[Groop] Images of Groo

[Porter]

Saw those Images of Groo eBay lots and sent a nasty letter, as I am  
want to do whenever I spy wallet-rape. Just trying to keep 'em honest.  
Or at least let them know people are Watching.

A very nice (but unrealistic in my opinion) man has been selling his  
DH miniatures - $100 for three of 'em: 701, 702, 703. But he's a big  
fan, however - of course he thinks they are worth more than they  
really are - he thought he could get upwards of $200 for them. I have  
no problem with that - a collector pricing things at what it it would  
be worth to them to sell rather than hold on to. If they sell, great;  
if they don't, he gets to keep them in his collection.  It is the  
intentional and artificial inflation of these kinds of things by  
"respectable" dealers that get all up under my grill.

But who knows, perhaps this next round of issue releases, particularly  
the crossovers, will pull Groo out of the peripheral and launch it  
into full-blown mainstream popularity. Its 300-or-so active  
collectorship/ hard-core fan base would suddenly swell to hundreds of  
thousands, all of whom are desperate to get their hands on past  
issues, swag, cards, signatures, etc. and our Houndbook bookmarks will  
suddenly be worth hundreds (starting bid on mine is well below that at  
$80 - bid now!). Time to buy it all now so you too can bilk the oft- 
promised, soon-to-come newbie throngs.

Regards,
  ~ Porter (the vigilant)




> Check out this overpriced inflation:
>
> http://shop.ebay.com/%09%09%20%09%20Images%20of%20Groo?_from=R40&_trksid=p284.m38.l1313&_nkw=%09%09+%09+Images+of+Groo&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_naf=1
>
> I have a whole set I'll sell for $1,000.
>
> There was another guy selling different individual cards of the  
> Wildstorm reg. set w/ the same picture, which I found Groolike.
> He ended them all I think as well.
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