Is this book a "good investment"?

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

New Mutants 98 CGC 9.8

Please...your thoughts.

[BizarroChuck]

Personally I think there are too many high grade copies to expect much of a rise in the near future. Just my 2 cents

[Texans81]

there are a lot of high grade copies out there, but at the same time it is the first appearance of Deadpool who's a hugely popular character and it is only a matter of time before he gets his own movie. If you can score one for around $375-$400 or so I'd go for it.

[natbornkiller]

depends on what floor you get in on

[blackbears86]

I just looked at the cgc census.

there are 1238 books in 9.8

there are 1388 books in 9.6


seems like a lot to me.......

like the other post said....depends on where you get in on the book.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

Thanks guys.

[jasonadkins]

No brainer, it will go up every few months even if there is no movie news. I get more calls with people looking for New Mutants 98 than any other book in existence.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

No brainer, it will go up every few months even if there is no movie news. I get more calls with people looking for New Mutants 98 than any other book in existence.


Really? Wow. Yea...when my LCS gets a raw copy or two in its immediately gone! A lot of the other same old stuff just sits there.

[natevegas]

I concur with the last 2 posts. It's a modern day key first appearance of a popular character. If you can get a NM raw for 100 or less grab it as it won't sit for sale long at lcs.

[Chance]

If you get the chance to buy the 1st appearance of a character like Deadpool, Harley Quinn, Venom, etc. you buy it unless they are asking a unfair price.
10.0 NM 98 went for $16000, the highest paid modern on record. That shows major interest. :)!

[IndySportsCards]

Deadpool fans are crazy. The #27 Taco Time variant is currently selling for 150-165 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261448379195) ungraded.. can't wait to see what graded copies go for.

Deadpool and Harley Quinn both sell like crazy here in Indy.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

Well, I picked up a CGC 9.8 at the LCS. I was asking about it being a good investment because every time I go there the book is marked up little by little...

I think I overpaid for it no doubt, but it is a LCS and they are higher than the net.

Anyone wanna guess how much I paid?

[Chance]

$375- $400.

[Stat Monsters]

I've not followed Deadpool in a while, is he becoming a caricature of the original character (based on how I've seen a lot of the covers) and is more like Marvel's The Impossible Man or DC's Ambush Bug, and a tad more slapstick than badazz?

The character name and design are good, but based on the overexposure and over-saturation, it's clear he's popular in one breath, but in another breath there may be a backlash of fatigue if there's too much quantity and not enough quality out there in terms of story and art for the character to be supported by.

New Mutants #98 is a solid book 'tho, what's seemingly new to an older generation is old to a new generation, so it feels like it's a modern book of sort, but really isn't. The print run is huge and there are a lot of issues out there, many in high grade, but I think the demand is greater than the supply so it's a solid buy to keep, but as everyone has touted, it's only a good buy at a good price.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

$375- $400.

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+ ^

[Texans81]

$375- $400.

he said he overpaid ;) that's about what they go for on the bay so I'm guessing he's probably closer to $450-$475 maybe?

[Chance]

he said he overpaid ;) that's about what they go for on the bay so I'm guessing he's probably closer to $450-$475 maybe?

I was being nice. I scored "Princess Leia" in that Star Wars test. :mad:

[youmechoose]

Sell it and save for a silver key

[natevegas]

This may not mean anything but I was at a major con last weekend and I saw only one copy of this book and it was not in mint condition.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

The LCS had a price tag of 500.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

I just hope they come out with a Deadpool movie.

and yea. He's my fav.

[Chance]

$500 is not horrible. I've seen people pay way more. You used the word "investment", so I guess your not looking for a quick flip. That makes you safe in my book.

Remember the young bull and his father at the top the hill.

[natevegas]

I just hope they come out with a Deadpool movie.

and yea. He's my fav.
It'll probably be before the x-force movie or maybe after but either way he'll show up in x-force I'm almost positive.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

$500 is not horrible. I've seen people pay way more. You used the word "investment", so I guess your not looking for a quick flip. That makes you safe in my book.

Remember the young bull and his father at the top the hill.

Lol ...

Yea. 500 at a LCS. A little high imo but I plan on keeping it for awhile.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

It'll probably be before the x-force movie or maybe after but either way he'll show up in x-force I'm almost positive.

Think that will increase the value? I hope so. I'm not really good at prospecting or investing lol. I seem to always lose out :(

[natevegas]

Oh I would think so especially if you see the Deadpool vs Cable from the comic book run. I remember as a kid that was a fun ride.

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

Someone is selling a 9.8 on CGC for 399 shipped. Seems like they sell cheaper there than eBay or anywhere else. A LCS would be the least desirable place to obtain one.

[youmechoose]

Crack it for ss. If you wait another year or so it might get up to the $500 price tag, might not.

[stewwalk]

Dont know...Its a bit overpriced for me for such a modern book that is not that hard to get a hold of and has tons of high graded copies out there....If you can get cheap copies then of course.If you are going to flip short term, sure....paying $400 for one hoping it will be $2000 years from now?? No way..Hes super popular and I get that but LONG term investment ????.....ehhhhh....not so much. I think it will come back to earth.

[Phanos]

He is overused to be true but so was wolverine back in the 90s. I remember I saw wolverine everywhere an people used to dress up as him all the time. Now you know what see when I see pics of comic cons or clips from shows. People dressed up as deadpool and Harley Quinn. Now you see deadpool and Harley in everything. Once a character becomes a pop culture icon then who knows how high their first appearance will go. Deadpool is getting there but not yet. I will say this. If you start to see people wearing deadpool t-shirts then he is there.
I started loving deadpool back during the joe Kelly run (I think his best comic run to date). I bought a few 98s for $60 about 3 years ago back when people called me a lunatic and a fool for buying a book the went up and down so much. But I still see room for it to grow. Is it a hulk 181? No. But is it a ASM 300, a book that may be a bit over valued, high print run, but still is hugely popular, and has insane demand? I think so. Even now I still see people dressed as venom and wearing venom t-shirts!

[Phanos]

If marvel writers get their head out of their butts and start writing great stories I see x-23's first appearance soaring high in the clouds. I mean this is basically the new gen wolverine and nyx #3 has a low print run and not to mention a cover that catches your eye!

[CxG Voodoo Doll]

Venom ROCKS!!!!

[mike barnes]

we sold our last one at 150 raw last week it comes in sits for a week and sells 10 bucks more then the one before it
seems to be way high for a high print run common
nyx 3 has a lot of room as does many other later modern low print run books
look at all the early new 52 stuff all doing well
just got a batman 1 1 in 25 EVS cover and it went for 100 in a day

[FattyMcGee]

In the 3-5 years this will be a $1,000 book no problem. If you have the money and you can afford to hold on to it for a while, buy at $500.