Bragging rights - your best deal of late?

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 3:53 pm

ckb wrote:I just got a book back from CGC. Its and silver and shiny and glittery and says "DEATHMATE" in the middle of it. The label says it was published by Valiant, but I don't rememeber anything like this.

I even sent it to CGC. I don't remember doing that either. Huh.

That sounds like the Deathmate tourbook.

http://www.valiantcomics.com/valiant/issue.asp?cn=938

justin · Post by **justin** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:15 pm

ckb wrote:I just got a book back from CGC. Its and silver and shiny and glittery and says "DEATHMATE" in the middle of it. The label says it was published by Valiant, but I don't rememeber anything like this.

I even sent it to CGC. I don't remember doing that either. Huh.

CKB If its a grade 9.8 or 10.0 that must have been mine in the mixup!

-A

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 12:26 am

Just picked up

Turok Seeds of Evil
Turok Adon's Curse
Deathmate Preview Green Advance version (x2)
Visitor v. Val U. #1 newsstand $2.50 cover version

$1.00 each at a local comic shop.

myron · Post by **myron** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:33 am

Eternal warriors--Time and Treachery--variant cover

darque passages 1-4

Defiants Good guys 1-9
and assorted other defiants (about 8 other issues in all

$9.40

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:59 am

Solar 4, 6, 60 all NM $2.85 at LCS Saturday

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:46 pm

ANOTHER rai number 4 for a dollar!
solar 8 $1.
harbinger 5 (vf) with coupon $1

selling them all on e-bay? priceless.

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:39 pm

dave wrote:ANOTHER rai number 4 for a dollar!
solar 8 $1.
harbinger 5 (vf) with coupon $1

selling them all on e-bay? priceless.

lol

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:41 pm

35 different Vh2s for $3.50. Actually, my LCS had a whole bunch of comics for a dime. I got 60 total.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:01 pm

I went to another local yard sale advertising comics again. I wasn't too surprised to find another bunch of boxes full of 90's glut books. This guy must have been a major speculator in the day because he had dozens of copies of several books. He was quick to ask me if I wanted to buy all the books, which I of course turned down quickly, didn't even ask him for a price. After going through the books, the majority of them were worthless. He did have about 50 copies of Bloodshot #0, but I passed on those. One thing he had that I bought was 10 copies Bloodshot #7 (First full Ninjak). The reason I bought those 10 copies is because they were all autographed by our own Kevin Van Hook in silver ink. This guy must have ran into Kevin at a show and handed him a stack of books to sign. The only other books of note were the first Jim Lee art issue of Alpha Flight, and Detective #649, which is an early appearance of the new female Robin. Cost? 50 cents each, not a steal, but not bad. Maybe I could get Don Perlin to sign these and make a 10 copy limited edition Bloodshot #7 Valiantcomics.com Validated Sig Series!

Well, they don't have the pedigree of the Magnus #0 editions Dino is selling, but it was worth a shot!

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:27 pm

Brother J wrote:and Detective #649, which is an early appearance of the new female Robin

It's funny that you should mention those 'tecs in the 640's...I was shocked to see then selling for something in the neighborhood of $5+.

I have mebbe 5 of them, just out of collections I've bought. I never thought much of them, but who knows?

They are, after all, 1992 books!

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 9:11 pm

I got a Visitor Vs. Valiant Universe #1 newsstand edition $2.50 cover price for .50!

who needs one?

MiamiLoco · Post by **MiamiLoco** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:08 pm

I recently won on Ebay:

Deathmate Preview (Green - ADVANCE) $0.49

and

DEATHMATE--TOURBOOK $1.04

MiamiLoco · Post by **MiamiLoco** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 6:05 pm

Shipping was $2.95, so the total was $4.48. According to the counter, only 8 people saw the Deathmate Green Preview auction and only 14 saw the Deathmate Tourbook one. I don't know how accurate those counters are but I guess that's why I got the books so cheap. BTW what exactly is in the Deathmate Tourbook?

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 11:08 pm

At the local LCS
Three hours of sorting through random long boxes, the man has dozens to go through.

Picked out a large stack of comics (about fifty) for $24 CDN.

Mostly found 1990s Batman titles but I did snag a Deathmate Preview Pink and a Deathmate Prologue gold........ and a 1982 Marvel special on Pope John Paul II!
Passed on some VF Shadowman Vol2.

All in a hard days work.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 11:13 pm

MiamiLoco wrote:Shipping was $2.95, so the total was $4.48. According to the counter, only 8 people saw the Deathmate Green Preview auction and only 14 saw the Deathmate Tourbook one. I don't know how accurate those counters are but I guess that's why I got the books so cheap. BTW what exactly is in the Deathmate Tourbook?

Deathmate previews are really dynamic on ebay. I've seen them for for $15 but also for $0.01. Still if you dont have a green preview thats a good price. The tourbook is a preview of the deathmate series with some sketchs but mostly profiles of the artists and writers involved. Most of them are signed with as many as 10 autographs, as they were handed out during the deathmate tour (hence the name tourbook). Its actually kinda hard to find one without sig's imho.

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:19 pm

I found almost all of the Sliders books from Armada/Acclaim at a garage sale today, .25 each!

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:23 pm

At a local show today, Unity 0 gold, Original Magnus 1,2,3, @50cents each.
Very, very, very few Valiants there, not even commons in .50 boxed.

skiw · Post by **skiw** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:52 pm

I just finalized a deal for over 250 Silver Age Marvels for $5,000 CDN (guide value of over $15,000). Highlights from the deal that have been graded so far include:

Fantastic Four #3 VG/VG+, #4 VG, #20 VG+/FN-, #28 FN, #44 and #59 NM (off to CGC shortly), Annual #6 CGC 9.0

Amazing Spider-Man #5 VG, #8 VG plus a bunch under #50 in FN or better

Tales of Suspense #43 - 50 in FN or better

X-Men #20 - 30 in VF+ or better

Daredevil #2 in FN

Strange Tales #101 VG

Journey into Mystery #99 VF-, 104 VF-, 105 VF+, 107 VF-, 120 VF+

They will all be going up on eBay over the next few months (the FFs have already been posted) so keep an eye on http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... =3&rows=50 if you are looking for any nice Silver Age Marvels.

Cheers,
Skiw

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 3:39 pm

comicnut_1 wrote:I just finalized a deal for over 250 Silver Age Marvels for $5,000 CDN (guide value of over $15,000). Highlights from the deal that have been graded so far include:

Fantastic Four #3 VG/VG+, #4 VG, #20 VG+/FN-, #28 FN, #44 and #59 NM (off to CGC shortly), Annual #6 CGC 9.0

Amazing Spider-Man #5 VG, #8 VG plus a bunch under #50 in FN or better

Tales of Suspense #43 - 50 in FN or better

X-Men #20 - 30 in VF+ or better

Daredevil #2 in FN

Strange Tales #101 VG

Journey into Mystery #99 VF-, 104 VF-, 105 VF+, 107 VF-, 120 VF+

They will all be going up on eBay over the next few months (the FFs have already been posted) so keep an eye on http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... =3&rows=50 if you are looking for any nice Silver Age Marvels.

Cheers,
Skiw

Someone call the cops, thats highway robbery.

skiw · Post by **skiw** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:59 pm

dino wrote:Someone call the cops, thats highway robbery.

Nah, highway robbery was one of the local dealers going to the Vegas con a couple of months ago and picking up over $10,000 of Golden and Atom age books for $1,000. There was a dealer there from New York who was blowing out a box of Golden and Atom Age books for 90% off (yes, 90% off) to cover his costs. My local dealer was the first one on the scene and picked up a short box full of early DC superhero comics (Batman #3, a couple of Detectives in the 30s plus a ton of others - he actually moved the box to the side so no one else that came by could see the discount sign) plus a bunch of NM 50s War and Western books that he resold immediately to some big customers for double guide. I am going to make sure I hit that show next year...........

Jaknife · Post by **Jaknife** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:12 pm

xo tpb blue, rai tpb blue, half off, nm.

ryostar · Post by **ryostar** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:20 pm

Just bought an X-0 #0 gold in nm/mt for $1!

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:27 pm

ryostar wrote:Just bought an X-0 #0 gold in nm/mt for $1!

Wanna quickly "double your investment"? I'll give you $2 right now!

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:38 pm

greg wrote:
ryostar wrote:Just bought an X-0 #0 gold in nm/mt for $1!
Wanna quickly "double your investment"? I'll give you $2 right now!

I give you $4.00!

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:42 pm

x-omatic wrote:I give you $4.00!

Drat! Foiled again!!!