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valiantman

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On 7/28/2018 at 7:20 AM, GM8 said:

Now $11,000 w/ Buyer's Premium (BP) : $13,200.00.   5 days remain.

 

https://comics.ha.com/itm/modern-age-1980-present-/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1-mirage-studios-1984-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7189-91162.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

Currently at $19,200 including BP.  Is that where it ends? hm

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4 hours ago, valiantman said:
On 7/28/2018 at 7:20 AM, GM8 said:

Now $11,000 w/ Buyer's Premium (BP) : $13,200.00.   5 days remain.

 

https://comics.ha.com/itm/modern-age-1980-present-/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1-mirage-studios-1984-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7189-91162.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

Currently at $19,200 including BP.  Is that where it ends? hm

Yep, final CGC 9.6 price was $19,200 including BP.  Looks like it was almost exactly half of the $38,240 for the CGC 9.8 from May 2018.

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3 hours ago, Icculus308win said:

What if this book sold at another auction house or site? 

Would it have sold for $15,300, or gone for (almost) $4,000 more for $19,200?

Hard to say. I think Heritage gets a certain type of collector who may not bother with sites like Ebay. Their scans give buyers a chance to view a book magnified. That's not as important for $200 books, but closer to $20,000 people want confidence in the seller and the item.

I think all the auction houses can claim "record prices" for certain books at different times, so it's clear that some buyers will pay what it takes to own a book regardless of the venue.

The Heritage price without the buyer's premium is meaningless. The book sold for $19,200. Who gets paid what percentage of that $19,200 doesn't change what it took to get it.

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16 hours ago, valiantman said:

Yep, final CGC 9.6 price was $19,200 including BP.  Looks like it was almost exactly half of the $38,240 for the CGC 9.8 from May 2018.

Good observation, that ratio is common with the CGC grades. Uptick in grades are often doubling of prices.

A good sale though, keeps the trend going. That person who got the 26K for the 9.6 really did well in retrospect.

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14 hours ago, valiantman said:

Hard to say. I think Heritage gets a certain type of collector who may not bother with sites like Ebay. Their scans give buyers a chance to view a book magnified. That's not as important for $200 books, but closer to $20,000 people want confidence in the seller and the item.

I think all the auction houses can claim "record prices" for certain books at different times, so it's clear that some buyers will pay what it takes to own a book regardless of the venue.

The Heritage price without the buyer's premium is meaningless. The book sold for $19,200. Who gets paid what percentage of that $19,200 doesn't change what it took to get it.

Agreed x3

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I am of the mind that the copies with the original signatures from Kevin and Peter will hold a premium as time goes on.  From my limited tracking this doesnt necessarily seem the case but maybe some of the experts have some thoughts?  Would the 9.6 have crossed the 20k mark with the original sigs?

Gotta love TMNT 1 :headbang:

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4 hours ago, GM8 said:

Good observation, that ratio is common with the CGC grades. Uptick in grades are often doubling of prices.

A good sale though, keeps the trend going. That person who got the 26K for the 9.6 really did well in retrospect.

I was off by $800 on my final price estimate of $20k. :sorry:

-J.

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37 minutes ago, rainmaker said:

I am of the mind that the copies with the original signatures from Kevin and Peter will hold a premium as time goes on.  From my limited tracking this doesnt necessarily seem the case but maybe some of the experts have some thoughts?  Would the 9.6 have crossed the 20k mark with the original sigs?

Gotta love TMNT 1 :headbang:

Not from what I've seen. I track high-grade sales of this book and people just seem to want the book since its so rare - sig or not.

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1 hour ago, rainmaker said:

I am of the mind that the copies with the original signatures from Kevin and Peter will hold a premium as time goes on.  From my limited tracking this doesnt necessarily seem the case but maybe some of the experts have some thoughts?  Would the 9.6 have crossed the 20k mark with the original sigs?

Gotta love TMNT 1 :headbang:

I’ve owned a 9.6 and now a 9.8 both with sigs/remarks on inside -

I am one who would pay more to have their sigs inside

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On 7/23/2018 at 6:43 PM, Wystan said:

Would like to get everyone's opinion:

Do you think I should get a TMNT #1, 1st printing signed on the cover or not? (only Eastman and Laird, of course)

It's such a nice cover and I don't know if it's bad, long term, or better to have the signatures certified by CGC.

Your thoughts are appreciated.

Sign the ever-loving hell out of it.

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I wouldn't worry too much about sig or no sig regarding future value; you'll always find a buyer. That said, if you do get it signed, you'd be best served to get it SS.

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On 8/4/2018 at 11:15 PM, TMNT said:

I wouldn't worry too much about sig or no sig regarding future value; you'll always find a buyer. That said, if you do get it signed, you'd be best served to get it SS.

For all of you turtle lovers, if you haven't read Mr. Saki's quest and acquisition of his grail, please do. Go onto his comicart gallery site. A big congrats again. That piece is MONSTROUS!

It's always a pleasure browsing your pieces. It's what turtle dreams are made of!!!

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8 hours ago, SpideyFein said:

For all of you turtle lovers, if you haven't read Mr. Saki's quest and acquisition of his grail, please do. Go onto his comicart gallery site. A big congrats again. That piece is MONSTROUS!

It's always a pleasure browsing your pieces. It's what turtle dreams are made of!!!

Hey man! Thanks so much for the kind words. Each and every day I get to see it on the wall and the magic never fades. :cloud9:

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