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Incredible Hulk #181 - is it *that* red-hot?
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KCOComics

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14 hours ago, rckstr1253 said:

The resto is slight color touch c1 with little glue added to the binding.  The Qualified is missing the mvs 

I guess it depends on what you value more. 

Personally, I would go with the c1 CT. I like complete books more even with a little resto for a big key. 

That's just me. Others feel better about the Green Label.  

Allot would depend on presentation to. If you are buying a big key in a slab, you want a cover you enjoy looking at. Things like centering or ugly creases may influence my decision one way or another. 

In any event, good luck! 

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On 3/12/2021 at 5:08 PM, rckstr1253 said:

Thanks for the input.  Yea they both look great so it’s a tough decision.  

I know this wasn't a choice, but I would definitely go "neither."  Go down to whatever the equivalent grade blue label is for the same price.  Just my 2c

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It’s so interesting to see the original post of this thread. A complaint about a 3.5 selling for $900 on eBay.

Fast forward to today and it sells for 3K.

That being said, what’s the deal with the recent value shoot up? I sold my 7.5 only a few months ago for about $3K, now it’s selling for double that.

So what gives? I mean, I know that movie speculation and hype always contribute to these sort of things, but to this extent? 

And when will Hulk 181’s value hit a wall?  

I was even thinking about buying another copy, but with how fast this book has sky rocketed in value within the last few months, I can’t help but wonder how sustainable it is. 

One could easily argue that Disney hasn’t even started with the X-Men movies yet, and when they do, they’ll ride that train for at least the next 20 years, milking it for everything it’s worth, which will further secure the value of Hulk 181.

 

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2 hours ago, Darkowl said:

It’s so interesting to see the original post of this thread. A complaint about a 3.5 selling for $900 on eBay.

Fast forward to today and it sells for 3K.

That being said, what’s the deal with the recent value shoot up? I sold my 7.5 only a few months ago for about $3K, now it’s selling for double that.

So what gives? I mean, I know that movie speculation and hype always contribute to these sort of things, but to this extent? 

And when will Hulk 181’s value hit a wall?  

I was even thinking about buying another copy, but with how fast this book has sky rocketed in value within the last few months, I can’t help but wonder how sustainable it is. 

One could easily argue that Disney hasn’t even started with the X-Men movies yet, and when they do, they’ll ride that train for at least the next 20 years, milking it for everything it’s worth, which will further secure the value of Hulk 181.

 

20 years ? Make that 80 years!

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2 hours ago, Darkowl said:

That being said, what’s the deal with the recent value shoot up? I sold my 7.5 only a few months ago for about $3K, now it’s selling for double that.

So what gives?

I guess you are asking why has it continued to go up.   You have the ridiculous popularity of this book and that there aren't enough decent copies to go around for all the folks participating in the hobby NOW (both former and new, making the market larger than it once was).  More folks are appreciating this key as a PC trophy or investment vehicle or both, so it could be that more and more copies will be disappearing long-term into PCs and/or safe deposit boxes.  Time will tell.  Regardless, a lot of keys have shot up recently with no special catalyst, so why not one the ever popular IH#1, which DOES have a catalyst (X-Men/MCU)?  So I think part of it is that it has remained hot with inadequate supply, and part could be riding the wave of exuberance in the keys market in general.  Or maybe, just mabe, folks finally noticed that the Hulk is on the cover, too.  (thumbsu

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1 hour ago, Pantodude said:

I guess you are asking why has it continued to go up.  

Hulk 181 continuing to go up in price wasn’t really what I was wondering. That’s something to be expected.

But the rate at which it has gone up recently is what’s baffling. 

Like I said, I sold my copy for about gpa (maybe a little higher), and within 4 months it has basically doubled in price. Unless I’m doing my math wrong, that seems pretty extreme to me.

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8 minutes ago, Darkowl said:

Like I said, I sold my copy for about gpa (maybe a little higher), and within 4 months it has basically doubled in price. That seems pretty extreme to me.

It could be that the post-pandemic change in number of market participants is still getting sorted out.  There aren't enough books around to stabilize the market at current prices.  It's just economics (if that premise is correct).  

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9.8 IH180 sold on Ebay and......wow:whatthe:‼

I think it's the first recorded 9.8 sale in almost a year unless there was something on Clink?

We shall see if the sale is legit but if it is congratulations to both parties! It was a nicely centered ow/w

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22 minutes ago, MGsimba77 said:

9.8 IH180 sold on Ebay and......wow:whatthe:‼

I think it's the first recorded 9.8 sale in almost a year unless there was something on Clink?

We shall see if the sale is legit but if it is congratulations to both parties! It was a nicely centered ow/w

What did it sell for? Not seeing it in completed/sold listings  (shrug)

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1 hour ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

What did it sell for? Not seeing it in completed/sold listings  (shrug)

I usually hate to blast out sold prices but it was...

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25,500 plus shipping

Its weird that it doesn't show up. Have you tried "Incredible hulk #180 9.8"? Works for me. Sort by "recently sold".

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24 minutes ago, Pantodude said:

It does on GPA, so means offician on ebay.  

No not always. I've seen sales taken down a number of times on GPA after the book gets relisted. It's not often but it does happen. Sometimes it's intentionally done by the seller for their own reasons, sometimes its because the buyer doesn't pay. I always like to wait at least a week to be more sure. I should note I did see one occasion where an IH181 "sale" was taken down by GPA over 2 weeks after the date of sale. Infact I probably complained about that particular relist on this thread long ago :pullhair:

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