Bragging rights - your best deal of late?

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:45 pm

The Spider wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:So....I opened the link thinking it was this some sort of steal....and thought...eh. I wouldn't EVER pay that much for these books.

Am I just crazy that I don't think this was a steal AT ALL? Or, am I just stuck in the 'I've been paying $30 for all these books for so long' mode?
I didn't think it was a good deal initially, but looking at something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 55257&rd=1

Makes me think that bidder was lucky to use the Buy It Now. (But how long it remains a "good luck grab" depends on the price the books will stay at, etc)

<clutches heart>...this is the big one, 'lizbeth! I'm comin' home, honey!

Holy CHRIST.

How is it that I managed to buy 22 copies of Harb #1 for an average of $10 each in March? UNbelieveable.

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:54 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:How is it that I managed to buy 22 copies of Harb #1 for an average of $10 each in March? UNbelieveable.

How exactly did you do that?
Even the "10-issue-lots" on Ebay (pre-screened below 9.6) netted $20 each.

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:57 pm

Ive got 15 copies and my ave cost is 14 each

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:16 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:How is it that I managed to buy 22 copies of Harb #1 for an average of $10 each in March? UNbelieveable.
How exactly did you do that?
Even the "10-issue-lots" on Ebay (pre-screened below 9.6) netted $20 each.

You weren't paying attention. MHC.com. X-O and I talked about it. CKB wanted to buy them from me.

Got 12 at the beginning of March for $8.75 each, the balance at the end of March for $12.50. Ok, so the average is $10.45. I rounded down.

We chatted about it then, it's still in a buried thread somewhere. Someone got mad at me for clearing MHC out.

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:22 pm

I remember you getting those Harb #1s. Major score! Looking better and better every day.
For all the pre unities that I have accumulated I only have three Harb #1s and one doesn't have the coupon.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:39 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:How is it that I managed to buy 22 copies of Harb #1 for an average of $10 each in March? UNbelieveable.
How exactly did you do that?
Even the "10-issue-lots" on Ebay (pre-screened below 9.6) netted $20 each.
You weren't paying attention. MHC.com. X-O and I talked about it. CKB wanted to buy them from me. Got 12 at the beginning of March for $8.75 each, the balance at the end of March for $12.50. Ok, so the average is $10.45. I rounded down.

We chatted about it then, it's still in a buried thread somewhere. Someone got mad at me for clearing MHC out.

I got mine for @4.25 each as they had the 50% sale just before they raised the prices.

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:47 pm

I only got one Harbinger #1 with a coupon, and I bought it for $6.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:50 pm

I got one for $2, and I cut the coupon out.

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:09 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
The Spider wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:So....I opened the link thinking it was this some sort of steal....and thought...eh. I wouldn't EVER pay that much for these books.

Am I just crazy that I don't think this was a steal AT ALL? Or, am I just stuck in the 'I've been paying $30 for all these books for so long' mode?
I didn't think it was a good deal initially, but looking at something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 55257&rd=1

Makes me think that bidder was lucky to use the Buy It Now. (But how long it remains a "good luck grab" depends on the price the books will stay at, etc)

<clutches heart>...this is the big one, 'lizbeth! I'm comin' home, honey!

Holy CHRIST.

How is it that I managed to buy 22 copies of Harb #1 for an average of $10 each in March? UNbelieveable.

Well, like I said, it all depends on what price it stabilizes at.

Now, big news would be if these Harbinger issues end up going for prices that were listed in, say, 1992-93 WIZARDs.

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:You weren't paying attention. MHC.com. X-O and I talked about it. CKB wanted to buy them from me. Got 12 at the beginning of March for $8.75 each, the balance at the end of March for $12.50. Ok, so the average is $10.45. I rounded down.

We chatted about it then, it's still in a buried thread somewhere. Someone got mad at me for clearing MHC out.

Oh, I remember your story now...

Hmmm...
Mile High Comics is a "risk / reward" company...

If you take a risk...
like buying Harbinger 1 when they don't know what the coupon looks like...
(they even call it a "card")

Then you might get:
Harbinger 1 with the coupon
Harbinger 1 with half the coupon slip, because the coupon is cut out
Harbinger 1 without coupon, or any traces of a coupon
...or...
Any combination of the above ...

...with actual grades of VG to NM (even though they're all called "NM")

...THEN...

If somehow after all that, you still end up with 22 copies in NM with coupon, CONGRATULATIONS!

You take a big risk, you might get a big reward.

I'm too scared to play the Mile High Comics lottery for books over $1.50.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:03 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:You weren't paying attention. MHC.com. X-O and I talked about it. CKB wanted to buy them from me. Got 12 at the beginning of March for $8.75 each, the balance at the end of March for $12.50. Ok, so the average is $10.45. I rounded down.

We chatted about it then, it's still in a buried thread somewhere. Someone got mad at me for clearing MHC out.
Oh, I remember your story now...

Eh HEH. Oh ye of little faith. Thinking I was making it up 'out of the blue'.

Hmmm...
Mile High Comics is a "risk / reward" company...

If you take a risk...
like buying Harbinger 1 when they don't know what the coupon looks like...
(they even call it a "card")

Then you might get:
Harbinger 1 with the coupon
Harbinger 1 with half the coupon slip, because the coupon is cut out
Harbinger 1 without coupon, or any traces of a coupon
...or...
Any combination of the above ...

...with actual grades of VG to NM (even though they're all called "NM")

...THEN...

If somehow after all that, you still end up with 22 copies in NM with coupon, CONGRATULATIONS!

You take a big risk, you might get a big reward.

I'm too scared to play the Mile High Comics lottery for books over $1.50.

You are ABSOLUTELY correct. And 3 of the copies had the dreaded 'spine tear' that's common with these books....these are 3/4"! So, make that 19 NM copies. And YES, I checked every single one of them, by hand, when I got them in...

'I can hear them....they're very, very afraid of me'.....

(or, something real close to that.

)

TRUST me...if they lacked coupons, (A) I would have sent the first batch back, and (B) I wouldn't have bought the second batch.

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:13 pm

Geez dino, I don't think anyone's gonna do better than this today!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 29590&rd=1

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:25 pm

wow, quite a find.. and i was watching.. must have been my lunch hour.

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:25 pm

I know I crapped my pants when I saw it. The best part was, the only reason I was on ebay was to post a copy of Unity Red for sale

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:28 pm

I was watching too, in my office, that's scary. I guess while we screw around on our computers dino is busy finding the good stuff, congrats

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:29 pm

Yeah, I saw it literally seconds after he did. When I clicked on the link Dino must have just got there.

I fired off an email to congratulate/curse him.

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:16 pm

wrunow wrote:Geez dino, I don't think anyone's gonna do better than this today!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 29590&rd=1

What the?!? You DO realize that you just paid DOUBLE the Overstreet value, right?

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:17 pm

greg wrote:
wrunow wrote:Geez dino, I don't think anyone's gonna do better than this today!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 29590&rd=1
What the?!? You DO realize that you just paid DOUBLE the Overstreet value, right?

Maybe I should ask for a refund. You seem like a bunch of honest guys, what do you guys think?

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:37 pm

dino wrote:
greg wrote:
wrunow wrote:Geez dino, I don't think anyone's gonna do better than this today!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 29590&rd=1
What the?!? You DO realize that you just paid DOUBLE the Overstreet value, right?
Maybe I should ask for a refund. You seem like a bunch of honest guys, what do you guys think?

I'll give you $20, double your money fast!

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:05 pm

wrunow wrote:Geez dino, I don't think anyone's gonna do better than this today!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 29590&rd=1

Unfreakin'believable.....

Wonder if this guy will back out like the guy did on the X-O 1/2 Gold..... "Oh, my wife accidently threw that issue up for acution."

Boda

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:16 am

Well...unless someone tells the seller they made a GRAVE mistake....

...which I may just do since he punked me on those books at the Shrine...

Ok,, j/k.

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:19 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Well...unless someone tells the seller they made a GRAVE mistake....

...which I may just do since he punked me on those books at the Shrine...

Ok,, j/k.

I paypal'd about three seconds after I hit the bin so hopefully it'll be in the mail tomorrow. If I can just get to sleep tonight I'll be okay. and zwh at least u got to see Ernie Hudson

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:33 am

dino wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Well...unless someone tells the seller they made a GRAVE mistake....

...which I may just do since he punked me on those books at the Shrine...

Ok,, j/k.
I paypal'd about three seconds after I hit the bin so hopefully it'll be in the mail tomorrow. If I can just get to sleep tonight I'll be okay. and zwh at least u got to see Ernie Hudson

No I didn't. Almost didn't even stop by the Top Cow table....those hacks were lame. I wanted to see Silvestri!

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:36 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
dino wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Well...unless someone tells the seller they made a GRAVE mistake....

...which I may just do since he punked me on those books at the Shrine...

Ok,, j/k.
I paypal'd about three seconds after I hit the bin so hopefully it'll be in the mail tomorrow. If I can just get to sleep tonight I'll be okay. and zwh at least u got to see Ernie Hudson
No I didn't. Almost didn't even stop by the Top Cow table....those hacks were lame. I wanted to see Silvestri!

I skipped the table. Im right in thinking they were only doing top cow characters right?

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:48 am

dino wrote: I skipped the table. Im right in thinking they were only doing top cow characters right?

No idea.

That freak in the Superman costume was there.

I didn't stay to find out.