jaybuck43 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Regarding the OA I bid on it but didn't win it Horrible August Auction for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbud73 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Ditto, 10K, not enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Since the topic came up, I thought I would do a quick tutorial about Kevin's signature. The signatures Kevin uses usually depends on two things. 1) What he is signing. 2) How much time he has. Each signature obviously varies by small degrees, but there are some basic ones. There are 3 signatures he regularly uses currently. 1) Separated K - Less Hurried. Normally if you catch him walking down the street or at a small appearance, you'll see this. This was also much more common prior to the Nickelodeon buyout. Since then, his lines have grown in size exponentially. 2) Connected K - The "I have a huge line" signature. You see this a lot more since the relaunch of the Turtles. This signature also tends to be "fatter", and he will often stop at "East", though sometimes you still get the "n" at the end. 3) Full Name - Personal signature. This signature is really seldom used. He will use it on personal documents (signing Checks for example) or on something he deems really important to him. In this case he used it for a tattoo. These signatures look like he is signing "Kim" Eastman. Which is funny cause that is his fathers name. Retired Signatures: There are a few signatures that Kevin has used in the past that he has evolved out of. "Sharp" Block Letter (Late 80's Early 90's) - This was a typical autograph signature for the period. Sometimes he would include the date, and sometimes include is middle initial. Like his modern signature, there is a slow and a fast version. The slower being the second photo. Block Letter EASTMAN (80s/90s) - Mostly used as an art signature, you see this a lot on earlier published Turtles work Stylized KBE (Early 80's) - Another art signature, though I've seen it done in letters to friends as well on occasion. The stylized KBE looks different on almost every piece. This was primarily used PRIOR to Mirage and the Turtles. "BROOKS" (Early 80's) - While I don't have a piece within arms length to show right now, Kevin occasionally signed "BROOKS" very early on in his underground career. Brooks is his middle name. I hope you found this post useful :-) Cool info. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Just wanted to let you guys know that my Turtles 2, 3, 4, and 5 all first printing are up for sale in the Copper thread. All are 9.6 except for the 2 which is a 9.4 Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Just wanted to let you guys know that my Turtles 2, 3, 4, and 5 all first printing are up for sale in the Copper thread. All are 9.6 except for the 2 which is a 9.4 Jason I will take a look. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toitle Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I finally got back my turtles from CGC. Unfortunately, I will be selling most of them, so here is a family photo before they go away from me. Once again, special thanks to PeterPalmer, peasofcrap, and RichHenn for getting this to happen for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Elijah Snow Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Holy poop! How many of those are 1st prints??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toitle Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Only 6 first prints, but I sold one, and now I'm down to 5. I still love the cover, doesn't matter what printing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 FYI guys I am selling my Dan Duncan IDW Limited Black Donatello Original Art Posted in the OA Sales thread http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7028405#Post7028405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaSealed Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I just made several additions to my TMNT run today, very close to complete first print run. I will be in the market for a TMNT 1 first print CGC and a raw TMNT 1 second or third print very soon. Also have a few upgrades I want to make and I will have a complete VF/NM or better first print run. I'm excited since this is kind of my grail run and I have been working on it a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpideyFein Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Well speaking of the CLink Auction, this piece of OA (TMNT1 4th print) was auctioned off last week and I was curious if anyone was in the know about who nabbed it? Definitely a grail. On the Gobbledygook books. I think CGC was wanting or needing some way of distinguishing the 50 copies. From their perspective its about liability. Not that they haven't made mistakes before, but the ability to verify a true copy on a consistent basis. This is a sick piece of art. Narrelyyy! CGC still won't grade the Gobbledygooks. I think many people have recently approached them, and it remains no. You're right about the liability piece. I guess the fakes look very real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comedian Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Does anyone have any thoughts about FMV for CGC 5.5 TMNT 1? I found it interest that the GPA for this book seemed proportionately higher for its grade when compared to the price spread of other comics. Might that be because this comic is rare and difficult to find in any grade, so people are happy to settle for a lower grade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abjr Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) Well the 5.5 on eBay just sold for $1,080. At that price an 8.0+ is becoming a pipe dream for me. Edited September 23, 2013 by abjr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comedian Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I was actually asking because of that listing. It went for a bit below GPA, so I thought that $1080 was a reasonable price. I was beating myself when I saw that I was outbid at the last moment from $1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accessndx Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Wonder what the across the board pricing is going to reflect circa the new TMNT flick in 2014....they just wrapped production on August 3rd. Seems like prices have creeped up with a few outliers above and below here and there.....I expect those are going to see a precipitous jump shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I guess the fakes look very real to people who don't bother to educate themselves about the book. Fixed that for you. Seriously though. It isn't that the fakes of this book look real, it's that the CGC has never bothered to learn a damn thing about them. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a fake and a genuine copy either if I didn't know what either one looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 What is the GPA on 5.0/5.5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) The most recent CGC 5.5 was $1080. In 2012 there were two that sold for $1400 $1025 Nothing has sold in CGC 5.0 since 2010 and that price was $586. Edited September 23, 2013 by whetteon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) The prices for the 2nd and 3rd prints have been getting pretty intense and if you check out my website here, you will notice that TMNT books are always in the top 30. Always. It's a very competitive comic these days. It is the undisputed CA key. So when a CGC copy comes up for sale it doesn't surprise me when there is some high prices. I suspect those prices will continue to climb for the next few years. Edited September 23, 2013 by whetteon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I actually feel like those numbers are kind of low for the 5.5s. I wonder if the seller of the one that went for $1080 is happy with that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
