X-O 0 gold..

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:07:44 am

Why did dino just get $200 for one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2259113824

I just sold him one (not mint) today for $50. What's going on?

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:11:36 am

I think X-O has always had the strongest fan supportof all the the books. Plus it has always seemed to be harder to find than any of the other Gold books. It also ended with a BIN, so it just proves it never hurts to have a reserve with a high BIN cause you never know what someone else is willing to pay.

I personally think it should be a solid $40 to $50 book.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:21:52 am

Did you see the end result of the Rai 9 Gold? $45.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 46153&rd=1

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:22:15 am

dino and I were chatting last night early am and this auction ended,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 46840&rd=1

I asked him what he thought was up with that and this one too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 46633&rd=1

actually in reverse order, he said he might as well give his xo gold a shot at $200, why not?

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:38:47 am

That gambit_1 guy is the same winner of Dinos auctions.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:55:43 am

This is bananas.

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:12:03 pm

It is what it is, I think we are only seeing the beginning of the VALIANT revival.

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:46:42 pm

wrunow wrote:It is what it is, I think we are only seeing the beginning of the VALIANT revival.

Correction, XO Manowar revival!

We just need one Valiant character to get a movie to really blow things open...

I personally like the XO #0 gold out of all the gold Valiants myself, but I'd probably not dish out more than $20 bucks for one.

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:58:42 pm

lobo wrote:
wrunow wrote:It is what it is, I think we are only seeing the beginning of the VALIANT revival.
Correction, XO Manowar revival!

We just need one Valiant character to get a movie to really blow things open...

I personally like the XO #0 gold out of all the gold Valiants myself, but I'd probably not dish out more than $20 bucks for one.

Actually, xo's have been kind of quiet till this, the real action has been on Harby's all week, look how many pinks sold for $80-$100 and the bid counts on some of the pre-unity runs with coupons.

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:31:20 pm

Focus certainly seems to be on Raw books, though.

If these buyers think they are getting 9.4+ books, on ebay, they are in for a shock.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 3:38:35 pm

Remember how I was telling all of you guys how I wouldn't sell Valiant again until prices got insane.....?

I'm looking for my boxes now.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:15:55 pm

It just makes you wonder why now? These books have been selling on ebay for years and never commanded prices like this. Maybe these people were cryogenically frozen in 1993 and were just recently revived.

Chuck · Post by **Chuck** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:47:07 pm

This could be the maddenning of the crowd; people jumping on the band wagon. Also, people are taking notice of BLOODSHOT 0 GOLD, thinking it is a solid investment because of what the PLAT (ERROR COPY) is selling for. History shows us prices are going to peak, go down and level off to stable fair market value (or crash like back in 95-96).

Just my two cents.

Chuck

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:49:19 pm

Dang! I was surprised when one I listed in my store sold for $50 last week.
$200!!!???. That's insane! I've sold maybe 10 of these in the last 2 years for
$20 a pop. I'm down to just my own single copy now. Crap!
DAN

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:00:12 pm

sonicdan wrote:Dang! I was surprised when one I listed in my store sold for $50 last week.
$200!!!???. That's insane! I've sold maybe 10 of these in the last 2 years for
$20 a pop. I'm down to just my own single copy now. Crap!
DAN

Sucker.

Now you know why I haven't sold any.

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:18:44 pm

I never have had many XO 0 golds. But I can tell you this: they have never fetched $100+.

I just submitted 8 BS 0 golds to CGC. I wish I had kept them with me now.

I visited CGC to drop them off, by the way. If you ever had any reservations about sending them books, they are unfounded. The place is a fortress, and superbly disguised.

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:08:46 pm

Here are some of the reasons for the price hikes in my opinion:

1) Economy is getting better, more people are willing to dish out money
2) Comic market is reviving from the slump since the 90's crash
3) Speculators wants a piece of the action.
4) More fans joining back into the comic books, especially those that quit during the Crash.
3) Hype - Wizard, Overstreet? nuff said

I just wished I finished collecting the pre-unity runs before all the hype started. Been having such a hard time on ebay getting sniped by people with outrageous bids.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:31:42 pm

Yeah it would seem that now is not a great time to fill in those early key issues. Personally I say be patient. I don't really know what is causing this current flurry of people bidding so high for certain Valiant right now, but unless someone does something with these characters soon it will surely be short lived.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 1:55:25 pm

I expected a rush of gold X-Os to show up on Ebay. Hasn't happened yet.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:31:13 pm

HAHAHA FOOLS! This isnt part of the valiant revival. gambit_1 is a drug addict and I am his dealer. I sell him heroin disguised as valiant books

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:32:21 pm

did you have to give him a few free books to warm him up?

greg · Post by **greg** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:46:18 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Yeah it would seem that now is not a great time to fill in those early key issues. Personally I say be patient. I don't really know what is causing this current flurry of people bidding so high for certain Valiant right now, but unless someone does something with these characters soon it will surely be short lived.

I agree... there is no precedent for books to double or quadruple overnight
AND to maintain those prices.
Spikes in the market can go either way...
Obviously, they can be bad decisions and look like really bad prices later...
but on the other hand, 10 years from now they may look fantastic.
It depends on whether the buyer(s) have immediate plans to sell...
or if they are buying to hold for the long term.

We used to talk about how cheap Valiant was on Ebay in 1998.
Lately, we've said how we wish we could buy at even the 2001 prices.
What will we say in three more years?

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:50:59 pm

greg wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Yeah it would seem that now is not a great time to fill in those early key issues. Personally I say be patient. I don't really know what is causing this current flurry of people bidding so high for certain Valiant right now, but unless someone does something with these characters soon it will surely be short lived.
I agree... there is no precedent for books to double or quadruple overnight
AND to maintain those prices.
Spikes in the market can go either way...
Obviously, they can be bad decisions and look like really bad prices later...
but on the other hand, 10 years from now they may look fantastic.
It depends on whether the buyer(s) have immediate plans to sell...
or if they are buying to hold for the long term.

We used to talk about how cheap Valiant was on Ebay in 1998.
Lately, we've said how we wish we could buy at even the 2001 prices.
What will we say in three more years?

Oh Greg that is certainly the million dollar question! Though its still a stretch for anyone here to be making a million bucks from peddling Valiants.

ah to dream...

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:52:29 am

Knightt_333 wrote:
depluto wrote:

This is bananas.
hehehehe 'bananas'...

Geez Knight, thanks for making me spit soda all over my monitor!

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:10:02 am

Goofs.

Come Mr. Tally man, tally me banana....