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rustyauger wrote:

BasementComics wrote:

rustyauger wrote:

Basement - I am not worthy

Batman 14-713 Vol2 1-52 Vol3 1-Current (844 issues)

I keep buying the latest issues because I have a feeling they will revert back to the original numbering system as they approach #1000.

If they stop and restart again, that may drive me out of new comics but there are still so many golden age books I need.

I will make you a friendly bet that they revert back as they approach 1000. I think they are only at about 860 right now so it will still be a few years.

Boy those Golden Age Batmans are getting so expensive. I haven't bought one for a year because a low grade will cost me a grand by the time I pay shipping, import, and exchange to Canada.

Here's one I have my eye on but I can't afford a big buy right now. It'll probably end up around $400 US.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-8-Unrestored-Early-Golden-Age-Joker-Story-DC-Superhero-Comic-1941-PR/313207672201
edited by rustyauger on 9/9/2020

I was a little off... it sold for $521. So this raw golden age Batman #6 that would grade .5 or 1.0 at best sold for $521 but on CPG it is valued at $200 in .5 and $300 in 1.0. I feel like there needs to be an adjustment made across the board to golden age low grade books. Also, I feel there should be a coverless (.3) option for the grade. Furthermore, I have a graded page from Batman 1 that I can't enter in the database even though it cost me $300 USD.
edited by rustyauger on 9/14/2020

glorkar wrote:

When I'm looking at eBay and trying to figure out what a good price would be, I never look at listing price. There is a filter you can apply that shows sold/completed auctions. That is what people are actually paying. Sometimes you get a good deal, sometimes you over pay. All depends on how bad you want it.

The hard thing for me to accept is when I see a comic sell for $100 on ebay I think damn I could have got that for $100 but the thing is that to win that auction you would have to top the $100 bid so you are going to have to pay $110. $120, maybe $150. So sure the comic sold for $100 and that is what it is worth because that is what someone paid for it but IF YOU WANT TO BUY IT YOU HAVE TO BEAT THAT BID!

New high for a raw - $207.50
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-423-1st-Print-1988-DC-Todd-McFarlane-Cover-Starlin-NM-Condition/133520810874
edited by rustyauger on 9/26/2020

I just don't get why you are so angry about it. The comic book market follows the same rules of capitalism as any other market. Why should comics be any different? Why do you feel there should be a code that protects our hobby from market forces. If they are priced too high they won't sell and if someone pays $100 for a $3 book they are stupid and deserve to get ripped off.

It's like when people get mad about Chuck Rozanski not giving Edgar Church's family enough money for the greatest comic score in history as if he owed it to them. It's capitalism people! It ain't pretty but it is the way it is.

For $500 I’d rather spend that on a nice silver age or Bronze Age Batman book that will hold value.

I didn't pick up the box set but I did get the Art Adams variants. They arrived yesterday and are awesome. The packaging could have been a little better as they put 3 very thick books in a one of those "mailers" inside a priority envelope, but I am happy with what I got.

BasementComics wrote:

The Old Republic issue with Revan's first appearance is exploding on ebay.

Why all of a sudden??