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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

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Star Wars 42 NM raw for $18.00

http://Support-the-Collectors-Society.com/itm/STAR-WARS-1977-Series-42-NEWSSTAND-Near-Mint-Comics-Book-/301188903802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item462041f37a

Star Wars 42 NM raw for $22.50

http://Support-the-Collectors-Society.com/itm/STAR-WARS-42-THE-EMPIRE-STRIKES-BACK-NEAR-MINT-/251502110317?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item3a8eb1a66d

 

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The $22 copy looks like a 7.0 from here and the $18 copy was a BIN, astonishingly, from mile high. can't explain why they didn't have it priced at 47X guide. if you're going to have a wacky low-end BIN, you should have the wacky $60 and $65 BINs for 9.2 copies.

 

Anyway, as noted, when I said $125 I was thinking more along the lines of some potential future price point. You honestly don't think this is going to jump when/if Fett is featured as a main player in movie?

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I gotta say Rise of Apocalypse has been the best selling late copper/early modern this past couple of weeks. At one time I couldn't keep a set listed on ebay for more then a day.

 

Ive never seen such a rise in price so fast for an origin book. The movie trailer really spiked interest in the character.

 

I agree I can see the Twelve storyline picking up interest as well.

 

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Yeah yeah, lets talk about this :)

 

I talked about this a while ago and people told me I was being silly, maybe they'll call you silly too (shrug)

 

Talked about what?

 

Page 420 :baiting:

 

But I wasn't talking about lobo

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.

 

You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.

 

If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. :eyeroll: )

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.

 

You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.

 

If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. :eyeroll: )

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.

 

You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.

 

If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. :eyeroll: )

 

 

 

It is so nice to read some wisdom on these boards. :applause:

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.

 

You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.

 

If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. :eyeroll: )

 

Which is why I've never listed a raw here as a 9.8, just as something that potentially could make that grade. Of course, I've never sought more than the going ebay rate for a raw NM for any sort of book like that either.

 

Although the two times I sold on ebay where I thought it had a good shot of making a 9.8, they did, in fact, come back as 9.8s and the buyers wound up having $250 books for their $65 purchases. i had no real money in either, so I was happy to make the loot and even happier I happened to be right.

 

 

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I think what a lot miss here is selling comics is just as much about as developing a relationship with buyers. You want them to return. So bragging about the fact that you just established a new selling high really doesn't help you. I'm sure someone will disagree.

 

Do buyers trust your grading? Do they trust your packing? Can you deliver the grade you advertise? These are really the questions you should be concerned about. These 3 questions are really overlooked by a lot of sellers. Or they are arrogant enough to think they don't apply to them. :eyeroll:

 

Now once a year or so you get the OCD nut that you can never satisfy and that comes with the territory. I still get them as well. Its even worse with slabs I would think just a much Bigger financial risk.:eek:

 

Don't believe me go to the General forum and look at all the horror stories.

 

I will shut up now

 

End of rantrant

 

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.

 

You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.

 

If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. :eyeroll: )

 

 

This. Which is why it is ludicrous that buyers then want to buy these 9.8 slabs for no more than OSPG.

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.

 

You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.

 

If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. :eyeroll: )

 

 

This. Which is why it is ludicrous that buyers then want to buy these 9.8 slabs for no more than OSPG.

 

And they still want to even when the OSPG clearly says its a 9.2 price at the top end of their scale.

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I think what a lot miss here is selling comics is just as much about as developing a relationship with buyers. You want them to return. So bragging about the fact that you just established a new selling high really doesn't help you. I'm sure someone will disagree.

 

Do buyers trust your grading? Do they trust your packing? Can you deliver the grade you advertise? These are really the questions you should be concerned about. These 3 questions are really overlooked by a lot of sellers. Or they are arrogant enough to think they don't apply to them. :eyeroll:

 

Now once a year or so you get the OCD nut that you can never satisfy and that comes with the territory. I still get them as well. Its even worse with slabs I would think just a much Bigger financial risk.:eek:

 

Don't believe me go to the General forum and look at all the horror stories.

 

I will shut up now

 

End of rantrant

 

Great points, I'd like to add that the relationship established as a buyer can apply to this as well. I've made some great residual buys after developing this relationship.

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.

 

You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.

 

If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. :eyeroll: )

 

Which is why I've never listed a raw here as a 9.8, just as something that potentially could make that grade. Of course, I've never sought more than the going ebay rate for a raw NM for any sort of book like that either.

 

Although the two times I sold on ebay where I thought it had a good shot of making a 9.8, they did, in fact, come back as 9.8s and the buyers wound up having $250 books for their $65 purchases. i had no real money in either, so I was happy to make the loot and even happier I happened to be right.

 

 

I don't grade books (read, get them CGC graded) because I prefer raw books. When ever anything gets near uber high grade, I cap it at "9.6-9.8". I just listed an Astonishing Tales 25 this way. Looks basically perfect but CGC perseveres to find something to mark down and you can't catch everything. Is it a deal at the price I have it up for if its a 9.8? Yes. CGC 9.6? Not bad. Less? Maybe not so great, but its not full CGC price and its a lot less than CGC minues grading fees.

 

I don't invest the kind of money to grade all the books I want to sell. And I don't have the time either. I'm happy to let someone else figure that out while I buy the books I want and keep them raw. By the by, there are still a lot of high grade books out there that are not graded...

 

I hope every book I sell gets a grade better than I sold it for. Don't sell it if you aren't happy with the price you get and you can't go wrong...

 

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9.8's go for $260. Why would you ever sell raw if it's is really "9.8 quality"?

 

because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it

 

 

This is a quality answer. I have plenty of 9.8 quality books that I sell for nm raw prices for the same reason, even with a 9.8 upside. Especially if it's not a book I collect/consider to be key. (Livewire cough cough)

 

My question was about the x-factor 24 specifically, a book I consider a classic key book, that I collect in high grade, and thus would not part with any of my own 9.8/ 9.8 quality copies, unless I was forced to, and even then, only if graded for maximum "no regret" selling.

 

I have a box of 9.8 quality books I collect for my PC, and I would/will not even consider selling unless graded, and then still only if desperate for the money. Most anything 9.8 quality raw I sell is sold raw nm/nm+ listed condition, as I only sell what I don't collect, to buy more of what I do collect, and would never sell a raw listed as 9.8, as only third party graders and Divad are qualified to do that...

 

As far as the topic of newbies and learning to be a quality seller, my 2258 and 100% feedback since 01' keeps me out of that discussion. Also, a low post count on these boards dosn't mean anything as far as experience, and only means that others have a whole lot more time on their hands.

 

End of rantrant

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Warren Worthington looks so much cooler as Archangel then Angel. Walter Simonson did a great job in rebooting the character. I am surprised Marvel didn`t give Archangel his own series like Deadpool or Cable.

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With a name like that they should have called Archangel, "The Wasp".

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