Bronty Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) They did print around 3 million; no they aren't rare. But I guarantee you attrition rates were many times what attrition rates on comics were. By that point comics were something you saved in a bag and board because 'they might be valuable one day.' Nintendo Power 1 was like the newspaper or something. You read it and threw it out. Maybe if you were particularly enthusiastic you kept your vg copy around. The issue is NM or even 9.0 copies. Not easy. These were read by kids, an odd size, and a publication never foreseen as having any potential value. Edited December 21, 2020 by Bronty FoggyNelson and whetteon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Esposito Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Here's my copy of NP #1! Not the best condition, but I picked this guy up way back in 2010 and it has everything included. I've got a copy of #2 coming in the mail right now. That's a tough one to find in good shape because the dark cover really shows all the wear. No plan to collect em all, but I agree with @Bronty that a lot of these early issues in great condition will only be harder to find as time goes on. Bronty and whetteon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 see that's just it... that's a nicely cared for copy. And it won't grade well. An actual mint copy, urk. Tough. Michael Esposito 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/20/2020 at 4:08 PM, Bronty said: They did print around 3 million; no they aren't rare. But I guarantee you attrition rates were many times what attrition rates on comics were. By that point comics were something you saved in a bag and board because 'they might be valuable one day.' Nintendo Power 1 was like the newspaper or something. You read it and threw it out. Maybe if you were particularly enthusiastic you kept your vg copy around. The issue is NM or even 9.0 copies. Not easy. These were read by kids, an odd size, and a publication never foreseen as having any potential value. I certainly threw mine away an it was well read by that point anyways , probably VG Bronty and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 12/21/2020 at 8:36 AM, Michael Esposito said: Here's my copy of NP #1! Not the best condition, but I picked this guy up way back in 2010 and it has everything included. I've got a copy of #2 coming in the mail right now. That's a tough one to find in good shape because the dark cover really shows all the wear. No plan to collect em all, but I agree with @Bronty that a lot of these early issues in great condition will only be harder to find as time goes on. Gorgeous copy Michael! Thanks for share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Esposito Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Secured a beautiful copy of #2 before the holidays. Such a tough one to find with a nice cover. Again, nothing NM or even close, but I’m happy to get something with no major defects, writing, and everything still attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engelhard Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 this is about as mint as you can get with these mags and someone paid 3k for them https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Nintendo-Power-1988-1st-Year-6-Issue-Sub-Complete-W-Posters-1989-Fan-Club/174581194482?hash=item28a5d99ef2:g:1h4AAOSwxVFfuyR0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Esposito Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) On 1/9/2021 at 9:26 AM, engelhard said: this is about as mint as you can get with these mags and someone paid 3k for them https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Nintendo-Power-1988-1st-Year-6-Issue-Sub-Complete-W-Posters-1989-Fan-Club/174581194482?hash=item28a5d99ef2:g:1h4AAOSwxVFfuyR0 Hard to tell if 3k will be considered a bargain down the line. I think in terms of Nintendo Memorabilia these magazines are awesome, but video game collectors are interested in...collecting video games. Don't get me wrong, I expect the value to rise, just not by a significant amount. If the #1 ever gets graded I imagine it alone could fetch 3k+ today if it actually came back 9.4 or better Edited January 11, 2021 by Michael Esposito Misspelled a word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engelhard Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael Esposito said: Hard to tell if 3k will be considered a bargain down the line. I think in terms of Nintendo Memorabilia these magazines are awesome, but video game collectors are interested in...collecting video games. Don't get me wrong, I expect the value to rise, just not by a significant amount. If the #1 ever gets graded I imagine it alone could fetch 3k+ today if it actually came back 9.4 or better i was thinking about buying them...my guess was they grade VF/NM or better slab 4 of them for sure and auction them off one at a time #1 #2 #4 and #6 would most likely put you over 3k.. but only if you sell now like you said.. its hard to tell if 3k is a bargain down the line but im thinking its not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engelhard Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) some pretty awesome covers that bring back a lot of memories.. i had all of these when i was a kid https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_Power_volumes looking at them now i had them all up until 1994 Edited January 12, 2021 by engelhard ^^^fcukoff with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke as a Joke Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 A Nintendo Power #1 CGC 9.0 sold for $4200 today on ebay. That's a nice chunk of change. whetteon and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Esposito Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/15/2021 at 11:56 PM, Broke as a Joke said: A Nintendo Power #1 CGC 9.0 sold for $4200 today on ebay. That's a nice chunk of change. What a scoop! That makes it sound like the guy who won this lot of 6 sealed issues got an absolute steal if they grade well. One thing that's strange about that lot of the 6-sealed is that it also sold in November using the same images for $500 less. Wonder what happened there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 1/15/2021 at 11:56 PM, Broke as a Joke said: A Nintendo Power #1 CGC 9.0 sold for $4200 today on ebay. That's a nice chunk of change. Wow that is insane‼️Price👍😷😷🎉🎊 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryP Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Going through some of old magazines - I have an Issue 1, probably in very good condition, still in the envelop it was mailed in along with several other items that were included in the envelope. Still has the poster and no writing inside, but the cover does have some imperfections. Does anyone know if I send it in to be graded if I can send all the other items in as well as part of the overall collection of items as part of the grading service? The envelope is opened. I think I read a few articles when I got it and put it back in the envelope. I was really into collecting sports cards and magazines & some comics at the time - probably 8th grade at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryP Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) Going through some of old magazines - I have an Issue 1 probably in very good condition, still in the envelop it was mailed in along with several other items that were included in the envelope. Does anyone know if I send it in to be graded if I can send all the other items in as well as part of the overall collection of items as part of the grading service? The envelope is opened. I think I read a few articles when I got it and put it back in the envelope. I was really into collecting sports cards and magazines & some comics at the time - probably 8th grade at the time. Edited February 6, 2021 by JerryP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Esposito Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 This NM copy of Nintendo Power #1 sold last night for $2,370. Pretty good sale and I think probably the first loose copy I've seen that I thought should be slabbed. whetteon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 2/6/2021 at 1:13 PM, JerryP said: Going through some of old magazines - I have an Issue 1 probably in very good condition, still in the envelop it was mailed in along with several other items that were included in the envelope. Does anyone know if I send it in to be graded if I can send all the other items in as well as part of the overall collection of items as part of the grading service? The envelope is opened. I think I read a few articles when I got it and put it back in the envelope. I was really into collecting sports cards and magazines & some comics at the time - probably 8th grade at the time. Just send the magazine. Keep the rest and offer it to a buyer if and when you go to sell. CGC can’t do anything with the other items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromag27 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 i have several copies of the premiere issue and this is the lowest grade. i have issues 2-6 to submit still. Randall Dowling and whetteon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromag27 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 this just landed. whetteon and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromag27 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) Edited May 23, 2021 by cromag27 whetteon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
