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| 4 for me - none of these were pressed so there may be the potential for grade bumps rare Tim Sale signatures on an iconic comic run - all are great covers!! Over the next few weeks all issues in the run will be in various MCS auctions (except #2 as someone already bought it!) 9.0 in Sept 9th (issue #7) 9.2 in Sept 16th (issues #3 and #13) 9.6 in Sept 23rd (issue #5) remaining/ones that made the cut (9.6s) into the Oct Prime (issues #1, 4, 8 and 11) clickable text  clickable text  clickable text  clickable text  FYI - I got all these signed at the 2008 FanExpo in Toronto!! ....and this sketch  |
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| Concrete #3 CGC 9.6 Concrete #4 CGC 9.6   |
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| Sub-Mariner #36 CGC 9.4 Tales to Astonish #94 CGC 9.0   |
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| yipee!!! everything has a bid...no high hopes on these grades...although is $20-$25 each too high to hope??  |
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| Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I would be running a series of classic Valiant Title liquidation auctions on a monthly basis on or near the beginning of each month through the winter. This month, the title(s) is Harbinger along with Harbinger Active Resistance Division Corps (otherwise known as HARD Corps)! As you probably know, all MCS auctions are NO Reserve with $1 Starting bids. I have about 3 dozen Harbinger related comics in this auction plus a few non-Valiant titles. With a very limited print run of only 3,000 - 3,500, first up for your bidding pleasure, we have:  For additional details on this or any of my other auction listings, please feel free to click HERE for the direct link to my listings. Thank you for your interest and numerous excessive bids. |
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| Harbinger: Children of the Eight Day TPB with the Variant Blue Bird Logo This is one of the much more rare "Blue Bird Logo Variants which had an estimated 10,000 distribution unlike the "Black Bird Logo" edition which printed about 100,000.  For additional details on this or any of my other auction listings, please feel free to click HERE for the direct link to my listings. Thank you for checking them out. |
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First Appearances of: Scout, Roxy, Twenty Twenty, Livewire, and Stronghold!  Current bid - $1 For additional details on this or any of my other auction listings, please feel free to click HERE for the direct link to my listings. Thank you for checking them out. |
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| 20 or so hours to go to get your hands on a verified Tim Sale signature book for cheap!!! So far 2 doing better than I though and 2 doing about what I thought More available in the days and weeks to come..or as they say my intrepid comic collectors - come back later - same "Bat" time...same "Bat" channel!!  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics Unless a book is super hot, most of the time it is better to run books via BIB/BO at reasonable prices than dive right into auction format. I can’t imagine that you will be able to cover grading & sig verification costs on each of these unless they get around $45 a piece in auction…minus $7 base commission fees per slab. If you don’t pull at least 160 for these 4 slabs, you will be in the red- not even accounting for what the books originally cost you. I’d suggest pulling the other books from this run and putting them up BIN/BO soon as this auction ends….kist post a thread on them here, bidders on these books would probably buy them at better prices than what they would end up at in auction. |
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| All raw in the auction ending tonight. These and many more BIN/BO books can be found HERE.  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by PolarisNuclearSS2020 welll....probably?? taking a look at these 4 and the 2 I already sold through BIN/OBO I'm even maybe a bit ahead on fees books cost etc (books costs were basically nothing..well..cover so basically nothing). I have no desire to let books sit for months and months and since 4 qualified for the Prime auction in Oct I'm certain a few of those will get close to FMV which will put me well into the black in total for the series. Always knew these lower grade ones would be dogs, for the series to work for me I was hoping for about $20-$25 each for these 4..which they are doing...really as long as I break even on fees in total for the run I'm good - books are a sunk cost, really so are the fees now - a tiny profit is good enough for me and then have that $$ credit at MCS to apply to a future purchase  lol...btw sigs were free!!...won't even count time, effort, convention pass and parking to get them as that was really all for the sketch (the only reason I was at the convention!)...the sigs were a bonus!! BUT - I will at least remove the 9.0 from the next auction!!..maybe the 9.2s from the one following that...I think the remaining 9.6s can stay and will perform well? |
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| Auctions start ending this afternoon at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern, with the final auctions ending around 9pm Pacific / Midnight Eastern. Here are the current bids: $3 Epic Illustrated (1980 Magazine) 9 CGC 5.0 1981 - Epic Illustrated was touted as a new experience in adult fantasy and science fiction adventure. Published by Marvel Comics, this magazine was aimed at a more mature audience. Issue #9 includes: Metamorphosis Odyssey: Doomsday & Aftermath by Jim Starlin, The Last Centaur by Tim Conrad, Children of the Stars by Charles Vess, Weirdworld: The Dragonmaster of Klarn by Doug Moench, John Buscema, Marie Severin, and Steven Oliff, Tales of Torment by David Kasakove, Match and Set by Lee Marrs, and Isolation and Illusion by P. Craig Russell. Also includes Jim Starlin interview by Archie Goodwin and a letter by Catherine Yronwode. December, 1981. $17 Harbinger (1992) 0A CBCS 9.4 Mail-In 1993 Mail-in Variant Edition. - Available only through mail with coupon. Pink cover with blue title. Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Terry Austin. House ad for Shadowman #10. The Beginning, script and pencils by David Lapham, inks by Kathryn Bolinger; Sting discovers his powers and writes to the Harbinger Foundation; Toyo Harada... $7 Harbinger (1992) 0B CBCS 9.4 1993 - Originally polybagged with Harbinger TPB. Blue cover with red title. Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Terry Austin. House ad for Shadowman #10. The Beginning, script and pencils by David Lapham, inks by Kathryn Bolinger; Sting discovers his powers and writes to the Harbinger Foundation; Toyo Harada... $6 Harbinger (1992) 2D CBCS 7.0 1992 - Coupon insert inside. The detachable coupon (Coupon #2) has a black and white mini-comic page printed on it - "The Story of Harada" - and was intended to be used for the redemption of a free issue of Harbinger #0. Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Bob Layton. The Root of All Evil, script by Jim Shooter $8 Harbinger (1992) 3D CBCS 9.2 Lapham Variant 1992 - Coupon insert inside. The detachable coupon (Coupon #3) has a black and white mini-comic page printed on it - "The Story of Harada" - and was intended to be used for the redemption of a free issue of Harbinger #0. Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Kevin Nowlan. One Small Step..., script by Jim Shooter $7 Harbinger (1992) 6D CBCS 9.4 Lapham Coupon Variant 1992 - Coupon insert inside. The detachable coupon (Coupon #6) has a black and white mini-comic page printed on it - "The Story of Harada" - and was intended to be used for the redemption of a free issue of Harbinger #0. "One For All" is written by Jim Shooter, with art by David Lapham and Gonzalo Mayo $6 Harbinger (1992) 7 CBCS 9.4 1992 - One of them is dead, but there is no time to mourn. The killer is still out there. "Flowers for the Living" is the story of the year. Written by Jim Shooter, with art by David Lapham and Gonzalo Mayo. Characters: the Eggbreakers; the Harbinger kids [Flamingo; Kris Hathaway; Sting; Torque; Zephyr [Zepplin]]; Toyo Harada. Cover by David Lapham and Bob Layton. $10 Harbinger (1992) 8 CBCS 9.8 1992 - Cover art by Frank Miller. Heart Failures (Unity chapter 8) starring Eternal Warrior, Archer and Armstrong, X-O Manowar, Solar Man of the Atom, Magnus Robot Fighter, Rai, and Shadowman, script by Jim Shooter (plot and script) and David Lapham (plot), pencils by David Lapham, inks by Gonzalo Mayo; In Unity, the kids learn that Kris is going to have a baby. $6 Harbinger (1992) 10 CBCS 9.8 1992 - Written by Jim Shooter and David Lapham. Art by David Lapham and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by David Lapham. New Beginnings; The Harbinger renegades return home, and Peter and Kris cope with the loss of their baby; But, after weeks of adventure, are the kids prepared to make it in the real world?; And, here in their first appearance, a rocky night out with the agents of H.A.R.D. Corps. 1st app of H.A.R.D. Corps. $7 Harbinger (1992) 12 CBCS 9.8 1992 - Written by David Lapham. Art by David Lapham and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by David Lapham. Revenge!; Harada and his Eggbreakers killed one of his teammates, and Pete Stanchek and his band of renegades want to see them answer for their crimes; But when the time comes, will the hot-headed Flamingo have it in her to commit cold-blooded murder? $6 - Harbinger (1992) 14 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art and cover by Howard Simpson and Gonzalo Mayo. Dream Child; It's a psychological journey into the mind of Zeypher!; As Faith's relationship with Peter Stanchek sours, she experiences a string of mysterious dreams; What do these visions mean for Zephyr and how will they... $6 Harbinger (1992) 15 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Howard Simpson and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Howard Simpson and Bob Layton. Hard Boiled; It's training day at the Harbinger Foundation!; As Stronghold struggles to control his powers, Twenty-Twenty keeps mental tabs on certain members of the team; But what happens when this rogue harbinger pushes his mind-scans too far? $6 Harbinger (1992) 16 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Cover pencils by Howard Simpson, inks by Kevin Nowlan. Scrambled, script by Maurice Fontenot, pencils by Howard Simpson, inks by Gonzalo Mayo; Livewire and Stronghold begin to doubt their allegiances; Meanwhile, Harada sends his Eggbreakers to deal with Ax. $5 Harbinger (1992) 17 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Howard Simpson and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Howard Simpson and Bob Layton. Camouflage; Weakened from his battle with the rogue harbingers, Peter struggles to preserve his waning powers; He'll have to think of something quick though, because the Eggbreakers are on the... $5 Harbinger (1992) 18 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Howard Simpson and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Howard Simpson and Kevin Nowlan. Friends and Enemies; Meet Screen, the newest harbinger in the Valiant Universe!; A troubled youth who can generate force fields, Screen must choose a side in the ensuing battle between Harada and the Harbinger Resistance; As he makes a life-changing decision, Toyo Harada reveals a startling secret that will change the tides in his war with Peter Stanchek; You won't believe who he aligns himself with in this issue's jaw-dropping last page! 1st app of Screen. Bill Clinton cameo app. 36 pages, full color. $5 Harbinger (1992) 19 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Enter Kaliph; Peter launches a daring raid on the Harbinger Foundation's New York City complex!; The mission: retrieve Natalie Toynbee from Harada's grueling experiments; Will she join the resistance?; Meanwhile, a mysterious figure simply known as "Kaliph" enters the United States; His mission?--Destroy Peter Stanchek! 1st app Stunner (Natalie Toynbee). $5 Harbinger (1992) 21 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Includes Serial Number insert. Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Howard Simpson and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Howard Simpson and Kevin Nowlan. Resolutions; Wracked with a terrible sickness after escaping the Kaliph's dungeon, Peter is tormented with frightful dreams of his father; Are the family secrets he's sought imprisoned somewhere within his own mind or will the past continue to haunt him forever? $5 Harbinger (1992) 23 CBCS 9.6 1993 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Howard Simpson and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Howard Simpson and Joe Rubinstein. ... The Most Unkindest Cut Of All; The Renegades' war against the Harbinger Foundation is about reach its boiling point!; Peter Stanchek and his friends are working their way up the Harbinger... $1 Harbinger (1992) 30 CBCS 9.6 1994 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Sean Chen, Andrew Wendel, and Paul Autio. Cover by Sean Chen and Joe Rubinstein. Bad Omen part 1; With Toyo Harada in a coma following his climactic confrontation with Peter Stanchek, this is the Omen Enterprises and their elite H.A.R.D. Corps' best chance to finally... $1 Harbinger (1992) 33 CBCS 9.2 1994 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Sean Chen and Paul Autio. Cover by Sean Chen. Total Eclipse; Faith Herbert and friends are on a cross-country trip to New York; But when their car breaks down in rural Ohio, they'll find themselves facing a terrifying creature of necromantic energy conjured up by Master Darque! 2-panel Dr. Eclipse origin recap with chalkboard drawings of Solar Man of the Atom & Master Darqu. $1 Harbinger (1992) 34 CBCS 9.6 1994 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Sean Chen and Paul Autio. Cover by Sean Chen and Bob Layton. The Gathering: Part 1: A Call To Arms; Faith goes looking for her missing family, while the rest of the harbinger trainees try not drown in a puddle of necromantic ooze!; But it's not until a worldwide catastrophe... $1 Harbinger (1992) 36 CBCS 9.8 1995 - Written by Maurice Fontenot. Art by Sean Chen, Paul Autio, and Gary Smith. Cover by Sean Chen and Paul Autio. Futureshock: Part 2; Faith's new friend Jack and his uncle are busting Faith out of the Harbinger Foundation's aerospace facility!; But events take a tragic twist when Harada's Eggbreakers step in to stop them; And, what could a man from the future have to do with Faith's destiny? No Tomorrow, Pt. 2. $4 Harbinger Children of the Eighth Day TPB (1992 Valiant) 1B-1ST CBCS 9.4 1992 - Blue bird Variant in the center of the cover, originally polybagged w/Harbinger #0. 1st printing. Collects Harbinger (1992-1995) #1-4. Written by Jim Shooter. Art by David Lapham and John Dixon. The world begins to change when a new breed of human emerges in the modern age!... $1 Harbinger Children of the Eighth Day TPB (1992 Valiant) 1D-1ST CBCS 9.6 1992 - Black bird Variant in the center of the cover, NOT polybagged with Harbinger #0 1st printing. Collects Harbinger (1992-1995) #1-4. Written by Jim Shooter. Art by David Lapham and John Dixon. The world begins to change when a new breed of human emerges in the modern age! $18 HARD Corps (1992) 1A CBCS 9.8 Lee 1992 - Regular edition; No Gold foil. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Bob Layton. The H.A.R.D. Way, script by David Michelinie (plot, script) and Bob Layton (plot), pencils by David Lapham, inks by Bob Layton; Maniac, Hammerhead, Shakespeare, Superstar and Gunslinger--brought back to life from a comatose... $1 HARD Corps (1992) 2 CBCS 9.6 1993 - Cover pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Bob Layton. Vendetta On The Rocks, script by David Michelinie (plot, script) and Bob Layton (plot), pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Bob Layton; With one of their own dead at the hands of one Harada's Eggbreakers, things are getting desperate for the team when the Harbinger... $5 HARD Corps (1992) 3 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Cover pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Barry Windsor-Smith. Slaughter Street, script by David Michelinie (plot, script) and Bob Layton (plot), pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Bob Layton and Kathryn Bolinger; Tensions run high when the team starts breaking in Maniac's new replacement; Flatline's first day back to life in the H.A.R.D. Corps may just be his last when things go disastrously wrong during his first live fire exercise. $1 HARD Corps (1992) 5A CBCS 9.0 Bloodshot 1993 - Cover pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Tom Ryder. Chop Jam!, script by David Michelinie (plot; script) and Bob Layton (co-plot), pencils by Bernard Chang, inks by Tom Ryder; Bloodshot is looking for information on how he came to be, doing investigations on mobster Carboni; The H.A.R.D. Corps is on Bloodshot's trail to see if he's a Harbinger or not. $1 HARD Corps (1992) 6 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Cover pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Tom Ryder. Mountains of Pain, script by David Michelinie (plot, script) and Bob Layton (plot), art by Mike Leeke; Shakespeare's AWOL and the H.A.R.D. Corps team is faced with a perilous decision--rescue their colleague from the nest of alien spiders in Oregon, or stop Harada from buying his own country? $1 HARD Corps (1992) 7 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Cover pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Tom Ryder. The Juice of Heroes, script by David Michelinie (plot, script) and Bob Layton (plot), art by Mike Leeke; The team travels to the Oregon wilderness to infiltrate a nest of alien arachnids and their strange machines; Meanwhile, Hotshot is inducted into the corps. $1 HARD Corps (1992) 8 CBCS 9.8 1993 - Cover pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Tom Ryder. The B-Team or "Some Like It Hot (Shot)!, script by David Michelinie (plot, script) and Bob Layton (plot), pencils by Mike Leeke, inks by Paul Autio; With the main H.A.R.D. Corps team recovering from injuries, the "B" Team attempts to take out Harada; $1 HARD Corps (1992) 11 CBCS 9.6 1993 - Cover pencils by Yvel Guichet, inks by Rodney Ramos. Return To Slaughter Street, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Yvel Guichet, inks by Rodney Ramos; The team put their powers to the test in a booby-trapped ghost town named—affectionately--"Slaughter Street"; With a saboteur in their midst, a routine... $1 HARD Corps (1992) 14 CBCS 9.8 1994 - Cover pencils by Yvel Guichet, inks by Rodney Ramos. The Trouble With Midnight, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Yvel Guichet, inks by Rodney Ramos and Winston Blakely (backgrounds); The team grieves, but it's time to get back into action!; The team infiltrates a Harbinger base to find out what... $3 Vertigo Preview (1992) 1 CBCS 9.4 1992 - Vertigo preview featuring an exclusive Sandman story by Neil Gaiman and Kent Williams. Contains two page previews of Death: The High Cost of Living, Enigma, Sandman Mystery Theater, Mercy, Kid Eternity, Sebastian O, Black Orchid, Sandman, Hellblazer, Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, and Shade the Changing Man. $4 X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.4 Printing Error Variant 1993 - Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige... Please feel free to click HERE for the direct link to my listings. Thank you for checking them out. |
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| Postmortem.. Really good actually! (1 even broke the $5 min charge!!) Was expecting around $20-$25 on these 4 coupled with 2 sold in a prior BIN/OBO situation to remain in the black -all exceeded that threashold Now - caveats - these books were processed during a promo period thereby reducing the total fees and total costs I "needed" to recover So far, so good... especially as these were the bottom of the barrel for these issues - all remainders are in the 9's so would hope for better results. Got a bit jittery and pulled the 9.0 and 9.2's and set them as BIN/OBO....but with these results for 7.5 and 8.0's I'll probably dump them back into auction format in the future and be done with them!!!  |
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