Bronze age comics that are heating up on eBay...

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Captain America 168 should be taking off any minute since Zemo is "confirmed" for the next movie. Cap 275 is starting to move a bit since junior is actually in the costume in 275 for the 1st time.

Play it safe and go with both

 

Sold on the "rumor".

Always had a soft spot for this issue, had the Power Records comic and 45 set when I was little and played it to death, those sets really got me heavy into comics. I can forget about finding a mint sealed one cheap now

There are a lot of savvy collectors on these boards, I was wondering who among us would fork out these ludicrous prices for books that you could have picked up for a fraction of the price a year or so ago? I for one, would not, I would sooner go without.

 

This. In spades.

 

Statement is a bit too large of a blanket for me. Everyone has different factors that go into their decision making comic purchasing processes.

 

I don't care what it was worth yesterday if I think I can make money on it tomorrow. Worth $2 a year ago, I buy for $10 today, but maybe I could sell for $25 a year from now when the movie debuts.

 

Or if my kid desperately wants the first app of Rocket Raccoon, I might get it for him if I can afford it, independent of its value a year ago.

 

Pretty reasonable reasons to buy a comic today that was worth only a fraction a year ago.

I would say all of us on here would gladly buy books for $25 if we could flip them for $50 or whatever, what I am asking is this, would you pay $400-$500 for a book, for example Jungle Action #5, because it has doubled or tripled in price, just because of a movie?

There are a lot of savvy collectors on these boards, I was wondering who among us would fork out these ludicrous prices for books that you could have picked up for a fraction of the price a year or so ago? I for one, would not, I would sooner go without.

 

This. In spades.

 

Statement is a bit too large of a blanket for me. Everyone has different factors that go into their decision making comic purchasing processes.

 

I don't care what it was worth yesterday if I think I can make money on it tomorrow. Worth $2 a year ago, I buy for $10 today, but maybe I could sell for $25 a year from now when the movie debuts.

 

Or if my kid desperately wants the first app of Rocket Raccoon, I might get it for him if I can afford it, independent of its value a year ago.

 

Pretty reasonable reasons to buy a comic today that was worth only a fraction a year ago.

 

I would say all of us on here would gladly buy books for $25 if we could flip them for $50 or whatever, what I am asking is this, would you pay $400-$500 for a book, for example Jungle Action #5, because it has doubled or tripled in price, just because of a movie?

I would if I thought it would go up even more. I think plenty of us on the boards (and others not on the board) are happy catching books on the way up.

I'm not informed enough on Black Panther. But I will say that I bought a X Factor 6 for like $8 bucks like 3 yeas ago. I bought a similar grade one for like $25 a few months ago, because I still think it has time and room to grow in price.

I guess its just case by case. I certainly would take into account the past behavior of the comic pricing, but I don't think a movie related spike would automatically cause me to dismiss buying it.

I would say all of us on here would gladly buy books for $25 if we could flip them for $50 or whatever, what I am asking is this, would you pay $400-$500 for a book, for example Jungle Action #5, because it has doubled or tripled in price, just because of a movie?

Depends on the book and the situation. I bought a copy of Avengers 58 this week. I imagine it has seen some price increase as a result of the movie. I wasn't specifically looking for a copy nor did I purchase this one to resell, I simply stumbled upon it, and it seemed like a fair price for how nice it looked. That just happens sometimes. Plus, it can be a lot easier to justify overpaying for a book when you know you can recoup some or all of that money by selling off dollar bin drek like Sleepwalker 1.

I've been looking for a decent copy of Strange Adventures 205 for a bit. If I do find an appropriate copy I will likely be fine in purchasing it despite the fact that it will all but likely be marked up as a result of the movie hype.

Don't blink else you guys might miss another fast rising star...

 

Looks like Demon #1 is starting to trend up. This copy @ $10 but 30 watchers.. I'll be interested to see how high it goes before the close of auction.

 

 

I know it's heating up because of the JLA Dark news, but the Demon is such a cool character that this shouldn't come as a total surprise.Besides Darkseid, I always thought the Demon was the most noteworthy character that Kirby created for DC, especially considering how well he has evolved over the years.

 

Also, while I'm sure it had a nice sized print run, I don't think it was hoarded in the numbers that Kirby's 4th World books were. Early issues were some of Kirbys best DC work.

 

Plus, it's a book that I always grabbed when I saw it in a long box so that's always good.

I just picked up a collection of high grade CGC Bronze/Silver, in it were four Demon books. And I have to say the covers on these books is just amazing to look at!

Speaking of Star Wars, this was a nice surprise for me the other night...

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-40-1980-NM-9-4-White-Pages-Empire-Strikes-Back-Adaptation-/361189204469?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item54188de1f5&nma=true&si=dxg3y8xEUp75UQzOiwfW405Pt04%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Peace,

 

Chip

That is a terrific price for that comic. Congratulations!

I must have missed this. What movie hype is driving SA 205?

 

I've been looking for a decent copy of Strange Adventures 205 for a bit. If I do find an appropriate copy I will likely be fine in purchasing it despite the fact that it will all but likely be marked up as a result of the movie hype.

I must have missed this. What movie hype is driving SA 205?

 

 

I've been looking for a decent copy of Strange Adventures 205 for a bit. If I do find an appropriate copy I will likely be fine in purchasing it despite the fact that it will all but likely be marked up as a result of the movie hype.

I guess something like a rumored Justice League Dark flick

I must have missed this. What movie hype is driving SA 205?

 

 

I've been looking for a decent copy of Strange Adventures 205 for a bit. If I do find an appropriate copy I will likely be fine in purchasing it despite the fact that it will all but likely be marked up as a result of the movie hype.

 

I guess something like a rumored Justice League Dark flick

Deadman = JLD = Del Torro movie -script = hype

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

Nice to know. I have a few laying around as well.

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

I can't fathom these late 70's Marvel #1s...which are among some of the most hoarded books in existence...selling for more than $3 raw.

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

 

I can't fathom these late 70's Marvel #1s...which are among some of the most hoarded books in existence...selling for more than $3 raw.

One LCS I go to has a short box of these. I think they are priced at $8-10.

Shazam #1 is in that category as well, well used to be.

I just sold a couple VF+ examples in the $15 range as well. Book is definitely trending upward. I think I have a couple more copies to list.

Peace,

Chip

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

 

I can't fathom these late 70's Marvel #1s...which are among some of the most hoarded books in existence...selling for more than $3 raw.

If anything it's proving that ebay is the worst value place to buy comics.

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

 

I can't fathom these late 70's Marvel #1s...which are among some of the most hoarded books in existence...selling for more than $3 raw.

 

One LCS I go to has a short box of these. I think they are priced at $8-10.

Shazam #1 is in that category as well, well used to be.

yes - if you can get high grade Shazam 1s for $10, jump all over them.

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

 

I can't fathom these late 70's Marvel #1s...which are among some of the most hoarded books in existence...selling for more than $3 raw.

 

One LCS I go to has a short box of these. I think they are priced at $8-10.

Shazam #1 is in that category as well, well used to be.

 

yes - if you can get high grade Shazam 1s for $10, jump all over them.

A year or more ago or so I saw about 4 at an LCS. Had no interest with them.

But I did pick up their only copy of 28 for $8.

Love the Demon. Such a cool Character to read.

The new Witchboy series by Ann Nocenti may have raised some interest in the character… good to know as it’s a classic.

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

 

Nice to know. I have a few laying around as well.

Ya, I saw a 9.0 slab for a surprisingly high price, so I sold my raw and got a decent penny for it. Don't have stacks of them like you gents, though.

This was kind of surprising. I have a big stack of these and have never broken $20 before.

 

I can't fathom these late 70's Marvel #1s...which are among some of the most hoarded books in existence...selling for more than $3 raw.

I would find it less surprising if the scan was of a potential 9.8 copy, but I don't see it as being better than the NM you have it listed at and I don't think the little things wrong with it can get pressed out.

I have sold VF copies of that book for $7-$8 or thereabouts (and those were probably 4 or 5 years ago) , so I dunno if that is so wacky. Guide is what, $18-$20? Donut being a very etsablished seller no doubt helped. It's not like people have comic shops to wander into anymore to potentially buy something like this. My LCS would probably make it $8-$10.