Incredible Hulk #181 - is it *that* red-hot? 17 17

[MGsimba77]

On 3/9/2018 at 12:21 PM, maraxusofkeld said:

Ebay shows the book as sold, but he has it back up for sale.

It's pushed up to 11,800 now from 10,000. It's not even a white pager.

[MGsimba77]

On 3/2/2018 at 12:06 PM, paul747 said:

I think that Hulk #181 has real demand and real appreciation. We would need a huge comic book crash for this book to really come back down. At that point there will be lots of books to choose from. If this market stays healthy, the ship has left the port and will continue to climb.  Hulk #181 is a top book to own especially in 9.6-9.8  I don't think it will be cheaper so buy one if you want one. 10,200 CGC copies and only 100 9.8 copies it would take a lot to kill that demand for a top book of a character soon to be fully owned by Disney. Just an opinion.

Agreed. It's unclear what the catalyst for a sudden severe dip would be? Maybe if the MCU doesn't get full rights to the x-men I guess. I still don't think that would cause a significant drop in valuation though. Some people seem to be seeing a 181 crash behind every telephone pole! IMO the book has enjoyed a steady organic increase due to the popularity of the character

As for macro economy & stock market if the great recession wasn't enough to really hurt major silver & bronze keys I don't think a typical downturn would. Only thing that could possibly be affected a bit in that scenario would be the lower graded 181s. 

[story cover & art by...]

How about them 9.0's

I should have kept all my copies

I had a 9.0, 8.5 and 5.5...

never thought Id see the day 5.5s hitting 1500...

[Comics181]

Whats the current status of lower grades such as 2.0's. Are they experiencing the same rapid climb of the higher graded issues?

[alexgross.com]

in case anyone is still answering the original premise of this thread, hell yes it's that red-hot. a new record for an 8.5 yesterday on CL-- $3,316. the white pages certainly didnt hurt. 

 

Edited March 30, 2018 by www.alexgross.com

[Ltpink2002]

No one wanted to buy my IH181 a few months ago in the sales thread.

[alexgross.com]

1 hour ago, Ltpink2002 said:

No one wanted to buy my IH181 a few months ago in the sales thread.

perhaps i can take one of those off your hands and ease your pain. 

[comicartfan]

  9.0 copy 

[Mjolnir!]

On 3/29/2018 at 10:08 PM, www.alexgross.com said:

perhaps i can take one of those off your hands and ease your pain. 

 

Indeed.  No need for you to continue suffering.  We are here to alleviate your mental distress.  

[Dark Knight]

Ugh kickin myself for selling my 9.0 white pager with a perfect wrap too soon last year   I deserve one of these 

[Kevin76]

45 minutes ago, Dark Knight said:

Ugh kickin myself for selling my 9.0 white pager with a perfect wrap too soon last year   I deserve one of these 

We've all done it.  I sold my 9.4 over 10 years ago and never replaced it. Now I have 3 copies (9.2, 7.5, 7.0) to make myself feel better   

Edited March 31, 2018 by Kevin76

[Bomber-Bob]

9 minutes ago, Kevin76 said:

We've all done it.  I sold my 9.4 over 10 years ago and never replaced it. Now I have 3 copies (9.2, 7.5, 7.0) to make myself feel better   

 I've come to realize that one should never sell a hot book without having a backup copy first. It's the only way to stay in the game and not get seller's remorse.

[Kevin76]

59 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

 I've come to realize that one should never sell a hot book without having a backup copy first. It's the only way to stay in the game and not get seller's remorse.

I've come to realize not sell anything!  

[Jaydogrules]

Hot damn Hulk 181: 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Incredible-Hulk-181-CGC-9-4-white-pages-1st-full-Wolverine/263266078409?hash=item3d4be18ec9:g:qRIAAOSwH5pZ5PdK&redirect=mobile

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Incredible-Hulk-181-CGC-9-0-WHITE-Pages-BEAUTIFUL-COPY-Looks-9-4-See-Photos/323178115681?epid=85340044&hash=item4b3eeab261:g:ly8AAOSwroZavVsY&redirect=mobile

-J.

[alexgross.com]

all grades now officially on fire. people here talking last year about how crazy it was that a 7.5 was $1500, now it's almost 3k for that grade with white pages. this seller also has a feeback score of 2. i want to get more copies but perhaps buying at the peak is not the best move. 

[Martin Sinescu]

9 hours ago, Jaydogrules said:

Hot damn Hulk 181: 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Incredible-Hulk-181-CGC-9-4-white-pages-1st-full-Wolverine/263266078409?hash=item3d4be18ec9:g:qRIAAOSwH5pZ5PdK&redirect=mobile

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Incredible-Hulk-181-CGC-9-0-WHITE-Pages-BEAUTIFUL-COPY-Looks-9-4-See-Photos/323178115681?epid=85340044&hash=item4b3eeab261:g:ly8AAOSwroZavVsY&redirect=mobile

-J.

And that 9.4 is, what, $1600 more than what the one on CLink just sold for a week or so ago? Very volatile market right now.

[story cover & art by...]

I miss the original thread I posted about this... I was asking the same thing before....

[valiantman]

Most recent sales have CGC 9.6 Hulk #180 = CGC 6.5 Hulk #181 

[Parabellum]

I was the bidder that won the 9.0 white pages .  Sold my 7.5 last year too soon.  Didn’t regret selling it just wish I had waited.  I guess it doesn’t matter I’m back in the 181 club now.

Edited April 9, 2018 by Parabellum

[alexgross.com]

the 9.4 that just sold on ebay was at a store in st louis. i spoke to them on the phone. their store price was $6,400, i wanted it, but the guy didn't want to deal with shipping. it was a bit baffling since he has to ship through ebay too, but in the end he waited for his price, and got it. after his fees he still came out a bit ahead, assuming he has an ebay store. it's very tough to imagine that the book will go up much more in the near term. but everyone who has said this has been proven wrong before. 

one thing is clear, the premium for nice white page copies seems to also be increasing. they seem less common than on ASM129 in all mid to high grades.