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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 21, 2020 6:12:24 GMT -5
There are several romance comics from the 60's that reference Elvis or The Beatles on the cover, and they all go for more or less of a premium over the issues around them. I would understand it if Elvis appeared on the cover, but this seems excessive. There is so much Elvis memorabilia out there; does the rapid Elvis collector really need a comic that just mentions him? Supply and demand. Yeah, I know. I would like to see how many actually sell for a higher price. As we go farther away from people that even know who Elvis is the book should be had for a song. |
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Post by foxley on Jul 21, 2020 6:26:38 GMT -5
Anyone trying to put together a run of late 60s/early 70s Batman is going have problems finding #222, because of of its crossover collectability for collectors of Beatles memorabilia. (And a nifty Neal Adams cover.) 
Yeah(, yeah, yeah), I've never found this at a price I could afford.
Cei-U! I summon the elusive prey!
I feel your pain. I wound up winning mine in an ebay auction, and wound up paying more than I really wanted to. But I did need it to plug a gap in my collection, and at the time I was especially frustrated as I had lost 4 or 5 auctions for the same issue over the previous couple of months. |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 21, 2020 6:37:23 GMT -5
I would understand it if Elvis appeared on the cover, but this seems excessive. There is so much Elvis memorabilia out there; does the rapid Elvis collector really need a comic that just mentions him? Supply and demand. Yeah, I know. I would like to see how many actually sell for a higher price. As we go farther away from people that even know who Elvis is the book should be had for a song. I mean, I'm assembling a run of Life with Archie #1-10. Every issue in that run is valued extremely high, and yet, as the Archie books have fallen into obscurity, and the fans who read and collected those books have begun shuffling off of this mortal coil, I've been able to find every other issue for a reasonable price. Even the iconic issue #2, with possibly Archie's most famous cover ever:  But #8 is simply inaccessible unless, as Crimebuster pointed out, you go for a copy in 1.0 condition. Apparently, Elvis kitsch remains relevant to collectors in 2020. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 21, 2020 7:03:05 GMT -5
With my recent experience of picking up Thor books, I have to say that Thor #165 , first full Him, was the toughest one to get. I snagged one for 100 bucks but the surrounding issues, were mostly in the 20-30 dollar range for lower to mid grade books. Even in the lower grades they were asking 200-300 for that book. It was the only time I remember paying that much for a back issue.
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 21, 2020 9:00:50 GMT -5
With my recent experience of picking up Thor books, I have to say that Thor #165 , first full Him, was the toughest one to get. I snagged one for 100 bucks but the surrounding issues, were mostly in the 20-30 dollar range for lower to mid grade books. Even in the lower grades they were asking 200-300 for that book. It was the only time I remember paying that much for a back issue. My copy, which I bought off the stands in '69, is so trashed I doubt anyone with half a brain would pay $200 for it.
Cei-U! I summon the tattered treasure!
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 21, 2020 9:05:01 GMT -5
I have more than a few books that are in poor condition in my collection, but when I'm paying to get a book, I'd rather it didn't turn into dust as I turn the pages...
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 21, 2020 9:07:52 GMT -5
I have more than a few books that are in poor condition in my collection, but when I'm paying to get a book, I'd rather it didn't turn into dust as I turn the pages... Picky, picky, picky...
Cei-U! I summon the elevated standards!
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Post by String on Jul 21, 2020 9:56:45 GMT -5
 In trying to build a run of this series, I've found that this issue is likely to be the most expensive. Apparently because in a metaphysical series such as this, O'Neil shot for the moon here by having Vic buy a copy of the Watchmen trade paperback. I've found the rest of the series' issues to be affordable, from couple of bucks to perhaps $4, maybe $5. A recent search on eBay for this issue though has copies starting off around $25 and up. The cheapest slabbed copy currently is for $90 with other slabbed copies being $100 or more. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 21, 2020 10:03:27 GMT -5
In trying to build a run of this series, I've found that this issue is likely to be the most expensive. Apparently because in a metaphysical series such as this, O'Neil shot for the moon here by having Vic buy a copy of the Watchmen trade paperback. I've found the rest of the series' issues to be affordable, from couple of bucks to perhaps $4, maybe $5. A recent search on eBay for this issue though has copies starting off around $25 and up. The cheapest slabbed copy currently is for $90 with other slabbed copies being $100 or more. Huh. Who knew? I paid $1.75 for the copy that's in a box with the rest of them. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 21, 2020 10:05:14 GMT -5
In trying to build a run of this series, I've found that this issue is likely to be the most expensive. Apparently because in a metaphysical series such as this, O'Neil shot for the moon here by having Vic buy a copy of the Watchmen trade paperback. I've found the rest of the series' issues to be affordable, from couple of bucks to perhaps $4, maybe $5. A recent search on eBay for this issue though has copies starting off around $25 and up. The cheapest slabbed copy currently is for $90 with other slabbed copies being $100 or more. I never knew that this book went for that much. I always thought the entire series was dollar box stuff. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2020 13:31:32 GMT -5
There are several romance comics from the 60's that reference Elvis or The Beatles on the cover, and they all go for more or less of a premium over the issues around them. I would understand it if Elvis appeared on the cover, but this seems excessive. There is so much Elvis memorabilia out there; does the rapid Elvis collector really need a comic that just mentions him? Supply and demand. Yeah, I know. When does rationality ever play a role in rabid collector's (of anything) decisions on what they want or need? -M |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 21, 2020 17:14:26 GMT -5
[Collectible prices are a product of demand. A mention of Elvis makes the book desirable for a number of people who do not collect comics per se, but do collect Elvis memorabilia, so more people wan the book. Greater demand, greater prices. It may not be more desirable to comic collectors because of the Elvis mention, but it creates demand for the book outside the normal market of comic collectors so sellers can realize a higher price on it. Sucks ofr the comic collector, great for the seller. Can confirm. Chamber of Chills (Harvey) #19 is crazy expensive. The cover art was later used for a Misfits record, so it's comic fans AND Misfits fans seeking the book. |
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Post by berkley on Jul 21, 2020 20:32:56 GMT -5
I would understand it if Elvis appeared on the cover, but this seems excessive. There is so much Elvis memorabilia out there; does the rapid Elvis collector really need a comic that just mentions him? Supply and demand. Yeah, I know. When does rationality ever play a role in rabid collector's (of anything) decisions on what they want or need? -M Yeah, it's a way of looking at things that's completely foreign to me, so I'm often caught by surprise. I know it exists but I don't have any feeling for it myself and thus it takes an effort to mentally put myself in the shoes of someone who does see thing like that.
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Post by earl on Jul 21, 2020 20:54:54 GMT -5
Cheesecake covers going for that much is pretty wild. I got most of that Catwoman run out of a cheap bin. Cruddy thing is I might be missing a couple issues at back of the run and they are costly. The front half of the series up through One year Later is a good read, one of the better Batman related titles. I don't think I read that many issues all that past the One Year Later post 52 change over. I'm missing the last 10 issues or so of Gotham City Sirens too. I was reading most of the Bat titles for a while before the big N52 reboot and got behind and dropped it. Those back issues are pretty nuts too for the same reason.
There are some definite oddball prices on out of print trades out there. I got a big chunk of the Marvel Essentials for way under cover over the years but Essential Thor #4 I could never find and it was like an $75-80 dollar book, which is totally cray cray for a black and white reprint book to me.
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Post by brianf on Jul 21, 2020 23:26:34 GMT -5
You innocent young thing. I just looked them up... I guess I'm innocent too, I don't get it either. Pearl Necklace is a sexual term {Click to show}
It's a euphemism for semen |
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