Icculus308win Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 ...to the..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 ....page! YES!! sorrenmj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 ? What did I miss? Do we win something for getting to the next page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 There was a post on that page that made my iPhone (and I tried my Wife's) brutally out of proportion. To scroll over to the "submit button" was like traversing the Great Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillax23 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I am trying to figure out a budget for a copy of TMNT #1 and was wondering what a ball park price is for a copy of TMNT #1 First Print CGC 3.0 - 5.0? GPA is all over the place and not very reliable due to the lack of sales (in all grades) and Ebay sales are typically for the CGC 7.0+ grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_TMNT Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I am trying to figure out a budget for a copy of TMNT #1 and was wondering what a ball park price is for a copy of TMNT #1 First Print CGC 3.0 - 5.0? GPA is all over the place and not very reliable due to the lack of sales (in all grades) and Ebay sales are typically for the CGC 7.0+ grades. I don't have any "firm" data but I saw Mile High Comics just had a 5.5 (I think) in their recent live auction. It sold and I think it went for just under $2K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaSealed Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I am trying to figure out a budget for a copy of TMNT #1 and was wondering what a ball park price is for a copy of TMNT #1 First Print CGC 3.0 - 5.0? GPA is all over the place and not very reliable due to the lack of sales (in all grades) and Ebay sales are typically for the CGC 7.0+ grades. $1500-2100 You also have to remember there are not a ton of low grade ones so they don't pop up often and there are tons of people who just want a copy to get in the club so the price can go a bit higher if two people decide they really want a copy at that moment. Maybe you could go slightly lower if you found a 3.0 with a particularly nasty defect like a moderate piece out or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 As others have said, there aren't too many graded copies in that condition. 620 graded copies on the census...only 29 in your grade range. That's less than 5% of the graded copy population. The phenomenon that happens with lower-graded copies is that a lot of people see it as their one chance to snag an affordable copy...only a LOT of people are having this thought and a bidding war ensues. This is often why there's very little difference in price between low-mid and mid-high grade copies. You'd be better off saving up for just a little bit longer and getting something in the 6.5 to 8.0 range. They come up more frequently (so you can be picky), they present better, and it'll cost roughly 25%-40% more than the grade you're looking for. My Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillax23 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks everyone for the feedback on the price range - it is what I expected. I figured the lower grade copies would be in high demand - so as advised it may be better to save a wee bit longer and aim for something in the 7.0 range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I would like to ask for some kind assistance from the members of this community. I'm headed to my framer to get Raph page #7 framed and I would like to solicit some thoughts/ideas for what to do. I'm open to pretty much anything so I would like to solicit your thoughts. The piece will use my standard frame (see an image below of another piece I have framed, around the same size) and use Museum glass of course. Other then that I am open to all other suggestions. Number of/ type of/ color of mat(s), small gold plaque with information on it, any other kind of suggestions. Would love to get your thoughts. I feel that while I own this, it is such an important piece for all of us turtle fans that it is my duty more as a caretaker and less as a dictator. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. This is what my standard frame looks like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 standard looks great. I would do it that same way. IMO the gold plaques look a little.. pretentious maybe? No offense to those that have them, just not for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I totally agree. Let the art be the art I guess. Can't wait to see it!! (Bronty, I hope I'm your SS, cause it's gold plaques all around!! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Let me ask you guys a question,for I want to make sure of print runs. TMNT #1's 1st print 3250? 2nd print 6000 ? ( overstreet has it at 15,000) 3rd print 35,000 ? (Overstreet has it at 36,000) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I thought the third print was 30K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Per "turtlemania" and Mirage: TMNT #1 (first printing) - 3,000 TMNT #1 (second printing) - 6,000 TMNT #1 (third printing) - 35,000 TMNT #1 (fourth printing) - 60,000 TMNT #2 (first printing) - 15,000 TMNT #2 (second printing) - 30,000 TMNT #3 (convention edition) - 500 TMNT #3 - 50,000 TMNT #4 - 60,000 TMNT #5 - 60,000 TMNT #6 - 65,000 TMNT #7 - 95,000 Gizmo - 32,000 Prime Slime Tales - 35,000 Fugitoid - 60,000 Michaelangelo micro-series - 60,000 Raphael micro-series - 60,000 Donatello micro-series - projected over 100,000 Gobbledygook #1 (1984) - 150 Gobbledygook #2 (1984) - 150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Per "turtlemania" and Mirage: TMNT #1 (first printing) - 3,000 TMNT #1 (second printing) - 6,000 TMNT #1 (third printing) - 35,000 TMNT #1 (fourth printing) - 60,000 TMNT #2 (first printing) - 15,000 TMNT #2 (second printing) - 30,000 TMNT #3 (convention edition) - 500 TMNT #3 - 50,000 TMNT #4 - 60,000 TMNT #5 - 60,000 TMNT #6 - 65,000 TMNT #7 - 95,000 Gizmo - 32,000 Prime Slime Tales - 35,000 Fugitoid - 60,000 Michaelangelo micro-series - 60,000 Raphael micro-series - 60,000 Donatello micro-series - projected over 100,000 Gobbledygook #1 (1984) - 150 Gobbledygook #2 (1984) - 150 Thanks brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Lantern Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I just saw a TMNT #2 counterfeit that was slabbed and up for auction. Anybody know the story on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I just saw a TMNT #2 counterfeit that was slabbed and up for auction. Anybody know the story on this? I saw that too! It's counterfeit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 CGC has slabbed counterfeits in the past: For some weird reason, there is a market for TMNT counterfeits. I think people consider them a variant because of how they were produced etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Auction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
