Caught a guy at Boston Comic Con pricing his own beat-up X-Men #1 at $800

I was browsing tables at Boston Comic Con last spring, not really looking for anything specific. This dude next to me pulls out a copy of X-Men #1 from 1963 but it's all creased and has a big chunk missing from the back cover. He slaps a $800 sticker on it and I almost laughed out loud. I checked my phone and saw a clean copy sold on eBay the week before for $250. I told him straight up his price was crazy and showed him the sold listing. He got all defensive saying it's a key issue and rare. I walked away but it stuck with me how some fans just guess at prices instead of doing 5 minutes of research. Now I always check sold comps before I buy or sell anything at shows. Anyone else run into sellers with wildly off prices at conventions?

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clark.faith3d ago

That $800 sticker is insane for a beat up copy. I've seen people at shows ask way over market just hoping a sucker walks by, it's frustrating. Good on you for pulling up the sold listing on the spot.

rosebennett3d ago

Pulled up ebay sold prices right there on my phone and saved myself $300.