Pink insanity

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:02 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

$127.50

Highest price in a while, maybe even the highest since valiant passed on, anyone know for sure?

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:23 am

Yes, this is most likely the highest price for an "ungraded" Harbinger 0 Pink
in ten years.

It's very interesting since Overstreet and Wizard just listed both books
in the $20 to $30 range. Why would it be $125+ all-of-the-sudden?

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:25 am

Most of those bidders are new to valiant so I'm guessing that Wizard reminded them about the book and because the auction lists its tiny print run and because it was the only ungraded one auctioned at that moment they freaked and bid high.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:21 am

Wow. It's exciting to see at least one Valiant issue close for nearly what I paid for it twelve years earlier. Let's keep the trend going!

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:44 am

That's funny, cause the seller even mentioned the books that were damaged in the original shipment. I'd forgotten all about that.

Wow...$127.50 for a Harb #0 Pink. Wow.

magnus20009 · Post by **magnus20009** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:34 am

Anyone notice that the guy who won it only has like a +3 rating. Could be a joy bidder.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:38 am

How many new members have visited the boards and asked for a Harbinger 0 Pink Lately?

justin · Post by **justin** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:44 am

<<<not a new member but needed one to fill out this collection, but CKB took care of that! And if they are going to be that price, I will wait until that is one of the last ones I need to finish my next collection!

-A

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:01 am

magnus20009 wrote:Anyone notice that the guy who won it only has like a +3 rating. Could be a joy bidder.

yeah, but notice the second highest bidder (at $125) has a 93 rating....not a newbie...

and don't forget the 3rd highest ($99.90) by "desert-comics" with a 653 rating.

$100 is a pretty steep dollar amount to pay for this book......glad i lucked out and found one for $3 about a month ago. (and i haggled w/the guy to get it down to that, for shame!!)

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:56 am

Hey, Arch, can I have that copy back for $50?

architect wrote:<<<not a new member but needed one to fill out this collection, but CKB took care of that! And if they are going to be that price, I will wait until that is one of the last ones I need to finish my next collection!

-A

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:57 am

Has my $550 CGC 9.8 H0pink sale made the trade magazines yet? That could explain it.

greg wrote:Yes, this is most likely the highest price for an "ungraded" Harbinger 0 Pink
in ten years.

It's very interesting since Overstreet and Wizard just listed both books
in the $20 to $30 range. Why would it be $125+ all-of-the-sudden?

justin · Post by **justin** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:43 am

ckb wrote:Hey, Arch, can I have that copy back for $50?

architect wrote:<<<not a new member but needed one to fill out this collection, but CKB took care of that! And if they are going to be that price, I will wait until that is one of the last ones I need to finish my next collection!

-A

LMAO! You land that Bloodshot 0 Platinum from Eskrine, and I'll think about it! If that sounds fair to you. (just kidding)

-A

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:41 pm

ckb wrote:Has my $550 CGC 9.8 H0pink sale made the trade magazines yet? That could explain it.

greg wrote:Yes, this is most likely the highest price for an "ungraded" Harbinger 0 Pink
in ten years.

It's very interesting since Overstreet and Wizard just listed both books
in the $20 to $30 range. Why would it be $125+ all-of-the-sudden?

Excellent point, CKB! Your $550 sale for CGC 9.8 Harbinger 0 Pink
is the ONLY Valiant sale mentioned by Josh Nathanson in his
market report for Overstreet Comic Price Review #9.

Even though you sold all those books, Josh didn't mention them...
(which is surprising since the CGC 9.8 Unity 0 Red sold for $650.)

That could be the answer... people reading OCPR might have been surprised...
and the CGC 9.8s for H0Pink on Ebay haven't been under $200 since...

I don't think Harbinger #0 Pink will SUSTAIN prices above $100, though...
when they've averaged $45 for multiple sales, it would be hard to sustain $60.

Shakespeare · Post by **Shakespeare** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:02 pm

I'm curious about the site where it sold for $550. How does it work?

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:10 pm

Shakespeare wrote:I'm curious about the site where it sold for $550. How does it work?

Comiclink.com is a "third party" who handles the sales.

The books are listed on ComicLink...
When there is a buyer, who has PAID their money to ComicLink,
the seller sends the books to ComicLink and they mail them to the buyer.

CKB waited until he had received the payment for the books
before he mailed them to ComicLink.
(ComicLink makes a percentage, of course.)

Shakespeare · Post by **Shakespeare** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:51 pm

Hmmmm...thanks. Does the seller set the price s/he wants for the book? Do you know what CL's percentage is? I might have a candidate soon that would seem to do better on Comic Link than elsewhere, considering the price realized for the Unity Red #0.

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:54 pm

I've never used ComicLink personally... it looks like they get 10% of the sale price.

Here are a lot of answers on their site...
http://www.comiclink.com/services.asp

Shakespeare · Post by **Shakespeare** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:11 pm

Thanks, Greg...and after I dissed Solar #14...what a guy!

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:54 pm

Actually, you ship the books to Josh blindly - with nothing but ultimate trust for him and his integrity.

Then you get a check a month or so later. It was a scary month for me, but $2k in sales is pocket change for the money spent on that site.

greg wrote:
Shakespeare wrote:I'm curious about the site where it sold for $550. How does it work?
Comiclink.com is a "third party" who handles the sales.

The books are listed on ComicLink...
When there is a buyer, who has PAID their money to ComicLink,
the seller sends the books to ComicLink and they mail them to the buyer.

CKB waited until he had received the payment for the books
before he mailed them to ComicLink.
(ComicLink makes a percentage, of course.)