[WTB] Tales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #32 Wayne Center Variant

[TheMasterTurtle]

So this is the only book from Tales Volume 2 I am missing. I took a hiatus from collecting since June just to save up and sell some stuff. Unfortunately because of this I missed out on an auction on eBay about 2 weeks ago, just my luck.

Anyway, looking now again for this book. If anyone has one up for grabs please PM me. Thanks! I also have some books that I would trade in addition to cash for this.

[freakdylan]

I have a copy, feel free to PM me with offer. Also what you got for trade? Always loving a good trade.

[Mayhem]

Hah hah hah hah... sorry... hah hah...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tales-of-the...item419a96741d

[Rat_King]

Good god that's overpriced!

[JayDubs]

That is crazy! I guess they do have the "make offer" option available.

[freakdylan]

Originally Posted by Mayhem

Hah hah hah hah... sorry... hah hah...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tales-of-the...item419a96741d

Funny thing is people complain about books being over priced yet they have no others listed to compare it too, or dont have one to sell themselves cheaper. Only two copies have hit ebay in 2 years the one recently sold and this one. Yet they always have one or two of the TMNT #3 NYCC comcs up for sale. So look at what they sell for and now compare that to this 500 copy comic.

Also look at the CGC census, they have 91 copies of the #3 NYCC and ZERO copies of the #32 wayne arts comic.

Oh and yea that is mine listed, but is just a placer price while I try and work out a deal with a few people. So just listed high so could have place for scans and maybe get an awesome offer.

[Mayhem]

Supply and demand. A self-fulfilling circle. People see that comic X suddenly sells for a good price, and choose to list their own, in the hope that they can get the same price or thereabouts. There's enough people interested in acquiring it so the price manages to stay reasonably constant, because despite some copies being listed, there's always more people wanting to buy at any given point than the copies available.

Another example would be Radiant Silvergun for the Sega Saturn console. It's a Treasure shooter, which is a sign of quality, and despite only 10,000 copies being printed, you'll always find at least a couple listed on eBay. Why? Because people know they can resell the game and make their money back because the demand is still there. It's one of the prime examples of just because you find item X more often on eBay than item Y, doesn't automatically mean X is rarer than Y. Also, price <> rarity, and rarity <> price, and just because two items have the same rarity, they won't automatically have the same price.

And knowledge. People know about the NYC mis-print variant of #3. I'm not so certain about the Wayne Centre version of Tales #32. And there's the fact that Mirage #3 is from the classic era, and Tales #32 is a lot more modern. I suspect that's why there are so many graded copies of it also. So, plenty of reasons for the disparity.

I'm glad the auction price is a placer price, because I can't see anyone paying the same price for this as I paid for my TMNT #1 signed first printing...

[freakdylan]

Originally Posted by Mayhem

I'm glad the auction price is a placer price, because I can't see anyone paying the same price for this as I paid for my TMNT #1 signed first printing...

lol, If I priced books based on lucky finds I would be living in a van down by the river.

[TheMasterTurtle]

Originally Posted by freakdylan

lol, If I priced books based on lucky finds I would be living in a van down by the river.

no satisfaction in just helping a fellow collector out though?

[freakdylan]

Originally Posted by TheMasterTurtle

no satisfaction in just helping a fellow collector out though?

lol, oh I do, Sadly though this book wasnt a "find" and I wasnt present at the Wayne arts center when they were given out. I paid good hard money for these

Plus paying me extra should give the buyer satisfaction the profit is going towards my TMNT #1 savings account.

[MrPliggins]

The #3 NYCC variant is in a different league than this book; apples and oranges. Some of the IDW exclusives were 500 books too, yet aren't in much demand. I'd say this book is worth around 200. In fact one recently went for 235 in an auction, and that probably went higher because Mirage was the seller.

[freakdylan]

Originally Posted by MrPliggins

The #3 NYCC variant is in a different league than this book; apples and oranges. Some of the IDW exclusives were 500 books too, yet aren't in much demand. I'd say this book is worth around 200. In fact one recently went for 235 in an auction, and that probably went higher because Mirage was the seller.

or you could say it went lower because it is so rare less people look for it on a daily basis. I for a fact know of 3 members of this very board who missed the auction. I know one was going to bid $300 but missed auction. Also now when a book is a 500 print variant it is bought exclusively by comic collectors. It isnt handed out to no collecting kids.

You can argue both sides of the story but it all comes down to what someone will pay. Some people are willing to paying thousands of dollars for a TMNT #1 or a Amazing Spiderman #1, I paid $100 for each of mine.

[MrPliggins]

Congrats on the TMNT 1 and ASM 1. If only I could find an ASM 1 that cheap.

I agree that it comes down to what someone is willing to pay. It's also your right to ask whatever you want for the book. Good luck with the sale.

[Parabellum]

I won the auction for this book the other day @ $235. My max bid was $500, I wasn't going to miss out on this book. Maybe I am a sucker but I would have gladly paid for the current BIN price. Mirage also sent me a free copy of the TMNT TV series sourcebook with a Laird sig and sketch.

[TheMasterTurtle]

Glad the book went to a dromer. Missing that listing motivated me to reach out to some people after the failed success here and I got my copy yesterday. When I do an update in my collection thread I'll post pictures but I'm thrilled because this completed my Tales V2 run. Got some other great stuff recently too

[Parabellum]

Congrats! I am also in the same boat. It was my final issue I needed.

[Mayhem]

Congrats for getting it, even if it cost almost an arm and a leg...!

Obtaining issues such as these back at the time taught me I had to apply the same principles when running for all the variants that IDW are putting out! Because you never know if you'll see them again, and for what price. Thankfully my comic store gets in all the regular editions and chasers, so I only have to worry about the convention and store exclusives...