Browns81 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Hi all, I have a complete 1-35 run of Maxx and am unsure if any are worth grading. I see that 34-35 are considered valuable, I'm guessing due to low print run, but is there enough of a bump to bother getting them graded? I collected big time in the early through late 90s and sold basically every major key of that era for peanuts in the early 2000s, but kept my full Maxx and Tick runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 5:15 PM, Browns81 said: Hi all, I have a complete 1-35 run of Maxx and am unsure if any are worth grading. I see that 34-35 are considered valuable, I'm guessing due to low print run, but is there enough of a bump to bother getting them graded? I collected big time in the early through late 90s and sold basically every major key of that era for peanuts in the early 2000s, but kept my full Maxx and Tick runs. If you feel like they can get 9.8, sure....hard to say without seeing scans. Don't feel too bad about that, we all sell stuff. In 2005 I sold off all my MTG in a bulk ebay sale for a pittance of what they'd be worth now. I collected very heavy in the Revised days (stopped playing when I was around 16/17) and had multiples of all the big ticket cards now, which would be worth thousands of dollars now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hey folks, saw this earlier on eBay from MCS. Seems like an aggressive ask, but if this book is like the proverbial hens tooth just wondering if the level of interest supports the price? https://www.ebay.com/itm/313645539518?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 7:33 AM, steveinthecity said: Hey folks, saw this earlier on eBay from MCS. Seems like an aggressive ask, but if this book is like the proverbial hens tooth just wondering if the level of interest supports the price? https://www.ebay.com/itm/313645539518?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 No, that's retarded.....this is a test book put out by Wizard, what do you think the original art cover of this book would go for if it was listed today? baslug and ▫️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/24/2021 at 5:29 AM, spreads said: No, that's retarded.....this is a test book put out by Wizard, what do you think the original art cover of this book would go for if it was listed today? I would have to guess more than the 6k paid in 2013, but I don’t really follow the ups or downs in the OA market. Kind of why I was asking. This thread opened my eyes to how much in demand some of these Maxx books are and it seems every other week we’re seeing record sale prices on any number of books, so was curious when I saw the listing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 known copies of one colour and 8 of the other. Rarity speaks for itself. Worth it to a collector looking for extremely rare books not put in circulation? Dunno, out of my wheelhouse. How about that single silver cover, which was most likely a submitter filling out the paperwork wrong to see if CGC will catch it. A yellow ashcan 3 went for 1500. I'd like to know how much pandama got for all her 1 and 3 black ashcans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 8/24/2021 at 11:40 AM, Dr. Dank said: 3 known copies of one colour and 8 of the other. Rarity speaks for itself. Worth it to a collector looking for extremely rare books not put in circulation? Dunno, out of my wheelhouse. How about that single silver cover, which was most likely a submitter filling out the paperwork wrong to see if CGC will catch it. A yellow ashcan 3 went for 1500. I'd like to know how much pandama got for all her 1 and 3 black ashcans It's a manufactured test book. Rarity doesn't tell the whole picture. If you think it's such a great buy, why don't you buy it. And wasn't that yellow 3 your copy you put for sale? You didn't even mention that you were selling it, were you concerned that the book wouldn't sell? Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 8/24/2021 at 11:20 AM, steveinthecity said: I would have to guess more than the 6k paid in 2013, but I don’t really follow the ups or downs in the OA market. Kind of why I was asking. This thread opened my eyes to how much in demand some of these Maxx books are and it seems every other week we’re seeing record sale prices on any number of books, so was curious when I saw the listing. The Yellow 2 I bought a few months back I paid maybe $100 more than I paid for the previous copy I bought 13 years ago.....both raws in the same condition, and if you look at many of the sales of the blues and reds the prices have been more or less steady in a range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 8/25/2021 at 6:44 AM, spreads said: It's a manufactured test book. Rarity doesn't tell the whole picture. If you think it's such a great buy, why don't you buy it. And wasn't that yellow 3 your copy you put for sale? You didn't even mention that you were selling it, were you concerned that the book wouldn't sell? Ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerkcomic Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 So this may be a dumb question. I was recently going through and switching some books out with mylar and came up on my Comic Talk issues. There's 2 versions, this has been well known for a while. There's a version with a red dot and writing and the bottom of the back cover which is printed on there. I assumed these were the first printings and the second had been fixed to remove them. When I opened up the copies I found something really weird. The books with the "error" on the back cover are printed with the pages in ORDER. The copies with the correct back cover however have the pages printed completely out of order. This leads me to think they fixed the second run, but I'm trying to figure 2 things out. 1, why would there be an error on the back cover of a book that was being examined for an error already? Do I have it backwards and when the back cover "error" edition they rushed out another printing but with the pages out of order? 2, I have multiple copies and this is the case for all of them. Is this a variant? An error? A second printing? With the rising prices on Comic Talk very curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 Been told there have been offers upwards of 5k for these.... Also been told the last sale was 2013 at 2500 for the blue I think, may have been the red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troydivision1 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 been waiting to post my #35 on page #35... ADAMANTIUM, MetalPSI , spreads and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 6:09 PM, umyeahwhatevers said: been waiting to post my #35 on page #35... It's nice seeing those older slabs out there. Well done ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 6:09 PM, umyeahwhatevers said: been waiting to post my #35 on page #35... I sure do love this issue. Patrick MetalPSI and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 3:45 PM, Dr. Dank said: Been told there have been offers upwards of 5k for these.... Also been told the last sale was 2013 at 2500 for the blue I think, may have been the red "Been Told" Are you the seller of this book? It's alright if you are, no need for secrecy here - we're all friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 7:53 AM, spreads said: "Been Told" Are you the seller of this book? It's alright if you are, no need for secrecy here - we're all friends! The information is on another forum and not allowed to be posted here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 11:21 AM, Dr. Dank said: The information is on another forum and not allowed to be posted here what? You are one shifty fellow..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 1:50 PM, spreads said: what? You are one shifty fellow..... Am I? Maybe I'm not the one that's shifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 3:45 PM, Dr. Dank said: Been told there have been offers upwards of 5k for these.... Also been told the last sale was 2013 at 2500 for the blue I think, may have been the red I may be the only one that was crazy enough to pay over a grand for some of those Maxx test prints some years back. I still think they are very cool, but these current asking prices are just fishing for a good offer. $16,800? I can buy two Maxx covers by Sam for that. And I’ll take original art over printed books no matter how rare the book is any day. MetalPSI and baslug 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreads Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 8:52 PM, Scam Likely said: I may be the only one that was crazy enough to pay over a grand for some of those Maxx test prints some years back. I still think they are very cool, but these current asking prices are just fishing for a good offer. $16,800? I can buy two Maxx covers by Sam for that. And I’ll take original art over printed books no matter how rare the book is any day. Ya exactly. And just to clarify, when I bought RMA's maxx black back in 2008 I believe it was, it was a record sale. I have no qualms about paying good money for the ashcans, but the asking prices on these 'test' books is sheer lunacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
