I am Selling Some VEI Variant Slabs on Ebay this Week

CongoBill · Post by **CongoBill** » Mon May 08, 2017 11:30:24 pm

Hey folks,

I've put up a bunch of VEI Variant slabs for sale on eBay today that end next Monday 5/15 and a few others ending on Tuesday 5/16.

You can check out the books here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/hugomarink/m.html

There are a couple absolute gems, including a CGC 9.8 Shadowman #13 1:50 Davis variant and a CGC 9.8 Harbinger #25 1:50 Kitson variant. Both of these books are rarely seen, especially that Harbinger #25, which is extraordinarily tough to find. This is the only copy I've ever been able to find.

All of these are newly slabbed -- I got them all back from CGC in December 2016.

All books start with .99c opening bids with no reserve so market demand determines what these will sell for. Many of the others I'm selling that didn't get the 9.8 grade are nice copies I thought had a chance to get the 9.8 grade, but they came up a bit short for whatever reason. Some of these books will likely sell for very little, so if you're looking for some cheap VEI variants (in brand new CGC slabs) to fill holes in your collection, this is a great opportunity.

Here's a list of all the books.

Archer and Armstrong #10 1:50 Robinson CGC 9.4
Bloodshot Reborn #14 1:20 Robertson CGC 9.6
Bloodshot Reborn #15 1:50 Lemire CGC 9.8
Book of Death #4 1:60 Rivera CGC 9.6
Eternal Warrior #1 (2013) Gold CGC 9.6
Harbinger #25 1:50 Kitson CGC 9.8
Imperium #1 1:40(?) Braithwaite CGC 9.6
Ivar, Timewalker #1 Gold CGC 9.2
Shadowman #13 Davis CGC 9.8
The Valiant #2 1:50 Francavilla CGC 9.8
The Valiant #3 1:50 Francavilla CGC 9.6
The Valiant #4 1:50 Francavilla CGC 9.6
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #2 1:50 B&W LaFuente CGC 9.6
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #3 1:50 B&W LaFuente CGC 9.4
X-O Manowar (V1) #68 (Last Issue) CGC 9.4

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, all! Happy hunting!

nonplayer · Post by **nonplayer** » Tue May 09, 2017 9:46:42 am

CongoBill wrote:Hey folks,

I've put up a bunch of VEI Variant slabs for sale on eBay today that end next Monday 5/15 and a few others ending on Tuesday 5/16.

You can check out the books here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/hugomarink/m.html

There are a couple absolute gems, including a CGC 9.8 Shadowman #13 1:50 Davis variant and a CGC 9.8 Harbinger #25 1:50 Kitson variant. Both of these books are rarely seen, especially that Harbinger #25, which is extraordinarily tough to find. This is the only copy I've ever been able to find.

All of these are newly slabbed -- I got them all back from CGC in December 2016.

All books start with .99c opening bids with no reserve so market demand determines what these will sell for. Many of the others I'm selling that didn't get the 9.8 grade are nice copies I thought had a chance to get the 9.8 grade, but they came up a bit short for whatever reason. Some of these books will likely sell for very little, so if you're looking for some cheap VEI variants (in brand new CGC slabs) to fill holes in your collection, this is a great opportunity.

Here's a list of all the books.

Archer and Armstrong #10 1:50 Robinson CGC 9.4
Bloodshot Reborn #14 1:20 Robertson CGC 9.6
Bloodshot Reborn #15 1:50 Lemire CGC 9.8
Book of Death #4 1:60 Rivera CGC 9.6
Eternal Warrior #1 (2013) Gold CGC 9.6
Harbinger #25 1:50 Kitson CGC 9.8
Imperium #1 1:40(?) Braithwaite CGC 9.6
Ivar, Timewalker #1 Gold CGC 9.2
Shadowman #13 Davis CGC 9.8
The Valiant #2 1:50 Francavilla CGC 9.8
The Valiant #3 1:50 Francavilla CGC 9.6
The Valiant #4 1:50 Francavilla CGC 9.6
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #2 1:50 B&W LaFuente CGC 9.6
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #3 1:50 B&W LaFuente CGC 9.4
X-O Manowar (V1) #68 (Last Issue) CGC 9.4

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, all! Happy hunting!

57.00 for shipping are you florking kidding me.

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue May 09, 2017 9:53:58 am

nonplayer wrote:57.00 for shipping are you florking kidding me.

Ebay shows Priority Mail for $13.00 for me... are you proxying your browser through Zimbabwe?

nonplayer · Post by **nonplayer** » Tue May 09, 2017 10:17:32 am

greg wrote:
nonplayer wrote:57.00 for shipping are you florking kidding me.
Ebay shows Priority Mail for $13.00 for me... are you proxying your browser through Zimbabwe?

Should be no more than 20-25 Canadian. I'm in BC.

jeremycoe · Post by **jeremycoe** » Tue May 09, 2017 11:28:49 am

nonplayer wrote:
greg wrote:
nonplayer wrote:57.00 for shipping are you florking kidding me.
Ebay shows Priority Mail for $13.00 for me... are you proxying your browser through Zimbabwe?
Should be no more than 20-25 Canadian. I'm in BC.

Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate boxes cost $45.95 US to ship to Canada, which is $57.45 CAD. I'm sure it could be shipped cheaper if he wanted to deal with getting his own boxes and all of that, but I can't blame him for sticking to flat rate.

CongoBill · Post by **CongoBill** » Tue May 09, 2017 12:47:23 pm

jeremycoe wrote:
nonplayer wrote:
greg wrote:
nonplayer wrote:57.00 for shipping are you florking kidding me.
Ebay shows Priority Mail for $13.00 for me... are you proxying your browser through Zimbabwe?
Should be no more than 20-25 Canadian. I'm in BC.
Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate boxes cost $45.95 US to ship to Canada, which is $57.45 CAD. I'm sure it could be shipped cheaper if he wanted to deal with getting his own boxes and all of that, but I can't blame him for sticking to flat rate.

I can ship to Canada using First Class International service. The cost is $24.50 to Vancouver (I am in San Diego). I have my own boxes I can use for international shipping to save some money on shipping costs if the buyers are OK with the slower shipping time.

corey · Post by **corey** » Tue May 09, 2017 8:08:03 pm

Well now. I think I need that Harbinger

possumgrease · Post by **possumgrease** » Tue May 09, 2017 8:49:58 pm

corey wrote:Well now. I think I need that Harbinger

that escalated quickly.

corey · Post by **corey** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:21:48 am

Now I know what a crackhead feels like

CongoBill · Post by **CongoBill** » Mon May 15, 2017 2:25:22 pm

Hey guys, just bumping my sale thread one last time. Most of these auctions end tonight (Monday 5/15) with a few more ending tomorrow night. Most of them are dirt cheap. No reserves on anything so these will all sell even if it's just for the 99 cents minimum bid. Good luck to all bidders!

DirtbagSailor · Post by **DirtbagSailor** » Mon May 15, 2017 9:50:49 pm

Some VERY nice slabs went tonight for (I'll say) bargain prices! The Harby #25 and Shadowman #13 1:50's could have easily gone for a bit more and TBH I'm sort of surprised they didn't.

Congrats to the winner(s) and to you as well.

jeremycoe · Post by **jeremycoe** » Mon May 15, 2017 9:55:10 pm

I think I got a great deal on the Bloodshot Reborn #14! I tried to score some others, but was unsuccessful. At least I pushed the price up for you some.

Ramses818 · Post by **Ramses818** » Tue May 16, 2017 2:19:03 am

Sorry I missed these!

TheeBaldMoose · Post by **TheeBaldMoose** » Tue May 16, 2017 5:46:32 am

I landed an Imperium #1 1:40, very happy about that. Disapointed on a few others, but that's ok

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CongoBill · Post by **CongoBill** » Wed May 17, 2017 5:26:15 pm

DirtbagSailor wrote:Some VERY nice slabs went tonight for (I'll say) bargain prices! The Harby #25 and Shadowman #13 1:50's could have easily gone for a bit more and TBH I'm sort of surprised they didn't.

Congrats to the winner(s) and to you as well.

Thanks to all bidders! I was very pleased with the final results. Yeah, some of them sold for less than the slabbing costs

but I kind of expected that. Fortunately, the big guns did quite well for me so the overall results were better than I was expecting. I wasn't sure how well the Harby #25 would do since I don't think it's as well known for being one of the absolute toughest VEI variants to find. I figured it'd go for $300-$350 so it did a bit better than I expected. But it probably should go for more given how tough that book is to find. I fully expect I'll never have another copy of that one. Thanks again to everybody for paying attention, bidding, and supporting my auctions. Much appreciated!

corey · Post by **corey** » Wed May 17, 2017 6:22:03 pm

It would have went to 401.96 but my snipe bid was to late

CongoBill · Post by **CongoBill** » Wed May 17, 2017 6:37:54 pm

corey wrote:It would have went to 401.96 but my snipe bid was to late

Bummer!

But thank you for trying.

BloodShot · Post by **BloodShot** » Wed May 17, 2017 6:43:21 pm

CongoBill wrote:I was very pleased with the final results. Yeah, some of them sold for less than the slabbing costs but I kind of expected that. Fortunately, the big guns did quite well for me so the overall results were better than I was expecting. I wasn't sure how well the Harby #25 would do since I don't think it's as well known for being one of the absolute toughest VEI variants to find. I figured it'd go for $300-$350 so it did a bit better than I expected. But it probably should go for more given how tough that book is to find. I fully expect I'll never have another copy of that one. Thanks again to everybody for paying attention, bidding, and supporting my auctions. Much appreciated!

Congrats on the sales, Andy; glad "those" books did so well for you

!

jasont215 · Post by **jasont215** » Wed May 17, 2017 6:52:05 pm

What do you think the only other Harby 25 1:50 9.8 is worth?

CongoBill wrote:
DirtbagSailor wrote:Some VERY nice slabs went tonight for (I'll say) bargain prices! The Harby #25 and Shadowman #13 1:50's could have easily gone for a bit more and TBH I'm sort of surprised they didn't.

Congrats to the winner(s) and to you as well.

Thanks to all bidders! I was very pleased with the final results. Yeah, some of them sold for less than the slabbing costs but I kind of expected that. Fortunately, the big guns did quite well for me so the overall results were better than I was expecting. I wasn't sure how well the Harby #25 would do since I don't think it's as well known for being one of the absolute toughest VEI variants to find. I figured it'd go for $300-$350 so it did a bit better than I expected. But it probably should go for more given how tough that book is to find. I fully expect I'll never have another copy of that one. Thanks again to everybody for paying attention, bidding, and supporting my auctions. Much appreciated!

corey · Post by **corey** » Wed May 17, 2017 7:15:33 pm

CongoBill wrote:
corey wrote:It would have went to 401.96 but my snipe bid was to late
Bummer!

But thank you for trying.

Well I got 2 of the ones I wanted

DirtbagSailor · Post by **DirtbagSailor** » Wed May 17, 2017 8:33:36 pm

jasont215 wrote:What do you think the only other Harby 25 1:50 9.8 is worth?

Imagine a collector attempting to build a full VEI 9.8 run of Harby. To do this, he/she must first be willing to hunt down and pay for a DMG Promo ($1,100+).

Then, he/she will ALSO have to hunt a #1 Gold, QR, and Braithwaite. After that, #3 Zircher (good luck), #7 Flamingo, and #8 Lemire. We haven't even got to the Hughes variant or other HTF books. Then, once all that is done, you go for the Harbinger #25 1:50.

How much?

Well, at that point the collector is quite invested and options are limited...

TheeBaldMoose · Post by **TheeBaldMoose** » Thu May 18, 2017 2:22:17 pm

corey wrote:
CongoBill wrote:
corey wrote:It would have went to 401.96 but my snipe bid was to late
Bummer!

But thank you for trying.
Well I got 2 of the ones I wanted

Curious Cory, bet I was bidding against you in a few of them. I was going after the #3 and #4 1:50 The Valiant, missed on both. Settled for the Imperium #1 1:40

corey · Post by **corey** » Thu May 18, 2017 6:31:19 pm

ya i bid on A&A 10 the valiant 2 3 4 (i won the 2 and 4)
and i bid the harbinger up to 361? and didnt get my 401 bid in!

CongoBill · Post by **CongoBill** » Mon May 22, 2017 1:10:35 am

corey wrote:ya i bid on A&A 10 the valiant 2 3 4 (i won the 2 and 4)
and i bid the harbinger up to 361? and didnt get my 401 bid in!

Yeah, that A&A #10 is another really tough under appreciated variant. I was bummed that one didn't grade a bit higher but they're tough to find in any condition.

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