The Comics Trip Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 12/15/2021 at 2:28 PM, The Comics Trip said: Enough #1 drama, just got this from CGC :-))) So......sold one on Ebay for 2700+/- and the major issue seemed to be the Off-white to white designation instead of White Pages. Is $1000 less a realistic dropoff for a 9.8 in off-white vs white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed1990 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 New here! Just bought a 9.6 off Ebay for 1200. Did I goof ? ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 7:49 PM, Ed1990 said: New here! Just bought a 9.6 off Ebay for 1200. Did I goof ? What did you just buy? The link takes you only to eBay page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed1990 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 3:02 PM, sorrenmj said: What did you just buy? The link takes you only to eBay page? Oh sorry I don’t know why it does that Meant to say I bought a TMNT #2 9.6 condition first print wasnt sure if it was a decent prize or not considering I’ve just stumbled on como link for auctions only reasons I’m back to buying comics is because I could have bought a #1 turtles first print 9.8 for 4000 almost 10 years ago thought I’d might not want to miss the comic boat again BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 1:39 AM, Ed1990 said: Oh sorry I don’t know why it does that Meant to say I bought a TMNT #2 9.6 condition first print wasnt sure if it was a decent prize or not considering I’ve just stumbled on como link for auctions only reasons I’m back to buying comics is because I could have bought a #1 turtles first print 9.8 for 4000 almost 10 years ago thought I’d might not want to miss the comic boat again It seems like a very good price to me. #2 is now a 1k comic it seems. A 9.6 at just over 1k seems good to me. Congrats! BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDubs Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 So, my brain in action... see if this makes any sense... There are several low quantity CGC 9.8 in the TMNT Mirage Studios First Run 84' - . I have seen a couple CBCS 9.8 out in the wild that I could get my hands on to THEN have pressed and Submitted at CGC for the 9.8 status to help in my quest of having all issues in CGC 9.8 respectively. Has anyone tried this idea prior? I know I know there is the apparent risk associated with this idea of it grading down but stubborn is stubborn and the quest must be fulfilled as prophesized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 as good an idea as any I suppose. BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sckao Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I had this same idea with Sonic the Hedgehog... Many issues with zero HG copies in the census, but if there are no Registry completionists out there, there may be no demand. TMNT is a more popular media franchise, of course, and more comic-book based vs Sonic, although both have movies and video games based on their characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 4:56 PM, sckao said: I had this same idea with Sonic the Hedgehog... Many issues with zero HG copies in the census, but if there are no Registry completionists out there, there may be no demand. TMNT is a more popular media franchise, of course, and more comic-book based vs Sonic, although both have movies and video games based on their characters. Lol I thought the same @frozentundraguy gave me a Newsstand, it's a nice chimney sweeper of a cover, it has classic liners of jokes. frozentundraguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 5:32 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: Lol I thought the same @frozentundraguy gave me a Newsstand, it's a nice chimney sweeper of a cover, it has classic liners of jokes. Given my history of selling books and then a year later watching the prices sky rocket, I predict Sonic the Hedgehog will take off in value sooner than later. I still have two issue's of the initial 1993 series of 4, before the main series began. One slabbed copy of issue #2 and this raw copy of issue #3. This issue does have a small spine crease by the upper staple so it's not slab worthy IMHO. ADAMANTIUM and MetalPSI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 While I'm interrupting the TMNT thread for a bit I might as well show my slabbed copy. It's not CGC and not voldemort. It was graded as a 9.6. MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 12:39 PM, BDubs said: I have seen a couple CBCS 9.8 out in the wild that I could get my hands on to THEN have pressed and Submitted at CGC for the 9.8 status to help in my quest of having all issues in CGC 9.8 respectively. Has anyone tried this idea prior? I know I know there is the apparent risk associated with this idea of it grading down but stubborn is stubborn and the quest must be fulfilled as prophesized Well, instead of being such a pessimist and automatically assuming that it would grade down, have you ever consider the possiblity that it just might do the unimaginable and grade up, which would then leave you with the single highest graded copy of TMNT 1 in the whole wide world. BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) On 1/27/2022 at 6:52 PM, frozentundraguy said: Given my history of selling books and then a year later watching the prices sky rocket, I predict Sonic the Hedgehog will take off in value sooner than later. I still have two issue's of the initial 1993 series of 4, before the main series began. One slabbed copy of issue #2 and this raw copy of issue #3. This issue does have a small spine crease by the upper staple so it's not slab worthy IMHO. I could definitely see that happening. While we are OT, perhaps you'll enjoy the original box art to one of the early sonic games: Triple Trouble by Greg Martin Edited January 28, 2022 by Bronty sckao and frozentundraguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 3:38 PM, Ryan. said: You have this monologue saved somewhere, I assume. You break it out once a month or so. The Transformers 1 9.9 outrage paragraph is in the same word document. lou_fine, MetalPSI , Ryan. and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDubs Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Comiclink Auction nearing its ending for a few key TMNT Mirage Studio issues. Game on for the CGC 9.8 2nd Print. I've been sitting at highest bid for a couple weeks, almost time to see who's coming in to snipe it come Monday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 8:13 AM, BDubs said: Comiclink Auction nearing its ending for a few key TMNT Mirage Studio issues. Game on for the CGC 9.8 2nd Print. I've been sitting at highest bid for a couple weeks, almost time to see who's coming in to snipe it come Monday evening. Not to come out of left field, but is there any hope for 2nd print TMNT #2? even in 9.8? I like that the First issue gets all the attention, but again with albedo as well, after the 1st appearance of the main characters the turtles, it kind of dwindles. No love for April? Mousers and etc? BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 9:20 AM, ADAMANTIUM said: Not to come out of left field, but is there any hope for 2nd print TMNT #2? even in 9.8? I like that the First issue gets all the attention, but again with albedo as well, after the 1st appearance of the main characters the turtles, it kind of dwindles. No love for April? Mousers and etc? I don’t see why not? It’s still a magazine sized issue which appeals to TMNT collectors like myself. On the other side #2 second print is more of a book for completists not the person who collects major keys across various titles. Just my opinion of course. BDubs and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 9:35 AM, Parabellum said: I don’t see why not? It’s still a magazine sized issue which appeals to TMNT collectors like myself. On the other side #2 second print is more of a book for completists not the person who collects major keys across various titles. Just my opinion of course. indeed. It's tough the thought, that like myself (a fan of TMNT) that it is seemingly, a somewhat passerby. Except of course for the highly motivated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 @ADAMANTIUM Things can always change though. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...