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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 8, 2016 9:13:26 GMT -5
Haven't we had this exact same topic already?
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Post by masterofquackfu on Jun 8, 2016 13:14:34 GMT -5
Yeah..U.S. 1 and NFL Super pro are definitely near the top of the list.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 9, 2016 5:00:00 GMT -5
My vote is for whatever comics you mention so far, but instead of #1, issue #2 of that same series/run. People will give a #1 of a series a chance perhaps. If it's number 2, they will search for #1 first. Yep. For a while, I was a big collector of final issues. They're always the absolute hardest ones to find because most series end due to low sales. How did that work out for you ? |
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Post by Bronze age andy on Jun 9, 2016 5:07:14 GMT -5
I'll always want to say Solarman.
But it still feels a bit cruel.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 9, 2016 7:45:32 GMT -5
Yep. For a while, I was a big collector of final issues. They're always the absolute hardest ones to find because most series end due to low sales. How did that work out for you ? I'm not really sure. I just sort of...stopped. Chances are some of them are pretty collectible to the right collector, but I've always been that illogical kind of buyer who picks up issues that are likely to go up in value and then never ends up checking values or, for that matter, selling  |
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Post by String on Jun 9, 2016 9:11:11 GMT -5
Mentioning US 1 brings to mind this former title:  But I really can't say it's worthless, at least to me, cause while it only lasted 12 issues, I have #9-12. Ghost Rider's appearance (and his battle with the Masked Marauder!) in #11 was a huge selling point for my interest in the series at the time. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jun 9, 2016 10:00:09 GMT -5
How did that work out for you ? I'm not really sure. I just sort of...stopped. Chances are some of them are pretty collectible to the right collector, but I've always been that illogical kind of buyer who picks up issues that are likely to go up in value and then never ends up checking values or, for that matter, selling This reminds me of the 10 year later final issue of Ghost Rider Vol. 2 and the 5-6 year span for Smith to finish his Spidey & Black Cat mini. Smith can thank Terry Dodson for me even buying it once he finished it. Terrible, but pretty to look at. |
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Post by MDG on Jun 9, 2016 10:23:27 GMT -5
Does everything stay worthless? I remember an article in Wizard in the 90s about books that were going to shoot up in price because nobody collected them so near mint copies were pretty rare, specifically because nobody wanted them. One example they had was Night Nurse #1.
Of course, we may all be dead by the time NFL Superpro is hard to find.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 13:41:48 GMT -5
Does everything stay worthless? I remember an article in Wizard in the 90s about books that were going to shoot up in price because nobody collected them so near mint copies were pretty rare, specifically because nobody wanted them. One example they had was Night Nurse #1. Of course, we may all be dead by the time NFL Superpro is hard to find. To that point, we are reaching the point where 90s babies are old enough to be earning money and trying to recapture a piece of their childhood. Many 90s vintage toys have seen a surge in value in the last 3-4 years, and you might start seeing expanded demand for some of these 90s comics (see X-Force #2) where so many were printed and unsold that shops threw cases of them into dumpsters and now they are actually in shorter supply and starting to be in demand by the young adults who have rose colored nostalgia glasses for the 90s. -M |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 9, 2016 17:53:44 GMT -5
How did that work out for you ? I'm not really sure. I just sort of...stopped. Chances are some of them are pretty collectible to the right collector, but I've always been that illogical kind of buyer who picks up issues that are likely to go up in value and then never ends up checking values or, for that matter, selling It seems like a great idea. I think the last Marvel Star Wars comic fetches a pretty penny, or it did at one time. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 9, 2016 17:55:42 GMT -5
I'll give the generic but accurate answer- It's not worthless if you enjoy it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 17:57:07 GMT -5
I'm not really sure. I just sort of...stopped. Chances are some of them are pretty collectible to the right collector, but I've always been that illogical kind of buyer who picks up issues that are likely to go up in value and then never ends up checking values or, for that matter, selling It seems like a great idea. I think the last Marvel Star Wars comic fetches a pretty penny, or it did at one time. The last Marvel issue of Conan the Barbarian is one of those last issues that goes for a pretty penny-SSOC too. -M |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 9, 2016 17:58:13 GMT -5
I was roped into paying 7 dollars for the last Eternal Warrior Comic book.  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 9, 2016 17:59:46 GMT -5
Lots of last issues have extra valule. Whether they should or not is another matter. I've heard that the supposed scarcity of Star Wars #107 is bogus, and it's just as plentiful as any other issue.
Ghost Rider #81, Groo #120, and G.I. Joe #155 are a few other "scarce" last issues that command a premium.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 9, 2016 18:12:35 GMT -5
Lots of last issues have extra valule. Whether they should or not is another matter. I've heard that the supposed scarcity of Star Wars #107 is bogus, and it's just as plentiful as any other issue. Ghost Rider #81, Groo #120, and G.I. Joe #155 are a few other "scarce" last issues that command a premium. From what I've read, SW #107 had a normal print run and sales had continued to be solid up to the end, although obviously not at peak levels. The reason the series ended, apparently, is because Marvel no longer felt the cost to license the characters from Lucas would be worth it going forward. RotJ had been released a couple of years prior and with the seeming end of the movie franchise, they didn't like the long-term prospects for the comic series because even though it still sold well for them at the time, they felt that as more time elapsed from the movies, there would be no new fans coming onboard and the current fans would lose interest, making it an eventual money loser for them. Rather than re-up on the characters, they cut ties when the renewal came due. |
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