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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2021 14:30:17 GMT -5
The pandemic pricing phenomenon seems to have struck vintage rpgs as well. I have been going through some of my OD&D and 1rst ed AD&D stuff and seeing what the FMV is using sold prices on ebay. I only started today, and have gone through 17 items and the total FMV so fat is just under $1200. For those 17 items I paid under $150 total, most picked up between 2003 and 2007 when I was getting back into rpgs and starting to do some freelance writing in the industry. I have a standing offer from one of the dealers here for the stuff whenever I decide to move on from it, and I think it's time. I will get less selling it as a lot to a dealer, but I have zero desire to list the stuff on ebay. I what I've gone through is about half of what I am going to part with, but I still have to sort through and research FMV on the rest.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2021 21:24:52 GMT -5
Here's another adding to the Hellboy 1st appearance confusion, just saw this listed in the July Prime Auction on Lonestar... and the write up... -M
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Post by shaxper on May 14, 2021 21:44:49 GMT -5
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Post by shaxper on May 14, 2021 22:29:40 GMT -5
The pandemic pricing phenomenon seems to have struck vintage rpgs as well. I have been going through some of my OD&D and 1rst ed AD&D stuff and seeing what the FMV is using sold prices on ebay. I only started today, and have gone through 17 items and the total FMV so fat is just under $1200. For those 17 items I paid under $150 total, most picked up between 2003 and 2007 when I was getting back into rpgs and starting to do some freelance writing in the industry. The pandemic seems to have made virtually everything more collectible. Just the other week I turned in two boxes of DVDs and lp records I'm never going to use again to the local trade-in place. I've been dealing with this place for years now, and I'm well aware that the amount they offer for trade-ins is based on a percentage of what the item sells for used on Amazon. The stuff I turned in was absolutely nothing special and I expected to get $30-40. Instead, I got $100. We've learned a valuable lesson about ourselves throughout this crisis -- boredom drives market value more than income. A dangerous thing for businesses to know about us, I suspect.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 14, 2021 22:35:47 GMT -5
Not just boredom, but a combination of boredom and extra cash (between stimulus money and just not being able to spend on going on for people that didn't have job issues).
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Post by chaykinstevens on May 15, 2021 9:51:14 GMT -5
Isn't it a bit misleading to describe mass produced comics such as Tomb of Dracula #1 and Captain Britain #1 as rare?
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Post by shaxper on May 15, 2021 13:00:32 GMT -5
Isn't it a bit misleading to describe mass produced comics such as Tomb of Dracula #1 and Captain Britain #1 as rare? I certainly had no intention of misleading anyone. Neither book was perceived as a collectible when they were published, so there really isn't a large supply of them out there, especially the Captain Britain.
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Post by chaykinstevens on May 15, 2021 13:42:31 GMT -5
The Overstreet guide considers a comic to be rare if fewer than 10 copies are known to exist in any condition. According to the CGC census, Drac #1 have been slabbed in Very Fine or better more than a thousand times, and presumably there are more raw copies our there in similar condition and many more in lower grades. Captain Britain #1 probably had a lower print run, as the UK's population is maybe a fifth of the USA's, but more than 400 copies have been slabbed in VFN or better.
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Post by Crimebuster on May 15, 2021 19:15:25 GMT -5
Half the comics listed on eBay have "rare" in the listing title. And nobody is going to buy those issues unless they already know what they are getting. I don't see any problem. 🤷♂️
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Post by MDG on May 15, 2021 19:17:57 GMT -5
Half the comics listed on eBay have "rare" in the listing title. And nobody is going to buy those issues unless they already know what they are getting. I don't see any problem. 🤷♂️ Yeah--I like to think anyone ready to drop $100 on a comic book on eBay has a general idea of the market.
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Post by shaxper on May 15, 2021 22:35:50 GMT -5
The Overstreet guide considers a comic to be rare if fewer than 10 copies are known to exist in any condition. According to the CGC census, Drac #1 have been slabbed in Very Fine or better more than a thousand times, and presumably there are more raw copies our there in similar condition and many more in lower grades. Captain Britain #1 probably had a lower print run, as the UK's population is maybe a fifth of the USA's, but more than 400 copies have been slabbed in VFN or better. I would think it's obvious these books are mass-produced and not ashcans. There is no attempt at deception in using the term "rare" to mean "hard to come by", which these books are. A large part of their collectibility is their relative scarcity as compared to other key books of the same era. I'd be utterly astonished if someone bid on one of these books and then said, "Wait, when you said rare, I thought you meant only ten copies exist." I'm an ethical seller. I never lie or attempt to mislead. I provide an extensive number of images, describe all faults I see in detail, and never provide a grade. On top of that, I've been running this site for seven years now out of my own pocket and have never tried to hit anyone here up for a dime. I'd like to think I've established a reputation of honesty and for valuing certain things more than making a buck. Thus, my use of the term "rare" is the common accepted application of the word and not an attempt to promise something the books are not.
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Post by chaykinstevens on May 16, 2021 7:47:53 GMT -5
I would think it's obvious these books are mass-produced and not ashcans. There is no attempt at deception in using the term "rare" to mean "hard to come by", which these books are. A large part of their collectibility is their relative scarcity as compared to other key books of the same era. I'd be utterly astonished if someone bid on one of these books and then said, "Wait, when you said rare, I thought you meant only ten copies exist." I'm an ethical seller. I never lie or attempt to mislead. I provide an extensive number of images, describe all faults I see in detail, and never provide a grade. On top of that, I've been running this site for seven years now out of my own pocket and have never tried to hit anyone here up for a dime. I'd like to think I've established a reputation of honesty and for valuing certain things more than making a buck. Thus, my use of the term "rare" is the common accepted application of the word and not an attempt to promise something the books are not. I didn't intend to accuse you of being unethical, and I apologise if I came across that way. I just think its inaccurate to describe comics like those as rare or hard to come by. Anyone with an internet connection and enough money to throw around could probably buy as many copies as they like within reason of pretty much any mass produced comic from the last 60 years.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 16, 2021 8:00:46 GMT -5
While I'm 100% certain Shax is an ethical seller, I share annoyance in seeing the word 'rare' in a listing... in fact, I often assume the use of it is either a) a seller that has no idea about comics or b) that adding the word somehow helps the listing show up better on searches.
It's definitely true that MANY people add it to listings, whether warranted or not.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2021 21:08:36 GMT -5
wow. . that low grade Iron Fist 14 (1st Sabertooth) is already up to $128?
unslabbed?
sheesh. .I really need to go dig to find my copies (which are in Very Good to Near Mint)
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Post by shaxper on May 16, 2021 21:46:05 GMT -5
wow. . that low grade Iron Fist 14 (1st Sabertooth) is already up to $128? unslabbed? And with two massive folds running through it!
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