Rai and the Future Force 9 Project

Thomas Crown · Post by **Thomas Crown** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:38 am

I thought of a new project last night. Supposedly there are 800,000 RAFF lying around. We should buy up 700,000 and burn them. I'm sure we can find them for 0.25 cents or lower.

100 = $25

1000 = $250

10000 = $2500

ok forget it that's way to expensive. Maybe people would sell it to us for 1 cent.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:19 am

No, actually i'm liking this project...just let me cash in my stock options first.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:39 am

May as well throw in some Bloodshot and Turok #1's in as well.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:12 am

You hoping to drive the market value up then in anticipation of a new line of books?

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:34 am

leonmallett wrote:You hoping to drive the market value up then in anticipation of a new line of books?

Maybe, like me, he's just sick of seeing them everywhere.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:35 am

Heath - I'm going to guess that you own more than one copy of each of those books right?

gowaltrip · Post by **gowaltrip** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:15 am

leonmallett wrote:Heath - I'm going to guess that you own more than one copy of each of those books right?

I was dumb enough to end up with 25 of them.

I hate that book.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:54 am

Magnus #25!

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:06 am

I actually only own 1 copy of Rai #9. But whenever I see Valiants in quarter bins, it's a dozen or so Rai #9s.

Thomas Crown · Post by **Thomas Crown** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:55 am

leonmallett wrote:You hoping to drive the market value up then in anticipation of a new line of books?

Hmm... it would take us some time to corner the market. But if we all work really hard and make it our mission....one day, yes one day we will have the only Rai's in existence, or you can give it all to me and I'll use them to patch up the roof on my house. Rai and the Future Force save Tommy from the rain.

Schmakt · Post by **Schmakt** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:29 pm

that's something I've wanted to do with Image #0 ever since I came back to collecting and found it that it's not worth anything at all.

Maybe another book with a smaller print run that still ends up in the $0.25 bins...

X-O Dudeowar · Post by **X-O Dudeowar** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:16 pm

Let me nab one of those cheap-o copies of RAI #9 first... mine is kinda banged up.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:38 am

I was thinking this could be a Fan Project. Or at least a Fan the Fires Project....

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:34 am

I have 2 or 3... hey if everone just burned 100 we would be on our way! LOL I have $25 for the cause!!!

Or, we could just buy them up, we wouldnt need to set them ablaze.. just hoard them!! LOL..

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:21 pm

ianalexavier wrote:I have 2 or 3... hey if everone just burned 100 we would be on our way! LOL I have $25 for the cause!!!

Or, we could just buy them up, we wouldnt need to set them ablaze.. just hoard them!! LOL..

Now that's a sign of a bright future as a boardmember here.

Sean Chen · Post by **Sean Chen** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:10 am

I would personally like to thank all those who are stuck with multiple copies of Rai and the Future Force #9, as they have played a big part in how I was able to afford this expensive manhattan apartment I live in.

I would also love to see nearly all of them destroyed for the same reason that Tom Hanks would like us all forget Bossom Buddies. It would also be interesting to see if a group of hardcore fans can actually affect the value of a comic by having a hand in making it rare. I will do my part. Sorry, though, I will not be refunding anybody for buying the book since I had little to do with the comics climate at the time. You speculators got burned fair and square. If there is anything I can do to increase the value of that book, just let me know.

-Sean

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:17 am

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:42 am

Sean Chen wrote: Sorry, though, I will not be refunding anybody for buying the book since I had little to do with the comics climate at the time. You speculators got burned fair and square.

-Sean

What?? No refunds?? Grrr....

Thomas Crown · Post by **Thomas Crown** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:41 pm

Sean Chen wrote:I would personally like to thank all those who are stuck with multiple copies of Rai and the Future Force #9, as they have played a big part in how I was able to afford this expensive Manhattan apartment I live in.

-Sean

Hmmm, guys doesn't this sound like we have a place to crash during NYC 2007. I got a couple of Rai's I own 0.02% of that Apartment. Can anyone one say Slumber Party.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:18 pm

While not my favourite Rai, Sean still drew Takao better than anyone I know.

Matter of fact, time to change my av back methinks...

-slym

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:35 pm

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:56 pm

Sean Chen wrote:I would also love to see nearly all of them destroyed for the same reason that Tom Hanks would like us all forget Bossom Buddies. -Sean

Hey,

I liked Bussom Buddies !!!

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:24 am

slym2none wrote:While not my favourite Rai, Sean still drew Takao better than anyone I know.

-slym

I agree wholeheartedly, and I still like Rai 9 as one my favorite covers.

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:05 am

LOL this is a funny thread.. if only we can see some more Rai stories soon !!!!

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:38 am

Skip the Rai... I'm SOOOOOOO sick of seeing Turok #1, with over a million copies printed and love when a ebayer sells one and says "RARE CHROME COVER".. oh my, I saw a guy handing them out for FREE at a con a few years ago..if you bought anything from his table you got one free, then he was just in the aisle handing them out!!