That’s only in two auctions, and the price seems to have settled a bit since then, but WOW! The QR Variant of X-O Manowar is bashing its way through the secondary market.
Two Hundred and Two bucks, the highest sale price so far
Multiple recent finished auctions on eBay indicate that this book is settling down around $90 to $100, for the time being.
When this book first started hitting eBay, the going price was $40 to $50, and by Saturday of last week (Free Comic Book Day), it was hitting close to $100. Those two $200 sales are likely a fluke, a bit of a spike to get the book, but one thing is certain, this book is in demand!
Similarly, the 1:20 variant by David Aja roughly doubled in price, when copies first hit eBay, it was selling for around $15, it seems to have settled at roughly a $30 price, based on recent eBay auctions that have closed over the last several days.
O.G. X-O
Interestingly, copies of the original X-O Manowar #1 have hit a bit of a surge as well.
Copies of issue #1 in graded 9.8 condition have been a $100 book for a while now, and copies not stuck in a CGC slab have been selling for about $15 to $20. Within the last week, raw copies, unslabbed by CGC, have sold for over $100. Only two copies have sold at this price, but that is a rather quick price hike. These $100 sales for unslabbed books is probably a bit of a spike, like the $200 sales for the QR variants.
All in all though, it means that there is a bit of attention on Valiant books in the secondary market. It’s a good sign that people are paying attention.
June 22, 2012, 3:41 pm
Bryon Yeger comments:
What’s up?, is anyone able to provide info on good free Ebay application that can bid automatically just before the auction ends? (I forget what this is called. Thank-you