From: lmlc@brahms.udel.edu (Carolyn M Chandler)
Subject: Re: valiant 4 sale
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 00:26:54 GMT

In article <gegEgpy00WBKA6Ql8q@andrew.cmu.edu> Purbaya Pantja <pp1w+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>This is the first time that I opened this folder and found out that my
>ad has become a controversial subject.  Let me tell you all what my
>opinion is about what is going on here.
>
>You all have to understand that the comic market is regional, especially
>for low print books, because the distribution of this book would be very
>random. The price of these books, as a result, vary; sometimes, they
>even vary alot, just as the case of Valiant titles. Harb 1 at $70 may be
>too expensive for someone, but definitely not at the San Diego Con  a
>couple months ago. At the first day, people were still selling them at
>$50. By the third day, everybody was sold out except for those peole who
>were selling them at $100.00.   By the fourth day, it was selling for
>$125.00.  Now, if you bought one at $100.00, could you say to yourself
>you're being ripped ? It depends.  If you only know that they sold them
>at $50 and never found out that it were $125.00 the following day, the
>answer is yes. But , if he or she did find out that it was selling for
>$125.00 the following day, he or she may be grateful.

It is my personal opinion that anyone who pays more then 60 for harbniger
should be shot. Someone should teach these people to read CBG. I just
picked one up for 30 and that seems steep.

>
>Secondly, I always assume that people that buy comics should shop around
>first. The same goes for seller also. Before you sell something, I
>assume that you first find out what the market price is. It is not hard
>to do this. You can always call the local stores or even ask opinions
>from networks. In fact, I just saw a person asking what the price of
>Spect Spidey 189 and he or she got a lot of response.  Now, for the
>seller, it is up to him or her to put whatever price he/she wants to
>put. There are no systematic way on how to price a comic, right ?
>Everybody has its own way. Some people price the comics based on the
>price guide; some use Wizard, BCG, Overstreet, etc. That's cool. I base
>my price not just from what is going on, but also what will happen in
>the future. For example, Magnus 12. For anybody who does not know, it is
>the first appearance of Turok, and Turok will have its own series in
>early 1993. According to the Wizard, I think it's $6.00. Would I sell
>them at $6.00? NO! The reason is simply because that I know it will go
>up in value as the series comes out. There are alot of people who
>obviously do not use my pricing method, because there are still alot of
>people out there who are selling this book even for less than $6.00.
>
I am of the belief that this kind of three-years-from-now-this-comic-will-
be-worth-1million-bucks speculation is what is killing the collecting
market today.  If i were a dealer i am sure i would take part in this
but someday it will have to stop. After the price of har #1 hits more then
like 200 in wizard we should all start praying for the comics collecting 
race(i will join you after i sell my nine copies).


>
>In conclusion, my advice to you who are buying or selling comics through
>this network: look around before you do something. I do not have any
>complain at all when I found out that Jim Scowow was offerring some
>comic places that may be selling Valiant comics cheaper that I am.

if this is true, you sir are a better man then I.
-morgan
(I'm sure this is true anyway but hey!)
--morgan


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