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Collector cyrano0521 private msg quote post Address this user
Is Paradox that new p.o.s. Villain for Flash? No. Bad enough to have had Godspeed...
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Suck it up, buttercup!! KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
We had a paradox when I was a kid but one of them flew away
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Moderator Jesse_O private msg quote post Address this user
@KatKomics

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Collector* Towmater private msg quote post Address this user
I am not a flipper. So, can someone walk me through the process of a seller doing a pre-sale on a hot book and guaranteeing a 9.8 slab? If a book like Batman 89 is sold out how does a seller get enough copies to guarantee 9.8 to all the people that purchased them? Also, what's the price point someone has to sell a modern book at to turn a profit and get the books back to people by the late part of March which some sellers are offering.

Just curious and would like to learn more about sellers that do pre-sales of 9.8's.
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Collector GanaSoth private msg quote post Address this user
@Towmater they probably put up only five copies as a pre-sale 9.8s. They more than likely preorder from Diamond in advance about fifteen copies that they are going to send in to get graded; Fast Pass. They pay for the prescreening and tell the graders to only follow through with the slabbing if they can get a grade of 9.8
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Collector* Towmater private msg quote post Address this user
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@Towmater they probably put up only five copies as a pre-sale 9.8s. They more than likely preorder from Diamond in advance about fifteen copies that they are going to send in to get graded; Fast Pass. They pay for the prescreening and tell the graders to only follow through with the slabbing if they can get a grade of 9.8


I checks some sales out on eBay. Raptorcomics (eBay seller) must have a ton of books on order. Some sales...

eBay item #333518409259, 11 sold Batman 89
eBay item #333518411829, 3 sold Batman 89 Mattina Variant
eBay item #333518290867, 12 sold YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3
eBay item #333518028571, 9 sold Batman 89 Mattina Variant
eBay item #333518373305, 4 sold Batman 89
eBay item #333518291906, 7 sold Batman 89
eBay item #333518092063, 6 sold Batman 89
eBay item #333518104849, 6 sold YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3
eBay item #333518025141, 4 sold YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3
eBay item #333518028322, 3 sold Batman 89

Looks like they were fair in their pricing compared to others. Maybe that's why they sold so many?
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Collector Jabberwookie private msg quote post Address this user
Is this that FOMO, I keep hearing about?

I might grab one if my lcs has it, but I won’t pay extra for it.
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Collector* Towmater private msg quote post Address this user
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Is this that FOMO, I keep hearing about?

I might grab one if my lcs has it, but I won’t pay extra for it.


That seller sold a bunch more. That's just one seller.
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Collector Jabberwookie private msg quote post Address this user
This always reminds me of IPOs...

Anyway, if I miss out, then so be it.

Thanks for the link, though.

The covers are gorgeous!
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Beaten by boat oars Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user
Just check the dollar bins in 6 months.
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Johnny, where are your buccaneers?
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Gotlift private msg quote post Address this user
The 2nd print preorders are already up for sale. I think DC was prepared for the run-up.
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Collector GanaSoth private msg quote post Address this user
@Gotlift yeah. Once they see the first prints are sold out, they realize that if it's hot, then get it (2nd & 3rd prints) out ASAP or else lose the money.
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Johnny, where are your buccaneers?
Johnny: Under my buccan hat.
Gotlift private msg quote post Address this user
Yep. The dollar bins will be full in a few months. This is why I went back to golden & silver age books.
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Collector Drogio private msg quote post Address this user
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Yep. The dollar bins will be full in a few months. This is why I went back to golden & silver age books.
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Just check the dollar bins in 6 months.


It’ll be hard to fill the dollar bins when all the copies are sold by COB Wednesday. Maybe 2nd and 3rd prints will be in bins.
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Beaten by boat oars Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user
Hence checking in 6 months.
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Collector Drogio private msg quote post Address this user
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Hence checking in 6 months.


For second and third prints, yes.
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Suck it up, buttercup!! KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
Have you heard of the pen paradox?


It doesn't matter how fast it's moving it'll still be stationery.
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Suck it up, buttercup!! KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
Hey, did you hear about the guy stuck in a time paradox?

No?? you must be out of the loop!
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Suck it up, buttercup!! KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
What's better than a paradox?

A pair of nurses
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@KatKomics

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Bring it baby!!! bring it!!!
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Collector* Towmater private msg quote post Address this user
What happens if this turns into a Teen Titans 12 type issue? Not saying it will or if she has the staying power of the Batman Who Laughs, but who knows. I wonder what the print run on the books in question are on Batman 89 (both variants) and YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3.
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If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8. xkonk private msg quote post Address this user
@Towmater Could be like Gana described, or could be orders from a different seller. Especially for variants, places like Unknown Comics or Comic Mint will have an option to order a 9.8 slab. Then they go through the process Gana described but probably at a larger scale. If you were going to resell one of those on eBay, you'd have to mark it up over whatever the seller's price is but you would know for sure you're getting a 9.8 and when you'll have it.
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Collector* Towmater private msg quote post Address this user
@xkonk So, there is enough profit to be made if you sell them for around 70.00 plus 9.99 shipping like in the listings I provided?
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If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8. xkonk private msg quote post Address this user
@Towmater couldn't say, I haven't seen that particular book in the emails I happen to get (or didn't pay attention to them). In general it depends on if it's an exclusive variant or not, a ratio and how rare, virgin cover or not, etc.

But for example, the last email I got for this situation was for the Peach Momoko Spider-Gwen cover that folks were making fun of in the other thread. You could get the regular comic for $10, a regular and a virgin for $50, regular CGC 9.8 for $58, virgin CGC 9.8 for $90, verified signature for more. Shipping would be whatever Comic Mint charges on top.
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Collector* Towmater private msg quote post Address this user
@xkonk Thanks, for the response!
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Those pre-sale books for cgc graded 9.8's are starting to move on eBay for both Batman 89 and The Year of the Villain 3.

Wow. That's amazing ... Batman #89 is preselling for more than Hell Arisen #3, even though it is barely a cameo. $130 was the last sale. That won't last long.

But I did hear they opened up HA #3 for additional sales after the new character announcement, after Final Order cutoff. So the word is, HA #3 won't be shorted, but Batman #89 might be.
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Collector GanaSoth private msg quote post Address this user
@Tedsaid yeah. And if HA #3 goes into a third printing, it's probably also one to get. Look at Naomi #1, 3rd print. It's worth more than the 2nd print and almost more than issue #2 1st print.
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@xkonk So, there is enough profit to be made if you sell them for around 70.00 plus 9.99 shipping like in the listings I provided?

I would prescreen them myself and get all the ones I send in graded. A few 9.6's can easily be sold at a discount. But yeah, it's pretty much how Gana described.

Basically, it will cost $20 per slab, if you include shipping and membership discounts. The comic itself is about 50% of retail, so each is maybe $3 total. So you are talking $25 per slab, tops, and most will be 9.8. It's a good business model, if you have enough customers to buy bulk. And The Comic Mint has a LOT of customers.
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@Tedsaid yeah. And if HA #3 goes into a third printing, it's probably also one to get. Look at Naomi #1, 3rd print. It's worth more than the 2nd print and almost more than issue #2 1st print.

You know, I'm old school on 2nd, 3rd, etc., printings. I just don't get how or why they would be so valuable. Unless it is a completely new cover art or something, I usually just ignore them.

But I know it's a thing now, since the print run is so small, and a lot of people collect 'em.

Same thing with Whitman reprints, you know? Those used to be one step up from trash, always reader-beater copies. But I guess that made them hard to find now, so they are suddenly very valuable.
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Collector moodswing private msg quote post Address this user
How many 2nd and 3rd prints have become valuable? What are the big ones? I never paid attention to them. Only one I can remember is the cool Anti Venom one. I thinks it was the 2nd or 3rd print of ASM 569.
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