Auction Hall of Shame!

BruceReville · Post by **BruceReville** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:10 pm

I wonder ---- how much would it cost to CGC a Turok #1 and then how much would a sucke--er, collector pay for it?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:21 pm

shipping and handling ?

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:45 pm

If you send in one comic, it better be worth it! One will prolly set you back $40 or so... I sent in 5 at once one time, and it averaged out to $22 a book, but this was a few years back.

-slym

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:47 pm

slym2none wrote:If you send in one comic, it better be worth it! One will prolly set you back $40 or so... I sent in 5 at once one time, and it averaged out to $22 a book, but this was a few years back.

-slym

the exact reason why I don't send books in to CGC. I'm sure I could grade well enough to get the grades I expect, but for me, it's just too much initial outlay of cash that there is no guarantee you will recoup if you sell the book.

dbngaa · Post by **dbngaa** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:32 pm

I'm TEMPTED to buy-it-now, but it's a brand new seller...

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680446a1

Ok, he's also listed this one. Now I can't decide.

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680456ee

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:23 pm

Win! Word on the street is theres a relaunch on the way...

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:36 pm

dbngaa wrote:I'm TEMPTED to buy-it-now, but it's a brand new seller...

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680446a1

Ok, he's also listed this one. Now I can't decide.

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680456ee

I will make it easy for you. I will sell you 2 copies for $100. Each of course.

kevinbastos · Post by **kevinbastos** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:50 pm

dhudson1 wrote:
dbngaa wrote:I'm TEMPTED to buy-it-now, but it's a brand new seller...

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680446a1

Ok, he's also listed this one. Now I can't decide.

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680456ee
I will make it easy for you. I will sell you 2 copies for $100. Each of course.

Hmmm... The seller has included free shipping, though...

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:51 pm

kevinbastos wrote:
dhudson1 wrote:
dbngaa wrote:I'm TEMPTED to buy-it-now, but it's a brand new seller...

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680446a1

Ok, he's also listed this one. Now I can't decide.

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-O-MANOWAR-Vol-1-N ... 3a680456ee
I will make it easy for you. I will sell you 2 copies for $100. Each of course.
Hmmm... The seller has included free shipping, though...

Okay, free shipping, but at this price, it will be pony express

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:26 pm

ya over the next 20 years

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:45 am

Here's someone selling the VEI X-O HC for $89.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valiant-X-O-Manowar ... 9422879991

I haven't been watching these. Is that high or otherwise out of line? Gut instinct tells me that it is.

I still need to get the A&A HC.

dbngaa · Post by **dbngaa** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:33 am

I'd say hi, Chiclo. Midtown Comics has it on clearance for $15.00, but I'd have to search eBay to see what it's been running there.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:03 am

Yeah, waaay too high. There are 3 right now ranging in the 25 to 30 dollar range.

comicsyte95 · Post by **comicsyte95** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:35 pm

Rare run of Deathmate,$124.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/DEATHMATE-RARE-RUN- ... 2a12b6dd63

cplsimon · Post by **cplsimon** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:01 pm

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

OK so please check this out. I listed this wonder woman #600 1:25 variant for $10. With 3 days left it went to $67

They have only one other one for sale for $5.50. I have a bad feeling buyers remorse will set in. I really thought $10 would be a stretch. Any ideas?

BruceReville · Post by **BruceReville** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:31 pm

cplsimon wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :MESELX:IT

OK so please check this out. I listed this wonder woman #600 1:25 variant for $10. With 3 days left it went to $67 They have only one other one for sale for $5.50. I have a bad feeling buyers remorse will set in. I really thought $10 would be a stretch. Any ideas?

That book averages around $40.00 when it sells and depending on the public mood it can fetch up into the high 50s - low 60s or even as low into the 20s. I think with the last issue before the new relaunch, you have new collector's trying to snap up what they missed and its driving the cost up. Enjoy the mood.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:01 pm

cplsimon wrote:OK so please check this out. I listed this wonder woman #600 1:25 variant for $10. With 3 days left it went to $67 They have only one other one for sale for $5.50. I have a bad feeling buyers remorse will set in. I really thought $10 would be a stretch. Any ideas?

So the book is selling for far more than you thought it would?

I fail to see the problem.

Embrace capitalism.

cplsimon · Post by **cplsimon** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:05 pm

The only problem is when the buyer realizes that they can buy it for $5.50 then they don't pay.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:14 pm

cplsimon wrote:The only problem is when the buyer realizes that they can buy it for $5.50 then they don't pay.

If they haven't done that yet, it's not a problem yet

Just buy the other one for $5.50, then sell it for $20 again in a month.

Even better!

BruceReville · Post by **BruceReville** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:16 pm

cplsimon wrote:The only problem is when the buyer realizes that they can buy it for $5.50 then they don't pay.

Then have him tagged as a nonpaying buyer.

When a buyer wins an item or uses Buy It Now to purchase an item, they're obligated to complete the purchase by sending full payment to the seller.

If a buyer doesn't pay within 4 days, sellers can open an unpaid item case in the Resolution Center. If the buyer still doesn't pay or reach some other agreement with the seller, eBay may record the unpaid item on the buyer's account.

When an unpaid item case closes without payment from the buyer, sellers are eligible to receive a final value fee credit to their eBay seller account. Also, if they relist the item and it sells the second time, eBay may refund the insertion fee for the relisting. Learn more about how the free relist policy works.

Excessive unpaid items on a buyer's account may result in range of actions, including limits or loss of buying privileges.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/unpaid-item.html

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:17 am

Bloodsport!

http://cgi.ebay.com/50-VALIANT-COMICS-T ... 2c5e61a46a

dbngaa · Post by **dbngaa** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:50 pm

If I may jump back over Iggy's post and tangentially discuss the inexplicable nature of eBay bidders...

I'm all for buyers getting into a bidding war when I have something listed there, even when it is (like the above example) in direct oppostition to, uh, sense. I've had items with Buy It Now prices half of what it eventually sold for, and in some cases the final bid is highe than even Mile High. Bidders should do their research - I do before I list something.

It works in the other direction too. We all see people listing Bloodshot 10's and Turok 3's as rare with BIN at $10.00. Take 2 seconds and type Bloodshot (or Bloodsport) into the search and look for the issue you are trying to sell. I mean, I enjoy this thread, so keep those listings coming, but it's frustrating when you are trying to deal reasonably with someone clearly living in a fantasy world where EVERY comic is a gold mine waiting to happen.

It's not just eBay either. Shop owners do it all the time as well. I had a guy tell me today that he read in the Overstreet Price Guide about a Harbinger #1 CGC selling for $2000, which is true (though was it $2000? I thought it was less); so now he thinks every Valiant comic in his shop is going to sell in that range. This was especially frustrating since I was in there a month ago and pulled 2 VVSS issues that I wanted to buy (Magnus 25 and X-O DB), which he wouldn't sell because he couldn't find them in the guide. So I went back in today and now he's on this Valiant Will Pay For My Retirement kick and yet can't even find the books he set aside for me. Ok, I'm ranting now.

Anyway, back to the high bid topic - not our job to educate everyone shopping or selling on eBay. If they bid $60 and don't pay, you've got excellent advice above. And send the 2nd highest bidder a Second Chance offer - they may not know they could have gotten it for less and be happy to get the issue.

I should have broken this up into more posts to get my count up.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:22 pm

Happens with amazon and half.com and other sites. A TPB will sell typically for $10 and some seller will way overprice and list for like $200. Waste of time and space.

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:15 pm

iggy101us wrote:Happens with amazon and half.com and other sites. A TPB will sell typically for $10 and some seller will way overprice and list for like $200. Waste of time and space.

http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358

dbngaa · Post by **dbngaa** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:44 pm

Ha! Great article. Wish the algorithms would work against each other in the opposite direction sometime on say a large LCD tv.