Another Harbinger # 0 CGCed

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:47 am

Hey guys,

Just wanted to put out the general announcement that I sent my Harby #0 Pink to CGC the other week. I know Greg likes to track these things.

Yes, I generally speak ill of CGC and dislike the idea, but if my #0 comes back with a high enough grade, I intend to resell it for some nice cash. Any idea what a Harby #0 is going for in the low 9 range? I'm expecting it to come back between 9.2 and 9.4

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:05 am

Harby pink in 9.2...maybe $40 or something like that...

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:13 am

DawgPhan wrote:Harby pink in 9.2...maybe $40 or something like that...

Maybe less. A 8.0 went for like $30 or $39 to a board member a little while back. 9.4s haven't been selling well - maybe $50 max. For big bucks on that book, you need the 9.8 and even that book at that grade isn't selling like it used to. There are too many high grade copies of the book out there. Who knows what the summer holds, though.

If it were me, I wouldn't send it unless I thought it would come back 9.8. The book seems to be selling better raw than slabbed at 9.4 or less - even 9.6 soemtimes too.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:59 am

shaxper wrote:Hey guys,

Just wanted to put out the general announcement that I sent my Harby #0 Pink to CGC the other week. I know Greg likes to track these things.

Yes, I generally speak ill of CGC and dislike the idea, but if my #0 comes back with a high enough grade, I intend to resell it for some nice cash. Any idea what a Harby #0 is going for in the low 9 range? I'm expecting it to come back between 9.2 and 9.4

SHAX!!!

Dude, you HAVE to come around more often, man!

We miss you! (and not in a gay way)

(not that there's anything wrong with that)

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:58 pm

Always nice to be remembered here, Zeph. Thanks for the greeting

I do miss this place, but some personality conflicts with another member keep me from spending too much time here. Still, I love checking in from time to time.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:54 pm

shaxper wrote:I do miss this place, but some personality conflicts with another member keep me from spending too much time here. Still, I love checking in from time to time.

What did I do??

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:56 pm

shaxper wrote:Always nice to be remembered here, Zeph. Thanks for the greeting

I do miss this place, but some personality conflicts with another member keep me from spending too much time here. Still, I love checking in from time to time.

Wait....wait...personality conflicts??

....and it's not with ME???

No way.

Anyhoo, I owe you an Infinity Gauntlet run! I just can't find 4-6 for $1. Argh!

myron · Post by **myron** » Sun May 01, 2005 9:34 pm

shaxper wrote:Always nice to be remembered here, Zeph. Thanks for the greeting

I do miss this place, but some personality conflicts with another member keep me from spending too much time here. Still, I love checking in from time to time.

*SQUEE* if they can't take a joke shax...spend some time here!

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:57 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: Anyhoo, I owe you an Infinity Gauntlet run! I just can't find 4-6 for $1. Argh!

Woah, I'd completely forgotten about that! You know, I just recently picked up the full run of Silver Surfer 2nd series, as per your old request. I'm hoping that starting from the begining will give me a new appreciation for Thanos and the events leading up to the Infinity Gauntlet.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed May 04, 2005 8:23 pm

shaxper wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: Anyhoo, I owe you an Infinity Gauntlet run! I just can't find 4-6 for $1. Argh!
Woah, I'd completely forgotten about that! You know, I just recently picked up the full run of Silver Surfer 2nd series, as per your old request. I'm hoping that starting from the begining will give me a new appreciation for Thanos and the events leading up to the Infinity Gauntlet.

You SERIOUSLY could start from #34 and not miss a thing. #1-33 is fun, but #34-#50 will be....I predict....the most classic SS series of all.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Thu May 05, 2005 8:42 am

Hey shaxper! :littlesmile:

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:05 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: You SERIOUSLY could start from #34 and not miss a thing. #1-33 is fun, but #34-#50 will be....I predict....the most classic SS series of all.

But then I'd miss all the terrible early cover art, and what fun would that be?

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:10 am

Got my Harby #0 back from CGC today (6 week turn-around my *SQUEE*!). It's a 9.4. Looks like it wasn't even economically beneficial to get the darn thing graded. My Harby #1 also came back as a 9.2. Oh well.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:28 am

shaxper wrote:Got my Harby #0 back from CGC today (6 week turn-around my *SKREE*!). It's a 9.4. Looks like it wasn't even economically beneficial to get the darn thing graded. My Harby #1 also came back as a 9.2. Oh well.

Very respectible grades. Don't listen to the 9.8 hype.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:01 am

whetteon wrote:
shaxper wrote:Got my Harby #0 back from CGC today (6 week turn-around my *SKREE*!). It's a 9.4. Looks like it wasn't even economically beneficial to get the darn thing graded. My Harby #1 also came back as a 9.2. Oh well.
Very respectible grades. Don't listen to the 9.8 hype.

I would concur, but I've been watching the ebay auctions. I don't understand the hype, but it does seem to be affecting market value significantly

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:06 am

There's certainly nothing wrong with a 9.2 Harby 1.

The last Harby 0 pink 9.4 I had I think sold for like $35.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:21 pm

ckb wrote:
The last Harby 0 pink 9.4 I had I think sold for like $35.

I'd be excited about that, except that I paid $180 for it back in 1992 and just paid roughly $20 to CGC it because I thought I might get a fraction of that cost back

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:51 pm

whetteon wrote:
shaxper wrote:Got my Harby #0 back from CGC today (6 week turn-around my *SKREE*!). It's a 9.4. Looks like it wasn't even economically beneficial to get the darn thing graded. My Harby #1 also came back as a 9.2. Oh well.
Very respectible grades. Don't listen to the 9.8 hype.

If you are planning on keeping them, there is nothing wrong with those grades. If you are planning on selling, slabbing them just cost you more than it was worth.

Before you submit books again, feel free to ask if we think it's worth it. Could've saved you some $ if you are planning on selling.

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:58 pm

ckb wrote:There's certainly nothing wrong with a 9.2 Harby 1.

The last Harby 0 pink 9.4 I had I think sold for like $35.

yep, i picked up one for 35, and i think greg got another for around that.

I've been on the lookout for 9.4's as they are way down.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:27 am

400yrs wrote:
whetteon wrote:
shaxper wrote:Got my Harby #0 back from CGC today (6 week turn-around my *SKREE*!). It's a 9.4. Looks like it wasn't even economically beneficial to get the darn thing graded. My Harby #1 also came back as a 9.2. Oh well.
Very respectible grades. Don't listen to the 9.8 hype.
If you are planning on keeping them, there is nothing wrong with those grades. If you are planning on selling, slabbing them just cost you more than it was worth.

Before you submit books again, feel free to ask if we think it's worth it. Could've saved you some $ if you are planning on selling.

Well, what happened was that I had asked back when the Harby #0s were still way in demand, but waited a while before I went to CGC, so my info was out of date by a few months.

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:37 am

shaxper wrote:
ckb wrote:
The last Harby 0 pink 9.4 I had I think sold for like $35.

I'd be excited about that, except that I paid $180 for it back in 1992 and just paid roughly $20 to CGC it because I thought I might get a fraction of that cost back

Ouch. Looks nice on the wall in a man-cave! Tape a couple $100 bills to the back of it and you can brag to your friends "it's worth much more than I paid. Absolutely liquid, too.".

Peter Parker · Post by **Peter Parker** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:12 pm

Personally...ANY modern book "slabbed" lower than a NM 9.4...is basically worthless to a LARGE segment of the collecting community

Harby# 1 9.2...$25.00 if lucky

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:33 pm

ckb wrote:
shaxper wrote:
ckb wrote:
The last Harby 0 pink 9.4 I had I think sold for like $35.

I'd be excited about that, except that I paid $180 for it back in 1992 and just paid roughly $20 to CGC it because I thought I might get a fraction of that cost back
Ouch. Looks nice on the wall in a man-cave! Tape a couple $100 bills to the back of it and you can brag to your friends "it's worth much more than I paid. Absolutely liquid, too.".

Technically though, wouldn't the $100 bills count as a form of payment?

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:00 am

Peter Parker wrote:Personally...ANY modern book "slabbed" lower than a NM 9.4...is basically worthless to a LARGE segment of the collecting community

Harby# 1 9.2...$25.00 if lucky

So it worthless but can sell for $25.00?

Peter Parker · Post by **Peter Parker** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:13 am

whetteon wrote:
Peter Parker wrote:Personally...ANY modern book "slabbed" lower than a NM 9.4...is basically worthless to a LARGE segment of the collecting community

Harby# 1 9.2...$25.00 if lucky
So it worthless but can sell for $25.00?

Well, to ME, that's worthless

and let us not forget the grading fee Whett

so, the ACTUAL profit is $25.00
-19.00 -adding a calculated shipping charge of $3
= $6.00

as I said, worthless

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