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Moderns that are heating up on ebay!
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Dukes40

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Extremely low print run.

 

So are a lot of comics though. What's the other factor(s)?

 

I.E. No heat on these, the 10 lowest print on the list:

 

Drew Hayes Poison Elves 3 $2.99 Ape 3,562

Executive Assistant Assassins 12 $3.99 Aspen 3,408

Aspen Splash 2013 Swimsuit Spectacular Anniversary Ed $3.99 Aspen 3,310

Sesame Street 1 $3.99 Ape 3,175

Betty & Veronica 266 $2.99 Archie 3,122

Legend of Oz The Wicked West Ongoing 8 $3.50 Big Dog 3,057

Legend of Oz Scarecrow 2 $3.50 Big Dog 2,956

Knights of The Dinner Table 199 $5.99 Kenzer 2,843

Kevin Keller 9 $2.99 Archie 2,479

Life With Archie 30 $3.99 Archie 2,412

 

There is no heat because the above books are all garbage.

Another 'burning hot' book for 3 days, and then it will go 'poof' like all the others.

 

Well ya, I know those don't have heat, just small titles. But wanted to know why Skyward took off?? Like, above guy said "good story", but who's read it? How did it get the word of mouth? etc etc.

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Awax

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Extremely low print run.

 

So are a lot of comics though. What's the other factor(s)?

 

I.E. No heat on these, the 10 lowest print on the list:

 

Drew Hayes Poison Elves 3 $2.99 Ape 3,562

Executive Assistant Assassins 12 $3.99 Aspen 3,408

Aspen Splash 2013 Swimsuit Spectacular Anniversary Ed $3.99 Aspen 3,310

Sesame Street 1 $3.99 Ape 3,175

Betty & Veronica 266 $2.99 Archie 3,122

Legend of Oz The Wicked West Ongoing 8 $3.50 Big Dog 3,057

Legend of Oz Scarecrow 2 $3.50 Big Dog 2,956

Knights of The Dinner Table 199 $5.99 Kenzer 2,843

Kevin Keller 9 $2.99 Archie 2,479

Life With Archie 30 $3.99 Archie 2,412

 

There is no heat because the above books are all garbage.

Another 'burning hot' book for 3 days, and then it will go 'poof' like all the others.

 

 

I'd keep my eye on those Archie's :whistle:

 

And the Sesame Streets are the 1st comic to ever have those characters.

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Dukes40

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Extremely low print run.

 

So are a lot of comics though. What's the other factor(s)?

 

I.E. No heat on these, the 10 lowest print on the list:

 

Drew Hayes Poison Elves 3 $2.99 Ape 3,562

Executive Assistant Assassins 12 $3.99 Aspen 3,408

Aspen Splash 2013 Swimsuit Spectacular Anniversary Ed $3.99 Aspen 3,310

Sesame Street 1 $3.99 Ape 3,175

Betty & Veronica 266 $2.99 Archie 3,122

Legend of Oz The Wicked West Ongoing 8 $3.50 Big Dog 3,057

Legend of Oz Scarecrow 2 $3.50 Big Dog 2,956

Knights of The Dinner Table 199 $5.99 Kenzer 2,843

Kevin Keller 9 $2.99 Archie 2,479

Life With Archie 30 $3.99 Archie 2,412

 

There is no heat because the above books are all garbage.

Another 'burning hot' book for 3 days, and then it will go 'poof' like all the others.

 

 

I'd keep my eye on those Archie's :whistle:

 

And the Sesame Streets are the 1st comic to ever have those characters.

 

Really??? That's surprising, if it's true. I would have figured at least something was published before. Crazy.

 

And my wife gets Life With Archie, so I'm riding high with #1-30 :banana:

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Extremely low print run.

 

So are a lot of comics though. What's the other factor(s)?

 

I.E. No heat on these, the 10 lowest print on the list:

 

Drew Hayes Poison Elves 3 $2.99 Ape 3,562

Executive Assistant Assassins 12 $3.99 Aspen 3,408

Aspen Splash 2013 Swimsuit Spectacular Anniversary Ed $3.99 Aspen 3,310

Sesame Street 1 $3.99 Ape 3,175

Betty & Veronica 266 $2.99 Archie 3,122

Legend of Oz The Wicked West Ongoing 8 $3.50 Big Dog 3,057

Legend of Oz Scarecrow 2 $3.50 Big Dog 2,956

Knights of The Dinner Table 199 $5.99 Kenzer 2,843

Kevin Keller 9 $2.99 Archie 2,479

Life With Archie 30 $3.99 Archie 2,412

 

There is no heat because the above books are all garbage.

Another 'burning hot' book for 3 days, and then it will go 'poof' like all the others.

 

 

I'd keep my eye on those Archie's :whistle:

 

And the Sesame Streets are the 1st comic to ever have those characters.

 

The Archies numbers are deceptive.

They have a huge newsstand presence that isn't reflected here.

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Harbinger #1 CGC 9.8 @ $405 & 21 bids. :o

New Mutants #87 CGC 9.8 @ $170 & 12 bids.

Deadpool #1 (1997) CGC 9.8 @ $150 & 3 bids.

 

Time to submit my Harbinger??!!??

 

Not at all.

 

VH1 books are at the bottom cycle in their valuations, pretty much all across-the-board. There was an overwhelming sentiment the relaunch would increase demand and value for the originals, the opposite happened.

 

 

Hmmmm.

 

So say that mine is a 9.8 (no clue if it is), raw it's what, like $50-$80?

 

Wouldn't it be worth it for the $200 price jump, or more??

 

Or are you saying "that's it", as in, that $200-$400 price is going to go down significantly?

 

Well there's been a lot of discussion that with the 'softening' in grading of Harbinger 1 over the years, a 9.8 is a bit more common. Not to sound like a , but under these old standards with CGC it is very unlikely your book would grade 9.8. Check the census, that's why the first few copies sold for over 2k. Then it churned down in and around $1,000, eventually sliding to $500, before now settling where it is now, around $400 mark. It has never hit $200 (aside from maybe one fluke sale).

 

I would agree that at $400 or so, it's not that bad of a purchase (I personally don't collect slabs), it more than likely won't go much lower, the floor is in - but the upside is very limited as well.

Super unlikely it will get back to $1k. But I digress; I've already beaten this subject to death on the VF boards.

 

If there's a thread on moderns that are cooling off (good time to buy), throw a dart at most VH1 books, and even some of the HTF Acclaims.

 

No, my question came down to if it was a good idea to get my raw copy graded if it has 9.8 potential.

 

At these prices, I wouldn't bother, unless you want it for your collection. My point earlier was that before CGC loosened their grading standards, Harbinger 1 was a book almost impossible to get in 9.8, mostly due to common defects on each copy. Even very adept graders subbed many books they thought were 9.8, only to come back 9.4-9.6. If you want the answer of a broader audience, go to the VF forums...there's a specific thread following just sales of Harby 1 9.8 (up to about 50 pages in length).

 

Okay, so then, if I understand correctly:

 

-Raw's go for ~$50

 

-CGC 9.8 goes for ~$250

 

-Grading standards are looser now (i.e. better chance of getting a 9.8).

 

-Grading costs+shipping ~$40

 

-Prices are reasonably stable, and aren't going to go a lot lower

 

 

Isn't it a no brainer to get it graded???

 

How about you visit that thread that I suggested, and retype these comments there.

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copies already being listed in the low to mid 20s, listings will sit, new BINs will just undercut existing listings, sellers will grow impatient and the book will be selling for 10 dollars on Monday.

 

+1

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Dukes40

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Harbinger #1 CGC 9.8 @ $405 & 21 bids. :o

New Mutants #87 CGC 9.8 @ $170 & 12 bids.

Deadpool #1 (1997) CGC 9.8 @ $150 & 3 bids.

 

Time to submit my Harbinger??!!??

 

Not at all.

 

VH1 books are at the bottom cycle in their valuations, pretty much all across-the-board. There was an overwhelming sentiment the relaunch would increase demand and value for the originals, the opposite happened.

 

 

Hmmmm.

 

So say that mine is a 9.8 (no clue if it is), raw it's what, like $50-$80?

 

Wouldn't it be worth it for the $200 price jump, or more??

 

Or are you saying "that's it", as in, that $200-$400 price is going to go down significantly?

 

Well there's been a lot of discussion that with the 'softening' in grading of Harbinger 1 over the years, a 9.8 is a bit more common. Not to sound like a , but under these old standards with CGC it is very unlikely your book would grade 9.8. Check the census, that's why the first few copies sold for over 2k. Then it churned down in and around $1,000, eventually sliding to $500, before now settling where it is now, around $400 mark. It has never hit $200 (aside from maybe one fluke sale).

 

I would agree that at $400 or so, it's not that bad of a purchase (I personally don't collect slabs), it more than likely won't go much lower, the floor is in - but the upside is very limited as well.

Super unlikely it will get back to $1k. But I digress; I've already beaten this subject to death on the VF boards.

 

If there's a thread on moderns that are cooling off (good time to buy), throw a dart at most VH1 books, and even some of the HTF Acclaims.

 

No, my question came down to if it was a good idea to get my raw copy graded if it has 9.8 potential.

 

At these prices, I wouldn't bother, unless you want it for your collection. My point earlier was that before CGC loosened their grading standards, Harbinger 1 was a book almost impossible to get in 9.8, mostly due to common defects on each copy. Even very adept graders subbed many books they thought were 9.8, only to come back 9.4-9.6. If you want the answer of a broader audience, go to the VF forums...there's a specific thread following just sales of Harby 1 9.8 (up to about 50 pages in length).

 

Okay, so then, if I understand correctly:

 

-Raw's go for ~$50

 

-CGC 9.8 goes for ~$250

 

-Grading standards are looser now (i.e. better chance of getting a 9.8).

 

-Grading costs+shipping ~$40

 

-Prices are reasonably stable, and aren't going to go a lot lower

 

 

Isn't it a no brainer to get it graded???

 

How about you visit that thread that I suggested, and retype these comments there.

Do you have the link for that? Couldn't find the page.

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Dukes40

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copies already being listed in the low to mid 20s, listings will sit, new BINs will just undercut existing listings, sellers will grow impatient and the book will be selling for 10 dollars on Monday.

 

+1

 

+2

 

If it's a legit contender, then that's going to take a number of issues, and probably a number of years, since only 1,500 are getting a chance to read it as of now.

Even with good word of mouth, that's still not that much exposure.

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So Day Men is a $10 book now hm

 

And the lowest listing for Skyward 1 ATM is 24.99

 

hm [/quote

it's a really great all ages comic that's very rare, especially the variants. i just dont see how anyone can argue against its potential. people really should read it before dismissing it as just another quick flip

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So Day Men is a $10 book now hm

 

And the lowest listing for Skyward 1 ATM is 24.99

 

hm [/quote

it's a really great all ages comic that's very rare, especially the variants. i just dont see how anyone can argue against its potential. people really should read it before dismissing it as just another quick flip

 

I found two copies of Skyward today.

 

Last monday I did a four store trip. All of them had copies of the book.

I'm going to check again tomorrow depending on tha weatha

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So Day Men is a $10 book now hm

 

And the lowest listing for Skyward 1 ATM is 24.99

 

hm

 

Day Men currently is not a $10 book. I only see two or three listings out of several sold below $10 and they were auctions.

 

Average price is well over $10 still. Will it be a $10 eventually? Yeah possibly it might settle down to like Hoax Hunter level or something like that, but currently still selling well over $10.

 

 

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