Turtle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Just came in today from the Kickstarter campaign. Super cool book! ADAMANTIUM and SpideyFein 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I regret not getting in on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 12/21/2017 at 10:18 AM, Icculus308win said: My new addition ? Great books all the way around! Icculus308win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 12/29/2017 at 11:13 AM, GM8 said: Hi there, great collection! I love the more obscure stuff and you've got yourself a ton of it! The #7 2nd printings apparently had a low print run and they are notoriously hard to find in high grade. The blue ink is very susceptible to rubbing off and leaving whitish blotches, almost like chalk on the areas that rub against other books. I have one high grade copy ungraded and it took me years to find it. All the others I've bought and sold have had spine creasing issues and the "shelf wear" issue. @Parabellum I'll add to this and say that there are 3 reasons that this issue sells for as much as it does: 1) GM8 is right in that the 2nd print had a lower print run than the initial run and is far less common to find, though I wouldn't call it rare. What I'll add is the same is true for the 2nd prints of issues 4, 5, and 6 as well. They stopped doing 2nd prints for a while after issue 7. The 2nd prints of 4-7 are not tough to find, but they are tough to find in high grade. The ink rub is pretty noticeable on the #7, but it's present on all the 2nd prints during this time. I think it was more a product of the quality of materials used at the time. And if you look at the census, you'll find that of the 4 issues mentioned, #7 has the highest count of 9.8 copies on the census: Issue 4 2nd: 1 Universal, 1 SS Issue 5 2nd: 0 Universal, 1 SS Issue 6 2nd: 0 Universal, 1 SS Issue 7 2nd: 10 Universal, 1 SS So why are there so many more #7's and why is it fetching the price it does? 2) Whenever a book from a popular title comes along with no 9.8's in the census for years and suddenly one pops up for sale seemingly out of the blue, there's a solid chance a bidding frenzy will occur. That's exactly what happened with this issue. Someone got a 9.8, put it up for sale, and it went for around $400 in an auction. This was 2-4 times what other comparable early issues in 9.8 typically get. When people see high prices for books that can be obtained raw for pretty cheap, suddenly it's like a nationwide manhunt. Everyone starts diving into the back issue bins to find 9.8 contenders. One high realized price can bring many more copies out of the woodwork. I've seen it with Wolverine, I've seen it with Hulk, and that's exactly what happened here. 3) There are many people who collect comics who never read them. People who read them will know that the cover features an Utrom, a race of creatures that pre-date the original 80's cartoon and certainly served as the inspiration for the fan-favorite villain, Krang. However, Krang is not featured anywhere in Volume 1 of the comics. That doesn't stop the sellers from endlessly pushing this book as the "1st appearance of Krang". The listings I've seen have had "Krang" in the title, the subtitle, and the formal description, despite appearing nowhere in the book. Anyone who read the series know that this isn't even the first appearance of the Utroms. Anyone who paid attention knows that this wasn't even the first cover appearance of the Utroms. But the speculators saw the listings and paid high prices based on bad info. I've sent messages to a few of the sellers telling them that this isn't a Krang appearance, but it has never changed anything. But some sellers are using shady tactics to inflate the price of this book. Just my thoughts and observations. GM8, Parabellum and SpeedforceKJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurtszick Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 as bad as i want one i refuse to buy one that says "Krang" in its title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedforceKJ Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 My book from the Kickstarter arrived today. I love this thing. Parabellum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewzard Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) Well, my first ever slabbed comic finally arrived, and I love it! Hand-colored, signed, sketched...The Works! It was definitely worth being my first graded comic book. Edited January 8, 2018 by Mewzard Better picture quality. ADAMANTIUM, Parabellum, woregul and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woregul Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Here are a few items I got a while back off the bay: Looks like a legit Laird signed sketch to me. It's just a tad smaller than a comic at 9x6: Purchased these artist proof prints from Michael Dooney. It was interesting for me as my oldest daughter loves Pokemon and my middle daughter loves Minions Just have to find something for my youngest daughter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woregul Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Mewzard said: Well, my first ever slabbed comic finally arrived, and I love it! Hand-colored, signed, sketched...The Works! It was definitely worth being my first graded comic book. Very nice! Looks like Jim made sure to give each of the hand-colored editions a unique look. I notice that the building colors are different on each one I have seen. Mewzard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewzard Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just now, woregul said: Very nice! Looks like Jim made sure to give each of the hand-colored editions a unique look. I notice that the building colors are different on each one I have seen. Thanks! Yeah, he even did a few multi-colored headband ones, but only for the batch that wasn't graded. I could have paid less for a random sketch, but I wanted some variety in the characters on the comic, so I asked for April and Splinter. Really came together nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby1938 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Just got this one today. Beautiful condition Canadian price variant Parabellum and Turtle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby1938 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Here are a few more books I just love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby1938 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Does anyone know information on the variant set that came for IDW #1 issue. I've shown two above Eastman variant , Sam Keith variant I've also got Hastings, Blank , Gatefold, 4 solo turtle covers, jet pack I never see these and know zilch on them. I bought them all from 1 guys years ago he had rare sketch variant wanted too much money for it ( Eastman ) the rest I purchased for 80. 00 US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby1938 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Here are the rest of variant covers I have : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/10/2018 at 8:52 PM, Subby1938 said: Does anyone know information on the variant set that came for IDW #1 issue. I've shown two above Eastman variant , Sam Keith variant I've also got Hastings, Blank , Gatefold, 4 solo turtle covers, jet pack I never see these and know zilch on them. I bought them all from 1 guys years ago he had rare sketch variant wanted too much money for it ( Eastman ) the rest I purchased for 80. 00 US TMNT-NinjaTurtles.com Check out this website. It's a website/blog that's run by a mega-collector named Rich (stand-up guy, by the way). He's the one responsible for the IDW #73 kickstarter books people are posting. Anyway, he's got all the information you could possibly want about any TMNT book out there. The site is especially handy when trying to break down variant covers. Have a look. @Subby1938 @rich_TMNT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_TMNT Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 @Turtle, thanks for the shout-out on this. @Subby1938, please let me know if you have any questions about finding what you're looking for. On the Blog portion of my site I keep track of all variants for the current IDW Turtles books. Conversely, my collection itself is the historical record of all TMNT comic books, variants, etc. that have ever been published. Since it appears you're looking specifically for TMNT #1 (IDW) variant covers, here's an easy link for you to the #1 variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby1938 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Oh wow thanks for quick responses folks. I didn't realize how many variations there actually were. I always thought this series had low print run at beginning anyways because of relaunch tmnt etc etc. I know in my area there def was no variants offered , nobody was buying this stuff or very little of it. Ten copies max. I imagine some are tough to track down. I was offered sketch variant at time 200.00 USD I said no thanks I felt sketch was kinda bla. I should have after reading this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedforceKJ Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 my newest Kevin Eastman addition. SpideyFein and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeranimal Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) On 12/27/2017 at 9:03 PM, Ghostzapper said: It's tough to tell if it's all real. He has some items with buy it now or best offer, so I don't know. I was interested in his Fantastic Four #52 9.8 he had listed and asked two questions and never got a response back. One was that if he could post a picture with the book and his user i.d. so I knew the book was in his possession. No response back. That book is currently listed on ComicLink with an asking price of $90K and bids up to $80K (I don't know how legit that is). The ComicLink listing scans/pics. are the same used for the eBay auction. I don't think the book is worth close to that price anymore and it's not going to go close to that on eBay. But you would think if you are selling a book that was going to go over $30K you would respond to questions. I then noticed there were a couple books listed after I messaged him. So I'm a bit skeptical. Good Luck to the bidders Quote On 12/28/2017 at 8:31 AM, GM8 said: His history of selling TMNT #1 1st Printings CGC 9.8 is interesting. I've been keeping track of all sales for the past couple years. He's listed at least 3 different copies: 0950071001, 1463959001 and the one that just ended for $30,100: 0202540001 (It's hard to make out it may be "75"in the middle there). The 0950071001 was listed as sold on Comic Connect on 4/1/16 for $27,222. Then Nick Bridger had it listed and sold on Ebay on 4/29/16 for $24,100. That doesn't make sense to me. yeah, he seems to sell and/or resell a lot of copies. His listing said he was saving up for a house (again). I asked him about this specific copy and here is his response: Hmmm?. So the plot thickens. I just got a second chance offer from Nick Bridger for a TMNT #1 CGC 9.8 for $24,000. Quite a discount off of the $30,100 for the last one. How many copies of this book does this guy have? Edited January 14, 2018 by jeranimal Added more details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM8 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 10 hours ago, jeranimal said: yeah, he seems to sell and/or resell a lot of copies. His listing said he was saving up for a house (again). I asked him about this specific copy and here is his response: Hmmm?. So the plot thickens. I just got a second chance offer from Nick Bridger for a TMNT #1 CGC 9.8 for $24,000. Quite a discount off of the $30,100 for the last one. How many copies of this book does this guy have? Is it the same CGC # as the one that sold for $30.100? What is the ebay item #? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...