$90,000 = All-time record for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (August 1, 2019) 4 4

[valiantman]

1 minute ago, NewWorldOrder said:

3 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Only one CGC 9.8 copy graded between February and May 2014, so... that was your book. 

http://www.cgcdata.com/cgc/search/comicid/5000360

Well then its a good thing I still have a copy I stashed away.  

That was the same feeling I had when I let go of an AF #15 and they went through the roof.

"Well then its a good thing I still have a copy I stashed away. "

[Callaway29]

I wonder if the recent turtlemania gold hammer impacted this at all...

[Buzzetta]

8 minutes ago, jaybuck43 said:

Just a (depressing) reminder that in 2007 all 40 pages of OA, the Cover, a copy of the first print, the inside cover art, and the advertisement in Overstreet sold on eBay for $250,099.  

Oh hey... I was just about to text you or tag you in this thread.  

[Buzzetta]

So... here is my burning question... 

Which one of you has to figure out where you are keeping it and when are your sales threads going to open up to offset the cost? 

[icefires]

Cherry Poptart #2 and Funnybook CGC 9.8 are also going to explode soon. At least $50,000   

[jaybuck43]

11 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Oh hey... I was just about to text you or tag you in this thread.  

Yea wasn't me.  I'm happy with my 9.0 First print, 8.0 Eastman signed Second Print and 9.4 Laird signed Third Print.  O and my mountain of Turtles OA

 

Edited to add: I just realized I'm going to need a separate checked bag for all the stuff I'm bringing with me (and hopefully leaving with) to Granite Con.  

Edited August 1, 2019 by jaybuck43

[valiantman]

13 minutes ago, icefires said:

Cherry Poptart #2 and Funnybook CGC 9.8 are also going to explode soon. At least $50,000   

Probably so.  They do have five theater movies and decades of cartoons, too, don't they. 

[Krismusic]

43 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Always a great read: https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/22/8870089/texas-comic-book-heist-anthony-chiofalo-tadano

 

wow I read that long article very interesting read. 

[WolverineX]

1 hour ago, Martin Sinescu said:

I'll be curious anxious to see how this affects the more affordable range. I've been meaning to pick one up for years, might need to step it up and back-burner some of my other priority books.

The time is now!

[valiantman]

16 minutes ago, Callaway29 said:

I wonder if the recent turtlemania gold hammer impacted this at all...

Probably, but I'm also wondering if this isn't also a result of Albedo #2 skyrocketing.  Different fanbase, but Usagi is not a household name and it's seriously drawing big money.

[NewWorldOrder]

Will be interesting to see:

#1 if this sale is in fact legit (which for now I am assuming is)?

#2 When will it show up on GPA?

#3 Will the all other copies now be worth more in all grades?

[WolverineX]

3 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Probably, but I'm also wondering if this isn't also a result of Albedo #2 skyrocketing.  Different fanbase, but Usagi is not a household name and it's seriously drawing big money.

Yeah, I wonder if lower grade of Albedo need to be picked up soon.  The only problem is I think Albedo 2 has an even lower print run then TMNT 1 first print?

[Professor K]

Haha nothing like a good natured ribbing. I was serious when I said Am I missing something. I thought I may have been. I can't believe a comic of that value would more than double in price since the previous known sale. From 38k two months ago to 90k? I can't help but feel something might be not quite right. 

[Stronguy]

48 minutes ago, DR.X said:

I'm wondering if Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters will see a rise in price now? 

Let's hope so.  I'm mentioned in issue 5.

[NewWorldOrder]

Assuming this was the copy I sold back in 2014 before the book in grade doubled a year or so later.

Well at least I can say I found the best copy in the world. 

 

[Buzzetta]

7 minutes ago, NewWorldOrder said:

Assuming this was the copy I sold back in 2014 before the book in grade doubled a year or so later.

Well at least I can say I found the best copy in the world. 

 

It is... sorry

 

  https://comics.ha.com/itm/modern-age-1980-present-/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1-mirage-studios-1984-cgc-nm-mt-98-white-pages/a/7211-91091.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

 

Edited August 1, 2019 by Buzzetta

[NewWorldOrder]

1 minute ago, Buzzetta said:

It is... sorry

 

  https://comics.ha.com/itm/modern-age-1980-present-/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1-mirage-studios-1984-cgc-nm-mt-98-white-pages/a/7211-91091.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

 

Why are you sorry?

[valiantman]

41 minutes ago, Wolverinex said:

46 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Probably, but I'm also wondering if this isn't also a result of Albedo #2 skyrocketing.  Different fanbase, but Usagi is not a household name and it's seriously drawing big money.

Yeah, I wonder if lower grade of Albedo need to be picked up soon.  The only problem is I think Albedo 2 has an even lower print run then TMNT 1 first print?

Yes, Albedo #2 has a lower print but lower recognition as well.  TMNT, Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman feel like the only characters that everyone from ages 3 to 83 can name easily.  Characters like Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Flash, Wolverine, etc., are probably not as familiar to one generation or another, and characters like Usagi aren't even familiar to many comic collectors. 

[Gotham Kid]

46 minutes ago, NewWorldOrder said:

#1 if this sale is in fact legit (which for now I am assuming is)?

There have been Heritage auction items that went unpaid in the past ...

[valiantman]

44 minutes ago, Dinosaur jr. said:

Haha nothing like a good natured ribbing. I was serious when I said Am I missing something. I thought I may have been. I can't believe a comic of that value would more than double in price since the previous known sale. From 38k two months ago to 90k? I can't help but feel something might be not quite right. 

Something is off... your math.  It was over 14 months ago. 

Edited August 1, 2019 by valiantman