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JTLarsen
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On 2/16/2023 at 7:40 AM, JTLarsen said:
Well, that escalated quickly. The seller makes some slight misstatements in the description, but seems to be operating out of a lack of info rather than intent to deceive and I'm in discussion with them.
And then there's Marvelman #25, the first appearance of Marvelman.
The exact number in existence is disputed but I don't think anyone believes there to be more than ten known to be in existence. The same seller has it up for $75,000 OBO. I'm also in discussion with him about some of the info in his description, and regardless of whether you think the price is justified or not, he makes a good case (I'm admittedly biased) for the future potential and importance of this character within Marvel.
I've had a Marvelman search on ebay for well over a decade and I've only seen this issue auctioned one other time, more than ten years ago, IIRC. Fellow boardie Ewan, I believe, made a private sale of one last year. Those are the only other two I believe are known to have come to market in probably 20 years, if not more.
I'll be surprised if the seller gets this price, in this market. But then, crypto bros and hedge-fund bros have surprised me before. So, we'll see!
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Well, that escalated quickly. The seller makes some slight misstatements in the description, but seems to be operating out of a lack of info rather than intent to deceive and I'm in discussion with them.
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On 2/6/2023 at 8:58 AM, spreads said:
Well if this was a silver or gold, you'd be jizzing your pants if you bought them for $2! Nice grab....
Little skeeved out here, but thanks. Just checked and the other $2-apiece books included Blood Syndicate #35, Deathstroke 15, Icon 31, Marc Spector 35, Punisher Annual 2, Punisher War Journal 6, and Static 43. Later Milestone books show up at flea markets, I find, I just can't always remember when those runs ended...
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On 2/5/2023 at 8:13 PM, comicginger1789 said:
You can’t just post something that cool And not tell a story……
LOL I knew no one would like the story. Guy had piles of almost all dreck for “$2-3” each. So I was making myself a pile, saw this and thought “That looks like ‘80s TMNT, maybe it was a catalogue insert or something.” Had nine other books, offered the guy $20.
I had never heard of it before!
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On 2/5/2023 at 12:04 PM, MAR1979 said:
Other than key of key's (Stuff like early TMNT and ASM300), outliers and rarities or "variants" (like CPV's), Copper again sells well only if High Grade . Very few collectors have interest in Coppers when below 9.8 except for Keys, and Keys under 9.6 interest is very very low.
The Social Media Crowd and others who jumped on the pandemic book bandwagon have left or are leaving the the hobby in droves after taking ROI hits were the fools/rubes/suckers/neophytes who were picking up Copper under 9.6 thinking it was an investment. With them gone Copper interest remains in only highest grade or raw reading copies. Comics are now so 2021 to the folks who propped up the non high grade copper market and they do return it will be measuring in decades.
BTW what do you mean by Copper titles selling well? If it refers to moving at a moderate rate if high grade and priced competitively for current market then I agree. IMHO stuff like ASM or 80's X-Men is not an indicator of market health.
P.S. I stopped purchasing low grade reading copies of pretty much everything about 12 years back. Why search and hunt when with a few mouse clicks or press on my tablets i can find 99% of anything i want to read. I get some crave the tactile-ness of holding the book to read but with my reading vision its so much easier to enlarge panels as needed. Not to mention life is too short to have to spend my time hunting down low grade copies of everything I want to read.
The nice thing for those of us in it for the long haul is that when the speculators bail… it’s because they can’t find buyers. So it goes into dollar bins and gets beat up or gets tossed entirely. And the extant copies become more rare. Happens for every age with each bust cycle…
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On 1/19/2023 at 2:20 PM, dover said:
…what is this?
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On 12/30/2022 at 4:19 PM, dover said:
I have documented Archie's Joke Book. 45, 46, 47 in my Journal. I used Comics.org for this and took pictures from my own copies. Because he drew in the "Archie" style it is really impossible to recognize his pencils.
I need to do the same for 41, 44 and 48. But, also in my journal is a list of panels with unknown books. I have no idea to track those down.
I believe 41 USED to be thought of as Adams but then got dropped. Hasn’t been listed as Adams in Overstreet for years.
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On 12/15/2022 at 2:44 PM, dover said:
I am almost done with the most comprehensive data base of Neal work that I have seen. It will be in an Excel format, searchable and sortable. I hope to share it along with other indexes for those that collect the work of this man.
Looking forward to contributing! And you have his old site’s checklist, I trust?
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On 12/8/2022 at 5:09 PM, AceHazard said:
I got a copy of Miracleman issue 15 today and it appears to have a few pages where the black ink didn’t print. I’m not familiar with this type of printing error and the affect it has on the book. Would this get a green label? Is it a benefit like a double cover? Any insight would be great.
It could be of interest once awareness increases.
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On 12/3/2022 at 5:45 PM, mephistopheles said:Oh I didn't realize Chuck was just playing a Shakespearian character. Your argument is ridiculous. My opinion is helping to incite violence?... therefor I am not entitled to my opinion and must accept this stuff? Get real. This isn't the place to debate it.
You’re arguing children are in danger from seeing males in dresses. Not even bothering to explain the alleged causality let alone offer evidence. But when I point out the HARMLESS history here — aka actual evidence — you call my argument ridiculous. You don’t even have one. If this isn’t the place to debate it, don’t offer the false proposition in the first place. And maybe at a time when people stupid enough to believe you are targeting drag clubs, have the decency or shame to keep your ignorance to yourself. People DIED in Chuck’s state last month. Get yourself a shred of decency. And whatever your issue is with drag queens, good luck with whatever inner personal discoveries await you if you get yourself some therapy.
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On 12/1/2022 at 5:05 PM, mephistopheles said:Chuck should keep his personal life and business separate. I don't care what anyone does behind closed doors, but I wouldn't want to expose children to this stuff. Chuck does drag queen shows inside Mile High.
What exactly do you think happens to children who see men wearing dresses? Because in Shakespeare’s day all the parts were played by males.
Maybe stop insinuating that people who are doing nothing bad are a danger to children. You’re helping to incite violence against them. Be better.
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I worked at one job where employees got stock. They would cheer when the price went up… eyeing the paper value but not realizing that meant they were getting fewer shares—without realizing the paper value. If you don’t have to sell, a dip is good. Sell high, etc.
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On 9/1/2022 at 12:01 PM, shadroch said:
Has Overstreet ever listed foreign books? I see no reason to start now.
Which is the 2000AD with the Dredd Badge? I have to dig my 2000ADs out, i packed them seven years ago and haven't opened the box since.
They do. They list a handful of UK books, possibly all Marvel UK.
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On 7/27/2022 at 6:15 AM, Bart Allen said:
Some recent acquisitions :3
Are the second and third images the same book?
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On 7/16/2022 at 6:30 PM, pirog said:
Bloodshot late issues around 10,000 print run...factor in the newstand scarcity and you virtually have something that only a few on the planet can collect...CAPISH???
I think when you want to assert credible confidence, maybe first figure out whether “capish” is an actual thing.
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What did they do about the stickers?
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On 7/16/2022 at 12:42 AM, pirog said:
@MAR1979 I think the newsstands were just printed to test or pilot the "non-comic store" market and therefore not expected to generate much revenue and they also experimented with different paper stock for SOME of the newsstands...at least this is what I have read
50 also isn’t enough for a test.
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On 5/12/2022 at 3:43 PM, littledoom said:
Minus well being out the Halloween and Xmas decorations soon
Minus? Do you mean “Might as”?
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On 4/17/2022 at 10:37 PM, This is Who We Are said:
I still have faith that Number 2 will eventually see its comeuppance!!!!
That’s not what comeuppance means.
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On 12/21/2021 at 5:24 PM, Randall Ries said:
I bought a Bat #232 signed facsimile edition and want to add a #251 signed facsimile edition as well. Can't afford any higher grade signed examples of those issues so why not?
My question is there are a few different #251 facsimile editions and one has "Look Out, Edmonton" instead of "Look Out, Gotham". While I guess I would prefer the Gotham edition, the Edmonton editions are sort of inexpensive. What is "Edmonton"? Canadian edition?
Where did you find these inexpensively?
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On 3/31/2022 at 9:24 AM, JTLarsen said:
Another raw, in apparently worse condition, just sold for $610.
Followed by a $750 Buy It Now…
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255475403941?hash=item3b7b854ca5:g:8l0AAOSwduRiTigP
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On 4/1/2022 at 11:44 PM, DocHoppus182 said:
I must be out of the loop. No knock on MM, it’s a great book. But, I’ve never heard anyone refer to it as the first SA book. I’ve only ever heard Showcase 4.
It was for years considered a viable contender for first Silver Age.
1st appearance Marvelman for $75,000
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I just realized I don't know whether this Marvelman #25 is the same one that was sold last year. Maybe Ewan knows. I went back and checked and the only sale I'm aware of prior to last year's was in August 2010.