maloney414 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Just won a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 2nd print in CGC 7.0. I thought that was a pretty cool snag. I was watching that auction. Congrats! I'm looking to buy a TMNT #1 for myself. 1st print though. (thumbs u I've been watching eBay for months now and none have come up in my price range. I should say none that are graded. There have been some raw copies but shady sellers. Plus I've done the research on the couterfeits so I'm being careful about eBay. My price range is about a $1,000. Anybody know if I could get a CGC 7.0 1st print for that? It seems this is a tough book to even find for sale in the mid-grade range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 You should be able to get a 7.0 for that price. If youre patient and wait for the right deal you could probably even get a 7.5 for around 1k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 You should be able to get a 7.0 for that price. If youre patient and wait for the right deal you could probably even get a 7.5 for around 1k. True story. I bought my 7 for about that. Although also true story that finding tmnt #1 in "mid-grade" shape is pretty tough. I usually either find them really nice, or really crappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 You should be able to get a 7.0 for that price. If youre patient and wait for the right deal you could probably even get a 7.5 for around 1k. True story. I bought my 7 for about that. Although also true story that finding tmnt #1 in "mid-grade" shape is pretty tough. I usually either find them really nice, or really crappy. Gospel truth right there. I'd almost think for $1k you'd be able to get a 8.0 as I thought the 9.0 copies were running a little over $1k. But again, the real pain is just finding them. I remember when on my hunt that a few of the vet TMNT collectors were explaining how the population of these books is pretty polarized between low grade beaters (some of which never survived the 80s) and then those that went into collections in high grade condition. So, those in the middle tend not to be as frequently found and when they are, they tend not to leave collections as often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spideysenses Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Great deals for TMNT #1 are possible. Two years ago I got my 8.0 copy, signed by Eastman & Laird on the interior cover, (with white pages no less!) for a flat $800. It was a BIN and was only uploaded for several hours before I snagged. It was two days before Thanksgiving so maybe that's why it flew under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I didn't figure anyone would mind, but a few days ago I asked to have the TMNT #1-62 registry set renamed to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Volume 1)". Given the one-shots and various reprintings of certain issues, the term "volume 1" seemed to better describe the set. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if the new IDW series sparked some new sets. It'll be good to have them differentiated. Gemma works fast. She already instituted the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 I didn't figure anyone would mind, but a few days ago I asked to have the TMNT #1-62 registry set renamed to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Volume 1)". Given the one-shots and various reprintings of certain issues, the term "volume 1" seemed to better describe the set. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if the new IDW series sparked some new sets. It'll be good to have them differentiated. Gemma works fast. She already instituted the changes. (thumbs u Frankly Adam, your title is more descriptive so definitely a positive change! (and a (thumbs u to Gemma for making it happen so quickly!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Thanks for the feedback guys! Sounds like I'm in the right ballpark price wise for what I want, it's just a matter of finding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Man there was a nice TMNT 4 and 6 CGC 9.8 that went really low on the last Comiclink auction. I hope boardies picked these up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synch Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) how hard is it to find city at war comics in good shape say around 9. something range ?.. I wouldn't mind having some of those covers in my collection nor sending them in to get ss .... too bad peter does not do more cons... & same for jim #50, 53,54 are great covers Edited July 5, 2011 by synch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So who is going to SDCC? Thought I'd ask this thread in particular...seeing as you are the ones I'd be most excited to see <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 how hard is it to find city at war comics in good shape say around 9. something range ?.. I wouldn't mind having some of those covers in my collection nor sending them in to get ss .... too bad peter does not do more cons... & same for jim #50, 53,54 are great covers Or AC Farley, for that matter. In my mind, his covers are some of the most iconic in the run. In CAW, I'm partial to the covers to 50, 54, and 58. As far as finding them, it's a mixed bag. These were all raw when I bought them...4 were from a board member who has a talent for finding hard-to-find books in high-grade. The others were ones I picked up at shows, comic shops, and online. As you can see, I'm still looking for 3 of them in 9.8. The problem is that the print runs on these later issues were pretty low, so they don't pop up very often. Also, interest in the comic wasn't really high around that time, so those that did buy them didn't necessarily take care of them. Something to try: set up a daily ebay search in the comics section "Ninja Turtles 50", "Ninja Turtles 54", etc. and take out the word "adventures" (follow your search field with -adventures Volume 1 was the only volume to get numbered that high, so this search will tell you whenever a new book gets listed. Sometimes you'll get lucky. It's how I found a few of my books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Does anyone know why the 9.8 TMNT #1 sale is not listed on GPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 GPA doesn't get its info from that venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I thought Pedigree reported to GPA. interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschmidt Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Guess what just passed my 9.8 pre-screen? I'm seeing this as a sign that I need to start looking for a HG #1 now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Here's a short notice one. By random chance I noticed Matt Howarth's name on the Philly Artist Alley list. I grabbed my raw copy of TMNT #41 and sent it to Billy the Kidd. He got it signed at the show and submitted it for on-site grading. A big thanks to Bill for taking this on such short notice! While I feel that both Eastman and Laird can rightfully sign any TMNT book, I get a small sense of pride from getting non-E&L sigs on my Turtle books. I feel like it gives a little diversity to my collection. From my volume 1 run, I've added Sakai, Lawson, Dooney, Talbot, Lavigne, Zulli, Bissette, and Bode. I'd really love to add Farley and Veitch to the list, but I'm happy to now have Howarth. Especially since he did everything for this issue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiamSturgess Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Cool cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Does anyone own any 9.9s, irrespective of issue number, from the first series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
