Entire run of Valiants on ebay and I mean ENTIRE

R Daneel · Post by **R Daneel** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:41 pm

dave wrote:you musta been bored to figure that out-
and i din't mean to offend anyone saying that you're all just cheapskates not really trying to win, i was simply wondering if anyone was doing what i thought they might be doing...(convoluted enough for you?)

i'm glad that i've reached this heightened state of self-awareness to the extent that thusly and therefore you are all very much more dumber than me...

LOL, that sounds all too familiar. I won't comment further!

I do a lot of eBay stuff, so I knew over 1k that it was a $25 outbid. The subtraction is what took me so long!

I don't disagree about the possibility of people bidding just to bid, assuming it is still going to go a bit higher.

Billy Walker · Post by **Billy Walker** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:04 am

I will ship the books however the buyer prefers (although I may limit it to no more than three separate shipments). If you want the key books separately then that's what I'll do.

Also, I wanted to point out again that any readers on this board that live outside the US are eligible to bid provided they will work with me to minimize the shipping issues. I thought this message might be a little buried by now so I wanted to mention it again.

Billy

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 2:21 pm

I have to admit, this was sort of what I wanted to see happen--someone posting up an auction for the entire collection of Valiant comics. I wondered how much it would go for, how much attention it would receive.

It's half the reason why I decided to make my own Valiant collection--to see if I can complete my own by going through bargain bins and such and seeing how much it'd be total.

skiw · Post by **skiw** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:53 pm

Hey Billy,

I do not know if you have already done so, but I have just new thread on the CGC boards regarding your auction.

http://boards.collectors-society.com/sh ... Post451113

Hopefully this will help to drive up the price!

Cheers,
Skiw

Billy Walker · Post by **Billy Walker** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:57 pm

Thanks for the heads up. It's nice to be noticed. I hope this does indeed widen the interest. Greg deserves the credit. He put the web site up, which led me to get a jump on the rush for 100%. If I hadn't found the site, the collection would not have been finished, and now it wouldn't be out there drawing attention to Greg's site. So does this site qualify as a self-fulfilling prophesy? It's looks like Greg's one-man campaign for Valiant and a little help from the rest of us might actually lead to the Valiant revival we've always wanted. That should make us all feel pretty good.
Something to think about, eh Greg!?
Billy

riptide_soccer · Post by **riptide_soccer** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:30 pm

Well...I've been away for a few days and look what I've come back to.

I am extremely curious as to what this auction will bring. The speculators will go wild in the last minute.

Did this also include the Valiant Voices???

I'll be watching...and maybe bidding...in the last minute

As a side bar, does anyone have a Bloodshot Platinum they want to sell???

riptide_soccer · Post by **riptide_soccer** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:34 pm

I cannot believe I'm the only one that voted that this auction will end above $3,000....

I'm telling you, the speculators are going to go crazy, the snipe engines will be in full force....

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:44 am

I was one of those "dummies" who figured $1500. I guess the egg is on my face now

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:48 am

Correct me if I'm wrong - isn't the current high bidder, tdcomix, the outfit closely associated with CGG?

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:51 am

ckb wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong - isn't the current high bidder, tdcomix, the outfit closely associated with CGG?

If that's true and he wins, should we expect a whole set of 9.8 valiant comics coming to light?

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:57 am

whetteon wrote:
ckb wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong - isn't the current high bidder, tdcomix, the outfit closely associated with CGG?
If that's true and he wins, should we expect a whole set of 9.8 valiant comics coming to light?

Hell if those comiclink auctions were any indication 3-4 9.8+ books outta this set could more than pay for the entire collection....think that a 9.8 xo gold 1/2 would go for...are there any graded vvss books? what would a 9.8 EW 27 bring?

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:45 am

whetteon wrote:
ckb wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong - isn't the current high bidder, tdcomix, the outfit closely associated with CGG?
If that's true and he wins, should we expect a whole set of 9.8 valiant comics coming to light?

We'll be seeing those independent of this auction...

Billy Walker · Post by **Billy Walker** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:51 pm

Well, this is it. Only a few minutes left until my Valiants are sold. This is a great hobby and I wish everyone well. I'll be around from time to time but as of July, I will be a new father and my Valiant comments will be few and far between.
I'll look in from time to time to see if Greg's site can generate enough interest to get these characters published again. I have a feeling that someone will do something in the future. Just a hunch...
Thanks to Zero, Hillman, Sonicdan, and others who helped me put this set together in the first place.
Best wishes,
Billy

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:58 pm

2,024 big ones, good job, Billy! That's a lot more than I thought it would go for.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 7:02 pm

Damn! I almost had it. Do I get a prize for coming second???
Oh well congrats on the cash billy.

Ghetto D · Post by **Ghetto D** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:29 pm

Congratulations on both the cash and the baby!

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:39 pm

Congrats, Billy. Sorry I couldn't push this any higher - I have money tied up elsewhere, despite the CGC books I just sold.

I spent some time figuring what my bid would have been, and it was $2200.

johnhickman · Post by **johnhickman** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:41 am

Wow, this was pretty amazing. Anyone remember the collection that went up about this time last year? It didn't get it's reserve, but hit about 1200 before the bidding ended. I bought privately from the guy for about 1500 shipped, so it looks like the value of a "wholesale" collection went up about 25% in one year! Pretty amazing for a "dead" comic publisher.

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:12 am

johnhickman wrote:Wow, this was pretty amazing. Anyone remember the collection that went up about this time last year? It didn't get it's reserve, but hit about 1200 before the bidding ended. I bought privately from the guy for about 1500 shipped, so it looks like the value of a "wholesale" collection went up about 25% in one year! Pretty amazing for a "dead" comic publisher.

1500 to 2000 is actually a 33% increase.

johnhickman · Post by **johnhickman** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:28 pm

greg wrote:
johnhickman wrote:Wow, this was pretty amazing. Anyone remember the collection that went up about this time last year? It didn't get it's reserve, but hit about 1200 before the bidding ended. I bought privately from the guy for about 1500 shipped, so it looks like the value of a "wholesale" collection went up about 25% in one year! Pretty amazing for a "dead" comic publisher.
1500 to 2000 is actually a 33% increase.

Doh!

Billy Walker · Post by **Billy Walker** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:35 pm

For anyone keeping track I did some research and found out the buyer of this lot now lives overseas...Looking back I wish someone on this board had ended up with it. Just my 2011 update...

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:31 pm

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:52 pm

cant believe the poll is still active

Billy Walker · Post by **Billy Walker** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:04 pm

Robb77, you've got a pretty good chance of getting it right. Go ahead and guess

This almost begs the question:
What would a complete master set bring in 2011?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:32 pm

im about 10 short so im hoping a lot

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