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Post by BodaZoffa »

What's up with Solar #7? It's been one of the top selling Valiant issues on eBay, escpecially in CGC 9.8 grade. I have to admit that the cover is one of the coolest that Valiant put out (BWS art), but is there something special about the story? Check out eBay, there is a Solar #7 CGC 9.8 on eBay right now.

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Really? I can't get to the CGC page right now, but how many 9.8 Solar #7's have there been? I think CGC 9.8+ have been great sellers all the way around for Valiant, but it is pretty rare to see them.

I agree with Solar #7 being one of the coolest all-time Valiant covers.

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The same seller is also selling a few 9.8 Magnus'. Some of them are Rai flip books, though. So becareful when you bid.

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This white cover was easy to get the "dirty" rubbing damage - the back cover is solidly colored. I would think a 9.8 is truly a rare thing.

Couple that with a picture of the most powerful being in the universe bound, and BWS pencils, important spider-aliens storyline - a semi-key in the Valiant universe to be sure.

$100 for this book in 9.8 is a steal. My sell price would be near triple that.

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This does have the armor in it that Aric uses after his first suit is destroyed. Or to be exact, the armor that spawns the seed for Aric's 2nd good skin.

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Here's original color art for the Valiant Era trading card #30 featuring Solar 7
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...and here's an ink (page 18 panel 5)
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Very nice..... X2

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This auction is ridiculous! Unless a 9.8 Solar 7 completes the stargate or is the last piece to finding the holy grail, I think its crazy.

Aug2002 whatever your deal is, more power to you. This acution left me in the dust several hundred dollars ago.

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Post by fryabusa »

Aug002 just won the auction for the 9.8 cgc book for solar #7. The price is ridiculous!!!!!!!! Take a look. :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=60213

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Post by ZephyrWasHOT!! »

Am I weird for thinking $305 for a 9.8 Solar #7 isn't a crazy price?

Don't worry, it will all work itself out. ;) After all, before graded coins, the most expensive 1884S $1 was only about $3-$4K...AFTER slabbing, the best one's worth $200-$300K...and the commons (say, 1884P) are worth a couple hundred...:)

Common books in very uncommon grades are the wave of the future.

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I'm feeling kinda good now. I beat out Aug002 for a 9.8 Magnus #5 for $150. Kind of expensive but I got tax money to burn. Aug just won a Magnus #7 at 9.8 for another $200. Can you believe that, $500 for 2 Valiant books!

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I am happy that he just spent 86.00 for Magnus 6 9.8 when i got mine last week on ebay for only 36.00 :D

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fryabusa wrote:I'm feeling kinda good now. I beat out Aug002 for a 9.8 Magnus #5 for $150. Kind of expensive but I got tax money to burn. Aug just won a Magnus #7 at 9.8 for another $200. Can you believe that, $500 for 2 Valiant books!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2230028193
Don't forget the OTHER $300 for Solar #11 in CGC 9.8! :o

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fryabusa wrote:I'm feeling kinda good now. I beat out Aug002 for a 9.8 Magnus #5 for $150. Kind of expensive but I got tax money to burn. Aug just won a Magnus #7 at 9.8 for another $200. Can you believe that, $500 for 2 Valiant books!
Isn't this a flip book, too. WTF?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=60213

Call me crazy, but this is insane!!! I'm going to send every Valiant I own to CGC if they are going for these prices...... :shock:

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BodaZoffa wrote:
fryabusa wrote:I'm feeling kinda good now. I beat out Aug002 for a 9.8 Magnus #5 for $150. Kind of expensive but I got tax money to burn. Aug just won a Magnus #7 at 9.8 for another $200. Can you believe that, $500 for 2 Valiant books!
Isn't this a flip book, too. WTF?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=60213

Call me crazy, but this is insane!!! I'm going to send every Valiant I own to CGC if they are going for these prices...... :shock:

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It is a flip book... I miss your point?
Other than $202.50?? WTF??
Oh well time to start submitting some many minty pre-unitys for grading.

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lobo wrote:
BodaZoffa wrote:
fryabusa wrote:I'm feeling kinda good now. I beat out Aug002 for a 9.8 Magnus #5 for $150. Kind of expensive but I got tax money to burn. Aug just won a Magnus #7 at 9.8 for another $200. Can you believe that, $500 for 2 Valiant books!
Isn't this a flip book, too. WTF?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=60213

Call me crazy, but this is insane!!! I'm going to send every Valiant I own to CGC if they are going for these prices...... :shock:

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It is a flip book... I miss your point?
Other than $202.50?? WTF??
Oh well time to start submitting some many minty pre-unitys for grading.
I may be wrong, but I thought the flip books were not considered true issues of Magnus. (Exp. Magnus #5 & then you have Magnus #5 flip book.) The same goes for Rai.

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Post by greg »

Magnus #5 through #8 are the only versions possible.
They are "full issues" of Magnus... with Rai "mini-series" books on the flipside.

Rai "mini-series" #1 through #4 are not full "Rai books",
because they are first and foremost Magnus books.

Still, $202.50 for Magnus #7 is very, very odd.

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If you are thinking of submitting, be prepared for a 25% rate of picking 9.8's. (i.e. if you send in 20 books you think are 9.8's, expect about 4 of them actually will be). Greg has mentioned this in the past, that it's not so easy.

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greg wrote:Magnus #5 through #8 are the only versions possible.
They are "full issues" of Magnus... with Rai "mini-series" books on the flipside.

Rai "mini-series" #1 through #4 are not full "Rai books",
because they are first and foremost Magnus books.

Still, $202.50 for Magnus #7 is very, very odd.
Had it backwards.... thanks.

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greg wrote:
fryabusa wrote:I'm feeling kinda good now. I beat out Aug002 for a 9.8 Magnus #5 for $150. Kind of expensive but I got tax money to burn. Aug just won a Magnus #7 at 9.8 for another $200. Can you believe that, $500 for 2 Valiant books!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2230028193
Don't forget the OTHER $300 for Solar #11 in CGC 9.8! :o
The rational for a $305 Solar #11 is mind boggling as well. The seller must be giggling right now.

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I just mailed in 19 Pre Unity Valiants to CGC. I just hope Aug002 in still around when they come back.

They are going to be duplicates to help finance my quest to create an all cgc 9.4+ pre unity set.

And I half feel like just picking one of these crazy auctions at random and forcing that jerk sky high. I want someone to really see what his limits are.

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red_rum wrote:I just mailed in 19 Pre Unity Valiants to CGC. I just hope Aug002 in still around when they come back.

They are going to be duplicates to help finance my quest to create an all cgc 9.4+ pre unity set.

And I half feel like just picking one of these crazy auctions at random and forcing that jerk sky high. I want someone to really see what his limits are.
I've tried once or twice, even won. But never on the CGC stuff.

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red_rum wrote:I just mailed in 19 Pre Unity Valiants to CGC. I just hope Aug002 in still around when they come back.

They are going to be duplicates to help finance my quest to create an all cgc 9.4+ pre unity set.

And I half feel like just picking one of these crazy auctions at random and forcing that jerk sky high. I want someone to really see what his limits are.
This may have already been asked but what all is incorporated into your pre-unity set? Unity 0,1? Magnus 0 w/card and one without? Obviously both a blue and pink harbinger 0, right? It's an interesting quest and I hope you get it :) I'm still working on pre-unity, golds and specials for some odd reason. But getting close! ;)
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whetteon wrote:This may have already been asked but what all is incorporated into your pre-unity set? Unity 0,1? Magnus 0 w/card and one without? Obviously both a blue and pink harbinger 0, right? It's an interesting quest and I hope you get it :) I'm still working on pre-unity, golds and specials for some odd reason. But getting close! ;)
Harbinger 0 Blue is a reprint from 1993... regardless of what it says on the cover. :wink:

While I don't think you necessarily need BOTH Magnus #0s any
more than you need Magnus #1 with and without coupon...
they were originally two different pre-Unity books.

Here's my pre-Unity gallery for quick reference:
http://www.valiantcomics.com/valiant/issuelist.asp


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