IDW·G.I. Joe and the Transformers·#3·Copper Age·ID-2525016
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Sales | Total Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 76 of 238 slabs (31.9%) | 76 | SOV | $114.66 | 76 | $8,714 | (22.9x) |
| 9.6 | 48 of 238 slabs (20.2%) | 48 | $69.99 | 48 | $3,360 | (14.0x) | |
| 9.4 | 36 of 238 slabs (15.1%) | 36 | $29.19 | 36 | $1,051 | (5.8x) | |
| 9.2 | 26 of 238 slabs (10.9%) | 26 | $47.48 | 26 | $1,234 | (9.5x) | |
| 9.0 | 17 of 238 slabs (7.1%) | 17 | $29.99 | 17 | $509.83 | (6.0x) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $5.00 | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
Empirical cash settlement intelligence, cross-grade elasticity curve, and secondary liquidation velocity.
Empirical step multipliers between adjacent condition tiers. Pinpoints the exponential premium transition and capital efficiency frontier.
Realized turnover cadence and capital absorption depth across certified auction comps.
Autonomous institutional strategies, financial equilibrium, scarcity modeling, and algorithmic risk profiling.
Market operates purely on organic buyer and seller auction discovery. Zero artificial price interventions or emergency liquidity halts on record.
Verified historical transaction line with quarterly equilibrium baseline anchor.
Understand how physical sales, invested dollars, and liquidity friction divide across grades.
Completed market sales by grade
Relative market value allocation
Estimated execution friction
Bibliographic provenance, creator credits, historical significance, and multimedia documentation.
Michael Higgins
Herb Trimpe
Vince Colletta
Nel Yomtov
Bob Harras, Don Daley
Publisher profile coming soon
The direct market matures. Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen redefine the medium. Speculator boom begins.
High print runs mean condition is the key differentiator. 9.8 census numbers matter more than total prints.
Copper Age (1984–1991) — the speculator boom begins. Direct market matures, prestige formats launch. First appearances from this era have become blue chips. High print runs mean condition is the differentiator.
Inspectable mathematical proof, blockchain/ledger provenance, data integrity validation, and asset taxonomy.
A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
The Decepticons plan to use Power Station Alpha to literally destroy the Earth, and Cobra become aware of their plans. Cobra are tasked with attacking the Autobots at their Ark base, but Omega Supreme hold them off. During the raid, Serpentor shoots down Dirge, and then makes a deal to ally with the Autobots. Meanwhile, Hawk learns that his lover Senator Barbara Larking has been in cahoots with Cobra all along, and doctors manage to remove to bug that had been implanted into the brain of Anthony Duranti.
Each cover variant, retailer incentive, and subsequent printing represents an independent atomic tradeable instrument with unique supply elasticity, barcode registration, and secondary market demand.
Strict algorithmic segregation separating clean single-issue Cover A sales from multi-issue lot bundles, retailer exclusives, and foreign variants.