Harbinger 1 Up For Grabs In CGC 9.8

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:56 am

This is your BIG boy!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=017

Smashey · Post by **Smashey** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:01 am

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Smashey · Post by **Smashey** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:03 am

Severely underpriced at the moment too with all the talks going on. If i wasnt towards the bottom of the food chain, I would snag this in a heartbeat.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:12 am

Smashey wrote:Severely underpriced at the moment too with all the talks going on. If i wasnt towards the bottom of the food chain, I would snag this in a heartbeat.

Agreed, the buy it now of a grand was low.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:15 am

It was a $1000 BIN? That seller is LUCKY.

$1200 is my prediction.

Smashey · Post by **Smashey** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:16 am

"was"

Is that you that bid on it? Should of just hit the BIN if so. Its gonna go higher than a g.

$1300 is mine

And actually wont be surprised at all if it were to hit $1500

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:17 am

And me about to go on vacation...

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:18 am

Hasn't been a sale on eBay since Nov of 06.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:19 am

Smashey wrote:"was"

Is that you that bid on it? Should of just hit the BIN if so. Its gonna go higher than a g.

$1300 is mine

And actually wont be surprised at all if it were to hit $1500

No, I'm in SELLING mode, not buying.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:20 am

Smashey wrote:"was"

Is that you that bid on it? Should of just hit the BIN if so. Its gonna go higher than a g.

$1300 is mine

And actually wont be surprised at all if it were to hit $1500

Yeah, I bid on it. I deliberated using buy-it-now. The seller rating concerned me. If not for that I'd have bought it.
I doubt I'll win it. On the slight chance I do I'll be happy. If not and it sets a record, maybe it'll pull my Harby 1s in CGC 9.4 and 9.6 up.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:22 am

Smashey wrote:"was"

Is that you that bid on it? Should of just hit the BIN if so. Its gonna go higher than a g.

$1300 is mine

And actually wont be surprised at all if it were to hit $1500

I'll be surprised if it hits $1500. That's double the last sale. There's hype, but not THAT much hype.

Something to think about....

There are 12 Harby #1s on the census...

There are only 7 Primer 2s.

And 6 Batman 428s.

Something to think about....

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:24 am

It's definately going to be interesting to see what this goes for. I may end up regretting not buying it. We all might.

Smashey · Post by **Smashey** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:28 am

No, I'm in SELLING mode, not buying.

Was directed at Starbrand, you and me posted at the same time.

I really think we are all gonna be surprised with how much this climbs to.
If Solar #10 can grab $1000 same day its listed......

With the return of VEI, and movie news

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:31 am

Smashey wrote:
No, I'm in SELLING mode, not buying.
Was directed at Starbrand, you and me posted at the same time.

I really think we are all gonna be surprised with how much this climbs to.

1,500 won't surprise me. More won't surprise me either. Let's see what happens. I do think the seller underestimated it.

Smashey · Post by **Smashey** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:33 am

No, I'm in SELLING mode, not buying.

I actually cant beleive you are selling the albedo. I know what ya paid for it, but you seemed real happy to own it.

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:03 am

This will hit $1500 and I won't even be bidding on it (timing).

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:06 am

*SQUEE* wrote:This will hit $1500 and I won't even be bidding on it (timing).

Someone might be willing to bid even more in anticipation of where this book might be at in a few years. It might look too high now, and might be a great move looking back in a few years.

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:26 am

If I had the spare cash right now I would jump on it.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:49 am

*SQUEE* wrote:This will hit $1500 and I won't even be bidding on it (timing).

Doubt it.

Unless it's manipulated.

Straight bidding?

Nah. Probably not.

We'll see who's right.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:52 am

Smashey wrote:
No, I'm in SELLING mode, not buying.
Was directed at Starbrand, you and me posted at the same time.

I really think we are all gonna be surprised with how much this climbs to.
If Solar #10 can grab $1000 same day its listed......

With the return of VEI, and movie news

Solar #10 is just as rare (currently) as Harby #1. Granted, Solar #10 wasn't AS popular as Harby #1 "back in the day"....but it was damn close.

There were few books that broke the $100 barrier back in 1993...Solar #10 was one of them.

And that Solar #10 was bought by someone who needed it. Unless I'm high on crack, that person already HAS a Harby #1 9.8.

We'll see.....

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:53 am

Smashey wrote:
No, I'm in SELLING mode, not buying.
I actually cant beleive you are selling the albedo. I know what ya paid for it, but you seemed real happy to own it.

Yeah, well....I need money.

I'll buy another one down the line.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:12 am

StarBrand wrote:
*SQUEE* wrote:This will hit $1500 and I won't even be bidding on it (timing).
Someone might be willing to bid even more in anticipation of where this book might be at in a few years. It might look too high now, and might be a great move looking back in a few years.

Guys....what are you basing these predictions on?

Gut feeling?

The people who are paying "the big money" for the books they need already have Harby #1 9.8.

Harbinger #1 on eBay, in raw form, have been selling for $25-$35, the same prices they've been selling for since Acclaim's bankrupcty sale in Feb of 2005.

While 9.6 copies have been slowly going up, there's been no "spike" in price for them.

Same with 9.4s.

So....going by these market indicators, and not just going by "there's going to be a movie" hype nonsense (the film has a Director interested in directing it....do you know how many steps prior to even PRE-production that is?) what basis do you have for saying that it'll hit "$1500+"....?

Again, aside from "gut feeling."

Understand...I'm not saying it won't....and it would be really neat if it did....but what are the INDICATIONS that suggest that this is not only possible, but probable?

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:49 am

If it does sell for $1,500 it wont be someone here surely.

Much better to buy 50 raw copies graded NM and see what you get.

Like ZWH said people here who want this grade with money already have them i imagine.

If it goes as high as $1,500, it will be someone who doesnt know the Valiant marketplace, someone who is buying into the movie hype before there is nothing more than an anouncement that someone wants to do the movie or someone with more money than they know what to do with.

All just IMO of course.

Ian

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:12 am

Draco wrote:If it does sell for $1,500 it wont be someone here surely.

Much better to buy 50 raw copies graded NM and see what you get.

Like ZWH said people here who want this grade with money already have them i imagine.

If it goes as high as $1,500, it will be someone who doesnt know the Valiant marketplace, someone who is buying into the movie hype before there is nothing more than an anouncement that someone wants to do the movie or someone with more money than they know what to do with.

All just IMO of course.

Ian

No way you could get 50 copies for $1500 anymore.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:28 am

I wasn't necessarily suggesting you could get 50 copies for that same amount, but if you bouught 50 raw copies you might well get the 9.8 and quite a few 9.6/9.4's for which You could recoop a good hit of your money.

If you are paying $50+ bucks in an attempt to get a 9.8 it would be expensive but you would get a better shot a 9.8 buying them from a reliable source for a fraction of the price.

Some folks like to cut the hassle out which is entirely their choice, but for the collector who likes to play the game then it might well be a much better option

Admittedly getting 50 might actually prove difficult in itself

I have picked up two in the last month for a combined £6.00 but im from the UK.

I dont have a 9.8 amongst my hoard but its coming.....

...... i hope.