Silentbob Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I haven't looked at the values of comics in many years. I started binging on comic book men on amc and noticed a Batman Killing joke was sold to the stash for $10 in an episode around 2012. I recently checked the price on eBay and it was $300+. Is eBay a fairyland or has the market moved that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofthetotem Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Comic book men was scripted, one of our board members “sold’ an GA Archie to the stash. Silentbob, Deadpoolica and Comics4All 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 49 minutes ago, Silentbob said: I haven't looked at the values of comics in many years. I started binging on comic book men on amc and noticed a Batman Killing joke was sold to the stash for $10 in an episode around 2012. I recently checked the price on eBay and it was $300+. Is eBay a fairyland or has the market moved that much? You must be looking at "asking price" & not "sold price" Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Deadpoolica said: You must be looking at "asking price" & not "sold price" @Deadpoolica It's a little late for a Friday thread, but what the heck! Krismusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, comics4all said: @Deadpoolica It's a little late for a Friday thread, but what the heck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 All I got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunisherPunisherPunisher Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 It's Saturday here, from the future kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 But seriously prices are crazy from even when I joined in 2016 Killing joke in 9.8, more like $150-175-& $200 if you're lucky Deadpoolica, Ira K, Comics4All and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 28 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: But seriously prices are crazy from even when I joined in 2016 Killing joke in 9.8, more like $150-175-& $200 if you're lucky Forgot my example In 2016, you could get Killing Joke for $75-100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 30 minutes ago, PunisherPunisherPunisher said: It's Saturday here, from the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Deadpoolica said: The doctor @PunisherPunisherPunisher from down under! Deadpoolica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Silentbob said: I haven't looked at the values of comics in many years. I started binging on comic book men on amc and noticed a Batman Killing joke was sold to the stash for $10 in an episode around 2012. I recently checked the price on eBay and it was $300+. Is eBay a fairyland or has the market moved that much? Actually should have bought Tesla stock for 38 dollars back then... its over 650 now Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Or bitcoin which was 12 dollars then Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 hour ago, PunisherPunisherPunisher said: It's Saturday here, from the future pls PM me lotto #'s thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Deadpoolica said: You must be looking at "asking price" & not "sold price" No, completed and sold. I looked back and there are even higher sales. From the responses it looks like eBay is fairly land but the prices sold are crazy. Edited February 1, 2020 by Silentbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 I thought I asked a legitimate question. Nice to receive such a warm welcome. I have reason to believe that I have been collecting comics before some of you making snide comments and memes were born...1979. BlowUpTheMoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thehumantorch Posted February 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Silentbob said: I thought I asked a legitimate question. Nice to receive such a warm welcome. I have reason to believe that I have been collecting comics before some of you making snide comments and memes were born...1979. Hi Silentb, welcome to the boards. Comic Book Men is a TV show. Much like most TV shows it's designed to entertain and the people who come in to 'sell' are curated/hand picked by the show's producers. We've seen board members invited to 'sell' to both Comic Book Men and Pawn Stars. Using a reality show to understand market values for anything isn't a good idea. So here's ebay search results, sold items, sorted highest to lowest - to get real values go with sold items and to get a better feel for values sorting highest to lowest works best https://www.ebay.com/sch/165364/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=killing+joke&_sop=16&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1 Graded 9.8 are selling for $275 to $140 usd. Highest hammer for a raw copy is about $80 usd. There's quite a range of prices, even for CGC 9.8 and that'll generally depend on the quality of the seller, shipping costs, location, time of auction, etc. So yes, a graded 9.8 has sold for close to $300 but that price reflects the cost to submit the book for grading and the 9.8 result and that's the high end of results with many similar copies selling for less. Figure a rough average value of $200 for a graded 9.8. A raw copy is hammering $80 and low end about $20. So it's not unreasonable for a store to pay $10 for a ungraded copy that isn't perfect - the black cover is easily scratched and shows damage. There's also many different editions and reprints of this book. Second prints aren't as valuable as first prints etc. Comics4All, F For Fake, Silentbob and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, thehumantorch said: Hi Silentb, welcome to the boards. Comic Book Men is a TV show. Much like most TV shows it's designed to entertain and the people who come in to 'sell' are curated/hand picked by the show's producers. We've seen board members invited to 'sell' to both Comic Book Men and Pawn Stars. Using a reality show to understand market values for anything isn't a good idea. So here's ebay search results, sold items, sorted highest to lowest - to get real values go with sold items and to get a better feel for values sorting highest to lowest works best https://www.ebay.com/sch/165364/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=killing+joke&_sop=16&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1 Graded 9.8 are selling for $275 to $140 usd. Highest hammer for a raw copy is about $80 usd. There's quite a range of prices, even for CGC 9.8 and that'll generally depend on the quality of the seller, shipping costs, location, time of auction, etc. So yes, a graded 9.8 has sold for close to $300 but that price reflects the cost to submit the book for grading and the 9.8 result and that's the high end of results with many similar copies selling for less. Figure a rough average value of $200 for a graded 9.8. A raw copy is hammering $80 and low end about $20. So it's not unreasonable for a store to pay $10 for a ungraded copy that isn't perfect - the black cover is easily scratched and shows damage. There's also many different editions and reprints of this book. Second prints aren't as valuable as first prints etc. Thanks for the thoughtful response. It looks like I was looking at the auctions with signed copies. Amazing that a signature adds that much extra value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Silentbob said: Thanks for the thoughtful response. It looks like I was looking at the auctions with signed copies. Amazing that a signature adds that much extra value. Not so surprising as most popular creators charge $75 or more to sign a book. Add in grading costs of $30 or more. And many fans can't get to that signing and are buying signed copies on secondary markets like ebay. Senormac and Comics4All 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ken Aldred Posted February 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Silentbob said: I have reason to believe that I have been collecting comics before some of you making snide comments and memes were born...1979. No. There are many baby boomer ‘silver surfers’ here, with tremendous knowledge accumulated over many decades. Lots to learn. Edited February 1, 2020 by Ken Aldred Senormac, Silentbob, Deadpoolica and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
