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Speculation Corner: Annihilation Conquest: Starlord #1
RJ Droll writes; Whether it's on a convention floor or on eBay, the various first appearances of the characters slated to appear in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie are commanding premium prices.  Groot seems to have taken the lead right now, with a mid-grade copy of Tales to Astonish #13 selling for $1,200 this[...]
eBay Members Scam Amazing Fantasy #15 Scammer {UPDATE]
Good luck to all bidders! Which would be fine if it weren't lost in all the cut and pasted Wikipedia text. Thankfully enough people did see it and junk eBay accounts have been used to increase bids to thirteen million dollars – of which the seller will receive none. UPDATE: He's back… In the middle of a very[...]
Mignola Questions Mark-Up
Early Sunday morning this was posted on Mike Mignola's twitter feed.   Once again…why would you buy a Hellboy Print on eBay for $124 when yo can purchase the same print on our website… http://t.co/Cr460rLoX2 — Mike Mignola (@artofmmignola) July 7, 2013   The print in question is the Hellboy Wild Hunt print that was done for the Phoenix Comicon[...]
Templesmith Covers Walking Dead for Hero Initiative
Fan favorite artist and all around nice guy Ben Templesmith did up a The Walking Dead sketch cover for The Hero Initiative that is now up for auction on eBay Having only been posted a few hours ago, seeing six bids and a price of $500 is very encouraging. For those not familiar with the Hero[...]
Image Expo Opens, Exclusive Comics On eBay Already
He tells us; I've just arrived at the Image Expo in San Francisco, doors have opened a little late at 9.15am. I barely got here due to the BART strike, and the occupy movement holding my bus for 20 mins in traffic. Turn out is good, a nice mix of retailers, media and public. We've all grabbed our variants[...]
Would You Pay $3000 For The Very First Mouse Guard Sketchbook?
In total I printed between 4 and 7 of them for that convention, and I have none left now. Well one ended up on eBay CGCed for $3000, before it was withdrawn from sale I get the feeling a private deal may have been arranged, far from eBay and Paypal's fees… Wikipedia says that the first[...]
Sketch Scammers Return Stock To Stores After Seeing Their Faces On Bleeding Cool
On eBay, through CraigsList and directly at stores. A number of comic retailers were hit by this gang, and one Bleeding Cool report managed to get photos of them, thanks to the WonderWorld's CCTV system. Which seems to have done the trick. I'm told that after Bleeding Cool published the photos, the scammers returned to each of the[...]
Kirkman, Staples And Guillory Sketch Scammers Caught On Camera
Faked work by Rob Guillory, Robert Kirkman and Fiona Staples, on eBay, on CraigsList and now in person, store to store These shots were taken in Wonderworld Comics, Taylor, Michigan. In many case they don't try and get money, just high end trade items that they can then sell on Or, embellish further Such as this[...]
A Fake Rob Guillory Chew Sketch
This is not a sketch from Rob Guillory of Chew. This is not a certification from And Books Too This is an eBay con. This is not a sketch from Rob Guillory of Chew. This is not a certification from And Books Too This is an eBay con. This is not a sketch from Rob Guillory of Chew. This is[...]
Star Wars #1 Gets A Third Printing
Star Wars #1 first print has sold for up to $50. The second print for $8. Brian Wood and Carlos D’Anda's Star Wars #1 from Dark Horse has sold out of its
Yes, 2013, We Have A Thousand Dollar Chew #1
A copy of Chew #1 with a CGC of 9.9 is currently selling on eBay with bids up to $1200. Sadly it hasn't reached its reserve price But it shows you that demand for the comic is, at least, priced at $1200. I really wish Rob Guillory and John Layman were sitting on unopened boxes of the[...]
Star Wars #1 Smashes Through $40 Barrier On eBay – Will It Hit $50 By Next Week?
And are prepared to pay for it. All the cover price-eBay listings were instantly snapped up, leaving only the Open Bid listings, with the issue about to close already attracting bids of over $40. Interesting the, presumably, rarer and geographically harder to locate Hastings variant of Star Wars #1 is only selling for between $20 to $25. Speculators[...]
How Amazing Spider-Man #700 Ended Up On eBay
The purchase was made, he rushed to eBay… the rest is now history. Canal Street is on a direct subway line from 50th Street station, right next to Marvel's offices.       Canal Street was the location of a rather intriguing exchange between two men a couple of nights ago. Not Canal Street in Manchester, but Canal Street Station[...]
Amazing Spider-Man 700, The eBay Incident – Saturday Trending Topics
There's been a lot of attention surrounding Amazing Spider-Man 700 this week, and this is just the latest chapter: This is an eBay listing for Amazing Spider-Man #700, in hand, for $50 It was ended early after Marvel Comics intervened. Most-Read Comic Stories Today – Amazing Spider-Man 700: So How Did Amazing Spider-Man 700 Leak Anyway? –  This is[...]
So How Did Amazing Spider-Man #700 Leak Anyway?
This is an eBay listing for Amazing Spider-Man #700, in hand, for $50 It was ended early after Marvel Comics intervened. It was listed by the owner of Comic Crusaders, an online comic book store based in Long Island, New York. He read his copy on the 13th of December before putting it on eBay for $50[...]
More Stealth Death Of The Family Comics (SPOILERS)
Are you a collector of the current Death Of The Family storyline in Batman? Think you've got every bit so far, even those Batman And Robin and Nightwing and Red Hood And The Outlaws issues that no one actually told you were Death Of The Family tie-ins? Feeling pretty smug with yourself? Quick! Run back to[...]
So, How To Buy, Sell And Trade Those Marvel Digital Codes
Yesterday we ran an article highlighting the practice of people selling their free digital codes with $3.99 Marvel Comics on eBay, but there is apparently a probloem eBay isn't too happy about selling digital codes, as it is hard to police or prove fraud, and so has been deleting listings. So what to do? Well, there[...]
Suicide Squad #14 Selling Copies For $15 On eBay
But give it time. Raw, unslabbed copies of Suicide Squad #14, which went on sale today, are selling copies on eBay for $14.95 Considering it only went on sale a few hours ago at $2.99, that's not bad And yes, it's one of the Joker die cut covers as Batman: Death of The Family And the[...]
Fake Brendan McCarthy Paradax Art On eBay
Found on eBay Brendan McCarthy: "I really put my greatest effort into making sure that the Paradax comic was going to look amazing It's a great personal favourite of mine Paradax 1 and Strange Days 2 I think aresome of my best works." Paradax first appeared in the three issues of Strange Days (1984-1985). This is an increadibly RARE item[...]
When Josh Hoopes Stole From His Place Of Work… And From Artist Pasquale Qualano
In our many investigations of the comic indusry conman Josh Hoopes, we discovered that he was working at a saw mill in Sacramento, California, appropriately ACME Saw. However, it appears now that he is no longer working there, thought through no action of ours. Instead he was fired by the company for stealing tools from the company[...]
Would You Pay $50 To Read Captain America #1 Right Now?
And naturally they've turned up on eBay. But one of them, Captain America #1 from the Marvel relaunch was still a month away from publication. They were on sale at the show from $100-$200 and are getting around $50–$90 on eBay right now. The question is… can you wait? My answer? Yes. At the retailer breakfast meeting at New York[...]
eBay's Setify To Make Collecting Comics Fun Again, With The Walking Bread
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flzdU6OBW8[/youtube] eBay's latest venture is Setify, a way for comic book collectors… and other collectors But the examples it gives are comics, specifically a fellow collecting copies of the Walking Bread, all slabbed. It's an attempt to create a social network for collectors, show off your collection, and manage your wants lists, in a very user friendly[...]
The J Scott Campbell Austin Powers Comic That Never Was
Just sold on eBay for a ridiculously low price of $10.50 One of a very few remaining posters that prove that, at one point, Wildstorm Comics pitched to make an Austin Powers comic book This poster, with art by J Scott Campbell, was created for the pitch. Naturally, it never went through, but we are left[...]