WolverineX Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Hezi said: Yeah, that’s the one. I had five or more on my watch list and they all were bought up on the same day. I agree with you about it being undervalued. IMO this is the last TMNT book with any big first appearances that hasn’t blown up yet. I’d argue that Bebop, Rocksteady and Krang are more widely known than Casey Jones, but I could be wrong. Oh definitely...I remember when these used to sell for a dollar... wish I bought more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Hezi said: Yeah, that’s the one. I had five or more on my watch list and they all were bought up on the same day. I agree with you about it being undervalued. IMO this is the last TMNT book with any big first appearances that hasn’t blown up yet. I’d argue that Bebop, Rocksteady and Krang are more widely known than Casey Jones, but I could be wrong. I'd argue that Bebop and Rocksteady's first appearances are in 2, not 1 - they don't have names in the first issue and they're still human. They first show up in their mutated forms (and are first called by name) in issue #2. But it seems the masses feel differently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezi Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) On 10/27/2020 at 1:52 PM, Jesse-Lee said: I'd argue that Bebop and Rocksteady's first appearances are in 2, not 1 - they don't have names in the first issue and they're still human. They first show up in their mutated forms (and are first called by name) in issue #2. But it seems the masses feel differently... I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt to grab #2 just in case! Edited October 30, 2020 by Hezi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezi Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Can somebody more knowledgeable than me help answer a question? on TMNT adventures 1, there seems to be two different versions of the Canadian price variant. There was a sale today on eBay for a TMNT adv #1 Canadian price variant and this version doesn’t have a barcode on the cover. My copy of the Canadian price variant has a barcode on the cover. I’m assuming this means that there are two versions of the Canadian price variant? Is this right or am I confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 5 hours ago, Hezi said: Can somebody more knowledgeable than me help answer a question? on TMNT adventures 1, there seems to be two different versions of the Canadian price variant. There was a sale today on eBay for a TMNT adv #1 Canadian price variant and this version doesn’t have a barcode on the cover. My copy of the Canadian price variant has a barcode on the cover. I’m assuming this means that there are two versions of the Canadian price variant? Is this right or am I confused There should be a newsstand version (barcode) as well as a direct market one (without) for the CPV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezi Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 14 hours ago, pubmonkey said: There should be a newsstand version (barcode) as well as a direct market one (without) for the CPV Awesome, thank you for clarifying that for me! pubmonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spracknetch23 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 2:49 PM, Hezi said: I’d argue that Bebop, Rocksteady and Krang are more widely known than Casey Jones, but I could be wrong. Thanks to the original cartoon. B, R and Krang were in almost every episode. I think Casey was only in 4 or 5 episodes out of the almost 200 produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Just nuts imho. Can’t believe the prices of these books, Turtle books in general since late summer! What’s a 9.8 Raph go for at this rate - wow. Why are Turtles so hot?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Icculus308win said: Just nuts imho. Can’t believe the prices of these books, Turtle books in general since late summer! What’s a 9.8 Raph go for at this rate - wow. Why are Turtles so hot?? I keep waiting for the 2nd print to go up but we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Good call, it is bound to happen at this rate. Pretty cool cover in its own right too ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrocitus Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 What’s the print run for Raphael 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 60,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM8 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 It's the day you've ALL been waiting for. No, not election day silly, that's boring in comparison! This is the day that you can trade fractional shares of TMNT #1 1st print 9.8! Right now they're at $90/share which translates to $90,000 for the underlying book. I can't wait to hear the resident Debbie Downers on this forum give us their "completely unbiased, expert-opinion with absolutely no jealousy" analysis. https://app.rallyrd.com/app/assets/comics-literature/TMNT1 valiantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, GM8 said: It's the day you've ALL been waiting for. No, not election day silly, that's boring in comparison! This is the day that you can trade fractional shares of TMNT #1 1st print 9.8! Right now they're at $90/share which translates to $90,000 for the underlying book. I can't wait to hear the resident Debbie Downers on this forum give us their "completely unbiased, expert-opinion with absolutely no jealousy" analysis. https://app.rallyrd.com/app/assets/comics-literature/TMNT1 Oooh, I can take it from here... "You don't actually own anything!" "I prefer my TMNT #1 3rd Print CGC 5.0 because I can hold it!" "No one knows who that company is!" "You can't sell your shares whenever you feel like it!" "Why would anyone pay $90 for a share when they could just save up and buy a copy for $75,000 from someone else?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmakt Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I love this idea in theory... It would make me sad not to have something to see or hold, but it would also be nice not to have to worry about protecting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, GM8 said: It's the day you've ALL been waiting for. No, not election day silly, that's boring in comparison! This is the day that you can trade fractional shares of TMNT #1 1st print 9.8! Right now they're at $90/share which translates to $90,000 for the underlying book. I can't wait to hear the resident Debbie Downers on this forum give us their "completely unbiased, expert-opinion with absolutely no jealousy" analysis. https://app.rallyrd.com/app/assets/comics-literature/TMNT1 I'm not sure what there is to be jealous of; those buying "stock" don't own a TMNT 1 9.8. Has anyone attempted to sell their initial $65 for $90? Edited November 3, 2020 by manetteska typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, manetteska said: I'm not sure what there is to be jealous of; those buying "stock" don't own a TMNT 1 9.8. Has anyone attempted to sell their initial $65 for $90? It can be done today, assuming the price stays at $90/share. I have sold shares on RallyRd before, and I'll do it again. I "tried out" the RallyRd platform several months ago and they had a 1956 Mickey Mantle for $1/share. I bought 10 shares for $10. When it was put up for trading, it jumped to $4.10 per share. I sold 8 of them and got $32.80. GM8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, valiantman said: It can be done today, assuming the price stays at $90/share. I have sold shares on RallyRd before, and I'll do it again. I "tried out" the RallyRd platform several months ago and they had a 1956 Mickey Mantle for $1/share. I bought 10 shares for $10. When it was put up for trading, it jumped to $4.10 per share. I sold 8 of them and got $32.80. I have some free time today and am ready to go down the Rally Rd rabbit hole -- though if people want we can move the discussion elsewhere. I believe (could be wrong) the initial offering for this comic was $65/share at 1000 shares and sold out. Now it is valued at $90/share but all of those shares are already spoken for; so how many are up for purchase? (and this info may be readily available on their site but I'm not going to use them so not giving another company my info.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, manetteska said: I have some free time today and am ready to go down the Rally Rd rabbit hole -- though if people want we can move the discussion elsewhere. I believe (could be wrong) the initial offering for this comic was $65/share at 1000 shares and sold out. Now it is valued at $90/share but all of those shares are already spoken for; so how many are up for purchase? (and this info may be readily available on their site but I'm not going to use them so not giving another company my info.) Yes, the initial offering was $65/share for 1,000 shares and it sold out in about 5 minutes on July 24, 2020. It looks like about 80 shares are set to change hands (doesn't close until 4pm Eastern) at $90/share where the ask is $90 (or less) and the bid is $90 (or more). Otherwise, those who bought the original 1,000 shares at $65/share are holding, and those who want to buy today for under $90/share are going to be out of luck. UPDATE: As I was typing the above, someone offered 50 shares at $85/each, so the current "strike price" is now $87.25 - which is the price that the number of bids and number of asks match. If the trading ended right now... the one who offered 50 shares at $85/each would receive $87.25 each, since there are buyers at that price. The ask price ($85/share) is "minimum accepted" and the bid price ($90/share) is "maximum offered". The final price is usually somewhere between. There are bidders at $65/share (who will likely win none) and there are asks at $95/share (who will likely sell none). RallyRd has about a dozen CGC graded books right now - some which haven't had the initial offering yet - and some which haven't traded yet. One or two per week (Tuesdays) on a 90-day cycle. As an example, today is also the trading day for a Lamborghini, Jaguar, initial offering for a LeBron card, trading for Harry Potter 1st edition, Star Wars #1 35-cent, and a Hermes Birkin handbag. Other initial offerings for the '37 Heisman trophy, the Apollo 11 control stick, and a '79 Rolex are still open (been open for days), being funded at 51%, 75%, and 94% (respectively) so far. Edited November 3, 2020 by valiantman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, valiantman said: 58 minutes ago, manetteska said: I have some free time today and am ready to go down the Rally Rd rabbit hole -- though if people want we can move the discussion elsewhere. I believe (could be wrong) the initial offering for this comic was $65/share at 1000 shares and sold out. Now it is valued at $90/share but all of those shares are already spoken for; so how many are up for purchase? (and this info may be readily available on their site but I'm not going to use them so not giving another company my info.) Yes, the initial offering was $65/share for 1,000 shares and it sold out in about 5 minutes on July 24, 2020. It looks like about 80 shares are set to change hands (doesn't close until 4pm Eastern) at $90/share where the ask is $90 (or less) and the bid is $90 (or more). Otherwise, those who bought the original 1,000 shares at $65/share are holding, and those who want to buy today for under $90/share are going to be out of luck. UPDATE: As I was typing the above, someone offered 50 shares at $85/each, so the current "strike price" is now $87.25 - which is the price that the number of bids and number of asks match. If the trading ended right now... the one who offered 50 shares at $85/each would receive $87.25 each, since there are buyers at that price. The ask price ($85/share) is "minimum accepted" and the bid price ($90/share) is "maximum offered". The final price is usually somewhere between. There are bidders at $65/share (who will likely win none) and there are asks at $95/share (who will likely sell none). On a more holistic level, with shares being offered every 3 mos, and (as of now) approx 80 shares will trade hands, this is not (again, as of now) an enterprise conducive to "increasing my money." I'm sure there is some commission involved, so those 80 shares which trade hands end up net approx $1600? This seems more like a fun endeavor than anything meant for real investment. So why not invest in something similar (or very similar) on a more personal level with another collector, and have more control over "seeing" your product or buying in/out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...