The Thing (1983) #1

[nmtg9]

I kinda liked the series

 

Must've appealed to me as an 11 year old who felt like an outsider. Haven't read it since though of course. It probably is garbage.

[RockMyAmadeus]

I would love to have a copy of issue 1 graded CGC 9.8, but I would never pay $30 for a raw copy. I think $10 for a raw 9.8 candidate is more realistic.

 

The 90 day average for a slabbed 9.8 is $75. The 12 month average is $120.

 

Grading fee is about $25/book, on average.

 

If you can find people willing to sell 9.8 candidates for $10, you should buy every single one of them. It makes no sense to sell books for $10 that you could net $30, $40, or more for.

 

I've had lots and lots and lots of people want to pay "$5-$10" for raw 9.8 candidates. The WTB forum is littered with such offers. I've refused every single time. These people want something for nothing. If they want 9.8s, they should go out and do the legwork to find the books themselves, or start paying GPA minus slabbing cost for raw 9.8s.

 

"But what if it doesn't come back 9.8??" Then deal with it at that point, and have a contingency plan in place from the start to deal with it. Not all the books that are IN 9.8 slabs NOW will come back 9.8 a second time through.

 

 

Youve turned down 30 or more from me.

 

On Thing #1?

[Green]

I would love to have a copy of issue 1 graded CGC 9.8, but I would never pay $30 for a raw copy. I think $10 for a raw 9.8 candidate is more realistic.

 

The 90 day average for a slabbed 9.8 is $75. The 12 month average is $120.

 

Grading fee is about $25/book, on average.

 

If you can find people willing to sell 9.8 candidates for $10, you should buy every single one of them. It makes no sense to sell books for $10 that you could net $30, $40, or more for.

 

I've had lots and lots and lots of people want to pay "$5-$10" for raw 9.8 candidates. The WTB forum is littered with such offers. I've refused every single time. These people want something for nothing. If they want 9.8s, they should go out and do the legwork to find the books themselves, or start paying GPA minus slabbing cost for raw 9.8s.

 

"But what if it doesn't come back 9.8??" Then deal with it at that point, and have a contingency plan in place from the start to deal with it. Not all the books that are IN 9.8 slabs NOW will come back 9.8 a second time through.

 

 

Youve turned down 30 or more from me.

 

On Thing #1?

hulk 371 and 373. even worse?

 

 

[*Bronze age fan*]

I thought this was a great series. Have #1-36.

 

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[Hado]

So is mine a Canadian price or a Price Variant?

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

So is mine a Canadian price or a Price Variant?

 

 

Canadian price "variant."

[Hado]

So is mine a Canadian price or a Price Variant?

 

 

Canadian price "variant."

Thanks RMA.

 

I'm going to do the air quotes

[RockMyAmadeus]

Some people call them variants, and technically, they ARE variants to the regular Direct market books being sold IN CANADA at the time...but some other people have a hard time with the word "variant", because the multi-price version (aka Direct market copy) wasn't for sale at the same time, in the same places, as the 75 cent copy.

[Hado]

What was the price on the Canadian Direct market copies?

[RockMyAmadeus]

What was the price on the Canadian Direct market copies?

 

60c

U.K. 25p

CAN. 75c

[Hado]

Thanks for all the info

[Aweandlorder]

Yup, I sold about 5-6 NM copies for 30+ in the past year, I cant explain it. It doesnt sell at BIN, but list it as auction for .99 and watch it grow!

[LloydJBailey]

Mine is signed by Michael Chiklis (The actor who played the Thing in the FF movie)… I probably like it more for that reason.

 

[the blob]

that's crazy. i wonder if i even bothered bagging and boarding my copies.. i doubt they're still NM.

[Comicopolis]

I've got the full run but never read any of them - I missed Marvel-Two-In-One too much.