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Title: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: betel_uk on 01 April, 2012, 10:41:12 AM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110849197551

:o
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: strontium71 on 01 April, 2012, 10:57:53 AM
I've never seen that many bids for any item ever  :o
Someone obviously wants that copy badly..
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Colin YNWA on 01 April, 2012, 12:21:54 PM
Wow.

There was that bloke on here a wee while ago looking for this kinda thing. I wonder if here's there? Still 6 hours to go. It'll be fun to see how high it gets and whether as we get never to 'Dredd' we see more and more of this type of thing?
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: hippynumber1 on 01 April, 2012, 03:46:44 PM
Damn! I remember running around the playground with those things stuck all over me - curse my youthful exuberance...
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: betel_uk on 01 April, 2012, 03:54:35 PM
Quote from: hippynumber1 on 01 April, 2012, 03:46:44 PM
Damn! I remember running around the playground with those things stuck all over me - curse my youthful exuberance...
Sigh... one of the kitchen cupboards at my parents' house was biotronic for many years...
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: oshii on 01 April, 2012, 04:04:56 PM
You could pick up a full set of progs for that.  That's crazy.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Emperor on 01 April, 2012, 04:20:15 PM
Quote from: oshii on 01 April, 2012, 04:04:56 PMYou could pick up a full set of progs for that.  That's crazy.

The key is the quality of the issue, this makes it significantly more desirable.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: oshii on 01 April, 2012, 04:25:18 PM
Quote from: Emperor on 01 April, 2012, 04:20:15 PM
Quote from: oshii on 01 April, 2012, 04:04:56 PMYou could pick up a full set of progs for that.  That's crazy.

The key is the quality of the issue, this makes it significantly more desirable.

Even so, that's one hell of a lot of galatic groats. 
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Spikes on 01 April, 2012, 06:53:06 PM
A lovely looking copy thats for sure, but thats a stupid price somebody has just paid.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Colin YNWA on 01 April, 2012, 07:53:26 PM
Well lets see how this pans out over the year. There's been a few reports over at Bleeding Cool recently about the price of some comics going through the roof. Walking Dead no. 1 going for $7000! Bone issue one (1st print) for $800 (yah I have a copy of that) etc etc. 2000ad issue 2 is going to be a high profile comic this year and is probably very rare in top condition, so it'll be interesting to see if this is a one off, or the start of something?

Be a shame if it was as I don't own it and have been putting off buying the earlier issues until I'm a little better off in years to come (hopefully). Maybe I should have gone for it earlier. We'll see I guess
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Definitely Not Mister Pops on 01 April, 2012, 08:09:27 PM
I heard that Nic Cage's copy of Action Comic #1, featuring the first appearance of Superman (and his copy is considered one of the best preserved) went for a shade under $2 million.

That comic has a history behind it too. Apparently it was stolen from Cage at one point, and they want to make a movie about it. Cage hasn't signed up to it yet, but I for one would love to see a comicnap/revenge thriller starring Nicolas Cage as a Parody of himself.

Yes I know, he's already a parody of himself. It's a parody within a parody.

BWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFF
Title: 2000AD prog 2
Post by: Tarantino on 01 April, 2012, 08:21:45 PM
Hi Guys, I haven't been on this site for a while but has anyone seen how much this copy of prog 2 went for on ebay?

Item number: 110849197551

Over 600 squid!

It was a nice copy
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Fatboydale on 01 April, 2012, 08:48:46 PM
It was a fair price for a high grade 35 year old comic , i have better issue's for sale , see below :

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/fatboydale/1%20odd%20art/011-1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/fatboydale/1%20odd%20art/012-1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/fatboydale/1%20odd%20art/013-1.jpg)
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: strontium71 on 01 April, 2012, 08:50:57 PM
Excellent copies there  :)
You should strike while the iron is hot and get them on ebay...
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Fatboydale on 01 April, 2012, 09:10:56 PM
gonna have to move a few issue soon , wife wants another baby .... here's a few thats gotta go ..!!!!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/fatboydale/Picture-2.jpg)
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Kowalsky (formerly JudgeGumpty) on 01 April, 2012, 09:13:42 PM
Jeeeeez! How many copies if issue 1!!! Thats what you call forward thinking.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Spikes on 01 April, 2012, 09:21:56 PM
Quote from: Fatboydale on 01 April, 2012, 08:48:46 PM
It was a fair price for a high grade 35 year old comic 

Spoken like a true Salesman,  ;)

Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: strontium71 on 01 April, 2012, 10:00:25 PM
Dale of an evening... :lol:

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af68/strontium71/print.jpg)
Title: Re: 2000AD prog 2
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 April, 2012, 11:48:21 PM
*choke*

Think I paid about £50 for mine, without the stickers. £600 is a _bit_ rich for me.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Emperor on 01 April, 2012, 11:52:34 PM
Threads merged, given a better title and moved to news.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Emperor on 01 April, 2012, 11:55:22 PM
Quote from: Fatboydale on 01 April, 2012, 08:48:46 PM
It was a fair price for a high grade 35 year old comic , i have better issue's for sale , see below :

Get 'em CGC graded, slabbed* and on eBay - looks like now might be the time to cash-in!!

* Although it is my understanding that they don't do this for 2000AD.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: locustsofdeath! on 01 April, 2012, 11:59:29 PM
Wow! I wonder if this has anything to do with the film coming out soon.

Way back when the Star Wars prequels were set to come out, the old toys skyrocketed in price (then fell back to earth), and the same happened with Conan comic when that film was announced.

I'm glad I bought my prog 2 (albeit without the spinner) when I did.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: He11blazer on 02 April, 2012, 10:07:11 AM
Hi guys, that was my sale  :)

Obviously I'm pleased, but I don't think it's a crazy price. The best prog 2's that generally pass through ebay are VF at best, and typically sell for £200-£250. This one is genuine NM, which I tried to stress because it really is a rarity. Plenty of ebay sellers seem to think that near mint or mint are synonyms for "still has it's cover". I didn't want to be mistaken for one of those!

PS Dale, that is the nicest survival wallet I've ever seen!
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: James Stacey on 02 April, 2012, 10:21:12 AM
Quote from: He11blazer on 02 April, 2012, 10:07:11 AM
PS Dale, that is the nicest survival wallet I've ever seen!
I bet you say that to all the girls :)

Well done on the sale.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: W. R. Logan on 02 April, 2012, 01:08:37 PM
About 15 years ago I paid £40 for NM Progs 1 - 3 with all gifts.
A very lucky day.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Mardroid on 02 April, 2012, 02:30:17 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 01 April, 2012, 07:53:26 PM
Well lets see how this pans out over the year. There's been a few reports over at Bleeding Cool recently about the price of some comics going through the roof. Walking Dead no. 1 going for $7000! Bone issue one (1st print) for $800 (yah I have a copy of that) etc etc. 2000ad issue 2 is going to be a high profile comic this year and is probably very rare in top condition, so it'll be interesting to see if this is a one off, or the start of something?

Really? I'm not well acquainted with Bone, but The Walking Dead comics aren't particularly old, are they? I know it's been running a good few years now, but relatively speaking it's a youngster. Okay, relatively speaking 2000 AD is young compared to, say, Action comics, but with over 30 years under it's belt I can believe the price Prog 2 went at.

Don't get me wrong, I believe you. I'm just surprised.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: He11blazer on 02 April, 2012, 02:52:23 PM
Quote from: Mardroid on 02 April, 2012, 02:30:17 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 01 April, 2012, 07:53:26 PM
Well lets see how this pans out over the year. There's been a few reports over at Bleeding Cool recently about the price of some comics going through the roof. Walking Dead no. 1 going for $7000! Bone issue one (1st print) for $800 (yah I have a copy of that) etc etc. 2000ad issue 2 is going to be a high profile comic this year and is probably very rare in top condition, so it'll be interesting to see if this is a one off, or the start of something?

Really? I'm not well acquainted with Bone, but The Walking Dead comics aren't particularly old, are they? I know it's been running a good few years now, but relatively speaking it's a youngster. Okay, relatively speaking 2000 AD is young compared to, say, Action comics, but with over 30 years under it's belt I can believe the price Prog 2 went at.

Don't get me wrong, I believe you. I'm just surprised.

WD is nearly 9 years old, and that was a CGC 9.9 'mint', of which there are 8 in existence at present. Prices on 9.9's can get pretty silly at times!

Compare to the more typical CGC 9.8 (which most people would consider perfect condition). There are 326 of those and they sell for about £1000. Still seems ridiculous to me, but modern collectors have really taken a shine to WD!

Personally I'd take a historic 2000AD prog #2 with the first appearance of the hugely popular, iconic, enduring and influential Judge Dredd, over a generic but admittedly entertaining zombie soap anyday.
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Colin YNWA on 02 April, 2012, 03:45:32 PM
Quote from: Mardroid on 02 April, 2012, 02:30:17 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 01 April, 2012, 07:53:26 PM
Well lets see how this pans out over the year. There's been a few reports over at Bleeding Cool recently about the price of some comics going through the roof. Walking Dead no. 1 going for $7000! Bone issue one (1st print) for $800 (yah I have a copy of that) etc etc. 2000ad issue 2 is going to be a high profile comic this year and is probably very rare in top condition, so it'll be interesting to see if this is a one off, or the start of something?

Really? I'm not well acquainted with Bone, but The Walking Dead comics aren't particularly old, are they? I know it's been running a good few years now, but relatively speaking it's a youngster. Okay, relatively speaking 2000 AD is young compared to, say, Action comics, but with over 30 years under it's belt I can believe the price Prog 2 went at.

Don't get me wrong, I believe you. I'm just surprised.

I understand the amazement. I was staggered when I read about this. There's another issue, 19 which also goes for crazy money. A couple of articles over at Bleeding Cool

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/23/the-walking-dead-19-sells-for-1650-1-hits-1830/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/23/the-walking-dead-19-sells-for-1650-1-hits-1830/)

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/31/now-the-walking-dead-1-sells-for-7000/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/31/now-the-walking-dead-1-sells-for-7000/)

Walking Dead is one of the those rarest of comics that actually sees readership increasing month on month (or did for the longest time). Personally don't buy into it but that's clearly me being out of step.

'Bleeding Cool' also do a round up of other 'recent' high flyers.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/04/hot-comics-the-two-hundred-dollar-club-march-2012/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/04/hot-comics-the-two-hundred-dollar-club-march-2012/)

As for Bone the first print from Cartoon books only sold about 3000 copies (how or why I quote the figure with confidence I'll never know but its always been a figure I've known) and has since gone on to be a massive success. If they ever make a movies of that (which could be great) then I expect it to sky rocket.

2000ad 2 isn't rare as such but is in good knick cos of the bog paper its printed on. That's why if anything I think this sale could be the start of a trend?
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Emperor on 02 April, 2012, 04:01:53 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 02 April, 2012, 03:45:32 PMWalking Dead is one of the those rarest of comics that actually sees readership increasing month on month (or did for the longest time).

It still does:

QuoteThe Walking Dead #95 has hit stores, it's the highest selling issue of that series to date.

www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/30/the-bleeding-i-talking-with-eric-stephenson-about-image-selling-out/

This is not only impressive in its own right but helps drive sales for older issues, as well as the trades which have a permanent home on the NYT graphic book bestseller lists:

www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/paperback-graphic-books/list.html
www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/hardcover-graphic-books/list.html

The beauty of having a TV show linked to your comics - films will cause a spike in sales, but TV means a long steady sales boost that can actually build on the momentum (111 weeks in the charts for WD Volume 1 and the Compendium has had 37 weeks which is impressive as that is 1,000 pages and costs $60!!).
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Colin YNWA on 02 April, 2012, 04:17:07 PM
Quote from: Emperor on 02 April, 2012, 04:01:53 PM

The beauty of having a TV show linked to your comics - films will cause a spike in sales, but TV means a long steady sales boost that can actually build on the momentum (111 weeks in the charts for WD Volume 1 and the Compendium has had 37 weeks which is impressive as that is 1,000 pages and costs $60!!).

With apologise for running the risk of dragging this off topic I completely agree with this. That's why I was so excited a while back when they released those ABC Warriors animations that would have been part of a 2000ad  show. Dredd and so many other 2000ad stories would be so well served by having a TV show which budgets aside would remove many of the constraints a movie places upon a comics adaptation.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: SmallBlueThing on 02 April, 2012, 04:29:19 PM
I think £621, while obviously steep, is a reasonable sum for prog 2 in that particular condition. If i had a disposable income that was up to it, would i have gone to £650- yeah, of course. Some people find pleasure in seven hundred quid stereo systems, others in comics. I know where i fit.
My own prog 2 is yellow, brittle and spiked through the middle, and is missing the stickers. It cost me a tenner off ebay about eight years ago, and while i periodically think about upgrading it, id only go to about twenty-five max, and would be happy with facsimilie stickers (if anyone has such a thing...)

Distressingly, doing a progcheck yesterday, i found my copy of prog 25 was suffering- and that i need a replacement. A search reveals prices between a tenner and thirty quid! Sorry, not going to happen. I can live with the cover-scawled football results, circa 1977- thanks dad.

SBT
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: a chosen rider on 02 April, 2012, 04:38:04 PM
Quote from: SmallBlueThing on 02 April, 2012, 04:29:19 PMDistressingly, doing a progcheck yesterday, i found my copy of prog 25 was suffering- and that i need a replacement. A search reveals prices between a tenner and thirty quid! Sorry, not going to happen. I can live with the cover-scawled football results, circa 1977- thanks dad.

There's one here going cheap (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000AD-prog-25-/330710619745?pt=UK_Books_comics_Magazines_UK_Comics_ET&hash=item4cffe39661).
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Proudhuff on 02 April, 2012, 04:42:18 PM
Crickey!! you could get your name on a Ma
gablock for that, well £611 if your not well(s)

Still non yellow paper seems to be the key, nice bundle fatboydale by the way...
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: matty_ae on 02 April, 2012, 05:03:33 PM
I finally bought prog 1 and was surprised to see a Dredd appearance as an advert for next week. In American terms prog 1 is a cameo dredd appearance prog 2 his full appearance.

In the old days (80s!) I remember paying a premium for Progs 149, 150 and 151 just to see Judge Anderson. Back then the Titan books seemed comparatively expensive. Ramble over. Good sell.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: JOE SOAP on 02 April, 2012, 05:36:26 PM
I thought the Burger Wars & Soul Food issues would be worth a lot more than they are but obviously the background to their infamy is less well known outside hardcore 2000AD circles.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Halo572 on 03 April, 2012, 04:25:05 PM
I love my nearly complete collection including free gifts, but have accepted that I won't ever pay for any of the free gifts for 1-3.

With the prices that people are prepared to pay they just aren't worth it and it goes past collector into fanatic.

My issue 2 is yellowed and no free gift but doesn't have any creases or tears and I am happy with that.  And pretty much all the early ones are yellowed as that is what happens to them. 

To get a white copy with a gift must be very rare, but far past what I would be prepared to pay and I am content with just having a copy in good condition.

Same with 1 without gift which I paid £35 for at Forbidden Planet New Oxford Street sometime during the 90s, with the bag long gone and replaced but the price sticker put on the new bag. 

£35 being the most I have paid for any one issue and supposedly now being 2012 £70 equivalent.

They can each have their own acid free backing board with bag sealed with Scotch tape and placed into as many 2000ad storage boxes as they need, but trying to get a NM or M collection of 1700+ issues is where I draw the line.

I did start to replace quite a few years ago that I didn't consider perfect, but between what condition they were inaccurately advertised as and then potential postal damage I was throwing more copies I bought away than I replaced.

I had to cancel my current 2000ad subs as at least 1 of 4 was being damaged in the post each month and it was costing me £2.50-£5.00 a month to replace them. 

The solution to this is to buy every 6 months now and get them shipped in a box.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Proudhuff on 03 April, 2012, 04:32:58 PM
I throw mine in a pile by my bed, clear if of every 3 months and then stick em in a charity shop, mostly.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: betel_uk on 04 April, 2012, 12:27:09 AM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170813743052

Is something going on?
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Emperor on 04 April, 2012, 06:11:59 PM
There you go:

www.bleedingcool.com/2012/04/04/2000ad-2-sells-for-1000/
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 04 April, 2012, 07:46:45 PM
Its certainly making the headlines, int it.
Every early back issue of 2000ad on E-Bay now is gonna come with a £500 starting bid, ;-)
Title: Re: NO WAY!!!!!
Post by: Spikes on 05 April, 2012, 02:19:36 PM
Quote from: Emperor on 02 April, 2012, 04:01:53 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 02 April, 2012, 03:45:32 PMWalking Dead is one of the those rarest of comics that actually sees readership increasing month on month (or did for the longest time).

It still does:

QuoteThe Walking Dead #95 has hit stores, it's the highest selling issue of that series to date.

www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/30/the-bleeding-i-talking-with-eric-stephenson-about-image-selling-out/

This is not only impressive in its own right but helps drive sales for older issues, as well as the trades which have a permanent home on the NYT graphic book bestseller lists:

www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/paperback-graphic-books/list.html
www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/hardcover-graphic-books/list.html

The beauty of having a TV show linked to your comics - films will cause a spike in sales, but TV means a long steady sales boost that can actually build on the momentum (111 weeks in the charts for WD Volume 1 and the Compendium has had 37 weeks which is impressive as that is 1,000 pages and costs $60!!).


Check out this original art page from Issue 1 on E-Bay as we speak - http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=%20251033291126
The seller has now revealed the reserve ($4000).
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: W. R. Logan on 05 April, 2012, 05:01:19 PM
It's a bit crap
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Colin YNWA on 05 April, 2012, 08:36:53 PM
Whats kinda weird there is if that sells around its reserve a genuinely unique page from the issue will sell for less than a copy of the comic it made... is that really wonky or is it just me that thinks that's so arse backwards?
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: vzzbux on 05 April, 2012, 09:44:12 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 05 April, 2012, 08:36:53 PM
Whats kinda weird there is if that sells around its reserve a genuinely unique page from the issue will sell for less than a copy of the comic it made... is that really wonky or is it just me that thinks that's so arse backwards?
But all pages sold collcetively should amass to much more. I would expect just one page to sell for less





V
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: opaque on 08 April, 2012, 03:42:51 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/rare-autograph-2000ad-prog-226-signed-all-four-artists-judge-dredd-comic-mint-/251036342294?pt=UK_Books_comics_Magazines_UK_Comics_ET&hash=item3a72ee9816#ht_572wt_1396

Bargain at £200?  :o
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 08 April, 2012, 03:50:59 PM
wow, signed by Mike MacMahan, Brian Bollan, Allen Grant and Dave Gibbon. Nice.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Buttonman on 08 April, 2012, 05:45:02 PM
If I were cynical I'd say those 'errors' have been added so that we think 'This sucker doesn't know what he has' and pay the £200 before realising it's worth 10% of that.

Could be a good time to sell your Dredd based rarities in anticipation of the film before buying them back for less once the broo-ha-ha has died down. I've got a full run including decent copies of the banned issues and a nice 1208 but for the most part mine are reading copies which is what they were intended for.

That said I did buy 100's of copies off eBay in a short period and it was only once I started a 'big read' did I find out that many had pages missing where once there were star scans or competition entry forms - caveat emptor! Had to go back and find the single issues which was a lot harder than buying a crisp box full for £20.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 08 April, 2012, 07:16:22 PM
Dredd/Prog 2 Mania has well and truly arrived. Up and down the land, grown men are rushing home to their folks and searching the attic's - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000AD-Prog-2-Free-Gift-second-ever-issue-/140732504342  just under 40 mins left on this.

And another -  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-AD-Prog-2-FREE-GIFT-stickers-/160776479818 3 days on this.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: He11blazer on 03 September, 2012, 11:01:30 AM
Another sale, same price: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200811707800&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:GB:1123

Guess that makes it a trend?
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: opaque on 21 September, 2012, 11:51:50 AM
I'm sure I saw a BIN for Prog 2 over £2000 the other day
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: betel_uk on 22 September, 2012, 09:50:10 AM
Am I reading that right?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271062789779
£1500 ?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Colin YNWA on 22 September, 2012, 10:00:16 AM
Well I guess they will be signficently harder to get hold of in the US and it does seem to be in lovely knick... still its a lot.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 22 September, 2012, 04:10:00 PM
Quote from: betel_uk on 22 September, 2012, 09:50:10 AM
Am I reading that right?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271062789779
£1500 ?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?

Thats the same copy that made the news a couple of months ago when it sold for £600ish.
The buyers offloading it pretty soon, int he?
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: He11blazer on 25 September, 2012, 01:32:30 PM
Ack! Yep that was the same copy I sold to comix4fun for £621. He then listed it at a $3500 BIN and apparently it sold for $2500!

Looks like I left £1000 on the table  :o

Funny thing is I bought it from mycomicshop.com (in the US) for less than £200 in December 2010.

Crazy stuff huh?
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Dandontdare on 25 September, 2012, 02:53:46 PM
ah don't kick yourself. There's only one idiot in this story and it's the guy who paid $2500!
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: SmallBlueThing on 25 September, 2012, 04:01:21 PM
The guy who bought it's no 'idiot'- s/he got what s/he wanted, and paid the price s/he was willing to pay. My dad reckons i'm an idiot to pay £2.35 a week for 'a kids comic'. I paid a tenner for prog 2 about ten years ago, in ratty condition with a hole in the middle. Makes no odds, but id like to upgrade at some point- it's looking increasingly unlikely though, seeings it's attracting such high prices these days.

Still, maybe i'll pick up another like i did my prog 3: 5p at a jumble sale.

SBT
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: PsychoGoatee on 25 September, 2012, 04:28:31 PM
True, if they had money to spend and really wanted it, it's not stupid. But on the other hand, when you could get over 100 graphic novels for that money, it's sure not practical.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 25 September, 2012, 04:33:09 PM
I love reading stuff like this :D
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 07 October, 2012, 07:00:20 PM
And another one has popped up on E-bay here (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000AD-Prog-2-with-BIOTRONIC-STICKERS-1st-JUDGE-DREDD-5-March-1977-/110959617997?pt=UK_Books_comics_Magazines_UK_Comics_ET&hash=item19d5b567cd)
Certainly not as pristine as those other copies, but with two days left to run its already at a staggering £670!

(http://i.imgur.com/9Fcqx.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/HI84y.jpg)
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: He11blazer on 09 October, 2012, 01:48:01 AM
That's my listing!

Note: ebay seller djmother2 has a listing up using MY PHOTOS of MY comic that I currently have listed as above. Here is the FRAUDULENT listing http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000AD-prog-2-with-free-gift-/251164498974?pt=UK_Books_comics_Magazines_UK_Comics_ET&hash=item3a7a921c1e (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000AD-prog-2-with-free-gift-/251164498974?pt=UK_Books_comics_Magazines_UK_Comics_ET&hash=item3a7a921c1e)

I have of course reported it.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 09 October, 2012, 04:03:15 PM
Certainly some staggering sums of money being paid for these prog two's.
Makes me glad i got mine when i did.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: opaque on 09 October, 2012, 07:05:40 PM
£1699.99?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000AD-PROG-2-WITH-BIOTRONIC-STICKERS-IN-SUPER-HIGH-GRADE-1ST-APP-DREDD-/130781111257?pt=UK_Books_comics_Magazines_UK_Comics_ET&hash=item1e732963d9#ht_6686wt_1163
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 09 October, 2012, 07:12:56 PM
 :lol: :lol: :lol: I remember when someone else asked something like this for another item and we all started putting in ridiculously low offers ;)
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 09 October, 2012, 07:55:51 PM
Ha! It was Darryl that i bought my copy of Prog 2, and then later, the Biotronic stickers from.

The copy he's selling now is nice enough, but still not quite in the same league as that one that got the ball rolling.
Still got an old catalogue/print out from Silveracre (mid-noughties), that advertises a 'VFN+ SUPER COPY WITH STICKERS' for £365, or £150 for just the stickers. So, ten or so years later that £600+ price looks roughly on the button?
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Kanoobi on 11 October, 2012, 09:24:30 PM
Just noticed the Prog 2 with stickers going for £1,399.99 on Ebay. :o
I have Prog 2, the cover's a tad shabby though, and the stickers are gone but they were authentically and genuinely used in the 1970's. :)
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Frank on 11 October, 2012, 10:14:54 PM
Quote from: Kanoobi on 11 October, 2012, 09:24:30 PM
Just noticed the Prog 2 with stickers going for £1,399.99 on Ebay. :o
I have Prog 2, the cover's a tad shabby though, and the stickers are gone but they were authentically and genuinely used in the 1970's. :)

If I'd had the good sense never to take any of my toys out their boxes and not scribble on all my books and comics, I'd be typing this beside the pool of my mansion right now. Even so, the first prog I bought is still only worth about four or five quid; which makes me feel better about it being so well thumbed the paper's dark grey and the cover's been reattached with wonky staples.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Spikes on 14 November, 2012, 06:26:45 PM
Quote from: sauchie on 11 October, 2012, 10:14:54 PM
Quote from: Kanoobi on 11 October, 2012, 09:24:30 PM
Just noticed the Prog 2 with stickers going for £1,399.99 on Ebay. :o
I have Prog 2, the cover's a tad shabby though, and the stickers are gone but they were authentically and genuinely used in the 1970's. :)

If I'd had the good sense never to take any of my toys out their boxes and not scribble on all my books and comics, I'd be typing this beside the pool of my mansion right now. Even so, the first prog I bought is still only worth about four or five quid; which makes me feel better about it being so well thumbed the paper's dark grey and the cover's been reattached with wonky staples.

There will always be the exception to the rule; I knew a Lad who kept all his Star Wars stuff (from the get-go!) boxed up, and in good 'unplayed with' condition. No wonder he turned out to be such a w**ker.

Does make you wonder where exactly these pristine condition bits and bobs come from?
Especially since those early prog were printed on such poor paper, that couldnt help but deteriorate before your eyes.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Frank on 14 November, 2012, 08:31:36 PM
Quote from: Judge Jack on 14 November, 2012, 06:26:45 PM
Does make you wonder where exactly these pristine condition bits and bobs come from? Especially since those early prog were printed on such poor paper, that couldnt help but deteriorate before your eyes.

Robert Maxwell kept the photographic originals and the old letterpress printers, and is knocking out fresh prog 1 & 2's in a bungalow on The Mount of Olives to fund his retirement.
Title: Re: Prog 2 sells for £621
Post by: Kanoobi on 14 November, 2012, 08:55:53 PM
LOL  :D