Bounty on GI JOE #21 in 9.8 condition

[B-Smooth]

Christ man.....Ive been gone for 2 friggin years and theres still NO GI Joe #21 in a 9.8. Astounding. Well, I have no choice but to offer $750 for a raw copy I grade 9.8. Caveat: I am a VERY strict grader. Ive never had a book come back with a lower grade than I gave it. NO pressed books either. I dont want CGC books anymore after reading some of these posts. I find it odd that theres 7 Hulk 181's in 9.8....a Spiderman #1 in a 9.8........but NO Joe #21 yet? Wheres the millions of copies I hear exist? If you send me the book and I grade it less than a 9.8 I will ship it back to you in indestructible packaging and insured. If somehow it makes the grade i will overnight you the money. Simple. $750 for a raw book thats from the mid 80's aint a bad deal.

[the blob]

you don't want CGC books, but you'll buy a raw copy that has pressing you can't detect either?

[B-Smooth]

Oh I can detect it. I have my ways.

[B-Smooth]

Anyhow, Im feeling generous today so ill make it $850 for a raw copy of #21 that I grade a 9.8.

[B-Smooth]

Im serious folks. Start digging through your back issues.

[*paull*]

You'd pay $850 for one in 9.8? More than triple the price of this 9.6?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/G-I-JOE-21-CGC-9-6-W...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

I'm probably not the first person to think that you're nuts!

[uclapeterg]

paging Darth... I think this book has been discussed here many times before. I don't think you'll get any takers because people have concluded that a real CGC 9.8 copy might sell for $1500+.

[october]

people have concluded that a real CGC 9.8 copy might sell for $1500+.

 

A 9.8 would bring $1500 when a 9.6 doesn't sell for $260? If that's true, it's beyond retarded.

[Foolkiller]

Tom Gordon and I discussed this book awhile back as well, and I think a 9.8 #21 might well be in the area of $1500...

 

I would certainly CGC and sell it slabbed and not raw -- while $850 is a generous offer (because you might grade it a 9.8 and CGC might not), if I truly believed it was a 9.8 I'd slab it and take my chances. There are already others out there who have offered over $1k for one slabbed, why not see what the market will bear out.

[*paull*]

I just can't believe that none of these people looking for a 9.8 at $1500 wouldn't take the 9.6 for $260. That's absolute stupidity.

[Foolkiller]

but that mindset of 9.8 v. 9.6 v. 9.4 is a much larger discussion. Philosophically, I'd certainly agree... and I actually prefer 9.2s/9.0s with nice eye appeal because I think they are the best value...

[october]

I just can't believe that none of these people looking for a 9.8 at $1500 wouldn't take the 9.6 for $260. That's absolute stupidity.

 

Utter insanity. Remove the pretty little labels and I am sure the buyers couldn't tell the difference between the two. I guess this kind of price discrepancy is what happens when you let a company do your thinking for you.

[uclapeterg]

I just can't believe that none of these people looking for a 9.8 at $1500 wouldn't take the 9.6 for $260. That's absolute stupidity.

 

There hasnn't been a 9.8 graded.

[UnrulyAppendage]

I just can't believe that none of these people looking for a 9.8 at $1500 wouldn't take the 9.6 for $260. That's absolute stupidity.

 

Utter insanity. Remove the pretty little labels and I am sure the buyers couldn't tell the difference between the two. I guess this kind of price discrepancy is what happens when you let a company do your thinking for you.

 

I don't think a company is thinking for these collectors. These collectors are hoping a 9.8 is very rare and they can cash in on it or brag about it. For some, the .02 difference is huge, but it's due to collectors, not a company. If it were that easy, the 9.6 would be higher in value. The value is what people will pay. I agree it's stoopid, but it's not the result of a "company".

[B-Smooth]

Damn straight i would! Im tired of looking and waiting.

[B-Smooth]

I just want the best condition possible of all my Joes. label or no label....I know how to spot a 9.8 and I wouldnt sell it. Its because I WANT IT.

[B-Smooth]

$1500 cash for the first copy of Joe 21 in a 9.8. NOW GO FIND ME ONE PEOPLE.

[Illiterati-migration]

$1500 cash for the first copy of Joe 21 in a 9.8. NOW GO FIND ME ONE PEOPLE.

 

"Go find me one people"? Your grammar has deteriorated in your time away, O Pragmaster of Greggy.

[B-Smooth]

Perhaps. I tend to get straight to the point on forum boards, throwing grammar to the wind. Im not here to write a book.

[B-Smooth]

Could you be so kind as to find me an exemplary copy of Marvel's G.I. Joe, Issue number 21? I will pay a king's ransom for a copy I deem fit to wear the badge of 9.8. The sum of currency I shall exchange for such a fine copy will be $1500 in United States currency. Do you find this to be acceptable my intellectual friend?