some new CGC's on ebay (CEAR)

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:42 pm

greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...
http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

I'm signing up for this E snipe...

You seem to have bidding on ebay pretty well figured out Greg

Well, this is my 10th year on there.

8.5 for me.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:48 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.

Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:57 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?

I'm sure it's well over $100K by now.

But no one should feel bad, I have some serious advantages over a lot of guys that I don't take for granted. I own the house. Property tax is (quite literally) grandfathered in with Prop 13. It's just me and the dogs. I don't have expensive tastes (other than comics.)

Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way

.....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:03 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?
I'm sure it's well over $100K by now.

But no one should feel bad, I have some serious advantages over a lot of guys that I don't take for granted. I own the house. Property tax is (quite literally) grandfathered in with Prop 13. It's just me and the dogs. I don't have expensive tastes (other than comics.)

Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way .....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

I'd guess my numbers are about 25% of yours... definitely under 50%.
I joined Ebay about 3 months after I got married... so I've never been "single" and "Ebaying".

(That's probably a good thing... there is at least some sanity to what I buy
given that I've got to have some accountability to where all that money is going.)

I was thinking the other day that I could probably live off my collection
for a year if I were to lose my job or somehow be forced to sell everything.
Knowing that, I'm happy to just keep everything 'as is' and consider it a contingency plan.

My wife is finally done with her schooling (got her MBA last May), so we could probably get by
for a couple of years with her working and me Ebaying full time.
(Again, only a contingency plan... I'm not planning to be unemployed anytime soon,
but it's good to have a "What if" planned out.)

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:04 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way .....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

Unless hot cars = classic antiques. Now those can go for a pretty penny. But throughout my ebay days, I doubt I've ever spent close to $20k.

SnotDrip · Post by **SnotDrip** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:10 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?
I'm sure it's well over $100K by now.

But no one should feel bad, I have some serious advantages over a lot of guys that I don't take for granted. I own the house. Property tax is (quite literally) grandfathered in with Prop 13. It's just me and the dogs. I don't have expensive tastes (other than comics.)

Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way .....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

I'd guess my numbers are about 25% of yours... definitely under 50%.
I joined Ebay about 3 months after I got married... so I've never been "single" and "Ebaying".

(That's probably a good thing... there is at least some sanity to what I buy
given that I've got to have some accountability to where all that money is going.)

I was thinking the other day that I could probably live off my collection
for a year if I were to lose my job or somehow be forced to sell everything.
Knowing that, I'm happy to just keep everything 'as is' and consider it a contingency plan.

My wife is finally done with her schooling (got her MBA last May), so we could probably get by
for a couple of years with her working and me Ebaying full time.
(Again, only a contingency plan... I'm not planning to be unemployed anytime soon,
but it's good to have a "What if" planned out.)

well I don't feel so bad now...last year was about 4K

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:10 pm

Seems like a good topic for a poll.

californiajeff · Post by **californiajeff** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:12 pm

Looks like the CEAR went for $39.88. Values must be coming down.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:13 pm

californiajeff wrote:Looks like the CEAR went for $39.88. Values must be coming down.

Really? I thought that was the Chaos Gold.

CEAR CGC 9.4 was $127.50

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:14 pm

californiajeff wrote:Looks like the CEAR went for $39.88. Values must be coming down.

Huh which CEAR went for $39.88??

californiajeff · Post by **californiajeff** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:02 pm

Looks like it went for $127.50. Values must be going up?

I think I made a mistake in my above post. I was probaly looking at the Ebay item ending soon email instead of the Ebay Item has ended email.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:10 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?
Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....

I would be spending a LOT more money on ebay if hot girls were for sale

D-Lite · Post by **D-Lite** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:19 pm

cobra_commander wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?
Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....
I would be spending a LOT more money on ebay if hot girls were for sale

You're not looking in the right places

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:36 pm

D-Lite wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?
Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....
I would be spending a LOT more money on ebay if hot girls were for sale
You're not looking in the right places

Really?

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:25 pm

Oh come on.... X-O #5 9.8...$80?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PIC&ih=009

Seriously...

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:35 pm

cobra_commander wrote:Oh come on.... X-O #5 9.8...$80?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PIC&ih=009

Seriously...

What irks me is that the X-O books were bid up & the more desirable Harbinger 2 9.8 ended for about $55. Obviously, I missed the auction on that one.

I really need to start using esnipe...

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:38 pm

Zero wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Oh come on.... X-O #5 9.8...$80?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PIC&ih=009

Seriously...
What irks me is that the X-O books were bid up & the more desirable Harbinger 2 9.8 ended for about $55. Obviously, I missed the auction on that one. I really need to start using esnipe...

Tell you what...ANY auction I'm watching...just stay away from it...because its guaranteed to go for a ridiculous price....

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:59 pm

cobra_commander wrote:
Zero wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Oh come on.... X-O #5 9.8...$80?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PIC&ih=009

Seriously...
What irks me is that the X-O books were bid up & the more desirable Harbinger 2 9.8 ended for about $55. Obviously, I missed the auction on that one. I really need to start using esnipe...
Tell you what...ANY auction I'm watching...just stay away from it...because its guaranteed to go for a ridiculous price....

Sorry.

I've got a collection to finish.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:02 pm

Escaflown4 wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way .....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

Unless hot cars = classic antiques. Now those can go for a pretty penny.

True, true.

But I've never had the $$$ to buy an antique car, much less properly care for it.

chainnball · Post by **chainnball** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:03 pm

Ya what the hell?XO 5 does $80 in a 9.8, but XO 1 in 9.8 does $38???

I just don't get it.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:07 pm

chainnball wrote:Ya what the hell?XO 5 does $80 in a 9.8, but XO 1 in 9.8 does $38???

I just don't get it.

X-O 1 has been graded many, many times in 9.8. X-O 5 not so much. Obviously, the first issue shows up on E-bay much more in 9.8 than does issue 5. The bid is for the grade as much as it is for the book.

That said, I wasn't the winner.

Ricomortis · Post by **Ricomortis** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:55 pm

Guys...

$80 for X-o 5 is not ridiculous. That issue is hard to get in 9.8 due to the red solid cover. The cover shows every little flaw or imperfection. To tell you the truth I'm really surprised that there are as many as there are in 9.8 at this stage in the game.

If I remember correctly it has a smaller print run than #1 and people take care of the following issues like red headed step children.

Seriously... I guess I'm the only moron that would pay $80 for an X-O 5. Well at least I would say that that it is not OBSESSIVE like the 180.00 for a rai 4 or the 250.00 for rai 3's.

oh yea... X-O 1's.... TONS of 9.8s...

just my opinion

Rico

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:28 am

Ricomortis wrote:Guys...

$80 for X-o 5 is not ridiculous. That issue is hard to get in 9.8 due to the red solid cover. The cover shows every little flaw or imperfection. To tell you the truth I'm really surprised that there are as many as there are in 9.8 at this stage in the game.

If I remember correctly it has a smaller print run than #1 and people take care of the following issues like red headed step children.

Seriously... I guess I'm the only moron that would pay $80 for an X-O 5. Well at least I would say that that it is not OBSESSIVE like the 180.00 for a rai 4 or the 250.00 for rai 3's.

oh yea... X-O 1's.... TONS of 9.8s...

just my opinion

Rico

Yes Rico is totally right, X-O 1 is a lot easier to get in 9.8. More people slab a #1 because its a 1st issue...and it should definitely go for less than a #5 in 9.8 because its a lot more readily available.

But $80 for ANY copy of #5 is really...just paying too much. You're paying $80 for an 80 cent book. I don't want to call this book cr@p because this cover was what made me buy my first VALIANT book but seriously...its not a collectible. This to me is just a case of having more money than sense.

Tell you what, do this a few more times and you could've bought yourself an IM #1 in 8.5! Heck 2 of these books at this price is the equivalent of a Unity Red in 9.8?!

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:38 am

Jay Tomio wrote:*SQUEE*!

Why did I think those were ending today! I was up watching other sales as well! At those lame *SQUEE* low prices to!

*SQUEE* me off

The worst thing in the world (maybe the second worst thing, the worst thing is Nascar) is waking up and finding 'auctions ended' on My-Ebay!

You lucky bums - I may not would have won, but it would have been mroe taxing!

Lamentable days...

There's a whole bunch of X-O 9.8s going up again in a few days..no #5 though...boo-hoo

Ricomortis · Post by **Ricomortis** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:52 am

cobra_commander wrote:
Ricomortis wrote:Guys...

$80 for X-o 5 is not ridiculous. That issue is hard to get in 9.8 due to the red solid cover. The cover shows every little flaw or imperfection. To tell you the truth I'm really surprised that there are as many as there are in 9.8 at this stage in the game.

If I remember correctly it has a smaller print run than #1 and people take care of the following issues like red headed step children.

Seriously... I guess I'm the only moron that would pay $80 for an X-O 5. Well at least I would say that that it is not OBSESSIVE like the 180.00 for a rai 4 or the 250.00 for rai 3's.

oh yea... X-O 1's.... TONS of 9.8s...

just my opinion

Rico
Yes Rico is totally right, X-O 1 is a lot easier to get in 9.8. More people slab a #1 because its a 1st issue...and it should definitely go for less than a #5 in 9.8 because its a lot more readily available.

But $80 for ANY copy of #5 is really...just paying too much. You're paying $80 for an 80 cent book. I don't want to call this book cr@p because this cover was what made me buy my first VALIANT book but seriously...its not a collectible. This to me is just a case of having more money than sense.

Tell you what, do this a few more times and you could've bought yourself an IM #1 in 8.5! Heck 2 of these books at this price is the equivalent of a Unity Red in 9.8?!

CC...

Well to be honest... I could care less about IM #1 in any condition. <watches for flying objects>

I've stated here numerous times that Valiant is my main focus and when sotu was here along with aug, I don't think anyone would be winning these auctions. lol

As for issue number 5... who said anything about collectibility? X-O is bad *SQUEE* *SQUEE*, and when I buy things (because I am WAY anal and want the best possible copies) I am buying them to keep forever & not to sell. I kinda of see it like greg... but a little further out.

I've stated... you might as well take all my valiant 9.8's off the census because they won't be coming up for sell. Its not about the money or the collectibility... its about the fact of who I was, am and will be when it comes to comics.

Rico"insert crazy smiley here"Mortis