Mirage TMNT Comic #1 (2nd Print) Signed by Eastman
 

hey guys,

Anyone know where I can find current prices for comic books? I am selling my Mirage Studios #1 Second Print signed by Kevin Eastman.

Thanks in advance.

Wow, its been a while! Hope all is well. And ebay, as usual, should give you a good barometer. Condition, grade, all factor in as well but you should get a good idea

Man I feel your pain on having trouble with knowing fair prices. Since Wizard went out of print it is really tough to know. At my comic store where I have my pull file my buddy that owns it always just says that you have to judge the market value by a sold auction on ebay. But that's really lame because then when one guy overpays for something it sets off a chain reaction of people charging too much or when someone UNDERpays it has the same effect but in reverse. For a second print it would be REALLY difficult to judge. If I were you I would call a local comic dealer or just take it to them and see what they would give. That might give you a gauge. I hope this helps and just know there are many comic fans that feel your pain.

you have my attention :twink:

Keep in mind that EVERYBODY who sells is trying to buy for a dollar and sell for two. The 2nd owner of an item will not have as much difficulty reselling as the 5th owner. The 5th owner will have to contend with possible markups of owners 2, 3 and 4 adding to the base price before deciding thier resale price and expected profit margin. At some point the elevated prices caused by reselling an item over and over will drive market demand away and the prices for sold items will adjust to the adjusted demand.

Ebay has volatile market driven fluctuations, but is still a good source for deriving FMV. Just use your judgement. Market prices fluctuate in accordance with demand. I usually drop low and high sales prices, then average the sales for the last few monthes. There's your market analysis for the day.

Look at the IDW TMNT #5 Santolauco cover and the Utrom Empire RI Eastman cover. The #5 has calmed a bit and the Utrom RI prob will too.

We all want to maximize profit and that's great if you have a good approach for sales. The less time you have sold stuff, the less likely you will maximize profit on said sales.

Thanks

I think I'll have to try eBay.

Well when I was talking about selling comics I was just talking in general and not even the ones that are in demand. But I know exactly what you mean and I totally agree. Another thing to consider on how to profit from comics is basically just have no sentimentality. What I mean is that if you have a comic that gets hot and it's something that you really like but know you could make money off of it it's best to sell it while it's hot because when it cools you will not be able to make a dime on in. This happened to me with the New Avengers variants about 10 years ago. The first 10 or 20 issues had variant covers and they were $20 a piece and I had them all and still do. The New Avengers #1 had a Steve McNiven variant cover that shot up to $80 and I thought "wow this is gonna be a gold mine" if I ever want to sell it. Even though I wasn't buying it for that reason. Now that comic is worth like $10-$12. You know that stuff happens a lot in comics. It's rare these days for something to maintain value.

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Here are some high quality pictures of the comic book.

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Nice looking book dude. I sold a VG- copy of the second printing for a hundred bucks a few months back, so I'd guess this would be worth around $200-250. The autograph is the variable though. It will turn some on and some off.

Here's the eBay link for anyone interested

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181328472146...84.m1555.l2649

Looks like it sold?

300 bones nice... i just want an og 3rd printing..... i got 50 on it ....anyone?

I listed a 3rd print on my eBay page. Here's the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181331599125...84.m1555.l2649

$70 shipped to MA. PM me if interested.