Turtle Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 A couple new additions to the family: I believe the Turtlemania was formerly of Mike's Rack's collection. The Casey Jones 1 is from the most recent Totleben sketch opp who always does amazing work. I'm very pleased with the way this came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woregul Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Real or Fake? Does anyone know? Gobbledygook 1 and 2 on sale on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 These are original and were confirmed by Kevin back in the 90's. This was one of the first "official" sets to appear on the market in the mid-90's. Unfortunately, I had originally purchased a set of counterfeits, but the seller also had this original set that he agreed to substitute after Kevin had informed him that the yellow-covered copies he had originally sold me were fakes. These are the actual copies that appeared in the Overstreet Price Guide to demonstrate what originals looked like. The letters that Kevin wrote to authenticate this set is were also used as the source for confirming that only 50 copies of each issue off Gobbledygook were printed (previously it was reported 150 copies in Turtlemania). This set was traded to Brian Tatge (as reported in an issue of Scoop). Brian sold them along with the rest of his Turtles collection to Motor City Comics. Now they seem to appear here. I'm shocked at the price - pretty low for an authenticated set! I believe they previously sold for a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I thought these used to be your old copies. Very cool to see them. Pricing is pretty good I think. I know some of the first sets to be auctioned sold for a hefty amount but since then a few other sales have fallen lower. Still 3k each book is not bad at all. Somebody will scoop this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Oh, and on a completely unrelated note, check this sweet Issue 10 page I recently picked up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Yes, these were the first official set that I owned. I traded them to Brian as was described in the Scoop article - picked up some Turtles OA from Brian in exchange. I was later able to pick up 2 other legit sets - still have one. At the time I traded these, there weren't any other sets that had surfaced. The Steve Lavigne copies surfaced soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_TMNT Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I'm watching price on these recent GG auctions for sure. It's so hard to gauge price on these...it's been all over the place for years. The letter should help the value of this set a bit though. I'd agree that $3K per each is a pretty good deal given what guides have historically listed these at in the past. As an aside, I've just recently acquired another set of GG #1 & #2 via private sale that I believe to authentic. Based on recent auctions (including this one) I got a really good deal on them. I'm going to have Eastman, Laird, and/or Lavigne take a look at them sometime soon. This year at FCBD both E&L authenticated and signed the copies I've owned for 20 years. That was awesome. If they authenticate and sign this new set I got then, depending on what the market dictates, I may sell them (or might trade for Turtlemania Gold). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 One thing that is a little odd with the current auction is that I had originally included 2 letters from Eastman with the books - one that was sent to Eldorado Comics and the second which was a hand-written letter to me confirming that the yellow covered copies I had originally purchased were fake. Kevin sent it back to me along with a signed copy of "Underwhere" that he and Mark Martin had just completed. Maybe Brian ended up keeping the second letter as it wasn't needed for provenance since the first one pretty much confirms the authenticity of this set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ironically, the second set I used to own is also being sold on eBay. It comes with the original letter that I got from one of Kevin's high school friends (Dale Leroux) and Kevin was kind enough to write up a hand-written authentication letter to go with it. It came with a collection of other super rare Turtles items that will likely make an appearance in an upcoming book on the Turtles (teaser). Kevin also posed for a picture with them when he made a visit over to my old house about a year and half ago. For future generations, I wanted to make sure the provenance was there even if I no longer owned the books. The Leroux copies in my opinion were in much better condition and were not signed inside (I sort of liked that as they weren't sold with signatures on them originally). Anyone out there looking for a set has a couple good options at the moment on eBay it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Oh, and on a completely unrelated note, check this sweet Issue 10 page I recently picked up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woregul Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Real or Fake? Does anyone know? Gobbledygook 1 and 2 on sale on ebay the GG set is sold now. Did anyone here buy them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion HQ Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Real or Fake? Does anyone know? Gobbledygook 1 and 2 on sale on ebay the GG set is sold now. Did anyone here buy them? I almost did yesterday. Emailed back and forth a couple times with Thomas, the seller, to see if he would do a payment plan for them. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to do a long enough plan for me this time of year with Xmas coming up, so I had to pass on them. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 If someone here did buy them, I'd be happy to provide copies of the other letter that originally accompanied the set that was sent to me by Kevin. May be good to have down the road for provenance. It's also part of the history of the books as that is the set that help expose the counterfeits in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK Ultra Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 One of my nephews just turned three and this was what he wanted my sister to make for a cake. His favorite is Rafael. sorrenmj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 It's tough to tell, but does Donnie even have a gap in his teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK Ultra Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I don't recall, but knowing the attention to detail Gina does, I would say yes. BTW if anyone is local in Phila. and needs a cake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Posted this over in the OA section, but I don't care...I'm gonna post this here too! ------------ I’ve done it, folks. I’ve reached the top of the mountain (mines, at least.) Somehow, someway the piece I’ve wanted most is now in my collection. If you’re anything like me, you have an “only in my dreams” list. It includes those few pieces of art that you would do just about anything to get. And even then you know the likelihood of getting any of them is close to nil. At the top of my list, numero uno, was this painting, which happens to be the first painting ever of the Ninja Turtles. It’d been locked away for nearly 30 years and now it’s in my hands. I still can’t believe I pulled this off… better pic to come soon! 1984 Painting sorrenmj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
