valiantman Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 hours ago, pubmonkey said: https://www.comicconnect.com/item/901554 #3 variant at $9284 on comic connect with 6 days to go. Seems to me that this book is just ridiculously cool. Only 500 of them, oversized, sold at a convention in the 1980s... unless the creators somehow held onto extras, the conditions on the surviving copies won't be 9.6+ very often. Less than 70 of them are on the CGC census above 9.2. That's fewer than the number of TMNT #1 first prints at 9.6 or higher. DPV, pubmonkey and GM8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 12 hours ago, valiantman said: Seems to me that this book is just ridiculously cool. To top it off, the books that are signed inside were likely signed at the convention in NY on that day. I'm not sure if you can pinpoint those details to many other books. Icculus308win, valiantman and DPV 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPV Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) On 4/9/2021 at 1:03 AM, valiantman said: Seems to me that this book is just ridiculously cool. Only 500 of them, oversized, sold at a convention in the 1980s... unless the creators somehow held onto extras, the conditions on the surviving copies won't be 9.6+ very often. Less than 70 of them are on the CGC census above 9.2. That's fewer than the number of TMNT #1 first prints at 9.6 or higher. Looks like folks agree with you, it's a TMNT grail! Up to $10,200 now, 2 days left. in 10-20 years, it will be fun to see what these go for. I'm going to keep my eye out for a lower grade copy. https://www.comicconnect.com/item/901554 Edited April 13, 2021 by DPV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 hours ago, DPV said: Looks like folks agree with you, it's a TMNT grail! Up to $10,200 now, 2 days left. in 10-20 years, it will be fun to see what these go for. I'm going to keep my eye out for a lower grade copy. https://www.comicconnect.com/item/901554 $15,200 now, with a day and a half to go. DPV and pubmonkey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spracknetch23 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 What possessed me to sell my #3 variant a few years ago, I’ll never know DPV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, valiantman said: $15,200 now, with a day and a half to go. wow! almost double the yellow label from a couple weeks ago... I posit this one will go for around $20k (maybe more) The #2 on CC is at $2020 which is ok but should jump before the end. I see this one at $4500 or more. Only one copy has sold (at least in GPA) since December. The 9.6's are catching up but my copy on Ebay is collecting dust at the moment. Hopefully this auction will kickstart the #2's again. The 9.6 at $38277 Should be in the $60k-$70k range when this is over. More would icing on the cake... DPV and Icculus308win 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPV Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 hours ago, pubmonkey said: wow! almost double the yellow label from a couple weeks ago... I posit this one will go for around $20k (maybe more) The #2 on CC is at $2020 which is ok but should jump before the end. I see this one at $4500 or more. Only one copy has sold (at least in GPA) since December. The 9.6's are catching up but my copy on Ebay is collecting dust at the moment. Hopefully this auction will kickstart the #2's again. The 9.6 at $38277 Should be in the $60k-$70k range when this is over. More would icing on the cake... Wow, you called it! It's at $20,500 now! This is fun to watch! pubmonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghn999 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Wow. That Is crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 now at $25,000! https://www.comicconnect.com/item/901554 DPV, valiantman and Hulksdaddy1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, pubmonkey said: now at $25,000! https://www.comicconnect.com/item/901554 djzombi, valiantman, DPV and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 12 hours ago, spracknetch23 said: What possessed me to sell my #3 variant a few years ago, I’ll never know I have a few stories like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spracknetch23 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 14 hours ago, pubmonkey said: I have a few stories like that I keep track of all my sales records so I can go back and face palm. I've owned 3 copies of the #3 variant.. but they're all gone. A couple of other regrets include selling Albedo 2 for $600 in 2003 and an MOC Scratch for $250 in 2008. I do still have a 1st printing of #1, so I can't be too sad. DPV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 It’s just nuts! Why did the SS one not just explode prior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racerboy1 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, Icculus308win said: It’s just nuts! Why did the SS one not just explode prior? It’s a shill bid. Smells bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Racerboy1 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Icculus308win said: I’m not sure why I even speak to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Cause I make you giggle 🤭 pubmonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPV Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Racerboy1 said: It’s a shill bid. Smells bad It's not. I know the seller. It must be two people that really want this book. I was also wondering why the Heritage SS didn't go higher... That one had Eastman sig and sketch on the cover. This one has both Eastman and Laird signatures on inside cover. I don't think that would make much of a difference to most? Is one more desirable than the other? I'm new to the hobby, you guys would know better than I. Only thing I can think of is that the right people weren't on that Heritage auction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ryan. Posted April 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2021 39 minutes ago, DPV said: It's not. I know the seller. It must be two people that really want this book. I was also wondering why the Heritage SS didn't go higher... That one had Eastman sig and sketch on the cover. This one has both Eastman and Laird signatures on inside cover. I don't think that would make much of a difference to most? Is one more desirable than the other? I'm new to the hobby, you guys would know better than I. Only thing I can think of is that the right people weren't on that Heritage auction? There are a lot of collectors that dislike signatures on the cover. valiantman, Icculus308win, manetteska and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post valiantman Posted April 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ryan. said: 46 minutes ago, DPV said: It's not. I know the seller. It must be two people that really want this book. I was also wondering why the Heritage SS didn't go higher... That one had Eastman sig and sketch on the cover. This one has both Eastman and Laird signatures on inside cover. I don't think that would make much of a difference to most? Is one more desirable than the other? I'm new to the hobby, you guys would know better than I. Only thing I can think of is that the right people weren't on that Heritage auction? There are a lot of collectors that dislike signatures on the cover. Combining the details of this particular book with the current practices in the industry... A CGC 9.8 blue label TMNT #3 variant with signatures inside has all the "signs" pointing to an original copy that was obtained at the 1985 convention and somehow kept pristine during the convention and the 35+ years that followed. A CGC 9.8 yellow label TMNT #3 variant with signatures on the cover has all the "signs" pointing to a copy that has been recently "maximized" (signature added to the cover decades after printing, CGC witness verified, no doubt pressed before CGC grading), etc., and for lack of a better word the book "reeks" of seller cash-grab. They're both awesome books, but TMNT #3 variant represents a very special, very early day in the history of TMNT. The closer you can get to that day and the preservation of that day, the better. Yellow labels blur the "special day" in history with another day... a random day... decades later... when the book was scribbled on by that original creator --- now a famous millionaire, not the same kid who made a comic --- and presented for "maximum profit" to CGC for certification before coming to market. If these books were $5, who cares... but they're 5-figure books... and collectors tend to get "serious" when the prices get that high. Jesse-Lee, tvindy, DPV and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...