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TMNT #1 Club
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GM8

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2 hours ago, loboagain said:

Wow, the 9.6 TMNT #1 is at $22k with 3 days left on Heritage.  Any predictions on where it will end at? 

We've been talking about this listing over on the Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Thread (where this discussion fits better).  No idea but not much time left and seems close to peaking but who knows.  Price is what someone is willing to spend.

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2 hours ago, szavisca said:

I think it stays where it's at...26k with the buyers premium.  

One more bid would take it higher than the 9.8 that was auctioned a few months ago, which seems like it'd be a hard mental hurdle for a buyer to get over.  That along with the 9.8 buy it now being available for 50k... if I had that kinda money I'd want the 9.8 for 50k vs a 9.6 now pushing 30k.

Only 11 (GPA-recorded) sales of CGC 9.8 in the past 15+ years. I'm not sure if there's as much of a hurdle when you know it will probably be 500 days before you have another shot at a CGC 9.8 upgrade. If there were plenty available, it would definitely be weird to pay the 9.8 price for a 9.6, but this isn't one of those kinds of books.

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13 hours ago, GM8 said:

Wow what a great story.  You traveled all that way with it just to get it signed which just makes me sweat thinking about it!  I've always wondered how things would go down if one wanted to get a valuable book signed and you've spelled it out.  Congratulations.

 

I assume CGC takes this into account and removes the old number from their registry (and at the same time keeps the count at that grade the same)?

I hadn't submitted anything to CGC before so it was a bit of a learning curve (not too steep, thankfully). But yes, we were very conscious everywhere we went that we made sure the book was close to us at all times!

You are correct - you shouldn't receive a result if you searched the census on the old CGC number. The old blue label was submitted with the book so that the item isn't duplicated in their system.

10 hours ago, szavisca said:

I think it stays where it's at...26k with the buyers premium.  

One more bid would take it higher than the 9.8 that was auctioned a few months ago, which seems like it'd be a hard mental hurdle for a buyer to get over.  That along with the 9.8 buy it now being available for 50k... if I had that kinda money I'd want the 9.8 for 50k vs a 9.6 now pushing 30k.

I have to agree - being close to where last 9.8's selling point I wouldn't expect much more movement (if at all). The value of 9.6s and 9.8s have steadily increased in the last few years but there's been a fair jump in price for the 9.6 in this particular auction, sooooooo ... anything could happen? (shrug) I feel the book is still undervalued so it's good to see it climbing in this instance.

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On 11/14/2017 at 3:13 AM, Gump24601 said:

imageproxy.php?img=&key=31b352271b3a5a4bTMNT 1 1st Printing SS 1579577001 - Front.jpg

 

HOLY CARP!!

It has finally been accomplished and what a great story to accompany this amazing feat.

Great Sig placement and color choice, what an awesome copy. So happy for you Gump.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

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3 hours ago, Icculus308win said:

 

(Imho the ludicrous high price of that 9.6 #1 pales in comparison to this first ever SS 9.8!)

HOLY CARP!!

It has finally been accomplished and what a great story to accompany this amazing feat.

Great Sig placement and color choice, what an awesome copy. So happy for you Gump.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

Thank you for the kind words - I can't take the grail of first 9.8 SS, as there was one prior to have the book signed (it's still on the registry).

My wife and I did think about long and hard about taking it with us on the trip but ultimately we chose to do it as it was a once in a lifetime opportunity :)

I'll have to get a proper picture of it soon as the scans don't do it justice!

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8 hours ago, Gump24601 said:

Thank you for the kind words - I can't take the grail of first 9.8 SS, as there was one prior to have the book signed (it's still on the registry).

My wife and I did think about long and hard about taking it with us on the trip but ultimately we chose to do it as it was a once in a lifetime opportunity :)

I'll have to get a proper picture of it soon as the scans don't do it justice!

 

My apologies Gump for having totally missed a prior SS 9.8! Last I checked there were none. Obviously longer than I think. My total bad. :facepalm:  When was the other added to Registry?? 

No matter my blunder, your copy is one stellar SS copy  (worship) With a helluva awesome story (and memory for you two) of how the SS came to be - thanks for sharing  :headbang:   

 

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7 hours ago, Icculus308win said:

Thoughts or guesses on the final bid for the 9.4 in the C-Link auction right now?

You mean this one?  :eyeroll:

Last one on ebay 10/16 sold for $7566.  This one has 8 days remaining.  I would guess about $10,000.

http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FSEARCH_ADV.ASP%3Fall%3Dy%26TITLE%3Dteenage%2Bmutant%2Bninja%2Bturtles%26TITLEOPT%3DALL%26ISSUE%3D1%26Condition%3D%26ConditionTo%3D%26CensusRank%3D%26SearchPageQuality%3D%26Pedigree%3D%26PRICEF%3D%26PRICET%3D%26DESCRIPTION%3D%26DESCRIPTIONOPT%3DALL%26SearchRemarks%3D%26SearchCGC%3D%26EXCLUDE%3D%26CATEGORIES%3D-1%26WCATEGORIES%3D-1%26SORT%3DNEW%26_where_forsale%3Dy%26_where_auctions%3Dy%26x%3D47%26y%3D18%26where_auctions%3Dy%23Item_1214558&id=1214558&itemType=0

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On November 20, 2017 at 7:29 AM, szavisca said:

9.0 on HA went for gpa record in grade of $6,214... almost a 40% increase over the last recorded sale a couple months ago.  Solid result there.

Wow!  I just bought a 9.0 SS in Sep for $5300 shipped.  I also own a 7.5 copy.  One sold recently for $3800.  I got mine for $1800 a couple years ago.  I guess I got lucky.

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I managed to pick up a third printing of #1 in pretty good shape (8.5 or 9.0, 9.2 or 9.4 if I'm really lucky)  for about 20$ or so. Do third printings move price wise much? If I'm interpreting GPA correctly subsequent printings seem beyond stagnant.  Or is it all about the 1st printing? Got #2 in a 1st and 2nd printing for 10$ each. #3 in a first printing. Up to #5, I think. Got to read them to see what all the fuss is

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15 minutes ago, NoMan said:

I managed to pick up a third printing of #1 in pretty good shape (8.5 or 9.0) for about 20$ or so. Do third printings move price wise much? Or is it all about the 1st printing? Got #2 in a 1st and 2nd printing for 10$ each. #3 in a first printing. Up to #5, I think. Got to read them to see what all the fuss is

The #1 third printings can sell for 60-70 easy in high grade.    Second printings have more traction because their print run was much smaller than the third.  First printings are where the focus is.

 

Sounds like you got a good deal on all of them, assuming you bought them recently.  But I wouldn't read them especially the ones in higher grade.  Every less-than-careful touch sends their value down.  Just find the books online or get a reprint to get the story.  The first run is classic and has some of my favorite storylines.

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1 minute ago, GM8 said:

The #1 third printings can sell for 60-70 easy in high grade.    Second printings have more traction because their print run was much smaller than the third.  First printings are where the focus is.

 

Sounds like you got a good deal on all of them, assuming you bought them recently.  But I wouldn't read them.  Just find the books online or get a reprint to get the story.  The first run is classic and has some of my favorite storylines.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.  Yeah, that's what I figured. My heart skipped a couple of beats when I saw the cover to #1 in a stack from the seller. 

Oh, well. :sorry:

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