whisp Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have looked everywhere and they are not to be found unles you buy bulk and double up on books which is a pain since I hate doubling up on books since it just a loss of money and time. Since the announcement of the movie everywhere I look I see prices raised on every issue with the occasional bargain bin find but they are usually the cheapies anyways. We will just have to agree to disagree on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrismaticSmoke Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The fact that I buy and sell $1k-$3k worth of certified Joes a month qualifies my statement, and yes, prices have been falling since last summer. And I would invite you to do more then search ebay completed auctions before impuning my statement....look at GPA prices from different venues...most books are trending down, and trending down pretty hard. I totally disagree but this is an argument that is going to go in circles so I will agree to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrismaticSmoke Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Well I find it odd then that every where I look GI Joe books are already sold off or people want higher prices then usual. . This is true. I bought Number 1 and 21 last year and they are going well over what I paid for them, and at that time I paid higher then normal for that time. Maybe non keys or certain issues are not doing as well, but I know # 1, # 21, # 150-155 are still fetching higher amounts then last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 It'll be exciting to see where this thing goes. Will it approach $2k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstack comics Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have to agree with JiveTurkey. Prices are seriously depressed by volumes right now. I'm not going to complain though, because those low prices are allowing me access to books I couldn't really begin to touch before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcolt Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The movie may have increased the demand and popularity of Joe books but it has also increased the supply available. As usual it seems that everyone who owns a Joe book is trying to sell their books and double and triple the normal selling price. Movie hype seems to do strange silly things to comic collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeasOfCrap Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 It'll be exciting to see where this thing goes. Will it approach $2k? ohh, ill be watching this one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 It'll be exciting to see where this thing goes. Will it approach $2k? ohh, ill be watching this one!!! Is that your old copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The movie may have increased the demand and popularity of Joe books but it has also increased the supply available. As usual it seems that everyone who owns a Joe book is trying to sell their books and double and triple the normal selling price. Movie hype seems to do strange silly things to comic collectors. I agree and still maintain that a great, kick-@ss full length trailer will do wonders for public interest....and will help elevate prices, perhaps not to the lofty levels of past years because of the economy, but at least out of the gutter where they are now. Of course, I also know a couple of major sellers who have been holding back listing their books for sale specifically because of the weak demand in the marketplace...so there won't be a lack of supply available once demand does pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecgcmaniac Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The movie may have increased the demand and popularity of Joe books but it has also increased the supply available. As usual it seems that everyone who owns a Joe book is trying to sell their books and double and triple the normal selling price. Movie hype seems to do strange silly things to comic collectors. I agree and still maintain that a great, kick-@ss full length trailer will do wonders for public interest....and will help elevate prices, perhaps not to the lofty levels of past years because of the economy, but at least out of the gutter where they are now. Of course, I also know a couple of major sellers who have been holding back listing their books for sale specifically because of the weak demand in the marketplace...so there won't be a lack of supply available once demand does pick up. 4 months out and still no full length trailer basically confirms everyone's worst nightmare that this movie is going to SUCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeasOfCrap Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) It'll be exciting to see where this thing goes. Will it approach $2k? ohh, ill be watching this one!!! Is that your old copy? no mine had white pages, though it was also a newsstand edition. Edited April 10, 2009 by peasofcrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Would any Joe fans be interested in participating in a WTB thread in the Marketplace that's really a Want-To-Trade thread? I have lots of doubles and triples (especially certified books) that I'd happily trade for books I still need. Basically you list what you have (issue #, grade, and "price" or really, a trade equivalent value) and a list of books you still need. Seems like a good way to find those books you still need. Of course, I generally just need certified 9.8s to finish out my certified run, not sure how many of you have spare 9.8s to trade.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) I'd be interested in that. I'm in the same boat working on my 9.8 set however I sometimes get some extra 9.6 and 9.8's. I'll keep my eye's open for that. By the way - there's a GI Joe #21 CGC 9.8 on E-Bay right now. Up to $1500.00+ as of right now... (partly due to me - but they've gone pass my limit!) http://cgi.ebay.com/G-I-Joe-A-Real-American-Hero-21-CGC-9-8_W0QQitemZ130303309032QQihZ003QQcategoryZ35765QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Edited April 29, 2009 by abner419 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 The one on ComicLink is only at $613 with less than seven hours to go. Someone's gonna steal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeasOfCrap Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 The one on ComicLink is only at $613 with less than seven hours to go. Someone's gonna steal it. someone stole it at $1601! NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Anyone remember how much that first one to go up for sell on E-Bay went for about a year ago or so??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 The one on ComicLink is only at $613 with less than seven hours to go. Someone's gonna steal it. someone stole it at $1601! NICE! Was that your copy? If so, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topnotchman Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Welcome to the boards James. There was not a recorded sale in 2008 on that book, in 2006 a copy sold for $860.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Welcome to the boards James. There was not a recorded sale in 2008 on that book, in 2006 a copy sold for $860.00. Thanks - oh to go back in time with $900..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.COMICBOOK Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 People are just starting to figure out Larry Hama was the Stan Lee of his generation, no one has created as many characters in comics as Larry Hama has since 1982. GI JOE will do bigger box office then Watchmen. people forget that for a few years that GI JOE actually outsold X-men and Spider-man. This fan base is huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
