Bragging rights - your best deal of late?

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:05 pm

I thought this was pretty good:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2226827271

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:54 am

dino wrote:I thought this was pretty good:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2226827271

Good job Dino!

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:31 pm

Mr.V wrote: GI joe #127-155 NM--cover price($1.25-1.75)

I was one of the fortunate saps that read Marvel G.I. Joe until the bitter end. I have the whole run. Never to think they would be worth anything, the last two years have been a pleasant surprise. I got a #155 ready for CGC that was new off the rack.

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:08 am

jusdb wrote:5 long boxes of free comics

over half valiants.

of course i did have to drive 8hrs to pick them up and spent about $60 in gas...so...

What was the other 1/2 ? just random books...also where did you have to drive to get them?

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:12 am

lobo wrote:I was one of the fortunate saps that read Marvel G.I. Joe until the bitter end. I have the whole run. Never to think they would be worth anything, the last two years have been a pleasant surprise. I got a #155 ready for CGC that was new off the rack.

expect a very very nice return on that gijoe #155....have you seen the few that have surfaced on ebay lately?? 8)

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:15 am

DawgPhan wrote:What was the other 1/2 ? just random books...also where did you have to drive to get them?

other boxes are pretty much less than popular dc titles "arion:lord of atlantis" anyone??? some amazing spidey (nothing special), some batman (mostly knightfall)....

no x-men at all, which seemed kinda odd...

a few 35 cent marvel team ups and things like that.

did find a daredevil #68 in there, but it was thrashed also odd books like alpha flight #1, nova #1

some image (duh!) what 90s collection can you find that doesn't have tons of image.

but i was def. surprised at the amount of valiant in there.....

picked them up in pensacola FL, btw....i was probably only a few miles closer than you.

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:27 am

You outta get something for living in alabama

...I wonder if there is a sad little website somewhere for all the fans of image comics for the 90s...

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:31 am

DawgPhan wrote:You outta get something for living in alabama ...

i get this from someone living in georgia?!?! cue the banjo music...deliverance (sp?) anyone?!?!

DawgPhan wrote:...I wonder if there is a sad little website somewhere for all the fans of image comics for the 90s...

ill admit that i kinda liked image back in the day....we all must have b/c they printed about a million copies of each book (at least it seems that way sometimes)

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:02 pm

that banjo paying kid actually still lives in Georgia and runs a restraunt in clayton Georgia where that movie was filmed...we actually camp on the river that it was filmed on several times a year....oh yeah and that banjo kid was in big fish...and yeah he really looks like that....Yeah what 13 year old boy did not like image....HUGE boobed girls in tight clothing holding huge guns...what is not to like....oh yeah and the paper was shiny....nice and shiny....I really did like the maxx but I think that fact that it took like 8-9 months to put out 1 issue really killed that book for me.

sydcomebak · Post by **sydcomebak** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 7:43 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=3983

Didn't snipe it, just placed a bid on it and forgot till I got the "you've won" E-mail.

A vvss for under cover price, I guess that's my best deal.

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:06 pm

He got what he deserved, spelling the title like that.

sydcomebak wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=3983

Didn't snipe it, just placed a bid on it and forgot till I got the "you've won" E-mail.

A vvss for under cover price, I guess that's my best deal.

sydcomebak · Post by **sydcomebak** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:13 pm

ckb wrote:He got what he deserved, spelling the title like that.

I agree. Bloo_shot. *sigh*

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:23 pm

Went to the KC comic con this Saturday & snagged the following:

A&A #1
X-O #7
Rai #0
Armorines #1
Magnus Vs. Predator #1

Total: $3.00

Also met a connection to buy a Unity Red & some golds.....

Boda

myron · Post by **myron** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:01 pm

magnus 1,3,5 with cards
deathmate preview green
eternal warrior 48, 49, 50, yearbook2, fist and steel 1 and 2
rai 0, 5
magnus 62, 63, 64

$2 each

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:48 pm

jusdb wrote:
lobo wrote:I was one of the fortunate saps that read Marvel G.I. Joe until the bitter end. I have the whole run. Never to think they would be worth anything, the last two years have been a pleasant surprise. I got a #155 ready for CGC that was new off the rack.
expect a very very nice return on that gijoe #155....have you seen the few that have surfaced on ebay lately?? 8)

Ugh. More silliness because of hype. There's a REASON these last issues are hard to find: no one wanted the series, and it was cancelled!

Other than 'harder to find because they were lower printed', there's nothing redeeming about these books.

I'll sure be glad when this 'last issue' craze goes away....if it goes away....

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 8:10 pm

Brought in the motherload today:

A&A 1,2,3 (X3)
Armorines 0 standalone
Solar 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,13
last issue Rai
last issue Turok
last issue Magnus
Rai TPB
Magnus vs. Predator 2
Ironman/X-O 1,2
Rai 7 (X3)
Armorines "The Power of Sacrafice" (#3 of 4) (never heard of this one)

One comic box.
One 2 day ticket to the KC Planet Comic Con in march.

All for the low, low price of......... $25.00 (wow!)

Boda

Starscream's Ghost · Post by **Starscream's Ghost** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:03 am

I got over 1000 comics in an auction for around $90 mostly Marvel, DC, Image and Valiant. I just started an inventory and so far I've pulled

3 copies of Rai #0

Bart Sears signed/numbered copies of Turok #14-#15

..and a Rai TPB (blue variant)

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:43 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Ugh. More silliness because of hype. There's a REASON these last issues are hard to find: no one wanted the series, and it was cancelled! Other than 'harder to find because they were lower printed', there's nothing redeeming about these books.

yeah and there is a reason that this issue now pulls big $$$.

there are a lot of gijoe collectors out there trying to complete their runs and this issue is a necessity to do that...i don't really know how much "hype" is involved w/this. im pretty sure that you will have trouble finding a collector looking for this book b/c they think it will be a great read.

man, i was hoping this "hype argument" would stay contained in its own nice little thread....

Shakespeare · Post by **Shakespeare** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:53 pm

I've got no problem with the last issue craze. After all, comic prices are often driven by three things...availability, condition, and hype (funny how quality seldom drives the price up! But even then, quality gets reprinted in TPB, so that keeps the price down on anything quality) Would a TPB of the last issue of GIJoe sell? I don't think so. You're right, no one wants to read it.

Last issues have all three reasons going for it, and the third only came about because of the first two.

Completionism is the name of the game. It's amazing how few people realize that. And of course, braggin rights.

Now, so that I don't further the hijacking of this thread...what have I gotten for on the cheap lately? Nothing. I've cleaned out just about every shop in Northern Colorado. And the new kid keeps me out of comic shops.

So, I got like 180 diapers for $24.88 at Sam's Club. Does that count?

Starscream's Ghost · Post by **Starscream's Ghost** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:37 pm

I'm hoping that someone can help me with any information regarding the signed/numbered editions of X-O #14 AND #15.

The copies I've aquired shared the same bag and board and had a gold sticker that said "Seal of Authenticity/Limited to 5000 Sets".

#14 was signed by Bart Sears in gold ink while #15 was signed in silver ink with 2462/5000 down in the bottom right portion of the cover.

What I was curious about was how this set was originally packaged and if it was supposed to come with an additional piece of paper authenticating the set.

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:47 pm

sounds like an instore signing....mentioned in another thread.

basically a lcs owner contacts an artist and pays them a few grand to come sign x number of books...

Starscream's Ghost · Post by **Starscream's Ghost** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 5:43 pm

Thanks, that's cool.

I'm not planning on selling them anytime soon, but if I were to it would be nice to have some kind of history behind them. Unfortunatly I got them from an auction from a shop that had went out of business so I have nobody to ask.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:19 pm

jusdb wrote:
yeah and there is a reason that this issue now pulls big $$$.

there are a lot of gijoe collectors out there trying to complete their runs and this issue is a necessity to do that...i don't really know how much "hype" is involved w/this. im pretty sure that you will have trouble finding a collector looking for this book b/c they think it will be a great read.

man, i was hoping this "hype argument" would stay contained in its own nice little thread....

Ok, the only LEGITIMATE reasons for people who are GI Joe collectors to not have the issue are (A) they weren't collecting when it came out; (B) they weren't collecting GI Joe when it came out.

Otherwise, they're just chowderheads for missing it the first time.

No, what I believe is the case (and is almost ALWAYS the case for books less than 10-15 years old) is that the savvy ones scooped up every issue available the second they heard someone else might want one, and hid them all away, to be doled out as they saw fit.

In this case, an artificially low supply creates an artificially high demand.

I mean...there are only 3000 copies of Stangers in Paradise #1, which is SURELY less than 1/10 the print run of GI Joe #155, and yet, it sells for, what, about the same right about now? And Strangers in Paradise #1 is MUCH, MUCH better.

Using another example: there are 4 million (print run) copies of Superman #75 out there....I have 100 bagged copies. Do I NEED 100 bagged copies? No. There are likely 2-3 copies of Superman #75 for every single person who currently wants one, yet there they are, selling for $3-$5-$10. Why?

Again...artifically low supply creates artificial demand.

Is that the case for GI Joe #155? Yeah, I think so. I could be wrong, but...when the supply of Harbinger #1 became plentiful because they were 'worth' $125....what happened? They went down to $10 each. There are fewer Harb #1's than GI Joe #155's....surely...yet, same thing.

Thoughts?

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:17 pm

im sure that alot of people who collect gi joe now either weren't collecting when 155 came out, or weren't collecting gi joe comics when it came out.

i do not think that a bunch of people bought up several several copies to hoarde for a later date..heres why:

the comic stinks...i think the predominant theory for most people is that ony good comics actually rise in value (however incorrect they may be

)

3 3/4" gijoe wasn't really a "collectible" when this issue dropped. im sure there were a few collectors out there in the mid 90s, but not many. also, i understand that 12" joe was, but not 3 3/4". two completely different schools of collectors. kinda like guys who collect cars (as in real, i drive you around, you cost lots of money cars) and guys who collect hot wheels. big diff....same holds true for joe collectors.

i don't think the "last issue" craze was really in full swing then.....

i do think that there are less copies of this readily available than there are collectors seeking it for a few reasons:

it probably had a lower print run than the rest of the series

im sure (due to the content) that alot of copies made their way to the trash

or where returned to vendors for credit by a lot of retails...btw, i know diamond doesn't accept returns, but there are other vendors out there who do.

and im reasonably sure that there are tons of these sitting in quarter bins (w/plenty of pre-unity valiant) or in lesser known comic shops or in someone's attic b/c not alot of people would really think this comic would be "worth" anything. i mean the first issue isn't...why should the last.

i do believe that the prices this issue fetches at auction will decrease. this isn't a good comic (from what ive been told) and there aren't alot of people actually looking for this comic...most gi joe collectors aren't too worried about it. there isn't much it can add to the mythos, so why go pay $$$$ for it.

ok losing train of thought....so ill finish w/that.....

can't believe im getting involved in a discussion like this....

GJB · Post by **GJB** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:04 pm

Great site guys and girls.

I found a Unity diamond TPB vol II with a $40 price tag in a %50 off bin at a local comic book store. Final price, $20.

The owner looked at it when I brought it up and said "Man, I'm not gonna charge you $40 bucks for this, 20 with no tax" Which is what he was going to charge regardless whether he knew it or not.

Look in the most unlikely places and there are nice items to be found.

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