toro Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Maybe I missed something, but riddle me this: why is this book so high in value? I know it is a 9.8, but there is another 7 copies in 9.8. Is there going to be a film? Even if there is, it is still just Usagi Yojimbo. http://comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FPREVIEW.ASP%3F_SORT%3DYES%26code%3D2019may%26session%3D1%26f1%3Da.MaxBid%26ODire1%3DASC%26f2%3Di.Type%2C%2Bi.Title%2C%2Bi.IssueNumber%26ODire2%3DASC%26f3%3Dsortcond%26ODire3%3DDESC%26pg%3D20%23Item_1303830&id=1303830&itemType=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Thats insane! Last recorded sale of a 9.8 was Heritage 02/2018 for $6k and change. Would be nice to be able to at least tell if its just two bidders in a boxing match. Will be interesting to see what the hammer price turns out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 That's just plain crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmeta Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Sure wish I had that kind of money to bid with...Jeez...Some folks are doing pretty nice in life to bid this high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Yeah, I don't get this at all... but every time I think now is the time to cash in my collection something stupid goes on in the market that tells me to hang on longer. The good thing if things all of a sudden steadily decline I am still in a good spot compared to what I picked up 5-9 years ago. toro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Wow. Idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, musicmeta said: Sure wish I had that kind of money to bid with...Jeez...Some folks are doing pretty nice in life to bid this high. You could get a decent copy of AF15 for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, comicdonna said: You could get a decent copy of AF15 for that. You think someone is spending $30k on this comic but doesn't already have an AF 15? If they don't, they probably don't want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Sad thing is I have all of the Albedos except for #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, toro said: Sad thing is I have all of the Albedos except for #2. Will be interesting to see if this has any effect on the other lower number issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadleg Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 The White Mountain copy of FF 5 seems to be doing quite nicely too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, comicquant said: Thats insane! Last recorded sale of a 9.8 was Heritage 02/2018 for $6k and change. Would be nice to be able to at least tell if its just two bidders in a boxing match. Will be interesting to see what the hammer price turns out to be. A 9.8 Sig Series sold for $18.5K less than a year ago, so there is some precedent for this price. 9 minutes ago, comicquant said: Will be interesting to see if this has any effect on the other lower number issues... Actually, I think the lower grade copies are providing the support for the highest graded copy. I sold a 9.2 for about $7K recently and prices have been rising in all lower grades recently. comicquant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maraxusofkeld Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 While it is rather high, collectors of these books generally collect indie stuff, this along with TMNT #1 and Cerberus #1 are the mega keys. The other copies may very well be in private collections, so who knows when you will see another copy. F For Fake and ygogolak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 33 minutes ago, maraxusofkeld said: The other copies may very well be in private collections, so who knows when you will see another copy. I think I slabbed and sold 3 copies in 9.8 - 2 for sure but possibly 3. I can't remember right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Albedo 2 is one of my favorite books....but $30k+?!? Wow. It's been trending upward hard over the last year. Lots of very high results, both raw and slabbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 54 minutes ago, october said: Albedo 2 is one of my favorite books....but $30k+?!? Wow. It's been trending upward hard over the last year. Lots of very high results, both raw and slabbed. Stan has a stash of these (or at least he did 5-6 years ago.) I made a pitch to him to help him get them graded in exchange for one of them. He politely declined. He is such a cool dude, but damn I wish I had been more persuasive that day . . . F For Fake and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Update on hammer price please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Just now, ThothAmon said: Update on hammer price please? It closed at the $31,000. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) Now I am waiting to see what this puppy goes for. It is currently at $102,000 Edited May 29, 2019 by toro F For Fake and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
