spideysenses Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I need to stop collecting. This is getting out of hand. Nothing like this will ever happen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylab Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I need to stop collecting. This is getting out of hand. Nothing like this will ever happen to me. oh, no, don't get discouraged! These things are still out there, you'll have your day, just keep looking! I got extremely lucky finding these while following a lead on something else (a GA book, actually), sometimes it just takes a bit of luck. bk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Sweet score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeasOfCrap Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Wow, one sweet group of books! Congrats to you and kudos to the guys on the assist. I love when boardies come together and execute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesterSB Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I can't even imagine the number of PMs you are getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fc Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 so what did you pay? i have a feeling the seller had an idea of what he had.. so it must not have been cheap. yes.. i am impolite enough to ask in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylab Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 so what did you pay? i have a feeling the seller had an idea of what he had.. so it must not have been cheap. yes.. i am impolite enough to ask in public. no worries, I don't find this impolite. I won't give exact number, but the purchase price for the entire lot (I bought at auction) was roughly the retail cost of a Turtlemania Gold. An interesting note, the auction listing made no mention of the Turtlemanias, only the other books I listed before. It was only when I requested a detailed condition report that I found out the Gold and Silver books were also included. I think this actually kept the price down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamG-migration Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Congrats Kaylab! I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Fantastic Kaylab. Glad I could be of assistance, and welcome to the Gold club :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spideysenses Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) I need to stop collecting. This is getting out of hand. Nothing like this will ever happen to me. oh, no, don't get discouraged! These things are still out there, you'll have your day, just keep looking! I got extremely lucky finding these while following a lead on something else (a GA book, actually), sometimes it just takes a bit of luck. bk It's done. I'm out. I'm compiling my entire collection for sale soon. I'm serious. Edited June 22, 2012 by advancedpillow sorrenmj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 hi all, it's been a long month waiting for this to finally happen, but I'm extremely happy this morning because I've closed on something pretty cool, and I'm now a member of the TMNT club... I've was able to close on this group of comics, all from single owner collection, acquired by the current owner as a group at Sothebys Sept 1992 Comic auction. TMNT #1,2,3 (regular & nycc) & 4 (all 1st print) Gobbledygock #1 & #2 Turtlemania, both Silver & Gold plust Fugitoid #1 & Raphael #1 Here are a few photos of the best books, can't wait to have these in hand! I don't usually go after Copper books, so not sure the future for these, but at the price I couldn't pass 'em up, Thanks to Archon_Turtle and Peter Palmer for helping me with some info/assistance reviewing these books! TMNT 1 (really really hoping this grades as high as it looks) Turtlemania 1 Gold (#1 of 10!) Turtlemania 1 Silver (#37 of 100) Gobbledygock 1 & 2 TMNT #3 NYCC edition (and regular edition) wow! great haul! I would love to know how these all get graded as they look pristine to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I need to stop collecting. This is getting out of hand. Nothing like this will ever happen to me. oh, no, don't get discouraged! These things are still out there, you'll have your day, just keep looking! I got extremely lucky finding these while following a lead on something else (a GA book, actually), sometimes it just takes a bit of luck. bk It's done. I'm out. I'm compiling my entire collection for sale soon. I'm serious. can't wait to see the listing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 umm, wow. nicely done sir. those look gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamG-migration Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Kaylab congrats again, one hell of a purchase. If you ever decide to sell let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 IDW's SDCC exclusive. They are only doing 40 sets. Warning! They are SDCC Pick-Up ONLY: https://shop.idwpublishing.com/tmnt-ultimate-collection-volumes-1-3-deluxe-slipcase-set.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 That;s definitely cool, but why an exclusive and why so limited? They will just be bought by the first 40 people to rush the door and then sold on eBay for triple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spideysenses78 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I can see someone getting a bunch of them signed and then flip them on eBay at a huge profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjesper Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I am going and keep contemplating buying a set... Driving me nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I got back from Heroes earlier this week where I was lucky enough to get on David Petersen's commission list. Given the great covers he's done for IDW's 1-shots, I don't see how I could have resisted. Very happy with the result: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
