World Devourer

In a lower grade, certainly. You might want to get in before Deadpool 3 and the live-action reboot by Marvel.

Everything continues to go down, and here I refer to longstanding items, not "mickey mouse moderns" that have appeared in the last few years. I believe the market will rebound, but not until the economy in general corrects itself. I'm happy for my items to sit on Ebay until someone makes a serious offer (and yes, that may take a while). When people start having disposable income again, there's a chance.

I just had a quick look - it was. What a shame. I always like his sensible observations. RIP my friend.

I've just seen this. Was this the gent with the avatar of the cartoon of the gent with the 70s looking hair and beard?

Never mind the Moderns. Given the current CGC scandal, I'd say that there are plenty of collectors heating up, Ebay or no Ebay...

Enjoy. I know I had a laugh when Tom Bosley discussed comics and the price of a Detective Comics #27.

This ultra-rare issue almost never appears. Price $7,000. $80 for packaging and shipping from Australia. Paypal only. Happy to field questions.

That's fine. I'm locking everything up and returning to hyper sleep in the next five years. I'll give your regards to your grandchildren.

True on paper, but if one had purchased one of these or another gem at the outset, there will be a sizeable profit no matter the eventual outcome.

Then perhaps it should? This is obviously an exception to the rule. Certainly more interesting than Miles Morales.

What about this? It went under the radar and may be an artificial sale to boost the price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/166279890451?hash=item26b70dc613:g:kNkAAOSwOZ5k2e4f&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0GHFVScLJ5Dbh2gX72ik20EgG%2FiM8DTEtl4Mynu5vJCzikPZDKk9wHiJAyP6likw0v1lZcPsYJnPDPAIiUIbaJymTGhm6Z0Nrg%2B6Qg8jqAEAfPh1Klq%2FjlryxhkpLVVt0Clx7LZw1qzd92aDMwYoKiuqLkmTO2ovpgXK0m4o8t%2F3izyAC7IKE9NGT4IzLoO8sjWzjM1OkCIK4hlUcnKk864fUhqiJobC6U6ToeztxdPbTxkdQKslopfQWFcv9SGWaLUsVH%2BlMz73Ox1Unx9He0s%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-iX_5LtYg

Well, I can only speak from my own personal experience as a seller, but from what I have observed there has been a dramatic slowdown on the purchase of high-end slabs. Even a 9.8 will sit there on display for months, despite umpteen watchers. I believe that things will rebound, but not until late 2024 at the earliest. On an aside, I think the fact that the MCU now needs reinventing has also made people skittish and wary of big comic-related purchases, as there's no guarantee of a return. So, the ships are moored in the harbour...while we sit in the tavern and wait.

Hey, you are entitled to have an opinion. I think we're all just trying to get a handle on this strange post-COVID market.

Do you believe this is now the norm or the exception?

Pricy little number. As 78 copies in 9.8, #1 probably shouldn't command that price as not that scarce and not an original story. Methinks the Star Wars factor keeps it in collections and therefore scarce.