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Collector AndyRexia private msg quote post Address this user
So you're getting #1 signed and remarked too? I dunno man, I'd have a hard time doing that. That thing is so rare/cool it'd make me sick to alter it at all. You're 2nd and 3rd prints are already signed right? Just my opinion bud.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
I concur.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
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So you're getting #1 signed and remarked too? I dunno man, I'd have a hard time doing that. That thing is so rare/cool it'd make me sick to alter it at all. You're 2nd and 3rd prints are already signed right? Just my opinion bud.


That's actually my initial instinct. I don't want it signed, just graded. Matt wants it and he thinks Kevin should sign it lol. I want to instruct him to just send it along the way and have Kevin only sign 2-4 and submit 1-4 for pressing and grading with CGC after-which. I love the way my 2nd printing looks and this one is completely original and unsigned, even in the inside! Most I've seen have the dual sigs on the inside front cover in blue ballpoint pen ink. This one has none of that and with the Gobbedlygook ad on the inside back cover, this is definitely not a fake either. The red is deep on the cover too compared to my second printing.
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Collector AndyRexia private msg quote post Address this user
Grading it makes sense. I'd want to know the grade of that high dollar book as well. I'd leave that bad boy in the condition it's in though. Your book, your choice.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
It's a tough call - because yellow labeled signed first printings demand a much higher premium indeed.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
You won't ever sell it, so it doesn't matter what premium it could get.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
Hey @kaptainmyke I just saw this Adam West DVD signed to Mike. clickable text
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
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You won't ever sell it, so it doesn't matter what premium it could get.


Well my initial argument is that I have so many other things signed by Kevin this one should be left untouched besides pressing imo
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Collector Thanatos private msg quote post Address this user
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It's a tough call - because yellow labeled signed first printings demand a much higher premium indeed.


Could go old school and have him sign on the first page. That way it doesn't affect the front cover and you get the yellow label. Just a thought.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
If you have that book signed I'll revoke your #1 status on the List.
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Collector AndyRexia private msg quote post Address this user
I still say leave it alone BUT if you must get it signed, I like @Thanatos idea. Awesome book either way.
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Collector 00slim private msg quote post Address this user
So, what is a reasonable price for a raw TMNT #1 2nd Print in 8.0 condition with no signatures?

Mycomicshop has one for $500, and that sounds reasonable. Their grading is supposedly conservative in favor of the buyer.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
9 month average on GPA is $465
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
down to $306 in 2017 for a 8.0 second print #1
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Collector Thanatos private msg quote post Address this user
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down to $306 in 2017 for a 8.0 second print #1


This would be for graded 8.0 copies correct? Would a raw copy draw less value due to the lack of guaranteed grade?
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
Yeah those are graded cgc census sales in the GPA index website. I have a monthly sub
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Collector 00slim private msg quote post Address this user
So, splitting the difference, $400 is pretty fair, yeah?
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
Check completed eBay sales.
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Collector 00slim private msg quote post Address this user
I only see one completed 8.0, a CGC for $301.

So, $3-$400 is more reasonable than $500. I'll hold off on the one I mentioned.

Thanks, guys.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
I still think the #1 would look sweet with a silver signature and sketch down the side with a yellow label. So conflicted.
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Collector 00slim private msg quote post Address this user
It's a tough one. I bet you're anxious to get that baby in the mail!
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
there are no yellow label first printings sold or for sale on ebay.....so the elusiveness and rarity make me want to do it
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Collector Thanatos private msg quote post Address this user
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I still think the #1 would look sweet with a silver signature and sketch down the side with a yellow label. So conflicted.


Definitely a tough choice, peer pressure from every angle haha
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Collector 00slim private msg quote post Address this user
Understandable. As collectors, rarity is pretty big deal.

It looks like there are 53 yellow label CGC 1st prints total & over 600 blue label copies.

So, 12:1 ratio?

Maybe a signature on the inside cover isn't a bad idea . . .
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Collector Thanatos private msg quote post Address this user
Census has 632 total graded and 53 signature series. 12% is pretty elusive, the last Eastman sig series sold according to GPA were:

CGC 6.0 in Mar 2016 - $2700
CGC 7.0 in Nov 2016 - $3000
CGC 8.0 in May 2016 - $3400

These prices are only a few hundred more than what the Universal Grades were selling for at the time so this would really be whether you, the collector, prefers it or not.

On the bright side, this is definitely a GOOD problem to have haha sig or no sig...it's still a TMNT #1 First Print.

edit: Math.
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Collector Thanatos private msg quote post Address this user
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Understandable. As collectors, rarity is pretty big deal.

It looks like there are 53 yellow label CGC 1st prints total & over 600 blue label copies.

So, 12:1 ratio?

Maybe a signature on the inside cover isn't a bad idea . . .


great minds...
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
Guys! Kevin Eastman is selling Ninja Turtle toys from his own personal collection that he played with. He signed them and repackaged them in these really cool repro blister packs check it out! I already bought Casey, Rocksteady, and Splinter suckerzzzzzz

http://fan.kevineastmanstudios.com/?product_cat=signed-action-figures-2
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Collector Thanatos private msg quote post Address this user
Holy balls. I want one.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
I'd buy them all if I could afford it but I just got zuckerberged with the first printing copy of issue 1. You better buy them up as many as you can before they are gone. Those are going to resale HUGE later on down the road imo
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Collector Thanatos private msg quote post Address this user
Nononononono the website crashes when I try to go to paypal!
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