spracknetch23 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I can vouch for the fact that during the time between '97 and '03, most Turtles collectibles were dirt cheap (and you'd get a funny look if you asked dealers for them). I paid $10 for Archie original art pages and $100 for Eastman and Laird early pages. I also sold a ton of TMNT items dirt cheap at that time, among them an MOC Scratch and 2 bagged Chef Boyardee Super Shredders. I'm not sure why I didn't buy a #1, 1st printing at that point in time, but I waited until 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDubs Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 There is a TMNT 1 2nd print on Comic Link currently for auction. https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fbids.asp&id=1542855 Quick question, it states 9.8 but I noted that it received a grade of 9.6 & 9.8 on the external and internal covers respectively. How is that factored into market value? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 10:02 AM, BDubs said: There is a TMNT 1 2nd print on Comic Link currently for auction. https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fbids.asp&id=1542855 Quick question, it states 9.8 but I noted that it received a grade of 9.6 & 9.8 on the external and internal covers respectively. How is that factored into market value? Thanks. The important part here is that it's graded as a 9.8 based on the interior cover. The exterior cover is a 9.6 but has kept that inner cover safe all these years. Double covers are in demand and can place a premium on a book. However, a 9.8 in this particular book with a single cover will already have a premium so I'm not sure how much the double cover will affect the overall price. Either way this'll be appealing to many buyers on many levels so expect to see this comic attain record price at the hammer. I'm looking forward to seeing the result as it has been ages since a 9.8 sold in the public domain. There are many examples of double covers with the TMNT books, #3 especially, but they appear to be limited to the oversize editions from the original run circa 1984. Does anyone know of any examples with the regular size books? BDubs, SpideyFein and valiantman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 10:32 AM, pubmonkey said: The important part here is that it's graded as a 9.8 based on the interior cover. The exterior cover is a 9.6 but has kept that inner cover safe all these years. Double covers are in demand and can place a premium on a book. However, a 9.8 in this particular book with a single cover will already have a premium so I'm not sure how much the double cover will affect the overall price. Either way this'll be appealing to many buyers on many levels so expect to see this comic attain record price at the hammer. I'm looking forward to seeing the result as it has been ages since a 9.8 sold in the public domain. There are many examples of double covers with the TMNT books, #3 especially, but they appear to be limited to the oversize editions from the original run circa 1984. Does anyone know of any examples with the regular size books? Michelangelo #1 and the second print of #32 both have double covers available on eBay. There are a bunch of others out there too. BDubs and pubmonkey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDubs Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Great info! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 9:42 PM, lou_fine said: Good humour, or bad humour in this case here is everlasting. The turtles are funny like that. Dismiss them at your peril! I hear it time and time again, everywhere! pubmonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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. MetalPSI and ADAMANTIUM 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...