Turtlemania gold on ebay?
 

i came across these two turtlemania golds on ebay and thought it was too good to be true. two copies, #4 of 10 and #6 of 10. both copies were sold by the same person for $450 each, however due to the extreme rarity of these items i figured they were fakes. i did a lot of research on these and the only thing that i could find was that on the first inside page (the only white page that is pictured in this auction) is slightly see through, which i dont believe is the case with the white and silver versions. only one of these copies had signatures from both eastman and laird on it, which i didnt find odd because that is the case with number #8 of 10, where as #1 and #2 of 10 did not have signatures. the links for the ended auctions are below, can anyone else offer some insight on these copies? my gut tells me they're fake, however if someone can offer some reasons why, that would be great. lastly if anyone knows how to tell the difference between a real and a fake so that in the future i can be well informed on the matter, that would be greatly helpful and appreciated.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_500wt_1258

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_500wt_1258

I'm heartbroken I missed these auctions. They were already sold by the time I got the email. I would have pulled the trigger in a second had i seen them in time.

Anyway, to answer your question, there have been no known counterfeits of this particular book. The only counterfeits I have seen in relation to Turtlemania Special #1 are people taking whites and having them signed, then trying to sell them as silvers.

And as someone who considers himself an expert on being able to recognize Kevin and Peter's work (and as a Turtlemania Gold owner), I can tell you without a doubt, that they are both authentic.

This now makes 6 out of the 10 known to collectors. There are still 4 copies out there somewhere :-)

thank you for the information, i really appreciate it

These are 5 of the 6 we know about. There is one missing from the album (if anyone has a picture of the missing one, let me know)

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...mania%20Golds/

The missing photo is 9/10. So we (as a community) now have:
1/10
2/10
4/10
6/10
8/10
9/10

Leaving 3, 5, 7, and 10 still out there somewhere.

WOW that is crazy... Alton, IL is a small town, not even 3 min away from where I live... how did this lady end up with these?!?!?!?

Damn, 1 person had 2 of these things all this time!

Wonder if the buyer resides on the Drome?

the profile pic looks like a little old lady, and her past and current auctions look like... furniture.. I don't get it.

Maybe they belonged to her son or something.

Wow, I would have gotten at least one of those too had I seen them in time. Too bad I was at a party all day! Oh well. Hope they went to a good home. I would also agree with a good percentage of certainty that these are authentic.

Yeah, I saw these quite early after being listed, and was wondering if they were authentic, especially as someone said, they seemed to being sold for quite a low price compared to what I was expecting. Evidently I should have pulled the trigger on one of them then... bugger.

Damn I'm pissed I missed my chance!

I wonder how long it will take the people who bought them to CGC them and relist them.......

The buyer is actually a Turtle collector. So I'm not sure you'll see these relisted. If they sell, they will most likely go to someone else within the circle.

I'm glad to know that almost all 10 of these copies belong to fans from this forum even if I don't own one personally it's like we all do because we're all connected through this site and share any info with eachother this is why I like the Technodrome Forum.

Wish I would have seen this earlier too. Quick question. If they did not have a "buy it now price" how much do you think these things could have went for. I know they are worth whatever people are willing to pay, but I have never seen one of these for sale at any price since only 10 exist.

I believe high price so far for one is 4k.

And once again the wildly divergent pendulum of TMNT comic values swings.

Seriously though, wasn't the 4k book graded/slabbed?

are there any scans about? would love to read..

No, it wasn't.

I hope he decides to sell at least one :D