Best way to sell CGC9.8 BloodShot #0 Platinum Error Variant?

iopollycron · Post by **iopollycron** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:22 am

Hi all, I'm hoping to hear from the Valiant experts. I Bought a CGC slabbed 9.8 of the super ultra rare Bloodshot #0 Platinum Printing Error Cover. It's super sweet and by far the pride of my entire comic book collection. Unfortunately I need to sell to cover some pressing medical bills. My question is: from the experts point of view, what's the best way to try and sell this? I got lucky and bought it through Ebay in 2008 but don't think that's a good venue for a comic like this. I really really don't want to sell it and I'll probably cry when I do, lol.

I also have a Harbinger #0 CGC 9.8 Valiant Mail Away Pink Variant up for auction right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152332237746?ss ... 1555.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for your advice!

DirtbagSailor · Post by **DirtbagSailor** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:34 am

You could list it here on the VF Forums. Either one of us might buy it, or we KNOW someone who will.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:37 am

iopollycron wrote:Hi all, I'm hoping to hear from the Valiant experts. I Bought a CGC slabbed 9.8 of the super ultra rare Bloodshot #0 Platinum Printing Error Cover. It's super sweet and by far the pride of my entire comic book collection. Unfortunately I need to sell to cover some pressing medical bills. My question is: from the experts point of view, what's the best way to try and sell this? I got lucky and bought it through Ebay in 2008 but don't think that's a good venue for a comic like this. I really really don't want to sell it and I'll probably cry when I do, lol.

I also have a Harbinger #0 CGC 9.8 Valiant Mail Away Pink Variant up for auction right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152332237746?ss ... 1555.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for your advice!

Ebay is the best bet with massive books like this. the fees suck, but it is no doubt the place with the most eyes.

DBS is correct you can for sure get a buyer here. But with medical bills involved, I'd need TOP dollar.

BUT if you do not want to do ebay (and I can for sure understand that), I'd PM DBS. He be the 1st person I'd contact with a book like this.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:38 am

Oh. and I hope you are ok / going to be ok.

iopollycron · Post by **iopollycron** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:47 am

Thanks, the bills are for my wife. If it was me I would just rather keep the book and suffer, haha.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:50 am

iopollycron wrote:Thanks, the bills are for my wife. If it was me I would just rather keep the book and suffer, haha.

Im sorry about your lady. If you don't want to do ebay, seriously, pm DBS. We had a big sale in the past. and he was 100% great to deal with, and if he is not interested (which would be shocking) he will know who is.

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:08 am

Hi, welcome and hope all works out. You've already had good advice on the platinum. For the Harbinger I wonder if you could consider international shipping?

/Magnus

iopollycron · Post by **iopollycron** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:17 am

@ Elveen, I will try and post pics of the Bloodshot here tonight for those that might be interested.

@ Magnusr, I'm willing to consider international shipping on the Harbinger #0 for anyone that contacts me

nycjadie · Post by **nycjadie** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:54 am

I might be interested in an off eBay sale. Sorry to hear about your wife. I've been there. Family is everything to me. I've sold my entire comic collection twice for family. It's always fun to build it back up though.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 12:21 pm

nycjadie wrote:I might be interested in an off eBay sale. Sorry to hear about your wife. I've been there. Family is everything to me. I've sold my entire comic collection twice for family. It's always fun to build it back up though.

Great truth

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 2:21 pm

Send me a pm, I might be interested depending on price.

BloodShot · Post by **BloodShot** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:11 pm

maraxusofkeld wrote:Send me a pm, I might be interested depending on price.

Ditto.

paradise · Post by **paradise** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:37 pm

I hope you understand the way in which I mean what I write below, it's not meant to be personal or to be mean, but this is a community of good friends and someone should mention it.

To everyone contacting right now about these books, I urge you to be very careful. This is a super rare book, and is pretty expensive so I would be very wary of someone's first post being "I gotta sell this expensive item to pay bills". I am not sure if I would send this type of money to someone I had ZERO clue about.

If you can work it out in a way that is transparent and real, good luck with the sale and the purchase and it's a holy grail type of item. That's what worries me the most. Specially with international shipping where you lose ALL protections.

corey · Post by **corey** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:13 pm

lmk as well your price and gl with all things in life

p.s are you this guy by any chance?

http://www.ebay.com/usr/iopollycron?_tr ... 7675.l2559" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

i been refreshing your items for sale every few hours to see this posted lol

and you live in close to some of my family in Xenia? right beside the dayton fliers stadium i believe

Dr Noel · Post by **Dr Noel** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:27 pm

paradise wrote:I hope you understand the way in which I mean what I write below, it's not meant to be personal or to be mean, but this is a community of good friends and someone should mention it.

To everyone contacting right now about these books, I urge you to be very careful. This is a super rare book, and is pretty expensive so I would be very wary of someone's first post being "I gotta sell this expensive item to pay bills". I am not sure if I would send this type of money to someone I had ZERO clue about.

If you can work it out in a way that is transparent and real, good luck with the sale and the purchase and it's a holy grail type of item. That's what worries me the most. Specially with international shipping where you lose ALL protections.

No one wants to be the cynical type, but this is very true...

I hope everything turns out ok with your wife.

JCP · Post by **JCP** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:21 pm

Elveen wrote:Oh. and I hope you are ok / going to be ok.

this. Best wishes on the sale and your health and finances. I've been in your shoes and it's truly awful and humbling.

Intrepidxc · Post by **Intrepidxc** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 12:35 am

I'd say post it as an auction here. Lots of folks (as already demonstrated) are interested. Me included.

corey · Post by **corey** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 7:08 pm

well my friends this comic will be on comiclink next month.....anybody ever used this site before? would like to know if ppl like this site to buy

i will be going for it..seriously doubt i get but ill try

nycjadie · Post by **nycjadie** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:22 am

I've never used Comic Link, but I know about it. The UI and UX are pretty awful, and they never have anything I'm looking for, so I rarely visit, if at all.

GGSAE · Post by **GGSAE** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:22 pm

I've heard of more and more people going there (big collection locally looking to end up there), not sure what the appeal is but it may give ebay and the others a run for their money.

unityshadowman · Post by **unityshadowman** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:20 pm

IMHO, eBay brings a wider audience/prospective buyers. What's detracting, the seller fees?

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:38 pm

Comiclink actually handles the book... actually does the shipping, so bidders are guaranteed to get the book.

Bidders may not trust a new/inexperienced seller on Ebay to actually send a high dollar book and may bid lower out of fear.

unityshadowman · Post by **unityshadowman** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:38 pm

greg wrote:Comiclink actually handles the book... actually does the shipping, so bidders are guaranteed to get the book.

Bidders may not trust a new/inexperienced seller on Ebay to actually send a high dollar book and may bid lower out of fear.

Thanks Greg, I hadn't considered the trust factor as a component. Guess I've been pretty lucky, and have relied on the PayPal protection.

I've never purchased or sold anything through Comiclink. Having them manage a verified item and handle shipping sounds like a nice, reliable service.

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:41 am

I've bought and sold on Comiclink. They get 10% of a sale price, similar to Ebay, but they receive the the book and send it to the buyer, so there's both a confidence and confidential aspect.

It's pretty clear that some buyers and sellers, particularly for high priced books, really appreciate confidentiality. Ebay does an OK job of masking bidder identity, but Comiclink completely hides both buyer and seller.

Ebay's bidder protection is probably fine, but I wouldn't buy a very expensive book on Ebay from a seller without a good history of selling a similar level of books. I have bid more and spent more for individual books on Comiclink and Heritage than Ebay because I knew a "trusted middleman" would handle the book first.

Even some (not necessarily high dollar) books I've sold on this board have been confidential from a private message rather than a public "I'll take it" post because the buyer didn't want any public announcement.

corey · Post by **corey** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:39 pm

greg wrote:I've bought and sold on Comiclink. They get 10% of a sale price, similar to Ebay, but they receive the the book and send it to the buyer, so there's both a confidence and confidential aspect.

It's pretty clear that some buyers and sellers, particularly for high priced books, really appreciate confidentiality. Ebay does an OK job of masking bidder identity, but Comiclink completely hides both buyer and seller.

Ebay's bidder protection is probably fine, but I wouldn't buy a very expensive book on Ebay from a seller without a good history of selling a similar level of books. I have bid more and spent more for individual books on Comiclink and Heritage than Ebay because I knew a "trusted middleman" would handle the book first.

Even some (not necessarily high dollar) books I've sold on this board have been confidential from a private message rather than a public "I'll take it" post because the buyer didn't want any public announcement.

do you know if the bidder has to pay the 10%? or pay taxes on the final bid?

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