One week old. 1 in 100. Already $2k? 3 3

[lighthouse]

Twenty times ratio for a book that's been out a week. I like it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CGC-9-8-Spider-Gwen-Ghost-Spider-1-Jee-Hyung-1-100-Variant/142996502472

I mean... it's a beautiful cover, don't get me wrong. And raw copies are already in the $650 range. But... Yeah...

[Broke as a Joke]

Not even that great of a cover IMO.  

[WolverineX]

I made an offer for 25 dollars

[KEY ISSUES Comics]

This is an example of what baffles me about this hobby we love so much. Why pay so much for just a cover of a brand new comic that you're not going to open? Just print out a copy of the cover if you love it so much.

Having said that, I wish I had 20 CGC 9.8 copies to sell so I could buy a new home. 

[jason4]

Good art but I would rather have her 1st appearance variant in 9.8  at that price. 2k? No significance other than good art and rare? Pass. 

[PeterPark]

Feels like a correction is coming. I agree the cover is really not that great, and that is not a good sign for growth in the future. There is too much hype for this book to live up to already.

[Tnexus]

In a week it'll be forgotten for the new shiniest thing. Save your money.

[FlyingDonut]

13 hours ago, lighthouse said:

Twenty times ratio for a book that's been out a week. I like it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CGC-9-8-Spider-Gwen-Ghost-Spider-1-Jee-Hyung-1-100-Variant/142996502472

I mean... it's a beautiful cover, don't get me wrong. And raw copies are already in the $650 range. But... Yeah...

You can list a book for anything you want. I don't think it will sell for that price, but I could be wrong.

[classicaaron]

this just proves theres a lot of dumb collectors out there.  its a nice cover but nothing special, many DC B covers of the week are better than this.  and like others said, many much better first appearance books can be had for less. sell now if you have one that's for sure.

[Mercury Man]

10 years from now people are going to be trying to unload all of these variants, and nobody is going to give a spit, because variants have become the norm.   There are not enough completionist's in the hobby who can afford or maintain all of the variants coming out.  Spend your money and go broke, leaves more good Silver and Bronze Age stuff for me.  

[ygogolak]

1 hour ago, Mercury Man said:

10 years from now people are going to be trying to unload all of these variants, and nobody is going to give a spit, because variants have become the norm.   There are not enough completionist's in the hobby who can afford or maintain all of the variants coming out.  Spend your money and go broke, leaves more good Silver and Bronze Age stuff for me.  

Rule of 25 is always in play.

[mrwoogieman]

The rule in play w/r/t these "instant collectibles" is FOMO.

 

[Mercury Man]

5 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Rule of 25 is always in play.

Normal circumstances, sure, I mean even X-Force #1 is somehow selling again, but who is going to micro-manage these variants, especially trying to thump thousands of dollars out of them years from now?!  Unless somebody starts a thread on a certain variant *ahem ahem*, (and keeps pounding away at it), these will fall in line with the rest of the bunch.  Seriously, nobody is going to give a rats arse about SPIDER GWEN GHOST SPIDER.   Certainly not at $2K. 

When the music stops somebody will be left holding a worthless comic with no chair to sit in. 

Wait what were talking about....see, I already forgot about it. 

[ygogolak]

49 minutes ago, Mercury Man said:

Normal circumstances, sure, I mean even X-Force #1 is somehow selling again, but who is going to micro-manage these variants, especially trying to thump thousands of dollars out of them years from now?!  Unless somebody starts a thread on a certain variant *ahem ahem*, (and keeps pounding away at it), these will fall in line with the rest of the bunch.  Seriously, nobody is going to give a rats arse about SPIDER GWEN GHOST SPIDER.   Certainly not at $2K. 

When the music stops somebody will be left holding a worthless comic with no chair to sit in. 

Wait what were talking about....see, I already forgot about it. 

I know. Nobody cares about Wolverine or Deadpool either. Just like was said when they came about.

Alright, I give. Just let me know where you got your sports almanac so I can get my copy too.

 

[Mercury Man]

57 minutes ago, ygogolak said:

I know. Nobody cares about Wolverine or Deadpool either. Just like was said when they came about.

Alright, I give. Just let me know where you got your sports almanac so I can get my copy too.

 

You seriously comparing a $2K off the shelf one week later variant to a .25 cent or $1 new comic that took years of storytelling, lore and movies to build up value?

Are you ponying up $2K for the Spider Gwen Variant if you are so confident?  I can post funny pics too....

Edited November 3, 2018 by Mercury Man

[Lazyboy]

11 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Rule of 25 is always in play.

You obviously don't understand the Rule of 25 if you think it applies to limited edition manufactured collectibles.

[Mercury Man]

On 11/1/2018 at 2:14 PM, KEY ISSUES Comics said:

Having said that, I wish I had 20 CGC 9.8 copies to sell so I could buy a new home. 

You are assuming there are actually that many people dumb enough to throw money at this. 

[FlyingDonut]

19 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Rule of 25 is always in play.

Always.

[FlyingDonut]

7 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

You obviously don't understand the Rule of 25 if you think it applies to limited edition manufactured collectibles.

The Rule of 25 applies to everything.

[Mercury Man]

7 minutes ago, FlyingDonut said:

The Rule of 25 applies to everything.

Was a Supermodel 25 years ago.  Go for it....