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Post by Ezekiel on Jul 5, 2004 23:21:19 GMT
I have issue 11 of stc signed by Nigel Kitching, Bob, Lew Stringer (twice I dont know why), Richard Elson, Andy Prichett, Carl Flint and Nigel Dobbyn. do you think its worth anything? also ive just opened an stc scan page called STC-Archive at stc-archive.gue-network.com
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Post by Tom on Jul 5, 2004 23:36:16 GMT
I'm afraid not. STC barely even registers on the collectors' market, and even #1 rarely sells for more than cover price. This is true for most comics right now; there was a huge boom in comic sales in the late 1980s followed by an even bigger bust in the late 1990s, and as a result retailers have a lot of stock hanging over with not enough customers to take it from them. Sonic the Comic is not one of those, I don't think, but there is not a great demand for them considering how many comics are around. As the years wear on I'm sure the comics will eventually be worth a bit, particularly if people like Nigel Kitching and Richard Elson break into the American market. But even then I couldn't guarantee it'd be much; very few issues of 2000AD are worth significantly more than cover price and its print run was much lower than STC's was. Even with recent hits like 1602, I found a lot of copies at my local shop going for 50p this weekend.
The signatures make little difference; most people have never heard of those creators, and none of them had any work in that particular issue. Maybe when one of them dies? (which I sincerely hope isn't any time soon!)
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Post by Ezekiel on Jul 5, 2004 23:38:04 GMT
oh well just wondering
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Post by Tom on Jul 5, 2004 23:43:33 GMT
No problem. Actually, the thing that devalues the original the most are scans. So if you want to maximise the value of #11, remove the scans of it from your site.
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Post by Ezekiel on Jul 5, 2004 23:54:23 GMT
i wouldnt of thought that would be an issue as a collector would want origonals not a scan of an origonal
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Post by Tom on Jul 6, 2004 0:21:41 GMT
Well it'd be worth more to readers and therefore more to collectors as well.
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Post by Ezekiel on Jul 6, 2004 1:00:21 GMT
ah gotcha well at the mo I dont host scans of no 11 but thats irelevant
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Post by mobiusman on Jul 6, 2004 16:35:57 GMT
I thought something like that would have been worth something... I'll buy it! ;D
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Post by Ezekiel on Jul 6, 2004 21:00:10 GMT
how much?
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nah I wont sell it at the mo it has sentimental (spl?) value as I got it signed at the only ukcac I was able to go to ('97)
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Post by Tom on Jul 7, 2004 22:02:33 GMT
Yeah, exactly. The only value a signed item has is its value to you... the signature exists solely as a reminder of your own encounter. This is why I don't tend to get comics signed and it's why I don't understand why people buy pre-signed comics... what's the point?!
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Post by Ezekiel on Jul 7, 2004 23:01:23 GMT
well I agree with you that its personal but I would buy a signed comic if it was signed by and artist or writter that I was a fan of.
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Post by Ben2k9 on Jul 8, 2004 14:18:51 GMT
by the way Ezekiel, very very nice website be sure to promote it well because it looks very promising indeed! btw, I have 2 poster mags, issues 3 and 5, I have already scanned them so if you want the files, pm me.
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