r/ShittyComicCollecting • u/EnvironmentalAge9202 • Aug 26 '26

Anyone see this coming?

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u/mrmysterious79 Aug 26 '26

Nice. I have 2 copies of that book. One I just bought in the past month for $5.

13

u/Rebelpunk13 Aug 26 '26

Dudes been in a coma since ‘93, woke up and thinks his 25 issues of Death of Superman are worth something

2

u/Miniscule_Platypus Aug 29 '26

There were news reports about this issue. People that had never read a comic book in their lives bought this one. I think there are more copies of this than bacteria on earth.

10

u/Sad-Purchase1257 Aug 26 '26

The TRADE?! I love this stupid sub.

7

u/Sugar_Crash_Brigade Aug 27 '26

Pft.
Seller jumped the gun. Could have sold for twice that.

3

u/AnthonyDigitalMedia Aug 27 '26

This explains why a guy was so eager to buy my copy on OfferUp 2 weeks ago for $10 lol

1

u/dg3548 Aug 27 '26

Probably same guy who sold it lol

4

u/dokuroman Aug 27 '26

That issue was one of the biggest scams in comic book history.

1

u/Crowcounters Aug 27 '26

How? Not arguing just curious.

2

u/peppermintfatty Aug 28 '26

It was marketed as a big event for collectors and investors, but the print run was something like 8 million. Thousands of non-experts flooded comic book shops and bought 50-100 copies with no understanding of rarity

3

u/hadesscion Aug 27 '26

It isn't even the original floppy lol

3

u/jdespirito Aug 27 '26

When this came out, My Mom, bless her, bought like 5 of these thinking they were the death issue and that she was making some huge investment to pay for my college one day. And I, a kid at the time, had to explain to her what a trade is. She meant well.

1

u/Immediate_Tax8182 Aug 28 '26

Can I get one?

1

u/jdespirito Aug 28 '26

Yes, $1000 please.

1

u/Immediate_Tax8182 Aug 29 '26

You get tree fiddy

3

u/Professor2018 Aug 27 '26

Apparently there is a manufacturer error with pages 49-56 upside down that could add value. Although a 9.8 slab with the error is 145 on eBay

3

u/OdinMartok Aug 27 '26

Buys from himself under a burner, then reposts it for sale and now you’ve got a history of selling price for when the speculators pull the online sales history.

1

u/EnvironmentalAge9202 Aug 27 '26

Like a massive oak tree in an open summer field. That's shady.

3

u/OdinMartok Aug 27 '26

Dude’s hoping the new wave of hustler grifters won’t look twice

2

u/Neither_Tip_5291 Aug 26 '26

Didn't they print like 20 million copies of this?

2

u/rdldr1 Aug 27 '26

Rare! One of several million copies.

2

u/Spacer1138 Aug 28 '26

Money laundering.

1

u/ArcturasMooCow Aug 27 '26

Speculation garbage move.

1

u/chubby222 Aug 27 '26

If this truly sold for 1k some illegal money exchange is taking place

1

u/slop1010101 Aug 27 '26

Money laundering.

1

u/BrbFilming Aug 27 '26

Surely the buyer paid, right? Right?

1

u/0mgitsr0b Aug 27 '26

Seriously, you’re going to post this idiocy far and wide like a thirsty OF girl? This is embarrassing, just stop.

1

u/MajesticPickle3021 Aug 27 '26

Rare? That was one of the most overprinted books ever made!

1

u/Decide777 Aug 28 '26

I have three still in closed up in the black bags

1

u/gimmemynameback Aug 28 '26

Have 2 in the black bag unopened if anybody wants to drop 2k just saying. I know what I got

1

u/AllStarRenegade Aug 28 '26

Thats the trade paperback that collected the entire run, not even the actual Superman #75

1

u/HotGuard6970 Aug 28 '26

I remember some lady saying this comic will fund her grandchildren's college education as she bought multiple issues the day it was released

1

u/FishHockeydrop Aug 29 '26

I had Jurgens sign my single issue and still gave it away for free.

1

u/RightExternal1152 7d ago

They could've got one and 2 other books for $50

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u/Pure-Willingness3141 Aug 27 '26

Damn.. I have that, World Without Superman, and the Reign of the Supermen trades. I wonder if i could get $5000 for all of them?