way.

     

     

    Jerome

     

     

    Yea this is why I think I've come to the conclusion that if I can't get it from my LCS im not going to bother trying to get it. I think I also have an issue with not being able to see what exactly I'm buying. I'm to OCD to get stuck with a Grab Bag hope my copy dont suck kind of option.